# Setting default home page for new user to "latest" actually shows "top"

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-default-home-page-for-new-user-to-latest-actually-shows-top/117588
**Category:** Bug
**Created:** [13 במאי,‏ 2019,‏ 12:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-default-home-page-for-new-user-to-latest-actually-shows-top/117588 "2019-05-13T12:40:36Z")
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### Author: ![LeoMcA](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/leomca/32/87233_2.png) [@LeoMcA](https://meta.discourse.org/u/LeoMcA)
#### Post date: [13 במאי,‏ 2019,‏ 12:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-default-home-page-for-new-user-to-latest-actually-shows-top/117588/1 "2019-05-13T12:40:36Z")

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Passing on a bug report we received:

> **[Bug report: setting interface to "latest" shows "top"](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/bug-report-setting-interface-to-latest-shows-top/40233)**
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> I signed up for the forum and changed the interface in my settings to show “Latest” on the homepage instead of “Categories”. The homepage doesn’t show me latest though, it shows “Top”. My settings: The forum’s home page: It isn’t an...

I presume this is the `redirect users to top page` setting _(Automatically redirect new and long absent users to the top page.)_ overriding the user’s preference.

Perhaps the logic should be changed there as the user has expressed a clear preference? I’ve disabled the setting on our instance because I’m not sure it’s so useful given our breadth of content.

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### Author: ![zogstrip](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/zogstrip/32/512781_2.png) [@zogstrip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zogstrip)
#### Post date: [13 במאי,‏ 2019,‏ 4:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-default-home-page-for-new-user-to-latest-actually-shows-top/117588/2 "2019-05-13T16:44:10Z")

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> [@LeoMcA](#):
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> I presume this is the `redirect users to top page` setting _(Automatically redirect new and long absent users to the top page.)_ overriding the user’s preference.

Discourse should only redirect to top on the **first** visit. Other visits should respect the user’s preference.

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### Author: ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [14 במאי,‏ 2019,‏ 3:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-default-home-page-for-new-user-to-latest-actually-shows-top/117588/3 "2019-05-14T15:28:22Z")

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Also worth noting if you are a new user (one of the targets here) you cannot have set this pref, by definition. That leaves long absent, returning users as the only possibility.