diff --git a/app.vue b/app.vue
index 294c9f9..4c0484a 100644
--- a/app.vue
+++ b/app.vue
@@ -36,21 +36,32 @@ function contextMenuHandler(e: MouseEvent) {
 	//]);
 }
 
+let currentTheme = "dark" // default theme
+const savedTheme = localStorage.getItem("selectedTheme");
+if (savedTheme) {
+	currentTheme = savedTheme;
+}
+
+const baseURL = useRuntimeConfig().app.baseURL;
+
+useHead({
+  link: [
+    {
+      rel: "stylesheet",
+      href: `${baseURL}themes/${currentTheme}.css`
+    }
+  ]
+})
 </script>
 
 <style>
-:root {
-  --background-color: rgb(30, 30, 30);
-  --main-text-color: rgb(190, 190, 190);
-  --outline-border: 1px solid rgb(150, 150, 150);
-}
-
 html,
 body {
   font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
   box-sizing: border-box;
-  color: rgb(190, 190, 190);
-  background-color: rgb(30, 30, 30);
+  color: var(--text-color);
+	background: var(--optional-body-background);
+  background-color: var(--chat-background-color);
   margin: 0;
 }
 
@@ -67,15 +78,15 @@ a {
 }
 
 .bottom-border {
-	border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(70, 70, 70);
+	border-bottom: 1px solid var(--padding-color);
 }
 
 .left-border {
-	border-left: 1px solid rgb(70, 70, 70);
+	border-left: 1px solid var(--padding-color);
 }
 
 .right-border {
-	border-right: 1px solid rgb(70, 70, 70);
+	border-right: 1px solid var(--padding-color);
 }
 
 .rounded-corners {
diff --git a/components/Button.vue b/components/Button.vue
index db8bb8e..66706de 100644
--- a/components/Button.vue
+++ b/components/Button.vue
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ const props = defineProps<{
 .button {
 	cursor: pointer;
 
-	background-color: #b35719;
-	color: #ffffff;
+	background-color: var(--primary-color);
+	color: var(--text-color);
 
-	padding: 0.7dvh 1.2dvw;
+	padding: 0.4em 0.75em;
 	font-size: 1.1em;
 	transition: background-color 0.2s;
 
@@ -30,15 +30,22 @@ const props = defineProps<{
 	display: inline-block;
 }
 
+.button:hover {
+	background-color: var(--primary-highlighted-color);
+}
+
 .scary-button {
 	background-color: red;
 }
+.scary-button:hover {
+	background-color: red;
+}
 
 .neutral-button {
-	background-color: grey;
+	background-color: var(--accent-color);
+}
+.neutral-button:hover {
+	background-color: var(--accent-highlighted-color);
 }
 
-.button:hover {
-	background-color: #934410;
-}
 </style>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/components/Channel.vue b/components/Channel.vue
index 1828641..98f210e 100644
--- a/components/Channel.vue
+++ b/components/Channel.vue
@@ -23,19 +23,19 @@ const isCurrentChannel = props.uuid == props.currentUuid;
 .channel-list-link {
 	text-decoration: none;
 	color: inherit;
-	padding-left: .5dvw;
-	padding-right: .5dvw;
+	padding-left: .25em;
+	padding-right: .25em;
 }
 
 .channel-list-link-container {
 	text-align: left;
 	display: flex;
-	height: 4dvh;
+	height: 1.5em;
 	white-space: nowrap;
 	align-items: center;
 }
 
 .current-channel {
-	background-color: rgb(70, 70, 70);
+	background-color: var(--sidebar-highlighted-background-color);
 }
 </style>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/components/CropPopup.vue b/components/CropPopup.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..12c3a0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/CropPopup.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+<template>
+  <div id="fullscreen-container">
+    <div id="crop-preview">
+      <img ref="image" :src="imageSrc" style="min-height: 35dvh;">
+      <Button text="Crop" :callback="cropImage"></Button>
+      <Button text="Cancel" :callback="closePopup"></Button>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</template>
+
+<script lang="ts" setup>
+import Cropper from 'cropperjs';
+
+const props = defineProps({
+  imageSrc: String,
+  onCrop: Function,
+  onClose: Function,
+});
+
+const image = ref<HTMLImageElement | null>(null);
+const cropper = ref<Cropper | null>(null);
+
+watch(image, (newValue) => {
+  if (newValue) {
+    cropper.value = new Cropper(newValue)
+    const cropperCanvas = cropper.value.getCropperCanvas()
+    const cropperSelection = cropper.value.getCropperSelection()
+    
+    if (cropperCanvas) {
+      cropperCanvas.background = false
+    }
+
+    if (cropperSelection) {
+      cropperSelection.precise = true
+      cropperSelection.aspectRatio = 1
+      cropperSelection.initialCoverage = 1
+    }
+  }
+});
+
+async function cropImage() {
+  if (cropper) {
+    const selection = cropper.value?.getCropperSelection();
+    if (selection) {
+      const canvas = await selection.$toCanvas({width: 256, height: 256})
+
+      canvas.toBlob((blob) => {
+        if (blob && props.onCrop) {
+          const reader = new FileReader();
+          reader.addEventListener("load", () => {
+            if (reader.result && typeof reader.result === 'string') {
+              if (props.onCrop) {
+                props.onCrop(blob, reader.result)
+              }
+            }
+          });
+          const file = new File([blob], 'preview.png', { type: 'image/png' })
+          reader.readAsDataURL(file)
+        }
+      });
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+function closePopup() {
+  if (props.onClose) {
+    props.onClose();
+  }
+}
+</script>
+
+<style scoped>
+.button {
+  margin: 0.2em
+}
+
+#fullscreen-container {
+  position: fixed;
+  top: 0;
+  left: 0;
+  width: 100%;
+  height: 100%;
+  z-index: 10;
+  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
+}
+
+#crop-preview {
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 50%;
+  left: 50%;
+  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
+}
+</style>
diff --git a/components/MemberEntry.vue b/components/MemberEntry.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ed4cd48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/MemberEntry.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+<template>
+    <div class="member-item" @click="togglePopup" @blur="hidePopup" tabindex="0">
+        <img v-if="props.member.user.avatar" class="member-avatar" :src="props.member.user.avatar" :alt="props.member.user.display_name ?? props.member.user.username" />
+        <Icon v-else class="member-avatar" name="lucide:user" />
+        <span class="member-display-name">{{ props.member.user.display_name || props.member.user.username }}</span>
+        <UserPopup v-if="isPopupVisible" :user="props.member.user" id="profile-popup" />
+    </div>
+</template>
+
+<script lang="ts" setup>
+import { ref } from 'vue';
+import type { GuildMemberResponse } from '~/types/interfaces';
+import UserPopup from './UserPopup.vue';
+
+const props = defineProps<{
+    member: GuildMemberResponse
+}>();
+
+const isPopupVisible = ref(false);
+
+const togglePopup = () => {
+    isPopupVisible.value = false;
+    // isPopupVisible.value = !isPopupVisible.value;
+};
+
+const hidePopup = () => {
+    isPopupVisible.value = false;
+};
+</script>
+
+<style>
+.member-item {
+    position: relative; /* Set the position to relative for absolute positioning of the popup */
+}
+</style>
diff --git a/components/Message.vue b/components/Message.vue
index 9558ce4..d3d4086 100644
--- a/components/Message.vue
+++ b/components/Message.vue
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 					{{ author?.display_name || author?.username }}
 				</span>
 				<span class="message-date" :title="date.toString()">
+					<span v-if="getDayDifference(date, currentDate) === 1">Yesterday at</span>
+					<span v-else-if="getDayDifference(date, currentDate) > 1 ">{{ date.toLocaleDateString(undefined) }},</span>
 					{{ date.toLocaleTimeString(undefined, { timeStyle: "short" }) }}
 				</span>
 			</div>
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@ const messageElement = ref<HTMLDivElement>();
 const dateHidden = ref<boolean>(true);
 
 const date = new Date(props.timestamp);
+const currentDate: Date = new Date()
 
 console.log("message:", props.text);
 console.log("author:", props.author);
@@ -48,7 +51,16 @@ const sanitized = ref<string>();
 
 onMounted(async () => {
 	const parsed = await parse(props.text, { gfm: true });
-	sanitized.value = DOMPurify.sanitize(parsed, { ALLOWED_TAGS: ["strong", "em", "br", "blockquote", "code", "ul", "ol", "li", "a", "h1", "h2", "h3", "h4", "h5", "h6"] });
+	sanitized.value = DOMPurify.sanitize(parsed, {
+		ALLOWED_TAGS: [
+			"strong", "em", "br", "blockquote",
+			"code", "ul", "ol", "li", "a", "h1",
+			"h2", "h3", "h4", "h5", "h6"
+		],
+		ALLOW_DATA_ATTR: false,
+		ALLOW_SELF_CLOSE_IN_ATTR: false,
+		ALLOWED_ATTR: []
+	});
 	console.log("adding listeners")
 	await nextTick();
 	if (messageElement.value?.classList.contains("grouped-message")) {
@@ -75,6 +87,18 @@ console.log("me:", props.me);
 if (props.author?.uuid == props.me.uuid) {
 	menuItems.push({ name: "Edit", callback: () => { if (messageElement.value) editMessage(messageElement.value, props) } });
 }
+
+function getDayDifference(date1: Date, date2: Date) {
+    const midnight1 = new Date(date1.getFullYear(), date1.getMonth(), date1.getDate());
+    const midnight2 = new Date(date2.getFullYear(), date2.getMonth(), date2.getDate());
+
+    const timeDifference = midnight2.getTime() - midnight1.getTime();
+
+    const dayDifference = timeDifference / (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24);
+
+    return Math.round(dayDifference);
+}
+
 </script>
 
 <style scoped>
@@ -82,14 +106,15 @@ if (props.author?.uuid == props.me.uuid) {
 	text-align: left;
 	/* border: 1px solid lightcoral; */
 	display: grid;
-	grid-template-columns: 2dvw 1fr;
+	grid-template-columns: 2rem 1fr;
 	align-items: center;
 	column-gap: 1dvw;
 	width: 100%;
+	overflow-wrap: anywhere;
 }
 
 .message:hover {
-	background-color: rgb(20, 20, 20);
+	background-color: var(--chat-highlighted-background-color);
 }
 
 .normal-message {
@@ -130,10 +155,11 @@ if (props.author?.uuid == props.me.uuid) {
 }
 
