diff --git a/api/main_endpoints/models/Visit.js b/api/main_endpoints/models/Visit.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b23643e42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/main_endpoints/models/Visit.js
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+const mongoose = require('mongoose');
+const Schema = mongoose.Schema;
+
+const VisitSchema = new Schema(
+  {
+    visitCount: {
+      type: Number,
+      default: 0
+    },
+    type: {
+      type: String,
+      enum: ['HOME_PAGE'],
+      default: 'HOME_PAGE'
+    }
+  },
+  { collection: 'Visit' }
+);
+
+module.exports = mongoose.model('Visit', VisitSchema);
diff --git a/api/main_endpoints/routes/Visit.js b/api/main_endpoints/routes/Visit.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..425131aee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/main_endpoints/routes/Visit.js
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+const express = require('express');
+const router = express.Router();
+const Visit = require('../models/Visit');
+const {
+  NOT_FOUND,
+  FORBIDDEN,
+  BAD_REQUEST,
+  OK,
+  INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR
+} = require('../../util/constants').STATUS_CODES;
+const logger = require('../../util/logger');
+
+const ALLOWED_ORIGIN = 'https://sce.sjsu.edu';
+const VALID_TYPES = Visit.schema.path('type').enumValues;
+
+router.post('/:type', async (req, res) => {
+  const { type } = req.params;
+
+  if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production') {
+    const origin = req.get('origin');
+    const referer = req.get('referer');
+    const isAllowed = origin === ALLOWED_ORIGIN || (referer && referer.startsWith(ALLOWED_ORIGIN));
+
+    if (!isAllowed) return res.sendStatus(FORBIDDEN);
+  }
+
+  if (!VALID_TYPES.includes(type)) {
+    return res.status(NOT_FOUND).send({ message: `Invalid page type: ${type}` });
+  }
+
+  try {
+    await Visit.findOneAndUpdate(
+      { type },
+      { $inc: { visitCount: 1 } },
+      {
+        new: true,
+        upsert: true,
+        setDefaultsOnInsert: true,
+      }
+    );
+
+    return res.sendStatus(OK);
+  } catch (error) {
+    logger.error(`Error incrementing visit for ${type}:`, error);
+    return res.sendStatus(INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR);
+  }
+});
+
+router.get('/:type', async (req, res) => {
+  const { type } = req.params;
+
+  if (!VALID_TYPES.includes(type)) return res.sendStatus(NOT_FOUND);
+
+  try {
+    const record = await Visit.findOne({ type });
+    const visitCount = record ? record.visitCount : 0;
+    return res.status(OK).send({ visitCount });
+  } catch (error) {
+    return res.sendStatus(BAD_REQUEST);
+  }
+});
+
+module.exports = router;
diff --git a/src/APIFunctions/Visit.js b/src/APIFunctions/Visit.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d931ca0e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/APIFunctions/Visit.js
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import { ApiResponse } from './ApiResponses';
+import { BASE_API_URL } from '../Enums';
+
+export async function incrementVisitCount(type) {
+  let status = new ApiResponse();
+  try {
+    const url = new URL(`api/Visit/${type}`, BASE_API_URL);
+    await fetch (url.href, {
+      method: 'POST',
+      headers: {
+        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+      },
+    });
+    if (res.ok) {
+      status.responseData = result;
+    } else {
+      status.error = true;
+    }
+  } catch (err) {
+    status.responseData = err;
+    status.error = true;
+  }
+  return status;
+}
+
+export async function getVisitCount(type) {
+  let status = new ApiResponse();
+  try {
+    const url = new URL(`api/Visit/${type}`, BASE_API_URL);
+    const res = await fetch (url.href);
+    if (res.ok) {
+      const result = await res.json();
+      status.responseData = result;
+    } else {
+      status.error = true;
+    }
+  } catch (err) {
+    status.responseData = err;
+    status.error = true;
+  }
+  return status;
+}
diff --git a/src/Pages/Home/Home.js b/src/Pages/Home/Home.js
index d58a79f8c..eef28e1f4 100755
--- a/src/Pages/Home/Home.js
+++ b/src/Pages/Home/Home.js
@@ -1,126 +1,123 @@
-import React, { useEffect, useState} from 'react';
+import React, { useEffect, useState, useMemo } from 'react';
+import { Link } from 'react-router-dom'; // Use Link for internal navigation
 import Footer from '../../Components/Footer/Footer.js';
-import './Home.css';
-
 import { getAd } from '../../APIFunctions/Advertisement.js';
 import { getHomeImage } from '../../APIFunctions/Image.js';
+import { incrementVisitCount, getVisitCount } from '../../APIFunctions/Visit.js';
+import './Home.css';
 
