diff --git a/app/BusinessLogicLayer/CrowdSourcingProject/CrowdSourcingProjectManager.php b/app/BusinessLogicLayer/CrowdSourcingProject/CrowdSourcingProjectManager.php
index 680085bb..abcd0149 100644
--- a/app/BusinessLogicLayer/CrowdSourcingProject/CrowdSourcingProjectManager.php
+++ b/app/BusinessLogicLayer/CrowdSourcingProject/CrowdSourcingProjectManager.php
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ protected function setDefaultValuesForCommonProjectFields(array $attributes, ?Cr
         }
 
         if (!isset($attributes['about']) || !$attributes['about']) {
-            $attributes['about'] = $attributes['description'];
+            $attributes['about'] = trim($attributes['description']);
         }
 
         if ((!isset($attributes['img_path']) || !$attributes['img_path']) && (!$project || !$project->img_path)) {
diff --git a/app/BusinessLogicLayer/CrowdSourcingProject/CrowdSourcingProjectTranslationManager.php b/app/BusinessLogicLayer/CrowdSourcingProject/CrowdSourcingProjectTranslationManager.php
index d092d750..1b75613a 100644
--- a/app/BusinessLogicLayer/CrowdSourcingProject/CrowdSourcingProjectTranslationManager.php
+++ b/app/BusinessLogicLayer/CrowdSourcingProject/CrowdSourcingProjectTranslationManager.php
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ public function getTranslationsForProject(CrowdSourcingProject $project): Collec
     public function storeOrUpdateDefaultTranslationForProject(array $attributes, int $project_id): void {
         $allowedKeys = (new CrowdSourcingProjectTranslation)->getFillable();
         $filtered = Helpers::getFilteredAttributes($attributes, $allowedKeys);
+        // for each of the filtered attributes, if the value is empty, set it to null
+        // for the WYSIWYG editor, we need to also regard as "empty" the value '<p><br></p>'
+        foreach ($filtered as $key => $value) {
+            $filtered[$key] = Helpers::HTMLValueIsNotEmpty($value) ? $value : null;
+        }
         $this->crowdSourcingProjectTranslationRepository->updateOrCreate(
             ['project_id' => $project_id, 'language_id' => $filtered['language_id']],
             $filtered
@@ -58,8 +63,9 @@ public function storeOrUpdateExtraTranslationsForProject(array $extraTranslation
             $extraTranslation = json_decode(json_encode($extraTranslation), true);
             foreach ($extraTranslation as $key => $value) {
                 if (!$value) {
-                    $extraTranslation[$key] = $defaultLanguageContentForProject[$key] && $defaultLanguageContentForProject[$key] !== '<p><br></p>' ?
-                        $defaultLanguageContentForProject[$key] : null;
+                    $extraTranslation[$key] =
+                        Helpers::HTMLValueIsNotEmpty($defaultLanguageContentForProject[$key]) ?
+                            $defaultLanguageContentForProject[$key] : null;
                 }
             }
             $filtered = Helpers::getFilteredAttributes($extraTranslation, $allowedKeys);
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/CrowdSourcingProject/CrowdSourcingProjectController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/CrowdSourcingProject/CrowdSourcingProjectController.php
index bae5cb5e..18c3b796 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/CrowdSourcingProject/CrowdSourcingProjectController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/CrowdSourcingProject/CrowdSourcingProjectController.php
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ public function store(Request $request): RedirectResponse {
             'status_id' => 'required|numeric|exists:crowd_sourcing_project_statuses_lkp,id',
             'slug' => 'nullable|string|alpha_dash|unique:crowd_sourcing_projects,slug|max:100',
             'language_id' => 'required|numeric|exists:languages_lkp,id',
+            'motto_title' => 'required|string',
+            'motto_subtitle' => 'required|string',
+            'about' => 'nullable|string',
         ]);
         $project = $this->crowdSourcingProjectManager->storeProject($request->all());
 
