diff --git a/addons/website_slides/models/slide_channel.py b/addons/website_slides/models/slide_channel.py
index 21b09fac862..e0ae74a9aec 100644
--- a/addons/website_slides/models/slide_channel.py
+++ b/addons/website_slides/models/slide_channel.py
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ class Channel(models.Model):
         ('most_viewed', 'Most Viewed'),
         ('specific', 'Select Manually'),
         ('none', 'None')],
-        string="Featured Content", default='specific', required=False,
+        string="Featured Content", default='latest', required=False,
         help='Defines the content that will be promoted on the course home page',
     )
     promoted_slide_id = fields.Many2one('slide.slide', string='Promoted Slide')