diff --git a/public/locales/en/translation.json b/public/locales/en/translation.json
index 9a0b007a..46c92689 100644
--- a/public/locales/en/translation.json
+++ b/public/locales/en/translation.json
@@ -418,6 +418,7 @@
   "Username": "Username",
   "Userpic": "Userpic",
   "Users": "Users",
+  "User was not found": "User was not found",
   "Video format not supported": "Video format not supported",
   "Video": "Video",
   "Views": "Views",
@@ -541,4 +542,4 @@
   "Incorrect old password": "Incorrect old password",
   "Repeat new password": "Repeat new password",
   "Incorrect new password confirm": "Incorrect new password confirm"
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/public/locales/ru/translation.json b/public/locales/ru/translation.json
index 08927e17..88ca457e 100644
--- a/public/locales/ru/translation.json
+++ b/public/locales/ru/translation.json
@@ -550,6 +550,7 @@
   "topicKeywords": "{topic}, Discours.io, статьи, журналистика, исследования",
   "topics": "темы",
   "user already exist": "пользователь уже существует",
+  "User was not found": "Пользователь не найден",
   "verified": "уже подтверждён",
   "video": "видео",
   "view": "просмотр",
@@ -568,4 +569,4 @@
   "Incorrect old password": "Старый пароль не верен",
   "Repeat new password": "Повторите новый пароль",
   "Incorrect new password confirm": "Неверное подтверждение нового пароля"
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/components/Article/FullArticle.tsx b/src/components/Article/FullArticle.tsx
index eb10ea09..3cea62c2 100644
--- a/src/components/Article/FullArticle.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Article/FullArticle.tsx
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ export const FullArticle = (props: Props) => {
                   {(triggerRef: (el) => void) => (
                     <div class={styles.shoutStatsItem} ref={triggerRef}>
                       <a
-                        href={getPagePath(router, 'edit', { shoutId: props.article.id.toString() })}
+                        href={getPagePath(router, 'edit', { shoutId: props.article?.id.toString() })}
                         class={styles.shoutStatsItemInner}
                       >
                         <Icon name="pencil-outline" class={styles.icon} />
diff --git a/src/components/Author/AuthorBadge/AuthorBadge.tsx b/src/components/Author/AuthorBadge/AuthorBadge.tsx
index 665f300f..bcb29a29 100644
--- a/src/components/Author/AuthorBadge/AuthorBadge.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Author/AuthorBadge/AuthorBadge.tsx
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export const AuthorBadge = (props: Props) => {
     requireAuthentication(() => {
       openPage(router, 'inbox')
       changeSearchParams({
-        initChat: props.author.id.toString(),
+        initChat: props.author?.id.toString(),
       })
     }, 'discussions')
   }
diff --git a/src/components/Author/AuthorCard/AuthorCard.tsx b/src/components/Author/AuthorCard/AuthorCard.tsx
index c3b1ccd3..f1b58fef 100644
--- a/src/components/Author/AuthorCard/AuthorCard.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Author/AuthorCard/AuthorCard.tsx
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ export const AuthorCard = (props: Props) => {
     requireAuthentication(() => {
       openPage(router, 'inbox')
       changeSearchParams({
-        initChat: props.author.id.toString(),
+        initChat: props.author?.id.toString(),
       })
     }, 'discussions')
   }
diff --git a/src/components/Draft/Draft.tsx b/src/components/Draft/Draft.tsx
index cfbc9b0c..b66b9c1a 100644
--- a/src/components/Draft/Draft.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Draft/Draft.tsx
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export const Draft = (props: Props) => {
       <div class={styles.actions}>
         <a
           class={styles.actionItem}
-          href={getPagePath(router, 'edit', { shoutId: props.shout.id.toString() })}
+          href={getPagePath(router, 'edit', { shoutId: props.shout?.id.toString() })}
         >
           {t('Edit')}
         </a>
diff --git a/src/components/Feed/ArticleCard/ArticleCard.tsx b/src/components/Feed/ArticleCard/ArticleCard.tsx
index 85f921a8..e8e8a44c 100644
--- a/src/components/Feed/ArticleCard/ArticleCard.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Feed/ArticleCard/ArticleCard.tsx
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ export const ArticleCard = (props: ArticleCardProps) => {
                 <Popover content={t('Edit')} disabled={isActionPopupActive()}>
                   {(triggerRef: (el) => void) => (
                     <div class={styles.shoutCardDetailsItem} ref={triggerRef}>
-                      <a href={getPagePath(router, 'edit', { shoutId: props.article.id.toString() })}>
+                      <a href={getPagePath(router, 'edit', { shoutId: props.article?.id.toString() })}>
                         <Icon name="pencil-outline" class={clsx(styles.icon, styles.feedControlIcon)} />
                         <Icon
                           name="pencil-outline-hover"
diff --git a/src/components/Nav/AuthModal/LoginForm.tsx b/src/components/Nav/AuthModal/LoginForm.tsx
index c7a26d68..b33dabdc 100644
--- a/src/components/Nav/AuthModal/LoginForm.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Nav/AuthModal/LoginForm.tsx
@@ -95,20 +95,15 @@ export const LoginForm = () => {
 
