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{{redirects|Welcome}} {{for|misspelling|Unusual Greetings#Weclome}}
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[[Image:Intro decision page.png|thumb|220px|Come on in here!]]
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[[File:NewIndexPage.png|thumb|220px|Come on in here!]]
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The '''[[Wikipedia:Webserver directory index|index page]]''' is what greets you when you visit [[homestarrunner.com]], giving you links to watch the [[Intro]] or go to one of the [[main pages]]. Before the index page was created (''ca.'' June 10, 2003), one was directed straight to one of the [[:Category:Intro Toons|introduction toons]].
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The '''{{w|Web server directory index|index page}}''' is what first greets visitors to [[homestarrunner.com]]. In addition to directing viewers to a [[Main Pages|main page]], [[Index Page Messages|recent updates]] and [[store]] items are also highlighted.
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This page is traditionally replaced by an [[Wikipedia:April Fools' Day|April Fools']] gag on the first of April. In 2003, viewers of this page were taken to a [[King of Town Intro]] and [[King of Town Main Page]]. In 2004, it was replaced by the [[Under Construction]] page. In 2005, this page was replaced by [[HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS!]], which greeted viewers by informing them that Homestar Runner had become a subscription site. In 2009, it was replaced with [[April Fool 09]], which took the [[Intro]] and [[Sbemailiarized Entertainment|retroactively changed it into a Strong Bad email]]. In 2010, it was replaced with [[Xeriouxly Forxe]]. In 2014, it was replaced with [[April Fools' 2014]], which remained in its place for roughly three months.
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'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|Pom Pom}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}, {{Film|The Poopsmith}}, {{Film|Homsar}}, {{Film|Trogdor}} (Trogday 2008), {{Film|Sticklyman}} (December 31, 2020)
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On January 13, 2008, the regular intro page was replaced with a picture of [[Trogdor]] in the shape of a ''5'' to celebrate Trogdor's fifth birthday. It was later changed back on January 21, 2008.
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'''Places:''' [[The Field]]
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Clicking "come on in" will only take you to one of the older Main Pages ''(1 through 20)''. However, on the Trogdor index page, the other main pages were added.
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'''Date:''' ''ca.'' June 10, 2003 (original), December 31, 2020 (current version)
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Between January 21 and March 31, 2010, the index page featured a "shop our store" link. The link was removed and the original index page was restored on April 2, 2010.
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'''Page Title:''' Everybody! Everybody!<br>
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:'''Trogday 2008 Page Title:''' Troggie Turns Five!<br>
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:'''April Fool 2014 Page Title:''' Everybody! Everybody?<br>
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:'''2018 Redesign Page Title:''' Hey Look! A New Homestar Runner Website Thing To Click On Things On!<br>
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:'''December 31, 2020 Page Title:''' Umber Construmption!
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An [[Old-Timey]] version of the Index Page featuring [[The Homestar Runner]] was made in [[sbemail206]].
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==History==
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Before the index page was created, an [[:Category:Intro Toons|introduction toon]] automatically played for visitors that would then redirect to a main page.
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On January 13, 2018, non-[[Flash]] text was added to the page mentioning the possible retirement of Flash.
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===Yellow Index Page (2003-2020)===
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[[Image:Intro decision page.png|thumb|220px|Everybody! Everybody!]]
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The first index page (created ''ca.'' June 10, 2003) featured [[Homestar Runner]], silently standing still but blinking, in front of a golden backdrop with the text "homestarrunner.com" tiled behind him at varying opacity. Homestar was accompanied by two options: "come on in" {{--}} leading to a random [[Main Pages|main page]] {{--}} and "watch intro" {{--}} playing [[Old New Intro|the introduction animation]] and then automatically redirecting to a random main page. The [[navbar]] was also visible, allowing visitors to bypass the two options and directly navigate to a specific subsection of the site.
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'''Page Title:''' Everybody! Everybody!<br>
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"Come on in" would only select from the first [[Main Page 20|20]] main pages, and the intro only the first [[Main Page 14|14]], even though there were 26 main pages by the time this index page was replaced.
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'''Trogdor Page Title:''' Troggie Turns Five!<br>
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'''April Fools' 2014 Page Title:''' Everybody! Everybody?
