diff --git a/api-server/server/component-passport.js b/api-server/server/component-passport.js
index ec6c667646..2283a50e9c 100644
--- a/api-server/server/component-passport.js
+++ b/api-server/server/component-passport.js
@@ -83,9 +83,9 @@ export const loginRedirect = () => {
     const successRedirect = req => {
       if (!!req && req.session && req.session.returnTo) {
         delete req.session.returnTo;
-        return `${homeLocation}/`;
+        return `${homeLocation}/learn`;
       }
-      return `${homeLocation}/`;
+      return `${homeLocation}/learn`;
     };
 
     let redirect = url.parse(successRedirect(req), true);
diff --git a/api-server/server/utils/middleware.js b/api-server/server/utils/middleware.js
index da8469bc2e..db4e89c7f7 100644
--- a/api-server/server/utils/middleware.js
+++ b/api-server/server/utils/middleware.js
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ export function ifNotVerifiedRedirectToUpdateEmail(req, res, next) {
   return next();
 }
 
-export function ifUserRedirectTo(path = `${homeLocation}/`, status) {
+export function ifUserRedirectTo(path = `${homeLocation}/learn`, status) {
   status = status === 301 ? 301 : 302;
   return (req, res, next) => {
     const { accessToken } = getAccessTokenFromRequest(req);
diff --git a/client/src/components/Header/Header.test.js b/client/src/components/Header/Header.test.js
index 6f5852e7b7..b5a155a1f2 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Header/Header.test.js
+++ b/client/src/components/Header/Header.test.js
@@ -23,13 +23,13 @@ describe('<NavLinks />', () => {
     return acc;
   }, []);
 
-  const expectedLinks = ['/learn', '/portfolio', '/news', '/forum'];
+  const expectedLinks = ['/learn', '/news', '/forum'];
 
   it('renders to the DOM', () => {
     expect(root).toBeTruthy();
   });
-  it('has 2 links', () => {
-    expect(aTags.length === 4).toBeTruthy();
+  it('has 3 links', () => {
+    expect(aTags.length === 3).toBeTruthy();
   });
 
