diff --git a/admin/add-category-logic.php b/admin/add-category-logic.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6736e84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/admin/add-category-logic.php
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+<?php
+
+require 'config/database.php';
+
+if(isset($_POST['submit'])){
+    //get form data
+    $title =filter_var($_POST['title'],FILTER_SANITIZE_FULL_SPECIAL_CHARS);
+    $description=filter_var($_POST['description'],FILTER_SANITIZE_FULL_SPECIAL_CHARS);
+
+    if(!$title){
+        $_SESSION['add-category'] = "Enter title";
+
+    }elseif(!$description){
+        $_SESSION['add-category']="Enter description";
+    
+    }
+    // redirect back to add category page if there was invalid input
+    if(isset($_SESSION['add-category'])){
+        $_SESSION['add-category-data'] = $_POST;
+        header('location: ' . ROOT_URL . 'admin/add-category.php');
+        die();
+    }else{
+        // insert category into database
+    $query = "INSERT INTO categories  (title , description) VALUES ('$title','$description')";
+        $result = mysqli_query($connection, $query);
+        if(mysqli_errno($connection)){
+            $_SESSION['add-category'] = "Couldn't add category";
+            header('location: ' . ROOT_URL . 'admin/add-category.php');
+            die();
+        }else{
+            $_SESSION['add-category-success'] = "Category $title category added successfully";
+            header('location: ' . ROOT_URL . 'admin/manage-categories.php');
+            
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/admin/add-category.php b/admin/add-category.php
index 868d694..15299b0 100644
--- a/admin/add-category.php
+++ b/admin/add-category.php
@@ -1,19 +1,27 @@
 <?php
 include "partials/header.php";
+$title = $_SESSION["add-category-data"]['title'] ?? null;
+$description = $_SESSION["add-category-data"]['description'] ?? null;
+
+unset($_SESSION['add-category-data'])
 ?>
 
 <section class="form__section">
 
     <div class="container form__section-container">
         <h2>Add Category</h2>
+        <?php if(isset($_SESSION['add-category'])): ?>
         <div class="alert__message error">
-            <p>This is an error message</p>
+            <p><?=$_SESSION['add-category'];
+            unset($_SESSION['add-category']);
+            ?></p>
         </div>
-        <form action="">
-            <input type="text" placeholder="Title">
-            <textarea  rows="4" placeholder="Description"></textarea>
+        <?php endif?>
+        <form action="<?= ROOT_URL ?>admin/add-category-logic.php" method="POST">
+            <input type="text" name="title"        value = "<?=$title?>"placeholder="Title">
+            <textarea  rows="4" name="description" value = "<?=$description?>"placeholder="Description"></textarea>
 
-            <button type="submit" class="btn">Add Category</button>
+            <button type="submit" name="submit" class="btn">Add Category</button>
         </form>
     </div>
 
diff --git a/admin/add-post-logic.php b/admin/add-post-logic.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e0013af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/admin/add-post-logic.php
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+<?php
+require "config/database.php";
+
+if(isset($_POST['submit'])){
+    $author_id=$_SESSION['user-id'];
+    $title =filter_var($_POST['title'],FILTER_SANITIZE_FULL_SPECIAL_CHARS);
+    $body =filter_var($_POST['body'],FILTER_SANITIZE_FULL_SPECIAL_CHARS);
+    $category_id =filter_var($_POST['category_id'],FILTER_SANITIZE_FULL_SPECIAL_CHARS);
+    $is_featured =filter_var($_POST['is_featured'],FILTER_SANITIZE_FULL_SPECIAL_CHARS);
+    $thumbnail =$_FILES['thumbnail'];
+
+    //set featured set to zero if unchecked
+    $is_featured=$is_featured==1 ?:0;
+
+    //validate form data
+    if(!$title){
+        $_SESSION['add-post']="Enter post Title";
+    }elseif(!$category_id){
+        $_SESSION['add-post']="Select post category";
+    
+    }elseif(!$body){
+        $_SESSION['add-post']="Enter post body";
+    
+    }elseif(!$thumbnail['name']){
+        $_SESSION['add-post']="Choose post thumbnail";
+    
+    }else{
+        //work on thumbnail
+        //rename the image
+        $time=time();// make each name unique
+        $thumbnail_name=$time . $thumbnail['name'];
+        $thumbnail_tmp_name=$thumbnail['tmp_name'];
+        $thumbnail_destination_path="../images/" . $thumbnail_name;
+
+        //make sure file is an image
+        $allowed_files=['jpg','png','jpeg'];
+        $extension=explode('.',$thumbnail_name);
+        $extension=end($extension);
+        if(in_array($extension,$allowed_files)){
+            //make sure image is not too large.(2mb+)
+            if($thumbnail['size']<2000000){
+                //upload thumbnail
+                move_uploaded_file($thumbnail_tmp_name,$thumbnail_destination_path);
+
+            }else{
+                $_SESSION['add-post']="File size too big. Should be less than 2mb";
+
+            }
+        }else{
+            $_SESSION['add-post']="File  should be png, jpg or jpeg";
+    
+        }
+    }
+
+    // redirect with form data
+    if(isset($_SESSION['add-post'])){
+        $_SESSION['add-post-data']=$_POST;
+        header('location: ' . ROOT_URL . 'admin/add-post.php');
+        die();
+    }else{
+        //set is_featured of all post is set to 0 if is_featured for this post is set to 1
+        if($is_featured==1){
+            $zero_all_is_featured_query="UPDATE posts SET is_featured=0";
+            $zero_all_is_featured_result=mysqli_query($connection,$zero_all_is_featured_query);
+        }        
+        //insert post into database
+        $query="INSERT INTO posts (title, body, thumbnail, category_id, author_id, is_featured) VALUES ('$title', '$body', '$thumbnail_name', $category_id , $author_id, $is_featured)";
+        $result=mysqli_query($connection,$query);
+        if(mysqli_errno($connection)){
+            $_SESSION['add-post']="Failed to add post";
+            header("location: " . ROOT_URL . 'admin/index.php');
+            die();
+        }else{
+            $_SESSION['add-post-success']="New post added successfully";
+            header("location: " . ROOT_URL . 'admin/index.php');
+            die();
+
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+header("location: " . ROOT_URL . 'admin/index.php');
+die();
+?>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/admin/add-post.php b/admin/add-post.php
index 7940d09..a4c3a1d 100644
--- a/admin/add-post.php
+++ b/admin/add-post.php
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 <?php
 include "partials/header.php";
+
+// fetch categories from database
+$query = "SELECT * FROM categories";
+$categories=mysqli_query($connection,$query);
+
+// get back form data if form was invalid
+
+$title= $_SESSION['add-post-data']['title'] ?? null;
+$body= $_SESSION['add-post-data']['body'] ?? null;
+unset($_SESSION['add-post-data']);
 ?>
 
 
@@ -7,35 +17,40 @@ include "partials/header.php";
 <section class="form__section">
     <div class="container form__section-container">
         <h2>Add Post</h2>
+        <?php if(isset($_SESSION['add-post'])) : ?>
         <div class="alert__message error">
-            <p>This is an error message</p>
+            <p>
+                <?=
+                $_SESSION['add-post'];
+                unset($_SESSION['add-post']);
+                ?>
+            </p>
         </div>
-        <form action="" enctype="multipart/form-data">
-            <input type="text" placeholder="Title">
-            <select >
-                <option value="1">Wild Life</option>
-                <option value="1">Music</option>
-                <option value="1">Website</option>
-                <option value="1">Movies</option>
-                <option value="1">Travel</option>
-                <option value="1">Science & Technology</option>
-                <option value="1">Food</option>
+        <?php endif ?>
+        <form action="<?= ROOT_URL ?>admin/add-post-logic.php" enctype="multipart/form-data" method="POST">
+            <input type="text" name="title" value ="<?= $title ?>" placeholder="Title">
+            <select name="category_id">
+                <?php while($category = mysqli_fetch_assoc($categories)) : ?>
+                <option value="<?= $category['id'] ?>"><?= $category['title'] ?></option>
+                <?php endwhile?>
             </select>
+            <?php if(isset($_SESSION["user_is_admin"])) : ?>
             <div class="form__control inline">
-                <input type="checkbox" id="is_featured" checked>
+                <input type="checkbox" name="is_featured" value='1' id="is_featured" checked>
                 <label for="is_featured" >Featured</label>
             </div>
-            <textarea  rows="8" placeholder="Body"></textarea>
+            <?php endif ?>
+            <textarea  rows="8" name="body"  placeholder="Body"><?=$body?></textarea>
 
             <div class="form__control">
                 <label for="thumbnail">Add Thumbnail</label>
-                <input type="file" id="thumbnail">
+                <input type="file" name="thumbnail" id="thumbnail">
             </div>
-            <button type="submit" class="btn">Add Post</button>
+            <button type="submit" name="submit" class="btn">Add Post</button>
         </form>
     </div>
 </section>
 
 <?php
-include './partials/footer.php';
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+include '../partials/footer.php';
+?>
diff --git a/admin/add-user-logic.php b/admin/add-user-logic.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..45d96ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/admin/add-user-logic.php
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+<?php
+require "config/database.php";
+session_start();
+
+//get add-user form data if sbmit button is clicked
+
+if(isset($_POST["submit"])){
+    $firstname = filter_var($_POST['firstname'], FILTER_SANITIZE_FULL_SPECIAL_CHARS);
+    $lastname = filter_var($_POST['lastname'], FILTER_SANITIZE_FULL_SPECIAL_CHARS);
+    $username = filter_var($_POST['username'], FILTER_SANITIZE_FULL_SPECIAL_CHARS);
+    $email = filter_var($_POST['email'], FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL);
+    $createpassword = filter_var($_POST['createpassword'], FILTER_SANITIZE_FULL_SPECIAL_CHARS);
+    $confirmpassword = filter_var($_POST['confirmpassword'], FILTER_SANITIZE_FULL_SPECIAL_CHARS);
+    $is_admin = filter_var($_POST['userrole'], FILTER_SANITIZE_NUMBER_INT);
+    $avatar = $_FILES['avatar'];
+    if(!$firstname){
+        $_SESSION['add-user'] = 'Please enter your First Name';
+    }elseif(!$lastname){
+        $_SESSION['add-user'] = 'Please enter your Last Name';
+    }elseif(!$username){
+        $_SESSION['add-user'] = 'Please enter your Username';
+    }elseif(!$email){
+        $_SESSION['add-user'] = 'Please enter your Email';
+    }elseif(!($is_admin == 1 || $is_admin == 0 )){
+        $_SESSION['add-user'] = 'Please select user role';
+    }elseif(strlen($createpassword)<8 || strlen($confirmpassword)<8){
+        $_SESSION['add-user'] = 'Password should be 8+ characters';
+    }elseif(!$avatar['name']){
+        $_SESSION['add-user'] = 'Please add Avatar ';
+    }else{
+        if($createpassword !== $confirmpassword){
+            $_SESSION['add-user']="Passwords donot match";
+
+        }else{
+
+
+            $hashed_password = password_hash($createpassword,PASSWORD_DEFAULT);
+            
+
+
+            $user_check_query="SELECT * FROM users WHERE username='$username' OR email ='$email'";
+            $user_check_result = mysqli_query($connection, $user_check_query);
+            if(mysqli_num_rows($user_check_result)>0){
+                $_SESSION['add-user'] = "Username or Email already exists";
+            }else{
+                //WORK ON AVATAR
+                //rename avatar
+                $time = time(); // make each image name unique using current timestamp 
+                $avatar_name = $time . $avatar['name'];
+                $avatar_tmp_name=$avatar['tmp_name'];
+                $avatar_destination_path='../images/' . $avatar_name;
+
+                //,ake sure file is an image
+                $allowed_files = ['png', 'jpg', 'jpeg'];
+                $extension = explode('.', $avatar_name);
+                $extension = end($extension);
+
+                if(in_array($extension,$allowed_files)){
+
+                    //if image not too large
+                    if($avatar['size']<1000000){
+
+                        //upload avatar
+                        move_uploaded_file($avatar_tmp_name, $avatar_destination_path);
+                    }else{
+                        $_SESSION['add-user']="Folder size too big.Should be less than 1mb";
+                    }
+                }else{
+                    $_SESSION['add-user']="File should be png, jpg or jpeg";
+                }
+            }
+
+
+
+        }
+    }
+    // redirect back t add-user on error
+    if(isset($_SESSION['add-user'])){
+        // pass data back to sign up page
+        $_SESSION['add-user-data'] = $_POST;
+        header('location: ' . ROOT_URL . 'admin/add-user.php');
+        die();
+        
+    }else{
+        //insert new user into users table
+        $inset_user_query = "INSERT INTO users SET firstname ='$firstname' ,lastname='$lastname',username='$username',email ='$email' ,password='$hashed_password',avatar='$avatar_name',is_admin='$is_admin'";
+        $inset_user_result = mysqli_query($connection, $inset_user_query);
+        if(!mysqli_errno($connection)){
+            $_SESSION['add-user-success'] = "Registration Successful";
+            header('location: ' . ROOT_URL . 'admin/manage-users.php');
+            die();
+        }
+    }
+}else{
+    //button not clicked
+    header('location: ' . ROOT_URL . "admin/add-user.php");
+    die();
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/admin/add-user.php b/admin/add-user.php
index 8857b43..43923b6 100644
--- a/admin/add-user.php
+++ b/admin/add-user.php
@@ -1,22 +1,57 @@
 <?php
 include "partials/header.php";
+
+//get beck form DATA IF THERE IS A REGISTRATION ERROR
+$firstname=$_SESSION['add-user-data']['firstname'] ?? null;
+$lastname=$_SESSION['add-user-data']['lastname'] ?? null;
+$username=$_SESSION['add-user-data']['username'] ?? null;
+$email=$_SESSION['add-user-data']['email'] ?? null;
+$createpassword=$_SESSION['add-user-data']['createpassword'] ?? null;
+$confirmpassword = $_SESSION['add-user-data']['confirmpassword'] ?? null;
+
+//delete add-user data session
+unset($_SESSION['add-user-data']);
+
+
 ?>
 
