Make homepage more candid (and update signin buttons)

[matmanna]

Makes the following changes

• the "start tracking" buttons in the hero and navbar become "get started" and "sign in" respectively due to several complaints that they were confusing. (Start tracking -> Sign in on homepage header #1046)
  

• the features grid item "drill down into every file" is not possible in Hackatime (at least until Project pages! #1028 is merged!) becomes "use lapse to track time for anything" (this is a unique hackatime-adjacent feature which wakatime doesn't have)
  

• the features grid item "private leaderboards (coming soon) enable competition within teams" becomes "leaderboards, streaks, and goals boost competition and consistency"

• the "get started in 30 seconds" and "get started in 2 minutes" become "get started in just minutes"
  

• things that make it seem only for coding ("start tracking your code") become "what are you waiting for?" in order to not artifically imply hackatime is only coding.
  

Overall, this PR aims to make the homepage more accurately reflect the current state of Hackatime by both removing inaccuracies and adding things to advertise unmentioned strengths of the platform. Additionally, it should make the difference between hackatime and wakatime more clear by highlighting features like lapse compatibility.

[greptile-apps]

Greptile Summary

This PR updates homepage and WakaTime alternative page copy to better reflect Hackatime's current capabilities — replacing misleading "start tracking" CTAs with clearer "Sign In" / "Get Started" labels, removing inaccurate feature claims (file-level insights, coming-soon leaderboards), and highlighting Hackatime-specific strengths like Lapse integration and built-in motivation tools.

Key changes:

• Navbar and hero CTAs renamed for clarity (Sign In in the header, Get Started in the hero) across SignedOut.svelte and WakatimeAlternative.svelte
• FeaturesGrid.svelte: "File-level insights" replaced with Lapse-based tracking; "Leaderboards (coming soon)" replaced with "Built-in Motivation" (leaderboards, goals, streaks, email summaries)
• HowItWorks.svelte: Step 02 updated to "Run Installer" and step 03 simplified to "Done!" — though the "Configure" heading no longer matches its body copy
• CTASection.svelte: Heading and stat line broadened from coding-only language
• WakatimeAlternative.svelte: New "Track time for non-coding or web editors" benefit added; setup time copy loosened

One content inconsistency to resolve: FeaturesGrid.svelte now advertises "email summaries" as a shipped feature, but WakatimeAlternative.svelte still lists "No email summaries" as an honest trade-off. Since weekly summary emails genuinely exist in the product (Notifications.svelte), the trade-off entry should be removed or updated.

Confidence Score: 3/5

• Safe to merge after resolving the email-summaries contradiction between FeaturesGrid and WakatimeAlternative.
• All changes are pure UI/copy updates with no logic, data, or security implications. The one substantive issue — advertising email summaries as a feature on one page while explicitly calling them missing on another — is a content accuracy problem that could mislead visitors and should be fixed before shipping. The HowItWorks heading/body mismatch is a minor UX nit.
• app/javascript/pages/Home/signedOut/FeaturesGrid.svelte and app/javascript/pages/WakatimeAlternative.svelte need their email summaries claims reconciled.

Important Files Changed

Filename	Overview
app/javascript/pages/Home/SignedOut.svelte	Navbar "Start tracking" → "Sign In", hero CTA "Start tracking" → "Get Started"; clean, minimal text-only changes with no logic impact.
app/javascript/pages/Home/signedOut/CTASection.svelte	Heading changed to "What are you waiting for?" and stat copy updated from "coding" to "work"; straightforward copy update with no issues.
app/javascript/pages/Home/signedOut/FeaturesGrid.svelte	Two feature cards updated; the new "email summaries" claim in "Built-in Motivation" contradicts the "No email summaries" trade-off still present on WakatimeAlternative.svelte — needs reconciliation.
app/javascript/pages/Home/signedOut/HowItWorks.svelte	Steps 02 and 03 rewritten; step 03 heading "Configure" now conflicts with its body copy starting "Done!" — minor UX clarity issue.
app/javascript/pages/WakatimeAlternative.svelte	Navbar button and setup time copy updated; new "Track time for non-coding or web editors" benefit added, but the existing "No email summaries" trade-off is now stale and contradicts FeaturesGrid.

Flowchart

%%{init: {'theme': 'neutral'}}%%
flowchart TD
    A[Visitor arrives] --> B{Signed in?}
    B -- Yes --> Z[App Dashboard]
    B -- No --> C[SignedOut.svelte\nNavbar: Sign In\nHero: Get Started]
    C --> D[FeaturesGrid\n- Track everything with Lapse\n- Built-in Motivation]
    C --> E[HowItWorks\n01 Register\n02 Run Installer\n03 Configure]
    C --> F[CTASection\nWhat are you waiting for?]
    D --> G[Sign In CTA]
    E --> G
    F --> G
    G --> H[signin page]
    H --> Z
    A --> I[WakatimeAlternative.svelte\nNavbar: Get Started\nBenefits list updated]
    I --> G

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Comments Outside Diff (1)

1. app/javascript/pages/Home/signedOut/HowItWorks.svelte, line 30-36 (link)

   Step heading and content are mismatched

   The step is titled "Configure" but its description now just reads "Done! Your work is now tracked across project repositories." The word "Done!" is odd in a step called "Configure" — it implies configuration happened automatically, but doesn't tell users what was configured or what they need to do. The old text described a concrete action ("Enter your API key and set the api_url to Hackatime").