-const Home = () => {
+const DEFAULT_IMAGE = 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/thebeninator/Clark/refs/heads/add_comp_homepage/public/images/compressed2.jpg';
 
-  const [message, setMessage] = useState('');
-  const [showMessage, setShowMessage] = useState(false);
-  const [showAll, setShowAll] = useState(false);
-  const [homeImageUrl, setHomeImageUrl] = useState('');
-  const [homeImageAlt, setHomeImageAlt] = useState('');
-
-  async function getMessage() {
-    try {
-      const messageData = await getAd();
-      const adsList = messageData.responseData;
-      setMessage(adsList['message']);
-      setShowMessage(true);
-    } catch {
-      setMessage('');
-    }
-  }
-
-  async function loadHomeImage() {
-    const DEFAULT_IMAGE = 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/thebeninator/Clark/refs/heads/add_comp_homepage/public/images/compressed2.jpg';
-    const response = await getHomeImage();
-    let url = DEFAULT_IMAGE;
-    let alt = 'sce club image';
-    if (!response.error) {
-      url = response.responseData.url;
-      alt = response.responseData.alt;
-    }
-    setHomeImageUrl(url);
-    setHomeImageAlt(alt);
-  }
+const Home = () => {
+  const [isLoaded, setIsLoaded] = useState(false);
+  const [data, setData] = useState({
+    message: '',
+    imageUrl: DEFAULT_IMAGE,
+    imageAlt: 'SCE Club Image',
+    visitCount: 0,
+  });
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    getMessage();
-    loadHomeImage();
-    setTimeout(() => setShowAll(true), 100);
+    const fetchData = async () => {
+      try {
+        const [adRes, imgRes, _] = await Promise.all([
+          getAd(),
+          getHomeImage(),
+          incrementVisitCount('HOME_PAGE'),
+        ]);
+
+        const visitRes = await getVisitCount('HOME_PAGE');
+
+        setData({
+          message: adRes.responseData?.message || '',
+          imageUrl: imgRes.error ? DEFAULT_IMAGE : imgRes.responseData.url,
+          imageAlt: imgRes.error ? 'SCE Club Image' : imgRes.responseData.alt,
+          visitCount: visitRes.responseData?.visitCount || 0,
+        });
+      } catch (err) {
+      } finally {
+        setIsLoaded(true);
+      }
+    };
+
+    fetchData();
   }, []);
 
-  function isValidUrl(str) {
-    try {
-      new URL(str);
-      return true;
-    } catch (_) {
-      return false;
-    }
-  }
-
-  function renderMessageWithLinks(message) {
-    if (!message) {
-      return null;
-    }
-    return message.split(/(https?:\/\/[^\s]+)/g).map((part, index) => {
-      if (isValidUrl(part)) {
+  const renderedMessage = useMemo(() => {
+    if (!data.message) return null;
+
+    return data.message.split(/(https?:\/\/[^\s]+)/g).map((part, i) => {
+      const isUrl = /https?:\/\/[^\s]+/.test(part);
+      if (isUrl) {
         return (
-          <a
-            key={index}
-            href={part}
-            target="_blank"
-            rel="noopener noreferrer"
-            className="text-blue-400 underline hover-grow"
-          >
+          <a key={i} href={part} target="_blank" rel="noopener" className="text-blue-400 underline hover:text-blue-200 transition-colors">
             {part}
           </a>
         );
       }
-      return <span key={index}>{part}</span>;
+      return <span key={i}>{part}</span>;
     });
-  }
+  }, [data.message]);
+
+  // only include values passed in that evaluate to true
+  const getClassName = (...classes) => classes.filter(Boolean).join(' ');
 
