This article comes from a question asked by a FLO.W Template user: the default homepage already works, but the information they need every day is more specific. Can they build another entry page that better matches their daily workflow?
Yes. This kind of question is also exactly the kind worth explaining step by step. FLO.W already gives you a stable structure for Tasks, Projects, Notes, and the Information Harbor. When a default view feels inconvenient, when a page is unclear, or when you are unsure where a certain type of information should go, the answer can usually be worked out from your actual use case.
The default FLO.W homepage needs to work for most users, so it keeps a set of general modules: today's Tasks, active Projects, recent Notes, quick capture, and schedule entry points. These are useful when you are getting started, and they also work as a quick daily overview.
But every workflow is different. A content creator may care more about topics, source materials, writing progress, and publishing Tasks. A student may care more about courses, review Tasks, study Notes, and question records. A freelancer may care more about client Projects, delivery Tasks, meeting materials, and invoices.
So the default homepage should be treated as a starting point. It helps you start using the system first, then gradually notice your own high-frequency paths. Once you find yourself repeatedly opening the same pages, you can start building your own common entry page.
Step 1: Add Frequent Pages to Favorites
The simplest and safest approach is to start with Notion's sidebar favorites. If a page is frequently used, click the favorite button in the upper-right corner of that page.
Then it will stay pinned in the sidebar.
At the beginning, you can favorite these pages that FLO.W already creates by default:
- Information Harbor
- Retrospective Center
- A Project you are actively working on
- A topic Note you have been editing repeatedly
The advantage of favorites is simple. You do not need to start from the template homepage every time, and you do not need to remember which module contains a page. After using it for a while, you can also see which pages are truly high-frequency and which ones were only useful for a short period.
Step 2: Create a Custom Aggregation Page
Once you know what you check most often, create a more personalized aggregation page. It can be called My Workspace, Common Entry, Creation Dashboard, or anything that matches your own workflow.
This page is where you place your personalized entry points.
Next, find the database you use most often. For example, if you want a more personalized Task view, go to the Database page from the top navigation.
Find the Task Database below, right-click it, and copy the link.
Return to the blank custom page you just created, paste the link with Ctrl+V, and click "Linked view of database" when the prompt appears.
Now you can create a mirrored view of the Task Database on this page, then customize its filters, grouping, or sorting based on your needs.
For example, the original FLO.W homepage only shows Tasks that are in progress. But maybe you also want to see Tasks that are still Todo, or Tasks that have already been Completed. In that case, customize this mirrored view directly.
The value of this page is that it gathers information from different modules around your own use case. You are not breaking the original FLO.W structure. You are only creating an entry point that feels more convenient for you.
Here are a few concrete examples.
If you often write articles, make videos, or prepare content for publishing, create a Creation Dashboard page.
It can include:
- Topic list
- Recently clipped materials
- Active content Projects
- Writing Tasks for this week
- Retrospective Notes for published content
With this setup, you do not need to jump between Projects, Tasks, Notes, and the Information Harbor every day. Content-related information can be handled from one page.
If you are preparing for an exam, taking a course, or training a skill, create a Learning Dashboard page.
It can include:
- Learning Projects
- Review Tasks for this week
- Course materials
- Study Notes
- Question Notes
- Items waiting for review
Learning breaks down easily when materials are scattered. Courses are in one place, Tasks are in another, and Notes are somewhere else. After building a dashboard, opening one page is enough to know what to study today, where you stopped last time, and which questions still need to be handled.
FLO.W's Strength Is a Clear Database Foundation
FLO.W's deeper value is that it defines the databases clearly first. Once these information types are stable, you can use pages, database views, filters, and sorting to build different entry points based on your real needs.
- The default homepage can stay as a global overview
- Your own dashboard can work as a high-frequency entry point
- A Project page can gather related Tasks and Notes
These pages may look different, but they are all connected to the same databases underneath.
So when the default entry point does not feel convenient enough, do not rush to rebuild the whole template. Keep FLO.W's stable structure first, then build your own common entry page on top of it. After using it for a while, you will gradually form a path that belongs to your own workflow.