@@ -75,6 +78,9 @@ public function update(Request $request, string $locale, int $id): RedirectRespo
             'description' => 'required|string',
             'slug' => 'nullable|string|alpha_dash|unique:crowd_sourcing_projects,slug,' . $id . '|max:100',
             'language_id' => 'required|numeric|exists:languages_lkp,id',
+            'motto_title' => 'required|string',
+            'motto_subtitle' => 'required|string',
+            'about' => 'nullable|string',
         ]);
         $attributes = $request->all();
         try {
diff --git a/app/Models/CrowdSourcingProject/CrowdSourcingProjectTranslation.php b/app/Models/CrowdSourcingProject/CrowdSourcingProjectTranslation.php
index 6aca4d86..8de9f91f 100644
--- a/app/Models/CrowdSourcingProject/CrowdSourcingProjectTranslation.php
+++ b/app/Models/CrowdSourcingProject/CrowdSourcingProjectTranslation.php
@@ -57,4 +57,24 @@ public function project(): BelongsTo {
     public function language(): BelongsTo {
         return $this->belongsTo(Language::class, 'language_id', 'id');
     }
+
+    protected static function boot() {
+        parent::boot();
+
+        // Trim all string attributes before saving
+        static::saving(function ($model) {
+            $model->trimAttributes();
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Trim all string attributes
+     */
+    protected function trimAttributes() {
+        foreach ($this->attributes as $key => $value) {
+            if (is_string($value) && $value !== '') {
+                $this->attributes[$key] = trim($value);
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/Utils/Helpers.php b/app/Utils/Helpers.php
index 374281f2..5cb9e1ad 100644
--- a/app/Utils/Helpers.php
+++ b/app/Utils/Helpers.php
@@ -12,4 +12,15 @@ function ($key) use ($allowedKeys) {
             ARRAY_FILTER_USE_KEY
         );
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Checks if the value is not empty
+     * @param $value mixed
+     * @return bool whether the value is not empty
+     */
+    public static function HTMLValueIsNotEmpty(mixed $value): bool {
+        return $value && $value !== '<p><br></p>'
+            && $value !== '<p><br></p><p><br></p>'
+            && $value !== '<p>&nbsp;</p>';
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/ViewModels/CrowdSourcingProject/CrowdSourcingProjectForLandingPage.php b/app/ViewModels/CrowdSourcingProject/CrowdSourcingProjectForLandingPage.php
index bb2fd122..bbab9b4a 100644
--- a/app/ViewModels/CrowdSourcingProject/CrowdSourcingProjectForLandingPage.php
+++ b/app/ViewModels/CrowdSourcingProject/CrowdSourcingProjectForLandingPage.php
@@ -2,11 +2,10 @@
 
 namespace App\ViewModels\CrowdSourcingProject;
 
+use App\Models\CrowdSourcingProject\CrowdSourcingProject;
 use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
-use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;
 
-class CrowdSourcingProjectForLandingPage {
-    public $project;
+class CrowdSourcingProjectForLandingPage extends CrowdSourcingProjectLayoutPage {
     public $questionnaire;
     public $feedbackQuestionnaire;
     public $projectHasPublishedProblems;
@@ -22,7 +21,7 @@ class CrowdSourcingProjectForLandingPage {
     public $moderator;
 
     public function __construct(
-        $project,
+        CrowdSourcingProject $project,
         $questionnaire,
         $feedbackQuestionnaire,
         $projectHasPublishedProblems,
@@ -34,7 +33,7 @@ public function __construct(
         Collection $languages,
         $shareUrlForFacebook,
         $shareUrlForTwitter) {
-        $this->project = $project;
+        parent::__construct($project);
         $this->questionnaire = $questionnaire;
         $this->feedbackQuestionnaire = $feedbackQuestionnaire;
         $this->projectHasPublishedProblems = $projectHasPublishedProblems;
@@ -50,32 +49,12 @@ public function __construct(
         $this->moderator = false;
     }
 