   it('has links to news, forum, learn and portfolio', () => {
diff --git a/client/src/components/Header/components/NavLinks.js b/client/src/components/Header/components/NavLinks.js
index 54528cbe1f..f99f5ada5c 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Header/components/NavLinks.js
+++ b/client/src/components/Header/components/NavLinks.js
@@ -25,10 +25,7 @@ function NavLinks({ displayMenu }) {
           </Link>
         </li>
         <li className='nav-projects' role='menuitem'>
-          <Link to='/learn'>Projects</Link>
-        </li>
-        <li className='nav-portfolio' role='menuitem'>
-          <Link to='/portfolio'>Portfolio</Link>
+          <Link to='/learn'>Learn</Link>
         </li>
       </ul>
     </div>
diff --git a/client/src/components/Intro/Intro.test.js b/client/src/components/Intro/Intro.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d1708aa44b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/components/Intro/Intro.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/* global expect */
+import React from 'react';
+import renderer from 'react-test-renderer';
+// import ShallowRenderer from 'react-test-renderer/shallow';
+
+import 'jest-dom/extend-expect';
+
+import Intro from './';
+
+describe('<Intro />', () => {
+  it('has no blockquotes when loggedOut', () => {
+    const container = renderer.create(<Intro {...loggedOutProps} />).root;
+    expect(container.findAllByType('blockquote').length === 0).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(container.findAllByType('h1').length === 1).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  it('has a blockquote when loggedIn', () => {
+    const container = renderer.create(<Intro {...loggedInProps} />).root;
+    expect(container.findAllByType('blockquote').length === 1).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(container.findAllByType('h1').length === 1).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+});
+
+const loggedInProps = {
+  complete: true,
+  isSignedIn: true,
+  name: 'Developement User',
+  navigate: () => {},
+  pending: false,
+  slug: '/',
+  username: 'DevelopmentUser'
+};
+
+const loggedOutProps = {
+  complete: true,
+  isSignedIn: false,
+  name: '',
+  navigate: () => {},
+  pending: false,
+  slug: '/',
+  username: ''
+};
diff --git a/client/src/components/Intro/index.js b/client/src/components/Intro/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cf1a3e9a19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/components/Intro/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
+import { Link, Spacer, Loader } from '../helpers';
+import { Row, Col } from '@freecodecamp/react-bootstrap';
+import { navigate as gatsbyNavigate } from 'gatsby';
+import { apiLocation } from '../../../config/env.json';
+import { randomQuote } from '../../utils/get-words';
+
+import './intro.css';
+
+const propTypes = {
+  complete: PropTypes.bool,
+  isSignedIn: PropTypes.bool,
+  name: PropTypes.string,
+  navigate: PropTypes.func,
+  pending: PropTypes.bool,
+  slug: PropTypes.string,
+  username: PropTypes.string
+};
+
+function Intro({
+  isSignedIn,
+  username,
+  name,
+  navigate,
+  pending,
+  complete,
+  slug
+}) {
+  if (pending && !complete) {
+    return (
+      <>
+        <Spacer />
+        <Loader />
+        <Spacer />
+      </>
+    );
+  } else if (isSignedIn) {
+    const { quote, author } = randomQuote();
+    return (
+      <>
+        <Row>
+          <Col sm={10} smOffset={1} xs={12}>
+            <Spacer />
+            <h1 className='text-center big-heading'>
+              {name
+                ? 'Welcome back, ' + name + '.'
+                : 'Welcome to freeCodeCamp.org'}
+            </h1>
+          </Col>
+          <Col sm={10} smOffset={1} xs={12}>
+            <Spacer />
+            <button
+              className={'btn-primary btn center-block'}
+              onClick={() => gatsbyNavigate(`/${username}`)}
+            >
+              View your Portfolio and Settings
+            </button>
+          </Col>
+        </Row>
+        <Spacer />
+        <Row className='text-center quote-partial'>
