# User-selectable default home view preference

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-selectable-default-home-view-preference/12816
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [February 18, 2014, 4:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-selectable-default-home-view-preference/12816 "2014-02-18T16:04:41Z")
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### Author: ![Yuun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/977dab/32.png) [@Yuun](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Yuun)
#### Post date: [February 29, 2016, 3:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-selectable-default-home-view-preference/12816/9 "2016-02-29T15:49:42Z")

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I think @codinghorror has recommended it a few times elsewhere, but this setup has worked well for me:

1. Make categories the default landing page
2. Change the logo click so that it directs you to /latest ([ref](https://meta.discourse.org/t/redirect-for-non-logged-in-users/33500/5) )
3. Encourage active users who are comfortable with discourse to set `yourdomain.com/latest` as their bookmarked page for your forum in whatever browser they are using

Categories is the default home view for my forum, but with this setup I never really see it unless I seek it out. And yet it remains available and there by default for newcomers (or those who prefer the more traditional view).

It could still be a good idea to let users set this preference for themselves, but this is a very nice setup in the meantime, I think.

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