A personalized company homepage in Notion is a single page that every employee lands on, but one that automatically shows each person their own tasks, announcements, and quick linksâwithout any manual filtering. You build it once, and it adapts to whoever is logged in.
Why a Company Homepage Matters
For teams with non-technical employeesâaccounting, legal, administrative staffânavigating a Notion workspace without a clear entry point is confusing. A well-designed homepage solves this by giving everyone one place to start their day:
- See the tasks assigned to them right now.
- Find links to the knowledge base, team spaces, and tools they use daily.
- Know where to go without asking a colleague.
Not every person will naturally explore Notion on their own. A homepage removes that barrier.
The Key Feature: The "Me" Filter
The cornerstone of a personalized homepage is Notion's "me" filter on database views. When you add a linked view of your task database to the homepage and filter the Assignee (or any person property) by Me, the view dynamically shows only the tasks assigned to the currently logged-in user.
This means:
- When an accountant logs in, they see their tasks.
- When a developer logs in on the same page, they see their tasks.
- No one ever sees each other's work on the homepage unless you want them to.
You do not need to build separate homepages per person or per role. One page, one filter.
How to Build the Homepage
Step 1: Create a Homepage Page in Your General Team Space
Create a new page in your general (company-wide) team space. Give it a clear name like Company Home or Start Here. This page should be visible to everyone in the workspace.
Step 2: Add a Linked View of Your Master Task Database
On the homepage, type
/linked and search for your master task database. Select it and choose a table or list view. Set it to full width so it is easy to read.Step 3: Apply the "Me" Filter
Open the filter options on the linked view and add a filter on the Assignee property. When prompted, choose Me from the dropdown instead of selecting a specific person. Save the view.
Now anyone who visits this page will only see tasks where they are the assignee.
Step 4: Add Company-Wide Content
Above or around the task view, add the other elements that make a homepage useful:
- Quick links to team spaces, the knowledge base, and frequently used tools.
- Company announcements as a simple text block or a filtered database view.
- People directory links so employees can find colleagues easily.
- Key resources like onboarding guides, HR policies, or vendor contacts.
Step 5: Design for Non-Technical Users
Keep the layout simple. Use callout blocks for important notices, icons on linked pages so they are easy to identify, and clear section headings. The goal is that someone who is not comfortable with technology can land on this page and immediately know what to do.
What the Homepage Cannot Do (And What to Do Instead)
Notion does not currently allow you to set a specific page as the default landing page for all users when they log in. Users will see their own Notion home screen first. The practical workaround is to:
- Pin the homepage to the top of the sidebar so it is always visible.
- Name it clearly ("Company Home" or "đ Start Here") so new employees know it is the right place to begin.
- Reference it in onboarding so every new team member bookmarks it on day one.
These habits are more reliable than relying on a technical default, and they work for every plan level.
A Note on People Directories
You cannot directly embed a live, auto-updating list of all Notion workspace members as a standard database view. However, you can build a lightweight People database where you manually add team members as records with person properties. This gives you a searchable directory you can link from the homepage and reference in task assignments.
Combining the Homepage With Page-Level Access
If your company wants to go furtherârestricting which task records individual employees can even open, not just which ones appear in the filtered viewâlook into Notion's page-level access feature, available on Business and Enterprise plans. It pairs well with a personalized homepage to create a fully controlled task experience.
Building a company homepage is one of the highest-impact things you can do when rolling out Notion to a non-technical team. If you want guidance on structuring your full workspaceâfrom master databases to team spaces to the homepageâbook a free consulting call with Connex Digital. We help companies get Notion right from the start.
If your team is rolling out homepages as part of broader process improvements, you may also like our guide to business process automation productivity.
