diff --git a/app/controllers/home_controller.rb b/app/controllers/home_controller.rb
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+# replace index at the bottom with this code
+
+def index
+    @homepage = Homepage.new(@current_user)
+@random_user = User.unscoped.order(Arel.sql("RAND()")).first
+    unless @homepage.logged_in?
+      @user_count, @work_count, @fandom_count = @homepage.rounded_counts
+    end
+
+    @hide_dashboard = true
+    render action: 'index', layout: 'application'
+end
+end
+