FEATURE: the top tab is the default for new users

app/assets/javascripts/discourse/lib/utilities.js

@@ -342,6 +342,11 @@ Discourse.Utilities = {
         return (arg === '' ? null : arg);
       }
     }
+  },
+
+  defaultHomepage: function() {
+    // the homepage is the first item of the 'top_menu' site setting
+    return Discourse.SiteSettings.top_menu.split("|")[0].split(",")[0];
   }
 
 };

app/assets/javascripts/discourse/models/user.js

@@ -328,7 +328,22 @@ Discourse.User = Discourse.Model.extend({
       type: 'POST',
       data: {email: email}
     });
-  }
+  },
+
+  /**
+    Homepage of the user
+
+    @property homepage
+    @type {String}
+  **/
+  homepage: function() {
+    // top is the default for new users
+    if (Discourse.SiteSettings.top_menu.indexOf("top") >= 0 &&
+        this.get("trust_level") === 0) {
+      return "top";
+    }
+    return Discourse.Utilities.defaultHomepage();
+  }.property("trust_level")
 
 });
 

app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/application_routes.js

@@ -32,8 +32,10 @@ Discourse.Route.buildRoutes(function() {
       router.route(filter + "Category", { path: "/category/:parentSlug/:slug/l/" + filter + "/more" });
     });
 
-    // the homepage is the first item of the 'top_menu' site setting
+    // homepage
-    var homepage = Discourse.SiteSettings.top_menu.split("|")[0].split(",")[0];
+    var homepage = Discourse.User.current() ?
+                   Discourse.User.currentProp("homepage") :
+                   Discourse.Utilities.defaultHomepage();
     this.route(homepage, { path: '/' });
 
     // categories page

test/javascripts/lib/utilities_test.js

@@ -133,6 +133,11 @@ test("avatarImg", function() {
         "it doesn't render avatars for invalid avatar template");
 });
 
+test("defaultHomepage", function() {
+  Discourse.SiteSettings.top_menu = "latest|top|hot";
+  equal(Discourse.Utilities.defaultHomepage(), "latest", "default homepage is the first item in the top_menu site setting");
+});
+
 module("Discourse.Utilities.cropAvatar with animated avatars", {
   setup: function() { Discourse.SiteSettings.allow_animated_avatars = true; }
 });

test/javascripts/models/user_test.js

@@ -26,6 +26,28 @@ test("isAllowedToUploadAFile", function() {
   ok(user.isAllowedToUploadAFile("image"), "moderator can always upload a file");
 });
 
+test("homepage when top is disabled", function() {
+  var newUser = Discourse.User.create({ trust_level: 0 }),
+      oldUser = Discourse.User.create({ trust_level: 1 }),
+      defaultHomepage = Discourse.Utilities.defaultHomepage();
+
+  Discourse.SiteSettings.top_menu = "latest";
+
+  ok(newUser.get("homepage") === defaultHomepage, "new user's homepage is default when top is disabled");
+  ok(oldUser.get("homepage") === defaultHomepage, "old user's homepage is default when top is disabled");
+});
+
+test("homepage when top is enabled", function() {
+  var newUser = Discourse.User.create({ trust_level: 0 }),
+      oldUser = Discourse.User.create({ trust_level: 1 }),
+      defaultHomepage = Discourse.Utilities.defaultHomepage();
+
+  Discourse.SiteSettings.top_menu = "latest|top";
+
+  ok(newUser.get("homepage") === "top", "new user's homepage is top when top is enabled");
+  ok(oldUser.get("homepage") === defaultHomepage, "old user's homepage is default when top is enabled");
+});
+
 
 asyncTestDiscourse("findByUsername", function() {
   expect(3);