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Little bit of background that might seem technical - I'm looking for a name for this common pattern in web design - if you are not logged-in, the homepage shows a marketing landing page. But once you log-in you see a completely different homepage e.g. Facebook shows a sign-up form first - and your feed once you are logged-in.

Design pattern names are typically nouns (for e.g. Visitor Pattern). I like to avoid terms with negative connotation like Bipolar or Split personality.

Some of the names I could think of were:

  • Dual Homepage
  • Duplex Homepage
  • Ambiverted Homepage
  • Janus-headed Home

I am not entirely happy with any of these. I am pretty sure I am missing some obvious word to describe someone who behaves in two different ways depending on the context. Appreciate any help in my search to find a proper name.

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  • How about dynamic ? or mutable such as with functions. Commented Feb 27, 2021 at 14:33
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    The glass is half full.
    – Robusto
    Commented Feb 27, 2021 at 14:38
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    Or maybe you should go with Jekyll and hyde.
    – user405662
    Commented Feb 27, 2021 at 14:45
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    How would the word be used in a piece of natural-sounding prose?
    – Lawrence
    Commented Feb 27, 2021 at 15:33
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    I’m voting to close this question; requests for help in choosing names is explicitly off-topic. Commented Feb 27, 2021 at 16:18

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What about double homepage, twin homepages, second homepage, two-step homepage, progressive homepage, two-state homepage, bistable homepage, logging cycle?

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  • Bistable Homepage sounds appropriate!
    – arocks
    Commented Feb 28, 2021 at 2:39
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The website sounds like the TARDIS from the popular British sci-fi TV show, Doctor Who, so assuming once logged it is a richer experience, perhaps your pattern could be named a "TARDIS homepage",

View from outside before you log in :

tardis

but once you login & get inside ...

tardis interior

PS. Yes, I know naming things is off topic, but I found this one hard to resist.

PPS. These images are copied from Wikipedia, so I assume no copyright issues using them here.

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    I like it. But I'm not sure if someone would the get the reference if they haven't watched Doctor Who.
    – arocks
    Commented Feb 28, 2021 at 2:38
  • I would look into copyright issues...
    – Greybeard
    Commented Feb 28, 2021 at 12:27
  • Do you mean the images? @Greybeard
    – k1eran
    Commented Feb 28, 2021 at 12:28
  • I’ve now added a PPS to say from where the images were taken.
    – k1eran
    Commented Feb 28, 2021 at 12:33

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