diff --git a/swizzler.py b/swizzler.py
index 3e19f61..9bcd0b5 100644
--- a/swizzler.py
+++ b/swizzler.py
@@ -46,18 +46,15 @@ def format_trending(twister,num_messages=8):
 ### The Swizzler app
 class SwizzlerApp(object):
     @cherrypy.expose
-    def search(self,q=''):
+    def search_embed(self,userprefix=''):
         conf = cherrypy.request.app.config['swizzler']
         twister = Twister(conf['rpc_url'],format_twist)
         result = {'site_root':cherrypy.request.base+cherrypy.request.script_name}
-        q = q.strip().split(' ')[0] # ignore anything after the first space if any
-        if q.startswith('#'): # user said "#sometag", change to "sometag"
-            q=q[1:]
-        if q and not q.startswith('@'): # Tag. redirect.
-            raise cherrypy.HTTPRedirect(result['site_root']+'/tag/{0}'.format(q))
-        if q:
-            result['user_prefix'] = q
-            result['users'] = twister.get_users_by_partial_name(q[1:],conf['num_messages'])
+        userprefix = userprefix.strip().split(' ')[0]
+        if not userprefix.startswith('@'): userprefix = '@'+userprefix
+        if len(userprefix)>1:
+            result['user_prefix'] = userprefix
+            result['users'] = twister.get_users_by_partial_name(userprefix[1:],conf['num_messages'])
         else:
             result['trending'] = format_trending(twister,conf['num_messages'])
         return stache.render(stache.load_template('search'),result)
@@ -112,7 +109,11 @@ class SwizzlerApp(object):
         result['style_{0}'.format(style)] = True
         return stache.render(stache.load_template('user-iframe'),result)
     @cherrypy.expose
-    def tag(self,tag):
+    def tag(self,tag=''):
+        tag = tag.strip().split(' ')[0]
+        if tag.startswith('#'): tag = tag[1:]
+        if not tag:
+            raise cherrypy.HTTPRedirect('/') # go home to sponsored posts
         conf = cherrypy.request.app.config['swizzler']
         twister = Twister(conf['rpc_url'],format_twist)
         messages = twister.get_tag_posts(tag)
diff --git a/templates/sidebar.html b/templates/sidebar.html
index 5f7860d..8603ee3 100644
--- a/templates/sidebar.html
+++ b/templates/sidebar.html
@@ -33,18 +33,25 @@
   </ul>
 </div>
 
-<div class="panel panel-primary">
-  <div class="panel-heading">
-    <form target="searchresult" tag="searchresult" method=get action="{{site_root}}/search" class="inline-form" role="search">
+    <form method=get action="{{site_root}}/tag" class="form-horizontal" role="search">
       <div class="form-group">
-        <label for="#search"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-search"></span> Search for tag or partial username</label>
-        <input id="q" name="q" type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="#twister or @twi"{{#user_prefix}} value="{{.}}"{{/user_prefix}}>
+        <label class="col-xs-4 text-right" for="#tag">Tag <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-tag"></span></label>
+        <div class="col-xs-8">
+          <input id="tag" name="tag" type="text" class="form-control input-sm" placeholder="#twister"{{#user_prefix}} value="{{.}}"{{/user_prefix}}>
+        </div>
       </div>
     </form>
-  </div>
-</div>
+    <form target="searchresult" tag="searchresult" method=get action="{{site_root}}/search_embed" class="form-horizontal" role="search">
+      <div class="form-group">
+        <label class="col-xs-4 text-right" for="#userprefix">Usernam... <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-user"></span></label>
+        <div class="col-xs-8">
+          <input id="userprefix" name="userprefix" type="text" class="form-control input-sm" placeholder="@twi"{{#user_prefix}} value="{{.}}"{{/user_prefix}}>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </form>
+
     <iframe name="searchresult" class="thumbnail media-object {{#fromMe}}pull-right{{/fromMe}}{{^fromMe}}pull-left{{/fromMe}}"
       style="width:100%; border:none; padding:0; background:none; overflow:hidden"
       width=100 height=2645 seamless=seamless
-      src="{{site_root}}/search"></iframe>
+      src="{{site_root}}/search_embed"></iframe>
   </div>
diff --git a/templates/standard.html b/templates/standard.html
index 3fc9efd..2e71cf9 100644
--- a/templates/standard.html
+++ b/templates/standard.html
@@ -15,62 +15,72 @@
       <div class="row">
         <div id="main" class="col-md-8">
           <div class="row">
-            <div id="header" class="col-md-12 well">
-              {{#subject}}
-                <div class="media">
-                  <a class="pull-left thumbnail" href="{{#username}}/user/{{.}}{{/username}}{{^username}}#{{/username}}">
-                    <img class="media-object avatar" src="{{#avatar}}{{.}}{{/avatar}}{{^avatar}}/assets/img/twister-64.jpg{{/avatar}}" alt="{{fullname}}">
-                  </a>
-                  <div class="media-body">
-                    {{#is_home}}
-                      {{#username}}
-                        <h3 class="media-heading">
-                          {{#is_feed}}
-                            <a class="label label-primary" href="{{site_root}}/home/{{username}}" title="@{{username}}'s home"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-home"></span>
-                              {{fullname}}'s home</a>
-                          {{/is_feed}}
-                          {{#is_mentions}}
-                            <a class="label label-primary" href="{{site_root}}/home/{{username}}/mentions" title="mentions of @{{username}}"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-bell"></span>
-                              Mentions of {{fullname}}</a>
-                          {{/is_mentions}}
-                          {{#is_messages}}
-                            <a class="label label-primary" href="{{site_root}}/messages/{{username}}" title="direct messages to/from @{{username}}"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-envelope"></span>
-                              {{fullname}}</a>
-                          {{/is_messages}}
-                        </h3>
-                        <h4>
-                          {{^is_feed}}
-                            <a class="label label-primary" href="{{site_root}}/home/{{username}}" title="@{{username}}'s home"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-home"></span>Home</a>