-    public function getSignInURLWithParameters(): string {
-        $url = '/login?submitQuestionnaire=1&redirectTo=' . urlencode($this->project->slug . '?open=1');
-        if (Request()->referrerId) {
-            $url .= urlencode('&referrerId=') . Request()->referrerId;
-        }
-        if (Request()->questionnaireId) {
-            $url .= urlencode('&questionnaireId=') . Request()->questionnaireId;
-        }
-
-        return $url;
-    }
-
     public function displayFeedbackQuestionnaire(): bool {
         // if user has responded to the main questionnaire,
         // and a feedback questionnaire exists
-        // and the feedback questionnare has not been answered
+        // and the feedback questionnaire has not been answered
         return $this->userResponse != null &&
             $this->feedbackQuestionnaire != null
             && $this->userFeedbackQuestionnaireResponse == null;
     }
-
-    public function shouldShowQuestionnaireStatisticsLink(): bool {
-        return true;
-    }
-
-    public function getLoggedInUser() {
-        return Auth::user();
-    }
 }
diff --git a/app/ViewModels/CrowdSourcingProject/CrowdSourcingProjectLayoutPage.php b/app/ViewModels/CrowdSourcingProject/CrowdSourcingProjectLayoutPage.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d47dbd98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/ViewModels/CrowdSourcingProject/CrowdSourcingProjectLayoutPage.php
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\ViewModels\CrowdSourcingProject;
+
+use App\Models\CrowdSourcingProject\CrowdSourcingProject;
+use App\Utils\Helpers;
+
+abstract class CrowdSourcingProjectLayoutPage {
+    public CrowdSourcingProject $project;
+
+    public function __construct(CrowdSourcingProject $crowdSourcingProject) {
+        $this->project = $crowdSourcingProject;
+    }
+
+    public function projectHasExternalURL(): bool {
+        return isset($this->project)
+            && !empty($this->project->external_url)
+            && $this->project->external_url !== null
+            && starts_with($this->project->external_url, ['http', 'https'])
+            && filter_var($this->project->external_url, FILTER_VALIDATE_URL);
+    }
+
+    public function projectHasCustomFooter(): bool {
+        return Helpers::HTMLValueIsNotEmpty($this->project->defaultTranslation->footer);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/ViewModels/CrowdSourcingProject/CrowdSourcingProjectUnavailable.php b/app/ViewModels/CrowdSourcingProject/CrowdSourcingProjectUnavailable.php
index 8d8f3034..443c7304 100644
--- a/app/ViewModels/CrowdSourcingProject/CrowdSourcingProjectUnavailable.php
+++ b/app/ViewModels/CrowdSourcingProject/CrowdSourcingProjectUnavailable.php
@@ -5,18 +5,17 @@
 use App\Models\CrowdSourcingProject\CrowdSourcingProject;
 use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
 
-class CrowdSourcingProjectUnavailable {
-    public $project;
+class CrowdSourcingProjectUnavailable extends CrowdSourcingProjectLayoutPage {
     public $projects;
     public $statusMessage;
 
     public function __construct(CrowdSourcingProject $project, Collection $projects, string $statusMessage) {
-        $this->project = $project;
+        parent::__construct($project);
         $this->projects = $projects;
         $this->statusMessage = $statusMessage;
     }
 
-    public function getProjectStatusMessage() {
+    public function getProjectStatusMessage(): string {
         return $this->statusMessage;
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/ViewModels/Problem/ProblemPublicPage.php b/app/ViewModels/Problem/ProblemPublicPage.php
index e2cbc9dc..0f3d3b26 100644
--- a/app/ViewModels/Problem/ProblemPublicPage.php
+++ b/app/ViewModels/Problem/ProblemPublicPage.php
@@ -4,15 +4,15 @@
 
 use App\Models\CrowdSourcingProject\CrowdSourcingProject;
 use App\Models\Problem\Problem;
+use App\ViewModels\CrowdSourcingProject\CrowdSourcingProjectLayoutPage;
 
-class ProblemPublicPage {
+class ProblemPublicPage extends CrowdSourcingProjectLayoutPage {
     public Problem $problem;
-    public CrowdSourcingProject $project;
     public string $page_title;
 
     public function __construct(Problem $problem, CrowdSourcingProject $project) {
+        parent::__construct($project);
         $this->problem = $problem;
-        $this->project = $project;
         $this->page_title = $project->currentTranslation->name . ' | ' . $problem->currentTranslation->title;
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/ViewModels/Problem/ProblemsLandingPage.php b/app/ViewModels/Problem/ProblemsLandingPage.php
index 9d51ebf7..6e2fd570 100644
--- a/app/ViewModels/Problem/ProblemsLandingPage.php
+++ b/app/ViewModels/Problem/ProblemsLandingPage.php
@@ -2,12 +2,6 @@
 
 namespace App\ViewModels\Problem;
 
