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+{% extends "banner_base.html" %}
+
+{% load i18n %}
+{% load ifsetting_tag %}
+
+{% block head_title %}{% trans "Welcome" %}{% endblock %}
+
+{% block body_class %}home{% endblock %}
+
+{% block banner %}
+    <h1>{% trans "Welcome to Pinax" %}</h1>
+    <p>
+        {% blocktrans %}
+        <b>Pinax</b> is a <a href="http://djangoproject.com/">Django</a>
+        project intended to provide a starting point for websites. By
+        integrating numerous reusable Django apps to take care of the
+        things that many sites have in common, it lets you focus on what
+        makes your site different.
+        {% endblocktrans %}
+    </p>
+    
+    <h2>About Account Project</h2>
+    <p>
+        {% blocktrans %}
+        This project takes the zero_project and adds basic account management
+        functionality such as sign up, log in, password change/reset and email
+        confirmation. It is a foundation suitable for most sites that have user
+        accounts.
+        {% endblocktrans %}
+    </p>
+    
+    {% if user.is_authenticated %}
+        {% url what_next as what_next_url %}
+        <p class="what_next">{% blocktrans %}Wondering <a href="{{ what_next_url }}" class="btn primary large">What Next</a>?{% endblocktrans %}</p>
+    {% else %}
+        {% url acct_login as login_url %}
+        {% ifsetting ACCOUNT_OPEN_SIGNUP %}
+            {% url acct_signup as signup_url %}
+            <p>{% blocktrans %}You can <a href="{{ login_url }}" class="btn">Log In</a> or <a href="{{ signup_url }}" class="btn primary">Sign Up</a> to try out the site.{% endblocktrans %}</p>
+        {% else %}
+            <p>{% blocktrans %}You can <a href="{{ login_url }}" class="btn primary large">Log In</a> to try out the site.{% endblocktrans %}</p>
+        {% endifsetting %}
+    {% endif %}
+{% endblock %}