ClubPenguin.com

:For Club Penguin Island's URL, see ClubPenguinIsland.com.
ClubPenguin.com was Club Penguin's official URL. It had information about Club Penguin listed there and also allowed you to play the game, Club Penguin.
Shortly after Club Penguin was discontinued on March 30, 2017, the website was changed to redirect to ClubPenguinIsland.com. Following Island's discontinuation on December 20, 2018, both sites from then redirected to the official Disney website, until they were taken down completely. On the dates from June 13, 2020 to an unknown day, the "play.clubpenguin.com" website showed a page with the "Waddle On" image that was shown on April 1, 2017, before the redirection. After that unknown day, it was changed to "clubpenguinisland.com/download" (ClubPenguinIsland.com's "once-was" client download link), which is inaccessible. The normal domain redirects to "clubpenguinisland.com", which is also inaccessible.
==Homepage==
The Homepage (URL: clubpenguin.com) was the domain's main page. It featured information about upcoming parties, games, promotions, and navigation to other pages of the website.
==Fun Stuff==
The Fun Stuff (URL: clubpenguin.com/fun-stuff) section contained:
*Fan Art
*Penguins Around the World (Fan Photos)
*Featured Igloos
*Cooking Recipes
*Outdoor Activities
*Coloring Pages
*Wallpapers
*Comics
*Banners
*PSA Missions
*Mobile
===PSA Missions===
The PSA Missions section (URL: clubpenguin.com/fun-stuff/psa-missions) was a special section where you could play the old PSA Missions. The missions were moved here on December 6, 2012, because the VR Room became inaccessible when the Tube Transport was badly damaged by Herbert P. Bear during Operation: Blackout. The PSA Missions were later moved back into the game on June 11, 2015.
===Apps===
The Apps (previously named Mobile; changed in 2015) section (URL: clubpenguin.com/apps) was a section where you could see Club Penguin's apps. The shown applications were the Club Penguin App, Sled Racer and SoundStudio App.
From February 2017 to March 31, 2017, the mobile section led the player to ClubPenguinIsland.com.
==What's New Blog==
The What's New Blog (URL: clubpenguin.com/blog) was a blog where you could see "what's new" in Club Penguin - and players would usually post comments showing their appreciation, or ask a question. The main editors of the blog were: Spike Hike, Polo Field, Ninja, Megg, Daffodaily5 (She posted the Featured Fashions and Penguin of the Week) and Federflink1 (A German blogger) now retired.
==Membership==
The Membership section (URL: clubpenguin.com/membership) was where you could make your penguin a member by buying a membership. It also included FAQ's about membership and reasons to become a member.
On January 31, 2017, membership could not be purchased anymore, due to the discontinuation of the game.
==Parents==
The Parents section (URL: clubpenguin.com/parents) was where parents of kids who have made accounts could review the child's account, like how many times the player has been banned, how many times has the player logged on, how many coins does they have, change the chat mode, turn on the Parental Timer, change passwords, and manage memberships.
==Products==
The Products (previously named Toys; changed in February 2013) section (URL: clubpenguin.com/products) first opened on the Club Penguin website on August 31, 2006. It was originally called the Club Penguin Online Shop, and it only sold Plush Puffles. Since October 2008, the store started to sell newer toys, such as Trading Cards, plushes, Mix & Match sets, books, etc. Later on, other products such as shirts and phone cases could be found in the page.
It was removed on October 2016 and was replaced by the Apps section.
==Past Versions==
There were five versions of the website's main page, including the current one. The first one was from October 24, 2005 to March 2006, the second from 2006 to 2008, the third one from 2008 to 2011, the fourth one from 2011 to December 2012 and the fifth and last one from December 2012 to March 2017.
==Downtimes==
===June 2011 downtime===
On June 20, 2011, Club Penguin forgot to renew their DNS (Domain Name System), so the site went down for an entire day, sparking concerns from players.http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2011/06/club-penguin-downtime-is-only-disneys-latest-internet-misstep/240752/http://www.geek.com/games/disney-lets-the-club-penguin-domain-name-expire-1393157/http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/disneys-big-oops-club-penguin-domain-name-lapses/51031
Happy77 posted this onto the What's New Blog regarding the situation:
===July 2013 downtime===
On July 15, 2013, at around 1:39 PM PST, Polo Field made a tweet reporting that Club Penguin was down.https://twitter.com/polofield/status/356875603049316354 Unlike other downtimes, which usually lasted for minutes, this one lasted for around 12 hours. Some reports indicate that the cause for this downtime was a Denial-of-service attack executed by unknown users.