     try {
       const { errors } = await signIn({ email: email(), password: password() })
-      console.error('[signIn errors]', errors)
       if (errors?.length > 0) {
-        if (
-          errors.some(
-            (error) =>
-              error.message.includes('bad user credentials') || error.message.includes('user not found'),
-          )
-        ) {
+        console.error('[signIn errors]', errors)
+        if (errors.some((error) => error.message.includes('user has not signed up email & password'))) {
           setValidationErrors((prev) => ({
             ...prev,
             password: t('Something went wrong, check email and password'),
           }))
         } else if (errors.some((error) => error.message.includes('user not found'))) {
-          setSubmitError('Пользователь не найден')
+          setSubmitError(t('User was not found'))
         } else if (errors.some((error) => error.message.includes('email not verified'))) {
           setSubmitError(
             <div class={styles.info}>
diff --git a/src/components/Nav/HeaderAuth.tsx b/src/components/Nav/HeaderAuth.tsx
index d3e38709..57a978ca 100644
--- a/src/components/Nav/HeaderAuth.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Nav/HeaderAuth.tsx
@@ -103,7 +103,13 @@ export const HeaderAuth = (props: Props) => {
         <div class={clsx('col-auto col-lg-7', styles.usernav)}>
           <div class={styles.userControl}>
             <Show when={isCreatePostButtonVisible() && session()?.access_token}>
-              <div class={clsx(styles.userControlItem, styles.userControlItemVerbose)}>
+              <div
+                class={clsx(
+                  styles.userControlItem,
+                  styles.userControlItemVerbose,
+                  styles.userControlItemCreate,
+                )}
+              >
                 <a href={getPagePath(router, 'create')}>
                   <span class={styles.textLabel}>{t('Create post')}</span>
                   <Icon name="pencil-outline" class={styles.icon} />
@@ -210,11 +216,17 @@ export const HeaderAuth = (props: Props) => {
             </Show>
 
             <Show when={isCreatePostButtonVisible() && !session()?.access_token}>
-              <div class={clsx(styles.userControlItem, styles.userControlItemVerbose)}>
+              <div
+                class={clsx(
+                  styles.userControlItem,
+                  styles.userControlItemVerbose,
+                  styles.userControlItemCreate,
+                )}
+              >
                 <a href={getPagePath(router, 'create')}>
                   <span class={styles.textLabel}>{t('Create post')}</span>
-                  <Icon name="pencil" class={styles.icon} />
-                  <Icon name="pencil" class={clsx(styles.icon, styles.iconHover)} />
+                  <Icon name="pencil-outline" class={styles.icon} />
+                  <Icon name="pencil-outline-hover" class={clsx(styles.icon, styles.iconHover)} />
                 </a>
               </div>
             </Show>
@@ -227,7 +239,7 @@ export const HeaderAuth = (props: Props) => {
                     <a href="?m=auth&mode=login">
                       <span class={styles.textLabel}>{t('Enter')}</span>
                       <Icon name="key" class={styles.icon} />
-                      {/*<Icon name="user-default" class={clsx(styles.icon, styles.iconHover)} />*/}
+                      <Icon name="key" class={clsx(styles.icon, styles.iconHover)} />
                     </a>
                   </div>
                 </Show>
diff --git a/src/components/Topic/TopicBadge/TopicBadge.module.scss b/src/components/Topic/TopicBadge/TopicBadge.module.scss
index 52edb734..6b818c60 100644
--- a/src/components/Topic/TopicBadge/TopicBadge.module.scss
+++ b/src/components/Topic/TopicBadge/TopicBadge.module.scss
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
 
   .info {
     @include font-size(1.4rem);
-
     border: none;
 
     // display: flex;
@@ -63,13 +62,11 @@
 
     .title {
       @include font-size(2.2rem);
-
       font-weight: bold;
     }
 
     .description {
       @include font-size(1.6rem);
-
       line-height: 1.4;
       margin: 0.8rem 0;
       -webkit-line-clamp: 2;
@@ -107,7 +104,6 @@
 
