diff --git a/crates/app/src/public/css/style.css b/crates/app/src/public/css/style.css
index e64e2aa..5247b17 100644
--- a/crates/app/src/public/css/style.css
+++ b/crates/app/src/public/css/style.css
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ article {
         padding: 0;
     }
 
-    body .card:not(.card *):not(#stream *),
+    body .card:not(.card *):not(#stream *):not(.user_plate),
     body .pillmenu:not(.card *) > a,
     body .card-nest:not(.card *) > .card,
     body .banner {
@@ -340,6 +340,18 @@ img.contain {
     max-height: 350px;
 }
 
+.user_status span {
+    font-size: 14px;
+    white-space: nowrap;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    text-overflow: ellipsis;
+}
+
+.user_status .icon {
+    min-width: 1em;
+    min-height: 1em;
+}
+
 /* table */
 table {
     border-collapse: collapse;
@@ -416,6 +428,10 @@ table ol {
     padding: 0.5rem 1rem;
 }
 
+.card.tiny {
+    padding: 0.5rem;
+}
+
 .card.secondary {
     background: var(--color-surface);
 }
@@ -477,6 +493,12 @@ button.small,
     font-size: 16px;
 }
 
+button.small.square,
+.button.small.square {
+    width: 32px;
+    height: 32px;
+}
+
 button.big_icon svg,
 .button.big_icon svg {
     height: 16px;
diff --git a/crates/app/src/public/html/chats/app.html b/crates/app/src/public/html/chats/app.html
index e913e4f..0f8e61e 100644
--- a/crates/app/src/public/html/chats/app.html
+++ b/crates/app/src/public/html/chats/app.html
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {% extends "root.html" %} {% block head %}
 <title>Chats - {{ config.name }}</title>
-{% endblock %} {% block body %} {{ macros::nav(selected="chats") }}
+{% endblock %} {% block body %} {{ macros::nav(selected="chats",
+hide_user_menu=true) }}
 <nav class="chats_nav">
     <button
         class="flex gap-2 items-center active"
@@ -44,59 +45,64 @@
         {% endif %} {% endfor %}
     </div>
 
-    <div class="sidebar flex flex-col gap-2" id="channels_list">
-        <div class="title flex justify-between">
-            {% if community %}
-            <b class="name shorter">
-                {% if community.context.display_name %} {{
-                community.context.display_name }} {% else %} {{ community.title
-                }} {% endif %}
-            </b>
-            {% else %}
-            <b>{{ text "chats:label.my_chats" }}</b>
-            {% endif %}
-            <div class="dropdown">
-                <button
-                    class="camo small"
-                    onclick="trigger('atto::hooks::dropdown', [event])"
-                    exclude="dropdown"
-                >
-                    {{ icon "ellipsis" }}
-                </button>
+    <div class="sidebar flex flex-col gap-2 justify-between" id="channels_list">
+        <div class="flex flex-col gap-2 w-full">
+            <div class="title flex justify-between">
+                {% if community %}
+                <b class="name shorter">
+                    {% if community.context.display_name %} {{
+                    community.context.display_name }} {% else %} {{
+                    community.title }} {% endif %}
+                </b>
+                {% else %}
+                <b>{{ text "chats:label.my_chats" }}</b>
+                {% endif %}
+                <div class="dropdown">
+                    <button
+                        class="camo small"
+                        onclick="trigger('atto::hooks::dropdown', [event])"
+                        exclude="dropdown"
+                    >
+                        {{ icon "ellipsis" }}
+                    </button>
 
