When you share your Notion workspace with external visitors, they land on a generic page unless you set a specific public home page. By default, Notion shows a blank or unwelcoming entry point, which can confuse clients or collaborators. This article explains how to designate a workspace-level public home page and control what visitors see first. You will learn the exact settings to change and the limitations you must consider.
Key Takeaways: Setting a Public Landing Page for Your Workspace
- Settings & Members > Settings > Public Home Page: Choose which published page appears first when someone visits your workspace share link.
- Share menu > Publish: You must publish a page to the web before it can be selected as the public home page.
- Workspace share link: The URL format is
notion.so/your-workspace-nameand always redirects to the designated public home page.
What Is a Notion Workspace Public Home Page?
A workspace public home page is the first page a visitor sees when they access your workspace share link. Notion allows you to create a workspace-level share link that opens a specific page, rather than the entire workspace tree. This feature is useful for businesses that want a branded landing page for clients, a knowledge base entry, or a product documentation hub.
Before you can set a public home page, you need a published page. Publishing a page makes it accessible via a unique URL. The workspace share link then points to that published page. You can change the designated page at any time. Only one page can be the workspace public home page at a time.
The workspace share link is different from a page-level share link. The workspace link uses your workspace name and always redirects to the public home page you configure. Page-level links go directly to a specific page and bypass the workspace home page.
Steps to Set the Workspace Public Home Page
Follow these steps to configure a public home page for your Notion workspace. You need workspace owner or admin permissions to change this setting.
- Publish the page you want as the home page
Open the page in Notion. Click the Share button in the top-right corner. Under the Publish section, toggle Publish to web to On. Copy the published page URL for later use. The page must be published before it can be selected as the workspace home page. - Open workspace settings
In the left sidebar, click Settings & Members. This opens the workspace settings panel. If you are on a free plan, some options may be limited, but the public home page setting is available to all plan levels. - Navigate to the Public Home Page section
In the Settings tab, scroll down to the Public Home Page section. You will see a dropdown menu labeled Select a page. This dropdown lists all published pages in your workspace. - Choose the desired published page
Click the dropdown and select the page you published in step 1. The page name appears in the selection box. Notion saves this choice automatically. There is no Save button. - Verify the workspace share link
Below the dropdown, you will see your workspace share link. It looks likehttps://www.notion.so/your-workspace-name. Click the Copy link button to copy it. Open an incognito browser window and paste the link to confirm it redirects to your chosen page.
If you want to change the home page later, repeat steps 2 through 4 and select a different published page. The workspace share link stays the same; only the destination page changes.
Common Issues When Configuring the Public Home Page
Published page does not appear in the dropdown
Only pages that are published to the web appear in the dropdown. If the page is shared via a private share link (email invite or link sharing with permissions), it will not show up. Open the page, go to the Share menu, and ensure Publish to web is toggled On. The page must have a public web URL.
Workspace share link shows a blank page
This happens when no public home page is selected or the selected page was unpublished. Go to Settings & Members > Settings > Public Home Page and verify a page is selected. If the page was unpublished, publish it again and re-select it in the dropdown.
Visitors see the workspace sidebar and other pages
The workspace public home page does not hide the rest of your workspace. Visitors who know the URL of another published page can still access it directly. To restrict access, do not publish sensitive pages. The public home page only controls the landing page for the workspace share link, not the visibility of other published content.
Cannot find the Public Home Page setting
This setting is only available to workspace owners and admins. If you are a member or guest, you will not see it. Ask your workspace owner to make the change. Also ensure you are looking in the correct location: Settings & Members > Settings tab, not the Members tab.
Workspace Public Home Page vs Page-Level Share Link
| Item | Workspace Public Home Page | Page-Level Share Link |
|---|---|---|
| URL format | notion.so/workspace-name |
notion.so/page-id |
| What visitors see | The designated public page only | That specific page only |
| Configuration location | Settings & Members > Settings | Share menu on each page |
| Can be changed | Yes, at any time via settings | Yes, by publishing a new version |
| Requires published page | Yes, the target page must be published | Yes, the page must be published |
The workspace public home page is best for directing all external visitors to a single entry point. Page-level share links are better for sharing individual documents or project boards without exposing the workspace name.
You now know how to configure the Notion workspace public home page using Settings & Members. Start by publishing a clean landing page with your brand logo and navigation links to other published pages. For a more advanced setup, use Notion’s page database to dynamically display recent updates on the home page.