 
 <section class="form__section">
     <div class="container form__section-container">
         <h2>Add User</h2>
-        <div class="alert__message error">
-            <p>This is an error message</p>
+               
+        <?php if(isset($_SESSION['add-user-success'])): ?>
+        
+        <div class="alert__message success">
+            <p>
+                <?=$_SESSION['add-user-success'];
+                unset($_SESSION['add-user-success']); 
+                ?>
+            </p>
         </div>
-        <form action="" enctype="multipart/form-data">
-            <input type="text" placeholder="First Name">
-            <input type="text" placeholder="Last Name">
-            <input type="text" placeholder="Username">
-            <input type="email" placeholder="Email">
-            <input type="password" placeholder="Create Password">
-            <input type="password" placeholder="Confirm Password">
-            <select>
+
+        
+        <?php elseif(isset($_SESSION['add-user'])): ?>
+        
+        <div class="alert__message error">
+            <p>
+                <?=$_SESSION['add-user'];
+                unset($_SESSION['add-user']); 
+                ?>
+            </p>
+        </div>
+
+        <?php endif ?>
+
+
+        <form action="<?=ROOT_URL?>admin/add-user-logic.php" enctype="multipart/form-data" method='POST'>
+            <input type="text"     name ="firstname"       value ="<?= $firstname?>"  placeholder="First Name">
+            <input type="text"     name ="lastname"        value ="<?= $lastname?>"  placeholder="Last Name">
+            <input type="username" name ="username"        value ="<?= $username      ?>"  placeholder="Username">
+            <input type="email"    name ="email"           value ="<?= $email          ?>"  placeholder="email">
+            <input type="password" name ="createpassword"  value ="<?= $createpassword ?>"  placeholder="Password">
+            <input type="password" name ="confirmpassword" value ="<?= $confirmpassword?>"  placeholder="Confirm Password">
+             <select name='userrole'>
 
                 <option value="0">Author</option>
                 <option value="1">Admin</option>
@@ -24,9 +59,9 @@ include "partials/header.php";
             </select>
             <div class="form__control">
                 <label for="avatar">User Avatar</label>
-                <input type="file" id="avatar">
+                <input type="file" name ='avatar' id="avatar">
             </div>
-            <button type="submit" class="btn">Add User</button>
+            <button type="submit" name='submit' class="btn">Add User</button>
         </form>
     </div>
 </section>
@@ -36,5 +71,5 @@ include "partials/header.php";
 
 
 <?php
-include './partials/footer.php';
+include '../partials/footer.php';
 ?>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/admin/delete-category.php b/admin/delete-category.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fafc99f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/admin/delete-category.php
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<?php
+include "config/database.php";
+if(isset($_GET['id'])){
+    $id=filter_var($_GET['id'],FILTER_SANITIZE_NUMBER_INT);
+
+    // update id of post that belong to this category as uncategorized
+    $update_query="UPDATE posts SET category_id=2 WHERE category_id=$id";
+    $update_result=mysqli_query($connection,$update_query);
+    
+    if(!mysqli_errno($connection)){
+        //delete category
+        $query="DELETE FROM categories WHERE id='$id' LIMIT 1";
+        $result= mysqli_query($connection,$query);
+        $_SESSION['edit-category-success']="Category was deleted successfuly";
+        header("location: " . ROOT_URL . "admin/manage-categories.php");
+        die();
+    }
+    
+    
+    
+    
+
+}else{
+    header("location: " . ROOT_URL . "admin/manage-categories.php");
+    die();
+}
+?>
diff --git a/admin/delete-post.php b/admin/delete-post.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..29d8835
--- /dev/null
+++ b/admin/delete-post.php
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+<?php
+require 'config/database.php';
+if(isset($_GET['id'])){
+    $id=filter_var($_GET['id'],  FILTER_SANITIZE_NUMBER_INT);
+
+    // fetch post fom database
+    $query="SELECT * FROM posts WHERE id=$id";
+    $result =mysqli_query($connection,$query);
+
+    //make sure 1 record was fetched from database
+    if(mysqli_num_rows($result)==1){
+        $post=mysqli_fetch_assoc($result);
+        $thumbnail_name=$post['thumbnail'];
+        $thumbnail_path="../images/" . $thumbnail_name;
+
+        if($thumbnail_path){
+            unlink($thumbnail_path);
+        }
+
+        // delete post from  database
+        $delete_post_query="DELETE from posts WHERE id=$id LIMIT 1";
+        $delete_post_result=mysqli_query($connection,$delete_post_query);
+
+        if(!mysqli_errno($connection)){
+            $_SESSION['edit-post-success']="Post deleted successfully";
+        }   
+    }
+
+}else{
+    header('location: ' . ROOT_URL . 'admin/');
+    die();
+}
+
+
+header('location: ' . ROOT_URL . 'admin/');
+die();
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/admin/delete-users.php b/admin/delete-users.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..50708c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/admin/delete-users.php
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+<?php
+
+require 'config/database.php';
+if(!(isset($_SESSION['user_is_admin']))){
+    header("location :".ROOT_URL."logout.php");
+
+}elseif(isset($_GET["id"])){
+    $id =filter_var($_GET['id'],FILTER_SANITIZE_NUMBER_INT);
+    //fetch user from database
+    $query="SELECT * FROM users WHERE id=$id";
+    $result=mysqli_query($connection,$query);
+    $user = mysqli_fetch_assoc($result);
+    //make sure we got back only one user
+    if(mysqli_num_rows($result)==1){
+        $avatar_name = $user['avatar'];
+        $avatar_path = '../images/' . $avatar_name;
+        //delete if image available
+        if($avatar_path){
+            unlink($avatar_path);
+        }
+
+    }
+
+
+    // for later
+    // fetch all thumbnails of user's post and delete them
+    $thumbnails_query="SELECT thumbnail FROM posts WHERE author_id=$id";
+    $thumbnails_result=mysqli_query($connection,$thumbnails_query);
+    if(mysqli_num_rows($thumbnails_result)>1){
+        while($thumbnail=mysqli_fetch_assoc($thumbnails_result)){
+            $thumbnail_path="../images/" .  $thumbnail['thumbnail'];
+            if($thumbnail_path){
+                unlink($thumbnail_path);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+
+
+
+
+    // delete user from database
+    $delete_user_query = "DELETE FROM users WHERE id  = $id";
+    $delete_user_result = mysqli_query($connection, $delete_user_query);
+    if(mysqli_errno($connection)){
+        $_SESSION['delete-user']="Couldn't delete '{$user['firstname']}' '{$user['lastname']}'";
+
+    } else{
+        $_SESSION['delete-user-success']="'{$user['firstname']} {$user['lastname']}' has been deleted successfully";
+
+    }   
+}
+header("location: " . ROOT_URL . "admin/manage-users.php");
+die();
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/admin/edit-category-logic.php b/admin/edit-category-logic.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a273cc9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/admin/edit-category-logic.php
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<?php
+require "config/database.php";
+
+if(isset($_POST['submit'])){    
+    $id = filter_var($_POST['id'], FILTER_SANITIZE_NUMBER_INT);
+    $title=filter_var($_POST['title'],FILTER_SANITIZE_FULL_SPECIAL_CHARS);
+    $description = filter_var($_POST['description'], FILTER_SANITIZE_FULL_SPECIAL_CHARS);
+
+    if(!$title || !$description){
+        $_SESSION['edit-category'] = "Invalid form input on edit category page";
+    }else{
+        $query = "UPDATE categories SET title='$title',description='$description' WHERE id=$id LIMIT 1";
+        $result=mysqli_query($connection, $query);  
+
+        if(mysqli_errno($connection)){
+            $_SESSION['edit-category'] = "Couldnt update category";
+
+        }else{
+            $_SESSION['edit-category-success'] = "$title Category was updated successfully";
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+header('location: ' . ROOT_URL . "admin/manage-categories.php");
+die();
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/admin/edit-category.php b/admin/edit-category.php
index 0c344a4..2bf59a2 100644
--- a/admin/edit-category.php
+++ b/admin/edit-category.php
@@ -1,17 +1,33 @@
 <?php
 include "partials/header.php";
+if(isset($_GET['id'])){
+    $id=filter_var($_GET['id'],FILTER_SANITIZE_NUMBER_INT);
+
+    // fetch category from database
+    $query="SELECT * FROM categories WHERE id=$id";
+    $result=mysqli_query($connection,$query);
+    if(mysqli_num_rows($result)==1){
+        $category = mysqli_fetch_assoc($result);
+    }
+
+
+}else{
+    header("location: " . ROOT_URL . "admin/manage-categories.php");
+    die();
+}
 ?>
 
 
 <section class="form__section">
 
-    <div class="container form__section-container">
+    <div class="container form__section-container" >
         <h2>Edit Category</h2>
-        <form action="">
-            <input type="text" placeholder="Title">
-            <textarea  rows="4" placeholder="Description"></textarea>
+        <form action="<?= ROOT_URL ?>admin/edit-category-logic.php" method="POST">
+           <input type="hidden"  name="id" value="<?=$category['id']?>">
+            <input type="text"  name="title" value="<?=$category['title']?>" placeholder="Title">
+            <textarea  rows="4" name="description" placeholder="Description"><?=$category['description']?></textarea>
 
-            <button type="submit" class="btn">Update Category</button>
+            <button type="submit" name ="submit" class="btn">Update Category</button>
         </form>
     </div>
 