-                <div class="inner">
-                    {% if selected_community != 0 %}
-                    <a href="/community/{{ selected_community }}">
-                        {{ icon "book-heart" }}
-                        <span
-                            >{{ text "communities:label.show_community" }}</span
-                        >
-                    </a>
-                    {% endif %} {% if can_manage_channels %}
-                    <a href="/community/{{ selected_community }}/manage">
-                        {{ icon "settings" }}
-                        <span>{{ text "general:action.manage" }}</span>
-                    </a>
-                    {% endif %}
+                    <div class="inner">
+                        {% if selected_community != 0 %}
+                        <a href="/community/{{ selected_community }}">
+                            {{ icon "book-heart" }}
+                            <span
+                                >{{ text "communities:label.show_community"
+                                }}</span
+                            >
+                        </a>
+                        {% endif %} {% if can_manage_channels %}
+                        <a href="/community/{{ selected_community }}/manage">
+                            {{ icon "settings" }}
+                            <span>{{ text "general:action.manage" }}</span>
+                        </a>
+                        {% endif %}
+                    </div>
                 </div>
             </div>
+
+            {% if can_manage_channels %}
+            <a
+                class="button w-full justify-start quaternary"
+                href="/community/{{ selected_community }}/manage#/channels"
+            >
+                {{ icon "plus" }}
+                <span>{{ text "communities:action.create_channel" }}</span>
+            </a>
+            {% endif %}
+
+            <turbo-frame
+                id="channels_list_frame"
+                src="/chats/{{ selected_community }}/{{ selected_channel }}/_channels"
+                target="_top"
+            ></turbo-frame>
         </div>
 
-        {% if can_manage_channels %}
-        <a
-            class="button w-full justify-start quaternary"
-            href="/community/{{ selected_community }}/manage#/channels"
-        >
-            {{ icon "plus" }}
-            <span>{{ text "communities:action.create_channel" }}</span>
-        </a>
-        {% endif %}
-
-        <turbo-frame
-            id="channels_list_frame"
-            src="/chats/{{ selected_community }}/{{ selected_channel }}/_channels"
-            target="_top"
-        ></turbo-frame>
+        {{ components::user_plate(user=user, show_menu=true) }}
     </div>
 
     {% if channel %}
@@ -253,7 +259,7 @@
             z-index: 1;
         }
 
-        .sidebar .title {
+        .sidebar .title:not(.dropdown *) {
             padding: 1rem;
             border-bottom: solid 1px var(--color-super-lowered);
         }
@@ -321,6 +327,10 @@
             .chats_nav {
                 display: flex;
             }
+
+            .sidebar {
+                height: calc(100dvh - 42px * 2);
+            }
         }
     </style>
 