 .left-column {
+	min-width: 2rem;
 	display: flex;
+	justify-content: center;
 	text-align: center;
 	white-space: nowrap;
-	
 }
 
 .author-username {
@@ -143,7 +169,7 @@ if (props.author?.uuid == props.me.uuid) {
 
 .message-date {
 	font-size: .7em;
-	color: rgb(150, 150, 150);
+	color: var(--secondary-text-color);
 	cursor: default;
 }
 
@@ -164,12 +190,12 @@ if (props.author?.uuid == props.me.uuid) {
 
 <style module>
 .message-text ul, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 {
-	padding-top: 1dvh;
-	padding-bottom: 1dvh;
+	padding-top: .5em;
+	padding-bottom: .5em;
 	margin: 0;
 }
 
 .message-text ul  {
-	padding-left: 2dvw;
+	padding-left: 1em;
 }
 </style>
diff --git a/components/MessageArea.vue b/components/MessageArea.vue
index 38db13c..832802b 100644
--- a/components/MessageArea.vue
+++ b/components/MessageArea.vue
@@ -9,11 +9,28 @@
 		</div>
 		<div id="message-box" class="rounded-corners">
 			<form id="message-form" @submit="sendMessage">
-				<input v-model="messageInput" id="message-box-input" class="rounded-corners" type="text"
-					name="message-input" autocomplete="off">
-				<button id="submit-button" type="submit">
-					<Icon name="lucide:send" />
-				</button>
+				<div id="message-box-left-elements">
+					<span class="message-box-button">
+						<Icon name="lucide:file-plus-2" />
+					</span>
+				</div>
+
+				<div id="message-textarea">
+					<div id="message-textbox-input"
+							role="textbox" ref="messageTextboxInput"
+							autocorrect="off" spellcheck="true" contenteditable="true"
+							@keydown="handleTextboxKeyDown" @input="handleTextboxInput">
+					</div>
+				</div>
+				
+				<div id="message-box-right-elements">
+					<button class="message-box-button" type="submit">
+						<Icon name="lucide:send" />
+					</button>
+					<span class="message-box-button">
+						<Icon name="lucide:image-play" />
+					</span>
+				</div>
 			</form>
 		</div>
 	</div>
@@ -108,11 +125,38 @@ function pushMessage(message: MessageResponse) {
 	messages.value.push(message);
 }
 
+function handleTextboxKeyDown(event: KeyboardEvent) {
+	if (event.key === "Enter" && event.shiftKey && messageTextboxInput.value) {
+		// this enters a newline, due to not preventing default
+	} else if (event.key === "Enter") {
+		event.preventDefault()
+		sendMessage(event)
+	}
+	
+	adjustTextboxHeight()
+}
+
+function handleTextboxInput() {
+	if (messageTextboxInput.value) {
+        messageInput.value = messageTextboxInput.value.innerText;
+    }
+
+	adjustTextboxHeight()
+}
+
+// this technically uses pixel units, but it's still set using dynamic units
+function adjustTextboxHeight() {
+	if (messageTextboxInput.value && messageTextboxDisplay.value) {
+		messageTextboxInput.value.style.height = "auto"
+		messageTextboxInput.value.style.height = `${messageTextboxInput.value.scrollHeight}px`
+	}
+}
+
 const messages = ref<MessageResponse[]>([]);
-
-const messageInput = ref<string>();
-
+const messageInput = ref<string>("");
 const messagesElement = ref<HTMLDivElement>();
+const messageTextboxInput = ref<HTMLDivElement>();
+const messageTextboxDisplay = ref<HTMLDivElement>();
 
 if (messagesRes) messages.value = messagesRes;
 
@@ -160,12 +204,21 @@ if (accessToken && apiBase) {
 
 function sendMessage(e: Event) {
 	e.preventDefault();
-	const text = messageInput.value;
-	console.log("text:", text);
-	if (text) {
-		ws.send(text);
-		messageInput.value = "";
-		console.log("MESSAGE SENT!!!");
+	if (messageInput.value && messageInput.value.trim() !== "") {
+		const message = {
+			message: messageInput.value.trim().replace(/\n/g, "<br>") // trim, and replace \n with <br>
+		}
+
+		console.log("message:", message);
+		ws.send(JSON.stringify(message));
+
+		// reset input field
+		messageInput.value = ""
+		if (messageTextboxInput.value) {
+			messageTextboxInput.value.innerText = ""
+		}
+
+		adjustTextboxHeight()
 	}
 }
 
@@ -241,38 +294,63 @@ router.beforeEach((to, from, next) => {
 
 <style scoped>
 #message-area {
-	display: grid;
-	grid-template-rows: 8fr 1fr;
+	display: flex;
+	flex-direction: column;
 	padding-left: 1dvw;
 	padding-right: 1dvw;
 	overflow: hidden;
+	flex-grow: 1;
 }
 
 #message-box {
-	display: flex;
-	flex-direction: column;
-	justify-content: center;
-	align-content: center;
-	border: 1px solid rgb(70, 70, 70);
-	padding-bottom: 1dvh;
-	padding-top: 1dvh;
-	margin-bottom: 1dvh;
+	margin-bottom: 2dvh;
 	margin-left: 1dvw;
 	margin-right: 1dvw;
+
+	padding-left: 2%;
+	padding-right: 2%;
+	
+	align-items: center;
+	
+	color: var(--text-color);
+	border: 1px solid var(--padding-color);
+	background-color: var(--chatbox-background-color);
 }
 
 #message-form {
 	display: flex;
-	justify-content: center;
+	flex-direction: row;
+	gap: .55em;
 }
 
-#message-box-input {
-	width: 80%;
-	background-color: rgb(50, 50, 50);
+#message-textarea {
+	flex-grow: 1;
+	min-height: 2.35em;
+}
+
+#message-textbox-input {
+	width: 100%;
+	max-height: 50dvh;
+
+	padding: 0.5em 0;
+	user-select: text;
+
+	font-family: inherit;
+	font-size: inherit;
+	line-height: normal;
 	border: none;
-	color: inherit;
-	padding-left: 1dvw;
-	padding-right: 1dvw;
+	background-color: #40404000; /* completely transparent colour */
+
+	text-align: left;
+	word-break: break-word;
+	overflow-wrap: break-word;
+	
+	overflow-y: auto;
+}
+
+#message-box-left-elements, #message-box-right-elements {
+	display: flex;
+	align-items: end;
 }
 
 #messages {
@@ -283,14 +361,16 @@ router.beforeEach((to, from, next) => {
 	padding-right: 1dvw;
 }
 
-#submit-button {
+.message-box-button {
 	background-color: inherit;
 	border: none;
-	color: rgb(200, 200, 200);
+	color: var(--primary-color);
+	transition: color 100ms;
 	font-size: 1.5em;
 }
 
-#submit-button:hover {
-	color: rgb(255, 255, 255);
+.message-box-button:hover {
+	color: var(--primary-highlighted-color);
+	cursor: pointer;
 }
 </style>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/components/Settings/AppSettings/Appearance.vue b/components/Settings/AppSettings/Appearance.vue
index 135c0a1..3adfda6 100644
--- a/components/Settings/AppSettings/Appearance.vue
+++ b/components/Settings/AppSettings/Appearance.vue
@@ -1,14 +1,100 @@
 <template>
   <div>
-    <h1>hi</h1>
-    <h5>TEST</h5>
-    <h5>TEST</h5>
+    <h1>Appearance</h1>
+    
+    <p class="subtitle">THEMES</p>
+    <div class="themes">
+      <div v-for="theme of themes" class="theme-preview-container">
+        <span class="theme-preview"
+          :title="theme.displayName"
+          :style="{background:`linear-gradient(${theme.previewGradient})`}"
+          @click="changeTheme(theme.id, theme.themeUrl)"
+        >
+          <span class="theme-title" :style="{color:`${theme.complementaryColor}`}">
+            {{ theme.displayName }}
+          </span>
+        </span>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+
+    <p class="subtitle">ICONS</p>
+    <div class="themes">
+    </div>
+
+
   </div>
 </template>
 
 <script lang="ts" setup>
+const runtimeConfig = useRuntimeConfig()
+const defaultThemes = runtimeConfig.public.defaultThemes
+const baseURL = runtimeConfig.app.baseURL;
+let themeLinkElement: HTMLLinkElement | null = null;
+
+const themes: Array<Theme> = []
+
+interface Theme {
+  id: string
+  displayName: string
+  previewGradient: string
+  complementaryColor: string
+  themeUrl: string
+}
+
+function changeTheme(id: string, url: string) {
+  if (themeLinkElement && themeLinkElement.getAttribute('href') === `${baseURL}themes/${url}`) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  localStorage.setItem("selectedTheme", id);
+
+  // if the theme didn't originally load for some reason, create it
+  if (!themeLinkElement) {
+    themeLinkElement = document.createElement('link');
+    themeLinkElement.rel = 'stylesheet';
+    document.head.appendChild(themeLinkElement);
+  }
+
+  themeLinkElement.href = `${baseURL}themes/${url}`;
+}
+
+async function fetchThemes() {
+  for (const theme of defaultThemes) {
+    const themeConfig = await $fetch(`${baseURL}themes/${theme}.json`) as Theme
+    themeConfig.id = theme
+
+    themes.push(themeConfig)
+  }
+}
+
+await fetchThemes()
 </script>
 
 <style scoped>
+.themes {
+  display: flex;
+}
 
-</style>
\ No newline at end of file
+.theme-preview-container {
+  margin: .5em;
+  width: 5em;
+  height: 5em;
+}
+
+.theme-preview {
+  width: 5em;
+  height: 5em;
+  border-radius: 100%;
+  border: .1em solid var(--primary-color);
+
+  display: inline-block;
+  text-align: center;
+  align-content: center;
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.theme-title {
+  font-size: .8em;
+  line-height: 5em; /* same height as the parent to centre it vertically */
+}
+</style>
diff --git a/components/Settings/UserSettings/Account.vue b/components/Settings/UserSettings/Account.vue
index 0fe5013..b2ac87a 100644
--- a/components/Settings/UserSettings/Account.vue
+++ b/components/Settings/UserSettings/Account.vue
@@ -1,33 +1,16 @@
 <template>
-  <div>
-    <h1>My Account</h1>
+  <div v-if="user">
+    <h1>Account</h1>
 
