diff --git a/src/components/modals/ModerationModal.jsx b/src/components/modals/ModerationModal.jsx
index 296b74bc..9188516a 100755
--- a/src/components/modals/ModerationModal.jsx
+++ b/src/components/modals/ModerationModal.jsx
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ const ModerationModal = ({ isOpen, closeModal, deletePost }) => {
     if (challengeVerification.challengeSuccess === true) {
         setNewSuccessMessage('Challenge Success');
     } else if (challengeVerification.challengeSuccess === false) {
-      setNewErrorMessage('Challenge Failed', {reason: challengeVerification.reason, errors: challengeVerification.errors});
+      setNewErrorMessage(`Challenge Failed, reason: ${challengeVerification.reason}. Errors: ${challengeVerification.errors}`);
+      console.log('challenge failed', challengeVerification);
     }
   };
 
@@ -116,6 +117,16 @@ const ModerationModal = ({ isOpen, closeModal, deletePost }) => {
       setNewErrorMessage(error.message); console.log(error);
     },
   });
+
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (selectedAddress) {
+      setPublishCommentEditOptions((prevOptions) => ({
+        ...prevOptions,
+        subplebbitAddress: selectedAddress,
+      }));
+    }
+  }, [selectedAddress]);
   
   
   const { publishCommentEdit } = usePublishCommentEdit(publishCommentEditOptions);
diff --git a/src/components/modals/ReplyModal.jsx b/src/components/modals/ReplyModal.jsx
index e185ebac..15edc674 100755
--- a/src/components/modals/ReplyModal.jsx
+++ b/src/components/modals/ReplyModal.jsx
@@ -102,7 +102,8 @@ const ReplyModal = ({ isOpen, closeModal }) => {
       console.log('challenge success');
     }
     else if (challengeVerification.challengeSuccess === false) {
-      setNewErrorMessage('challenge failed', {reason: challengeVerification.reason, errors: challengeVerification.errors});
+      setNewErrorMessage(`Challenge Failed, reason: ${challengeVerification.reason}. Errors: ${challengeVerification.errors}`);
+      console.log('challenge failed', challengeVerification);
     }
   };
 
diff --git a/src/components/views/All.jsx b/src/components/views/All.jsx
index 5a7dea04..e4ff28d1 100755
--- a/src/components/views/All.jsx
+++ b/src/components/views/All.jsx
@@ -287,7 +287,8 @@ const All = () => {
         setNewSuccessMessage('Challenge Success');
     } 
     else if (challengeVerification.challengeSuccess === false) {
-      setNewErrorMessage('Challenge Failed', {reason: challengeVerification.reason, errors: challengeVerification.errors});
+      setNewErrorMessage(`Challenge Failed, reason: ${challengeVerification.reason}. Errors: ${challengeVerification.errors}`);
+      console.log('challenge failed', challengeVerification);
     }
   };
 
@@ -363,8 +364,8 @@ const All = () => {
   const { publishCommentEdit } = usePublishCommentEdit(publishCommentEditOptions);
 
 
-  const handleAuthorDeleteClick = (cid) => {
-    handleOptionClick(cid);
+  const handleAuthorDeleteClick = (comment) => {
+    handleOptionClick(comment.cid);
 
     confirmAlert({
       customUI: ({ onClose }) => {
@@ -378,9 +379,10 @@ const All = () => {
                   onClick={() => {
                     setIsAuthorDelete(true);
                     setIsAuthorEdit(false);
-                    setCommentCid(cid);
                     setPublishCommentEditOptions(prevOptions => ({
                       ...prevOptions,
+                      commentCid: comment.cid,
+                      subplebbitAddress: comment.subplebbitAddress,
                       deleted: true,
                     }));
                     setTriggerPublishCommentEdit(true);
@@ -776,15 +778,17 @@ const All = () => {
                               >
                                 <ul className="post-menu-catalog">
                                   <li onClick={() => handleOptionClick(thread.cid)}>Hide thread</li>
-                                  {thread.author.shortAddress === account?.author.shortAddress ? (
+                                  {thread.author.address === account?.author.address ||
+                                  thread.author.address === account?.signer.address ? (
                                     <>
                                       <li onClick={() => {handleAuthorEditClick(thread); setSelectedAddress(thread.subplebbitAddress);}}>Edit post</li>
-                                      <li onClick={() => {handleAuthorDeleteClick(thread.cid); setSelectedAddress(thread.subplebbitAddress);}}>Delete post</li>
+                                      <li onClick={() => {handleAuthorDeleteClick(thread); setSelectedAddress(thread.subplebbitAddress);}}>Delete post</li>
                                     </>
                                   ) : null}
                                   {isModerator ? (
                                     <>
-                                      {thread.author.shortAddress === account?.author.shortAddress ? (
+                                      {thread.author.address === account?.author.address ||
+                                      thread.author.address === account?.signer.address ? (
                                         null
                                       ) : (
                                         <li onClick={() => {
@@ -1064,15 +1068,17 @@ const All = () => {
                               >
                                 <ul className="post-menu-catalog">
                                   <li onClick={() => handleOptionClick(reply.cid)}>Hide post</li>
-                                  {reply.author.shortAddress === account?.author.shortAddress ? (
+                                  {reply.author.address === account?.author.address ||
+                                    reply.author.address === account?.signer.address ? (
                                     <>
                                       <li onClick={() => {handleAuthorEditClick(reply); setSelectedAddress(thread.subplebbitAddress);}}>Edit post</li>
-                                      <li onClick={() => {handleAuthorDeleteClick(reply.cid); setSelectedAddress(thread.subplebbitAddress);}}>Delete post</li>
+                                      <li onClick={() => {handleAuthorDeleteClick(reply); setSelectedAddress(thread.subplebbitAddress);}}>Delete post</li>
                                     </>
                                   ) : null}
                                   {isModerator ? (
                                     <>
-                                      {reply.author.shortAddress === account?.author.shortAddress ? (
+                                    {reply.author.address === account?.author.address ||
+                                    reply.author.address === account?.signer.address ? (
                                         null
                                       ) : (
                                         <li onClick={() => {
diff --git a/src/components/views/AllCatalog.jsx b/src/components/views/AllCatalog.jsx
index 515b1104..028000d9 100755
--- a/src/components/views/AllCatalog.jsx
+++ b/src/components/views/AllCatalog.jsx
@@ -149,7 +149,8 @@ const AllCatalog = () => {
         setNewSuccessMessage('Challenge Success');
     } 
     else if (challengeVerification.challengeSuccess === false) {
-      setNewErrorMessage('Challenge Failed', {reason: challengeVerification.reason, errors: challengeVerification.errors});
+      setNewErrorMessage(`Challenge Failed, reason: ${challengeVerification.reason}. Errors: ${challengeVerification.errors}`);
+      console.log('challenge failed', challengeVerification);
     }
   };
 