diff --git a/crates/app/src/public/html/components.html b/crates/app/src/public/html/components.html
index ed97e3f..16da4bd 100644
--- a/crates/app/src/public/html/components.html
+++ b/crates/app/src/public/html/components.html
@@ -973,4 +973,128 @@ can_manage_message=false, grouped=false) -%}
         </div>
     </div>
 </div>
+{%- endmacro %} {% macro user_menu() -%}
+<div class="inner">
+    <b class="title">{{ user.username }}</b>
+    <a href="/@{{ user.username }}">
+        {{ icon "circle-user-round" }}
+        <span>{{ text "auth:link.my_profile" }}</span>
+    </a>
+
+    <a href="/settings">
+        {{ icon "settings" }}
+        <span>{{ text "auth:link.settings" }}</span>
+    </a>
+
+    {% if is_helper %}
+    <b class="title">{{ text "general:label.mod" }}</b>
+
+    <a href="/mod_panel/audit_log">
+        {{ icon "scroll-text" }}
+        <span>{{ text "general:link.audit_log" }}</span>
+    </a>
+
+    <a href="/mod_panel/reports">
+        {{ icon "flag" }}
+        <span>{{ text "general:link.reports" }}</span>
+    </a>
+
+    <a href="/mod_panel/ip_bans">
+        {{ icon "ban" }}
+        <span>{{ text "general:link.ip_bans" }}</span>
+    </a>
+
+    <a href="/mod_panel/stats">
+        {{ icon "chart-line" }}
+        <span>{{ text "general:link.stats" }}</span>
+    </a>
+    {% endif %}
+
+    <b class="title">{{ config.name }}</b>
+
+    <a href="https://github.com/trisuaso/tetratto">
+        {{ icon "code" }}
+        <span>{{ text "general:link.source_code" }}</span>
+    </a>
+
+    <a href="https://trisuaso.github.io/tetratto">
+        {{ icon "book" }}
+        <span>{{ text "general:link.reference" }}</span>
+    </a>
+
+    <div class="title"></div>
+    <button onclick="trigger('me::switch_account')">
+        {{ icon "ellipsis" }}
+        <span>{{ text "general:action.switch_account" }}</span>
+    </button>
+
+    <button class="red" onclick="trigger('me::logout')">
+        {{ icon "log-out" }}
+        <span>{{ text "auth:action.logout" }}</span>
+    </button>
+</div>
+{%- endmacro %} {% macro user_status(other_user) -%} {% if
+other_user.settings.status %}
+<div class="flex items-center gap-2">
+    <span>{{ other_user.settings.status }}</span>
+
+    <!-- connection icon -->
+    {% if (other_user.connections.LastFm[1].data and
+    other_user.connections.LastFm[1].data.track) or
+    (other_user.connections.Spotify[1].data and
+    other_user.connections.Spotify[1].data.track) %} {{ icon "music" }} {% endif
+    %}
+</div>
+{% elif other_user.connections.LastFm[0].data.name and
+other_user.connections.LastFm[1].data and
+other_user.connections.LastFm[1].data.track %}
+<div class="flex items-center gap-2">
+    {{ icon "music" }}
+    <span
+        ><b>Listening to</b> {{ other_user.connections.LastFm[1].data.artist
+        }}</span
+    >
+</div>
+{% elif other_user.connections.Spotify[0].data.name and
+other_user.connections.Spotify[1].data and
+other_user.connections.Spotify[1].data.track %}
+<div class="flex items-center gap-2">
+    {{ icon "music" }}
+    <span
+        ><b>Listening to</b> {{ other_user.connections.Spotify[1].data.artist
+        }}</span
+    >
+</div>
+{% endif %} {%- endmacro %} {% macro user_plate(user, show_menu=false,
+secondary=false) -%}
+<div
+    class="flex gap-2 items-center card tiny user_plate {% if secondary %}secondary{% endif %}"
+>
+    <a href="/@{{ user.username }}">
+        {{ self::avatar(username=user.username, size="42px",
+        selector_type="username") }}
+    </a>
+
+    <div
+        class="flex justify-center flex-col"
+        style="{% if show_menu %}width: 60%{% endif %}"
+    >
+        {{ self::full_username(user=user) }}
+        <div class="user_status">{{ self::user_status(other_user=user) }}</div>
+    </div>
+
+    {% if show_menu %}
+    <div class="dropdown">
+        <button
+            class="camo small square"
+            onclick="trigger('atto::hooks::dropdown', [event])"
+            exclude="dropdown"
+        >
+            {{ icon "settings" c(dropdown-arrow) }}
+        </button>
+
+        {{ self::user_menu() }}
+    </div>
+    {% endif %}
+</div>
 {%- endmacro %}
diff --git a/crates/app/src/public/html/macros.html b/crates/app/src/public/html/macros.html
index 50968fa..69208cc 100644
--- a/crates/app/src/public/html/macros.html
+++ b/crates/app/src/public/html/macros.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{% macro nav(selected="", show_lhs=true) -%}
+{% macro nav(selected="", show_lhs=true, hide_user_menu=false) -%}
 <nav>
     <div class="content_container">
         <div class="flex nav_side">
@@ -72,79 +72,21 @@
                 >
             </a>
 
+            {% if not hide_user_menu %}
             <div class="dropdown">
-                <!-- prettier-ignore -->
                 <button
                     class="flex-row title"
                     onclick="trigger('atto::hooks::dropdown', [event])"
                     exclude="dropdown"
                     style="gap: 0.25rem !important"
                 >
-                    {{ components::avatar(username=user.username, size="24px") }}
-                    {{ icon "chevron-down" c(dropdown-arrow) }}
+                    {{ components::avatar(username=user.username, size="24px")
+                    }} {{ icon "chevron-down" c(dropdown-arrow) }}
                 </button>
 