     .title {
       @include font-size(1.4rem);
-
       font-weight: 500;
       line-height: 1em;
       color: var(--blue-500);
@@ -116,9 +112,7 @@
 
     .description {
       color: var(--black-400);
-
       @include font-size(1.2rem);
-
       font-weight: 500;
       margin: 0;
     }
diff --git a/src/components/Topic/TopicBadge/TopicBadge.tsx b/src/components/Topic/TopicBadge/TopicBadge.tsx
index fa7e577b..73afe366 100644
--- a/src/components/Topic/TopicBadge/TopicBadge.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Topic/TopicBadge/TopicBadge.tsx
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export const TopicBadge = (props: Props) => {
     lang() === 'en' ? capitalize(props.topic.slug.replaceAll('-', ' ')) : props.topic.title
 
   return (
-    <div class={clsx(styles.TopicBadge, props.subscriptionsMode)}>
+    <div class={clsx(styles.TopicBadge, { [styles.TopicBadgeSubscriptionsMode]: props.subscriptionsMode })}>
       <div class={styles.content}>
         <div class={styles.basicInfo}>
           <Show when={props.subscriptionsMode}>
diff --git a/src/components/_shared/SolidSwiper/ArticleCardSwiper.tsx b/src/components/_shared/SolidSwiper/ArticleCardSwiper.tsx
index 067748d5..c614cba1 100644
--- a/src/components/_shared/SolidSwiper/ArticleCardSwiper.tsx
+++ b/src/components/_shared/SolidSwiper/ArticleCardSwiper.tsx
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ export const ArticleCardSwiper = (props: Props) => {
           [styles.Swiper]: props.slides.length > 1,
           [styles.articleMode]: true,
           [styles.ArticleCardSwiper]: props.slides.length > 1,
-          [styles.unswiped]: props.slides.length === 1,
         })}
       >
         <Show when={props.title}>
diff --git a/src/context/connect.tsx b/src/context/connect.tsx
index dfd8d549..f8ebb1c9 100644
--- a/src/context/connect.tsx
+++ b/src/context/connect.tsx
@@ -30,53 +30,57 @@ const ConnectContext = createContext<ConnectContextType>()
 
 export const ConnectProvider = (props: { children: JSX.Element }) => {
   const [messageHandlers, setHandlers] = createSignal<MessageHandler[]>([])
-  // const [messages, setMessages] = createSignal<Array<SSEMessage>>([]);
   const [connected, setConnected] = createSignal(false)
   const { session } = useSession()
+  const [retried, setRetried] = createSignal<number>(0)
 
   const addHandler = (handler: MessageHandler) => {
     setHandlers((hhh) => [...hhh, handler])
   }
 
-  const [retried, setRetried] = createSignal<number>(0)
   createEffect(async () => {
     const token = session()?.access_token
-    if (token && !connected()) {
+    if (token && !connected() && retried() <= RECONNECT_TIMES) {
       console.info('[context.connect] init SSE connection')
-      await fetchEventSource('https://connect.discours.io', {
-        method: 'GET',
-        headers: {
-          'Content-Type': 'application/json',
-          Authorization: token,
-        },
-        onmessage(event) {
-          const m: SSEMessage = JSON.parse(event.data || '{}')
-          console.log('[context.connect] Received message:', m)
-
-          // Iterate over all registered handlers and call them
-          messageHandlers().forEach((handler) => handler(m))
-        },
-        async onopen(response) {
-          console.log('[context.connect] SSE connection opened', response)
-          if (response.ok && response.headers.get('content-type') === EventStreamContentType) {
-            setConnected(true)
-          } else if (response.status === 401) {
-            throw new Error('unauthorized')
-          } else {
-            setRetried((r) => r + 1)
-            throw new Error('Internal Error')
-          }
-        },
-        onclose() {
-          console.log('[context.connect] SSE connection closed by server')
-          setConnected(false)
-        },
-        onerror(err) {
-          if (err.message === 'unauthorized' || retried() > RECONNECT_TIMES) {
-            throw err // rethrow to stop the operation
-          }
-        },
-      })
+      try {
+        await fetchEventSource('https://connect.discours.io', {
+          method: 'GET',
+          headers: {
+            'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+            Authorization: token,
+          },
+          onmessage(event) {
+            const m: SSEMessage = JSON.parse(event.data || '{}')
+            console.log('[context.connect] Received message:', m)
+            messageHandlers().forEach((handler) => handler(m))
+          },
+          onopen: (response) => {
+            console.log('[context.connect] SSE connection opened', response)
+            if (response.ok && response.headers.get('content-type') === EventStreamContentType) {
+              setConnected(true)
+              setRetried(0)
+              return Promise.resolve()
+            }
+            return Promise.reject(`SSE: cannot connect to real-time updates, status: ${response.status}`)
+          },
+          onclose() {
+            console.log('[context.connect] SSE connection closed by server')
+            setConnected(false)
+            if (retried() < RECONNECT_TIMES) {
+              setRetried((r) => r + 1)
+            }
+          },
+          onerror(err) {
+            console.error('[context.connect] SSE connection error:', err)
+            setConnected(false)
+            if (retried() < RECONNECT_TIMES) {
+              setRetried((r) => r + 1)
+            } else throw Error(err)
+          },
+        })
+      } catch (error) {
+        console.error('[context.connect] SSE connection failed:', error)
+      }
     }
   })
 
