/** * get_index checks if the user is logged in already, if not, it shows a default home page with options to * login or sign up, if logged in it will show a critter feed from all other users in the system */ public function get_index() { if (Auth::guest()) { return View::make('home.index'); } else { $critts = Critt::with('user')->order_by('created_at', 'desc')->paginate(10); $count = Critt::count(); return View::make('home.critterfeed')->with('count', $count)->with('critts', $critts); } }