diff --git a/app/main/routes.py b/app/main/routes.py
index a4d8607c..d238593b 100644
--- a/app/main/routes.py
+++ b/app/main/routes.py
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ def home_page(type, sort):
         return return_304(current_etag)
 
     page = request.args.get('page', 1, type=int)
+    low_bandwidth = request.cookies.get('low_bandwidth', '0') == '1'
 
     if current_user.is_anonymous:
         flash(_('Create an account to tailor this feed to your interests.'))
@@ -110,7 +111,7 @@ def home_page(type, sort):
         posts = posts.order_by(desc(Post.last_active))
 
     # Pagination
-    posts = posts.paginate(page=page, per_page=100, error_out=False)
+    posts = posts.paginate(page=page, per_page=100 if current_user.is_authenticated and not low_bandwidth else 50, error_out=False)
     if type == 'home':
         next_url = url_for('main.index', page=posts.next_num, sort=sort) if posts.has_next else None
         prev_url = url_for('main.index', page=posts.prev_num, sort=sort) if posts.has_prev and page != 1 else None
@@ -125,7 +126,7 @@ def home_page(type, sort):
 
     return render_template('index.html', posts=posts, active_communities=active_communities, show_post_community=True,
                            POST_TYPE_IMAGE=POST_TYPE_IMAGE, POST_TYPE_LINK=POST_TYPE_LINK,
-                           low_bandwidth=request.cookies.get('low_bandwidth', '0') == '1',
+                           low_bandwidth=low_bandwidth,
                            SUBSCRIPTION_PENDING=SUBSCRIPTION_PENDING, SUBSCRIPTION_MEMBER=SUBSCRIPTION_MEMBER,
                            etag=f"{type}_{sort}_{hash(str(g.site.last_active))}", next_url=next_url, prev_url=prev_url,
                            rss_feed=f"https://{current_app.config['SERVER_NAME']}/feed",
diff --git a/app/templates/post/post.html b/app/templates/post/post.html
index 8ed1a5f9..43e88033 100644
--- a/app/templates/post/post.html
+++ b/app/templates/post/post.html
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
                         </div>
                         <div class="comment_actions hidable">
                             {% if post.comments_enabled %}
-                                <a href="{{ url_for('post.add_reply', post_id=post.id, comment_id=comment['comment'].id) }}" rel="nofollow"><span class="fe fe-reply"></span> reply</a>
+                                <a href="{{ url_for('post.add_reply', post_id=post.id, comment_id=comment['comment'].id) }}" rel="nofollow noindex"><span class="fe fe-reply"></span> reply</a>
                             {% endif %}
                             <div class="voting_buttons_new">
                             {% with comment=comment['comment'] %}
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
                             {% if current_user.is_authenticated and current_user.verified and current_user.id == comment['comment'].author.id %}
                                 {% include "post/_reply_notification_toggle.html" %}
                             {% endif %}
-                            <a href="{{ url_for('post.post_reply_options', post_id=post.id, comment_id=comment['comment'].id) }}" class="comment_actions_link" rel="nofollow"><span class="fe fe-options" title="Options"> </span></a>
+                            <a href="{{ url_for('post.post_reply_options', post_id=post.id, comment_id=comment['comment'].id) }}" class="comment_actions_link" rel="nofollow noindex"><span class="fe fe-options" title="Options"> </span></a>
                         </div>
                         {% if comment['replies'] %}
                             {% if comment['comment'].depth <= THREAD_CUTOFF_DEPTH %}
diff --git a/app/utils.py b/app/utils.py
index 89b1d64d..f20d3893 100644
--- a/app/utils.py
+++ b/app/utils.py
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ def return_304(etag, content_type=None):
 
 # Jinja: when a file was modified. Useful for cache-busting
 def getmtime(filename):
-    return os.path.getmtime('static/' + filename)
+    if os.path.exists('static/' + filename):
+        return os.path.getmtime('static/' + filename)
 
 
 # do a GET request to a uri, return the result
diff --git a/dev_notes.txt b/dev_notes.txt
index abe4553a..30b56799 100644
--- a/dev_notes.txt
+++ b/dev_notes.txt
@@ -10,3 +10,9 @@ sudo systemctl restart celeryd or sudo service celeryd restart
 
 *** check for celery-related problems by looking in /var/log/celery ***
 
+for profiling:
+use
+python profile_app.py
+instead of
+flask run
+
diff --git a/profile_app.py b/profile_app.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d1557e01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/profile_app.py
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#!flask/bin/python
+import os
+
+from flask import session, g, json
+from flask_babel import get_locale
+from werkzeug.middleware.profiler import ProfilerMiddleware
+from app import create_app, db, cli
+from app.models import Site
+from app.utils import gibberish, shorten_number, community_membership, getmtime, digits, user_access, ap_datetime, \
+    can_create, can_upvote, can_downvote, current_theme, shorten_string, shorten_url
+
+app = create_app()
+
+with app.app_context():
+    app.jinja_env.globals['getmtime'] = getmtime
+    app.jinja_env.globals['len'] = len
+    app.jinja_env.globals['digits'] = digits
+    app.jinja_env.globals['str'] = str
+    app.jinja_env.globals['shorten_number'] = shorten_number
+    app.jinja_env.globals['community_membership'] = community_membership
+    app.jinja_env.globals['json_loads'] = json.loads
+    app.jinja_env.globals['user_access'] = user_access
+    app.jinja_env.globals['ap_datetime'] = ap_datetime
+    app.jinja_env.globals['can_create'] = can_create
+    app.jinja_env.globals['can_upvote'] = can_upvote
+    app.jinja_env.globals['can_downvote'] = can_downvote
+    app.jinja_env.globals['theme'] = current_theme
+    app.jinja_env.globals['file_exists'] = os.path.exists
+    app.jinja_env.filters['shorten'] = shorten_string
+    app.jinja_env.filters['shorten_url'] = shorten_url
+    app.config['PROFILE'] = True
+    app.wsgi_app = ProfilerMiddleware(app.wsgi_app, restrictions=[30])
+    app.run(debug = True, host='127.0.0.1')
+
+
+
+@app.before_request
+def before_request():
+    session['nonce'] = gibberish()
+    g.locale = str(get_locale())
+    g.site = Site.query.get(1)
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