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Through 2005, the [[Ween Intro]] would play during the [[Halloween]] season.<!--when exactly was it in place?-->
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====April Fools' Day====
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This page was frequently replaced or altered for an [[April Fools' Day]] gag on the first of April.
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<!--The [[King of Town Intro]] predates the Index Page and does not need to be mentioned here.-->
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*'''2004:''' A faux {{w|Domain parking|parked domain}} page suggested that the [[homestarrunner.com]] URL was now held by [[Thorax Corporation]], before revealing the [[20X6]] toon [[Under Construction]].
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*'''2005:''' [[HomestarRunner.com: PAY PLUS!]] greeted viewers by informing them that Homestar Runner had become a subscription-based site.
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*'''2006:''' The index page, along with most of the website, [[April Fools' 2006|was rotated upside-down]].
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*'''2009:''' [[April Fool 09]] replaced the index page, changing the [[Old New Intro|intro]] into [[Sbemailiarized Entertainment|a Strong Bad email]].
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*'''2010:''' The toon [[Xeriouxly Forxe]], announcing extreme redesigns for the characters, automatically played.
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*'''2014:''' The index page [[April Fool 2014|appeared old and dilapidated]] before playing a toon joking about [[Hiatuses|the current status of the website]]. This alternate index page remained in place for roughly three months.
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<gallery heights=96px>
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File:underconstruction02.png|Domain reserved<br/>(2004)
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File:Payplus.PNG|New annual fee!<br/>(2005)
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Image:Intro decision page flipped.png|Flip 'em Up Fran<br/>(2006)
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Image:AprilFools2014.png|Dilapidated index page (2014)
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</gallery>
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====Trogday 08====
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[[Image:Trogdor Intro.png|thumb|Troggie Turns Five!]]
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On January 13, 2008, the index page featured a picture of [[Trogdor]] in the shape of the numeral 5 (referred to elsewhere [[Store T-Shirts#tshirt_5dor|as Five-dor]]) on a black background, to celebrate [[Trogday (holiday)|Trogdor's fifth birthday]]. The two text options appeared in all caps with exclamation points. This page remained up for a week, returning to normal on January 21.
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Unlike the standard index page, "come on in!" on the Five-dor index page linked to all the existing main pages (1 through [[Main Page 24|24]]).
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====Other Variations====
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On January 21, 2010, a "shop our store" link was added and the "come on in" link was moved to the center of the page. After [[Xeriouxly Forxe|that year's April Fools']], the original index page was restored on April 2.
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An [[Old-Timey]] version of the index page featuring a mechanized [[The Homestar Runner]] was shown in [[sbemail 206]], though it never was in place on the actual index page.
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<gallery heights=96px>
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Image:Intro decision page with store.png|"shop our store" link (Jan {{-}} Mar 2010)
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File:oldtimeywebsite.png|Old-Timey index page from [[sbemail 206]]
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</gallery>
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====Post-Flash Transition (2018-2020)====
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{{seealso|Post-Flash Site Update}}
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On January 13, 2018, an [[Index Page Footer|HTML footer]] was added to the page mentioning the retirement of [[Flash]]. It announced a future redesign of the site, linked to [[YouTube]] videos and the HTML [[TROGDOR!]] game, and allowed viewers to sign up for [[the Deleteheads Download]] mailing list. This text was updated frequently, usually for announcements.
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On July 17, 2018, an unfinished redesigned version was revealed at [[newhr:|new.homestarrunner.com]]. This re-imagined index page featured an embedded YouTube player, with drop-down menus for playlists and episodes. However, it was given little attention and few to no updates after its unveiling, later officially referred to as abandoned.
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On December 31, 2020, the page was replaced by a white screen with an image of [[Sticklyman]], stating that the site was "way under construction" and "might [[be's]] down and/or weird for a bit". Soon after, [[Post-Flash Site Update|the website was updated]], and the page was upgraded to the current version.
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== Variations ==
 
