diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index 04955c1..d33f63c 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -166,26 +166,46 @@ def badGateway(e):
 
 @app.route('/', methods=['GET'])
 def index():
-    # func.getAllQuestions() returns combined and metadata
-    func_val = func.getAllQuestions()
+    per_page = 25
+    offset = 0
+    page = 1
+
+    func_val = func.getAllQuestions(limit=per_page, offset=offset)
     combined = func_val[0]
     metadata = func_val[1]
+    emojis = func.listEmojis()
+    packs = func.listEmojiPacks()
+
+    return render_template(
+        'index.html',
+        combined=combined,
+        urllib=urllib,
+        trimContent=func.trimContent,
+        metadata=metadata,
+        getRandomWord=func.getRandomWord,
+        formatRelativeTime=func.formatRelativeTime,
+        emojis=emojis,
+        packs=packs,
+        page=page,
+        per_page=per_page
+    )
 
-    return render_template('index.html', combined=combined, urllib=urllib, trimContent=func.trimContent, metadata=metadata, getRandomWord=func.getRandomWord, formatRelativeTime=func.formatRelativeTime)
 
 @app.route('/inbox/', methods=['GET'])
 @loginRequired
 def inbox():
     conn = func.connectToDb()
-    cursor = conn.cursor(dictionary=True)
+    cursor = conn.cursor()
 
     app.logger.debug("[CatAsk/Inbox] SELECT'ing unanswered questions")
 
     cursor.execute("SELECT * FROM questions WHERE answered=%s ORDER BY creation_date DESC", (False,))
     questions = cursor.fetchall()
+    # postgres shenanigans
     for question in questions:
+        question['creation_date'] = question['creation_date'].replace(microsecond=0).replace(tzinfo=None)
         cursor.execute("UPDATE questions SET unread=%s WHERE id=%s", (False, question['id']))
-
+    conn.commit()
     cursor.close()
     conn.close()
     return render_template('inbox.html', questions=questions, formatRelativeTime=func.formatRelativeTime)
@@ -670,21 +690,32 @@ def updateBlacklist():
     blacklist = request.form.get('blacklist')
     with open(const.blacklistFile, 'w') as file:
         file.write(blacklist)
-    return {'message': 'Blacklist updated!'}, 200
+    return {'message': _("Blacklist updated!")}, 200
 
 @api_bp.route('/get_question_count/', methods=['GET'])
-def getQuestionCount():
+def getQuestionCount(answered: bool = None, unread: bool = None):
     conn = func.connectToDb()
     cursor = conn.cursor()
 
     app.logger.debug("[CatAsk/API/get_question_count] SELECT'ing question count from database")
+    query = "SELECT COUNT(id) FROM questions"
+    if (answered != None) and not unread:
+        query += " WHERE answered=%s"
+        cursor.execute(query, (answered,))
+    elif (answered != None) and (unread != None):
+        query += " WHERE answered=%s AND unread=%s"
+        cursor.execute(query, (answered, unread))
+    elif (unread != None) and not answered:
+        query += " WHERE unread=%s"
+        cursor.execute(query, (unread,))
+    else:
+        cursor.execute(query)
 
-    cursor.execute("SELECT COUNT(id) FROM questions WHERE answered=%s AND unread=%s", (False, True))
     question_count = cursor.fetchone()
 
     cursor.close()
     conn.close()
-    return str(question_count[0])
+    return str(question_count['count'])
 
 # -- import/export --
 
diff --git a/functions.py b/functions.py
index 84b7541..4af067c 100644
--- a/functions.py
+++ b/functions.py
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
-from flask import url_for, request, jsonify, Flask, abort
+from flask import url_for, request, jsonify, Flask, abort, session
+from flask_babel import Babel, _, refresh
 from markupsafe import Markup
 from bleach.sanitizer import Cleaner
 from datetime import datetime, timezone
 from pathlib import Path
 from mistune import HTMLRenderer, escape
 from PIL import Image
+from psycopg.rows import dict_row
 import base64
 import time
 import zipfile
@@ -12,7 +14,7 @@ import shutil
 import subprocess
 import mistune
 import humanize
-import mysql.connector
+import psycopg
 import re
 import os
 import random