-                <div class="inner">
-                    <b class="title">{{ user.username }}</b>
-                    <a href="/@{{ user.username }}">
-                        {{ icon "circle-user-round" }}
-                        <span>{{ text "auth:link.my_profile" }}</span>
-                    </a>
-
-                    <a href="/settings">
-                        {{ icon "settings" }}
-                        <span>{{ text "auth:link.settings" }}</span>
-                    </a>
-
-                    {% if is_helper %}
-                    <b class="title">{{ text "general:label.mod" }}</b>
-
-                    <a href="/mod_panel/audit_log">
-                        {{ icon "scroll-text" }}
-                        <span>{{ text "general:link.audit_log" }}</span>
-                    </a>
-
-                    <a href="/mod_panel/reports">
-                        {{ icon "flag" }}
-                        <span>{{ text "general:link.reports" }}</span>
-                    </a>
-
-                    <a href="/mod_panel/ip_bans">
-                        {{ icon "ban" }}
-                        <span>{{ text "general:link.ip_bans" }}</span>
-                    </a>
-
-                    <a href="/mod_panel/stats">
-                        {{ icon "chart-line" }}
-                        <span>{{ text "general:link.stats" }}</span>
-                    </a>
-                    {% endif %}
-
-                    <b class="title">{{ config.name }}</b>
-
-                    <a href="https://github.com/trisuaso/tetratto">
-                        {{ icon "code" }}
-                        <span>{{ text "general:link.source_code" }}</span>
-                    </a>
-
-                    <a href="https://trisuaso.github.io/tetratto">
-                        {{ icon "book" }}
-                        <span>{{ text "general:link.reference" }}</span>
-                    </a>
-
-                    <div class="title"></div>
-                    <button onclick="trigger('me::switch_account')">
-                        {{ icon "ellipsis" }}
-                        <span>{{ text "general:action.switch_account" }}</span>
-                    </button>
-
-                    <button class="red" onclick="trigger('me::logout')">
-                        {{ icon "log-out" }}
-                        <span>{{ text "auth:action.logout" }}</span>
-                    </button>
-                </div>
+                {{ components::user_menu() }}
             </div>
-            {% else %}
+            {% endif %} {% else %}
             <div class="dropdown">
                 <button
                     class="title"
diff --git a/crates/app/src/public/html/profile/followers.html b/crates/app/src/public/html/profile/followers.html
index 0cdadb9..1dba539 100644
--- a/crates/app/src/public/html/profile/followers.html
+++ b/crates/app/src/public/html/profile/followers.html
@@ -5,17 +5,23 @@
         <span>{{ text "auth:label.followers" }}</span>
     </div>
 
-    <div class="card flex flex-col gap-4">
+    <div class="card flex flex-wrap gap-4 flex-collapse">
         <!-- prettier-ignore -->
         {% for item in list %}
-        <div class="card-nest">
-            <div class="card small">
-                Since <span class="date">{{ item[0].created }}</span>
-            </div>
-
-            {{ components::user_card(user=item[1]) }}
-        </div>
+            {{ components::user_plate(user=item[1], secondary=true) }}
         {% endfor %} {{ components::pagination(page=page, items=list|length) }}
     </div>
 </div>
+
+<style>
+    .user_plate {
+        width: calc(50% - 0.5rem);
+    }
+
+    @media screen and (max-width: 900px) {
+        .user_plate {
+            width: 100%;
+        }
+    }
+</style>
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/crates/app/src/public/html/profile/following.html b/crates/app/src/public/html/profile/following.html
index 2d0f1e7..dca3ae2 100644
--- a/crates/app/src/public/html/profile/following.html
+++ b/crates/app/src/public/html/profile/following.html
@@ -5,17 +5,23 @@
         <span>{{ text "auth:label.following" }}</span>
     </div>
 
