diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 09a2229a10312ad283fc0330b78edec339880a99..fce355056ca257f64d069749331e5ed0eb84a058 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-# cwblog
+#cwblog
 TO RUN IT USING DOCKER SERVICES, MAKE SURE ALL .ENV FILES IN SERVICES ARE AS 
 CONFIGURATION_SETUP="config.ProductionConfig"
 THEN YOU CAN RUN PROJECT "sudo bash run.sh"
 
-IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO USE DEVELOPMENT SERVER AND RUN APPLICATION IN LOCALHOST
-GO INTO ALL SERVICES, CHANGE .ENV FILES AND CHANGE THEM AS
+IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO USE DEVELOPMENT SERVER AND RUN APPLICATION WITHOUT DOCKER SERVICES
+GO INTO ALL SERVICE FOLDERS, CHANGE .ENV FILES AS
 CONFIGURATION_SETUP="config.DevelopmentConfig"
-THEN RUN SERVICES USING "python3 run.py" command for each services. 
+THEN RUN SERVICES USING TERMINAL "python3 run.py" IN EACH SERVICE FOLDER.
diff --git a/frontend/application/frontend/api/PostClient.py b/frontend/application/frontend/api/PostClient.py
index d73e2b465cb12ba64944610b5ce37593e8e0d9ed..737a48af6e9f7b4ee6b56515415d4d4e4e012378 100644
--- a/frontend/application/frontend/api/PostClient.py
+++ b/frontend/application/frontend/api/PostClient.py
@@ -19,6 +19,17 @@ class PostClient:
 
         return response
 
+    def get_hot_posts(per_page,offset):        
+        url = 'http://' + PostClient.post_service + '/api/hotposts/' + str(per_page) + '/' + str(offset)
+        response = requests.request(method="GET", url=url)
+
+        if response.status_code == 404:
+            return response.status_code
+            
+        response = response.json()
+
+        return response
+
     def get_category_posts(category,per_page,offset):        
         url = 'http://' + PostClient.post_service + '/api/posts/'+ str(category) + '/' + str(per_page) + '/' + str(offset)
         response = requests.request(method="GET", url=url)
diff --git a/frontend/application/frontend/api/UserClient.py b/frontend/application/frontend/api/UserClient.py
index ff7d8f9780ec0887c6f146ce8651acb6b4a0d0b3..2fdb58c4a4e688ff974e668c47c1ce2c42c3cfd3 100644
--- a/frontend/application/frontend/api/UserClient.py
+++ b/frontend/application/frontend/api/UserClient.py
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ class UserClient:
 
 		if response:
 			d = response.json()
-			print("This is response from user api: " + str(d))
+			# print("This is response from user api: " + str(d))
 			if d['api_key'] is not None:
 				api_key = d['api_key']
 			return api_key
diff --git a/frontend/application/frontend/views.py b/frontend/application/frontend/views.py
index dc957e4225926f698900049a58f9e2a18fed0e55..201bb5f8e7ea6bbc7228061bb6d3ff88f25536d4 100644
--- a/frontend/application/frontend/views.py
+++ b/frontend/application/frontend/views.py
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@ def login_route():
 @frontend_blueprint.route('/', methods=['GET'])
 @frontend_blueprint.route('/page/<int:page>', methods=['GET'])
 def get_posts(page=1):
-    print(session)
 
     if len(session)<4:
         return redirect(url_for('frontend.login_route'))
@@ -222,9 +221,40 @@ def search(page=1):
         image_urls.append(user['image_url']) 
 
     categories = ['activities','courses&modules','societies',
-    'student_union','accommodation','transportation','lost&found','sale&rental','other']   
+    'student_union','accommodation','transportation','lost&found','sale&rental','other']  
 
