Editing Nick.com (section)

==History==
Nickelodeon launched their first online component as part of the [[America Online]] Kids Only channel in October 1995.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nick.com/all_nick/everything_nick/history_home.jhtml |title=Nick History |publisher=[[Nickelodeon (tv channel)|Nickelodeon]] |access-date= November 28, 2008|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930152455/http://www.nick.com/all_nick/everything_nick/history_home.jhtml |archive-date=September 30, 2007}}</ref> Within a few years, a regular [[World Wide Web]] site came online, and became a strong promotional tool for Nickelodeon.<ref name=NickNet /> The website's popularity grew and in March 1999, Nick.com became the highest rated website for children aged six to fourteen years old. Nickelodeon used the website in conjunction with television programmes which increased traffic.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-54675660.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110624034451/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-54675660.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2011-06-24|title=Nickelodeon TV & Online Are Perfect Together as Nick.com Takes Top Ratings Spot in March. |date=1999-05-19|publisher=Entertainment Wire|access-date=November 28, 2008}}</ref> Nick.com also maintained a high level of respect for user privacy during the growth of the website.<ref name=Privacy>{{cite web|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-54526987.html|title=BBBOnLine Awards Its First Internet Kid's Privacy Seal to Nickelodeon's Nick.com. |date=May 3, 1999|publisher=[[Business Wire]]|access-date=November 28, 2008}}{{dead link|date=February 2019|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

Before 2000, Nick.com's design was mainly images and [[image map]]s allowing navigation through the website. Then, in June 2000, the website was expanded and redesigned with [[Adobe Flash|Flash]]-animated buttons and advertisements. Nick.com's design has changed repeatedly since then, with the website's current design making use of [[sidebar (computing)|sidebar]]s, [[web banner]]s, and [[Adobe Flash]].

In January 2000, developers started discussing expansion of Nick.com to make it an even more desirable website for children to visit. Mike Skagerlind, the website's general manager at the time said "But we felt strongly that it could be a lot more. We basically wanted it to be the main place that kids go to on the Web." On June 4, 2000, the website redesign began. The interface was revamped and to make it more appealing to children and the most significant development was the use of [[Adobe Flash|Flash]] for animated graphics and buttons.<ref name=NickNet>{{cite web|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0BDW/is_/ai_68533485|title=Nick at Net|last=Owens|first=Jennifer|date=December 11, 2000|publisher=BrandWeek|access-date=November 28, 2008|archive-date=November 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151105172058/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0BDW/is_/ai_68533485|url-status=live}}</ref>

On September 28, 2009, Nickelodeon revamped the site with the institution of the new logo.

[[File: Nick com logo.png|thumb|230px|Nick.com logo used from 2009 to 2014]]
[[File:Nickelodeon 2009 logo.svg|thumb|230px|Nick.com logo used from 2014 to 2023]]
In July 2014, Nickelodeon completely redesigned the site to match up with the Nickelodeon app. It did not affect its sister channels' websites.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nick.com/comingsoon/ |title=The New Nick.com is Coming Soon! &#124; Nick.com |access-date=2014-07-07 |archive-date=2014-07-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140712110005/http://www.nick.com/comingsoon |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nick.com/celebrity/news/the-new-nick-site-is-coming-soon.html |title=The New Nick.com is Coming Soon! |access-date=2014-07-07 |archive-date=2014-07-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714210354/http://www.nick.com/celebrity/news/the-new-nick-site-is-coming-soon.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In order to comply more with [[COPPA]], Nickelodeon removed the ability to create an account on March 31, 2016. The message boards were closed the same day.

In December 2018, access via desktop computer to most sections of the site became limited, as links to watch episodes and play games on the site currently all redirect to a page asking viewers to download the network's mobile and tablet apps (both the network's app, along with separate game apps) for access to games and programming instead.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nick.com updates to bare-bones website: videos, games gone |url=http://www.nickandmore.com/2018/12/17/nick-com-updates-to-bare-bones-website/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190101193903/http://www.nickandmore.com/2018/12/17/nick-com-updates-to-bare-bones-website/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 1, 2019 |website=Nickandmore! |access-date=March 11, 2019 |date=December 17, 2018 }}</ref> As of December 2018, Nick.com no longer makes online games. This is likely due to [[Google Chrome]]'s changes that made access to [[Adobe Flash]] (which the site was built on for years) difficult to non-existent in line with Flash's phase-out during the end of 2020, requiring a large-scale rebuild of the desktop site that cannot be done behind the scenes. It is possible that access to programming and games for desktop visitors could be restored in some point in the near future, with all elements having full compatibility with [[HTML5]] standards. Production and distribution for Nickelodeon online games continued internationally until 2021. As of September 2022, the last known Nickelodeon web game made is titled 'The Great Nickelodeon Escape'.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nick.co.uk/shows/spongebob-squarepants/games/great-nickelodeon-escape/r60wr9 | title=The Great Nickelodeon Escape }}</ref>

On December 17, 2020, the ability to watch full episodes on Nick.com was brought back for U.S. pay-TV subscribers, where one must [[TV Everywhere|sign in to their TV provider to watch]].

On August 31, 2022, Nickelodeon brought back access to online games on Nick.com after nearly four years, replacing all advertisements for mobile apps on the games section of the website.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nick.com/games | title=Kids Games &#124; Free Online Games for Kids from Nick | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220831131839/https://www.nick.com/games | archive-date=2022-08-31 }}</ref> As of September 4, 2022, there are currently ten games now available on Nick.com, including 'Nickelodeon Lanes',<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nick.com/games/mwk3o4/spongebob-squarepants-nickelodeon-lanes | title=Nickelodeon Lanes - SpongeBob SquarePants Game }}</ref> a bowling game made in 2021, but which has never been officially released in the USA until this change to the website.

The website was remodeled in 2023 with updated looks with the new 2023 logo change.

On July 29, 2024, Nickjr.com was closed down in order for a remodel of the main nick.com website, with Nick Jr. becoming a section on Nick.com.

On February 12, 2025, the international websites (except the UK, German, Latin American, Brazilian, Arabian, Indian, Canadian and Italian websites) were closed in favor of the Global page on this website.