---
title: "Custom Homepage Hero"
description: "Essence Ghost theme homepage hero takes its title and description from a page with the slug home-hero. Put the tagline in Custom excerpt, not the body."
url: "https://www.priority.vision/docs/essence/custom-homepage-hero"
scope: theme
appliesTo: [Essence]
lastUpdated: 2026-10-01
---

# Homepage Hero

Essence can show a hero section on the homepage with a custom title and description. Create a page with the slug `home-hero` to override the default site title and description.

## How It Works

When you create a page with the slug `home-hero`, Essence uses:

- **Page title** → Hero section title
- **Page excerpt** → Hero section description

If no `home-hero` page exists, the theme falls back to your site's title and description from Ghost settings.

## Creating the Hero Page

### Step 1: Create a New Page

1. Go to **Pages** in your Ghost admin
2. Click **New page**
3. Set the page title to your desired hero title (e.g., "Welcome to My Blog")
4. Add your hero description in the page excerpt

### Step 2: Set the Page Slug

1. In the page editor, click the ** Settings** button
2. Change the **Page URL** to `home-hero`

### Step 3: Publish the Page

1. Click **Publish** to save your changes
2. Visit your homepage to see the new hero section

    Keep the tagline in **Custom excerpt**, not in the page body.

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