     return render_template('forum/search.html',
+                           data=zip(posts,image_urls), words=words, categories=categories,page=page, page_limit=page_limit)
+
+
+@frontend_blueprint.route('/weeklyhots/', methods=['GET','POST'])
+@frontend_blueprint.route('/weeklyhots/<int:page>', methods=['GET','POST'])
+def get_hot_posts(page=1):
+    image_urls = []
+    per_page = 4
+    offset = (page - 1) * per_page
+    posts = PostClient.get_hot_posts(per_page,offset)
+
+    if posts == 404:
+        flash('No post in last 7 days', 'fail')
+        return redirect(url_for('frontend.get_posts')) 
+
+    page_limit = True
+    offset_ = (page) * per_page
+    next_posts = PostClient.get_hot_posts(per_page,offset_)
+    if next_posts == 404:
+        page_limit = False
+    if len(posts) < per_page:
+        page_limit = False
+
+    for post in posts:
+            user = UserClient.get_otheruser(post['user_id'])
+            image_urls.append(user['image_url'])
+
+    categories = ['activities','courses&modules','societies',
+    'student_union','accommodation','transportation','lost&found','sale&rental','other']   
+
+    return render_template('forum/hotposts.html',
                            data=zip(posts,image_urls), categories=categories,page=page, page_limit=page_limit)
 
 
@@ -257,6 +287,7 @@ def save_user_image(image_file):
 
 
 @frontend_blueprint.route('/post/images/users/<image_id>' , methods=['GET'])
+@frontend_blueprint.route('/weeklyhots/images/users/<image_id>' , methods=['GET'])
 @frontend_blueprint.route('/search/images/users/<image_id>' , methods=['GET'])
 @frontend_blueprint.route('/page/images/users/<image_id>' , methods=['GET'])
 @frontend_blueprint.route('/user/images/users/<image_id>' , methods=['GET'])
@@ -264,17 +295,18 @@ def save_user_image(image_file):
 def get_user_image(image_id):
     picture_path = path.join(current_app.root_path,
                              'static/images/users', image_id)
-    print(picture_path)
+
     return send_file(picture_path, mimetype='image/gif')
 
 
 @frontend_blueprint.route('/post/images/<image_id>' , methods=['GET'])
+@frontend_blueprint.route('/weeklyhots/static/images/<image_id>' , methods=['GET'])
 @frontend_blueprint.route('/page/static/images/<image_id>' , methods=['GET'])
 @frontend_blueprint.route('/search/static/images/<image_id>' , methods=['GET'])
 def get_post_image(image_id):
     picture_path = path.join(current_app.root_path,
                              'static/images', image_id)
-    print(picture_path)
+    
     return send_file(picture_path, mimetype='image/gif')
 
 
@@ -310,7 +342,11 @@ def create_post():
         'form': form,
         'post': None
         }
-    return render_template('forum/create_post.html', **content)
+
+    categories = ['activities','courses&modules','societies',
+    'student_union','accommodation','transportation','lost&found','sale&rental','other']
+
+    return render_template('forum/create_post.html', **content, categories=categories)
 
 
 @frontend_blueprint.route('/post/<int:post_id>', methods=['GET','POST'])
diff --git a/frontend/application/static/images/0bf48bdfa114d912.jpg b/frontend/application/static/images/0bf48bdfa114d912.jpg
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diff --git a/frontend/application/static/images/users/b6490c982e8a116e.jpg b/frontend/application/static/images/users/b6490c982e8a116e.jpg
new file mode 100644
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diff --git a/frontend/application/templates/forum/category.html b/frontend/application/templates/forum/category.html
index bdd075538e981f60eb511f3ae44ff215847f1f48..97e61255a143756bccb8942b35d6030aef19dd3e 100644
--- a/frontend/application/templates/forum/category.html
+++ b/frontend/application/templates/forum/category.html
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@
         </div>
     </div>
 