-    <div class="profile-container">
-      <div class="user-data-fields" v-if="user">
-        <p class="subtitle">AVATAR</p>
-        <Button text="Change Avatar" :callback="changeAvatar" style="margin-right: 0.8dvw;"></Button>
-        <Button text="Remove Avatar" :callback="removeAvatar" variant="neutral"></Button>
-        
-        <label for="profile-display-name-input" class="subtitle">DISPLAY NAME</label>
-        <input id="profile-display-name-input" class="profile-data-input" type="text" v-model="user.display_name" placeholder="Enter display name" />
-        <label for="profile-username-input" class="subtitle">USERNAME</label>
-        <input id="profile-username-input" class="profile-data-input" type="text" v-model="user.username" placeholder="Enter username" />
-        <label for="profile-pronouns-input" class="subtitle">PRONOUNS</label>
-        <input id="profile-pronouns-input" class="profile-data-input" type="text" v-model="user.pronouns" placeholder="Enter pronouns" />
-        <label for="profile-about-me-input" class="subtitle">ABOUT ME</label>
-        <input id="profile-about-me-input" class="profile-data-input" type="text" v-model="user.about" placeholder="About me" />
-
-        <br>
-        <Button style="margin-top: 1dvh" text="Save Changes" :callback="saveChanges"></Button>
-      </div>
-
-      <UserPopup v-if="user" :user="user" class="profile-popup"></UserPopup>
-    </div>
-
-    <h2 style="margin-top: 8duservh">Password (and eventually authenticator)</h2>
-    <Button text="Reset Password (tbd)" :callback=resetPassword></Button>
+    <p class="subtitle">E-MAIL</p>
+    <input id="profile-about-me-input" class="profile-data-input" type="text" v-model="user.email" placeholder="john@example.org" />
+    <br>
+    <Button text="Submit" :callback=changeEmail style="margin-top: .4em"></Button>
     
-    <h2>Account Deletion</h2>
+    <p class="subtitle">PASSWORD</p>
+    <Button text="Reset Password" :callback=resetPassword></Button>
+    
+    <p class="subtitle">ACCOUNT DELETION</p>
     <Button text="Delete Account (tbd)" :callback=deleteAccount variant="scary"></Button>
 
   </div>
@@ -44,22 +27,13 @@ if (!user) {
   alert("could not fetch user info, aborting :(")
 }
 
-let newPfpFile: File;
-
-const saveChanges = async () => {
+async function changeEmail() {
   if (!user) return;
-  
+
+
   const formData = new FormData()
-  
-  if (newPfpFile) {
-    formData.append("avatar", newPfpFile)
-  }
-  
   const bytes = new TextEncoder().encode(JSON.stringify({
-    display_name: user.display_name,
-    username: user.username,
-    pronouns: user.pronouns,
-    about: user.about,
+    email: user.email,
   }));
   formData.append('json', new Blob([bytes], { type: 'application/json' }));
   
@@ -69,6 +43,14 @@ const saveChanges = async () => {
       body: formData
     })
 
+	const apiBase = useCookie("api_base").value;
+
+	if (apiBase) {
+		const stats = await useApi().fetchInstanceStats(apiBase);
+		if (stats.email_verification_required) {
+			return window.location.reload();
+		}
+	}
     alert('success!!')
   } catch (error: any) {
     if (error?.response?.status !== 200) {
@@ -78,60 +60,24 @@ const saveChanges = async () => {
 };
 
 
-const removeAvatar = async () => {
-  alert("TBD")
-  // await fetchWithApi(`/auth/reset-password`);
-}
-
-const changeAvatar = async () => {
-  if (!user) return;
-
-  const input = document.createElement('input');
-  input.type = 'file';
-  input.accept = 'image/*';
-
-  input.addEventListener("change", (e: Event) => {
-    if (input.files?.length && input.files.length > 0) {
-      const file = input.files[0];
-      if (!file) return;
-
-      newPfpFile = file
-      
-      const reader = new FileReader();
-      reader.addEventListener("onload", () => {
-        if (reader.result && typeof reader.result === 'string') {
-          user.avatar = reader.result;
-        }
-      });
-      reader.readAsDataURL(file);
+async function resetPassword () {
+  await fetchWithApi("/auth/reset-password", {
+    method: 'GET',
+    headers: {
+      'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+    },
+    query: {
+      identifier: user?.username
     }
-  })
-
-  input.click()
+  });
 }
 
-const resetPassword = async () => {
-  alert("TBD")
-  // await fetchWithApi(`/auth/reset-password`);
-}
-
-const deleteAccount = async () => {
+async function deleteAccount() {
   alert("TBD")
 }
 </script>
 
 <style scoped>
-.profile-container {
-  display: flex;
-}
-
-.subtitle {
-  display: block;
-  font-size: 0.8em;
-  font-weight: 800;
-  margin: 1.5dvh 0 0.5dvh 0.25dvw;
-}
-
 .user-data-fields {
   min-width: 35dvw;
   max-width: 35dvw;
@@ -145,11 +91,7 @@ const deleteAccount = async () => {
   font-size: 1em;
   border-radius: 8px;
   border: none;
-  color: white;
-  background-color: #54361b;
-}
-
-.profile-popup {
-  margin-left: 2dvw;
+  color: var(--text-color);
+  background-color: var(--accent-color);
 }
 </style>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/components/Settings/UserSettings/Profile.vue b/components/Settings/UserSettings/Profile.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..04d1e30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/Settings/UserSettings/Profile.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+<template>
+  <div>
+    <h1>Profile</h1>
+
+    <div class="profile-container">
+      <div class="user-data-fields" v-if="user">
+        <p class="subtitle">AVATAR</p>
+        <Button text="Change Avatar" :callback="changeAvatar" style="margin-right: 0.8dvw;"></Button>
+        <Button text="Remove Avatar" :callback="removeAvatar" variant="neutral"></Button>
+        
+        <label for="profile-display-name-input" class="subtitle">DISPLAY NAME</label>
+        <input id="profile-display-name-input" class="profile-data-input" type="text" v-model="user.display_name" placeholder="Enter display name" />
+        <label for="profile-username-input" class="subtitle">USERNAME</label>
+        <input id="profile-username-input" class="profile-data-input" type="text" v-model="user.username" placeholder="Enter username" />
+        <label for="profile-pronouns-input" class="subtitle">PRONOUNS</label>
+        <input id="profile-pronouns-input" class="profile-data-input" type="text" v-model="user.pronouns" placeholder="Enter pronouns" />
+        <label for="profile-about-me-input" class="subtitle">ABOUT ME</label>
+        <input id="profile-about-me-input" class="profile-data-input" type="text" v-model="user.about" placeholder="About me" />
+
+        <Button style="margin-top: 2dvh" text="Save Changes" :callback="saveChanges"></Button>
+      </div>
+
+      <UserPopup v-if="user" :user="user" id="profile-popup"></UserPopup>
+
+    </div>
+  </div>
+  <CropPopup
+    v-if="isCropPopupVisible"
+    :imageSrc="cropImageSrc"
+    :onCrop="handleCrop"
+    :onClose="closeCropPopup"
+  />
+</template>
+
+<script lang="ts" setup>
+import type { UserResponse } from '~/types/interfaces';
+
+let newPfpFile: File;
+const isCropPopupVisible = ref(false);
+const cropImageSrc = ref("")
+;
+const { fetchUser } = useAuth();
+
+const user: UserResponse | undefined = await fetchUser()
+if (!user) {
+  alert("could not fetch user info, aborting :(")
+}
+
+async function saveChanges() {
+  if (!user) return;
+  
+  const formData = new FormData()
+  
+  if (newPfpFile) {
+    formData.append("avatar", newPfpFile)
+  }
+  
+  const bytes = new TextEncoder().encode(JSON.stringify({
+    display_name: user.display_name,
+    username: user.username,
+    pronouns: user.pronouns,
+    about: user.about,
+  }));
+  formData.append('json', new Blob([bytes], { type: 'application/json' }));
+  
+  try {
+    await fetchWithApi('/me', {
+      method: 'PATCH',
+      body: formData
+    })
+
+    alert('success!!')
+  } catch (error: any) {
+    if (error?.response?.status !== 200) {
+      alert(`error ${error?.response?.status} met whilst trying to update profile info\n"${error?.response._data?.message}"`)
+    }
+  }
+};
+
+
+async function removeAvatar() {
+  alert("TBD")
+  // await fetchWithApi(`/auth/reset-password`);
+}
+
+async function changeAvatar() {
+  if (!user) return;
+
+  const input = document.createElement('input');
+  input.type = 'file';
+  input.accept = 'image/*';
+
+  input.addEventListener("change", (e: Event) => {
+    if (input.files?.length && input.files.length > 0) {
+      const file = input.files[0];
+      if (!file) return;
+
+      const reader = new FileReader();
+      reader.addEventListener("load", () => {
+        if (reader.result && typeof reader.result === 'string') {
+          cropImageSrc.value = reader.result;
+          isCropPopupVisible.value = true;
+        }
+      });
+      reader.readAsDataURL(file);
+    }
+  })
+
+  input.click()
+}
+
+
+function handleCrop(blob: Blob, url: string) {
+  if (!user) return;
+
+  user.avatar = url;
+  newPfpFile = new File([blob], 'avatar.png', { type: 'image/png' })
+  closeCropPopup()
+}
+
+function closeCropPopup() {
+  isCropPopupVisible.value = false
+}
+</script>
+
+<style scoped>
+.profile-container {
+  display: flex;
+}
+
+.user-data-fields {
+  min-width: 35dvw;
+  max-width: 35dvw;
+}
+
+.profile-data-input {
+  min-width: 30dvw;
+  margin: 0.07dvh;
+  padding: 0.1dvh 0.7dvw;
+  height: 2.5em;
+  font-size: 1em;
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  border: none;
+  color: var(--text-color);
+  background-color: var(--accent-color);
+}
+
+#profile-popup {
+  margin-left: 2dvw;
+}
+</style>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/components/UserArea.vue b/components/UserArea.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d922c3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/UserArea.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<template>
+	<div id="user-panel">
+		HELLO!!
+	</div>
+</template>
+
+<script lang="ts" setup>
+import type { UserResponse } from '~/types/interfaces';
+
+const props = defineProps<{
+	user: UserResponse,
+}>();
+
+</script>
+
+<style scoped>
+#user-panel {
+	width: 100%;
+}
+</style>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/components/UserPopup.vue b/components/UserPopup.vue
index 092e7d5..a3a15cb 100644
--- a/components/UserPopup.vue
+++ b/components/UserPopup.vue
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 <template>
   <div id="profile-popup">
     <img v-if="props.user.avatar" id="avatar" :src="props.user.avatar" alt="profile avatar">
-    <div id="cover-colour"></div>
+    <Icon v-else id="avatar" name="lucide:user" />
+
+    <div id="cover-color"></div>
     <div id="main-body">
       <p id="display-name">
         <strong>{{ props.user.display_name }}</strong>
@@ -38,17 +40,17 @@ const props = defineProps<{
   flex-direction: column;
 }
 
