---
title: "How to navigate to a page when a flow starts"
slug: "go-to-page-when-flow-starts"
description: "Learn three effective methods to navigate users to the right page in Flow, enhancing their experience with checklists and resource centers."
tags: ["Flow Navigation", "User Guidance"]
updated: 2026-11-09T16:31:51Z
published: 2026-11-09T16:31:51Z
canonical: "help.userflow.com/go-to-page-when-flow-starts"
---

> ## Documentation Index
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# How to navigate to a page when a flow starts

When a user starts a flow from a checklist or the Resource Center, they may not be on the page the flow needs. This page shows three ways to get them there first: send them from inside the flow, guide them there yourself, or send them from the checklist or Resource Center before the flow starts.

## Method 1: Send users to the page from inside the flow

Add a first step, a modal or speech bubble, with a button that has a **Navigate to page** action. To skip the step for users who are already on the page, add a step trigger with a **Current page (URL)** condition that goes straight to the next step.

- **Pros:** works wherever the flow is started from (checklist, Resource Center, or anywhere else).
- **Cons:** adds a step to your flow.

![A modal step with a button that navigates to the page the flow needs](https://cdn.us.document360.io/9697557a-eb5d-476f-9b09-062b0f7bdcbd/Images/Documentation/navigate-to-page-via-flow.png)

To send users without asking them to click, use a [hidden step](/userflow/docs/hidden-steps) instead: give it a trigger with a **Navigate to page** action, and a second trigger that moves on when the user is on the right page.

![A hidden first step with triggers that navigate to the right page, then continue](https://cdn.us.document360.io/9697557a-eb5d-476f-9b09-062b0f7bdcbd/Images/Documentation/hidden-step-navigate.png)

## Method 2: Guide users to the page step by step

Use tooltips to point at the menu items or links that lead to the page. Add a **Current page (URL)** trigger so users who are already there skip these steps.

- **Pros:** users learn how to find the page themselves next time.
- **Cons:** adds extra steps to your flow.

![Tooltip steps that guide the user through the menu to the right page](https://cdn.us.document360.io/9697557a-eb5d-476f-9b09-062b0f7bdcbd/Images/Documentation/guide-users-to-page.png)

## Method 3: Send users to the page from a checklist or the Resource Center

### From a checklist task

Give the checklist task two actions: **Navigate to page**, then **Start flow**. The user lands on the page and the flow starts there. For the full steps, see [Redirect users to a page before a checklist starts a flow](/userflow/docs/redirect-users-to-a-specific-page-before-starting-a-flow-from-a-checklist).

![A checklist task with a Navigate to page action followed by a Start flow action](https://cdn.us.document360.io/9697557a-eb5d-476f-9b09-062b0f7bdcbd/Images/Documentation/navigate-to-page-via-checklist.png)

### From the Resource Center

In the Resource Center, use an [action block](/userflow/docs/resource-center#action-block) with the same two actions, or set a page for the flow in a [Flow/checklist block](/userflow/docs/resource-center#list-of-flowschecklists-block).

![A Resource Center block set to open a page before starting the flow](https://cdn.us.document360.io/9697557a-eb5d-476f-9b09-062b0f7bdcbd/Images/Documentation/navigate-to-page-via-resource-center.png)

## Which method should I use?

- The flow can be started from several places: use Method 1, since it works wherever the flow starts.
- You want users to learn the way to the page: use Method 2.
- The flow is only started from one checklist task or Resource Center block: use Method 3 and keep the flow itself shorter.

## Related articles

- [Redirect users to a page before a checklist starts a flow](/userflow/docs/redirect-users-to-a-specific-page-before-starting-a-flow-from-a-checklist)
- [Hidden steps](/userflow/docs/hidden-steps)
- [URL pattern matching](/userflow/docs/url-pattern-matching)
- [How to start flows or checklists](/userflow/docs/how-to-start-flows-or-checklists)
- [Checklists](/userflow/docs/checklists)

## Related

- [Checklists](/checklists.md)