diff --git a/mayan/apps/appearance/templates/appearance/home.html b/mayan/apps/appearance/templates/appearance/home.html
index 38e3c6650c..b25a73fbd0 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/appearance/templates/appearance/home.html
+++ b/mayan/apps/appearance/templates/appearance/home.html
@@ -15,6 +15,26 @@
 
     <div class="row">
         <div class="col-xs-12">
+            {% if missing_list %}
+                <div class="panel panel-primary">
+                    <div class="panel-heading">
+                        <h3 class="panel-title">{% trans 'Getting started' %}</h3>
+                    </div>
+                    <div class="panel-body">
+                        {% trans 'Before you can fully use Mayan EDMS you need the following:' %}
+
+                        <div class="list-group">
+                            {% for missing in missing_list %}
+                                <a href="{% url missing.view %}" class="list-group-item">
+                                    <h4 class="list-group-item-heading">{{ missing.label }}</h4>
+                                    <p class="list-group-item-text">{{ missing.description }}</p>
+                                </a>
+                            {% endfor %}
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+            {% endif %}
+
             <div class="well center-block">
                 <div class="row">
                     {% with 'navigation/large_button_link.html' as link_template %}
@@ -34,7 +54,7 @@
                         <input class="form-control" name="q" placeholder="{% trans 'Space separated terms' %}" type="text">
                         <span class="input-group-btn">
                             <button class="btn btn-default" type="submit">{% trans 'Search' %}</button>
-                            <a class="btn btn-primary" href="{% url 'search:search_advanced' %}">{% trans 'Advanced search' %}</a>
+                            <a class="btn btn-primary" href="{% url 'search:search_advanced' %}">{% trans 'Advanced' %}</a>
                         </span>
                     </div>
                 </form>
diff --git a/mayan/apps/documents/apps.py b/mayan/apps/documents/apps.py
index 84a4e622a5..08ddc52222 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/documents/apps.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/documents/apps.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from common.classes import ModelAttribute
 from common.utils import encapsulate, validate_path
 from dynamic_search.classes import SearchModel
 from events.permissions import PERMISSION_EVENTS_VIEW
-from main import FrontPageButton
+from main import FrontPageButton, MissingItem
 from main.api import register_maintenance_links
 from navigation.api import register_links, register_model_list_columns
 from navigation.links import link_spacer
@@ -149,3 +149,5 @@ class DocumentsApp(apps.AppConfig):
         registry.register(Document)
 
         DocumentPage.add_to_class('get_transformation_list', lambda document_page: DocumentPageTransformation.objects.get_for_document_page_as_list(document_page))
+
+        MissingItem(label=_('Create a document type'), description=_('Every uploaded document must be assigned a document type, it is the basic way Mayan EDMS categorizes documents.'), condition=lambda: not DocumentType.objects.exists(), view='documents:document_type_list')
diff --git a/mayan/apps/main/__init__.py b/mayan/apps/main/__init__.py
index 212da1b862..4be245e2f4 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/main/__init__.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/main/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-from .classes import FrontPageButton  # NOQA
+from .classes import FrontPageButton, MissingItem  # NOQA
diff --git a/mayan/apps/main/classes.py b/mayan/apps/main/classes.py
index 63e788b596..6178dff7b2 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/main/classes.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/main/classes.py
@@ -8,3 +8,19 @@ class FrontPageButton(object):
     def __init__(self, link):
         self.link = link
         self.__class__._registry.append(link)
+
+
+class MissingItem(object):
+    _registry = []
+
+    @classmethod
+    def get_all(cls):
+        return cls._registry
+
+    def __init__(self, label, condition, description, view):
+        self.label = label
+        self.condition = condition
+        self.description = description
+        self.view = view
+        self.__class__._registry.append(self)
+
diff --git a/mayan/apps/main/views.py b/mayan/apps/main/views.py
index 83fda4df8d..4201677a49 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/main/views.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/main/views.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from dynamic_search.classes import SearchModel
 from permissions.models import Permission
 
 from .api import diagnostics, tools
-from .classes import FrontPageButton
+from .classes import FrontPageButton, MissingItem
 
 
 def home(request):
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ def home(request):
         'query_string': request.GET,
         'hide_links': True,
         'search_results_limit': 100,
+        'missing_list': [item for item in MissingItem.get_all() if item.condition()],
     }
 
     if request.GET:
diff --git a/mayan/apps/sources/apps.py b/mayan/apps/sources/apps.py
index f1d52c0c41..63ffa559a0 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/sources/apps.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/sources/apps.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 from common.utils import encapsulate
 from documents.links import document_list_recent, document_list
 from documents.models import Document
-from main import FrontPageButton
+from main import FrontPageButton, MissingItem
 from navigation.api import register_links, register_model_list_columns
 from project_setup.api import register_setup
 from rest_api.classes import APIEndPoint
@@ -50,3 +50,5 @@ class SourcesApp(apps.AppConfig):
         APIEndPoint('sources')
 
         FrontPageButton(link=document_create_multiple)
+
+        MissingItem(label=_('Create a document source'), description=_('Document sources are the way in which new documents are feed to Mayan EDMS, create at least a web form source to be able to upload documents from a browser.'), condition=lambda: not Source.objects.exists(), view='sources:setup_source_list')
diff --git a/mayan/settings/base.py b/mayan/settings/base.py
index 2a02c72855..040d357cae 100644
--- a/mayan/settings/base.py
+++ b/mayan/settings/base.py
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ ALLOWED_HOSTS = []
 # Application definition
 
 INSTALLED_APPS = (
+    # Placed at the top so it can override any template
+    'appearance.apps.AppearanceApp',
     # 3rd party
     'suit',
     # Django
@@ -75,7 +77,6 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = (
     'smart_settings.apps.SmartSettingsApp',
     'user_management.apps.UserManagementApp',
     # Mayan EDMS
-    'appearance.apps.AppearanceApp',
     'checkouts.apps.CheckoutsApp',
     'document_acls.apps.DocumentACLsApp',
     'document_comments.apps.DocumentCommentsApp',