# A new "default homepage" site setting

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-new-default-homepage-site-setting/408291
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**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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#### Post date: [July 27, 2026, 8:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-new-default-homepage-site-setting/408291/10 "2026-07-27T20:53:21Z")

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yeah that’s an interesting case, but it’s not possible with site settings at the moment

a couple alternatives come to mind:

- build a custom homepage for both, and branch on the user check (obviously a little more maintenance required rather than just using something out of the box)

- the user interface preference for “default home page” will override the custom theme homepage, so a little customization to utilize that could work… something like

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