+    <h2 style="text-align: center; font-size: medium; color: orange; font-weight: bold;margin-top: -27px">Posts in {{ category }} category</h2>
+
     {% if page > 1 %}
     <a class="btn btn-outline-success my-2 my-sm-0" href="{{ url_for('frontend.categories',category=category, page=page-1) }}">Previous</a>
     {% endif %}
diff --git a/frontend/application/templates/forum/hotposts.html b/frontend/application/templates/forum/hotposts.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..4cad9bcd0795590186b7b1ea72c417bf31cac73a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/application/templates/forum/hotposts.html
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+{% extends "base_col_1.html" %}
+{% block title %} HOT POSTS OF THE WEEK {% endblock %}
+
+{% block pageContent%}
+
+<style>
+    body {
+        background-color: #f8f9fa;
+        color: #212529;
+    }
+
+    .card-header {
+        background-color: #c6e2ff;
+        color: white;
+    }
+
+    .nav-link.active {
+        background-color: #6c757d;
+        color: white;
+    }
+
+    .btn-outline-success:hover {
+      background-color: #218838;
+      border-color: #1e7e34;
+    }
+    .profile-image {
+      width: 60px;
+      height: 60px;
+      object-fit: ;
+      border-radius: 50%;
+    }
+    .post-image {
+      width: 100px;
+      height: 100px;
+      object-fit: contain;
+    }
+</style>
+
+<div>
+
+</div>
+
+<div class="col-md-6 gedf-main">
+    <div class="card gedf-card">
+        <div class="card-header">
+            <ul class="nav nav-tabs card-header-tabs" id="myTab" role="tablist">
+                <li class="nav-item">
+                    <a class="nav-link active" id="posts-tab" data-toggle="tab" href="#posts" role="tab" aria-controls="posts" aria-selected="true">Start a discussion</a>
+                </li>
+            </ul>
+        </div>
+        <div class="card-body">
+            <div class="tab-content" id="myTabContent">
+                <div class="tab-pane fade show active" id="posts" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="posts-tab">
+                    <div class="form-group">
+                        <label class="sr-only" for="message">post</label>
+                        <a class="btn btn--link" href="{{ url_for('frontend.create_post') }}">New Post</a>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+
+    <h2 style="text-align: center; font-size: medium; color: orange; font-weight: bold;margin-top: -27px">Weekly Hot Posts</h2>
+
+    {% if page > 1 %}
+    <a class="btn btn-outline-success my-2 my-sm-0" href="{{ url_for('frontend.get_hot_posts', page=page-1) }}">Previous</a>
+    {% endif %}
+
+    {% if page_limit == True %}
+    <a class="btn btn-outline-success my-2 my-sm-0" href="{{ url_for('frontend.get_hot_posts', page=page+1) }}">Next</a>
+    {% endif %}
+
+    {% for post,image in data %}
+    <div class="card gedf-card">
+        <div class="card-header">
+            <div class="d-flex justify-content-between align-items-center">
+                <div class="d-flex justify-content-between align-items-center">
+                    <div class="mr-2">
+                        <img class="profile-image" src="images/users/{{ image }}">
+                    </div>
+                    <div class="ml-2">
+                        <div class="h5 m-0"><a href="{{ url_for('frontend.display_user', user_id=post.user_id) }}">{{ post['user_name'] }}</a></div>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+                <div>
+                    <div class="dropdown">
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+        <div class="card-body">
+            <div class="text-muted h7 mb-2"> <i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i>{{ post['date_added']}}</div>
+            <a class="card-link" href="{{ url_for('frontend.display_post', post_id=post.id) }}">
+                <h5 class="card-title">{{ post['title'] }}</h5>
+            </a>
+            <p class="card-text">{{ post.content[:40] | safe }}{% if post.content|length > 30 %}...{% endif %}</p>
+            
+            {% if post['image_url'] != '' %}
+            <img class="post-image" src="static/images/{{ post['image_url'] }}">
+            {% endif %}  
+        </div>
+        <div class="card-footer">
+            <a href="{{ url_for('frontend.display_post', post_id=post.id) }}" class="card-link"><i class="fa fa-comment"></i> Comment</a>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+{% endfor %}
+
+{% if page > 1 %}
+<a class="btn btn-outline-success my-2 my-sm-0" href="{{ url_for('frontend.get_hot_posts', page=page-1) }}">Previous</a>
+{% endif %}
+
+{% if page_limit == True %}
+<a class="btn btn-outline-success my-2 my-sm-0" href="{{ url_for('frontend.get_hot_posts', page=page+1) }}">Next</a>
+{% endif %}
+
+</div>
+
+{% endblock %}
diff --git a/frontend/application/templates/forum/post.html b/frontend/application/templates/forum/post.html
index f845e1802fa8421abbc7c7f148b9549740826415..a55cadc7705a00e698cbcb5e8736198ac588b17b 100644
--- a/frontend/application/templates/forum/post.html
+++ b/frontend/application/templates/forum/post.html
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
       
