How to set a specific category page as homepage in Magento 2

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I tried to set as a homepage a specific category page but only for a storeview, but I am not sure how to do this.

I have 2 store views and for one of these, I want to set particular category page as homepage.

Does anyone know how to do this?

Max · Accepted Answer · 2017-09-06 10:41:07Z

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You can use switcher for change configuration scope to set different default web urls for multiple store views

answered Sep 6, 2017 at 10:41

Max

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so if i want to change let's say to baseurl/category , how can i do that? because if a put cms/category/ or i put only category a recive page not found
– Alin Lupoiu
Commented Sep 6, 2017 at 12:18
how are you set category as home page for your store? i propose to set default url as catalog/category/view/id/777
– Max
Commented Sep 6, 2017 at 12:25
my category is : www.mywebsite.com/category
– Alin Lupoiu
Commented Sep 6, 2017 at 12:33
and this is what i recive in backned if i go on the category catalog/category/edit/key/5691aa1a0a0b40b5b54feb3a9bb84ef41c8752907505d433b7ed1f369af6c8c7/id/99/
– Alin Lupoiu
Commented Sep 6, 2017 at 12:34
you can get category id from category edit page and update Default Web Url setting to catalog/category/view/id/YOUR_CATEGORY_ID. For example catalog/category/view/id/99
– Max
Commented Sep 6, 2017 at 12:39

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gelanivishal · Accepted Answer · 2018-10-03 05:31:25Z

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Please follow below steps to make category page as home page

Step 1 Find out an internal identifier of the category 24.

Step 2 Locate the General → Web → Default Pages → Default Web URL option in the Stores → Configuration and set it in the following format:

catalog/category/view/id/<ID>

where ID is an internal identifier of the category.

answered Oct 3, 2018 at 5:31

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Duckstad in the Snow · Accepted Answer · 2023-03-24 12:53:30Z

I wanted to set the ROOT Category as homepage according to the steps @gelanivishal gave. But that doesnt work for the Root Category.

As I could not find a question about setting the Root Category as homepage I will post the solution here:

Add a new subcategory to your default root category, and call it "home"
In General → Web → Default Pages → Default Web URL put: catalog/category/view/id/<category id of home category>
Of course the new Home Category will appear in your horizontal menu (and category sidebar menu), but you can simply hide these menu items using css: :nth-child(x)

Result is a homepage with layout exactly as your category pages.

Dont forget to set the home category to Static Block Only if you dont want to show products.

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