diff --git a/admin/edit-post-logic.php b/admin/edit-post-logic.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e2c3100
--- /dev/null
+++ b/admin/edit-post-logic.php
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+<?php
+require 'config/database.php';
+if(isset($_POST['submit'])){
+    $id=filter_var($_POST['id'],FILTER_SANITIZE_NUMBER_INT);
+    $is_featured=filter_var($_POST['is_featured'],FILTER_SANITIZE_NUMBER_INT);
+    $title=filter_var($_POST['title'],FILTER_SANITIZE_FULL_SPECIAL_CHARS);
+    $body=filter_var($_POST['body'],FILTER_SANITIZE_FULL_SPECIAL_CHARS);
+    $previous_thumbnail_name=filter_var($_POST['previous_thumbnail_name'],FILTER_SANITIZE_FULL_SPECIAL_CHARS);
+    $category_id=filter_var($_POST['category_id'],FILTER_SANITIZE_NUMBER_INT);
+    $thumbnail=$_FILES['thumbnail'];
+
+    //set featured to zero if unchecked
+    $is_featured=$is_featured == 1  ?: 0;
+
+    //check and validate input values
+    if(!$title){
+        $_SESSION['edit-post']="Couldnt update post. Invalid form data on edit page.";
+    }elseif(!$category_id){
+        $_SESSION['edit-post']="Couldnt update post. Invalid form data on edit page.";
+    }elseif(!$body){
+        $_SESSION['edit-post']="Couldnt update post. Invalid form data on edit page.";
+    }else{
+        if($thumbnail['name']){
+            $previous_thumbnail_destination='../images/' . $previous_thumbnail_name;
+            if($previous_thumbnail_destination){
+                unlink($previous_thumbnail_destination);
+            }
+        
+        // WORK ON NEW THUMBNAIL
+        //rename image
+        
+        $time=time();
+        $thumbnail_name=$time . $thumbnail['name'];
+        $thumbnail_tmp_name=$thumbnail['tmp_name'];
+        $thumbnail_destination_path="../images/" . $thumbnail_name;
+
+        //make sure file is an image
+        $allowed_files=['jpg','png','jpeg'];
+        $extension=explode('.',$thumbnail_name);
+        $extension=end($extension);
+        if(in_array($extension,$allowed_files)){
+            //make sure image is not too large.(2mb+)
+            if($thumbnail['size']<2000000){
+                //upload thumbnail
+                move_uploaded_file($thumbnail_tmp_name,$thumbnail_destination_path);
+
+            }else{
+                $_SESSION['edit-post']="File size too big. Should be less than 2mb";
+
+            }
+        }else{
+            $_SESSION['edit-post']="File  should be png, jpg or jpeg";
+    
+        }
+    }
+        
+
+    }
+
+        // redirect to manage post if there is error in form data
+    if(isset($_SESSION['edit-post'])){
+
+        header('location: ' . ROOT_URL . 'admin/');
+        die();
+        }else{
+        //set is_featured of all post is set to 0 if is_featured for this post is set to 1
+        if($is_featured==1){
+            $zero_all_is_featured_query="UPDATE posts SET is_featured=0";
+            $zero_all_is_featured_result=mysqli_query($connection,$zero_all_is_featured_query);
+        }        
+        $thumbnail_to_insert= $thumbnail_name ?? $previous_thumbnail_name;
+
+
+            //insert post into database
+            $query="UPDATE posts SET title='$title', body='$body' ,thumbnail='$thumbnail_to_insert' ,category_id='$category_id',is_featured=$is_featured WHERE id=$id LIMIT 1";
+            $result=mysqli_query($connection,$query);   
+        }
+
+        if(!mysqli_errno($connection)){
+            $_SESSION['edit-post-success']="Post updated successfully";
+        }
+}
+header('location: ' . ROOT_URL . 'admin/');
+die();
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/admin/edit-post.php b/admin/edit-post.php
index dfcd196..ed69cc9 100644
--- a/admin/edit-post.php
+++ b/admin/edit-post.php
@@ -1,33 +1,44 @@
 <?php
 include "partials/header.php";
+
+
+$category_query = "SELECT * FROM categories";
+$categories=mysqli_query($connection,$category_query);
+
+// fetch post data from database if id is set
+if(isset($_GET['id'])){
+    $id=filter_var($_GET['id'],FILTER_SANITIZE_NUMBER_INT);
+    $query="SELECT * FROM posts WHERE id= $id";
+    $result=mysqli_query($connection,$query);
+    $post=mysqli_fetch_assoc($result);
+}
 ?>
 
 <section class="form__section">
     <div class="container form__section-container">
         <h2>Edit Post</h2>
-
-        <form action="" enctype="multipart/form-data">
-            <input type="text" placeholder="Title">
-            <select >
-                <option value="1">Wild Life</option>
-                <option value="1">Music</option>
-                <option value="1">Website</option>
-                <option value="1">Movies</option>
-                <option value="1">Travel</option>
-                <option value="1">Science & Technology</option>
-                <option value="1">Food</option>
+        <form action="<?= ROOT_URL ?>admin/edit-post-logic.php" enctype="multipart/form-data" method="POST">
+            <input type="text" value="<?=$post['title']?>" name ="title" placeholder="Title">
+            <input type="hidden" value="<?=$post['id']?>" name="id">
+            <input type="hidden" value="<?=$post['thumbnail']?>" name="previous_thumbnail_name">
+            <select name="category_id">
+                <?php while ($category=mysqli_fetch_assoc($categories)) :?>
+                <option value='<?= $category['id']?>'><?= $category['title'] ?></option>
+                <?php endwhile ?>
             </select>
+            <?php if(isset($_SESSION['user_is_admin'])) : ?>
             <div class="form__control inline">
-                <input type="checkbox" id="is_featured" checked>
+                <input type="checkbox" id="is_featured" name="is_featured" value="1" checked>
                 <label for="is_featured" >Featured</label>
             </div>
-            <textarea  rows="8" placeholder="Body"></textarea>
+            <?php endif?>
+            <textarea  rows="8" name="body" placeholder="Body"><?=$post['body']?></textarea>
 
             <div class="form__control">
-                <label for="thumbnail">Change Thumbnail</label>
-                <input type="file" id="thumbnail">
+                <label for="thumbnail"  value="">Change Thumbnail</label>
+                <input type="file" name ="thumbnail" id="thumbnail">
             </div>
-            <button type="submit" class="btn">Update Post</button>
+            <button type="submit" name="submit" class="btn">Update Post</button>
         </form>
     </div>
 </section>
diff --git a/admin/edit-user-logic.php b/admin/edit-user-logic.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ab81d80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/admin/edit-user-logic.php
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+<?php
+require "config/database.php";
+
+if(!isset($_SESSION['user_is_admin'])){
+    header("location: " . ROOT_URL . "logout.php");
+    //destroy all sessions and redirect user to login page
+    session_destroy();
+}
+if(isset($_POST['submit'])){
+    //get updated form data
+    $id = filter_var($_POST['id'], FILTER_SANITIZE_NUMBER_INT);
+    $firstname = filter_var($_POST['firstname'], FILTER_SANITIZE_FULL_SPECIAL_CHARS);
+    $lastname = filter_var($_POST['lastname'], FILTER_SANITIZE_FULL_SPECIAL_CHARS);
+    $is_admin = filter_var($_POST['userrole'], FILTER_SANITIZE_NUMBER_INT);
+
+    //check for valid input
+    if(!$firstname || !$lastname ){
+        $_SESSION['edit-user'] = "Invalid form input on edit page";
+
+    }else{
+        //update user
+        $query = "UPDATE users SET firstname='$firstname', lastname='$lastname',is_admin=$is_admin WHERE id= $id LIMIT 1";
+        $result = mysqli_query($connection, $query);
+
+        if(mysqli_errno($connection)){
+            $_SESSION['edit-user'] = 'Failed to update user';
+
+        }else{
+            $_SESSION['edit-user-success'] = "User $firstname $lastname updated successfully";
+
+        }
+
+    }
+
+}
+header("location: " . ROOT_URL . "admin/manage-users.php");
+die();
+?>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/admin/edit-user.php b/admin/edit-user.php
index d94dc08..776741b 100644
--- a/admin/edit-user.php
+++ b/admin/edit-user.php
@@ -1,21 +1,36 @@
 <?php
 include "partials/header.php";
+if(!isset($_SESSION['user_is_admin'])){
+    header("location: " . ROOT_URL . "logout.php");
+    //destroy all sessions and redirect user to login page
+    session_destroy();
+}
+
+if(isset($_GET['id'])){
+    $id = filter_var($_GET['id'], FILTER_SANITIZE_NUMBER_INT);
+    $query = "SELECT firstname,lastname FROM users WHERE id='$id'";
+    $result = mysqli_query($connection, $query);
+    $user = mysqli_fetch_assoc($result);
+}else{
+    header('location: ' . ROOT_URL . 'admin/manage-users.php');
+}
 ?>
 
 <section class="form__section">
     <div class="container form__section-container">
         <h2>Edit User</h2>
 
-        <form action="" enctype="multipart/form-data">
-            <input type="text" placeholder="First Name">
-            <input type="text" placeholder="Last Name">
-            <select>
+        <form action="<?=ROOT_URL?>admin/edit-user-logic.php" enctype="multipart/form-data" method ="POST">
+        <input type="hidden" value="<?=$id?>" name='id'>
+            <input type="text" name ="firstname" value="<?= $user['firstname'] ?>"  placeholder="First Name">
+            <input type="text" name ="lastname"  value="<?= $user['lastname'] ?>"   placeholder="Last Name">
+            <select name ="userrole" >
 
-                <option value="0">Author</option>
+                <option value="0" >Author</option>
                 <option value="1">Admin</option>
 
             </select>
-            <button type="submit" class="btn">Update User</button>
+            <button type="submit" name="submit" class="btn">Update User</button>
         </form>
     </div>
 </section>
diff --git a/admin/index.php b/admin/index.php
index 0ece037..ca85cda 100644
--- a/admin/index.php
+++ b/admin/index.php
@@ -1,9 +1,60 @@
 <?php
 include "partials/header.php";
+
+// fetch curretn user-id from session
+$current_user_id=$_SESSION['user-id'];
+$query="SELECT  id , title ,category_id FROM posts WHERE author_id=$current_user_id ORDER BY id DESC" ;
+$posts = mysqli_query($connection,$query);
 ?>
 
 
     <section class="dashboard">
+    <?php if(isset($_SESSION['signin-success'])): ?>
+        
+        <div class="alert__message success container">
+            <p>
+                <?=$_SESSION['signin-success'];
+                unset($_SESSION['signin-success']); 
+                ?>
+            </p>
+        </div>
+        <?php elseif(isset($_SESSION['add-post'])): ?>
+        
+        <div class="alert__message error container">
+            <p>
+                <?=$_SESSION['add-post'];
+                unset($_SESSION['add-post']); 
+                ?>
+            </p>
+        </div>
+        <?php elseif(isset($_SESSION['add-post-success'])): ?>
+        
+        <div class="alert__message success container">
+            <p>
+                <?=$_SESSION['add-post-success'];
+                unset($_SESSION['add-post-success']); 
+                ?>
+            </p>
+        </div>
+        <?php elseif(isset($_SESSION['edit-post'])): ?>
+        
+        <div class="alert__message error container">
+            <p>
+                <?=$_SESSION['edit-post'];
+                unset($_SESSION['edit-post']); 
+                ?>
+            </p>
+        </div>
+        <?php elseif(isset($_SESSION['edit-post-success'])): ?>
+        
+        <div class="alert__message success container">
+            <p>
+                <?=$_SESSION['edit-post-success'];
+                unset($_SESSION['edit-post-success']); 
+                ?>
+            </p>
+        </div>
+        <?php endif ?>
         <div class="container dashboard__container">
     
             <button id="show__sidebar-btn" class="sidebar__toggle"><i class="uil uil-angle-right-b"></i></button>
@@ -56,35 +107,37 @@ include "partials/header.php";
             <main>
                 <h2>Manage Posts</h2>
                 <table>
+                <?php if ((mysqli_num_rows($posts)) > 0 ): ?>
                     <thead>
                         <tr>
                             <th>Title</th>
+                            <th>Category</th>
                             <th>Edit</th>
                             <th>Delete</th>
                         </tr>
                     </thead>
                     <tbody>
+                        <?php while($post = mysqli_fetch_assoc($posts)) : ?>
+                            <!-- get  category title of each post  from category table -->
+                            <?php
+                            $category_id=$post['category_id'];
+                            $category_query="SELECT title FROM categories WHERE id=$category_id";
+                            $category_result=mysqli_query($connection,$category_query);
+                            $category=mysqli_fetch_assoc($category_result);
+
+                            ?>
                         <tr>
-                            <td>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Quo, minus.</td>
-                            <td><a href="<?= ROOT_URL ?>admin/edit-post.php" class="btn sm">Edit</a></td>
-                            <td><a href="<?= ROOT_URL ?>admin/delete-category.php" class="btn sm danger">Delete</a></td>
-                        </tr>
-                        <tr>
-                            <td>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Tempore, corrupti!</td>
-                            <td><a href="<?= ROOT_URL ?>admin/edit-post.php" class="btn sm">Edit</a></td>
-                            <td><a href="<?= ROOT_URL ?>admin/delete-category.php" class="btn sm danger">Delete</a></td>
-                        </tr>
-                        <tr>
-                            <td>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet  elit. Distinctio, quibusdam!</td>
-                            <td><a href="<?= ROOT_URL ?>admin/edit-post.php" class="btn sm">Edit</a></td>
-                            <td><a href="<?= ROOT_URL ?>admin/delete-category.php" class="btn sm danger">Delete</a></td>
-                        </tr>
-                        <tr>
-                            <td>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur, adipisicing elit.</td>
-                            <td><a href="<?= ROOT_URL ?>admin/edit-post.php" class="btn sm">Edit</a></td>
-                            <td><a href="<?= ROOT_URL ?>admin/delete-category.php" class="btn sm danger">Delete</a></td>
+                            <td><?=$post['title']?></td>
+                            <td><?=$category['title']?></td>
+                            <td><a href="<?= ROOT_URL ?>admin/edit-post.php?id=<?= $post['id'] ?>" class="btn sm">Edit</a></td>
+                            <td><a href="<?= ROOT_URL ?>admin/delete-post.php?id=<?= $post['id'] ?>" class="btn sm danger">Delete</a></td>
                         </tr>
+                        <?php endwhile ?>
+                        
                     </tbody>
+                <?php else :?>
+                    <div class="alert alert__message error"><?= "No posts found" ?></div>
+                <?php endif?>
                 </table>
             </main>
         </div>
diff --git a/admin/manage-categories.php b/admin/manage-categories.php
index 2b349da..17cf6d7 100644
--- a/admin/manage-categories.php
+++ b/admin/manage-categories.php
@@ -1,9 +1,54 @@
 <?php
 include "partials/header.php";
+
+//fetch categories from database
+$query = "SELECT * FROM categories ORDER BY title";
+$categories=mysqli_query($connection,$query)
+
 ?>
 