-#cover-colour {
+#cover-color {
   border-radius: 12px 12px 0 0;
   min-height: 60px;
-  background-color: #442505;
+  background-color: var(--primary-color);
 }
 
 #main-body {
   border-radius: 0 0 12px 12px;
   padding: 12px;
   min-height: 280px;
-  background-color: #4b3018;
+  background-color: var(--accent-color);
   overflow-wrap: break-word;
   hyphens: manual;
 }
@@ -57,12 +59,14 @@ const props = defineProps<{
   width: 96px;
   height: 96px;
   border: 5px solid #4b3018;
+  background-color: var(--secondary-color);
   border-radius: 100%;
   position: absolute;
   left: 16px;
   top: 16px;
 }
 
+
 #display-name {
   margin-top: 60px;
   margin-bottom: 0;
@@ -75,7 +79,7 @@ const props = defineProps<{
 }
 
 #about-me {
-  background-color: #34200f;
+  background-color: var(--secondary-color);
   border-radius: 12px;
 
   margin-top: 32px;
diff --git a/composables/api.ts b/composables/api.ts
index 603f71f..d2ca7a0 100644
--- a/composables/api.ts
+++ b/composables/api.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type { ChannelResponse, GuildMemberResponse, GuildResponse, MessageResponse } from "~/types/interfaces";
+import type { ChannelResponse, GuildMemberResponse, GuildResponse, MessageResponse, StatsResponse } from "~/types/interfaces";
 
 export const useApi = () => {
 	async function fetchGuilds(): Promise<GuildResponse[] | undefined> {
@@ -41,6 +41,15 @@ export const useApi = () => {
 		return await fetchWithApi(`/channels/${channelId}/messages/${messageId}`);
 	}
 
+	async function fetchInstanceStats(apiBase: string): Promise<StatsResponse> {
+		return await $fetch(`${apiBase}/stats`, { method: "GET" });
+	}
+
+	async function sendVerificationEmail(): Promise<void> {
+		const email = useAuth().user.value?.email;
+		await fetchWithApi("/auth/verify-email", { method: "POST", body: { email } });
+	}
+
 	return {
 		fetchGuilds,
 		fetchGuild,
@@ -51,6 +60,8 @@ export const useApi = () => {
 		fetchUsers,
 		fetchUser,
 		fetchMessages,
-		fetchMessage
+		fetchMessage,
+		fetchInstanceStats,
+		sendVerificationEmail
 	}
 }
diff --git a/composables/auth.ts b/composables/auth.ts
index 0ac2e8b..ebe27de 100644
--- a/composables/auth.ts
+++ b/composables/auth.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ export const useAuth = () => {
   async function clearAuth() {
     accessToken.value = null;
     user.value = null;
+	await navigateTo("/login");
   }
 
   async function register(username: string, email: string, password: string) {
@@ -37,13 +38,19 @@ export const useAuth = () => {
     //await fetchUser();
   }
 
-  async function logout(password: string) {
-    console.log("password:", password);
+  async function logout() {
     console.log("access:", accessToken.value);
-    const hashedPass = await hashPassword(password);
-    console.log("hashed");
 
-    const res = await fetchWithApi("/auth/revoke", {
+    await fetchWithApi("/auth/logout", { method: "GET", credentials: "include" });
+    clearAuth();
+
+	return await navigateTo("/login");
+  }
+
+  async function revoke(password: string) {
+    const hashedPass = await hashPassword(password);
+
+    await fetchWithApi("/auth/revoke", {
       method: "POST",
       body:
       {
@@ -54,10 +61,6 @@ export const useAuth = () => {
     clearAuth();
   }
 
-  async function revoke() {
-    clearAuth();
-  }
-
   async function refresh() {
     console.log("refreshing");
     const res = await fetchWithApi("/auth/refresh", {
diff --git a/layouts/auth.vue b/layouts/auth.vue
index b7d5c5e..0c4ad41 100644
--- a/layouts/auth.vue
+++ b/layouts/auth.vue
@@ -20,30 +20,7 @@
 				<slot />
 			</div>
 			<div v-if="instanceUrl">
-				Instance URL is set to {{ instanceUrl }}
-			</div>
-			<div v-if="auth.accessToken.value">
-				You're logged in!
-				<form @submit="logout">
-					<div>
-						<label for="logout-password">Password</label>
-						<br>
-						<input type="password" name="logout-password" id="logout-password" v-model="form.password"
-							required>
-					</div>
-					<div>
-						<button type="submit">Log out</button>
-					</div>
-				</form>
-				<div>
-					<button @click="refresh">Refresh</button>
-				</div>
-				<div>
-					<button @click="showUser">Show user</button>
-				</div>
-				<div>
-					<button @click="getUser">Get me</button>
-				</div>
+				Instance URL is set to <span style="color: var(--primary-color);">{{ instanceUrl }}</span>
 			</div>
 		</div>
 	</div>
@@ -51,7 +28,6 @@
 
 <script lang="ts" setup>
 import { FetchError } from 'ofetch';
-import type { StatsResponse } from '~/types/interfaces';
 
 const instanceUrl = ref<string | null | undefined>(null);
 const instanceUrlInput = ref<string>();
@@ -63,9 +39,7 @@ const registrationEnabled = useState("registrationEnabled", () => true);
 const auth = useAuth();
 
 onMounted(async () => {
-	const cookie = useCookie("instance_url").value;
-	instanceUrl.value = cookie;
-	console.log(cookie);
+	instanceUrl.value = useCookie("instance_url").value;
 	console.log("set instance url to:", instanceUrl.value);
 });
 
@@ -73,8 +47,8 @@ async function selectInstance(e: Event) {
 	e.preventDefault();
 	console.log("trying input instance");
 	if (instanceUrlInput.value) {
-		console.log("input has value");
 		const gorbTxtUrl = new URL(`/.well-known/gorb.txt`, instanceUrlInput.value);
+		console.log("input has value");
 		try {
 			console.log("trying to get gorb.txt:", gorbTxtUrl);
 			const res = await $fetch.raw(gorbTxtUrl.href, { responseType: "text" });
@@ -87,10 +61,10 @@ async function selectInstance(e: Event) {
 				instanceUrl.value = origin;
 				useCookie("instance_url").value = origin;
 				console.log("set instance url to:", origin);
-				const { status, data, error } = await useFetch<StatsResponse>(`${apiBase.value}/stats`);
-				if (status.value == "success" && data.value) {
-					registrationEnabled.value = data.value.registration_enabled;
-					console.log("set registration enabled value to:", data.value.registration_enabled);
+				const stats = await useApi().fetchInstanceStats(apiBase.value);
+				if (stats) {
+					registrationEnabled.value = stats.registration_enabled;
+					console.log("set registration enabled value to:", stats.registration_enabled);
 				}
 				return;
 			}
@@ -148,18 +122,22 @@ async function showUser(e: Event) {
 	align-items: center;
 }
 
-#auth-form-container,
-#auth-form-container form {
+#auth-form-container {
 	display: flex;
-	width: 50dvw;
+	width: 20dvw;
 	flex-direction: column;
 	align-items: center;
+	text-align: center;
 	gap: 1em;
+	margin-bottom: 2dvh;
 }
 
 #auth-form-container form {
+	display: flex;
+	flex-direction: column;
 	text-align: left;
 	margin-top: 10dvh;
+	gap: 1em;
 }
 
 #instance-error-container {
diff --git a/layouts/client.vue b/layouts/client.vue
index 73a40d6..966e60a 100644
--- a/layouts/client.vue
+++ b/layouts/client.vue
@@ -3,20 +3,28 @@
 	<div :class="{ hidden: loading, visible: !loading }" id="client-root">
 		<div id="homebar">
 			<div class="homebar-item">
-				main bar
-			</div>
-			</div>
-				<div id="left-column">
-			<NuxtLink id="home-button" href="/">
-				<Icon name="lucide:house" class="white" size="2rem" />
-			</NuxtLink>
-			<div id="servers-list">
-				<NuxtLink v-for="guild of guilds" :href="`/servers/${guild.uuid}`">
-					<Icon name="lucide:server" class="white" size="2rem" />
-				</NuxtLink>
+				<marquee>
+					gorb!!!!!
+				</marquee>
 			</div>
 		</div>
-		<slot />
+		<div id = "page-content">
+			<div id="left-column">
+				<NuxtLink id="home-button" href="/">
+					<img class="sidebar-icon" src="/public/icon.svg"/>
+				</NuxtLink>
+				<div id="servers-list">
+					<NuxtLink v-for="guild of guilds" :href="`/servers/${guild.uuid}`">
+						<img v-if="guild.icon" class="sidebar-icon" :src="guild.icon" :alt="guild.name"/>
+						<Icon v-else name="lucide:server" class="sidebar-icon white" :alt="guild.name" />
+					</NuxtLink>
+				</div>
+				<NuxtLink id="settings-menu" href="/settings">
+					<Icon name="lucide:settings" class="sidebar-icon white" alt="Settings menu" />
+				</NuxtLink>
+			</div>
+			<slot />
+		</div>
 	</div>
 </template>
 
@@ -26,59 +34,15 @@ import type { GuildResponse } from '~/types/interfaces';
 const loading = useState("loading", () => false);
 
 const guilds: GuildResponse[] | undefined = await fetchWithApi("/me/guilds");
-
-//const servers = await fetchWithApi("/servers") as { uuid: string, name: string, description: string }[];
-//console.log("servers:", servers);
-const members = [
-	{
-		id: "3287484395",
-		displayName: "SauceyRed"
-	},
-	{
-		id: "3287484395",
-		displayName: "SauceyRed"
-	},
-	{
-		id: "3287484395",
-		displayName: "SauceyRed"
-	},
-	{
-		id: "3287484395",
-		displayName: "SauceyRed"
-	},
-	{
-		id: "3287484395",
-		displayName: "SauceyRed"
-	},
-	{
-		id: "3287484395",
-		displayName: "SauceyRed"
-	},
-	{
-		id: "3287484395",
-		displayName: "SauceyRed"
-	},
-	{
-		id: "3287484395",
-		displayName: "SauceyRed"
-	},
-	{
-		id: "3287484395",
-		displayName: "SauceyRed"
-	}
-];
-
 </script>
 
