[PATCH] Make default pages configurable

[Naïm Favier]

> Missing sign-off.  See https://developercertificate.org/ for what this
> means.

Sorry, I didn't realise signing off was required. Is this mentioned somewhere,
or just a tacit convention in most open-source projects?

> The commit message also needs to explain *why* we want this change in
> addition to how the change is implemented.

The rationale for the change seemed pretty obvious, but I'll make sure to
include a sentence or two about it.

Should I send the new patch as a new thread, or simply reply to this one?