Enable the App Launcher in Experience Builder Sites

Display the App Launcher in Experience Builder Sites to make it easy for members to move between their sites and their Salesforce org. This functionality is available in any site based an Experience Builder site template or Lightning Bolt solution.

Required Editions

Available in: Salesforce Classic and Lightning Experience
Available in: Enterprise, Performance, Unlimited, and Developer Editions
Applies to: Aura sites
User Permissions Needed
To create permission sets: Manage Profiles and Permission Sets
To assign a permission set to a user: Assign Permission Sets
To let members see the App Launcher: Show App Launcher in Experience Builder sites
To create, customize, or publish an Experience Builder site: Create and Set Up Experiences AND View Setup and Configuration
App Launcher in communities

The App Launcher displays a tile for every app and published site (both Tabs + Visualforce and Experience Builder sites). Unlike in Lightning Experience, the All Items area and AppExchange link aren't available. Users see only the apps and sites that they’re authorized to see according to their profile or permission sets.

The App Launcher is automatically enabled for new sites, but for older sites, you may need to enable it manually.

  1. In Experience Builder, select the Navigation Menu component in the page you’re configuring.
  2. To display the App Launcher in existing sites, ensure Hide App Launcher in site header is deselected.
  3. To let users see the App Launcher, ensure the Show App Launcher in Experiences Builder sites permission is enabled in user profiles in Setup. By default, this user permission is enabled for all standard profiles but it’s not enabled for custom profiles. Enable this user perm on custom profiles or create a permission set.

The App Launcher isn’t available in Salesforce Tabs + Visualforce sites. Members who use Salesforce Tabs + Visualforce sites and Salesforce Classic can use the global header to switch between their sites and their Salesforce org.