 <style>
 #client-root {
-	/* border: 1px solid white; */
 	height: 100dvh;
-	display: grid;
-	grid-template-columns: 1fr 4fr 18fr 4fr;
-	grid-template-rows: 4dvh auto;
+	width: 100dvw;
+	display: flex;
+	flex-direction: column;
 	text-align: center;
-	
 }
 
 .hidden {
@@ -87,67 +51,77 @@ const members = [
 
 .visible {
 	opacity: 100%;
-	transition-duration: 500ms;
+	transition: opacity 500ms;
 }
 
 #homebar {
-	grid-row: 1;
-	grid-column: 1 / -1;
+	min-height: 4dvh;
 	display: flex;
 	justify-content: space-evenly;
 	align-items: center;
+	background: var(--optional-topbar-background);
+	background-color: var(--topbar-background-color);
+	border-bottom: 1px solid var(--padding-color);
 	padding-left: 5dvw;
 	padding-right: 5dvw;
 }
 
-#client-root>div:nth-child(-n+4) {
-	border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(70, 70, 70);
+.homebar-item {
+	width: 100dvw;
 }
 
-#__nuxt {
+#page-content {
 	display: flex;
-	flex-flow: column;
-}
-
-.grid-column {
-	padding-top: 1dvh;
-}
-
-#home {
-	padding-left: .5dvw;
-	padding-right: .5dvw;
-}
-
-#current-info {
-	grid-column: 2;
-	grid-row: 1;
+	flex-direction: row;
+	flex-grow: 1;
+    overflow: auto;
 }
 
 #left-column {
 	display: flex;
 	flex-direction: column;
-	gap: 2dvh;
-	padding-left: .5dvw;
-	padding-right: .5dvw;
-	border-right: 1px solid rgb(70, 70, 70);
-	padding-top: 1.5dvh;
-}
-
-#middle-left-column {
-	padding-left: 1dvw;
-	padding-right: 1dvw;
-	border-right: 1px solid rgb(70, 70, 70);
-}
-
-#home-button {
-	border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(70, 70, 70);
-	padding-bottom: 1dvh;
+	gap: .75em;
+	padding-left: .25em;
+	padding-right: .25em;
+	padding-top: .5em;
+	border-right: 1px solid var(--padding-color);
+	background: var(--optional-sidebar-background);
+	background-color: var(--sidebar-background-color);
 }
 
 #servers-list {
 	display: flex;
 	flex-direction: column;
-	gap: 1dvh;
+	gap: 1em;
+	width: 3.2rem;	
+	padding-top: .5em;
+}
+
+#middle-left-column {
+	padding-left: .25em;
+	padding-right: .25em;
+	border-right: 1px solid var(--padding-color);
+	min-width: 13em;
+	max-width: 13em;
+	overflow-y: scroll;
+	overflow-x: hidden;
+}
+
+.sidebar-icon {
+	width: 3rem;
+	height: 3rem;
+	overflow-y: scroll;
+	overflow-x: hidden;
+}
+
+#home-button {
+	border-bottom: 1px solid var(--padding-color);
+	padding-bottom: .375em;
+}
+
+#settings-menu {
+	position: absolute;
+	bottom: .25em;
 }
 
 </style>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/middleware/auth.global.ts b/middleware/auth.global.ts
index 2a9b752..c0da664 100644
--- a/middleware/auth.global.ts
+++ b/middleware/auth.global.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,21 @@ export default defineNuxtRouteMiddleware(async (to, from) => {
 	console.log("to.fullPath:", to.fullPath);
 	const loading = useState("loading");
 	const accessToken = useCookie("access_token").value;
-	if (["/login", "/register"].includes(to.path)) {
+	const apiBase = useCookie("api_base").value;
+	const { fetchInstanceStats } = useApi();
+	
+	console.log("[AUTH] instance url:", apiBase);
+	if (apiBase && !Object.keys(to.query).includes("special") && to.path != "/verify-email") {
+		const user = await useAuth().getUser();
+		const stats = await fetchInstanceStats(apiBase);
+		console.log("[AUTH] stats:", stats);
+		console.log("[AUTH] email verification check:", user?.email && !user.email_verified && stats.email_verification_required);
+		if (user?.email && !user.email_verified && stats.email_verification_required) {
+			return await navigateTo("/register?special=verify_email");
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (["/login", "/register"].includes(to.path) && !Object.keys(to.query).includes("special")) {
 		console.log("path is login or register");
 		const apiBase = useCookie("api_base");
 		console.log("apiBase gotten:", apiBase.value);
@@ -19,6 +33,14 @@ export default defineNuxtRouteMiddleware(async (to, from) => {
 				if (parsed.ApiBaseUrl) {
 					apiBase.value = `${parsed.ApiBaseUrl}/v${apiVersion}`;
 					console.log("set apiBase to:", parsed.ApiBaseUrl);
+					console.log("hHEYOO");
+					const instanceUrl = useCookie("instance_url");
+					console.log("hHEYOO 2");
+					console.log("instance url:", instanceUrl.value);
+					if (!instanceUrl.value) {
+						instanceUrl.value = `${requestUrl.protocol}//${requestUrl.host}`;
+						console.log("set instance url to:", instanceUrl.value);
+					}
 				}
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/nuxt.config.ts b/nuxt.config.ts
index 63d9372..46890d1 100644
--- a/nuxt.config.ts
+++ b/nuxt.config.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,12 @@ export default defineNuxtConfig({
   runtimeConfig: {
     public: {
       apiVersion: 1,
-      messageGroupingMaxDifference: 300000
+      messageGroupingMaxDifference: 300000,
+      buildTimeString: new Date().toISOString(),
+      gitHash: process.env.GIT_SHORT_REV || "N/A",
+      defaultThemes: [
+        "light", "ash", "dark", "rainbow-capitalism"
+      ]
     }
   },
   /* nitro: {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b67a598..5d7d19e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
     "@nuxt/icon": "1.13.0",
     "@nuxt/image": "1.10.0",
     "@pinia/nuxt": "0.11.0",
+    "cropperjs": "^2.0.0",
     "dompurify": "^3.2.6",
     "marked": "^15.0.12",
     "nuxt": "^3.17.0",
diff --git a/pages/index.vue b/pages/index.vue
index f970926..41deadf 100644
--- a/pages/index.vue
+++ b/pages/index.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,19 @@
 <template>
   <NuxtLayout>
-
+    <div id="left-bar">
+    </div>
+	<div id="middle-bar">
+      <h1>
+        Welcome to gorb :3
+      </h1>
+	  <p>
+		Click on a guild to the left to view a guild.
+		<br>
+		Or click the button in the bottom left to join a guild.
+	  </p>
+    </div>
+	<div id="right-bar">
+    </div>
   </NuxtLayout>
 </template>
 
diff --git a/pages/login.vue b/pages/login.vue
index c7f4cbc..03078c3 100644
--- a/pages/login.vue
+++ b/pages/login.vue
@@ -44,10 +44,9 @@ const apiBase = useCookie("api_base");
 
 if (apiBase.value) {
 	console.log("apiBase:", apiBase.value);
-	const statsUrl = new URL("/stats", apiBase.value).href;
-	const { status, data } = await useFetch<StatsResponse>(statsUrl);
-	if (status.value == "success" && data.value) {
-		registrationEnabled.value = data.value.registration_enabled;
+	const stats = await useApi().fetchInstanceStats(apiBase.value);
+	if (stats) {
+		registrationEnabled.value = stats.registration_enabled;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/pages/register.vue b/pages/register.vue
index 3e2c4c4..708fed0 100644
--- a/pages/register.vue
+++ b/pages/register.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <template>
   <NuxtLayout>
-    <form v-if="registrationEnabled" @submit="register">
+    <form v-if="registrationEnabled && !registrationSubmitted && !showEmailVerificationScreen" @submit="register">
       <div>
         <!--
         <span class="form-error" v-if="errors.username.length > 0">
@@ -32,32 +32,87 @@
         <button type="submit">Register</button>
       </div>
     </form>
+	<div v-else-if="registrationEnabled && (registrationSubmitted || showEmailVerificationScreen) && !emailSent">
+		<p v-if="emailVerificationRequired">
+			This instance requires email verification to use it.
+			<br><br>
+			<span v-if="registrationSubmitted">
+				Please open the link sent to your email.
+			</span>
+			<span v-else-if="showEmailVerificationScreen">
+				Please click on the link you've already received, or click on the button below to receive a new email.
+			</span>
+		</p>
+		<p v-else>
+			Would you like to verify your email?
+			<!--
+			<br>
+			This is required for resetting your password and making other important changes.
+			-->
+		</p>
+		<Button v-if="(!emailVerificationRequired || showEmailVerificationScreen) && !emailSent" text="Send email" variant="neutral" :callback="sendEmail"></Button>
+	</div>
+	<div v-else-if="emailSent">
+		<p>
+			An email has been sent and should arrive soon.
+			<br>
+			If you don't see it in your inbox, try checking the spam folder.
+		</p>
+	</div>
     <div v-else>
       <h3>This instance has disabled registration.</h3>
     </div>
-    <div>
-      Already have an account? <NuxtLink :href="loginUrl">Log in</NuxtLink>!
+    <div v-if="loggedIn">
+	  <Button text="Log out" variant="scary" :callback="() => {}"></Button>
+	</div>
+    <div v-else>
+	  Already have an account? <NuxtLink :href="loginUrl">Log in</NuxtLink>!
     </div>
   </NuxtLayout>
 </template>
 
