Answers.Body: <p>Since this path is hard-coded into CiviCRM, the best way to override it is probably a redirect. You could achieve this:</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>Using the either the <a href="https://www.drupal.org/project/redirect">redirect</a> or <a href="https://www.drupal.org/project/path_redirect">path redirect</a> module for drupal.</li>
  <li>Using a plugin for Wordpress such as <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/redirection/">redirection</a>.</li>
  <li>Using Apache's <a href="http://www.yourhtmlsource.com/sitemanagement/urlrewriting.html">mod-rewrite</a>.</li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>Note that there are two paths you'd need to redirect from: <code>/civicrm</code> and <code>/civicrm/dashboard</code> as Civi treats the former as an alias of the latter and links do not consistently go to one or the other.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: Thank you @Coleman for explaining that there is no CiviCRM-specific way to change it. I will use a redirect.
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Answers.Text: You're welcome. Also added a note about multiple paths pointing to the dashboard.
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Answers.Text: I ended up using drupal.org/project/redirect and I redirected both /civicrm and /civicrm/dashboard and it works perfectly. Thanks @Coleman
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Body: <p>For some use-cases the CiviCRM Dashboard is not a helpful home base. Many users find it disorienting if the available dashlets are not useful to them. </p>
  
  <p>So my question is simple: How can the mysite.org/civicrm be set to a different default page?</p>
  
  <p>For example, I would like mysite.org/civicrm to default instead to the page shown at mysite.org/civicrm/contact/search?reset=1 so that all menu links that point to "CiviCRM Home" would end up at /civicrm/contact/search?reset=1</p>
  
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Comments.Text: This really depends on the CMS.
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Tags: <menu><dashboard><civicrm-home>
Title: How to change CiviCRM Home to a different page (not Dashboard)?
ThreadText: # How to change CiviCRM Home to a different page (not Dashboard)?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2015-03-25)
  
  For some use-cases the CiviCRM Dashboard is not a helpful home base. Many users find it disorienting if the available dashlets are not useful to them.
  
  So my question is simple: How can the mysite.org/civicrm be set to a different default page?
  
  For example, I would like mysite.org/civicrm to default instead to the page shown at mysite.org/civicrm/contact/search?reset=1 so that all menu links that point to "CiviCRM Home" would end up at /civicrm/contact/search?reset=1
  
  **Tags:** menu, dashboard, civicrm-home
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: This really depends on the CMS.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2015-03-25. Score: 18 | Accepted answer
  
  Since this path is hard-coded into CiviCRM, the best way to override it is probably a redirect. You could achieve this:
  
  * Using the either the [redirect](https://www.drupal.org/project/redirect) or [path redirect](https://www.drupal.org/project/path_redirect) module for drupal.
  * Using a plugin for Wordpress such as [redirection](https://wordpress.org/plugins/redirection/).
  * Using Apache's [mod-rewrite](http://www.yourhtmlsource.com/sitemanagement/urlrewriting.html).
  
  Note that there are two paths you'd need to redirect from: `/civicrm` and `/civicrm/dashboard` as Civi treats the former as an alias of the latter and links do not consistently go to one or the other.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: Thank you @username_2 for explaining that there is no CiviCRM-specific way to change it. I will use a redirect.  
  > **username_2**: You're welcome. Also added a note about multiple paths pointing to the dashboard.  
  > **username_0**: I ended up using drupal.org/project/redirect and I redirected both /civicrm and /civicrm/dashboard and it works perfectly. Thanks @username_2  
  
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