The site homepage will be shown by default whenever people visit your site. This tutorial shows you how to choose a different home page...
Requirements
- You must be logged in as a system administrator to access this functionality
- You must have at least one space which can be viewed by anonymous users
Step 1 - Administration Console
Access the Administration Console by clicking on the "Administration" link under the Search Box] on The Dashboard:
Alternatively, in areas using the Builder theme, choose "Server Administration" from the "Edit > Administration" menu:
Step 2 - General Configuration Option
Click the "General Configuration" link in the "Configuration" sidebar:
This will display the current general configurations settings.
Step 3 - Editing the Site Homepage
Scroll to the bottom of the general configuration settings display and click the "Edit" button.
Locate the "Site Homepage" option and choose the desired space to use as the new homepage from the drop-down list:
Scroll to the bottom of the page and click the "Update" button.
Hints & Tips
Unlike The Dashboard, the home page within the space you select as the Site Homepage can be highly customised.
Try to include a very brief overview as to what your organisation is about and what can be found within the website, etc.
Always test your home page is working after making any changes to ensure that everything is working properly.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why can't I see my space in the drop-down list?
It's likely that anonymous visitors cannot access that space. Remember that as site administrator you can access all spaces regardless of their privileges.
Which page within the space will be displayed as the new homepage?
Each space provides an option to define the Space Homepage - whatever you choose will be displayed (the page must exist within that space).
It's saying the page is not found - what's wrong?
If you rename the homepage (usually called "Home") within the space that you selected for the site homepage, you may also need to update the Space Homepage settings depending on the theme that you are using otherwise that space might not be able to find it's homepage.
Can I change the home page depending on the logged in user?
No. There can be only one home page and it's used for all users. However, you can use the show-to macro and the hide-from macro to show or hide content within the home page depending on who is logged in. That content could feasibly contain the redirect macro to send the user to a different page.
Note however that even if you redirect the page the home page link in the breadcrumb trail will remain.
The Breadcrumb Trail still says "Dashboard" at the start - can I change this?*
If you're using a normal theme then it's unlikely that it will allow you to do this.
However, if you're using the Theme Builder plugin there are options for hiding various items on the breadcrumb trail.
Can I display a list of recently updated content on my new homepage?
You can show lists of recently updated content almost anywhere using the recently-updated macro or the more flexible recentpages macro.
Can I display a list of spaces on my new home page?
Can I display the Site Welcome Message on my new homepage?
Yes. You can show the welcome message almost anywhere using the welcome-message macro. If you do this, you should ensure the welcome message does not include any references to Dashboard features that would only make sense to a visitor if they were viewing The Dashboard.
Can I provide links like those found under The Search Box on The Dashboard within my new homepage?
Yes. The link-to macro allows you to display these links and many more.
If you're using Theme Builder then we recommend using the menulink macro which can link to a huge array of Confluence features. If you wrap it in the menuitem macro (with flat=true parameter set) links will automatically be hidden if the user doesn't have privileges to use them. 
Can I stop people getting access to the Dashboard?
Well, kind of...
 | If you are asking this as a shortcut to limit access to Spaces, it's a bad idea! You should limit access using Space Permissions. |
You can create Custom Dashboards if you just want a different design for the dashboard but the Dashboard link will still be in the breadcrumb trail.
If you want to remove the Dashboard link from the breadcrumb trail you'll need to use Theme Builder which has options for removing that link. Note, however, that the Dashboard will still be accessible if someone knows the URL to it or if someone creates a link using the link-to macro or menulink macro.
Can I remove the breadcrumb trail completely?
Yes, there are two methods...
If you are using the Theme Builder plugin, simply remove the builder-breadcrumbs macro from your theme layout.
If you are using the default Confluence theme you'll need to do a bit more work as Dhivya Manoharan explains...
 | Removing the breadcrumb trail
Yea. We can remove the breadcrumb trail completely.
To do so, go in to Administration->Layouts->Content Layouts.
Select "create custom" on "Page Layout" and at the end of the file just comment the page-breadcrumbs statement like this:
##parse ("/pages/page-breadcrumbs.vm")
Click the "Save" button and test it - the breadcrumbs will not appear in any space using the default Confluence theme. You can reset the layout to make the breadcrumbs appear again.
With Regards,
Dhivya.M |
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