> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.chamilo.org/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.chamilo.org/teacher-guide/teacher-guide/creating-your-course/course-homepage.md).
# Course Homepage
The course homepage is the first page your learners see when they enter a course. This page describes how to customize it to create an engaging entry point.
## Course Introduction
The course introduction is a rich-text area displayed at the top of the homepage, above the tool grid. Use it to:
* Welcome your learners
* Describe the course objectives
* Provide instructions for getting started
* Embed images, videos, or links
To edit the introduction:
1. Click the **Edit introduction** 
button
2. Use the rich-text editor to write your content
3. Save your changes
If no introduction has been created yet, you will see a button to **Create an introduction**.
## Tool Grid
Below the introduction, the course tools are displayed in a grid layout. Each tool appears as a card with:
* An icon representing the tool
* The tool name
The tools available in your course may include:
| Tool | Icon | Purpose |
| -------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------- |
| Agenda | 
| Schedule events and deadlines |
| Announcements | 
| Send messages to enrolled learners |
| Assignments | 
| Collect and grade student work |
| Documents | 
| Upload and organize files and content |
| Tests | 
| Create quizzes and tests |
| Forum | 
| Host discussions |
| Glossary | 
| Define key terms |
| Assessments | 
| Manage grades and certificates |
| Learning paths | 
| Build structured learning sequences |
| Links | 
| Share useful URLs |
| Users | 
| View and manage enrolled users |
| Surveys | 
| Create and distribute surveys |
> Some tools may not appear if your administrator has disabled them at the platform level or if you have hidden them.
A notable change from Chamilo 1.\* is that we don't split the tools in 3 different sections anymore. This gives full control to the teachers on what tools to show in what order.
Also, the **Tracking** and **Maintenance** tools have been moved to the top of the page under the stats and cog icons to remove tools that are never shown to the learners from the list.
## Organizing Tools
### Reordering
1. Click the **Sort** button at the top of the tool grid
2. Drag and drop tools to rearrange their order
3. The new order is saved automatically
### Hiding and Showing
* Click the **visibility icon** on any tool to toggle it between visible and hidden for learners
* Use **Show all** or **Hide all** for bulk changes
* Hidden tools remain accessible to you as the teacher — they are only hidden from learners
## Auto-Launch Features
You may configure certain tools to launch automatically when a learner enters the course. If enabled, a notification appears at the top of the course homepage indicating which auto-launch is active:
* Document auto-launch — Opens a specific document automatically
* Exercise auto-launch — Launches a test immediately
* Learning path auto-launch — Starts a learning path upon course entry
* Forum auto-launch — Opens the forum directly