<gallery>
<gallery>
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Image:Trogdor Intro.png|Troggie Turns Five!
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File:IndexHTML.png|HTML footer<br/>(Jan {{-}} Mar 2018)
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Image:Intro decision page flipped.png|Flipped index page for April Fools' 2006
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File:PAXIndexPage.png|HTML footer<br/>(Mar {{-}} Apr 2018)
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Image:Intro decision page with store.png|With "shop our store" link (January to March 2010)
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File:IndexPageRedesign.png|Abandoned redesign
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Image:AprilFools2014.png|Dilapidated index page for April Fools' 2014
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File:underconstruction.jpg|December 31, 2020
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File:oldtimeywebsite.png|Old-Timey Index Page
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File:characters group.png|Image of the main cast from HTML5 redesign
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</gallery>
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== January 13, 2018 Variation ==
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== Current Version (2021-Present) ==
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{{sectionstub}}
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''From "[[Post-Flash Site Update#Post-Flash Update Notice|post-flash update!]]":''
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<blockquote>The first thing you'll notice is that the landing page when you go to homestarrunner.com is very different. There are now useful things on here! Not just "watch intro!"</blockquote>
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The index page features [[Homestar Runner]] and [[Strong Bad]] standing in a stylized version of [[the Field]], underneath "homestarrunner.com" written in large text. A blue ribbon reading "come on in" on the left leads to a random main page. On the right are two content blocks of auto-scrolling captioned images: "the latest [[style]]s", consisting of [[Index Page Messages|messages about updates]], and "[[store]]", highlighting recent products at all three storefronts. A feed of [[@StrongBadActual]] tweets was featured alongside these two widgets; this was removed November 23, 2023.
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The scene changes to reflect the time of day on the viewer's computer clock (in a manner similar to the old [[Store Thank You Messages]]):
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<gallery>
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Image:IndexPageSunrise.png|Dawn<br/>(7:00AM {{-}} 9:59AM)
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File:NewIndexPage.png|Daytime<br/>(10:00AM {{-}} 5:59PM)
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Image:IndexPageSunset.png|Sunset<br/>(6:00PM {{-}} 7:59PM)
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Image:IndexPageNight.png|Nighttime<br/>(8:00PM {{-}} 6:59AM)
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</gallery>
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== Easter Eggs ==
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*Characters will occasionally peek in from the left, and will say a line when clicked. Clicking near the left side of the screen will also make a character show up.
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**'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises}''
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**'''STRONG MAD:''' I'M A WEBSITE!
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**'''STRONG SAD:''' Leave me alone!
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**'''POM POM:''' ''{bubbles}''
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**'''MARZIPAN:''' Lookin' pretty good!
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**'''COACH Z:''' This is a great worbsite!
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**'''BUBS:''' That's five dollars a click!
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**'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Doo hoo hoo hoo!
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**'''THE POOPSMITH:''' ''{"splat" sound}''
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**'''HOMSAR:''' Ah'm a real batch export!
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== See Also ==
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* [[Index Page Messages]]
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* [[Index Page Footer]]
== External Links ==
== External Links ==
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*[[HR:index.html|visit the Index Page]]
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*[[HR:|visit the index page]]
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*[[HR:welcome.swf|view the Flash file]]
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*[[oldhr:index.html|visit the Flash index page]]
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*[[HR:fivedor.swf|view the Flash file for the Trogdor Index page]]
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*[[oldhr:welcome.swf|view the Flash file]]
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*[[oldhr:fivedor.swf|view the Flash file for the Trogdor index page]]
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*[[newhr:|View an old redesign of the index page]]
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20100227190708/http://www.homestarrunner.com/ view the "Shop Our Store" version]
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20100227190708/http://www.homestarrunner.com/ view the "Shop Our Store" version]
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20210101004701/https://homestarrunner.com/ visit the December 31, 2020 version]
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{{H*RNav}}
[[Category:Special Pages]]
[[Category:Special Pages]]
[[Category:Homestar Runner Filmography]]
[[Category:Homestar Runner Filmography]]

