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Set Homepage Link

A relic of the past. This script attempts to set the current page as the user's homepage. Since modern browsers block this, it now serves as an educational example of how to handle deprecated features gracefully.

Copy the Script

<script>
function setHomepage() {
    if (document.all && document.getElementById) {
        // Ancient IE logic
        document.body.style.behavior = 'url(#default#homepage)';
        document.body.setHomePage(window.location.href);
    } else {
        // Modern Fallback
        alert("To make this your homepage, drag the URL from the address bar onto your 'Home' icon.");
    }
}
</script>

<a href="#" onclick="setHomepage(); return false;">Set Homepage</a>

Frequently Asked Questions

In the early 2000s, websites could hijack a user's homepage setting via JavaScript. To prevent malware and annoyance, all modern browser vendors completely removed this capability.

No programmatic workaround exists. The only 'solution' is to show a tooltip or modal instructing the user how to manually drag your URL to their home icon or settings.

It was primarily an Internet Explorer feature (IE5-IE8) using `style.behavior='url(#default#homepage)'`.