Overview
You can personalize your school’s navigation to give visitors and students a clear path to your most important pages.
This includes setting a custom default homepage, previewing your school as different users, and adding or editing links in the navigation bar or footer.
Select a default homepage
Your homepage is the first page visitors see when they navigate to your school’s URL.
You can choose whether it leads to your school homepage, a specific course sales page, a custom page, or your course directory.
To set a default homepage
Homepage options
You can choose from the following page types:
Default Teachable homepage – The standard Teachable homepage template.
Example:
A custom page – Any custom page added to your school (for example, Terms of Use, Privacy Policy, or an About page).
Example:
A course sales page – The sales page for a specific course.
Example:
Product catalog & Dashboard (logged out) – Also known as Browse Products. Displays all published products in your school.
Example:
Product catalog & Dashboard (logged in) – Also known as the Student dashboard. A personalized homepage that helps students return to learning, explore new products, and stay on track.
Example:
Preview your school
You can preview how your school appears to both logged-in and logged-out users.
In the top-right corner, click Preview to view your homepage as a prospective visitor (logged out) or as an existing student (logged in).
This lets you confirm how your content, navigation, and homepage settings appear for different user types.
Preview example:
Important notes
While logged in to your admin account, you’ll still have access to settings and actions that students don’t see.
To test the full student experience, open your school in an incognito window or on a separate device, and sign in with a student account.
Exception: The Product catalog & Dashboard page can only be previewed as an admin. To view the Course Directory in its logged-out state, you must open it in an incognito browser.
Add links to your navigation bar or footer
You can customize the links that appear in your school’s navigation bar and footer.
The navigation bar appears in the top-right corner of your school, while the footer appears at the bottom of every page.
To add a new link
Click Add link in the Navigation bar or Footer section.
In the popup modal, fill out the form and click Add link when done.
Fields include:
Text: The label that appears in the navigation bar or footer.
Link destination: Choose a Teachable page or enter an external URL.
Open in new tab: Select Yes to open in a new browser tab, or No to open in the current tab.
Visible to: Choose whether the link appears to Logged out, Logged in, or All users.
Modify navigation bar and footer links
You can edit, delete, or reorder existing links.
Edit a link: Click the external editor icon next to the link.
Delete a link: Click the red trash icon, then click OK to confirm.
Reorder links: Drag and drop links above or below each other to adjust their order.
Note: The Sign Up and Login links cannot be edited and do not have an external editor icon. By default, they are only visible to logged-out users. If you want to remove them completely from your navigation bar, toggle off their visibility under the Visible column.
FAQs
Why don’t I see my homepage changes when previewing?
If you recently changed your homepage, try refreshing the page or clearing your browser cache. Some browsers temporarily store older versions of your homepage.
Why does my navigation look different when previewing as an admin?
Admin users see additional settings and links that students don’t.
To view your school exactly as a student would, use an incognito browser and log in with a student account.
Can I set a different homepage for logged-in and logged-out users?
Yes. You can select separate homepage destinations in the Homepage settings section under Site > Navigation.
Why can’t I preview the course directory as a logged-out user?
The Course Directory (Browse Products) page can only be previewed as an admin.
To view it as a logged-out visitor, open your school in an incognito window.
Can I link to external websites from the navigation bar?
Yes. When adding a new link, select External URL under Link destination and toggle Open in new tab to Yes if you want it to open in a separate tab.
Why can’t I edit the Sign Up or Login links?
The Sign Up and Login links are system-generated and cannot be edited.
You can hide them by toggling off visibility under the Visible column if you prefer not to display them.