 
     <section class="dashboard">
+    <?php if(isset($_SESSION['add-category-success'])) : ?>  
+            <div class="alert__message success container">
+            <p>
+                <?= $_SESSION['add-category-success'];
+                unset($_SESSION['add-category-success']);
+                ?>
+            </p>
+            
+            </div>
+    <?php
+        elseif(isset($_SESSION['add-category'])): ?> 
+            <div class="alert__message error container">
+            <p>
+                <?= $_SESSION['add-category'];
+                unset($_SESSION['add-category']);
+                ?>
+            </p>
+            
+            </div>
+            <?php endif?>
+    <?php if(isset($_SESSION['edit-category-success'])) : ?>  
+            <div class="alert__message success container">
+            <p>
+                <?= $_SESSION['edit-category-success'];
+                unset($_SESSION['edit-category-success']);
+                ?>
+            </p>
+            
+            </div>
+    <?php
+        elseif(isset($_SESSION['edit-category'])): ?> 
+            <div class="alert__message error container">
+            <p>
+                <?= $_SESSION['edit-category'];
+                unset($_SESSION['edit-category']);
+                ?>
+            </p>
+            
+            </div>
+            <?php endif?>
         <div class="container dashboard__container">
     
             <button id="show__sidebar-btn" class="sidebar__toggle"><i class="uil uil-angle-right-b"></i></button>
@@ -55,6 +100,7 @@ include "partials/header.php";
             </aside>
             <main>
                 <h2>Manage Categories</h2>
+                <?php if(mysqli_num_rows($categories)>0) : ?>
                 <table>
                     <thead>
                         <tr>
@@ -64,22 +110,19 @@ include "partials/header.php";
                         </tr>
                     </thead>
                     <tbody>
+                        <?php while($category=mysqli_fetch_assoc($categories)) : ?>
                         <tr>
-                            <td>Travel</td>
-                            <td><a href="<?= ROOT_URL ?>admin/edit-category.php" class="btn sm">Edit</a></td>
-                            <td><a href="<?= ROOT_URL ?>admin/delete-category.php" class="btn sm danger">Delete</a></td>
-                        </tr>
-                        <tr>
-                            <td>Music</td>
-                            <td><a href="<?= ROOT_URL ?>admin/edit-category.php" class="btn sm">Edit</a></td>
-                            <td><a href="<?= ROOT_URL ?>admin/delete-category.php" class="btn sm danger">Delete</a></td>
-                        </tr>
-                        <tr>
-                            <td>Wild Life</td>
-                            <td><a href="<?= ROOT_URL ?>admin/edit-category.php" class="btn sm">Edit</a></td>
-                            <td><a href="<?= ROOT_URL ?>admin/delete-category.php" class="btn sm danger">Delete</a></td>
+                            <td><?=$category['title']?></td>
+                            <td><a href="<?= ROOT_URL ?>admin/edit-category.php?id=<?=$category['id']?>" class="btn sm">Edit</a></td>
+                            <td><a href="<?= ROOT_URL ?>admin/delete-category.php?id=<?=$category['id']?>" class="btn sm danger">Delete</a></td>
                         </tr>
+                        <?php endwhile ?>
                     </tbody>
+                <?php else : ?>
+                    <div class="alert__message error">
+                            No categories found
+                    </div>
+                <?php endif?>
                 </table>
             </main>
         </div>
diff --git a/admin/manage-users.php b/admin/manage-users.php
index 73f736e..3cb7c5e 100644
--- a/admin/manage-users.php
+++ b/admin/manage-users.php
@@ -1,9 +1,71 @@
 <?php
 include "partials/header.php";
+
+
+$current_admin_id = $_SESSION['user-id'];
+
+$query="SELECT id,firstname,lastname,username,is_admin FROM users WHERE NOT id='$current_admin_id'";
+$users=mysqli_query($connection,$query);
 ?>
 
 
     <section class="dashboard">
+    <?php
+        if(isset($_SESSION['add-user-success'])): 
+        ?> 
+            <div class="alert__message success container">
+            <p>
+                <?= $_SESSION['add-user-success'];
+                unset($_SESSION['add-user-success']);
+                ?>
+            </p>
+            
+            </div>
+            <?php
+        elseif(isset($_SESSION['edit-user'])): 
+        ?> 
+            <div class="alert__message error container">
+            <p>
+                <?= $_SESSION['edit-user'];
+                unset($_SESSION['edit-user']);
+                ?>
+            </p>
+            
+            </div>
+        <?php
+        elseif(isset($_SESSION['edit-user-success'])): 
+        ?> 
+            <div class="alert__message success container">
+            <p>
+                <?= $_SESSION['edit-user-success'];
+                unset($_SESSION['edit-user-success']);
+                ?>
+            </p>
+            
+            </div>
+        <?php
+            elseif(isset($_SESSION['delete-user'])): 
+        ?> 
+            <div class="alert__message error container">
+            <p>
+                <?= $_SESSION['delete-user'];
+                unset($_SESSION['delete-user']);
+                ?>
+            </p>
+            
+            </div>
+        <?php
+            elseif(isset($_SESSION['delete-user-success'])): 
+        ?> 
+            <div class="alert__message success container">
+            <p>
+                <?= $_SESSION['delete-user-success'];
+                unset($_SESSION['delete-user-success']);
+                ?>
+            </p>
+            
+            </div>
+        <?php endif ?>
         <div class="container dashboard__container">
     
             <button id="show__sidebar-btn" class="sidebar__toggle"><i class="uil uil-angle-right-b"></i></button>
@@ -56,6 +118,7 @@ include "partials/header.php";
             </aside>
             <main>
                 <h2>Manage Users</h2>
+                <?php if(mysqli_num_rows($users)>0): ?>
                 <table>
                     <thead>
                         <tr>
@@ -67,31 +130,23 @@ include "partials/header.php";
                         </tr>
                     </thead>
                     <tbody>
+                        <?php while($user=mysqli_fetch_assoc($users)): ?>
+                        <tr>
+                            <td><?= $user["firstname"] . $user['lastname'] ?></td>
+                            <td><?= $user["username"]  ?> </td>
+                            <td><a href="<?= ROOT_URL ?>admin/edit-user.php?id=<?= $user['id'] ?>" class="btn sm">Edit</a></td>
+                            <td><a href="<?= ROOT_URL ?>admin/delete-users.php?id=<?= $user['id'] ?>" class="btn sm danger">Delete</a></td>
+                            <td><?= $user["is_admin"] ? 'Yes' : 'No'  ?></td>
 
-                        <tr>
-                            <td>Named Guy</td>
-                            <td>Named </td>
-                            <td><a href="<?= ROOT_URL ?>admin/edit-user.php" class="btn sm">Edit</a></td>
-                            <td><a href="<?= ROOT_URL ?>admin/delete-category.php" class="btn sm danger">Delete</a></td>
-                            <td>Yes</td>
-                        <tr>
-                            <td>Vinland Saga </td>
-                            <td>Saga </td>
-                            <td><a href="<?= ROOT_URL ?>admin/edit-user.php" class="btn sm">Edit</a></td>
-                            <td><a href="<?= ROOT_URL ?>admin/delete-category.php" class="btn sm danger">Delete</a></td>
-                            <td>No</td>
-                        </tr>
-                        <tr>
-                            <td>Pikachu Guy</td>
-                            <td>Guy </td>
-                            <td><a href="<?= ROOT_URL ?>admin/edit-user.php" class="btn sm">Edit</a></td>
-                            <td><a href="<?= ROOT_URL ?>admin/delete-category.php" class="btn sm danger">Delete</a></td>
-                            <td>Yes</td>
 
                         </tr>
+                        <?php endwhile ?>
     
                     </tbody>
                 </table>
+                <?php else : ?>
+                    <div class="alert__message error">No users found</div>
+                    <?php endif?>
             </main>
         </div>
     </section>
diff --git a/blog.php b/blog.php
index f2ea865..4097c90 100644
--- a/blog.php
+++ b/blog.php
@@ -1,12 +1,26 @@
 <?php 
-include 'partials/header.php'
+include 'partials/header.php';
+
+
+//featured
+$featured_query="SELECT * FROM posts WHERE is_featured=1";
+$featured_result=mysqli_query($connection,$featured_query);
+$featured=mysqli_fetch_assoc($featured_result);
+
+//fetch 9post
+
+
+$query="SELECT * FROM posts ORDER BY date_time DESC";
+$posts=mysqli_query($connection,$query);
+
+
 ?>
     <section class="search__bar">
-        <form  class="container search__bar-container" action="">
+        <form  class="container search__bar-container" action="<?=ROOT_URL?>search.php" method="GET">
             <div>
                 <i class="uil uil-search"></i>
-                <input type="search" name="" placeholder="Search">
-                <button type="submit" class="btn">Go</button> 
+                <input type="search" name="search" placeholder="Search">
+                <button type="submit" name = "submit" class="btn">Go</button> 
             </div>
             
         </form>
@@ -16,305 +30,68 @@ include 'partials/header.php'
     
     
     <!-- ===================END OF SEARCH================-->
-
-    <section class="posts">
+    <section class="posts <?= $featured ? "" : "section__extra-margin" ?>">
 