-                          {{/is_feed}}
-                          {{^is_mentions}}
-                            <a class="label label-primary" href="{{site_root}}/home/{{username}}/mentions" title="mentions of @{{username}}"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-bell"></span>Mentions</a>
-                          {{/is_mentions}}
-                          {{^is_messages}}
-                            <a class="label label-primary" href="{{site_root}}/messages/{{username}}" title="direct messages from/to @{{username}}"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-envelope"></span>Messages</a>
-                          {{/is_messages}}
-                          <a class="label label-info" href="{{site_root}}{{#username}}/user/{{.}}{{/username}}" title="@{{username}}'s profile"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-user"></span>Profile</a>
-                        </h4>
-                      {{/username}}
-                    {{/is_home}}
-                    {{#is_user}}
-                      <h4 class="media-heading">
-                        {{#location}}<span class="pull-right small">{{.}}</span>{{/location}}
-                        <a class="label label-primary" href="{{site_root}}/user/{{username}}"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-user"></span>
-                          {{fullname}}</a>
-                        {{#url}}<small><a target="_blank" href="{{.}}">{{.}}</a></small>{{/url}}</h4>
-                      {{{bio}}}
-                    {{/is_user}}
-                    {{#is_tag}}
-                      <h2 class="media-heading">
-                        <small><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-tag"></span> Latest twists containing the tag:</small><br>
-                        #{{fullname}}
-                      </h2>
-                    {{/is_tag}}
-                  </div>
+            {{#is_home}}
+              <div class="panel panel-primary">
+                <div class="panel-heading">
+                {{#username}}
+                  <h3 class="panel-title">
+                    {{#is_feed}}
+                      <a class="label label-primary" href="{{site_root}}/home/{{username}}" title="@{{username}}'s home"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-home"></span>
+                        {{fullname}}'s home</a>
+                    {{/is_feed}}
+                    {{#is_mentions}}
+                      <a class="label label-primary" href="{{site_root}}/home/{{username}}/mentions" title="mentions of @{{username}}"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-bell"></span>
+                        Mentions of {{fullname}}</a>
+                    {{/is_mentions}}
+                    {{#is_messages}}
+                      <a class="label label-primary" href="{{site_root}}/messages/{{username}}" title="direct messages to/from @{{username}}"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-envelope"></span>
+                        {{fullname}}</a>
+                    {{/is_messages}}
+                  </h3>
+                {{/username}}
+                {{^username}}
+                {{/username}}
                 </div>
-              {{/subject}}
-            </div>
-          </div>
+                <div class="panel-body">
+                  <h4>
+                    {{^is_feed}}
+                      <a class="label label-primary" href="{{site_root}}/home/{{username}}" title="@{{username}}'s home"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-home"></span>Home</a>
+                    {{/is_feed}}
+                    {{^is_mentions}}
+                      <a class="label label-primary" href="{{site_root}}/home/{{username}}/mentions" title="mentions of @{{username}}"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-bell"></span>Mentions</a>
+                    {{/is_mentions}}
+                    {{^is_messages}}
+                      <a class="label label-primary" href="{{site_root}}/messages/{{username}}" title="direct messages from/to @{{username}}"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-envelope"></span>Messages</a>
+                    {{/is_messages}}
+                    <a class="label label-info" href="{{site_root}}{{#username}}/user/{{.}}{{/username}}" title="@{{username}}'s profile"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-user"></span>Profile</a>
+                  </h4>
+                </div>
+              </div>
+            {{/is_home}}
+            {{^is_home}}
+              <div id="header" class="col-md-12 well">
+                {{#subject}}
+                  <div class="media">
+                    <a class="pull-left thumbnail" href="{{#username}}/user/{{.}}{{/username}}{{^username}}#{{/username}}">
+                      <img class="media-object avatar" src="{{#avatar}}{{.}}{{/avatar}}{{^avatar}}/assets/img/twister-64.jpg{{/avatar}}" alt="{{fullname}}">
+                    </a>
+                    <div class="media-body">
+                      {{#is_user}}
+                        <h4 class="media-heading">
+                          {{#location}}<span class="pull-right small">{{.}}</span>{{/location}}
+                          <a class="label label-primary" href="{{site_root}}/user/{{username}}"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-user"></span>
+                            {{fullname}}</a>
+                          {{#url}}<small><a target="_blank" href="{{.}}">{{.}}</a></small>{{/url}}</h4>
+                        {{{bio}}}
+                      {{/is_user}}
+                      {{#is_tag}}
+                        <h2 class="media-heading">
+                          <small><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-tag"></span> Latest twists containing the tag:</small><br>
+                          #{{fullname}}
+                        </h2>
+                      {{/is_tag}}
+                    </div>
+                  </div>
+                {{/subject}}
+              </div>
+            {{/is_home}}
+          </div><!-- /.row -->
           <div class="row">
             <div id="messages" class="col-md-12">
             {{#any_messages}}<ul class="list-group media-list">{{#messages}}{{> message}}{{/messages}}</ul>{{/any_messages}}