   <!-- START posts -->
 <div class="col-md-8">
-  <div class="post-container" style="height: 400px; width: 100%;   overflow: auto;
+  <div class="post-container" style="height: 40%; width: 100%; overflow-y: auto;
   word-wrap: break-word; white-space: normal">
         <div class="tile__author"> 
           <img class="profile-image" src="images/users/{{ owner_image }}">
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@
 
     <!-- START comments -->
 
-    <div class="comment-container" style="overflow-y: auto; height: 600px; width: 100%">
+    <div class="comment-container" style="overflow-y: auto; height: 60%; width: 100%">
       <h3 class="comment__title">COMMENTS</h3>
       {% if comments %}
       {% for comment, image in comments %}
diff --git a/frontend/application/templates/forum/profile.html b/frontend/application/templates/forum/profile.html
index 90cd7e326cbe8b9843aee2f1fefd476089070137..e26a7adbea397e315a075eb493b93cd3230353da 100644
--- a/frontend/application/templates/forum/profile.html
+++ b/frontend/application/templates/forum/profile.html
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@
         <input class="form-submit" type="submit" value="Update">
       </form>
     </div>
-    <div class="posts">
+    <div class="posts" style="word-wrap: break-word; white-space: normal">
       <h2>Your Posts</h2>
       {% for post in posts %}
       <div class="post">
diff --git a/frontend/application/templates/forum/search.html b/frontend/application/templates/forum/search.html
index 6134bfba84db47eac0e9f640775ff1f958fe0a23..9312f920d798c0cc014781f2ae3391f18ecce1a6 100644
--- a/frontend/application/templates/forum/search.html
+++ b/frontend/application/templates/forum/search.html
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@
         </div>
     </div>
 