For the following hours several tweets were posted by Spike Hike, Polo Field and Club Penguin regarding the situation, and later moving on to discuss other topics to dissipate the fear on the players.
At around 1:45 AM, Club Penguin posted a tweet on their Twitter saying that the servers were back online and that the team were squashing final bugs.https://twitter.com/clubpenguin/status/357058520492933120
===Minor downtime of November 26, 2014===
From the afternoon of November 26, 2014 until December 2, 2014, the What's New Blog temporarily shut down due to it "updating stuff behind the scenes". It is currently unknown to what the downtime was for, though it is believed it was for bug fixes.
==Trivia==
*In the original version of the homepage, pressing the "N" in the word Club Penguin made a ninja appear beside the logo.
*Club Penguin's old favicon used to be a picture of a Blue penguin wearing a Sombrero and a Green Snorkel.
*In the homepage version from 2008 to 2012, the main screen changed for events happening on Club Penguin. This also happened when Rockhopper arrived with the Migrator.
*Club Penguin's shortcut domain was 'puffl.es', named after "puffles".
==Gallery==
===Homepage Designs===
Cphomepage.jpg|The former version of the Club Penguin home page. It was replaced in August 2011
OLCPNIJ.png|The first version of the main page. When you click on the "N," a Ninja would appear
Oldwebsite2006.png|The website before February 2006
123K1 old.png|The website with a sleeping penguin in its header
Club penguin website.PNG|An old version of the website, used from February 2006 to 2008. Like the first, the "N" will make the penguin wear a Ninja Mask
June2011Downtime.png|The website in June 20, 2011, when Club Penguin forgot to renew their DNS
Club Penguin Site August 2011.jpg|The August 2011 version of the site
HomepageJan7.jpg|The homepage after the Holiday Party 2011 and Coins for Change took place
Party-1.jpg|Before the Underwater Expedition (2012)
Club Penguin March Homepage!.png|Before the Rockhopper's Quest
PufflePartyHomepage.png|Before the Puffle Party 2012
CPwikiPTCPHS.PNG|The homepage when Puffle Trouble was released
Superheroparty2012homescreen.png|Homepage for the Marvel Super Hero Takeover 2012
CPHomepageBeforeUltimateJam.png|Homepage before Make Your Mark: Ultimate Jam
new look.png|After Make Your Mark: Ultimate Jam
homepage 2012.png|Homepage for Operation: Blackout
Homepagedec2012.png|The Holiday Party 2012 homepage design
Preh Party HPage.png|The Prehistoric Party 2013 homepage design
Screen Shot 2013-03-07 at 9.22.16 PM.png|Homepage for Puffle Party 2013
Homepage 3.png|Homepage during the release of Club Penguin App
ClubPenguinHomePage2013Background.png|The homepage background after the release of the Club Penguin app
Homepage.png|The new normal homepage
Puffle party.png|The homepage before the Puffle Party 2014
Cphomepage22.png|Alternate Homepage, as of February/April 2014
ClubPenguin.com-PenguinCupHomepage.png|The Penguin Cup homepage design
ClubPenguin.com-PreAwarenessMusicJamHomepage.png|The homepage design prior to the Music Jam 2014
FROZEN LOGIN.png|The homepage before the Frozen Party
Halloween2014HomePageCP.PNG|The homepage before the Halloween Party 2014
Web now.PNG|The homepage before the Pirate Party 2014
Club Penguin homepage for Merry Walrus party.png| The homepage before the Merry Walrus Party
ClubPenguinWaddleOnPartyHomepage1.png|The homepage during the Waddle On Party (Number 1)
===Other===
CP-BRB.png|A message that appeared when pages on ClubPenguin.com were being updated
Brb.jpg|An updated version of the message with a changed accent mark under the French section and changed text under the Russian section
Waddle On Message.png|The discontinuation message that appeared on the site after the game was shut down, as of April 1, 2017
==References==
==External links==
*Homepage
*Play
*Archive of the website
**2005-2006
**2006-2008
**2008-2012
***Affiliate Menu
***Main Navigation
*Load Screen .swf
===Login Screen===
*Play More .swf
===Error Page Images===
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===Old Homepage Scenes (2008-2012)===
*Default
*New Default
*Fall Fair
*Halloween
*Anniversary
*St. Patrick's Day '09
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