diff --git a/crates/app/src/public/html/communities/feed.html b/crates/app/src/public/html/communities/feed.html
index 3135630..e09afdf 100644
--- a/crates/app/src/public/html/communities/feed.html
+++ b/crates/app/src/public/html/communities/feed.html
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@
 <div class="flex flex-col gap-4 w-full">
     {% if user and can_post %}
     <div class="card-nest">
-        <div class="card small">
-            <b>{{ text "communities:label.create_post" }}</b>
+        <div class="card small flex items-center gap-2">
+            {{ icon "pencil" }}
+            <span>{{ text "communities:label.create_post" }}</span>
         </div>
 
         <form
diff --git a/crates/app/src/public/html/components.html b/crates/app/src/public/html/components.html
index 5a8d4a1..81877f2 100644
--- a/crates/app/src/public/html/components.html
+++ b/crates/app/src/public/html/components.html
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ community %}
 </div>
 {%- endmacro %} {% macro post(post, owner, secondary=false, community=false,
 show_community=true, can_manage_post=false) -%} {% if community and
-show_community %}
+show_community and post.community != config.town_square %}
 <div class="card-nest">
     <div class="card small">
         <a
@@ -225,7 +225,8 @@ show_community %}
             </div>
         </div>
     </div>
-    {% if community and show_community %}
+    {% if community and show_community and post.community != config.town_square
+    %}
 </div>
 {% endif %} {%- endmacro %} {% macro notification(notification) -%}
 <div class="w-full card-nest">
diff --git a/crates/app/src/public/html/profile/posts.html b/crates/app/src/public/html/profile/posts.html
index 7a4f3ed..23d7a6c 100644
--- a/crates/app/src/public/html/profile/posts.html
+++ b/crates/app/src/public/html/profile/posts.html
@@ -1,5 +1,73 @@
 {% import "macros.html" as macros %} {% extends "profile/base.html" %} {% block
-content %}
+content %} {% if config.town_square %}
+<div class="card-nest">
+    <div class="card small flex flex-col">
+        <div class="flex items-center gap-2">
+            {{ icon "pencil" }}
+            <span>{{ text "communities:label.create_post" }}</span>
+        </div>
+
+        <span class="fade"
+            >Posts created here go to the
+            <a href="/api/v1/communities/find/{{ config.town_square }}"
+                >town square</a
+            >
+            community!</span
+        >
+    </div>
+
+    <form
+        class="card flex flex-col gap-2"
+        onsubmit="create_post_from_form(event)"
+    >
+        <div class="flex flex-col gap-1">
+            <label for="content">{{ text "communities:label.content" }}</label>
+            <textarea
+                type="text"
+                name="content"
+                id="content"
+                placeholder="content"
+                required
+                minlength="2"
+                maxlength="4096"
+            ></textarea>
+        </div>
+
+        <button class="primary">{{ text "communities:action.create" }}</button>
+    </form>
+</div>
+
+<script>
+    async function create_post_from_form(e) {
+        e.preventDefault();
+        await trigger("atto::debounce", ["posts::create"]);
+        fetch("/api/v1/posts", {
+            method: "POST",
+            headers: {
+                "Content-Type": "application/json",
+            },
+            body: JSON.stringify({
+                content: e.target.content.value,
+                community: "{{ config.town_square }}",
+            }),
+        })
+            .then((res) => res.json())
+            .then((res) => {
+                trigger("atto::toast", [
+                    res.ok ? "success" : "error",
+                    res.message,
+                ]);
+
+                if (res.ok) {
+                    setTimeout(() => {
+                        window.location.href = `/post/${res.payload}`;
+                    }, 100);
+                }
+            });
+    }
+</script>
+{% endif %}
+
 <div class="card-nest">
     <div class="card small flex gap-2 items-center">
         {{ icon "clock" }}
diff --git a/crates/app/src/public/html/root.html b/crates/app/src/public/html/root.html
index ff0fe51..7693306 100644
--- a/crates/app/src/public/html/root.html
+++ b/crates/app/src/public/html/root.html
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@
                 const atto = ns("atto");
 
                 atto.disconnect_observers();
+                atto.remove_false_options();
                 atto.clean_date_codes();
                 atto.link_filter();
 
diff --git a/crates/app/src/public/js/atto.js b/crates/app/src/public/js/atto.js
index 0e3f751..aec59eb 100644
--- a/crates/app/src/public/js/atto.js
+++ b/crates/app/src/public/js/atto.js
@@ -36,10 +36,6 @@ media_theme_pref();
 (() => {
     const self = reg_ns("atto");
 
-    for (const element of document.querySelectorAll('[selected="false"]')) {
-        element.removeAttribute("selected");
-    }
-
     // init
     use("me", () => {});
 
@@ -74,6 +70,12 @@ media_theme_pref();
         });
     });
 
+    self.define("remove_false_options", () => {
+        for (const element of document.querySelectorAll('[selected="false"]')) {
+            element.removeAttribute("selected");
+        }
+    });
+
     self.define("rel_date", (_, date) => {
         // stolen and slightly modified because js dates suck
         const diff = (new Date().getTime() - date.getTime()) / 1000;
diff --git a/crates/core/src/config.rs b/crates/core/src/config.rs
index 36a4917..1b0e5de 100644
--- a/crates/core/src/config.rs
+++ b/crates/core/src/config.rs
@@ -187,6 +187,12 @@ pub struct Config {
     /// Configuration for Cloudflare Turnstile.
     #[serde(default = "default_turnstile")]
     pub turnstile: TurnstileConfig,
+    /// The ID of the "town square" community. This community is required to allow
+    /// people to post from their profiles.
+    ///
+    /// This community **must** have open write access.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub town_square: String,
 }
 
 fn default_name() -> String {
@@ -261,6 +267,7 @@ impl Default for Config {
             banned_usernames: default_banned_usernames(),
             policies: default_policies(),
             turnstile: default_turnstile(),
+            town_square: String::new(),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/example/tetratto.toml b/example/tetratto.toml
index 3f74b30..1ecc882 100644
--- a/example/tetratto.toml
+++ b/example/tetratto.toml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ banned_usernames = [
     "post",
     "void",
 ]
+town_square = "166340372315581657"
 
 [security]
 registration_enabled = true