# Start page
> Build the home page attendees see after they log in, from sections such as a welcome message, an AI summary, shortcuts and featured content.
Source: https://help.highbar.ai/docs/event-app/start-page
Audience: event organizers, working in the Highbar dashboard
The start page is the first screen attendees see after logging in. In the app's menu it's called **Home page**. Build it in the **Start page** step of the event sidebar (after launch, under **App settings**). It never blocks launch.
New events start with a cover image, Curated for You, a welcome message, a live summary (named "AI summary") and topics, plus an activity stream that appears after launch. The cover image and topics start empty, so attendees don't see them until you fill them in.
## Work with sections
- **Add a section**: click **Add section** at the bottom of the page, or the **+** in a section's toolbar to insert one above it.
- **Edit a section**: hover over it and click **Edit**, make your changes, then click **Save**. Most sections have a **Label**: the heading attendees see.
- **Rearrange**: use **Move up** and **Move down** in the toolbar.
- **Hide or delete**: **Hide** keeps a section on this page but removes it from the app until you click **Show**. A hidden section shrinks to one line here, such as "Activity stream (hidden)". **Delete** removes it for good.
The **App preview** beside the page shows the result. The **Add section** menu sorts sections into four groups, each covered below: [Basics](#basics), [AI summaries](#ai-summaries), [Social](#social) and [Featured content](#featured-content).
Some sections need content first, and stay greyed out in the menu until you've added it on the **Content** page. Hover over one to see what's missing:
- **Sponsored posts** and **Featured sponsors**: at least one sponsor ("Add at least one sponsor in the content").
- **Featured sessions**: at least one session.
- **Featured speakers**: at least one speaker.
**Activity stream** isn't in the menu at all until your app is launched and the activity stream is on.
## Basics
### Welcome message
A heading and a short line of text, usually at the top of the page. Edit the **Event title** and **Subtitle**, and click a variable under **Insert variables** to personalize them: `{{user-first-name}}` and `{{user-full-name}}` show each attendee's own name, and others add the event name, date and location, today's date and day of the week, or your AI Concierge's name.
### Cover image
A full-width image. Click **Select image** and upload a JPG or PNG of up to 5 MB, then drag and **Zoom** to frame it and click **Accept**. It's separate from the event cover on [Appearance](https://help.highbar.ai/docs/event-app/event-settings/appearance).
### Text & images
Your own content, such as a note from the organizers or a venue photo. Give the section a **Label**, then use **Add content** to add **Text** and **Image** blocks in the order you want. Each block has buttons to move or delete it. (The editor is titled **Text and media**.)
### Links
Cards that open web pages. Paste an address under **Add link**, and the **Title**, **Description** and **Image** fill in from the page; you can change them. The app shows the first four links.
### Shortcuts
Up to 12 buttons that open part of your app. Choose a **Layout**: **List** (rows in one card) or **Grid** (cards side by side). Then, under **New shortcut**, pick what it **Links to** (a content section or the AI Concierge), and give it a **Title**, an optional **Subtitle**, an **Icon** and a **Background color**.
A shortcut to a hidden section, or to the AI Concierge while it's switched off, is hidden from attendees until its target is back.
## AI summaries
### Curated for You
Personal picks for each attendee: people to meet, sessions, speakers and sponsors. It needs [AI Curation](https://help.highbar.ai/docs/event-app/ai/ai-curation) switched on in the **AI** step.
Under **AI recommendations**, each type you turned on in AI Curation (**People**, **Sessions**, **Speakers** and **Sponsors**) has its own switch. Under **Options**, choose whether to **Show "Update your profile"**, **Show "What's your goal?"** and **Show "New" badges** on fresh matches.
In the app, attendees tap the pencil next to Curated for You to open **Preferences**. There they choose which kinds of picks they want and which goals to match on. **Profile based** uses their profile; goals you set in [AI Curation](https://help.highbar.ai/docs/event-app/ai/ai-curation#goals-for-everyone) are marked **Organizer-Set**. Attendees can switch any goal off, or tap its refresh button for new matches.
To add their own goal, they tap **Add another goal** and describe it in their own words, such as "I want to meet event fellows". Their own goals can be deleted; yours can only be switched off.
### Live summary
A short AI-written update with an **AI Summary** badge, and below it the **Ask anything...** box that opens the [AI Concierge](https://help.highbar.ai/docs/event-app/ai/ai-concierge). On the page it's labelled "AI summary".
Under **Type**, keep **Real-time status (default)** for an automatic update on what's happening, or choose **Custom prompt** and tell the AI what to say (up to 500 characters).
The summary knows only the event name, dates and venue, the attendee's first name and what's on next, so write any other facts you want mentioned, such as shuttle times, into your prompt. All attendees share one summary (only their name changes), refreshed every few minutes.
The **Ask anything...** box is part of the **Live summary** section. If you remove the section, attendees can still reach the AI Concierge with **Ask** in the app's quick-action button. With the AI Concierge switched off, the box, topic buttons and chat shortcuts disappear.
### Topic summary
A row of topic buttons, each an emoji and up to 30 characters. Tapping one asks the AI Concierge "Tell me more about" that topic. On the page it's labelled "Topics".
Under **Topics list**, pick an emoji, type the topic and click **Add**. Click a topic's text to rename it, and drag topics to reorder them.
## Social
### Activity stream
The latest attendee posts from the [activity stream](https://help.highbar.ai/docs/run-your-event/community/activity-stream). It's in the **Add section** menu once your app is launched, and shows while the activity stream is on.
- **Layout**: **Card** (featured plus highlights), **Mosaic** (photos) or **Feed** (conversation).
- **Number of posts**: 2 to 5.
- **Sort order**: **Most recent** or **Most popular**.
- **Add a button to encourage attendee posts**: shows a button inviting attendees to post, with the **Button label** you choose ("Share a Post" by default).
### Sponsored posts
Promotional cards for your sponsors. The section's **Label** is the heading attendees see above the posts.
Under **Select sponsor**, start typing a sponsor's name and pick it.
Choose a **Sponsored post type**: **Banner + Link** sends attendees to a website with a bold image, **Product or Offer** promotes a product or deal, **File Download** shares a guide or brochure, **App Download** links to the App Store or Google Play, and **Session Spotlight** highlights one session.
Fill in the fields for that type. A **Banner + Link** post needs an **Image** and a **Description**.
To send attendees somewhere, tick **Include a call-to-action button** and enter the **Button link** and **Button label**. Then click **Save**.
The post appears as a card with the sponsor's logo and category, your description and the button.
## Featured content
**Featured sessions**, **Featured sponsors** and **Featured speakers** each show a row of cards you choose. Start typing to find items, then drag them into order. Each needs at least one item of that type in your [content](https://help.highbar.ai/docs/event-app/content/sections-and-visibility).