   Consider either:

   • Renaming the step heading to match the new passive tone (e.g., "You're done!"), or
   • Briefly describing what the installer in step 02 configured, so the flow makes sense to a new visitor
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   This is a comment left during a code review.
   Path: app/javascript/pages/Home/signedOut/HowItWorks.svelte
   Line: 30-36
   
   Comment:
   **Step heading and content are mismatched**
   
   The step is titled **"Configure"** but its description now just reads "Done! Your work is now tracked across project repositories." The word "Done!" is odd in a step called "Configure" — it implies configuration happened automatically, but doesn't tell users what was configured or what they need to do. The old text described a concrete action ("Enter your API key and set the `api_url` to Hackatime").
   
   Consider either:
   - Renaming the step heading to match the new passive tone (e.g., "You're done!"), or
   - Briefly describing what the installer in step 02 configured, so the flow makes sense to a new visitor
   
   How can I resolve this? If you propose a fix, please make it concise.

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Path: app/javascript/pages/Home/signedOut/FeaturesGrid.svelte
Line: 31

Comment:
**Content contradiction with WakatimeAlternative page**

`FeaturesGrid.svelte` now advertises "email summaries" as an existing feature under "Built-in Motivation", but `WakatimeAlternative.svelte` (line 126–128) still explicitly lists "No email summaries" as an honest trade-off:

> "WakaTime sends weekly email reports. Hackatime doesn't currently offer email digests, but this is a feature we're actively working on."

These two statements directly contradict each other on the same website. Since a weekly summary email actually does exist (see `Notifications.svelte` — `weekly_summary_email_enabled`, "Weekly coding summary email (sent Fridays at 5:30 PM GMT)"), the `WakatimeAlternative.svelte` trade-offs section needs to be updated to remove or correct the "No email summaries" entry as part of this PR.

How can I resolve this? If you propose a fix, please make it concise.

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This is a comment left during a code review.
Path: app/javascript/pages/Home/signedOut/HowItWorks.svelte
Line: 30-36

Comment:
**Step heading and content are mismatched**

The step is titled **"Configure"** but its description now just reads "Done! Your work is now tracked across project repositories." The word "Done!" is odd in a step called "Configure" — it implies configuration happened automatically, but doesn't tell users what was configured or what they need to do. The old text described a concrete action ("Enter your API key and set the `api_url` to Hackatime").

Consider either:
- Renaming the step heading to match the new passive tone (e.g., "You're done!"), or
- Briefly describing what the installer in step 02 configured, so the flow makes sense to a new visitor

How can I resolve this? If you propose a fix, please make it concise.

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This is a comment left during a code review.
Path: app/javascript/pages/WakatimeAlternative.svelte
Line: 138

Comment:
**Benefit copy is vague**

"Track time for non-coding or web editors" is a bit ambiguous — "web editors" could mean online code editors (like CodePen), but the intent seems to be non-coding tools. Consider a clearer phrase such as "Track time for non-coding tasks using Lapse screen recording" to make the Lapse integration explicit and consistent with the home page copy.

How can I resolve this? If you propose a fix, please make it concise.

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[matmanna]

@greptileai rereview

[greptile-apps]

Content contradiction with WakatimeAlternative page

FeaturesGrid.svelte now advertises "email summaries" as an existing feature under "Built-in Motivation", but WakatimeAlternative.svelte (line 126–128) still explicitly lists "No email summaries" as an honest trade-off:

"WakaTime sends weekly email reports. Hackatime doesn't currently offer email digests, but this is a feature we're actively working on."

These two statements directly contradict each other on the same website. Since a weekly summary email actually does exist (see Notifications.svelte — weekly_summary_email_enabled, "Weekly coding summary email (sent Fridays at 5:30 PM GMT)"), the WakatimeAlternative.svelte trade-offs section needs to be updated to remove or correct the "No email summaries" entry as part of this PR.

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This is a comment left during a code review.
Path: app/javascript/pages/Home/signedOut/FeaturesGrid.svelte
Line: 31

Comment:
**Content contradiction with WakatimeAlternative page**

`FeaturesGrid.svelte` now advertises "email summaries" as an existing feature under "Built-in Motivation", but `WakatimeAlternative.svelte` (line 126–128) still explicitly lists "No email summaries" as an honest trade-off:

> "WakaTime sends weekly email reports. Hackatime doesn't currently offer email digests, but this is a feature we're actively working on."

These two statements directly contradict each other on the same website. Since a weekly summary email actually does exist (see `Notifications.svelte` — `weekly_summary_email_enabled`, "Weekly coding summary email (sent Fridays at 5:30 PM GMT)"), the `WakatimeAlternative.svelte` trade-offs section needs to be updated to remove or correct the "No email summaries" entry as part of this PR.

How can I resolve this? If you propose a fix, please make it concise.