diff --git a/src/context/session.tsx b/src/context/session.tsx
index 45b79f79..27ed21e5 100644
--- a/src/context/session.tsx
+++ b/src/context/session.tsx
@@ -225,9 +225,12 @@ export const SessionProvider = (props: {
           const appdata = session()?.user.app_data
           if (appdata) {
             const { profile } = appdata
-            setAuthor(profile)
-            addAuthors([profile])
-            if (!profile) loadAuthor()
+            if (profile?.id) {
+              setAuthor(profile)
+              addAuthors([profile])
+            } else {
+              setTimeout(loadAuthor, 15)
+            }
           }
         } catch (e) {
           console.error(e)
diff --git a/src/pages/create.page.tsx b/src/pages/create.page.tsx
index 833d328e..e5b7e8a1 100644
--- a/src/pages/create.page.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/create.page.tsx
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import styles from '../styles/Create.module.scss'
 const handleCreate = async (layout: LayoutType) => {
   const shout = await apiClient.createArticle({ article: { layout: layout } })
   redirectPage(router, 'edit', {
-    shoutId: shout.id.toString(),
+    shoutId: shout?.id.toString(),
   })
 }
 
diff --git a/src/pages/edit.page.tsx b/src/pages/edit.page.tsx
index 21353681..aaa08eee 100644
--- a/src/pages/edit.page.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/edit.page.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Show, Suspense, createEffect, createMemo, createSignal, lazy, on, onMount } from 'solid-js'
+import { Show, Suspense, createEffect, createMemo, createSignal, lazy, on } from 'solid-js'
 
 import { AuthGuard } from '../components/AuthGuard'
 import { Loading } from '../components/_shared/Loading'
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { useLocalize } from '../context/localize'
 import { useSession } from '../context/session'
 import { apiClient } from '../graphql/client/core'
 import { Shout } from '../graphql/schema/core.gen'
-import { router } from '../stores/router'
+import { router, useRouter } from '../stores/router'
 
 import { redirectPage } from '@nanostores/router'
 import { useSnackbar } from '../context/snackbar'
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ const getContentTypeTitle = (layout: LayoutType) => {
 export const EditPage = () => {
   const { t } = useLocalize()
   const { session } = useSession()
+  const { page } = useRouter()
   const snackbar = useSnackbar()
 
   const fail = async (error: string) => {
@@ -45,12 +46,22 @@ export const EditPage = () => {
   const [shoutId, setShoutId] = createSignal<number>(0)
   const [shout, setShout] = createSignal<Shout>()
 
-  onMount(() => {
-    const shoutId = window.location.pathname.split('/').pop()
-    const shoutIdFromUrl = Number.parseInt(shoutId ?? '0', 10)
-    console.debug(`editing shout ${shoutIdFromUrl}`)
-    if (shoutIdFromUrl) setShoutId(shoutIdFromUrl)
-  })
+  createEffect(
+    on(
+      () => page(),
+      (p) => {
+        if (p?.path) {
+          console.debug(p?.path)
+          const shoutId = p?.path.split('/').pop()
+          const shoutIdFromUrl = Number.parseInt(shoutId ?? '0', 10)
+          console.debug(`editing shout ${shoutIdFromUrl}`)
+          if (shoutIdFromUrl) {
+            setShoutId(shoutIdFromUrl)
+          }
+        }
+      },
+    ),
+  )
 
   createEffect(
     on([session, shout, shoutId], async ([ses, sh, shid]) => {
@@ -63,6 +74,7 @@ export const EditPage = () => {
         }
       }
     }),
+    { defer: true },
   )
 
   const title = createMemo(() => {