---
title: Show recommendations on your portal
sidebarTitle: Show on your portal
description: >-
  Turn on the Recommendations section, place it among your other sections, and
  see what members see.
audience: luminary
feature: recommendations
type: guide
availability: live
last_verified: '2026-10-13'
keywords:
  - recommendations section
  - show recommendations
  - portal section
  - recommendations not showing
  - resources page
url: >-
  https://help.bringsoul.life/luminaries/audience/recommendations/show-recommendations-on-your-portal
---

# Show recommendations on your portal

> Turn on the Recommendations section, place it among your other sections, and see what members see.

Saving a recommendation doesn't put it on your portal by itself. The Recommendations section does that, and you decide where it sits and who sees it.

## When to use this

- You've added recommendations and they aren't on your portal yet.
- You want recommendations higher (or lower) on your portal home.
- You want the whole section for subscribers only, or for visitors only.

## Turn the section on

**Step 1: Open the portal editor**

Go to [My Portal → Design](https://portal.bringsoul.life/portal) and open the Sections tab.

**Step 2: Switch on Recommendations**

Find Recommendations in the list and switch it on. Sections save automatically: you'll see
*"Saving…"* then *"Saved"*.

**Step 3: Place it**

Drag Recommendations to where you want it among your other sections. Your portal home follows
this order.

**Step 4: Choose who sees the section**

Under the section, choose Public & Subscribers, Subscribers Only or Public Only.

**Step 5: Check it**

Switch the Live Preview to Preview and look at your portal as a visitor and as a subscriber.

## What members see

| Where                              | What shows                                                                                                                                   |
| ---------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Your portal home                   | A Recommendations row with up to four cards marked _Recommended_ (image, title and the start of your note), and See All when there are more. |
| Your portal's Recommendations page | Every recommendation, under _"Things worth your time, chosen by hand."_                                                                      |
| One recommendation                 | Its image, title and type, your full description, and a Visit button that opens the resource in a new tab.                                   |

With no recommendations to show, the row is left off your portal home.

## Two levels of visibility

Visibility works at two levels, like the rest of your portal:

1. The section: Public & Subscribers, Subscribers Only or Public Only, set in [My Portal → Design](https://portal.bringsoul.life/portal).
2. Each recommendation: Public or Private, set on the recommendation in [Audience → Recommendations](https://portal.bringsoul.life/recommendations).

If the section is Subscribers Only, visitors don't see any of your recommendations. If the section is open to everyone, a Private recommendation can still appear as a card, but only subscribers get its link. See [Members-only recommendations](https://help.bringsoul.life/luminaries/audience/recommendations/members-only-recommendations).

## Troubleshooting

**I added a recommendation but it isn't on my portal**

Check that the Recommendations section is switched on in [My Portal →
Design](https://portal.bringsoul.life/portal). A brand-new portal starts with every section off,
and publishing something never switches its section on for you.

**My section shows for me but not for a visitor**

The section is probably set to Subscribers Only. Change it to Public & Subscribers if visitors
should see it.

**Members say the Visit button doesn't go anywhere useful**

The recommendation is probably Private and they aren't subscribed. Make it Public, or invite
them to subscribe. Also check that the link itself still works.

## Related

- [Your portal](https://help.bringsoul.life/luminaries/portal/overview): 
Every section and how saving works.

- [Visitors vs. members](https://help.bringsoul.life/luminaries/portal/visibility): 
Section and item visibility across your portal.

- [Members-only recommendations](https://help.bringsoul.life/luminaries/audience/recommendations/members-only-recommendations): 
Keep some picks for subscribers.

- [Recommendations introduction](https://help.bringsoul.life/luminaries/audience/recommendations): 
What recommendations are for.