Home page

[1] Usually, the home page is located at the root of the website's domain or subdomain.

The term may also refer to the start page shown in a web browser when the application first opens.

Good home page design is usually a high priority for a website;[4] for example, a news website may curate headlines and first paragraphs of top stories, with links to full articles.

[7] A poorly designed home page can overwhelm and deter visitors from the site.

Moreover, there is a niche market of websites intended to be used solely as start pages.

The home page of the English Wikipedia (in 2023) is displayed in a web browser . The small house-shaped button in the upper left is for the browser's start page.