-use App\Models\CrowdSourcingProject\CrowdSourcingProject;
+use App\ViewModels\CrowdSourcingProject\CrowdSourcingProjectLayoutPage;
 
-class ProblemsLandingPage {
-    public CrowdSourcingProject $project;
-
-    public function __construct(CrowdSourcingProject $crowdSourcingProject) {
-        $this->project = $crowdSourcingProject;
-    }
-}
+class ProblemsLandingPage extends CrowdSourcingProjectLayoutPage {}
diff --git a/app/ViewModels/Questionnaire/QuestionnairePage.php b/app/ViewModels/Questionnaire/QuestionnairePage.php
index 81d88c6c..581648da 100644
--- a/app/ViewModels/Questionnaire/QuestionnairePage.php
+++ b/app/ViewModels/Questionnaire/QuestionnairePage.php
@@ -7,11 +7,12 @@
 use App\Models\Questionnaire\Questionnaire;
 use App\Models\Questionnaire\QuestionnaireResponse;
 use App\Models\User\User;
+use App\ViewModels\CrowdSourcingProject\CrowdSourcingProjectLayoutPage;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\Authenticatable;
 use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;
 
-class QuestionnairePage {
+class QuestionnairePage extends CrowdSourcingProjectLayoutPage {
     public Questionnaire $questionnaire;
     public ?QuestionnaireResponse $userResponse;
     public CrowdSourcingProject $project;
@@ -19,9 +20,9 @@ class QuestionnairePage {
     public bool $moderator;
 
     public function __construct(Questionnaire $questionnaire, ?QuestionnaireResponse $userResponse, CrowdSourcingProject $project, Collection $languages, bool $moderator) {
+        parent::__construct($project);
         $this->questionnaire = $questionnaire;
         $this->userResponse = $userResponse;
-        $this->project = $project;
         $this->languages = $languages;
         $this->moderator = $moderator;
     }
diff --git a/app/ViewModels/Questionnaire/QuestionnaireStatistics.php b/app/ViewModels/Questionnaire/QuestionnaireStatistics.php
index bb988e9e..9e935a4d 100644
--- a/app/ViewModels/Questionnaire/QuestionnaireStatistics.php
+++ b/app/ViewModels/Questionnaire/QuestionnaireStatistics.php
@@ -34,4 +34,12 @@ public function __construct(Questionnaire $questionnaire,
     public function userCanViewFileTypeQuestionsStatistics(): int {
         return ($this->userCanAnnotateAnswers || $this->questionnaire->show_file_type_questions_to_statistics_page_audience) ? 1 : -1;
     }
+
+    public function projectHasExternalURL(): bool {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    public function projectHasCustomFooter(): bool {
+        return false;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/ViewModels/Solution/ProposeSolutionPage.php b/app/ViewModels/Solution/ProposeSolutionPage.php
index 41d104db..537bd9bf 100644
--- a/app/ViewModels/Solution/ProposeSolutionPage.php
+++ b/app/ViewModels/Solution/ProposeSolutionPage.php
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
 use App\Models\CrowdSourcingProject\CrowdSourcingProject;
 use App\Models\Language;
 use App\Models\Problem\Problem;
+use App\ViewModels\CrowdSourcingProject\CrowdSourcingProjectLayoutPage;
 
