diff --git a/app/controllers/documents_controller.rb b/app/controllers/documents_controller.rb
index e89a3efa..89b2a02a 100644
--- a/app/controllers/documents_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/documents_controller.rb
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ class DocumentsController < ApplicationController
 
   def index
     @page_title = "My documents"
-    @documents = @current_user_content['Document']
+    @documents = @current_user_content.fetch('Document', [])
+    @recent_documents = current_user.linkable_documents.order('updated_at DESC')
   end
 
   def show
@@ -234,18 +235,18 @@ class DocumentsController < ApplicationController
     @navbar_actions = []
     return unless user_signed_in?
 
-    if @current_user_content && @current_user_content['Document'].present?
-      @navbar_actions << {
-        label: "Your #{@current_user_content['Document'].count} Document#{'s' unless @navbar_actions == 1}",
-        href: documents_path
-      }
-    end
+    # if @current_user_content && @current_user_content['Document'].present?
+    #   @navbar_actions << {
+    #     label: "Your #{@current_user_content['Document'].count} Document#{'s' unless @navbar_actions == 1}",
+    #     href: documents_path
+    #   }
+    # end
 
-    @navbar_actions << {
-      label: "New Document",
-      href: new_document_path,
-      target: '_blank'
-    }
+    # @navbar_actions << {
+    #   label: "New Document",
+    #   href: new_document_path,
+    #   target: '_blank'
+    # }
   end
 
   def set_footer_visibility
diff --git a/app/views/content/list/_cards.html.erb b/app/views/content/list/_cards.html.erb
index 285d10c9..03dd14dc 100644
--- a/app/views/content/list/_cards.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/content/list/_cards.html.erb
@@ -97,39 +97,41 @@
     </div>
   <% end %>
 
-  <% if current_user.can_create?(content_type) %>
-    <div class="col s12 m6 l4">
-      <%= link_to new_polymorphic_path(content_type), class: 'white-text' do %>
-        <div class="hoverable card <%= content_type.color %> lighten-1" style="height: 320px;">
-          <div class="card-content fixed-card-content centered-card-content">
-            <p>
-              <i class="material-icons large">add</i>
+  <% if local_assigns.fetch(:show_new_button, true) %>
+    <% if current_user.can_create?(content_type) %>
+      <div class="col s12 m6 l4">
+        <%= link_to new_polymorphic_path(content_type), class: 'white-text' do %>
+          <div class="hoverable card <%= content_type.color %> lighten-1" style="height: 320px;">
+            <div class="card-content fixed-card-content centered-card-content">
+              <p>
+                <i class="material-icons large">add</i>
+              </p>
+              <strong class="card-title">
+                New<br />
+                <%= content_type.name %>
+              </strong>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        <% end %>
+      </div>
+    <% else %>
+      <div class="col s12 m6 l4">
+        <div class="card <%= content_type.color %> lighten-3" style="height: 320px;">
+          <div class="card-content fixed-card-content">
+            <p class="center grey-text text-lighten-1" style="margin-top: 50px; margin-bottom: 20px;">
+              <i class="material-icons large"><%= content_type.icon %></i>
+            </p>
+            <p>
+              An active
+              <%= link_to 'Notebook.ai Premium', subscription_path, class: 'blue-text text-darken-2' %> subscription
+              is required to create additional
+              <%= content_type.name.downcase %> pages, but pages you've already created will always
+              be available here.
             </p>
-            <strong class="card-title">
-              New<br />
-              <%= content_type.name %>
-            </strong>
           </div>
         </div>
-      <% end %>
-    </div>
-  <% else %>
-    <div class="col s12 m6 l4">
-      <div class="card <%= content_type.color %> lighten-3" style="height: 320px;">
-        <div class="card-content fixed-card-content">
-          <p class="center grey-text text-lighten-1" style="margin-top: 50px; margin-bottom: 20px;">
-            <i class="material-icons large"><%= content_type.icon %></i>
-          </p>
-          <p>
-            An active
-            <%= link_to 'Notebook.ai Premium', subscription_path, class: 'blue-text text-darken-2' %> subscription
-            is required to create additional
-            <%= content_type.name.downcase %> pages, but pages you've already created will always
-            be available here.
-          </p>
-        </div>
       </div>
-    </div>
+    <% end %>
   <% end %>
 
   <% if local_assigns.fetch(:show_template_editor_form, false) %>
diff --git a/app/views/documents/index.html.erb b/app/views/documents/index.html.erb
index 5d6e1b89..fdfad0de 100644
--- a/app/views/documents/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/documents/index.html.erb
@@ -11,9 +11,21 @@
 <% end %>
 
 <% if @documents.any? %>
-  <%= render partial: 'content/components/list_filter_bar', locals: { content_type: Document } %>
-  <%= render partial: 'notice_dismissal/messages/02' %>
-  <%= render partial: 'content/list/cards', locals: { content_list: @documents, content_type: Document } %>
+  <%= content_for :full_width_page_content do %>
+    <div class="container-fluid">
+      <div class="row">
+        <h5>Recently-edited documents</h5>
+        <%= render partial: 'content/list/cards', locals: { content_list: @documents.first(3), content_type: Document, show_new_button: false } %>
+      </div>
+      <!-- recent documents -->
+      <div class="row">
+        <%= render partial: 'content/components/list_filter_bar', locals: { content_type: Document } %>
+        <h5>All documents</h5>
+        <%= render partial: 'notice_dismissal/messages/02' %>
+        <%= render partial: 'content/list/cards', locals: { content_list: @documents, content_type: Document } %>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  <% end %>
 <% end %>
 
 <% if @documents.empty? %>