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  1. Homepage - Ability to control what messages and adverts appear

    64 votes

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    28 comments  ·  New Homepage » Homepage  ·  Admin →
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    Gaining Support  ·  AdminPaul Hodges (Admin, Xero) responded

    Thanks for your feedback about this.

    The community can now get behind and support this idea.

    Along with votes, other members can now comment to share their thoughts.

    Tanja Schwindt supported this idea  · 

  2. Homepage - Simplify layout

    755 votes

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    386 comments  ·  New Homepage » Homepage  ·  Admin →
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    In development  ·  AdminKelly Munro (Community Manager, Xero) responded

    Hi community, thank you for all the engagement and we can see the growing interest in improvements to help simplify your view of information on the new Homepage and navigate important information and insights with more ease.

    Right now, our team have a few pieces of work underway intended to help with some of the pain points that have been raised here these include:

    • More options for the sizing of widgets so you can reduce these frames and better position this information on your screen
    • More customisation of information within a widget like being able to remove visuals
    • Improving the experience of moving widgets when editing the homepage to make it more obvious when dragging and dropping them to different positions on the page

    We’ve also roadmapped further changes for later this year, once everyone is on the new experience. I’ll share more updates as we progress.

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    Tanja Schwindt commented  · 

    I just put the following helpdesk request through

    The new homepage is visually overwhelming for me and significantly increases cognitive load. I can currently switch back, but I don’t know how long that option will remain. Is it possible to keep the previous version without being forced onto the new layout?

    Maybe if more people request it we might get an option to keep it

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    Tanja Schwindt commented  · 

    I would like to share feedback regarding the new homepage layout.

    While I appreciate that updates aim to improve functionality and modernise the interface, I experienced the new layout as visually overwhelming and cognitively heavier than the previous version.

    Some specific observations:

    Increased visual amplitude
    The larger card sizes, expanded whitespace, and increased typography scale make the dashboard feel more dominant and “loud” compared to the previous compact layout.

    Greater visual emphasis on charts
    The taller and more prominent graphs draw strong attention, even when I simply want to access operational data quickly. This shifts the tone from a bookkeeping workspace to a performance dashboard.

    Reduced spatial familiarity
    The previous layout allowed for stable spatial memory. I knew exactly where key information was located. The new arrangement requires relearning navigation patterns, which increases cognitive effort.

    Scanning effort
    The increased spacing between elements requires more eye travel and scanning distance, which can feel fatiguing during daily accounting tasks.

    Lack of compact mode
    It would be highly beneficial to offer:
    – A compact or reduced-density view
    – A “bookkeeper” or operational mode versus an executive dashboard mode
    – Greater control over card size and visual intensity

    For users who work in accounting daily, predictability and visual calm are important for efficiency. The new layout may work well for high-level overview, but for operational users it increases cognitive load.

    I would strongly encourage the option of a density toggle or minimal mode to improve accessibility for users who are sensitive to visual overstimulation.

    Opening it for the first time created a stress response in me.

    I got rid of most of it and tried to recreate the previous layout which is possible in a limited capacity.

    Tanja Schwindt supported this idea  · 

  3. Homepage - Resize Widgets

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    In development  ·  AdminKelly Munro (Community Manager, Xero) responded

    Hi everyone, we thoroughly appreciate the feedback we've been receiving about the sizing of widgets and desire for more flexibility with these.

    Our product teams are currently working on updates to allow resizing of more of the widgets on the Homepage.

    There are considerations that weigh into what's possible' like what information sits within each widget.

    The resizing will work in the same way as what has been provided with the Cash in and out, and Chart of accounts watch list widget.

    I'll be sure to keep you updated here as new widget sizes are rolled out. Thanks

    Tanja Schwindt supported this idea  ·