-class ProposeSolutionPage {
-    public CrowdSourcingProject $project;
+class ProposeSolutionPage extends CrowdSourcingProjectLayoutPage {
     public Problem $problem;
     public Language $language;
     public string $page_title;
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ public function __construct(
         Problem $problem,
         Language $language,
     ) {
-        $this->project = $project;
+        parent::__construct($project);
         $this->problem = $problem;
         $this->language = $language;
         $this->page_title = $project->currentTranslation->name . ' | ' . $problem->currentTranslation->title . ' ➔ ' . __('solution.propose_solution');
diff --git a/app/ViewModels/Solution/SolutionSubmitted.php b/app/ViewModels/Solution/SolutionSubmitted.php
index 80fe0edb..de2f6b93 100644
--- a/app/ViewModels/Solution/SolutionSubmitted.php
+++ b/app/ViewModels/Solution/SolutionSubmitted.php
@@ -5,17 +5,17 @@
 use App\Models\CrowdSourcingProject\CrowdSourcingProject;
 use App\Models\Problem\Problem;
 use App\Models\Solution\Solution;
+use App\ViewModels\CrowdSourcingProject\CrowdSourcingProjectLayoutPage;
 
-class SolutionSubmitted {
+class SolutionSubmitted extends CrowdSourcingProjectLayoutPage {
     public Solution $solution;
     public Problem $problem;
-    public CrowdSourcingProject $project;
     public string $page_title;
 
     public function __construct(Solution $solution, Problem $problem, CrowdSourcingProject $project) {
+        parent::__construct($project);
         $this->solution = $solution;
         $this->problem = $problem;
-        $this->project = $project;
         $this->page_title = $project->currentTranslation->name . ' | ' . $problem->currentTranslation->title . ' ➔ ' . __('solution.proposal_submitted_title');
     }
 }
diff --git a/database/migrations/2024_12_12_101006_make_about_nullable_in_crowd_sourcing_project_translations_table.php b/database/migrations/2024_12_12_101006_make_about_nullable_in_crowd_sourcing_project_translations_table.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..34718b58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/2024_12_12_101006_make_about_nullable_in_crowd_sourcing_project_translations_table.php
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+return new class extends Migration {
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     */
+    public function up(): void {
+        Schema::table('crowd_sourcing_project_translations', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->mediumText('about')->nullable()->change();
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migrations.
+     */
+    public function down(): void {
+        Schema::table('crowd_sourcing_project_translations', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            //
+        });
+    }
+};
diff --git a/resources/assets/js/common-backoffice.js b/resources/assets/js/common-backoffice.js
index 4db91921..1131bbac 100644
--- a/resources/assets/js/common-backoffice.js
+++ b/resources/assets/js/common-backoffice.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ const MOBILE_WIDTH = 768;
 				.slideUp(500, function () {
 					window.$(".alert-dismissable").alert("close");
 				});
-		}, 3000);
+		}, 3000000);
 	};
 
 	const initClipboardElements = function () {
diff --git a/resources/assets/js/common.js b/resources/assets/js/common.js
index 4ef18173..7399bc7f 100644
--- a/resources/assets/js/common.js
+++ b/resources/assets/js/common.js
@@ -32,6 +32,14 @@ if (import.meta.env.VITE_SENTRY_DSN_PUBLIC) {
 		});
 	};
 
+	const trimTextareaInputFields = function () {
+		// get all textarea elements
+		// and trim their values
+		$("textarea").each(function () {
+			$(this).val($.trim($(this).val()));
+		});
+	};
+
 	const init = function () {
 		$(".dropdown-toggle").dropdown();
 		handleLogoutBtnClick();
@@ -39,6 +47,7 @@ if (import.meta.env.VITE_SENTRY_DSN_PUBLIC) {
 			$("html, body").animate({ scrollTop: $(this.hash).offset().top - 100 }, 1000);
 			return false;
 		});
+		trimTextareaInputFields();
 	};
 