+          <Col sm={10} smOffset={1} xs={12}>
+            <blockquote className='blockquote'>
+              <span>
+                <q>{quote}</q>
+                <footer className='quote-author blockquote-footer'>
+                  <cite>{author}</cite>
+                </footer>
+              </span>
+            </blockquote>
+          </Col>
+        </Row>
+        <Row>
+          <Col sm={10} smOffset={1} xs={12}>
+            <Spacer />
+            <h4>
+              If you are new to coding, we recommend you{' '}
+              <Link to={slug}>start at the beginning</Link>.
+            </h4>
+          </Col>
+        </Row>
+      </>
+    );
+  } else {
+    return (
+      <>
+        <Row>
+          <Col sm={10} smOffset={1} xs={12}>
+            <Spacer />
+            <h1 className='big-heading text-center'>
+              Welcome to freeCodeCamp.org
+            </h1>
+            <Spacer />
+            <h2 className='medium-heading'>Learn to code.</h2>
+            <h2 className='medium-heading'>Build projects.</h2>
+            <h2 className='medium-heading'>Earn certifications.</h2>
+            <h2 className='medium-heading'>
+              Since 2014, more than 40,000 freeCodeCamp.org graduates have
+              gotten jobs at tech companies including:
+            </h2>
+            <div className='logo-row'>
+              <h2 className='medium-heading'>Apple</h2>
+              <h2 className='medium-heading'>Google</h2>
+              <h2 className='medium-heading'>Amazon</h2>
+              <h2 className='medium-heading'>Microsoft</h2>
+              <h2 className='medium-heading'>Spotify</h2>
+            </div>
+          </Col>
+          <Col sm={10} smOffset={1} xs={12}>
+            <button
+              className={'btn-cta-big signup-btn btn-cta center-block'}
+              onClick={() => {
+                navigate(`${apiLocation}/signin`);
+              }}
+            >
+              Sign in to save your progress (it's free)
+            </button>
+          </Col>
+        </Row>
+        <Spacer />
+      </>
+    );
+  }
+}
+
+Intro.propTypes = propTypes;
+Intro.displayName = 'Intro';
+
+export default Intro;
diff --git a/client/src/components/Intro/intro.css b/client/src/components/Intro/intro.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fc39cbbcdc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/components/Intro/intro.css
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+.large-p {
+  font-size: 24px;
+}
+
+/* Buttons with a lot of text can overflow and mess up formatting on small
+     screens, this stops that unless the word itself is too large. */
+
+.btn {
+  white-space: pre-line;
+}
+
+.logo-row {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: row;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+  justify-content: space-around;
+  align-content: center;
+}
+
+.logo-row h2 {
+  height: 35px;
+  padding: 0 10px 0 10px;
+}
+
+.landing-page ul {
+  list-style: none;
+  padding-left: 0px;
+}
+
+#learn-app-wrapper h2.medium-heading {
+  margin-bottom: 50px;
+  margin-top: 0px;
+  text-align: center;
+}
+
+.quote-partial .blockquote {
+  font-size: 1.3rem;
+  border: none;
+}
+
+@media (max-width: 500px) {
+  .quote-partial .blockquote {
+    font-size: 1.2rem;
+    border: none;
+  }
+}
+.quote-author {
+  font-style: normal;
+}
diff --git a/client/src/components/Map/index.js b/client/src/components/Map/index.js
index be17e71271..de1c165d5c 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Map/index.js
+++ b/client/src/components/Map/index.js
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ const propTypes = {
       })
     })
   ),
+  isSignedIn: PropTypes.bool,
   nodes: PropTypes.arrayOf(ChallengeNode),
   resetExpansion: PropTypes.func,
   toggleBlock: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
@@ -68,9 +69,11 @@ export class Map extends Component {
       nodes,
       resetExpansion,
       toggleBlock,
-      toggleSuperBlock
+      toggleSuperBlock,
+      isSignedIn
     } = this.props;
     resetExpansion();
+
     let node;
 
