diff --git a/public/favicon.ico b/public/favicon.ico
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..70b00c4301
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diff --git a/public/src/forum/footer.js b/public/src/forum/footer.js
index fea53cec99..57a901689b 100644
--- a/public/src/forum/footer.js
+++ b/public/src/forum/footer.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 (function() {
 	var num_users = document.getElementById('number_of_users'),
+		post_stats = document.getElementById('post_stats'),
 		latest_user = document.getElementById('latest_user'),
 		active_users = document.getElementById('active_users'),
 		user_label = document.getElementById('user_label'),
@@ -10,6 +11,12 @@
 	socket.on('user.count', function(data) {
 		num_users.innerHTML = "We currently have <b>" + data.count + "</b> registered users.";
 	});
+
+	socket.emit('post.stats');
+	socket.on('post.stats', function(data) {
+		post_stats.innerHTML = "Our uses have created " + data.topics + " topics and made " + data.posts + " posts.";
+	});
+
 	socket.emit('user.latest', {});
 	socket.on('user.latest', function(data) {
 		if (data.username == '') {
@@ -18,6 +25,7 @@
 			latest_user.innerHTML = "The most recent user to register is <b><a href='/users/"+data.userslug+"'>" + data.username + "</a></b>.";
 		}
 	});
+
 	socket.emit('api:user.active.get');
 	socket.on('api:user.active.get', function(data) {
 		var plural_users = parseInt(data.users) !== 1,
diff --git a/public/templates/footer.tpl b/public/templates/footer.tpl
index e3c3cf2db9..22c79c588b 100644
--- a/public/templates/footer.tpl
+++ b/public/templates/footer.tpl
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 	<div id="footer" class="container hidden-phone" style="padding-top: 50px; display: none">
 		<div class="alert alert-info">
 			<span id="active_users"></span>; <span id="active_record"></span><br />
-			<span id="number_of_users"></span><br />
+			<span id="number_of_users"></span> <span id="post_stats"></span><br />
 			<span id="latest_user"></span>
 		</div>
 		<footer class="footer">Copyright &copy; 2013 <a target="_blank" href="http://www.nodebb.org">NodeBB</a> by <a target="_blank" href="https://github.com/psychobunny">psychobunny</a>, <a href="https://github.com/julianlam" target="_blank">julianlam</a>, <a href="https://github.com/barisusakli" target="_blank">barisusakli</a> from <a target="_blank" href="http://www.designcreateplay.com">designcreateplay</a></footer>
diff --git a/src/categories.js b/src/categories.js
index a165bfaadf..e4ba8ad55e 100644
--- a/src/categories.js
+++ b/src/categories.js
@@ -267,7 +267,26 @@ var	RDB = require('./redis.js'),
 		});
 	}
 
+	Categories.isTopicsRead = function(cid, uid, callback) {
+		RDB.smembers('categories:' + cid + ':tid', function(err, tids) {
 
+			topics.hasReadTopics(tids, uid, function(hasRead) {
+
+				var allread = true;
+				for (var i=0, ii=tids.length; i<ii; i++) {
+					if(hasRead[i] === 0) {
+						allread = false;
+						break;
+					}
+				}
+				callback(allread);				
+			});
+		});
+	}
+
+	Categories.markAsRead = function(cid, uid) {
+		RDB.sadd('cid:' + cid + ':read_by_uid', uid);			
+	}
 
 	Categories.hasReadCategories = function(cids, uid, callback) {
 		var batch = RDB.multi();
diff --git a/src/posts.js b/src/posts.js
index 0136c729fc..a34a2751a9 100644
--- a/src/posts.js
+++ b/src/posts.js
@@ -186,11 +186,11 @@ marked.setOptions({
 					RDB.del('tid:' + tid + ':read_by_uid'); // let everybody know there is an unread post
 
 					Posts.get_cid_by_pid(pid, function(cid) {
-						RDB.del('cid:' + cid + ':read_by_uid');
+						RDB.del('cid:' + cid + ':read_by_uid', function(err, data) {
+							topics.markAsRead(tid, uid);	
+						});
 						
 						RDB.zadd('categories:recent_posts:cid:' + cid, Date.now(), pid);
-		  	  		
-						topics.markAsRead(tid, uid);
 					});
 
 
@@ -201,6 +201,8 @@ marked.setOptions({
 						timeout: 2000
 					});
 