         <div class="container posts__container">
+            <?php while ($post=mysqli_fetch_assoc($posts)) :?>
             <article class="post">
                 <div class="post__thumbnail">
-                    <img src="./images/blog3.jpg" alt="">
+                    <img src="./images/<?=$post['thumbnail']?>" >
                 </div>
                 <div class="post__info">
-                    <a href="" class="category__button">Wild Life</a>
-                    <h3 class="post__title"><a href="post.html" >Lorem ipsum, dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Exercitationem, iusto!</a></h3>
+                <?php
+                //fetch category
+                $category_id=$post['category_id'];
+                $category_query="SELECT * FROM categories WHERE id=$category_id";
+                $category_result=mysqli_query($connection,$category_query);
+                $category=mysqli_fetch_assoc($category_result); 
+
+                $author_id=$post['author_id'];
+                $author_query="SELECT * FROM users WHERE id=$author_id";
+                $author_result=mysqli_query($connection,$author_query);
+                $author=mysqli_fetch_assoc($author_result);
+                            
+                ?>
+                    <a href="category-posts.php?id=<?=$post['category_id']?>" class="category__button"><?=$category['title']?></a>
+                    <h3 class="post__title"><a href="post.php?id=<?=$post["id"]?>" >
+                        <?=$post['title']?>
+                    </a></h3>
                     <p class="post__body">
-                        Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Velit, exercitationem! Minima ipsam obcaecati commodi nam aliquid delectus magnam molestiae nobis?
+                    <?= substr($post['body'],0,150) ?>...                    
                     </p>
                     <div class="post__author">
                         <div class="post__author-avatar">
-                                <img src="./images/avatar4.jpg" alt="">
+                        <img src="./images/<?= $author['avatar'] ?>">
                         </div>
                         <div class="post__author-info">
-                            <h5>By: Jone titus</h5>
-                            <small>June 12,2022 - 20:23</small>
+                            <h5>By: <?= "{$author['firstname']} {$author['lastname']}" ?></h5>
+                            <small>
+                            <?=date("M d, Y -H:i" , strtotime($post['date_time']))?>
+                            </small>
                         </div>
                     </div>
                 </div>
+
             </article>
-
-            <article class="post">
-                <div class="post__thumbnail">
-                    <img src="./images/blog4.jpg" alt="">
-                </div>
-                <div class="post__info">
-                    <a href="" class="category__button">Wild Life</a>
-                    <h3 class="post__title"><a href="post.html" >Lorem ipsum, dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Exercitationem, iusto!</a></h3>
-                    <p class="post__body">
-                        Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Velit, exercitationem! Minima ipsam obcaecati commodi nam aliquid delectus magnam molestiae nobis?
-                    </p>
-                    <div class="post__author">
-                        <div class="post__author-avatar">
-                                <img src="./images/avatar5.jpg" alt="">
-                        </div>
-                        <div class="post__author-info">
-                            <h5>By: Jone titus</h5>
-                            <small>June 12,2022 - 20:23</small>
-                        </div>
-                    </div>
-                </div>
-            </article>
-
-
-            <article class="post">
-                <div class="post__thumbnail">
-                    <img src="./images/blog5.jpg" alt="">
-                </div>
-                <div class="post__info">
-                    <a href="" class="category__button">Wild Life</a>
-                    <h3 class="post__title"><a href="post.html" >Lorem ipsum, dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Exercitationem, iusto!</a></h3>
-                    <p class="post__body">
-                        Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Velit, exercitationem! Minima ipsam obcaecati commodi nam aliquid delectus magnam molestiae nobis?
-                    </p>
-                    <div class="post__author">
-                        <div class="post__author-avatar">
-                                <img src="./images/avatar6.jpg" alt="">
-                        </div>
-                        <div class="post__author-info">
-                            <h5>By: Jone titus</h5>
-                            <small>June 12,2022 - 20:23</small>
-                        </div>
-                    </div>
-                </div>
-            </article>
-
-
-
-            <article class="post">
-                <div class="post__thumbnail">
-                    <img src="./images/blog6.jpg" alt="">
-                </div>
-                <div class="post__info">
-                    <a href="" class="category__button">Wild Life</a>
-                    <h3 class="post__title"><a href="post.html" >Lorem ipsum, dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Exercitationem, iusto!</a></h3>
-                    <p class="post__body">
-                        Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Velit, exercitationem! Minima ipsam obcaecati commodi nam aliquid delectus magnam molestiae nobis?
-                    </p>
-                    <div class="post__author">
-                        <div class="post__author-avatar">
-                                <img src="./images/avatar7.jpg" alt="">
-                        </div>
-                        <div class="post__author-info">
-                            <h5>By: Jone titus</h5>
-                            <small>June 12,2022 - 20:23</small>
-                        </div>
-                    </div>
-                </div>
-            </article>
-
-
-            <article class="post">
-                <div class="post__thumbnail">
-                    <img src="./images/blog7.jpg" alt="">
-                </div>
-                <div class="post__info">
-                    <a href="" class="category__button">Wild Life</a>
-                    <h3 class="post__title"><a href="post.html" >Lorem ipsum, dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Exercitationem, iusto!</a></h3>
-                    <p class="post__body">
-                        Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Velit, exercitationem! Minima ipsam obcaecati commodi nam aliquid delectus magnam molestiae nobis?
-                    </p>
-                    <div class="post__author">
-                        <div class="post__author-avatar">
-                                <img src="./images/avatar8.jpg" alt="">
-                        </div>
-                        <div class="post__author-info">
-                            <h5>By: Jone titus</h5>
-                            <small>June 12,2022 - 20:23</small>
-                        </div>
-                    </div>
-                </div>
-            </article>
-
-
-            <article class="post">
-                <div class="post__thumbnail">
-                    <img src="./images/blog8.jpg" alt="">
-                </div>
-                <div class="post__info">
-                    <a href="" class="category__button">Wild Life</a>
-                    <h3 class="post__title"><a href="post.html" >Lorem ipsum, dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Exercitationem, iusto!</a></h3>
-                    <p class="post__body">
-                        Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Velit, exercitationem! Minima ipsam obcaecati commodi nam aliquid delectus magnam molestiae nobis?
-                    </p>
-                    <div class="post__author">
-                        <div class="post__author-avatar">
-                                <img src="./images/avatar9.jpg" alt="">
-                        </div>
-                        <div class="post__author-info">
-                            <h5>By: Jone titus</h5>
-                            <small>June 12,2022 - 20:23</small>
-                        </div>
-                    </div>
-                </div>
-            </article>
-
-
-            <article class="post">
-                <div class="post__thumbnail">
-                    <img src="./images/blog9.jpg" alt="">
-                </div>
-                <div class="post__info">
-                    <a href="" class="category__button">Wild Life</a>
-                    <h3 class="post__title"><a href="post.html" >Lorem ipsum, dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Exercitationem, iusto!</a></h3>
-                    <p class="post__body">
-                        Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Velit, exercitationem! Minima ipsam obcaecati commodi nam aliquid delectus magnam molestiae nobis?
-                    </p>
-                    <div class="post__author">
-                        <div class="post__author-avatar">
-                                <img src="./images/avatar10.jpg" alt="">
-                        </div>
-                        <div class="post__author-info">
-                            <h5>By: Jone titus</h5>
-                            <small>June 12,2022 - 20:23</small>
-                        </div>
-                    </div>
-                </div>
-            </article>
-
-
-
-            <article class="post">
-                <div class="post__thumbnail">
-                    <img src="./images/blog10.jpg" alt="">
-                </div>
-                <div class="post__info">
-                    <a href="" class="category__button">Wild Life</a>
-                    <h3 class="post__title"><a href="post.html" >Lorem ipsum, dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Exercitationem, iusto!</a></h3>
-                    <p class="post__body">
-                        Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Velit, exercitationem! Minima ipsam obcaecati commodi nam aliquid delectus magnam molestiae nobis?
-                    </p>
-                    <div class="post__author">
-                        <div class="post__author-avatar">
-                                <img src="./images/avatar11.jpg" alt="">
-                        </div>
-                        <div class="post__author-info">
-                            <h5>By: Jone titus</h5>
-                            <small>June 12,2022 - 20:23</small>
-                        </div>
-                    </div>
-                </div>
-            </article>
-
-
-            <article class="post">
-                <div class="post__thumbnail">
-                    <img src="./images/blog11.jpg" alt="">
-                </div>
-                <div class="post__info">
-                    <a href="" class="category__button">Wild Life</a>
-                    <h3 class="post__title"><a href="post.html" >Lorem ipsum, dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Exercitationem, iusto!</a></h3>
-                    <p class="post__body">
-                        Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Velit, exercitationem! Minima ipsam obcaecati commodi nam aliquid delectus magnam molestiae nobis?
-                    </p>
-                    <div class="post__author">
-                        <div class="post__author-avatar">
-                                <img src="./images/avatar12.jpg" alt="">
-                        </div>
-                        <div class="post__author-info">
-                            <h5>By: Jone titus</h5>
-                            <small>June 12,2022 - 20:23</small>
-                        </div>
-                    </div>
-                </div>
-            </article>
-
-
-            <article class="post">
-                <div class="post__thumbnail">
-                    <img src="./images/blog12.jpg" alt="">
-                </div>
-                <div class="post__info">
-                    <a href="" class="category__button">Wild Life</a>
-                    <h3 class="post__title"><a href="post.html" >Lorem ipsum, dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Exercitationem, iusto!</a></h3>
-                    <p class="post__body">
-                        Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Velit, exercitationem! Minima ipsam obcaecati commodi nam aliquid delectus magnam molestiae nobis?
-                    </p>
-                    <div class="post__author">
-                        <div class="post__author-avatar">
-                                <img src="./images/avatar13.jpg" alt="">
-                        </div>
-                        <div class="post__author-info">
-                            <h5>By: Jone titus</h5>
-                            <small>June 12,2022 - 20:23</small>
-                        </div>
-                    </div>
-                </div>
-            </article>
-
-
-
-
-            <article class="post">
-                <div class="post__thumbnail">
-                    <img src="./images/blog14.jpg" alt="">
-                </div>
-                <div class="post__info">
-                    <a href="" class="category__button">Wild Life</a>
-                    <h3 class="post__title"><a href="post.html" >Lorem ipsum, dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Exercitationem, iusto!</a></h3>
-                    <p class="post__body">
-                        Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Velit, exercitationem! Minima ipsam obcaecati commodi nam aliquid delectus magnam molestiae nobis?
-                    </p>
-                    <div class="post__author">
-                        <div class="post__author-avatar">
-                                <img src="./images/avatar14.jpg" alt="">
-                        </div>
-                        <div class="post__author-info">
-                            <h5>By: Jone titus</h5>
-                            <small>June 12,2022 - 20:23</small>
-                        </div>
-                    </div>
-                </div>
-            </article>
-
-
-
-            <article class="post">
-                <div class="post__thumbnail">
-                    <img src="./images/blog15.jpg" alt="">
-                </div>
-                <div class="post__info">
-                    <a href="" class="category__button">Wild Life</a>
-                    <h3 class="post__title"><a href="post.html" >Lorem ipsum, dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Exercitationem, iusto!</a></h3>
-                    <p class="post__body">
-                        Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Velit, exercitationem! Minima ipsam obcaecati commodi nam aliquid delectus magnam molestiae nobis?
-                    </p>
-                    <div class="post__author">
-                        <div class="post__author-avatar">
-                                <img src="./images/avatar15.jpg" alt="">
-                        </div>
-                        <div class="post__author-info">
-                            <h5>By: Jone titus</h5>
-                            <small>June 12,2022 - 20:23</small>
-                        </div>
-                    </div>
-                </div>
-            </article>
-
-
+            <?php endwhile ?>
         </div>
-
     </section>
 
+
+
     <!--=====================================================================
     ==========================END OF THE POSTS===============================
   =================================================================== -->
   <section class="category__buttons">
     <div class="container category__buttons-container">
-        <a href="" class="category__button">Wild Life</a>
-        <a href="" class="category__button">Music</a>
-        <a href="" class="category__button">Movies</a>
-        <a href="" class="category__button">Travel</a>
-        <a href="" class="category__button">Science & Technology</a>
-        <a href="" class="category__button">Food</a>
+        <?php 
+        $all_categories_query="SELECT * FROM categories ";
+        $all_categories_result=mysqli_query($connection,$all_categories_query);
+
+        ?>
+        <?php while ( $category=mysqli_fetch_assoc($all_categories_result) ) : ?>
+        <a href="<?=ROOT_URL?>category-posts.php?id=<?=$category['id']?>" class="category__button"><?=$category['title']?></a>
+        <?php endwhile?>
     </div>
   </section>
   <!--=======================END OF CATEGORY ===================================-->
diff --git a/category-posts.php b/category-posts.php
index 4155a5c..6f08e6e 100644
--- a/category-posts.php
+++ b/category-posts.php
@@ -1,312 +1,99 @@
 <?php 
-include 'partials/header.php'
+include 'partials/header.php';
+
+//fetch posts if id is set
+if(isset($_GET['id'])){
+    $id=filter_var($_GET['id'], FILTER_SANITIZE_NUMBER_INT);
+    $query= "SELECT * FROM posts WHERE category_id=$id ORDER BY date_time DESC";
+    $posts=mysqli_query($connection,$query);
+}else{
+    header('location: ' . ROOT_URL . 'blog.php');
+}
+
+
 ?>
-    <header class="category__title">
-        <h2>Category Title</h2>
-    </header>
 
 
+<header class="category__title">
+  
+    <?php
+            
+                $category_query="SELECT * FROM categories WHERE id=$id";
+                $category_result=mysqli_query($connection,$category_query);
+                $category=mysqli_fetch_assoc($category_result); 
+    ?>
+    <h2><?= $category['title'] ?></h2>
+</header>
 
+
+<?php if ((mysqli_num_rows($posts)) > 0) : ?>
 <section class="posts">
 
     <div class="container posts__container">
-        <article class="post">
-            <div class="post__thumbnail">
-                <img src="./images/blog3.jpg" alt="">
-            </div>
-            <div class="post__info">
-                <a href="" class="category__button">Wild Life</a>
-                <h3 class="post__title"><a href="post.html" >Lorem ipsum, dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Exercitationem, iusto!</a></h3>
-                <p class="post__body">
-                    Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Velit, exercitationem! Minima ipsam obcaecati commodi nam aliquid delectus magnam molestiae nobis?
-                </p>
-                <div class="post__author">
-                    <div class="post__author-avatar">
-                            <img src="./images/avatar4.jpg" alt="">
-                    </div>
-                    <div class="post__author-info">
-                        <h5>By: Jone titus</h5>
-                        <small>June 12,2022 - 20:23</small>
+    <?php while ($post=mysqli_fetch_assoc($posts)) :?>
+            <article class="post">
+                <div class="post__thumbnail">
+                    <img src="./images/<?=$post['thumbnail']?>" >
+                </div>
+                <div class="post__info">
+                <?php
+
+
+                $author_id=$post['author_id'];
+                $author_query="SELECT * FROM users WHERE id=$author_id";
+                $author_result=mysqli_query($connection,$author_query);
+                $author=mysqli_fetch_assoc($author_result);
+                            
+                ?>
+                    <h3 class="post__title"><a href="post.php?id=<?=$post["id"]?>" >
+                        <?=$post['title']?>
+                    </a></h3>
+                    <p class="post__body">
+                    <?= substr($post['body'],0,150) ?>...                    
+                    </p>
+                    <div class="post__author">
+                        <div class="post__author-avatar">
+                        <img src="./images/<?= $author['avatar'] ?>">
+                        </div>
+                        <div class="post__author-info">
+                            <h5>By: <?= "{$author['firstname']} {$author['lastname']}" ?></h5>
+                            <small>
+                            <?=date("M d, Y -H:i" , strtotime($post['date_time']))?>
+                            </small>
+                        </div>
                     </div>
                 </div>
-            </div>
-        </article>
 
