How to set a default home for new users
Setting a default home for new users decides what someone sees in their first thirty seconds with your system. In Jestor, you can customize that landing page with a welcome message and a start here section listing the apps a new person should open first.
Why the first screen decides adoption
A new user who lands on an empty page will ask a colleague what to do. That works for the first three people and stops working at thirty.
The first screen is the cheapest onboarding you will ever build, and it is usually the one nobody configures.
What a configured home prevents:
- New hires asking where to start
- People opening the wrong app and concluding the system is confusing
- Onboarding instructions living in a document nobody opens
- Adoption depending on who happens to be available to explain
What to put on the landing page
| Section | What it holds | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Welcome message | A greeting and initial instructions | Orientation before anything else |
| Start here | The apps to open first | A guided path rather than a menu |
| Tasks | What is assigned to the person | Immediate relevance |
| Messages | Unread conversations | Communication in the same place |
Step by step to configure it
- Open the home customization for your environment.
- Add the welcome section, writing a greeting and the first instructions.
- Add a start here section, selecting the apps a new user should open.
- Add more than one section if different groups need different guidance.
- Define this as the default home shown to new users on first login.
- Ask a genuinely new person to try it, since existing users cannot judge this fairly.
Why instructions belong on the screen, not in a document
An onboarding document requires someone to open it. A welcome message on the landing page requires nothing. The same words in the second location get read by everyone instead of by the conscientious minority.
- Configured once, applies to new users: no repeated explanation
- Welcome message: instructions where they cannot be missed
- Guided app list: a path instead of a full menu
- Multiple sections supported: guidance tailored by group
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I control what a new user sees on their first login?
Yes. The default home can be defined for new users. See jestor.com.
Can I write instructions on the home page?
Yes. The welcome section holds a greeting and initial guidance.
Can I add more than one guidance section?
Yes. Multiple sections can be added to the home.
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