     // find the challenge that has the same superblock with hash
@@ -78,13 +81,17 @@ export class Map extends Component {
       node = nodes.find(node => dasherize(node.superBlock) === hash);
     }
 
-    // if there is no hash or the hash did not match any challenge superblock
-    // and there was a currentChallengeId
-    if (!node && currentChallengeId) {
-      node = nodes.find(node => node.id === currentChallengeId);
+    // whitout hash only expand when signed in
+    if (isSignedIn) {
+      // if there is no hash or the hash did not match any challenge superblock
+      // and there was a currentChallengeId
+      if (!node && currentChallengeId) {
+        node = nodes.find(node => node.id === currentChallengeId);
+      }
+      if (!node) node = nodes[0];
     }
 
-    if (!node) node = nodes[0];
+    if (!node) return;
 
     toggleBlock(node.block);
     toggleSuperBlock(node.superBlock);
diff --git a/client/src/components/layouts/global.css b/client/src/components/layouts/global.css
index 6d9bd6e807..4765b0352a 100644
--- a/client/src/components/layouts/global.css
+++ b/client/src/components/layouts/global.css
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ body {
 
 .btn-cta-big {
   max-height: 100%;
-  font-size: 40px;
+  font-size: 27px;
   white-space: normal;
 }
 
diff --git a/client/src/components/welcome/Welcome.test.js b/client/src/components/welcome/Welcome.test.js
deleted file mode 100644
index a7c985f134..0000000000
--- a/client/src/components/welcome/Welcome.test.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,63 +0,0 @@
-/* global expect */
-import React from 'react';
-import renderer from 'react-test-renderer';
-import ShallowRenderer from 'react-test-renderer/shallow';
-
-import 'jest-dom/extend-expect';
-import { LearnPage } from '../../pages/learn';
-
-import Welcome from './';
-
-import mockChallengeNodes from '../../__mocks__/challenge-nodes';
-import mockIntroNodes from '../../__mocks__/intro-nodes';
-
-describe('<Welcome />', () => {
-  it('renders when visiting index page and logged in', () => {
-    const shallow = new ShallowRenderer();
-    shallow.render(<LearnPage {...loggedInProps} />);
-    const result = shallow.getRenderOutput();
-    expect(
-      result.type.WrappedComponent.displayName === 'LearnLayout'
-    ).toBeTruthy();
-  });
-
-  it('has a header', () => {
-    const container = renderer.create(<Welcome name={'Development User'} />)
-      .root;
-    expect(container.findAllByType('h1').length === 1).toBeTruthy();
-  });
-
-  it('has a blockquote', () => {
-    const container = renderer.create(<Welcome name={'Development User'} />)
-      .root;
-    expect(container.findAllByType('blockquote').length === 1).toBeTruthy();
-  });
-});
-
-const nodes = mockChallengeNodes.map(node => {
-  return { node };
-});
-const loggedInProps = {
-  fetchState: {
-    complete: true,
-    error: null,
-    errored: false,
-    pending: false
-  },
-  isSignedIn: true,
-  user: {
-    name: 'Development User'
-  },
-  location: { hash: '' },
-  data: {
-    challengeNode: {
-      fields: {
-        slug:
-          // eslint-disable-next-line max-len
-          '/learn/responsive-web-design/basic-html-and-html5/say-hello-to-html-elements'
-      }
-    },
-    allChallengeNode: { edges: nodes },
-    allMarkdownRemark: { edges: [{ mdEdges: mockIntroNodes }] }
-  }
-};
diff --git a/client/src/components/welcome/index.js b/client/src/components/welcome/index.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 6b18041469..0000000000
--- a/client/src/components/welcome/index.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-import React, { Fragment } from 'react';
-import { Row, Col } from '@freecodecamp/react-bootstrap';
-import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
-
-import { Spacer } from '../helpers';
-import { randomQuote } from '../../utils/get-words';
-
-import './welcome.css';
-
-// created outside the function, so that the quotes don't change unless the
-// page is reloaded.
-
-const { quote, author } = randomQuote();
-
-function Welcome({ name }) {
-  return (
-    <Fragment>
-      <Row>
-        <Col sm={10} smOffset={1} xs={12}>
-          <Spacer />
-          <h1 className='text-center big-heading'>
-            {name
-              ? 'Welcome back, ' + name + '.'
-              : 'Welcome to freeCodeCamp.org'}
-          </h1>
-        </Col>
-      </Row>
-      <Spacer />
-      <Row className='text-center quote-partial'>
-        <Col sm={10} smOffset={1} xs={12}>
-          <blockquote className='blockquote'>
-            <span>
-              <q>{quote}</q>
-              <footer className='quote-author blockquote-footer'>
-                <cite>{author}</cite>
-              </footer>
-            </span>
-          </blockquote>
-        </Col>
-      </Row>
-    </Fragment>
-  );
-}
-
-const propTypes = {
-  name: PropTypes.string
-};
-
-Welcome.propTypes = propTypes;
-Welcome.displayName = 'Welcome';
-
-export default Welcome;
diff --git a/client/src/components/welcome/welcome.css b/client/src/components/welcome/welcome.css
deleted file mode 100644
index 099a0eada3..0000000000
--- a/client/src/components/welcome/welcome.css
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-.quote-partial .blockquote {
-  font-size: 1.3rem;
-  border: none;
-}
-
-@media (max-width: 500px) {
-  .quote-partial .blockquote {
-    font-size: 1.2rem;
-    border: none;
-  }
-}
-.quote-author {
-  font-style: normal;
-}
diff --git a/client/src/pages/learn.js b/client/src/pages/learn.js
index 8f1324b39b..d5646db551 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/learn.js
+++ b/client/src/pages/learn.js
@@ -1,24 +1,21 @@
 import React from 'react';
-import { Grid, Row, Col } from '@freecodecamp/react-bootstrap';
+import { Grid } from '@freecodecamp/react-bootstrap';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import { createSelector } from 'reselect';
 import { graphql } from 'gatsby';
 import Helmet from 'react-helmet';
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 
+import LearnLayout from '../components/layouts/Learn';
+import { dasherize } from '../../../utils/slugs';
+import Map from '../components/Map';
+import Intro from '../components/Intro';
 import {
   userFetchStateSelector,
   isSignedInSelector,
-  userSelector
+  userSelector,
+  hardGoTo as navigate
 } from '../redux';
-
-import LearnLayout from '../components/layouts/Learn';
-import Login from '../components/Header/components/Login';
-import { Link, Spacer } from '../components/helpers';
-import Map from '../components/Map';
-import Welcome from '../components/welcome';
-import { dasherize } from '../../../utils/slugs';
-
 import {
   ChallengeNode,
   AllChallengeNode,
@@ -50,39 +47,30 @@ const propTypes = {
   hash: PropTypes.string,
   isSignedIn: PropTypes.bool,
   location: PropTypes.object,
+  navigate: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
   state: PropTypes.object,
   user: PropTypes.shape({
-    name: PropTypes.string
+    name: PropTypes.string,
+    username: PropTypes.string
   })
 };
 