-        <article class="post">
-            <div class="post__thumbnail">
-                <img src="./images/blog4.jpg" alt="">
-            </div>
-            <div class="post__info">
-                <a href="" class="category__button">Wild Life</a>
-                <h3 class="post__title"><a href="post.html" >Lorem ipsum, dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Exercitationem, iusto!</a></h3>
-                <p class="post__body">
-                    Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Velit, exercitationem! Minima ipsam obcaecati commodi nam aliquid delectus magnam molestiae nobis?
-                </p>
-                <div class="post__author">
-                    <div class="post__author-avatar">
-                            <img src="./images/avatar5.jpg" alt="">
-                    </div>
-                    <div class="post__author-info">
-                        <h5>By: Jone titus</h5>
-                        <small>June 12,2022 - 20:23</small>
-                    </div>
-                </div>
-            </div>
-        </article>
-
-
-        <article class="post">
-            <div class="post__thumbnail">
-                <img src="./images/blog5.jpg" alt="">
-            </div>
-            <div class="post__info">
-                <a href="" class="category__button">Wild Life</a>
-                <h3 class="post__title"><a href="post.html" >Lorem ipsum, dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Exercitationem, iusto!</a></h3>
-                <p class="post__body">
-                    Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Velit, exercitationem! Minima ipsam obcaecati commodi nam aliquid delectus magnam molestiae nobis?
-                </p>
-                <div class="post__author">
-                    <div class="post__author-avatar">
-                            <img src="./images/avatar6.jpg" alt="">
-                    </div>
-                    <div class="post__author-info">
-                        <h5>By: Jone titus</h5>
-                        <small>June 12,2022 - 20:23</small>
-                    </div>
-                </div>
-            </div>
-        </article>
-
-
-
-        <article class="post">
-            <div class="post__thumbnail">
-                <img src="./images/blog6.jpg" alt="">
-            </div>
-            <div class="post__info">
-                <a href="" class="category__button">Wild Life</a>
-                <h3 class="post__title"><a href="post.html" >Lorem ipsum, dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Exercitationem, iusto!</a></h3>
-                <p class="post__body">
-                    Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Velit, exercitationem! Minima ipsam obcaecati commodi nam aliquid delectus magnam molestiae nobis?
-                </p>
-                <div class="post__author">
-                    <div class="post__author-avatar">
-                            <img src="./images/avatar7.jpg" alt="">
-                    </div>
-                    <div class="post__author-info">
-                        <h5>By: Jone titus</h5>
-                        <small>June 12,2022 - 20:23</small>
-                    </div>
-                </div>
-            </div>
-        </article>
-
-
-        <article class="post">
-            <div class="post__thumbnail">
-                <img src="./images/blog7.jpg" alt="">
-            </div>
-            <div class="post__info">
-                <a href="" class="category__button">Wild Life</a>
-                <h3 class="post__title"><a href="post.html" >Lorem ipsum, dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Exercitationem, iusto!</a></h3>
-                <p class="post__body">
-                    Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Velit, exercitationem! Minima ipsam obcaecati commodi nam aliquid delectus magnam molestiae nobis?
-                </p>
-                <div class="post__author">
-                    <div class="post__author-avatar">
-                            <img src="./images/avatar8.jpg" alt="">
-                    </div>
-                    <div class="post__author-info">
-                        <h5>By: Jone titus</h5>
-                        <small>June 12,2022 - 20:23</small>
-                    </div>
-                </div>
-            </div>
-        </article>
-
-
-        <article class="post">
-            <div class="post__thumbnail">
-                <img src="./images/blog8.jpg" alt="">
-            </div>
-            <div class="post__info">
-                <a href="" class="category__button">Wild Life</a>
-                <h3 class="post__title"><a href="post.html" >Lorem ipsum, dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Exercitationem, iusto!</a></h3>
-                <p class="post__body">
-                    Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Velit, exercitationem! Minima ipsam obcaecati commodi nam aliquid delectus magnam molestiae nobis?
-                </p>
-                <div class="post__author">
-                    <div class="post__author-avatar">
-                            <img src="./images/avatar9.jpg" alt="">
-                    </div>
-                    <div class="post__author-info">
-                        <h5>By: Jone titus</h5>
-                        <small>June 12,2022 - 20:23</small>
-                    </div>
-                </div>
-            </div>
-        </article>
-
-
-        <article class="post">
-            <div class="post__thumbnail">
-                <img src="./images/blog9.jpg" alt="">
-            </div>
-            <div class="post__info">
-                <a href="" class="category__button">Wild Life</a>
-                <h3 class="post__title"><a href="post.html" >Lorem ipsum, dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Exercitationem, iusto!</a></h3>
-                <p class="post__body">
-                    Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Velit, exercitationem! Minima ipsam obcaecati commodi nam aliquid delectus magnam molestiae nobis?
-                </p>
-                <div class="post__author">
-                    <div class="post__author-avatar">
-                            <img src="./images/avatar10.jpg" alt="">
-                    </div>
-                    <div class="post__author-info">
-                        <h5>By: Jone titus</h5>
-                        <small>June 12,2022 - 20:23</small>
-                    </div>
-                </div>
-            </div>
-        </article>
-
-
-
-        <article class="post">
-            <div class="post__thumbnail">
-                <img src="./images/blog10.jpg" alt="">
-            </div>
-            <div class="post__info">
-                <a href="" class="category__button">Wild Life</a>
-                <h3 class="post__title"><a href="post.html" >Lorem ipsum, dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Exercitationem, iusto!</a></h3>
-                <p class="post__body">
-                    Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Velit, exercitationem! Minima ipsam obcaecati commodi nam aliquid delectus magnam molestiae nobis?
-                </p>
-                <div class="post__author">
-                    <div class="post__author-avatar">
-                            <img src="./images/avatar11.jpg" alt="">
-                    </div>
-                    <div class="post__author-info">
-                        <h5>By: Jone titus</h5>
-                        <small>June 12,2022 - 20:23</small>
-                    </div>
-                </div>
-            </div>
-        </article>
-
-
-        <article class="post">
-            <div class="post__thumbnail">
-                <img src="./images/blog11.jpg" alt="">
-            </div>
-            <div class="post__info">
-                <a href="" class="category__button">Wild Life</a>
-                <h3 class="post__title"><a href="post.html" >Lorem ipsum, dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Exercitationem, iusto!</a></h3>
-                <p class="post__body">
-                    Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Velit, exercitationem! Minima ipsam obcaecati commodi nam aliquid delectus magnam molestiae nobis?
-                </p>
-                <div class="post__author">
-                    <div class="post__author-avatar">
-                            <img src="./images/avatar12.jpg" alt="">
-                    </div>
-                    <div class="post__author-info">
-                        <h5>By: Jone titus</h5>
-                        <small>June 12,2022 - 20:23</small>
-                    </div>
-                </div>
-            </div>
-        </article>
-
-
-        <article class="post">
-            <div class="post__thumbnail">
-                <img src="./images/blog12.jpg" alt="">
-            </div>
-            <div class="post__info">
-                <a href="" class="category__button">Wild Life</a>
-                <h3 class="post__title"><a href="post.html" >Lorem ipsum, dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Exercitationem, iusto!</a></h3>
-                <p class="post__body">
-                    Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Velit, exercitationem! Minima ipsam obcaecati commodi nam aliquid delectus magnam molestiae nobis?
-                </p>
-                <div class="post__author">
-                    <div class="post__author-avatar">
-                            <img src="./images/avatar13.jpg" alt="">
-                    </div>
-                    <div class="post__author-info">
-                        <h5>By: Jone titus</h5>
-                        <small>June 12,2022 - 20:23</small>
-                    </div>
-                </div>
-            </div>
-        </article>
-
-
-
-
-        <article class="post">
-            <div class="post__thumbnail">
-                <img src="./images/blog14.jpg" alt="">
-            </div>
-            <div class="post__info">
-                <a href="" class="category__button">Wild Life</a>
-                <h3 class="post__title"><a href="post.html" >Lorem ipsum, dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Exercitationem, iusto!</a></h3>
-                <p class="post__body">
-                    Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Velit, exercitationem! Minima ipsam obcaecati commodi nam aliquid delectus magnam molestiae nobis?
-                </p>
-                <div class="post__author">
-                    <div class="post__author-avatar">
-                            <img src="./images/avatar14.jpg" alt="">
-                    </div>
-                    <div class="post__author-info">
-                        <h5>By: Jone titus</h5>
-                        <small>June 12,2022 - 20:23</small>
-                    </div>
-                </div>
-            </div>
-        </article>
-
-
-
-        <article class="post">
-            <div class="post__thumbnail">
-                <img src="./images/blog15.jpg" alt="">
-            </div>
-            <div class="post__info">
-                <a href="" class="category__button">Wild Life</a>
-                <h3 class="post__title"><a href="post.html" >Lorem ipsum, dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Exercitationem, iusto!</a></h3>
-                <p class="post__body">
-                    Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Velit, exercitationem! Minima ipsam obcaecati commodi nam aliquid delectus magnam molestiae nobis?
-                </p>
-                <div class="post__author">
-                    <div class="post__author-avatar">
-                            <img src="./images/avatar15.jpg" alt="">
-                    </div>
-                    <div class="post__author-info">
-                        <h5>By: Jone titus</h5>
-                        <small>June 12,2022 - 20:23</small>
-                    </div>
-                </div>
-            </div>
-        </article>
+            </article>
+            <?php endwhile ?>
 
+       
 
     </div>
 
 </section>
-
+<?php else : ?>
+    <div class="alert__message error lg">
+        <p>
+            No posts found for this category
+        </p>
+    </div>
+<?php endif ?>
 <!--=====================================================================
 ==========================END OF THE POSTS===============================
 =================================================================== -->
 <section class="category__buttons">
-<div class="container category__buttons-container">
-    <a href="" class="category__button">Wild Life</a>
-    <a href="" class="category__button">Music</a>
-    <a href="" class="category__button">Movies</a>
-    <a href="" class="category__button">Travel</a>
-    <a href="" class="category__button">Science & Technology</a>
-    <a href="" class="category__button">Food</a>
-</div>
-</section>
+    <div class="container category__buttons-container">
+        <?php 
+        $all_categories_query="SELECT * FROM categories ";
+        $all_categories_result=mysqli_query($connection,$all_categories_query);
+
+        ?>
+        <?php while ( $category=mysqli_fetch_assoc($all_categories_result) ) : ?>
+        <a href="<?=ROOT_URL?>category-posts.php?id=<?=$category['id']?>" class="category__button"><?=$category['title']?></a>
+        <?php endwhile?>
+    </div>
+  </section>
 <!--=======================END OF CATEGORY ===================================-->
 
 
diff --git a/css/style.css b/css/style.css
index 11092e5..6857229 100644
--- a/css/style.css
+++ b/css/style.css
@@ -458,7 +458,9 @@ footer ul a:hover{
     display: grid;
     place-content: center;
 }
-
+.post_info{
+    align-items: left;
+}
 
