From 1a9bcb3ff9f4f7822b52487263fe6df664eb67c0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Shen Zhang <sz81@rice.edu>
Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2025 12:48:38 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] Added link to paper in nav bar

---
 src/components/Header.tsx | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/components/Header.tsx b/src/components/Header.tsx
index cb3a03d..82e7c41 100644
--- a/src/components/Header.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Header.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import React, { useState } from 'react';
 import { Link, useLocation } from 'react-router-dom';
-import { Menu, X, Trophy, Home, Send, Users, Github } from 'lucide-react';
+import { Menu, X, Trophy, Home, Send, Users, Github, FileText} from 'lucide-react';
 import './Header.css';
 import { contactInfo } from '../data/mockData';
 
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ const Header: React.FC = () => {
       icon: Github,
       isExternal: true,
     },
+    // add a paper link
+    { name: 'Paper', href: contactInfo.paper, icon: FileText, isExternal: true },
     { name: 'Contact', href: '#contact', icon: Users, isScroll: true },
   ];
 

From 48992c85b63ed710ee781ceada008ba18712b225 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Shen Zhang <sz81@rice.edu>
Date: Sun, 9 Nov 2025 19:16:46 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] updated instructions for submitting to just go to project
 page and follow readme

---
 src/pages/HomePage.tsx | 7 ++++---
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/pages/HomePage.tsx b/src/pages/HomePage.tsx
index 87d4fa7..fb285e7 100644
--- a/src/pages/HomePage.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/HomePage.tsx
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ const HomePage: React.FC = () => {
 
                 <div className="cta-card">
                   <h3 className="cta-heading">Want to see your router on the leaderboard?</h3>
-                  <p className="cta-description">Email us or open a GitHub issue on RouterArena.</p>
+                  <p className="cta-description">Head to our GitHub to submit or evaluate your router on RouterArena.</p>
                   <a href="#contact" className="btn btn-primary">
                     Get Started →
                   </a>
@@ -303,7 +303,8 @@ const HomePage: React.FC = () => {
         <div className="container">
           <h2 className="section-title">Research Team</h2>
           <p className="contact-description">
-            Contact us or submit a GitHub issue to evaluate your router with RouterArena
+            To evaluate your router with RouterArena, please visit our GitHub repository and follow the instructions provided in the README.<br />
+            For inquiries or support, contact us at {contactInfo.email} or submit an issue on GitHub.
           </p>
 
           {/* Action Buttons */}
@@ -324,7 +325,7 @@ const HomePage: React.FC = () => {
               rel="noopener noreferrer"
             >
               <Github className="btn-icon" />
-              View Code
+              View GitHub
             </a>
           </div>
 

From 98fabeea12f401ad888ad3702007fc19d69161cb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Shen Zhang <sz81@rice.edu>
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2025 13:25:53 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Made text on hero section lighter, rephrased cta button
 'get started' text

---
 src/pages/HomePage.css | 14 ++++++++------
 src/pages/HomePage.tsx | 13 +++++++++----
 2 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/pages/HomePage.css b/src/pages/HomePage.css
index b986435..1b92334 100644
--- a/src/pages/HomePage.css
+++ b/src/pages/HomePage.css
@@ -33,13 +33,13 @@
 }
 
 .hero-subtitle-short {
-  font-size: 1.2rem;
+  font-size: 1.4rem;
+  font-weight: 500;
   line-height: 1.5;
   margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
   color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9);
   padding-right: 4rem;
   margin-left: 2rem;
-  font-weight: 400;
 }
 
 .highlight {
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 }
 
 .cta-heading {
-  font-size: 1.25rem;
+  font-size: 1.4rem;
   font-weight: 500;
   color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9);
   margin: 0 0 0.5rem 0;
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@
 }
 
 .cta-description {
-  font-size: 1.25rem;
-  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
+  font-size: 1.35rem;
+  color: rgba(234, 234, 234, 0.964);
   margin: 0 0 1rem 0;
   line-height: 1.4;
   font-weight: 400;
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
   color: white;
   font-weight: 500;
   padding: 0.5rem 1.25rem;
-  font-size: 0.8rem;
+  font-size: 1.1rem;
   border: none;
   border-radius: 6px;
   transition: all 0.2s ease;
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@
   background: #2563eb;
   color: white;
   font-weight: 600;
+  font-size: 1.3rem;
   border: none;
 }
 
@@ -318,6 +319,7 @@
   border-radius: 12px;
   color: #6b7280;
   font-weight: 600;
+  font-size: 1rem;
   cursor: pointer;
   transition: all 0.3s ease;
   min-width: 200px;
diff --git a/src/pages/HomePage.tsx b/src/pages/HomePage.tsx
index fb285e7..19d549e 100644
--- a/src/pages/HomePage.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/HomePage.tsx
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ const HomePage: React.FC = () => {
           <div className="hero-left">
             <h1 className="hero-title">
               RouterArena: An Open Platform for
-              <span className="highlight"> Comprehensive Comparison</span> of LLM Routers
+              <span className="highlight"> Comprehensive Comparison</span> of <br /> LLM Routers
             </h1>
 
             <p className="hero-subtitle-short">
@@ -64,8 +64,13 @@ const HomePage: React.FC = () => {
 
                 <div className="cta-card">
                   <h3 className="cta-heading">Want to see your router on the leaderboard?</h3>
-                  <p className="cta-description">Head to our GitHub to submit or evaluate your router on RouterArena.</p>
-                  <a href="#contact" className="btn btn-primary">
+                  <p className="cta-description">Head to our GitHub to submit your router.</p>
+                  <a href={contactInfo.github}
+                    target="_blank"
+                    rel="noopener noreferrer"
+                  className="btn btn-primary"
+
+                  >
                     Get Started →
                   </a>
                 </div>
@@ -311,7 +316,7 @@ const HomePage: React.FC = () => {
           <div className="action-buttons">
             <a
               href={contactInfo.paper}
-              className="btn btn-primary"
+              className="btn btn-outline"
               target="_blank"
               rel="noopener noreferrer"
             >