-    <div class="card flex flex-col gap-4">
+    <div class="card flex flex-wrap gap-4 flex-collapse">
         <!-- prettier-ignore -->
         {% for item in list %}
-        <div class="card-nest">
-            <div class="card small">
-                Since <span class="date">{{ item[0].created }}</span>
-            </div>
-
-            {{ components::user_card(user=item[1]) }}
-        </div>
+            {{ components::user_plate(user=item[1], secondary=true) }}
         {% endfor %} {{ components::pagination(page=page, items=list|length) }}
     </div>
 </div>
+
+<style>
+    .user_plate {
+        width: calc(50% - 0.5rem);
+    }
+
+    @media screen and (max-width: 900px) {
+        .user_plate {
+            width: 100%;
+        }
+    }
+</style>
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/crates/app/src/public/html/profile/settings.html b/crates/app/src/public/html/profile/settings.html
index f9f9e93..f0c5eec 100644
--- a/crates/app/src/public/html/profile/settings.html
+++ b/crates/app/src/public/html/profile/settings.html
@@ -926,6 +926,11 @@
                         settings.biography,
                         "textarea",
                     ],
+                    [
+                        ["status", "Status"],
+                        settings.status,
+                        "textarea",
+                    ],
                     [
                         ["warning", "Profile warning"],
                         settings.warning,
diff --git a/crates/app/src/routes/api/v1/channels/messages.rs b/crates/app/src/routes/api/v1/channels/messages.rs
index 9f2ffe8..f1f8f29 100644
--- a/crates/app/src/routes/api/v1/channels/messages.rs
+++ b/crates/app/src/routes/api/v1/channels/messages.rs
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ pub async fn handle_socket(socket: WebSocket, db: DataManager, community_id: Str
     let mut user: Option<User> = None;
     let mut headers: Option<SocketHeaders> = None;
 
+    let channel_id = format!("chats/{community_id}");
+
     // handle incoming messages on socket
     let dbc = db.clone();
     if let Some(Ok(WsMessage::Text(text))) = stream.next().await {
@@ -185,12 +187,13 @@ pub async fn handle_socket(socket: WebSocket, db: DataManager, community_id: Str
     });
 
     let dbc = db.clone();
+    let channel_id_c = channel_id.clone();
     let mut redis_task = tokio::spawn(async move {
         // forward messages from redis to the socket
         let mut pubsub = dbc.2.client.get_async_pubsub().await.unwrap();
 
         pubsub.subscribe(user.id).await.unwrap();
-        pubsub.subscribe(community_id.clone()).await.unwrap();
+        pubsub.subscribe(channel_id_c).await.unwrap();
 
         // listen for pubsub messages
         let mut pubsub = pubsub.into_on_message();
diff --git a/crates/core/src/database/messages.rs b/crates/core/src/database/messages.rs
index 9993524..65e818e 100644
--- a/crates/core/src/database/messages.rs
+++ b/crates/core/src/database/messages.rs
@@ -165,13 +165,13 @@ impl DataManager {
         // post event
         let mut con = self.2.get_con().await;
 
-        if let Err(e) = con.publish::<usize, String, ()>(
+        if let Err(e) = con.publish::<String, String, ()>(
             if channel.community != 0 {
                 // broadcast to community ws
-                channel.community
+                format!("chats/{}", channel.community)
             } else {
                 // broadcast to channel ws
-                channel.id
+                format!("chats/{}", channel.id)
             },
             serde_json::to_string(&SocketMessage {
                 method: SocketMethod::Message,
@@ -224,13 +224,13 @@ impl DataManager {
         // post event
         let mut con = self.2.get_con().await;
 
-        if let Err(e) = con.publish::<usize, String, ()>(
+        if let Err(e) = con.publish::<String, String, ()>(
             if channel.community != 0 {
                 // broadcast to community ws
-                channel.community
+                format!("chats/{}", channel.community)
             } else {
                 // broadcast to channel ws
-                channel.id
+                format!("chats/{}", channel.id)
             },
             serde_json::to_string(&SocketMessage {
                 method: SocketMethod::Delete,
diff --git a/crates/core/src/model/auth.rs b/crates/core/src/model/auth.rs
index 501f2cc..c4335a7 100644
--- a/crates/core/src/model/auth.rs
+++ b/crates/core/src/model/auth.rs
@@ -200,6 +200,9 @@ pub struct UserSettings {
     /// If other users that you aren't following can add you to chats.
     #[serde(default)]
     pub private_chats: bool,
+    /// The user's status. Shows over connection info.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub status: String,
 }
 
 impl Default for User {