 
 /*=======================================================================================
diff --git a/images/1677834448avatar15.jpg b/images/1677834448avatar15.jpg
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diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index 30ec777..fc71ac6 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -1,328 +1,124 @@
 <?php 
-include 'partials/header.php'
+include 'partials/header.php';
+
+//featured
+$featured_query="SELECT * FROM posts WHERE is_featured=1";
+$featured_result=mysqli_query($connection,$featured_query);
+$featured=mysqli_fetch_assoc($featured_result);
+
+//fetch 9post
+
+
+$query="SELECT * FROM posts ORDER BY date_time DESC LIMIT 9";
+$posts=mysqli_query($connection,$query);
+
+
 ?>
-    
-    <section class="featured">
+
+
+    <?php if (mysqli_num_rows($featured_result) == 1 ) :  ?>
+    <section class="featured" >
         <div class ="container featured__container">            
             <div class="post__thumbnail">
-                <img src="./images/blog1.jpg">
+                <img src="./images/<?= $featured['thumbnail'] ?>">
             </div>
             <div class="post__info">
-                <a href="category-posts.php" class="category__button">Wild Life</a>
-                <h2 class="post__info"><a href="post.php">Lorem ipsum, dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Aliquid!</a></h2>
+                <?php
+                //fetch category
+                $category_id=$featured['category_id'];
+                $category_query="SELECT * FROM categories WHERE id=$category_id";
+                $category_result=mysqli_query($connection,$category_query);
+                $category=mysqli_fetch_assoc($category_result); 
+
+                $author_id=$featured['author_id'];
+                $author_query="SELECT * FROM users WHERE id=$author_id";
+                $author_result=mysqli_query($connection,$author_query);
+                $author=mysqli_fetch_assoc($author_result);
+                            
+                ?>
+                <a href="category-posts.php?id=<?= $category_id ?>" class="category__button"><?=$category['title']?></a>
+                <h2 class="post__title"><a href="post.php?id=<?=$featured['id']?>"><?=$featured['title']?></a></h2>
                 <p class="post__body">
-                    Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. At quidem reiciendis in fuga consequatur eligendi molestiae, magnam assumenda laborum inventore deleniti. Lorem ipsum dolor sit, amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Reprehenderit maxime sapiente dolores iure quae necessitatibus ut perferendis aliquam fugiat cupiditate. 
+                    <?= substr($featured['body'],0,300) ?>...
                 </p>
                 <div class="post__author-avatar">
-                        <img src="./images/avatar3.jpg">
+                <img src="./images/<?= $author['avatar'] ?>">
                 </div>
+                
                     <div class="post__author-info">
-                        <h5>By: Underemployed</h5>
-                        <small>June 10, 2022 - 07:23</small>
+                        <h5>By: <?= "{$author['firstname']} {$author['lastname']}" ?></h5>
+                        <small>
+                            <?=date("M d, Y -H:i" , strtotime($featured['date_time']))?>
+                        </small>
                     </div>
                 </div>
         </div>
     </section>
+    <?php endif ?> 
     <!-- ===================END OF FEATURED================-->
 
-    <section class="posts">
+    <section class="posts <?= $featured ? "" : "section__extra-margin" ?>">
 
         <div class="container posts__container">
+            <?php while ($post=mysqli_fetch_assoc($posts)) :?>
             <article class="post">
                 <div class="post__thumbnail">
-                    <img src="./images/blog3.jpg" alt="">
+                    <img src="./images/<?=$post['thumbnail']?>" >
                 </div>
                 <div class="post__info">
-                    <a href="" class="category__button">Wild Life</a>
-                    <h3 class="post__title"><a href="post.php" >Lorem ipsum, dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Exercitationem, iusto!</a></h3>
+                <?php
+                //fetch category
+                $category_id=$post['category_id'];
+                $category_query="SELECT * FROM categories WHERE id=$category_id";
+                $category_result=mysqli_query($connection,$category_query);
+                $category=mysqli_fetch_assoc($category_result); 
+
+                $author_id=$post['author_id'];
+                $author_query="SELECT * FROM users WHERE id=$author_id";
+                $author_result=mysqli_query($connection,$author_query);
+                $author=mysqli_fetch_assoc($author_result);
+                            
+                ?>
+                    <a href="category-posts.php?id=<?=$post['category_id']?>" class="category__button"><?=$category['title']?></a>
+                    <h3 class="post__title"><a href="post.php?id=<?=$post["id"]?>" >
+                        <?=$post['title']?>
+                    </a></h3>
                     <p class="post__body">
-                        Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Velit, exercitationem! Minima ipsam obcaecati commodi nam aliquid delectus magnam molestiae nobis?
+                    <?= substr($post['body'],0,150) ?>...                    
                     </p>
                     <div class="post__author">
                         <div class="post__author-avatar">
-                                <img src="./images/avatar4.jpg" alt="">
+                        <img src="./images/<?= $author['avatar'] ?>">
                         </div>
                         <div class="post__author-info">
-                            <h5>By: Jone titus</h5>
-                            <small>June 12,2022 - 20:23</small>
+                            <h5>By: <?= "{$author['firstname']} {$author['lastname']}" ?></h5>
+                            <small>
+                            <?=date("M d, Y -H:i" , strtotime($post['date_time']))?>
+                            </small>
                         </div>
                     </div>
                 </div>
+
             </article>
-
-            <article class="post">
-                <div class="post__thumbnail">
-                    <img src="./images/blog4.jpg" alt="">
-                </div>
-                <div class="post__info">
-                    <a href="" class="category__button">Wild Life</a>
-                    <h3 class="post__title"><a href="post.php" >Lorem ipsum, dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Exercitationem, iusto!</a></h3>
-                    <p class="post__body">
-                        Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Velit, exercitationem! Minima ipsam obcaecati commodi nam aliquid delectus magnam molestiae nobis?
-                    </p>
-                    <div class="post__author">
-                        <div class="post__author-avatar">
-                                <img src="./images/avatar5.jpg" alt="">
-                        </div>
-                        <div class="post__author-info">
-                            <h5>By: Jone titus</h5>
-                            <small>June 12,2022 - 20:23</small>
-                        </div>
-                    </div>
-                </div>
-            </article>
-
-
-            <article class="post">
-                <div class="post__thumbnail">
-                    <img src="./images/blog5.jpg" alt="">
-                </div>
-                <div class="post__info">
-                    <a href="" class="category__button">Wild Life</a>
-                    <h3 class="post__title"><a href="post.php" >Lorem ipsum, dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Exercitationem, iusto!</a></h3>
-                    <p class="post__body">
-                        Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Velit, exercitationem! Minima ipsam obcaecati commodi nam aliquid delectus magnam molestiae nobis?
-                    </p>
-                    <div class="post__author">
-                        <div class="post__author-avatar">
-                                <img src="./images/avatar6.jpg" alt="">
-                        </div>
-                        <div class="post__author-info">
-                            <h5>By: Jone titus</h5>
-                            <small>June 12,2022 - 20:23</small>
-                        </div>
-                    </div>
-                </div>
-            </article>
-
-
-
-            <article class="post">
-                <div class="post__thumbnail">
-                    <img src="./images/blog6.jpg" alt="">
-                </div>
-                <div class="post__info">
-                    <a href="" class="category__button">Wild Life</a>
-                    <h3 class="post__title"><a href="post.php" >Lorem ipsum, dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Exercitationem, iusto!</a></h3>
-                    <p class="post__body">
-                        Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Velit, exercitationem! Minima ipsam obcaecati commodi nam aliquid delectus magnam molestiae nobis?
-                    </p>
-                    <div class="post__author">
-                        <div class="post__author-avatar">
-                                <img src="./images/avatar7.jpg" alt="">
-                        </div>
-                        <div class="post__author-info">
-                            <h5>By: Jone titus</h5>
-                            <small>June 12,2022 - 20:23</small>
-                        </div>
-                    </div>
-                </div>
-            </article>
-
-
-            <article class="post">
-                <div class="post__thumbnail">
-                    <img src="./images/blog7.jpg" alt="">
-                </div>
-                <div class="post__info">
-                    <a href="" class="category__button">Wild Life</a>
-                    <h3 class="post__title"><a href="post.php" >Lorem ipsum, dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Exercitationem, iusto!</a></h3>
-                    <p class="post__body">
-                        Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Velit, exercitationem! Minima ipsam obcaecati commodi nam aliquid delectus magnam molestiae nobis?
-                    </p>
-                    <div class="post__author">
-                        <div class="post__author-avatar">
-                                <img src="./images/avatar8.jpg" alt="">
-                        </div>
-                        <div class="post__author-info">
-                            <h5>By: Jone titus</h5>
-                            <small>June 12,2022 - 20:23</small>
-                        </div>
-                    </div>
-                </div>
-            </article>
-
-
-            <article class="post">
-                <div class="post__thumbnail">
-                    <img src="./images/blog8.jpg" alt="">
-                </div>
-                <div class="post__info">
-                    <a href="" class="category__button">Wild Life</a>
-                    <h3 class="post__title"><a href="post.php" >Lorem ipsum, dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Exercitationem, iusto!</a></h3>
-                    <p class="post__body">
-                        Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Velit, exercitationem! Minima ipsam obcaecati commodi nam aliquid delectus magnam molestiae nobis?
-                    </p>
-                    <div class="post__author">
-                        <div class="post__author-avatar">
-                                <img src="./images/avatar9.jpg" alt="">
-                        </div>
-                        <div class="post__author-info">
-                            <h5>By: Jone titus</h5>
-                            <small>June 12,2022 - 20:23</small>
-                        </div>
-                    </div>
-                </div>
-            </article>
-
-
-            <article class="post">
-                <div class="post__thumbnail">
-                    <img src="./images/blog9.jpg" alt="">
-                </div>
-                <div class="post__info">
-                    <a href="" class="category__button">Wild Life</a>
-                    <h3 class="post__title"><a href="post.php" >Lorem ipsum, dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Exercitationem, iusto!</a></h3>
-                    <p class="post__body">
-                        Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Velit, exercitationem! Minima ipsam obcaecati commodi nam aliquid delectus magnam molestiae nobis?
-                    </p>
-                    <div class="post__author">
-                        <div class="post__author-avatar">
-                                <img src="./images/avatar10.jpg" alt="">
-                        </div>
-                        <div class="post__author-info">
-                            <h5>By: Jone titus</h5>
-                            <small>June 12,2022 - 20:23</small>
-                        </div>
-                    </div>
-                </div>
-            </article>
-
-
-
-            <article class="post">
-                <div class="post__thumbnail">
-                    <img src="./images/blog10.jpg" alt="">
-                </div>
-                <div class="post__info">
-                    <a href="" class="category__button">Wild Life</a>
-                    <h3 class="post__title"><a href="post.php" >Lorem ipsum, dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Exercitationem, iusto!</a></h3>
-                    <p class="post__body">
-                        Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Velit, exercitationem! Minima ipsam obcaecati commodi nam aliquid delectus magnam molestiae nobis?
-                    </p>
-                    <div class="post__author">
-                        <div class="post__author-avatar">
-                                <img src="./images/avatar11.jpg" alt="">
-                        </div>
-                        <div class="post__author-info">
-                            <h5>By: Jone titus</h5>
-                            <small>June 12,2022 - 20:23</small>
-                        </div>
-                    </div>
-                </div>
-            </article>
-
-
-            <article class="post">
-                <div class="post__thumbnail">
-                    <img src="./images/blog11.jpg" alt="">
-                </div>
-                <div class="post__info">
-                    <a href="" class="category__button">Wild Life</a>
-                    <h3 class="post__title"><a href="post.php" >Lorem ipsum, dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Exercitationem, iusto!</a></h3>
-                    <p class="post__body">
-                        Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Velit, exercitationem! Minima ipsam obcaecati commodi nam aliquid delectus magnam molestiae nobis?
-                    </p>
-                    <div class="post__author">
-                        <div class="post__author-avatar">
-                                <img src="./images/avatar12.jpg" alt="">
-                        </div>
-                        <div class="post__author-info">
-                            <h5>By: Jone titus</h5>
-                            <small>June 12,2022 - 20:23</small>
-                        </div>
-                    </div>
-                </div>
-            </article>
-
-
-            <article class="post">
-                <div class="post__thumbnail">
-                    <img src="./images/blog12.jpg" alt="">
-                </div>
-                <div class="post__info">
-                    <a href="" class="category__button">Wild Life</a>
-                    <h3 class="post__title"><a href="post.php" >Lorem ipsum, dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Exercitationem, iusto!</a></h3>
-                    <p class="post__body">
-                        Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Velit, exercitationem! Minima ipsam obcaecati commodi nam aliquid delectus magnam molestiae nobis?
-                    </p>
-                    <div class="post__author">
-                        <div class="post__author-avatar">
-                                <img src="./images/avatar13.jpg" alt="">
-                        </div>
-                        <div class="post__author-info">
-                            <h5>By: Jone titus</h5>
-                            <small>June 12,2022 - 20:23</small>
-                        </div>
-                    </div>
-                </div>
-            </article>
-
-
-
-
-            <article class="post">
-                <div class="post__thumbnail">
-                    <img src="./images/blog14.jpg" alt="">
-                </div>
-                <div class="post__info">
-                    <a href="" class="category__button">Wild Life</a>
-                    <h3 class="post__title"><a href="post.php" >Lorem ipsum, dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Exercitationem, iusto!</a></h3>
-                    <p class="post__body">
-                        Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Velit, exercitationem! Minima ipsam obcaecati commodi nam aliquid delectus magnam molestiae nobis?
-                    </p>
-                    <div class="post__author">
-                        <div class="post__author-avatar">
-                                <img src="./images/avatar14.jpg" alt="">
-                        </div>
-                        <div class="post__author-info">
-                            <h5>By: Jone titus</h5>
-                            <small>June 12,2022 - 20:23</small>
-                        </div>
-                    </div>
-                </div>
-            </article>
-
-
-
-            <article class="post">
-                <div class="post__thumbnail">
-                    <img src="./images/blog15.jpg" alt="">
-                </div>
-                <div class="post__info">
-                    <a href="" class="category__button">Wild Life</a>
-                    <h3 class="post__title"><a href="post.php" >Lorem ipsum, dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Exercitationem, iusto!</a></h3>
-                    <p class="post__body">
-                        Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Velit, exercitationem! Minima ipsam obcaecati commodi nam aliquid delectus magnam molestiae nobis?
-                    </p>
-                    <div class="post__author">
-                        <div class="post__author-avatar">
-                                <img src="./images/avatar15.jpg" alt="">
-                        </div>
-                        <div class="post__author-info">
-                            <h5>By: Jone titus</h5>
-                            <small>June 12,2022 - 20:23</small>
-                        </div>
-                    </div>
-                </div>
-            </article>
-
-
+            <?php endwhile ?>
         </div>
-
     </section>
 
