diff --git a/crates/app/src/public/html/communities/create_post.lisp b/crates/app/src/public/html/communities/create_post.lisp
index 3d1b965..454a868 100644
--- a/crates/app/src/public/html/communities/create_post.lisp
+++ b/crates/app/src/public/html/communities/create_post.lisp
@@ -473,14 +473,19 @@
     }
 
     setTimeout(() => {
-        update_community_avatar({
-            target: document.getElementById(\"community_to_post_to\"),
-        });
+        const fake_select = {
+            parentElement: document.getElementById(\"community_to_post_to\").parentElement,
+            selectedOptions: [{
+                value: \"{{ selected_community }}\",
+                getAttribute() {
+                    return \"{{ selected_stack != 0 }}\";
+                }
+            }],
+        };
 
-        check_community_supports_title({
-            target: document.getElementById(\"community_to_post_to\"),
-        });
-    }, 250);
+        update_community_avatar({ target: fake_select });
+        check_community_supports_title({ target: fake_select });
+    }, 150);
 
     window.cancel_create_post = async () => {
         if (
diff --git a/crates/app/src/public/html/components.lisp b/crates/app/src/public/html/components.lisp
index 505901a..8e5f11d 100644
--- a/crates/app/src/public/html/components.lisp
+++ b/crates/app/src/public/html/components.lisp
@@ -2659,5 +2659,5 @@
         (text "{{ self::full_username(user=owner) }}"))
     (td (text "{{ post.comment_count }}"))
     (td (text "{{ ((post.likes + 1) / (post.dislikes + 1))|round(method=\"ceil\", precision=2) }}"))
-    (td (span ("class" "date") (text "{{ post.created }}"))))
+    (td (span ("class" "date short") (text "{{ post.created }}"))))
 (text "{%- endmacro %}")
diff --git a/crates/app/src/routes/api/v1/communities/communities.rs b/crates/app/src/routes/api/v1/communities/communities.rs
index afa9481..0d6d703 100644
--- a/crates/app/src/routes/api/v1/communities/communities.rs
+++ b/crates/app/src/routes/api/v1/communities/communities.rs
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ pub async fn add_topic_request(
         return Json(Error::DataTooLong("title".to_string()).into());
     }
 
-    if req.title.len() < 2 {
+    if req.title.trim().len() < 2 {
         return Json(Error::DataTooShort("title".to_string()).into());
     }
 
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ pub async fn update_topic_request(
         return Json(Error::DataTooLong("title".to_string()).into());
     }
 
-    if req.title.len() < 2 {
+    if req.title.trim().len() < 2 {
         return Json(Error::DataTooShort("title".to_string()).into());
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/core/src/database/apps.rs b/crates/core/src/database/apps.rs
index 72334a8..b8555bd 100644
--- a/crates/core/src/database/apps.rs
+++ b/crates/core/src/database/apps.rs
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ impl DataManager {
     /// * `data` - a mock [`ThirdPartyApp`] object to insert
     pub async fn create_app(&self, data: ThirdPartyApp) -> Result<ThirdPartyApp> {
         // check values
-        if data.title.len() < 2 {
+        if data.title.trim().len() < 2 {
             return Err(Error::DataTooShort("title".to_string()));
         } else if data.title.len() > 32 {
             return Err(Error::DataTooLong("title".to_string()));
diff --git a/crates/core/src/database/communities.rs b/crates/core/src/database/communities.rs
index e535d40..3b22917 100644
--- a/crates/core/src/database/communities.rs
+++ b/crates/core/src/database/communities.rs
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ impl DataManager {
     /// * `data` - a mock [`Community`] to insert
     pub async fn create_community(&self, data: Community) -> Result<String> {
         // check values
-        if data.title.len() < 2 {
+        if data.title.trim().len() < 2 {
             return Err(Error::DataTooShort("title".to_string()));
         } else if data.title.len() > 32 {
             return Err(Error::DataTooLong("title".to_string()));
diff --git a/crates/core/src/database/domains.rs b/crates/core/src/database/domains.rs
index 737bd5f..2e20e0d 100644
--- a/crates/core/src/database/domains.rs
+++ b/crates/core/src/database/domains.rs
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ impl DataManager {
     /// * `data` - a mock [`Domain`] object to insert
     pub async fn create_domain(&self, data: Domain) -> Result<Domain> {
         // check values
-        if data.name.len() < 2 {
+        if data.name.trim().len() < 2 {
             return Err(Error::DataTooShort("name".to_string()));
         } else if data.name.len() > 128 {
             return Err(Error::DataTooLong("name".to_string()));
diff --git a/crates/core/src/database/posts.rs b/crates/core/src/database/posts.rs
index 1e856dd..a98250f 100644
--- a/crates/core/src/database/posts.rs
+++ b/crates/core/src/database/posts.rs
@@ -1951,7 +1951,7 @@ impl DataManager {
                     ));
                 }
             } else if data.replying_to.is_none() {
-                if data.title.len() < 2 && community.context.require_titles {
+                if data.title.trim().len() < 2 && community.context.require_titles {
                     return Err(Error::DataTooShort("title".to_string()));
                 } else if data.title.len() > 128 {
                     return Err(Error::DataTooLong("title".to_string()));
diff --git a/crates/core/src/database/products.rs b/crates/core/src/database/products.rs
index 0eab9aa..b5e32a5 100644
--- a/crates/core/src/database/products.rs
+++ b/crates/core/src/database/products.rs
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ impl DataManager {
     /// * `data` - a mock [`Product`] object to insert
     pub async fn create_product(&self, data: Product) -> Result<Product> {
         // check values
-        if data.name.len() < 2 {
+        if data.name.trim().len() < 2 {
             return Err(Error::DataTooShort("name".to_string()));
         } else if data.name.len() > 128 {
             return Err(Error::DataTooLong("name".to_string()));
diff --git a/crates/core/src/database/services.rs b/crates/core/src/database/services.rs
index adc9bc6..7c0e7bb 100644
--- a/crates/core/src/database/services.rs
+++ b/crates/core/src/database/services.rs
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ impl DataManager {
     /// * `data` - a mock [`Service`] object to insert
     pub async fn create_service(&self, data: Service) -> Result<Service> {
         // check values
-        if data.name.len() < 2 {
+        if data.name.trim().len() < 2 {
             return Err(Error::DataTooShort("name".to_string()));
         } else if data.name.len() > 128 {
             return Err(Error::DataTooLong("name".to_string()));
diff --git a/crates/core/src/database/stacks.rs b/crates/core/src/database/stacks.rs
index cea2be9..604c415 100644
--- a/crates/core/src/database/stacks.rs
+++ b/crates/core/src/database/stacks.rs
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ impl DataManager {
     /// * `data` - a mock [`UserStack`] object to insert
     pub async fn create_stack(&self, data: UserStack) -> Result<UserStack> {
         // check values
-        if data.name.len() < 2 {
+        if data.name.trim().len() < 2 {
             return Err(Error::DataTooShort("title".to_string()));
         } else if data.name.len() > 32 {
             return Err(Error::DataTooLong("title".to_string()));