 	$(document).ready(function () {
diff --git a/resources/assets/js/vue-components/common/TranslationsManager.vue b/resources/assets/js/vue-components/common/TranslationsManager.vue
index 24171f8e..0c2d6de7 100644
--- a/resources/assets/js/vue-components/common/TranslationsManager.vue
+++ b/resources/assets/js/vue-components/common/TranslationsManager.vue
@@ -239,7 +239,9 @@ export default {
 		const filteredTranslations = (translation) => {
 			// return an object with only the properties that exist in the model metadata
 			return Object.keys(translation).reduce((acc, key) => {
-				if (propertyExistsInMetadata(translation[key], key) && translation[key] !== "<p><br></p>") {
+				if (propertyExistsInMetadata(translation[key], key)
+					&& translation[key] !== "<p><br></p>"
+					&& translation[key] !== "<p>&nbsp;</p>") {
 					acc[key] = translation[key];
 				}
 				return acc;
diff --git a/resources/assets/sass/shared/alert.scss b/resources/assets/sass/shared/alert.scss
index 0c352679..aefb1778 100644
--- a/resources/assets/sass/shared/alert.scss
+++ b/resources/assets/sass/shared/alert.scss
@@ -5,7 +5,12 @@
 	z-index: 100000;
 	right: 25px;
 	top: 25px;
-	width: min(calc(100% - 50px), 26.25rem);
+	max-width: 90%;
+
+	h4 {
+		margin: 0;
+		padding: 10px 0;
+	}
 
 	* {
 		color: $white;
diff --git a/resources/lang/en/menu.php b/resources/lang/en/menu.php
index 01e7e1f1..48b784c0 100644
--- a/resources/lang/en/menu.php
+++ b/resources/lang/en/menu.php
@@ -32,5 +32,6 @@
     'moderate_solutions' => 'Moderate solutions',
     'platform_management' => 'Platform Management',
     'manage_users' => 'Manage users',
+    'home' => 'Home',
 
 ];
diff --git a/resources/views/backoffice/partials/header-controls.blade.php b/resources/views/backoffice/partials/header-controls.blade.php
index 16686345..9a754bdc 100644
--- a/resources/views/backoffice/partials/header-controls.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/backoffice/partials/header-controls.blade.php
@@ -20,11 +20,7 @@ class="fa fa-chevron-left"></i></a>
     <div class="collapse navbar-collapse" id="navbarSupportedContent">
         <ul class="navbar-nav ml-auto">
             <li class="nav-item">
-                <a href="{{ route('home') }}" class="navbar-brand">
-                    <img loading="lazy" height="30"
-                         src="{{ asset('images/projects/' . config('app.installation_resources_dir') . '/logo_menu.png') }}"
-                         alt="Main Logo" class="brand-image">
-                </a>
+                <a class="nav-link" href="{{ route('home') }}"> {{ __('menu.home') }} </a>
             </li>
             <li class="nav-item {{ UrlMatchesMenuItem('my-dashboard') }}">
                 <a class="nav-link" href="{{ route('my-dashboard') }}"> {{ __('menu.my_dashboard') }} </a>
diff --git a/resources/views/crowdsourcing-project/layout.blade.php b/resources/views/crowdsourcing-project/layout.blade.php
index a6600f4d..5283b921 100644
--- a/resources/views/crowdsourcing-project/layout.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/crowdsourcing-project/layout.blade.php
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
      style="padding-top: @if (App::environment('staging')) 128.75px @else 93.75px @endif">
     @yield('content')
 </div>
-@if(isset($viewModel->project) && $viewModel->project->defaultTranslation->footer && $viewModel->project->defaultTranslation->footer != "<p><br></p>")
+@if($viewModel->projectHasCustomFooter())
     <footer class="py-5">
         <div class="container">
             {!! $viewModel->project->defaultTranslation->footer !!}
diff --git a/resources/views/crowdsourcing-project/partials/about.blade.php b/resources/views/crowdsourcing-project/partials/about.blade.php
index 5dc5cc71..dbef1479 100644
--- a/resources/views/crowdsourcing-project/partials/about.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/crowdsourcing-project/partials/about.blade.php
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class="h-0 hidden"
                         {!! $viewModel->project->currentTranslation->about !!}
                     </div>
 