+
+
     <!--=====================================================================
     ==========================END OF THE POSTS===============================
   =================================================================== -->
   <section class="category__buttons">
     <div class="container category__buttons-container">
-        <a href="" class="category__button">Wild Life</a>
-        <a href="" class="category__button">Music</a>
-        <a href="" class="category__button">Movies</a>
-        <a href="" class="category__button">Travel</a>
-        <a href="" class="category__button">Science & Technology</a>
-        <a href="" class="category__button">Food</a>
+        <?php 
+        $all_categories_query="SELECT * FROM categories ";
+        $all_categories_result=mysqli_query($connection,$all_categories_query);
+
+        ?>
+        <?php while ( $category=mysqli_fetch_assoc($all_categories_result) ) : ?>
+        <a href="<?=ROOT_URL?>category-posts.php?id=<?=$category['id']?>" class="category__button"><?=$category['title']?></a>
+        <?php endwhile?>
     </div>
   </section>
   <!--=======================END OF CATEGORY ===================================-->
diff --git a/logout.php b/logout.php
index fd6c094..efab0ad 100644
--- a/logout.php
+++ b/logout.php
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ require 'config/constants.php';
 session_destroy();
 
 header('location: ' . ROOT_URL);
-die;
+die();
 ?>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/post.php b/post.php
index dc3aed4..144ddb8 100644
--- a/post.php
+++ b/post.php
@@ -1,5 +1,26 @@
 <?php 
-include 'partials/header.php'
+include 'partials/header.php';
+
+//fetch 9post
+
+
+if(isset($_GET['id'])){
+    $id=filter_var($_GET['id'],FILTER_SANITIZE_NUMBER_INT);
+    $query="SELECT * FROM posts WHERE id=$id";
+    $result=mysqli_query($connection,$query);
+    $post=mysqli_fetch_assoc($result);
+    $author_id=$post['author_id'];
+    $author_query="SELECT * FROM users WHERE id=$author_id";
+    $author_result=mysqli_query($connection,$author_query);
+    $author=mysqli_fetch_assoc($author_result);
+                
+
+
+}else{
+    header('location: ' . ROOT_URL . 'blog.php');
+    die();
+}
+
 ?>
 
 
@@ -7,29 +28,24 @@ include 'partials/header.php'
     <section class="singlepost">
         <div class="container singlepost__container">
 
-            <h2>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Quas, dolore.</h2>
+
+            <h2>
+                <?=$post['title']?>
+            </h2>
             <div class="post__author">
                 <div class="post__author-avatar">
-                        <img src="./images/avatar4.jpg" alt="">
-                </div>
+                <img src="./images/<?= $author['avatar'] ?>">                </div>
                 <div class="post__author-info">
-                    <h5>By: Jone titus</h5>
-                    <small>June 12,2022 - 20:23</small>
+                    <h5>By: <?= "{$author['firstname']} {$author['lastname']}" ?></h5>
+                    <small>
+                        <?=date("M d, Y -H:i" , strtotime($post['date_time']))?>
+                    </small>
                 </div>
             </div>
             <div class="singlepost__thumbnail">
-                <img src="./images/blog45.jpg" >
+                <img src="./images/<?=$post['thumbnail']?>" >
             </div>
-            <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Explicabo quae numquam exercitationem optio aperiam accusamus, debitis at, sint illo accusantium possimus quo maiores! Aperiam pariatur, eligendi in tempore autem fugit perspiciatis praesentium dolore rerum ipsum molestias atque blanditiis iure labore.</p>
-            <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Explicabo quae numquam exercitationem optio aperiam accusamus, debitis at, sint illo accusantium possimus quo maiores! Aperiam pariatur, eligendi in tempore autem fugit perspiciatis praesentium dolore rerum ipsum molestias atque blanditiis iure labore.</p>
-            <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Explicabo quae numquam exercitationem optio aperiam accusamus, debitis at, sint illo accusantium possimus quo maiores! Aperiam pariatur, eligendi in tempore autem fugit perspiciatis praesentium dolore rerum ipsum molestias atque blanditiis iure labore.</p>
-            <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Explicabo quae numquam exercitationem optio aperiam accusamus, debitis at, sint illo accusantium possimus quo maiores! Aperiam pariatur, eligendi in tempore autem fugit perspiciatis praesentium dolore rerum ipsum molestias atque blanditiis iure labore.</p>
-            <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Explicabo quae numquam exercitationem optio aperiam accusamus, debitis at, sint illo accusantium possimus quo maiores! Aperiam pariatur, eligendi in tempore autem fugit perspiciatis praesentium dolore rerum ipsum molestias atque blanditiis iure labore.</p>
-            <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Explicabo quae numquam exercitationem optio aperiam accusamus, debitis at, sint illo accusantium possimus quo maiores! Aperiam pariatur, eligendi in tempore autem fugit perspiciatis praesentium dolore rerum ipsum molestias atque blanditiis iure labore.</p>
-            <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Explicabo quae numquam exercitationem optio aperiam accusamus, debitis at, sint illo accusantium possimus quo maiores! Aperiam pariatur, eligendi in tempore autem fugit perspiciatis praesentium dolore rerum ipsum molestias atque blanditiis iure labore.</p>
-            <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Explicabo quae numquam exercitationem optio aperiam accusamus, debitis at, sint illo accusantium possimus quo maiores! Aperiam pariatur, eligendi in tempore autem fugit perspiciatis praesentium dolore rerum ipsum molestias atque blanditiis iure labore.</p>
-            <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Explicabo quae numquam exercitationem optio aperiam accusamus, debitis at, sint illo accusantium possimus quo maiores! Aperiam pariatur, eligendi in tempore autem fugit perspiciatis praesentium dolore rerum ipsum molestias atque blanditiis iure labore.</p>
-            <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Explicabo quae numquam exercitationem optio aperiam accusamus, debitis at, sint illo accusantium possimus quo maiores! Aperiam pariatur, eligendi in tempore autem fugit perspiciatis praesentium dolore rerum ipsum molestias atque blanditiis iure labore.</p>
+            <p><?=$post['body']?></p>
 
 
         </div>
diff --git a/search.php b/search.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..434406c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/search.php
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+<?php
+require 'partials/header.php';
+
+//if input is there
+if((isset($_GET['search'])) && isset($_GET['submit'])){
+    $search=filter_var($_GET['search'], FILTER_SANITIZE_FULL_SPECIAL_CHARS);
+    $query="SELECT * FROM posts WHERE title like '%$search%' ORDER BY date_time DESC";
+    $posts=mysqli_query($connection,$query);
+
+}else{
+    header(("location: " . ROOT_URL . 'blog.php'));
+}
+?>
+
+<?php if((mysqli_num_rows($posts) > 0)) : ?>
+<section class="posts section__extra-margin">
+
+<div class="container posts__container">
+    <?php while ($post=mysqli_fetch_assoc($posts)) :?>
+    <article class="post">
+        <div class="post__thumbnail">
+            <img src="./images/<?=$post['thumbnail']?>" >
+        </div>
+        <div class="post__info">
+        <?php
+        //fetch category
+        $category_id=$post['category_id'];
+        $category_query="SELECT * FROM categories WHERE id=$category_id";
+        $category_result=mysqli_query($connection,$category_query);
+        $category=mysqli_fetch_assoc($category_result); 
+
+        $author_id=$post['author_id'];
+        $author_query="SELECT * FROM users WHERE id=$author_id";
+        $author_result=mysqli_query($connection,$author_query);
+        $author=mysqli_fetch_assoc($author_result);
+                    
+        ?>
+            <a href="category-posts.php?id=<?=$post['category_id']?>" class="category__button"><?=$category['title']?></a>
+            <h3 class="post__title"><a href="post.php?id=<?=$post["id"]?>" >
+                <?=$post['title']?>
+            </a></h3>
+            <p class="post__body">
+            <?= substr($post['body'],0,150) ?>...                    
+            </p>
+            <div class="post__author">
+                <div class="post__author-avatar">
+                <img src="./images/<?= $author['avatar'] ?>">
+                </div>
+                <div class="post__author-info">
+                    <h5>By: <?= "{$author['firstname']} {$author['lastname']}" ?></h5>
+                    <small>
+                    <?=date("M d, Y -H:i" , strtotime($post['date_time']))?>
+                    </small>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+
+    </article>
+    <?php endwhile ?>
+
+</div>
+</section>
+<?php else : ?>
+    <div class="alert__message error lg section__extra-margin">
+        <p>No post found for this search</p>
+    </div>
+<?php endif?>
+    <!--=====================================================================
+    ==========================END OF THE POSTS===============================
+  =================================================================== -->
+  <section class="category__buttons">
+    <div class="container category__buttons-container">
+        <?php 
+        $all_categories_query="SELECT * FROM categories ";
+        $all_categories_result=mysqli_query($connection,$all_categories_query);
+
+        ?>
+        <?php while ( $category=mysqli_fetch_assoc($all_categories_result) ) : ?>
+        <a href="<?=ROOT_URL?>category-posts.php?id=<?=$category['id']?>" class="category__button"><?=$category['title']?></a>
+        <?php endwhile?>
+    </div>
+  </section>
+  <!--=======================END OF CATEGORY ===================================-->
+<?php
+include './partials/footer.php';
+?>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/signin-logic.php b/signin-logic.php
index 161cdf1..7b9adb6 100644
--- a/signin-logic.php
+++ b/signin-logic.php
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 require "config/database.php";
 
-session_start();
 
 if(isset($_POST['submit'])){
     // getting input
@@ -30,14 +29,15 @@ if(isset($_POST['submit'])){
 
                 // set session for access control
                 $_SESSION['user-id'] = $user_record['id'];
+                $_SESSION['signin-success'] = "User successfully logged in";
 
                 //set session if user is  admin
                 if($user_record['is_admin']==1){
-                    $_SESSION['user_is_admin'] == true;
+                    $_SESSION['user_is_admin'] = true;
 
                 }
                 //log in user
-                header('location: ' . ROOT_URL . 'admin/');
+                header('location: ' . ROOT_URL . 'admin/index.php');
                 
             }else{
                 $_SESSION['signin'] = "Please check your input";
diff --git a/signin.php b/signin.php
index c9f0d65..480083e 100644
--- a/signin.php
+++ b/signin.php
@@ -28,18 +28,19 @@ unset($_SESSION['signin-data']);
 
     <div class="container form__section-container">
         <h2>Sign In</h2> 
-
-        
-        <?php if(isset($_SESSION['signin-success'])): ?>
-        
-        <div class="alert__message success">
+        <?php
+        if(isset($_SESSION['signup-success'])): 
+        ?> 
+            <div class="alert__message success">
             <p>
-                <?=$_SESSION['signin-success'];
-                unset($_SESSION['signin-success']); 
+                <?= $_SESSION['signup-success'];
+                unset($_SESSION['signup-success']);
                 ?>
             </p>
-        </div>
-
+            
+            </div>
+        
+        
         
         <?php elseif(isset($_SESSION['signin'])): ?>
         
diff --git a/signup.php b/signup.php
index 389c39a..9b25d89 100644
--- a/signup.php
+++ b/signup.php
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?php
-session_start();
+
 include "config/constants.php";
 
 //get beck form DATA IF THERE IS A REGISTRATION ERROR
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ $username=$_SESSION['signup-data']['username'] ?? null;
 $email=$_SESSION['signup-data']['email'] ?? null;
 $createpassword=$_SESSION['signup-data']['createpassword'] ?? null;
 $confirmpassword = $_SESSION['signup-data']['confirmpassword'] ?? null;
+
+
 //delete signup data session
 unset($_SESSION['signup-data']);