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title: "Front page settings"
slug: "front-page-settings"
updated: 2025-07-22T10:52:18Z
published: 2025-07-22T11:18:07Z
canonical: "totara.help/front-page-settings"
---

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

# Front page settings

The [front page](/19/docs/what-is-a-front-page) settings area allows you as a Site Administrators to configure a range of site-wide and front page settings.

Front page settings can be configured via *Quick-access menu* *> Navigation > Front page settings.* Remember to click **Save changes** if you make any adjustments.

| **Setting** | **Description** | **Notes** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Full site name | The full name of your Totara site. | Your site full name will also be displayed across your browser tab(s). |
| Short name for site | The short name appears at the beginning of the navigation bar as a link back to your site front page. | - |
| Front page summary | An optional setting enabling you to add a short description of your site in a block on the front page. | This summary can be displayed on the front page using the **Course/site summary block**. |
| Include a topic section | This adds a single topic section to the centre top of the front page. | When editing is turned on, resources and/or activities can be added to the topic section using the **Add an activity or resource** option. |
| Number of announcements | The number of **Site Announcement** forum posts shown on the front page | Select **Add a new topic..**. within the **Latest announcement** block to add new announcements. |
| Default frontpage role | Set the default role all authenticated users will be assigned when viewing the Front page. | Please see the [roles](/19/docs/what-are-roles) documentation for more information on assigning and managing front page roles. |
| Display an add course button | Check this box to add an **Add a new course** button to the front page. | The **Add a new course** button displays above the front page centre block region (when editing is switched on). |

![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=2026-11-01T15%3A50%3A01Z&se=2026-11-01T16%3A50%3A01Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=rHnAD%2FTsex5Y80VOml6YAJcOKW4Afz%2Fmn45RS%2BQuluM%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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