 <script lang="ts" setup>
-import type { StatsResponse } from '~/types/interfaces';
 definePageMeta({
   layout: "auth"
-})
+});
 
 const registrationEnabled = useState("registrationEnabled", () => true);
+const emailVerificationRequired = useState("emailVerificationRequired", () => false);
+const registrationSubmitted = ref(false);
+const emailSent = ref(false);
+
+const auth = useAuth();
+
+const loggedIn = ref(await auth.getUser());
+
+const query = new URLSearchParams(useRoute().query as Record<string, string>);
+
+const user = await useAuth().getUser();
+
+if (user?.email_verified) {
+	if (query.get("redirect_to")) {
+		await navigateTo(query.get("redirect_to"));
+	} else {
+		await navigateTo("/");
+	}
+}
+
+const showEmailVerificationScreen = query.get("special") == "verify_email";
+console.log("show email verification screen?", showEmailVerificationScreen);
+
+const { fetchInstanceStats, sendVerificationEmail } = useApi();
 
 console.log("wah");
 console.log("weoooo")
 const apiBase = useCookie("api_base");
 console.log("apiBase:", apiBase.value);
 if (apiBase.value) {
-	const { status, data, error } = await useFetch<StatsResponse>(`${apiBase.value}/stats`);
-	if (status.value == "success" && data.value) {
-		registrationEnabled.value = data.value.registration_enabled;
-		console.log("set registration enabled value to:", data.value.registration_enabled);
+	const stats = await fetchInstanceStats(apiBase.value);
+	if (stats) {
+		registrationEnabled.value = stats.registration_enabled;
+		console.log("set registration enabled value to:", stats.registration_enabled);
+		emailVerificationRequired.value = stats.email_verification_required;
+		console.log("set email verification required value to:", stats.email_verification_required);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -90,8 +145,6 @@ const errorMessages = reactive({
 */
 
 //const authStore = useAuthStore();
-const auth = useAuth();
-const query = useRoute().query as Record<string, string>;
 const searchParams = new URLSearchParams(query);
 const loginUrl = `/login?${searchParams}`
 
@@ -133,13 +186,22 @@ async function register(e: Event) {
   console.log("Sending registration data");
   try {
     await auth.register(form.username, form.email, form.password);
-    return await navigateTo(query.redirect_to);
+	if (!emailVerificationRequired.value) {
+		return await navigateTo(query.get("redirect_to"));
+	}
+	await sendVerificationEmail();
+	registrationSubmitted.value = true;
   } catch (error) {
     console.error("Error registering:", error);
   }
   //return navigateTo(redirectTo ? redirectTo as string : useAppConfig().baseURL as string);
 }
 
+async function sendEmail() {
+	await sendVerificationEmail();
+	emailSent.value = true;
+}
+
 </script>
 
 <style></style>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pages/servers/[serverId]/channels/[channelId].vue b/pages/servers/[serverId]/channels/[channelId].vue
index c9aa8d2..4873094 100644
--- a/pages/servers/[serverId]/channels/[channelId].vue
+++ b/pages/servers/[serverId]/channels/[channelId].vue
@@ -26,11 +26,7 @@
 		<MessageArea :channel-url="channelUrlPath" />
 		<div id="members-container">
 			<div id="members-list">
-				<div class="member-item" v-for="member of members" tabindex="0">
-					<img v-if="member.user.avatar" class="member-avatar" :src="member.user.avatar" :alt="member.user.display_name ?? member.user.username" />
-					<Icon v-else class="member-avatar" name="lucide:user" />
-					<span class="member-display-name">{{ member.user.display_name ?? member.user.username }}</span>
-				</div>
+				<MemberEntry v-for="member of members" :member="member" tabindex="0"/>
 			</div>
 		</div>
 	</NuxtLayout>
@@ -50,7 +46,8 @@ const channel = ref<ChannelResponse | undefined>();
 
 const showInvitePopup = ref(false);
 
-import type { ChannelResponse, GuildResponse, MessageResponse } from "~/types/interfaces";
+import UserPopup from "~/components/UserPopup.vue";
+import type { ChannelResponse, GuildMemberResponse, GuildResponse, MessageResponse } from "~/types/interfaces";
 
 //const servers = await fetchWithApi("/servers") as { uuid: string, name: string, description: string }[];
 //console.log("channelid: servers:", servers);
@@ -78,47 +75,53 @@ function toggleInvitePopup(e: Event) {
 	e.preventDefault();
 	showInvitePopup.value = !showInvitePopup.value;
 }
+
+function handleMemberClick(member: GuildMemberResponse) {
+}
 </script>
 
 <style>
 
 #middle-left-column {
-	padding-left: 1dvw;
-	padding-right: 1dvw;
-	border-right: 1px solid rgb(70, 70, 70);
+	padding-left: .5em;
+	padding-right: .5em;
+	border-right: 1px solid var(--padding-color);
+	background: var(--optional-channel-list-background);
+	background-color: var(--sidebar-background-color);
 }
 
 #members-container {
-	padding-top: 1dvh;
-	padding-left: 1dvw;
-	padding-right: 1dvw;
-	border-left: 1px solid rgb(70, 70, 70);
+	width: 15rem;
+	border-left: 1px solid var(--padding-color);
+	background: var(--optional-member-list-background);
 }
 
 #members-list {
 	display: flex;
 	flex-direction: column;
+	overflow-x: hidden;
 	overflow-y: scroll;
-	padding-left: 1dvw;
-	padding-right: 1dvw;
-	margin-top: 1dvh;
+	padding-left: 1.25em;
+	padding-right: 1.25em;
+	padding-top: 0.75em;
+	padding-bottom: 0.75em;
+	max-height: calc(100% - 0.75em * 2); /* 100% - top and bottom */
 }
 
 .member-item {
-	display: grid;
-	grid-template-columns: 2dvw 1fr;
+	display: flex;
 	margin-top: .5em;
 	margin-bottom: .5em;
-	gap: 1em;
+	gap: .5em;
 	align-items: center;
 	text-align: left;
-	
+	cursor: pointer;
 }
 
 #channels-list {
 	display: flex;
 	flex-direction: column;
-	gap: 1dvh;
+	gap: .5em;
 }
 
 .member-avatar {
diff --git a/pages/settings.vue b/pages/settings.vue
index 5db18fe..3aac506 100644
--- a/pages/settings.vue
+++ b/pages/settings.vue
@@ -2,8 +2,15 @@
   <div id="settings-page-container">
     <div id="settings-page">
       <div id="sidebar">
-        <h4>(Search bar here)</h4>
         <ul>
+          <p>
+            <span @click="$router.go(-1)">
+              <Icon class="back-button" size="2em" name="lucide:circle-arrow-left" alt="Back"></Icon>
+            </span>
+          </p>
+          <span class="spacer"></span>
+
+          <!-- categories and dynamic settings pages -->
           <div v-for="category in categories" :key="category.displayName">
             <h2>{{ category.displayName }}</h2>
             <li v-for="page in category.pages" :key="page.displayName" @click="selectCategory(page)"
@@ -12,8 +19,22 @@
             </li>
             <span class="spacer"></span>
           </div>
+          
+          <p>
+            <Button text="Log Out" :callback=logout variant="scary"></Button>
+          </p>
+          <span class="spacer"></span>
 
-          <Button text="Log Out" :callback=logout variant="scary"></Button>
+          <p id="links-and-socials">
+            <NuxtLink href="https://git.gorb.app/gorb/frontend" title="Source"><Icon name="lucide:git-branch-plus" /></NuxtLink>
+            <NuxtLink href="https://docs.gorb.app" title="Backend Documentation"><Icon name="lucide:book-open-text" /></NuxtLink>
+          </p>
+          
+          <p style="font-size: .8em; color: var(--secondary-text-color)">
+            Version Hash: {{ appConfig.public.gitHash }}
+            <br>
+            Build Time: {{ appConfig.public.buildTimeString }}
+          </p>
         </ul>
       </div>
       <div id="sub-page">
@@ -25,9 +46,8 @@
 
 
 <script lang="ts" setup>
-import Button from '~/components/Button.vue';
-
 const { logout } = useAuth()
+const appConfig = useRuntimeConfig()
 
 interface Page {
   displayName: string;
@@ -39,6 +59,7 @@ interface Category {
   pages: Page[];
 }
 
+import Profile from '~/components/Settings/UserSettings/Profile.vue';
 import Account from '~/components/Settings/UserSettings/Account.vue';
 import Privacy from '~/components/Settings/UserSettings/Privacy.vue';
 import Devices from '~/components/Settings/UserSettings/Devices.vue';
@@ -53,7 +74,8 @@ const settingsCategories = {
   userSettings: {
     displayName: "User Settings",
     pages: [
-      { displayName: "My Account", pageData: Account },
+      { displayName: "Profile", pageData: Profile },
+      { displayName: "Account", pageData: Account },
       { displayName: "Privacy", pageData: Privacy },
       { displayName: "Devices", pageData: Devices },
       { displayName: "Connections", pageData: Connections },
@@ -80,6 +102,16 @@ function selectCategory(page: Page) {
   selectedPage.value = page.displayName;
 };
 
+// redirects to you privacy if you go to settings#privacy
+onMounted(() => {
+  const hash = window.location.hash.substring(1).toLowerCase();
+  const foundPage = categories.flatMap(category => category.pages).find(page => page.displayName.toLowerCase() === hash);
+
+  if (foundPage) {
+    currentPage.value = foundPage;
+    selectedPage.value = foundPage.displayName;
+  }
+});
 </script>
 
 <style scoped>
@@ -98,10 +130,11 @@ function selectCategory(page: Page) {
 #sidebar {
   min-width: 25dvw;
   max-width: 25dvw;
-  background-color: #2f3136;
-  color: white;
+  background: var(--optional-channel-list-background);
+  background-color: var(--sidebar-background-color);
+  color: var(--text-color);
   padding: 1dvh 1dvw;
-  margin-left: auto;
+  margin-left: 0;
 
   overflow-y: auto;
   height: 100vh;
@@ -126,12 +159,16 @@ function selectCategory(page: Page) {
   transition: background-color 0.3s;
 }
 
+#sidebar p {
+  margin: 2dvh 0.8dvw;
+}
+
 .sidebar-focus {
-  background-color: #383B41;
+  background-color: var(--sidebar-highlighted-background-color);
 }
 
 #sidebar li:hover {
-  background-color: #40444b;
+  background-color: var(--sidebar-highlighted-background-color);
 }
 
 #sub-page {
@@ -145,15 +182,32 @@ function selectCategory(page: Page) {
   height: 100vh;
 }
 
+.back-button {
+  cursor: pointer;
+  color: var(--primary-color);
+  transition: color 100ms;
+}
+
+.back-button:hover{
+  color: var(--primary-highlighted-color);
+}
+
+#links-and-socials * {
+  margin-right: 0.2em;
+}
+
 .spacer {
   height: 0.2dvh;
   display: block;
   margin: 0.8dvh 1dvw;
-  background-color: #2c2e32;
+  background-color: var(--padding-color);
 }
 
