diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ab51e78c02338ca25d260b585db2cd2470e8cba7..a0740c5a44fc18771c3bb9531fa58f7dfb26173e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -19,3 +19,4 @@ Cargo.lock
 # Docker files (if needed, e.g., ignore local volumes)
 *.log
 
+.qodo
diff --git a/django_project/myapp/templates/myapp/base.html b/django_project/myapp/templates/myapp/base.html
index e8b3af8583c86c36ca60ea3d3104047b49de919a..66e4e4ab8c84b673e9fab4ad23e2433ea0af9992 100644
--- a/django_project/myapp/templates/myapp/base.html
+++ b/django_project/myapp/templates/myapp/base.html
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
     <title>{% block title %}My Project{% endblock %}</title>
     <style>
         nav {
-            background-color: #333;
+            background-image: linear-gradient(to right, #00bfff, #00ffd5); 
+            /*background-color: #344cff;*/
             overflow: hidden;
         }
         nav ul {
diff --git a/django_project/myapp/templates/myapp/delete_account.html b/django_project/myapp/templates/myapp/delete_account.html
index 2694df1c7bf7fa583f0ea05e476bd93832794b77..0e970e5672317c750edf4a7166d7e0f4064000b1 100644
--- a/django_project/myapp/templates/myapp/delete_account.html
+++ b/django_project/myapp/templates/myapp/delete_account.html
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
-<!DOCTYPE html>
-<html>
-<head>
-    <title>Delete Account</title>
-</head>
-<body>
+{% extends 'myapp/base.html' %}
+
+{% block title %}Delete Account{% endblock %}
+
+{% block content %}
     <h1>Delete Account</h1>
     <p>Are you sure you want to delete your account? This action cannot be undone.</p>
     <form method="post">
@@ -11,6 +10,4 @@
         <button type="submit">Yes, delete my account</button>
     </form>
     <p><a href="{% url 'account' %}">Cancel</a></p>
-</body>
-</html>
-
+{% endblock %}
diff --git a/django_project/myapp/templates/myapp/edit_account.html b/django_project/myapp/templates/myapp/edit_account.html
index 162f3ecc56f875d778d5fc299fa8a00954935738..35d2d8a412d84d67a0e14b8a9705a689c5bacc54 100644
--- a/django_project/myapp/templates/myapp/edit_account.html
+++ b/django_project/myapp/templates/myapp/edit_account.html
@@ -1,27 +1,8 @@
-<!DOCTYPE html>
-<html lang="en">
-<head>
-  <meta charset="UTF-8">
-  <title>Edit Account</title>
-  <!-- You can include your CSS files or Bootstrap here -->
-  <style>
-    label {
-      display: block;
-      margin-top: 10px;
-    }
-    input, button {
-      margin-top: 5px;
-    }
-    .profile-pic {
-      max-width: 200px;
-      margin-top: 5px;
-    }
-    .error {
-      color: red;
-    }
-  </style>
-</head>
-<body>
+{% extends 'myapp/base.html' %}
+
+{% block title %}Edit Account{% endblock %}
+
+{% block content %}
   <h1>Edit Your Account</h1>
 
   {% if error %}
@@ -61,6 +42,6 @@
 
     <button type="submit">Register</button>
 </form>
-</body>
-</html>
+
+{% endblock %}
 
diff --git a/django_project/myapp/templates/myapp/group_delete.html b/django_project/myapp/templates/myapp/group_delete.html
index 2d6dfeeec6a573c8abdb33cea26ccd6d43c885c3..fff89f0ae888f8eb7fac948c84dc1105e1b3df1e 100644
--- a/django_project/myapp/templates/myapp/group_delete.html
+++ b/django_project/myapp/templates/myapp/group_delete.html
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
-<!DOCTYPE html>
-<html lang="en">
-<head>
-    <meta charset="UTF-8">
-    <title>Delete Group</title>
-</head>
-<body>
+{% extends 'myapp/base.html' %}
+
+{% block title %}Delete Group{% endblock %}
+
+{% block content %}
     <h1>Delete Group</h1>
     {% if error %}
       <p style="color: red;">{{ error }}</p>
@@ -20,5 +18,5 @@
     {% endif %}
     <p><a href="{% url 'group_list' %}">Back to Group List</a></p>
 </body>
-</html>
 
