How to Configure the Default Page in Magento 2

In this topic, I will introduce how to configure the default page. The default page is a page which will be appeared when click on base URL. Often home page is configured as default page. When a “Page Not Found” error occurs, the default page will be shown.

Follow the simple guide here to configure the default pages:

On the Admin panel, click Stores. In the Settings section, select Configuration.
Select Web under General in the panel on the left
Open the Default Pages section, and continue with following:

How to Configure the Default Page

In the Default Web URL field, the default value cms or enter other value as needed
In the CMS Home Page field, select the page you want to become home page, as normal you should select “Home Page”
In the Default No-route URL field, the default value is “cms/index/noRoute.” or enter other value as needed
In the CMS No Route Page field, select 404 Page Not Found value to show CMS page when a 404 Not Found error appears
In the CMS No Cookies Page field, select Enable Cookies value to show CMS Page when cookies are disabled in the browser
In the Show Breadcrumbs for CMS Pages field, set to Yes if you want to show a breadcrumb trail at the top of all CMS pages
When complete, click Save Config.