diff --git a/views/dashboard.slim b/views/dashboard.slim
index ffa3f6df..f91d056c 100644
--- a/views/dashboard.slim
+++ b/views/dashboard.slim
@@ -18,7 +18,12 @@ javascript:
       .row
         .span4
           - if file.ext == 'html' || file.ext == 'htm' || file.ext == 'txt' || file.ext == 'js' || file.ext == 'css' || file.ext == 'md'
-            <i class="icon-file-alt icon-3x"></i>&nbsp;&nbsp; <font style="font-size: 20pt">#{file.filename}</font>
+            span
+              <i class="icon-file-alt icon-3x"></i>&nbsp;&nbsp; <font style="font-size: 20pt">#{file.filename}</font>
+              - if file.filename == 'index.html'
+                p 
+                | This is your index file! It is the "default file" that loads when you go to <a href="http://#{current_site.username}.neocities.org">#{current_site.username}.neocities.org</a>. In effect, it's your front page. If you want to change your front page, you need to edit (or overwrite) this file. The default file is always named <b>index.html</b>.<br><br>
+            
             div style="margin-bottom: 30px"
               span
                 i class="icon-globe" &nbsp;&nbsp;