# A new "default homepage" site setting

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-new-default-homepage-site-setting/408291
**Category:** Announcements
**Created:** [July 22, 2026, 8:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-new-default-homepage-site-setting/408291 "2026-07-22T20:32:39Z")
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### Author: ![awesomerobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/awesomerobot/32/142900_2.png) [@awesomerobot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/awesomerobot)
#### Post date: [July 22, 2026, 8:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-new-default-homepage-site-setting/408291/1 "2026-07-22T20:32:39Z")

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Currently to change the homepage of your Discourse site, you have to configure the site setting `top menu` and put your desired homepage as the first option in the list. This is a behavior that’s fairly unclear to new admins.

Today we’re merging a change that adds a new `default homepage` site setting to make this a clearer and easier process.

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/d/2/a/d2ab92cb0d3a7b1a67e2e65185ce7ba19470ce96.png)

Existing sites won’t need to do anything, as the default for this new setting is `first item in top menu` which is the same functionality we’ve always had. The same options are present in the new setting as well. If you choose a homepage that is only available to logged-in users, like `new`, we’ll still fall back to the first `top menu` item available to anonymous visitors.

One change this new setting unlocks is that you can now have a homepage that isn’t present in the top menu. So for example, you can set `categories` as your homepage and remove that from the `top menu` setting, as the link to all categories is also available in the sidebar.

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/e/7/b/e7bbebf42f04828dcb24daf67780870a7302d585.png)

In the future we may add some new options for homepages, so keep an eye out for more updates!

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