+					Posts.getTopicPostStats(socket);
+
 					// Send notifications to users who are following this topic
 					threadTools.notify_followers(tid, uid);
 
@@ -265,6 +267,8 @@ marked.setOptions({
 					RDB.zadd(schema.topics().recent, timestamp, tid);
 					RDB.set('tid:' + tid + ':lastposttime', timestamp);
 
+					RDB.incr('totalpostcount');
+
 					user.getUserFields(uid, ['username'], function(data) { // todo parallel
 						//add active users to this category
 						RDB.get('tid:' + tid + ':cid', function(err, cid) {
@@ -339,4 +343,19 @@ marked.setOptions({
 		});				
 	}
 
+	Posts.getTopicPostStats = function(socket) {
+		RDB.mget(['totaltopiccount', 'totalpostcount'], function(err, data) {
+			if(err === null) {
+				var stats = {
+					topics: data[0]?data[0]:0,
+					posts: data[1]?data[1]:0				
+				};
+				
+				socket.emit('post.stats', stats);
+			}				
+			else
+				console.log(err);
+		});
+	}
+
 }(exports));
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/topics.js b/src/topics.js
index 341d9d2c02..0ba2054647 100644
--- a/src/topics.js
+++ b/src/topics.js
@@ -218,10 +218,16 @@ marked.setOptions({
 	}
 
 	Topics.markAsRead = function(tid, uid) {
-		// there is an issue with this fn. if you read a topic that is previously read you will mark the category as read anyways - there is no check
+		
 		RDB.sadd(schema.topics(tid).read_by_uid, uid);
+		
 		Topics.get_cid_by_tid(tid, function(cid) {
-			RDB.sadd('cid:' + cid + ':read_by_uid', uid);
+					
+			categories.isTopicsRead(cid, uid, function(read) {
+				if(read) {
+					categories.markAsRead(cid, uid);
+				}
+			});
 		});
 	}
 
@@ -368,11 +374,11 @@ marked.setOptions({
 							io.sockets.in('category_' + category_id).emit('event:new_topic', topicData);
 							io.sockets.in('recent_posts').emit('event:new_topic', topicData);
 						});
+
+						posts.getTopicPostStats(socket);
 					}
 				});
 
-				Topics.markAsRead(tid, uid);
-
 				// User Details - move this out later
 				RDB.lpush('uid:' + uid + ':topics', tid);
 
@@ -384,8 +390,11 @@ marked.setOptions({
 				});
 
 				// let everyone know that there is an unread topic in this category
-				RDB.del('cid:' + category_id + ':read_by_uid');
+				RDB.del('cid:' + category_id + ':read_by_uid', function(err, data) {
+					Topics.markAsRead(tid, uid);
+				});
 
+				
 				RDB.zadd(schema.topics().recent, Date.now(), tid);
 				//RDB.zadd('topics:active', tid);
 
@@ -398,10 +407,12 @@ marked.setOptions({
 				});
 
 				RDB.incr('cid:' + category_id + ':topiccount');
+				RDB.incr('totaltopiccount');
 
 				feed.updateCategory(category_id);
 			});
 		});
 	};
 
+	
 }(exports));
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/webserver.js b/src/webserver.js
index 68a4f51601..ea4a96f322 100644
--- a/src/webserver.js
+++ b/src/webserver.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ var express = require('express'),
 	};
 
 	// Middlewares
-	app.use(express.favicon());	// 2 args: string path and object options (i.e. expire time etc)
+	app.use(express.favicon(path.join(__dirname, '../', 'public', 'favicon.ico')));
 	app.use(require('less-middleware')({ src: path.join(__dirname, '../', 'public') }));
 	app.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname, '../', 'public')));
 	app.use(express.bodyParser());	// Puts POST vars in request.body
diff --git a/src/websockets.js b/src/websockets.js
index 0aceb01c8b..fb7a531447 100644
--- a/src/websockets.js
+++ b/src/websockets.js
@@ -160,6 +160,10 @@ var SocketIO = require('socket.io').listen(global.server, { log:false }),
 			user.count(socket, data);
 		});
 
+		socket.on('post.stats', function(data) {
+			posts.getTopicPostStats(socket);
+		});
+
 		socket.on('user.latest', function(data) {
 			user.latest(socket, data);
 		});