# iNaturalist projects

**URL:** <https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/inaturalist-projects/19564>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [January 19, 2021, 5:02pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/inaturalist-projects/19564 "2021-01-19T17:02:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![vickiebell](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/vickiebell/32/15329_2.png) [@vickiebell](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/vickiebell)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2021, 5:02pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/inaturalist-projects/19564/1 "2021-01-19T17:02:21Z")

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I just established my first project. I have it up and running but would like to customize the home page with things like “events” or “observer of the month”. I see items like that on other project pages but can’t find how to add them.

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**Author:** ![bouteloua](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/bouteloua/32/1180_2.png) [@bouteloua](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/bouteloua)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2021, 5:07pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/inaturalist-projects/19564/2 "2021-01-19T17:07:56Z")

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Hi @vickiebell, welcome to the iNat Forum. :) I thought you might be referring to other projects’ journal posts, but looks like you got that part figured out ([https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/lewis-g-larus-park/journal](https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/lewis-g-larus-park/journal)). Could you link an example of what you are referring to?

On [Traditional projects](https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/managing-projects) there is more space on the homepage to edit the “About” section to add more content, but the About section gets a bit more hidden on Collection projects - have to click “Read More”.

![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/2X/7/7578b06621b147d55ff35e7ed7398275764d9850.png)

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**Author:** ![vickiebell](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/vickiebell/32/15329_2.png) [@vickiebell](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/vickiebell)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2021, 10:30pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/inaturalist-projects/19564/3 "2021-01-19T22:30:42Z")

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Thanks for your reply. Maybe that is the problem. I’ve been viewing a couple of examples to help me start my project. One is “Vermont atlas of life”. Is there a way to tell if that is a collection or traditional project?

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**Author:** ![bouteloua](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/bouteloua/32/1180_2.png) [@bouteloua](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/bouteloua)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2021, 10:40pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/inaturalist-projects/19564/4 "2021-01-19T22:40:04Z")

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The easiest way to distinguish them is based on their overall appearance - e.g. collection projects have a more contemporary look to them with larger fonts and photos, and the header background stretches the full width of the page.

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**Author:** ![RangerMyles](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/rangermyles/32/18365_2.png) [@RangerMyles](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/RangerMyles)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2021, 8:01pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/inaturalist-projects/19564/5 "2021-02-09T20:01:08Z")

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You can make a traditonal project with this link: [https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/new\_traditional](https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/new_traditional)

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/2X/7/7831452cf7f0d653ff1ffd34176334b7ef1b6a17.png) [@system](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2021, 8:01pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/inaturalist-projects/19564/6 "2021-04-10T20:01:45Z")

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