+{% endblock %}
diff --git a/django_project/myapp/templates/myapp/group_detail.html b/django_project/myapp/templates/myapp/group_detail.html
index 590ab3c9e2dc75e4699c17019800e1d33973ed8e..faba797a3f7968a5301102b19854f40ce7d081d5 100644
--- a/django_project/myapp/templates/myapp/group_detail.html
+++ b/django_project/myapp/templates/myapp/group_detail.html
@@ -1,13 +1,8 @@
-<!DOCTYPE html>
-<html lang="en">
-<head>
-    <meta charset="UTF-8">
-    <title>Group Details</title>
-    <style>
-        body { font-family: Arial, sans-serif; margin: 2em; }
-    </style>
-</head>
-<body>
+{% extends 'myapp/base.html' %}
+
+{% block title %}Group Details{% endblock %}
+
+{% block content %}
     <h1>Group Details</h1>
     {% if error %}
         <p style="color: red;">{{ error }}</p>
@@ -17,5 +12,4 @@
     {% endif %}
     <p><a href="{% url 'group_list' %}">Back to Groups</a></p>
 </body>
-</html>
-
+{% endblock %}
diff --git a/django_project/myapp/templates/myapp/group_update.html b/django_project/myapp/templates/myapp/group_update.html
index 1e9945ab0a31e6cbc7cd9cd4a12115e491607452..d5e72c5d1463f336532fde4a71807210e8a4f8f1 100644
--- a/django_project/myapp/templates/myapp/group_update.html
+++ b/django_project/myapp/templates/myapp/group_update.html
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
-<!DOCTYPE html>
-<html lang="en">
-<head>
-    <meta charset="UTF-8">
-    <title>Update Group</title>
-</head>
-<body>
+{% extends "base.html" %}
+
+{% block content %}
     <h1>Update Group</h1>
     {% if error %}
       <p style="color: red;">{{ error }}</p>
@@ -22,5 +18,5 @@
     {% endif %}
     <p><a href="{% url 'group_list' %}">Back to Group List</a></p>
 </body>
-</html>
+{% endblock %}
 
diff --git a/rust_crud_api/src/db/groups.rs b/rust_crud_api/src/db/groups.rs
index e553482d0a816c4dd6c52c29acf502803fbf3b63..fa9e5a967482dccba4d268be7f0bc698aa263f52 100644
--- a/rust_crud_api/src/db/groups.rs
+++ b/rust_crud_api/src/db/groups.rs
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ fn pg_err(e: postgres::Error) -> PyErr {
 pub fn create_group(db_url: &str, name: &str) -> PyResult<()> {
     let mut client = Client::connect(db_url, NoTls).map_err(pg_err)?;
     client.execute(
-        "INSERT INTO groups (name, member_count) VALUES ($1, $2)", // Use $2 for member_count
-        &[&name, &0]  // Pass 0 explicitly as an i32
+        "INSERT INTO groups (name, member_count) VALUES ($1, $2)", 
+        &[&name, &0]  
     ).map_err(pg_err)?;
     Ok(())
 }
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ pub fn add_user_to_group(db_url: &str, group_id: i32, user_id: i32) -> PyResult<
 pub fn get_group_members(db_url: &str, group_id: i32) -> PyResult<(Vec<User>, i32)> {
     let mut client = Client::connect(db_url, NoTls).map_err(pg_err)?;
 
-    // Fetch group members
     let rows = client.query(
         "SELECT u.id, u.name, u.email, u.username, u.studentid, u.startyear, u.endyear, u.profilepicture, u.firstlogin
          FROM users u
@@ -97,7 +96,6 @@ pub fn get_group_members(db_url: &str, group_id: i32) -> PyResult<(Vec<User>, i3
         firstlogin: row.get(8),
     }).collect();
 
-    // Fetch member count
     let count: i32 = client.query_one(
         "SELECT member_count FROM groups WHERE id = $1",
         &[&group_id]
diff --git a/rust_crud_api/src/db/posts.rs b/rust_crud_api/src/db/posts.rs
index 5da267ae68f23e3ad0a149d60bb62195735acf9f..08219f8e37d37c87cc53eb12af3fa329e9dc19b4 100644
--- a/rust_crud_api/src/db/posts.rs
+++ b/rust_crud_api/src/db/posts.rs
@@ -67,14 +67,14 @@ pub fn get_feed(db_url: &str) -> PyResult<Vec<Post>> {
         let user_id: i32 = row.get(1);
         let user_name: Option<String> = Some(row.get(2));
         let content: String = row.get(3);
-        let created_at: SystemTime = row.get(4);  // Retrieves timestamp from DB
-        let created_at = DateTime::<Utc>::from(created_at).to_rfc3339();  // Convert to String
+        let created_at: SystemTime = row.get(4); 
+        let created_at = DateTime::<Utc>::from(created_at).to_rfc3339();  
         posts.push(Post {
             id,
             user_id,
             user_name,
             content,
-            created_at,  // Now a properly formatted String
+            created_at,  
         });
     }
     Ok(posts)
diff --git a/rust_crud_api/src/db/users.rs b/rust_crud_api/src/db/users.rs
index 6c71f1dfeb7ae0e4e1a34496d18494ca5bf80be4..2e34a3472dac121d078ea30edb97fd031215d526 100644
--- a/rust_crud_api/src/db/users.rs
+++ b/rust_crud_api/src/db/users.rs
@@ -105,8 +105,8 @@ pub fn get_all_users(db_url: &str) -> PyResult<Vec<User>> {
     new_profilepicture = None
 ))]
 pub fn update_user(
-    db_url: &str,  // Required, do NOT include in signature
-    user_id: i32,  // Required, do NOT include in signature
+    db_url: &str,  
+    user_id: i32,  
     new_name: Option<&str>,
     new_email: Option<&str>,
     new_password: Option<&str>,