 /* applies to child pages too */
-:deep(h5) {
-  color: red;
+:deep(.subtitle) {
+  display: block;
+  font-size: 0.8em;
+  font-weight: 800;
+  margin: 4dvh 0 0.5dvh 0.25dvw;
 }
 </style>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pages/verify-email.vue b/pages/verify-email.vue
index cae02ea..f160a1d 100644
--- a/pages/verify-email.vue
+++ b/pages/verify-email.vue
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@ const token = useRoute().query.token;
 try {
 	const res = await fetchWithApi("/auth/verify-email", { query: { token } });
 	console.log("hi");
+	const query = useRoute().query;
+	if (query.redirect_to) {
+		await navigateTo(`/?redirect_to=${query.redirect_to}`);
+	} else {
+		await navigateTo("/");
+	}
 } catch (error) {
 	console.error("Error verifying email:", error);
 	errorMessage.value = error;
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 07816d4..6a8cf2c 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ importers:
       '@pinia/nuxt':
         specifier: 0.11.0
         version: 0.11.0(magicast@0.3.5)(pinia@3.0.2(typescript@5.8.3)(vue@3.5.13(typescript@5.8.3)))
+      cropperjs:
+        specifier: ^2.0.0
+        version: 2.0.0
       dompurify:
         specifier: ^3.2.6
         version: 3.2.6
@@ -205,6 +208,39 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-Ir+AOibqzrIsL6ajt3Rz3LskB7OiMVHqltZmspbW/TJuTVuyOMirVqAkjfY6JISiLHgyNqicAC8AyHHGzNd/dA==}
     engines: {node: '>=0.1.90'}
 
+  '@cropper/element-canvas@2.0.0':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-GPtGJgSm92crJhhhwUsaMw3rz2KfJWWSz7kRAlufFEV/EHTP5+6r6/Z1BCGRna830i+Avqbm435XLOtA7PVJwA==}
+
+  '@cropper/element-crosshair@2.0.0':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-KfPfyrdeFvUC31Ws7ATtcalWWSaMtrC6bMoCipZhqbUOE7wZoL4ecDSL6BUOZxPa74awZUqfzirCDjHvheBfyw==}
+
+  '@cropper/element-grid@2.0.0':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-i78SQ0IJTLFveKX6P7svkfMYVdgHrQ8ZmmEw8keFy9n1ZVbK+SK0UHK5FNMRNI/gtVhKJOGEnK/zeyjUdj4Iyw==}
+
+  '@cropper/element-handle@2.0.0':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-ZJvW+0MkK9E8xYymGdoruaQn2kwjSHFpNSWinjyq6csuVQiCPxlX5ovAEDldmZ9MWePPtWEi3vLKQOo2Yb0T8g==}
+
+  '@cropper/element-image@2.0.0':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-9BxiTS/aHRmrjopaFQb9mQQXmx4ruhYHGkDZMVz24AXpMFjUY6OpqrWse/WjzD9tfhMFvEdu17b3VAekcAgpeg==}
+
+  '@cropper/element-selection@2.0.0':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-ensNnbIfJsJ8bhbJTH/RXtk2URFvTOO4TvfRk461n2FPEC588D7rwBmUJxQg74IiTi4y1JbCI+6j+4LyzYBLCQ==}
+
+  '@cropper/element-shade@2.0.0':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-jv/2bbNZnhU4W+T4G0c8ADocLIZvQFTXgCf2RFDNhI5UVxurzWBnDdb8Mx8LnVplnkTqO+xUmHZYve0CwgWo+Q==}
+
+  '@cropper/element-viewer@2.0.0':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-zY+3VRN5TvpM8twlphYtXw0tzJL2VgzeK7ufhL1BixVqOdRxwP13TprYIhqwGt9EW/SyJZUiaIu396T89kRX8A==}
+
+  '@cropper/element@2.0.0':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-lsthn0nQq73GExUE7Mg/ss6Q3RXADGDv055hxoLFwvl/wGHgy6ZkYlfLZ/VmgBHC6jDK5IgPBFnqrPqlXWSGBA==}
+
+  '@cropper/elements@2.0.0':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-PQkPo1nUjxLFUQuHYu+6atfHxpX9B41Xribao6wpvmvmNIFML6LQdNqqWYb6LyM7ujsu71CZdBiMT5oetjJVoQ==}
+
+  '@cropper/utils@2.0.0':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-cprLYr+7kK3faGgoOsTW9gIn5sefDr2KwOmgyjzIXk+8PLpW8FgFKEg5FoWfRD5zMAmkCBuX6rGKDK3VdUEGrg==}
+
   '@dabh/diagnostics@2.0.3':
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-hrlQOIi7hAfzsMqlGSFyVucrx38O+j6wiGOf//H2ecvIEqYN4ADBSS2iLMh5UFyDunCNniUIPk/q3riFv45xRA==}
 
@@ -1900,6 +1936,9 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-onMB0OkDjkXunhdW9htFjEhqrD54+M94i6ackoUkjHKbRnXdyEyKRelp4nJ1kAz32+s27jP1FsebpJCVl0BsvA==}
     engines: {node: '>=18.0'}
 
+  cropperjs@2.0.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-TO2j0Qre01kPHbow4FuTrbdEB4jTmGRySxW49jyEIqlJZuEBfrvCTT0vC3eRB2WBXudDfKi1Onako6DKWKxeAQ==}
+
   cross-spawn@7.0.6:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-uV2QOWP2nWzsy2aMp8aRibhi9dlzF5Hgh5SHaB9OiTGEyDTiJJyx0uy51QXdyWbtAHNua4XJzUKca3OzKUd3vA==}
     engines: {node: '>= 8'}
@@ -4965,6 +5004,72 @@ snapshots:
 
   '@colors/colors@1.6.0': {}
 
+  '@cropper/element-canvas@2.0.0':
+    dependencies:
+      '@cropper/element': 2.0.0
+      '@cropper/utils': 2.0.0
+
+  '@cropper/element-crosshair@2.0.0':
+    dependencies:
+      '@cropper/element': 2.0.0
+      '@cropper/utils': 2.0.0
+
+  '@cropper/element-grid@2.0.0':
+    dependencies:
+      '@cropper/element': 2.0.0
+      '@cropper/utils': 2.0.0
+
+  '@cropper/element-handle@2.0.0':
+    dependencies:
+      '@cropper/element': 2.0.0
+      '@cropper/utils': 2.0.0
+
+  '@cropper/element-image@2.0.0':
+    dependencies:
+      '@cropper/element': 2.0.0
+      '@cropper/element-canvas': 2.0.0
+      '@cropper/utils': 2.0.0
+
+  '@cropper/element-selection@2.0.0':
+    dependencies:
+      '@cropper/element': 2.0.0
+      '@cropper/element-canvas': 2.0.0
+      '@cropper/element-image': 2.0.0
+      '@cropper/utils': 2.0.0
+
+  '@cropper/element-shade@2.0.0':
+    dependencies:
+      '@cropper/element': 2.0.0
+      '@cropper/element-canvas': 2.0.0
+      '@cropper/element-selection': 2.0.0
+      '@cropper/utils': 2.0.0
+
+  '@cropper/element-viewer@2.0.0':
+    dependencies:
+      '@cropper/element': 2.0.0
+      '@cropper/element-canvas': 2.0.0
+      '@cropper/element-image': 2.0.0
+      '@cropper/element-selection': 2.0.0
+      '@cropper/utils': 2.0.0
+
+  '@cropper/element@2.0.0':
+    dependencies:
+      '@cropper/utils': 2.0.0
+
+  '@cropper/elements@2.0.0':
+    dependencies:
+      '@cropper/element': 2.0.0
+      '@cropper/element-canvas': 2.0.0
+      '@cropper/element-crosshair': 2.0.0
+      '@cropper/element-grid': 2.0.0
+      '@cropper/element-handle': 2.0.0
+      '@cropper/element-image': 2.0.0
+      '@cropper/element-selection': 2.0.0
+      '@cropper/element-shade': 2.0.0
+      '@cropper/element-viewer': 2.0.0
+
+  '@cropper/utils@2.0.0': {}
+
   '@dabh/diagnostics@2.0.3':
     dependencies:
       colorspace: 1.1.4
@@ -6895,6 +7000,11 @@ snapshots:
 
