---
title: "Customise a dashboard"
slug: "customise-a-dashboard"
tags: ["Participant", "How-to", "Totara Platform"]
updated: 2025-07-22T10:52:18Z
published: 2025-07-22T11:18:07Z
canonical: "totara.help/customise-a-dashboard"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://totara.help/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Customise a dashboard

If you have been assigned to an unlocked [dashboard](/19/docs/what-is-a-dashboard) then you'll be able to customise it by following these steps:

1. Click **Home** from the top menu bar to display the dashboards assigned to you.
2. Select the dashboard you want to customise.
3. Click the **Customise this page** button.
4. Click the plus icon (![](https://cdn.document360.io/a007399b-031e-436b-999a-528240e16f58/Images/Documentation/add_block.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-06T07%3A15%3A25Z&se=2026-11-06T08%3A15%3A25Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=z0cqbsQU2NUNMAvTeU0MY%2FJ1tlXKLTUymM33EgU%2Bv0I%3D)) to add a block.
5. Choose the block you want from the list or search for it.
6. Use the crosshairs (![](https://cdn.document360.io/a007399b-031e-436b-999a-528240e16f58/Images/Documentation/image-1635172318948.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-06T07%3A15%3A25Z&se=2026-11-06T08%3A15%3A25Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=z0cqbsQU2NUNMAvTeU0MY%2FJ1tlXKLTUymM33EgU%2Bv0I%3D)) to drag the block to wherever you want it on the page.
7. Click the cog icon (![](https://cdn.document360.io/a007399b-031e-436b-999a-528240e16f58/Images/Documentation/cog.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-06T07%3A15%3A25Z&se=2026-11-06T08%3A15%3A25Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=z0cqbsQU2NUNMAvTeU0MY%2FJ1tlXKLTUymM33EgU%2Bv0I%3D)) to configure the block and its contents.
8. Select **Stop customising this page** when you have finished adding blocks.

If you need to go back to the original dashboard before customising, select the **Reset dashboard to default** button.

![Course badge](https://cdn.document360.io/a007399b-031e-436b-999a-528240e16f58/Images/Documentation/course-badge_dashboards-basic-theming(1).svg?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-06T07%3A15%3A25Z&se=2026-11-06T08%3A15%3A25Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=z0cqbsQU2NUNMAvTeU0MY%2FJ1tlXKLTUymM33EgU%2Bv0I%3D)The Totara Academy has a whole course dedicated to using [Dashboards and basic theming](https://totara.community/mod/page/view.php?id=23503) in Totara. Here you can learn more on how to customise your site's appearance, see best practice, and give it a go yourself.

Join the [Totara Community](https://totara.community/) for more resources to help you get the most out of Totara.

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