-                    @if($viewModel->project->external_url && starts_with($viewModel->project->external_url, ['http', 'https']))
+                    @if($viewModel->projectHasExternalURL())
                         <div class="col-md-10 col-sm-12 p-0 mx-auto">
                             <div class="text-center">
                                 <div class="container-fluid">
diff --git a/resources/views/crowdsourcing-project/partials/external-url.blade.php b/resources/views/crowdsourcing-project/partials/external-url.blade.php
index d7bd07c3..66fff6d1 100644
--- a/resources/views/crowdsourcing-project/partials/external-url.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/crowdsourcing-project/partials/external-url.blade.php
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-@if($viewModel->project->external_url && starts_with($viewModel->project->external_url, ['http', 'https']))
+@if($viewModel->projectHasExternalURL())
     <div class="col-md-5 col-sm-12 mx-auto text-center mt-5">
         <a href="{{$viewModel->project->external_url}}" target="_blank" class="btn call-to-action">
             {{ __("questionnaire.visit_projects_site") }}
diff --git a/resources/views/crowdsourcing-project/partials/navbar.blade.php b/resources/views/crowdsourcing-project/partials/navbar.blade.php
index 8f1ad32c..027c1899 100644
--- a/resources/views/crowdsourcing-project/partials/navbar.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/crowdsourcing-project/partials/navbar.blade.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <div @if (App::environment('staging')) class="header-margin-top" @endif>
     <nav class="main-header navbar navbar-expand-lg navbar-white navbar-light fixed-top navbar-default navbar-fixed-top m-0"
          style="z-index: 100000;">
-        @if(isset($viewModel->project) &&  isset($viewModel->project->external_url) && $viewModel->project->external_url !=null)
+        @if($viewModel->projectHasExternalURL())
             <a class="navbar-brand" target="_blank" href="{{ $viewModel->project->external_url}}">
                 <img loading="lazy" alt="{{$viewModel->project->currentTranslation->name}}"
                      src="{{asset($viewModel->project->logo_path)}}">
@@ -19,10 +19,14 @@
 
         <div class="collapse navbar-collapse pull-right" id="top-menu-content">
             <ul class="nav navbar-nav ml-auto">
-                @if(isset($viewModel->project))
                 <li class="nav-item">
-                    <a class="nav-link" href="/{{ app()->getLocale() }}/{{ $viewModel->project->slug }}">{{ __("menu.the_campaign")}}</a>
+                    <a class="nav-link" href="{{ route('home') }}"> {{ __('menu.home') }} </a>
                 </li>
+                @if(isset($viewModel->project))
+                    <li class="nav-item">
+                        <a class="nav-link"
+                           href="/{{ app()->getLocale() }}/{{ $viewModel->project->slug }}">{{ __("menu.the_campaign")}}</a>
+                    </li>
                 @endif
                 @if(!isset($onErrorPage))
                     @include("partials.login-menu-options")
diff --git a/resources/views/crowdsourcing-project/project-unavailable.blade.php b/resources/views/crowdsourcing-project/project-unavailable.blade.php
index b493b41e..4cd6beb7 100644
--- a/resources/views/crowdsourcing-project/project-unavailable.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/crowdsourcing-project/project-unavailable.blade.php
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class="text">{!! $viewModel->project->currentTranslation->motto_title !!}</h1>
                             </div>
                         </div>
                         <div class="row">
-                            @if($viewModel->project->external_url)
+                            @if($viewModel->projectHasExternalURL())
                                 <div class="col-lg-3 col-md-4 col-sm-10 mx-auto">
                                     <a href="{{ $viewModel->project->external_url }}" target="_blank"
                                        class="btn btn-primary call-to-action">
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Controllers/CrowdSourcingProject/CrowdSourcingProjectControllerTest.php b/tests/Feature/Controllers/CrowdSourcingProject/CrowdSourcingProjectControllerTest.php
index af2b51fe..6ece2e50 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Controllers/CrowdSourcingProject/CrowdSourcingProjectControllerTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Controllers/CrowdSourcingProject/CrowdSourcingProjectControllerTest.php
@@ -336,6 +336,7 @@ public function adminCanStoreProjectWithValidData() {
                 'color_ids' => [1],
                 'color_names' => [$faker->name],
                 'color_codes' => [$faker->hexColor],
+                'motto_title' => $faker->name,
                 'motto_subtitle' => $faker->text,
             ]);
 
@@ -459,6 +460,7 @@ public function adminCanUpdateProjectWithValidData() {
                 'color_ids' => [1],
                 'color_names' => [$faker->name],
                 'color_codes' => [$faker->hexColor],
+                'motto_title' => $faker->name,
                 'motto_subtitle' => $faker->text,
             ]);