   return (
-    <div className="flex flex-col min-h-[calc(100vh-86px)] z-[-200] bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-800 to-gray-600">
-      <div className="flex flex-col flex-wrap items-center justify-center flex-1 h-full py-4 md:flex-row xl:my-0">
-        <div className="flex flex-col items-center justify-center w-full p-4 overflow-y-hidden xl:w-2/5">
-          <div className="flex flex-col mb-8 xl:ml-10">
-            <h1
-              className={`slide-in-top hover-grow my-4 text-3xl font-bold text-center text-white opacity-75 md:text-5xl xl:text-left${showAll ? ' show' : ''}`}>
-              The Software and Computer Engineering Society
+    <div className="flex flex-col min-h-[calc(100vh-86px)] bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-800 to-gray-600 overflow-x-hidden">
+      <main className="flex flex-col md:flex-row items-center justify-center flex-1 py-8 container mx-auto">
+        <section className="flex flex-col items-center xl:items-start w-full p-6 xl:w-2/5">
+          <div className={getClassName(
+            'transition-all duration-1000 transform',
+            isLoaded ? 'translate-y-0 opacity-100' : '-translate-y-10 opacity-0'
+          )}>
+            <h1 className="hover-grow text-4xl md:text-6xl font-extrabold text-white text-center xl:text-left mb-4 leading-tight cursor-default">
+            The Software and Computer <br /> Engineering Society
             </h1>
-
-            <h3
-              className={`slide-in-right hover-grow text-base text-gray-400 text-center xl:text-left md:text-2xl${showAll ? ' show' : ''}`}>
-              SJSU's Largest Engineering Club
+            <h3 className="hover-grow text-xl md:text-2xl text-gray-400 text-center xl:text-left mb-8 cursor-default">
+            SJSU's Largest Engineering Club
             </h3>
           </div>
 
-          <div className={`slide-in-bottom flex justify-center space-x-3${showAll ? ' show' : ''}`}>
-            <a href="/about" rel="nofollow noreferrer" target="_blank">
-              <button className="btn btn-outline text-lg text-blue-400 hover:bg-blue-700 hover:!text-white hover-grow">
-                Learn More
-              </button>
-            </a>
-
-            <a href="/register">
-              <button className="btn btn-outline text-lg btn-accent hover:!text-white hover-grow">
-                Join Us!
-              </button>
-            </a>
+          <div className={getClassName(
+            'flex space-x-4 transition-all delay-500 duration-1000',
+            isLoaded ? 'translate-y-0 opacity-100' : 'translate-y-10 opacity-0'
+          )}>
+            <Link to="/about" className="btn btn-outline hover-grow text-blue-400 border-blue-400 hover:bg-blue-400 hover:text-white px-8 text-lg">
+            Learn More
+            </Link>
+            <Link to="/register" className="btn btn-outline hover-grow btn-accent hover:!text-white px-8 text-lg">
+            Join Us!
+            </Link>
           </div>
-        </div>
-
+        </section>
 
-        <div className={`fade-in-img w-full h-full p-6 md:p-12 overflow-visible xl:w-3/5${showAll ? ' show' : ''}`}>
+        <section className={getClassName(
+          'relative w-full p-6 xl:w-3/5 transition-opacity duration-1000 delay-300',
+          isLoaded ? 'opacity-100' : 'opacity-0'
+        )}>
           <div className="relative max-w-4xl mx-auto">
             <img
-              className="w-full aspect-video object-cover mx-auto rounded-xl shadow-2xl hover-grow"
-              src={homeImageUrl}
-              alt={homeImageAlt}
+              className="w-full aspect-video object-cover rounded-2xl shadow-2xl transition-transform duration-500 hover-grow"
+              src={data.imageUrl}
+              alt={data.imageAlt}
             />
 
-            <div className={`absolute -top-4 -right-4 md:right-0 md:-top-2 z-10 fade-scale-in${showMessage ? ' show' : ''}`}>
-              <div className="minecraft-styling text-yellow-400 drop-shadow-lg transform rotate-[-20deg] text-sm md:text-2xl whitespace-nowrap">
-                {renderMessageWithLinks(message)}
+            {data.message && (
+              <div className={getClassName('absolute -top-4 -right-4 md:right-0 md:-top-2 z-10 fade-scale-in', isLoaded && 'show')}>
+                <div className="minecraft-styling text-yellow-400 drop-shadow-lg transform rotate-[-20deg] text-sm md:text-2xl whitespace-nowrap">
+                  {renderedMessage}
+                </div>
               </div>
-            </div>
+            )}
           </div>
-        </div>
+        </section>
+      </main>
+
+      <div className={getClassName(
+        'pr-6 pb-6 text-base text-gray-400 text-right transition-all duration-700',
+        isLoaded ? 'translate-x-0 opacity-100' : 'translate-x-10 opacity-0'
+      )}>
+      Visit Count: <span className="font-mono">{data.visitCount.toLocaleString()}</span>
       </div>
 
       <Footer />