Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Below are some of the questions which kids ask us the most. The questions are divided into two sections, questions about homepages (for questions about your homepage) and questions about MatMice (for questions about this website). To see the answer to a certain question, click on the "Read answer" link next to that question.

Questions About Homepages

  1. How do I get games, chatrooms, etc, on my homepage? Read answer
  2. Can I put my own pictures on my homepage? Read answer
  3. How do I add extra pages to my homepage? Read answer
  4. Can I use HTML in my homepage? Read answer
  5. Can I delete entries in my guestbook or start it again? Read answer
  6. How can I get more people to visit my homepage? Read answer
  7. How do I delete my homepage? Read answer
  8. Why are there Google ads on my homepage? Read answer

Questions About MatMice

  1. Are homepages at MatMice really free? Read answer
  2. Who made the MatMice website? Read answer
  3. How did you make the MatMice website? Read answer

Answers to Questions About Homepages

  1. Sorry, at the moment you cannot have things like games and chatrooms on your homepage, but we are looking at adding these in the future. For the moment, you might try creating links to other websites which have these features.
  2. Yes, you can add your own pictures to your homepage. In the "make/change homepage" section, click on the "picture" button, and then click on the "your pictures" category. Just follow the instructions here to add your own picture to your page.
  3. To add extra pages to your homepage, just signup for more pages on MatMice. To link your pages together, when you are making your homepage just click on the "link" button to create links to your other pages.
  4. Yes, you can use HTML in your homepage. When you are making your homepage, just click on the "text" button to get a box for writing. You can type your HTML code in here.
  5. Yes, you can delete entries in your guestbook or start it again. In the members area, go to the "your guestbook" section and follow the instructions there.
  6. One way to get more people to visit your homepage is to tell all your friends about it. You can do this easily by clicking on the "tell your friends" link in your members area.
  7. If you'd like to delete your homepage entirely (this will remove your username so you will need to signup again if you want to make a new page) then send an email to webmasters@matmice.com with your MatMice username and password, and we'll delete it for you. If you just want to start your page again, you can click on the "make/change your homepage" link in your members area, and then press the "start again" button at the bottom of the page.
  8. We are trialling the placement of Google ads on MatMice homepages, and we are working with Google to ensure that these ads are appropriate for children. These Google ads are helping to fund a major redevelopment of the MatMice website. Upcoming features that you can look forward to include a new improved homepage builder that allows you to create multiple pages, and sharing with your friends.

Answers to Questions About MatMice

  1. Yes! This is (and always will be) a free service. There is no charge to you to make your own homepage at MatMice.
  2. The website was made by three sisters from Australia - Emily, Sarah, and Elise - and was made without any adult assistance whatsoever. Emily is 22, Sarah is 20, and Elise is 16 years old. You can read more about the girls in the about section.
  3. The website was written in HTML and the programming language Perl using a simple text editor. Graphics like the mouse wrapped in the mat were drawn by hand and then scanned in, and photographs were also scanned. We used Paint Shop Pro, Adobe Photoshop, and Animagic GIF Animator for editing graphics. The entire website took about 8 months to develop, from the initial idea through to the finished site you see now.