Current revision as of 12:29, 30 June 2024

"Welcome" redirects here. For the misspelling, see Unusual Greetings#Weclome.
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Come on in here!

The index page is what first greets visitors to homestarrunner.com. In addition to directing viewers to a main page, recent updates and store items are also highlighted.

Cast (in order of appearance): Homestar Runner, Strong Bad, The Cheat, Strong Mad, Strong Sad, Pom Pom, Marzipan, Coach Z, Bubs, The King of Town, The Poopsmith, Homsar, Trogdor (Trogday 2008), Sticklyman (December 31, 2020)

Places: The Field

Date: ca. June 10, 2003 (original), December 31, 2020 (current version)

Page Title: Everybody! Everybody!

Trogday 2008 Page Title: Troggie Turns Five!
April Fool 2014 Page Title: Everybody! Everybody?
2018 Redesign Page Title: Hey Look! A New Homestar Runner Website Thing To Click On Things On!
December 31, 2020 Page Title: Umber Construmption!

Contents

[edit] History

Before the index page was created, an introduction toon automatically played for visitors that would then redirect to a main page.

[edit] Yellow Index Page (2003-2020)

Everybody! Everybody!

The first index page (created ca. June 10, 2003) featured Homestar Runner, silently standing still but blinking, in front of a golden backdrop with the text "homestarrunner.com" tiled behind him at varying opacity. Homestar was accompanied by two options: "come on in" — leading to a random main page — and "watch intro" — playing the introduction animation and then automatically redirecting to a random main page. The navbar was also visible, allowing visitors to bypass the two options and directly navigate to a specific subsection of the site.

"Come on in" would only select from the first 20 main pages, and the intro only the first 14, even though there were 26 main pages by the time this index page was replaced.

Through 2005, the Ween Intro would play during the Halloween season.

[edit] April Fools' Day

This page was frequently replaced or altered for an April Fools' Day gag on the first of April.

Domain reserved
(2004)

New annual fee!
(2005)

Flip 'em Up Fran
(2006)

Dilapidated index page (2014)

[edit] Trogday 08

Troggie Turns Five!

On January 13, 2008, the index page featured a picture of Trogdor in the shape of the numeral 5 (referred to elsewhere as Five-dor) on a black background, to celebrate Trogdor's fifth birthday. The two text options appeared in all caps with exclamation points. This page remained up for a week, returning to normal on January 21.

Unlike the standard index page, "come on in!" on the Five-dor index page linked to all the existing main pages (1 through 24).

[edit] Other Variations

On January 21, 2010, a "shop our store" link was added and the "come on in" link was moved to the center of the page. After that year's April Fools', the original index page was restored on April 2.

An Old-Timey version of the index page featuring a mechanized The Homestar Runner was shown in sbemail 206, though it never was in place on the actual index page.

"shop our store" link (Jan – Mar 2010)

Old-Timey index page from sbemail 206

[edit] Post-Flash Transition (2018-2020)

See also Post-Flash Site Update

On January 13, 2018, an HTML footer was added to the page mentioning the retirement of Flash. It announced a future redesign of the site, linked to YouTube videos and the HTML TROGDOR! game, and allowed viewers to sign up for the Deleteheads Download mailing list. This text was updated frequently, usually for announcements.

On July 17, 2018, an unfinished redesigned version was revealed at new.homestarrunner.com. This re-imagined index page featured an embedded YouTube player, with drop-down menus for playlists and episodes. However, it was given little attention and few to no updates after its unveiling, later officially referred to as abandoned.

On December 31, 2020, the page was replaced by a white screen with an image of Sticklyman, stating that the site was "way under construction" and "might be's down and/or weird for a bit". Soon after, the website was updated, and the page was upgraded to the current version.

HTML footer
(Jan – Mar 2018)

HTML footer
(Mar – Apr 2018)

Abandoned redesign

December 31, 2020

[edit] Current Version (2021-Present)

From "post-flash update!":

The first thing you'll notice is that the landing page when you go to homestarrunner.com is very different. There are now useful things on here! Not just "watch intro!"

The index page features Homestar Runner and Strong Bad standing in a stylized version of the Field, underneath "homestarrunner.com" written in large text. A blue ribbon reading "come on in" on the left leads to a random main page. On the right are two content blocks of auto-scrolling captioned images: "the latest styles", consisting of messages about updates, and "store", highlighting recent products at all three storefronts. A feed of @StrongBadActual tweets was featured alongside these two widgets; this was removed November 23, 2023.

The scene changes to reflect the time of day on the viewer's computer clock (in a manner similar to the old Store Thank You Messages):

Dawn
(7:00AM – 9:59AM)

Daytime
(10:00AM – 5:59PM)

Sunset
(6:00PM – 7:59PM)

Nighttime
(8:00PM – 6:59AM)

[edit] Easter Eggs

  • Characters will occasionally peek in from the left, and will say a line when clicked. Clicking near the left side of the screen will also make a character show up.
    • THE CHEAT: {The Cheat noises}
    • STRONG MAD: I'M A WEBSITE!
    • STRONG SAD: Leave me alone!
    • POM POM: {bubbles}
    • MARZIPAN: Lookin' pretty good!
    • COACH Z: This is a great worbsite!
    • BUBS: That's five dollars a click!
    • THE KING OF TOWN: Doo hoo hoo hoo!
    • THE POOPSMITH: {"splat" sound}
    • HOMSAR: Ah'm a real batch export!

[edit] See Also

[edit] External Links

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Navigation Bar Index Page | Main Pages | Toons Menu | Strong Bad Email Menu | Games Menu | Store | Contact
Popups Quote of the Week | Weekly Fanstuff | Sketchbook | Random Toon
Other Character Videos | Downloads | Museum | Legal | YouTube
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