   croner@9.0.0: {}
 
+  cropperjs@2.0.0:
+    dependencies:
+      '@cropper/elements': 2.0.0
+      '@cropper/utils': 2.0.0
+
   cross-spawn@7.0.6:
     dependencies:
       path-key: 3.1.1
diff --git a/public/icon.svg b/public/icon.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2b2d33f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/icon.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
+<!-- Created with Inkscape (http://www.inkscape.org/) -->
+
+<svg
+   width="512"
+   height="512"
+   viewBox="0 0 512 512"
+   version="1.1"
+   id="svg1"
+   inkscape:version="1.4.2 (ebf0e940d0, 2025-05-08)"
+   sodipodi:docname="drawing.svg"
+   xmlns:inkscape="http://www.inkscape.org/namespaces/inkscape"
+   xmlns:sodipodi="http://sodipodi.sourceforge.net/DTD/sodipodi-0.dtd"
+   xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
+   xmlns:svg="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
+  <sodipodi:namedview
+     id="namedview1"
+     pagecolor="#ffffff"
+     bordercolor="#000000"
+     borderopacity="0.25"
+     inkscape:showpageshadow="2"
+     inkscape:pageopacity="0.0"
+     inkscape:pagecheckerboard="0"
+     inkscape:deskcolor="#d1d1d1"
+     inkscape:document-units="px"
+     inkscape:zoom="0.35399828"
+     inkscape:cx="2.8248725"
+     inkscape:cy="731.64198"
+     inkscape:window-width="1440"
+     inkscape:window-height="863"
+     inkscape:window-x="0"
+     inkscape:window-y="0"
+     inkscape:window-maximized="1"
+     inkscape:current-layer="layer1" />
+  <defs
+     id="defs1" />
+  <g
+     inkscape:label="Layer 1"
+     inkscape:groupmode="layer"
+     id="layer1"
+     transform="matrix(0.93746412,0,0,0.93746412,18.749279,18.749282)">
+    <g
+       id="g1543"
+       style="display:inline"
+       transform="matrix(3.7794744,0,0,3.7794744,-150.52528,-298.33565)">
+      <circle
+         style="fill:#000000;stroke-width:0.264583"
+         id="path60"
+         cx="106.78797"
+         cy="145.89536"
+         r="72.25267" />
+      <circle
+         style="fill:#f4741f;fill-opacity:1;stroke-width:0.257596"
+         id="path899"
+         cx="106.78797"
+         cy="145.89536"
+         r="65.485863" />
+    </g>
+    <g
+       id="g1460-1"
+       transform="matrix(4.1481001,0,0,4.1481002,45.149918,-354.52402)"
+       style="display:inline">
+      <circle
+         style="fill:#000000;fill-opacity:1;stroke-width:0.29496"
+         id="path1129-3"
+         cx="78.140816"
+         cy="136.65092"
+         r="17.372646" />
+      <circle
+         style="fill:#f4741f;fill-opacity:1;stroke-width:0.294225"
+         id="path1354-0"
+         cx="86.078323"
+         cy="136.65092"
+         r="11.576728" />
+    </g>
+    <g
+       id="g1460-1-3"
+       transform="matrix(4.1481001,0,0,4.1481002,-187.26754,-354.52402)"
+       style="display:inline">
+      <circle
+         style="fill:#000000;fill-opacity:1;stroke-width:0.29496"
+         id="path1129-3-4"
+         cx="78.140816"
+         cy="136.65092"
+         r="17.372646" />
+      <circle
+         style="fill:#f4741f;fill-opacity:1;stroke-width:0.294225"
+         id="path1354-0-6"
+         cx="86.078323"
+         cy="136.65092"
+         r="11.576728" />
+    </g>
+    <g
+       id="g3530"
+       transform="matrix(3.7794744,0,0,3.7794744,-150.52528,-294.3357)">
+      <path
+         style="fill:none;stroke:#000000;stroke-width:7;stroke-linecap:round;stroke-linejoin:miter;stroke-miterlimit:4;stroke-dasharray:none;stroke-opacity:1"
+         d="m 106.78797,168.1205 c 0,0 -17.461156,15.02392 -28.153795,0.49121"
+         id="path1817" />
+      <path
+         style="fill:none;stroke:#000000;stroke-width:7;stroke-linecap:round;stroke-linejoin:miter;stroke-miterlimit:4;stroke-dasharray:none;stroke-opacity:1"
+         d="m 106.78797,168.1205 c 0,0 17.46116,15.02392 28.15379,0.49121"
+         id="path1817-6" />
+      <path
+         style="fill:none;stroke:#000000;stroke-width:7;stroke-linecap:round;stroke-linejoin:miter;stroke-miterlimit:4;stroke-dasharray:none;stroke-opacity:1"
+         d="m 106.78797,168.1205 -5.74494,-9.7603"
+         id="path2191"
+         sodipodi:nodetypes="cc" />
+      <path
+         style="fill:none;stroke:#000000;stroke-width:7;stroke-linecap:round;stroke-linejoin:miter;stroke-miterlimit:4;stroke-dasharray:none;stroke-opacity:1"
+         d="m 106.78797,168.1205 5.74494,-9.7603"
+         id="path2191-6"
+         sodipodi:nodetypes="cc" />
+      <path
+         style="fill:none;stroke:#000000;stroke-width:7;stroke-linecap:round;stroke-linejoin:miter;stroke-miterlimit:4;stroke-dasharray:none;stroke-opacity:1"
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+         sodipodi:nodetypes="cc" />
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+</svg>
diff --git a/public/themes/ash.css b/public/themes/ash.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..66923af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/themes/ash.css
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+:root {
+	--text-color: #f0e5e0;
+	--secondary-text-color: #e8e0db;
+
+	--chat-background-color: #2f2e2d;
+    --chat-highlighted-background-color: #3f3b38;
+	--sidebar-background-color: #3e3a37;
+	--sidebar-highlighted-background-color: #46423b;
+	--topbar-background-color: #3a3733;
+	--chatbox-background-color: #3a3733;
+
+    --padding-color: #e0e0e0;
+    
+	--primary-color: #f07028;
+	--primary-highlighted-color: #f28f4b;
+	--secondary-color: #683820;
+	--secondary-highlighted-color: #885830;
+	--accent-color: #a04b24;
+	--accent-highlighted-color: #b86038;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/public/themes/ash.json b/public/themes/ash.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d5d2a59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/themes/ash.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+	"displayName": "Ash",
+	"previewGradient": "45deg, #2f2e2d, #46423b",
+	"complementaryColor": "white",
+	"themeUrl": "ash.css"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/public/themes/dark.css b/public/themes/dark.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..af94112
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/themes/dark.css
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+:root {
+	--text-color: #f7eee8;
+	--secondary-text-color: #f0e8e4;
+
+	--chat-background-color: #1f1e1d;
+    --chat-highlighted-background-color: #2f2b28;
+	--sidebar-background-color: #2e2a27;
+	--sidebar-highlighted-background-color: #36322b;
+	--topbar-background-color: #2a2723;
+	--chatbox-background-color: #1a1713;
+
+    --padding-color: #484848;
+    
+	--primary-color: #f4741f;
+	--primary-highlighted-color: #f68a3f;
+	--secondary-color: #7c4018;
+	--secondary-highlighted-color: #8f5b2c;
+	--accent-color: #b35719;
+	--accent-highlighted-color: #c76a2e;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/public/themes/dark.json b/public/themes/dark.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4731d43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/themes/dark.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+	"displayName": "Dark",
+	"previewGradient": "45deg, #1f1e1d, #36322b",
+	"complementaryColor": "white",
+	"themeUrl": "dark.css"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/public/themes/description.css b/public/themes/description.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4b07f11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/themes/description.css
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/* this is not a real theme, but rather a template for themes */
+:root {
+	--text-color: #161518;
+	--secondary-text-color: #2b2930;
+
+    --chat-background-color: #80808000;
+    --chat-highlighted-background-color: #ffffff20;
+	--sidebar-background-color: #80808000;
+	--sidebar-highlighted-background-color: #ffffff20;
+	--topbar-background-color: #80808000;
+	--chatbox-background-color: #80808000;
+
+    --padding-color: #80808000;
+    
+    --primary-color: #21b1ff80;
+    --primary-highlighted-color: #18a0df80;
+    --secondary-color: #ffd80080;
+    --secondary-highlighted-color: #dfb80080;
+    --accent-color: #ff218c80;
+    --accent-highlighted-color: #df1b6f80;
+
+    --optional-body-background: ; /* background element for the body */
+    --optional-chat-background: ; /* background element for the chat box */
+	--optional-topbar-background: ; /* background element for the topbar */
+	--optional-sidebar-background: ; /* background element for left server sidebar */
+	--optional-channel-list-background: ; /* background element for channel list and settings list */
+	--optional-member-list-background: ; /* background element for member list */
+	--optional-message-box-background: ; /* background element for message box */
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/public/themes/light.css b/public/themes/light.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b9b7b86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/themes/light.css
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+:root {
+	--text-color: #170f08;
+	--secondary-text-color: #2f2b28;
+
+    --chat-background-color: #f0ebe8;
+    --chat-highlighted-background-color: #e8e4e0;
+	--sidebar-background-color: #dbd8d4;
+	--sidebar-highlighted-background-color: #d4d0ca;
+	--topbar-background-color: #dfdbd6;
+	--chatbox-background-color: #dfdbd6;
+
+    --padding-color: #484848;
+    
+    --primary-color: #df5f0b;
+    --primary-highlighted-color: #ef6812;
+    --secondary-color: #e8ac84;
+    --secondary-highlighted-color: #f8b68a;
+    --accent-color: #e68b4e;
+    --accent-highlighted-color: #f69254;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/public/themes/light.json b/public/themes/light.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b95c78b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/themes/light.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+	"displayName": "Light",
+	"previewGradient": "45deg, #f0ebe8, #d4d0ca",
+	"complementaryColor": "black",
+	"themeUrl": "light.css"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/public/themes/rainbow-capitalism.css b/public/themes/rainbow-capitalism.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..32f7449
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/themes/rainbow-capitalism.css
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+:root {
+	--text-color: #161518;
+	--secondary-text-color: #2b2930;
+
+    --chat-background-color: #80808000;
+    --chat-highlighted-background-color: #ffffff20;
+	--sidebar-background-color: #80808000;
+	--sidebar-highlighted-background-color: #ffffff20;
+	--topbar-background-color: #80808000;
+	--chatbox-background-color: #80808040;
+
+    --padding-color: #80808000;
+    
+    --primary-color: #21b1ff80;
+    --primary-highlighted-color: #18a0df80;
+    --secondary-color: #ffd80080;
+    --secondary-highlighted-color: #dfb80080;
+    --accent-color: #ff218c80;
+    --accent-highlighted-color: #df1b6f80;
+
+    /* --optional-body-background: background */
+    --optional-body-background: linear-gradient(45deg, #ed222480, #ed222480, #ed222480, #ed222480, #ed222480, #ed222480, #f35b2280, #f9962180, #f5c11e80, #f1eb1b80, #f1eb1b80, #f1eb1b80, #63c72080, #0c9b4980, #21878d80, #3954a580, #61379b80, #93288e80);
+	--optional-topbar-background: linear-gradient(-12.5deg, cyan, pink, white, pink, cyan);
+	--optional-sidebar-background: linear-gradient(90deg, #55cdfcd0, #f7a8b8d0, #ffffffd0, #f7a8b8d0, #55cdfcd0);
+	--optional-channel-list-background: linear-gradient(82deg, #d52c00b0, #e29688b0, #ffffffb0, #d27fa4b0, #a20062b0);
+	--optional-member-list-background: linear-gradient(3deg, #ff0080, #c8259d, #8c4799, #442e9f, #0032a0);
+    --optional-message-box-background: linear-gradient(3deg, #ff0080, #c8259d, #8c4799, #442e9f, #0032a0);
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/public/themes/rainbow-capitalism.json b/public/themes/rainbow-capitalism.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e110ea2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/themes/rainbow-capitalism.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+	"displayName": "Woke",
+	"previewGradient": "45deg, #ed2224, #ed2224, #f35b22, #f99621, #f5c11e, #f1eb1b 27%, #f1eb1b, #f1eb1b 33%, #63c720, #0c9b49, #21878d, #3954a5, #61379b, #93288e, #93288e",
+	"complementaryColor": "white",
+	"themeUrl": "rainbow-capitalism.css"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/types/interfaces.ts b/types/interfaces.ts
index 7577377..0325e54 100644
--- a/types/interfaces.ts
+++ b/types/interfaces.ts
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ export interface UserResponse {
 	about: string | null,
 	email?: string,
 	email_verified?: boolean
-  }
+}
 
 export interface StatsResponse {
 	accounts: number,