+    <h2 style="text-align: center; font-size: medium; color: orange; font-weight: bold; margin-top: -27px;">Search Results for "{{ words }}"</h2>
+
     {% if page > 1 %}
     <a class="btn btn-outline-success my-2 my-sm-0" href="{{ url_for('frontend.search', page=page-1) }}">Previous</a>
     {% endif %}
diff --git a/frontend/application/templates/forum/user.html b/frontend/application/templates/forum/user.html
index f4e6fe25a82e6d7a8d5678f89d6428e83f493437..89cf0c758dcf6f336e4b2eaeed6a13f184dd0206 100644
--- a/frontend/application/templates/forum/user.html
+++ b/frontend/application/templates/forum/user.html
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ align-items: center;
 			</div>
 			<div class="col-md-8 offset-md-4" style="margin-top: 50px;">
 				<h2>POSTS OF THE USER</h2>
-				<div style="height: 1500px; overflow-y: scroll;">
+				<div style="word-wrap: break-word; white-space: normal">
 					{% for post in posts %}
 						<div class="post-card">
 							<h4><a href="{{ url_for('frontend.display_post', post_id=post.id) }}">{{ post['title'] }}</a></h4>
diff --git a/frontend/application/templates/navbar.html b/frontend/application/templates/navbar.html
index f8b63003bfbaa6f62b291752e67cf8fee12549b2..88d782a40ed16a59da3ce6925791a31408442d05 100644
--- a/frontend/application/templates/navbar.html
+++ b/frontend/application/templates/navbar.html
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
       <div class="collapse navbar-collapse justify-content-end" id="navbarNav">
         <ul class="navbar-nav">
           <li class="nav-item">
-            <div class="nav-link" style="color: #007bff;"><a href="{{ url_for('frontend.display_currentuser') }}" style="text-decoration:none;">{{ session['user'].full_name }}</a></div>
+            <div class="nav-link" style="color: #007bff;"><a href="{{ url_for('frontend.get_hot_posts') }}" style="text-decoration:none; color:red">Hot Posts</a></div>
           <li class="nav-item">
             <a class="nav-link" href="{{ url_for('frontend.logout') }}">Logout</a>
           </li>
diff --git a/frontend/application/templates/sidebar.html b/frontend/application/templates/sidebar.html
index 790b9ef1f19c05605cfaed811a3f05a5399df83a..31a90de34b4e50312cf59a8bab0effbd113c9ec4 100644
--- a/frontend/application/templates/sidebar.html
+++ b/frontend/application/templates/sidebar.html
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
             <li class="list-group-item">
               <div class="h6 text-muted">Categories</div>
               <ul class="category-menu">
-                <p class="title__category" >{{category}}</p>
                 {% for category in categories %}
                     <li class="tile__category">
                       <a class="btn btn--link" href="{{ url_for('frontend.categories', category=category) }}" >{{category}}</a>
diff --git a/post-service/application/post_api/routes.py b/post-service/application/post_api/routes.py
index 695e7fbbeee2bf3d670fecead7ca0ed3a96ffd98..4f4d0bcdf3e3e644ead948570b1d5a03ac243d61 100644
--- a/post-service/application/post_api/routes.py
+++ b/post-service/application/post_api/routes.py
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ from . import post_api_blueprint
 from .. import db
 from ..models import Post, Comment
 from .api.UserClient import UserClient
-
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+from sqlalchemy import desc, func
 
 @post_api_blueprint.route('/api/posts/<int:per_page>/<int:offset>', methods=['GET'])
 def get_posts(per_page,offset):
@@ -18,6 +19,28 @@ def get_posts(per_page,offset):
     response = jsonify(data)
     return response
 
+@post_api_blueprint.route('/api/hotposts/<int:per_page>/<int:offset>', methods=['GET'])
+def get_hot_posts(per_page,offset):
+    data = []
+
+    today = datetime.utcnow()
+    one_week_ago = today - timedelta(days=7)
+
+    if offset == 8:
+        for row in Post.query.join(Post.comments).filter(Post.date_added >= one_week_ago).group_by(Post.id).order_by(desc(func.count(Comment.id))).offset(offset).limit(per_page)[:2]:
+            data.append(row.to_json())
+    else:
+        for row in Post.query.join(Post.comments).filter(Post.date_added >= one_week_ago).group_by(Post.id).order_by(desc(func.count(Comment.id))).offset(offset).limit(per_page).all():
+            data.append(row.to_json())
+
+    if data == []:
+        abort(404) 
+
+    print(data)
+
+    response = jsonify(data)
+    return response
+
 @post_api_blueprint.route('/api/posts/<int:user_id>', methods=['GET'])
 def get_user_posts(user_id):
     data = []
@@ -35,7 +58,6 @@ def get_category_posts(category,per_page,offset):
     for row in Post.query.filter_by(category=category).order_by(Post.date_added.desc()).offset(offset).limit(per_page).all():
         data.append(row.to_json())
 
-    print(data)
     if data == []:
         abort(404) 
 
diff --git a/post-service/instance/posts-service.db b/post-service/instance/posts-service.db
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diff --git a/user-service/instance/users-service.db b/user-service/instance/users-service.db
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