-const BigCallToAction = isSignedIn => {
-  if (!isSignedIn) {
-    return (
-      <>
-        <Row>
-          <Col sm={10} smOffset={1} xs={12}>
-            <Spacer />
-            <Login>Sign in to save your progress.</Login>
-          </Col>
-        </Row>
-      </>
-    );
-  }
-  return '';
-};
-
 // choose between the state from landing page and hash from url.
 const hashValueSelector = (state, hash) => {
   if (state && state.superBlock) return dasherize(state.superBlock);
   else if (hash) return hash.substr(1);
   else return null;
 };
+const mapDispatchToProps = {
+  navigate
+};
 
 export const LearnPage = ({
   location: { hash = '', state = '' },
   isSignedIn,
-  user: { name = '' },
+  navigate,
+  fetchState: { pending, complete },
+  user: { name = '', username = '' },
   data: {
     challengeNode: {
       fields: { slug }
@@ -96,20 +84,19 @@ export const LearnPage = ({
     <LearnLayout>
       <Helmet title='Learn | freeCodeCamp.org' />
       <Grid>
-        <Welcome name={name} />
-        <Row className='text-center'>
-          <Col sm={10} smOffset={1} xs={12}>
-            {BigCallToAction(isSignedIn)}
-            <Spacer />
-            <h3>
-              If you are new to coding, we recommend you{' '}
-              <Link to={slug}>start at the beginning</Link>.
-            </h3>
-          </Col>
-        </Row>
+        <Intro
+          complete={complete}
+          isSignedIn={isSignedIn}
+          name={name}
+          navigate={navigate}
+          pending={pending}
+          slug={slug}
+          username={username}
+        />
         <Map
           hash={hashValue}
           introNodes={mdEdges.map(({ node }) => node)}
+          isSignedIn={isSignedIn}
           nodes={edges
             .map(({ node }) => node)
             .filter(({ isPrivate }) => !isPrivate)}
@@ -122,7 +109,10 @@ export const LearnPage = ({
 LearnPage.displayName = 'LearnPage';
 LearnPage.propTypes = propTypes;
 
-export default connect(mapStateToProps)(LearnPage);
+export default connect(
+  mapStateToProps,
+  mapDispatchToProps
+)(LearnPage);
 
 export const query = graphql`
   query FirstChallenge {
diff --git a/client/src/pages/portfolio.js b/client/src/pages/portfolio.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 5ac817b67d..0000000000
--- a/client/src/pages/portfolio.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,66 +0,0 @@
-import React from 'react';
-
-import { connect } from 'react-redux';
-import { createSelector } from 'reselect';
-import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
-
-import createRedirect from '../components/createRedirect';
-import { apiLocation } from '../../config/env.json';
-import {
-  signInLoadingSelector,
-  userSelector,
-  isSignedInSelector,
-  hardGoTo as navigate
-} from '../redux';
-
-import Loader from '../components/helpers/Loader';
-
-const mapStateToProps = createSelector(
-  signInLoadingSelector,
-  userSelector,
-  isSignedInSelector,
-  (showLoading, user, isSignedIn) => ({
-    showLoading,
-    user,
-    isSignedIn
-  })
-);
-
-const mapDispatchToProps = {
-  navigate
-};
-
-const propTypes = {
-  isSignedIn: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
-  navigate: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
-  showLoading: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
-  user: PropTypes.shape({
-    username: PropTypes.string
-  })
-};
-
-function ProfilePage(props) {
-  const {
-    showLoading,
-    isSignedIn,
-    user: { username },
-    navigate
-  } = props;
-  if (showLoading) {
-    return <Loader fullScreen={true} />;
-  }
-  if (!showLoading && !isSignedIn) {
-    navigate(`${apiLocation}/signin?returnTo=portfolio`);
-    return <Loader fullScreen={true} />;
-  }
-  const RedirecUser = createRedirect('/' + username);
-  return <RedirecUser />;
-}
-
-ProfilePage.displayName = 'profilePage';
-ProfilePage.propTypes = propTypes;
-
-export default connect(
-  mapStateToProps,
-  mapDispatchToProps
-)(ProfilePage);