@@ -232,9 +233,10 @@ const AllCatalog = () => {
                   onClick={() => {
                     setIsAuthorDelete(true);
                     setIsAuthorEdit(false);
-                    setCommentCid(comment.cid);
                     setPublishCommentEditOptions(prevOptions => ({
                       ...prevOptions,
+                      commentCid: comment.cid,
+                      subplebbitAddress: comment.subplebbitAddress,
                       deleted: true,
                     }));
                     setTriggerPublishCommentEdit(true);
@@ -557,7 +559,8 @@ const AllCatalog = () => {
                           >
                             <ul className="post-menu-catalog">
                               <li onClick={() => handleOptionClick(thread.cid)}>Hide thread</li>
-                              {thread.author.shortAddress === account?.author.shortAddress ? (
+                              {thread.author.address === account?.author.address || 
+                              thread.author.address === account?.signer.address ? (
                                 <>
                                   <li onClick={() => handleAuthorEditClick(thread)}>Edit post</li>
                                   <li onClick={() => handleAuthorDeleteClick(thread)}>Delete post</li>
@@ -565,7 +568,8 @@ const AllCatalog = () => {
                               ) : null}
                               {isModerator ? (
                                 <>
-                                  {thread.author.shortAddress === account?.author.shortAddress ? (
+                                  {thread.author.address === account?.author.address || 
+                                  thread.author.address === account?.signer.address ? (
                                     null
                                   ) : (
                                     <li onClick={() => {
diff --git a/src/components/views/Board.jsx b/src/components/views/Board.jsx
index e6a91ea5..572970d4 100755
--- a/src/components/views/Board.jsx
+++ b/src/components/views/Board.jsx
@@ -310,7 +310,8 @@ const Board = () => {
       }
     }
     else if (challengeVerification.challengeSuccess === false) {
-      setNewErrorMessage('Challenge Failed', {reason: challengeVerification.reason, errors: challengeVerification.errors});
+      setNewErrorMessage(`Challenge Failed, reason: ${challengeVerification.reason}. Errors: ${challengeVerification.errors}`);
+      console.log('challenge failed', challengeVerification);
     }
   };
 
@@ -505,8 +506,8 @@ const Board = () => {
   const { publishCommentEdit } = usePublishCommentEdit(publishCommentEditOptions);
 
 
-  const handleAuthorDeleteClick = (cid) => {
-    handleOptionClick(cid);
+  const handleAuthorDeleteClick = (comment) => {
+    handleOptionClick(comment.cid);
 
     confirmAlert({
       customUI: ({ onClose }) => {
@@ -520,9 +521,10 @@ const Board = () => {
                   onClick={() => {
                     setIsAuthorDelete(true);
                     setIsAuthorEdit(false);
-                    setCommentCid(cid);
                     setPublishCommentEditOptions(prevOptions => ({
                       ...prevOptions,
+                      commentCid: comment.cid,
+                      subplebbitAddress: comment.subplebbitAddress,
                       deleted: true,
                     }));
                     setTriggerPublishCommentEdit(true);
@@ -838,7 +840,7 @@ const Board = () => {
             {subplebbit?.state === "failed" ? (
               null
             ) : (
-              subplebbit?.state === "succeeded" ? (
+              feed.length > 0 ? (
                 <>
                   {subplebbit.rules ? 
                     <>
@@ -1421,15 +1423,17 @@ const Board = () => {
                                 >
                                   <ul className="post-menu-catalog">
                                     <li onClick={() => handleOptionClick(thread.cid)}>Hide thread</li>
-                                    {thread.author.shortAddress === account?.author.shortAddress ? (
+                                    {thread.author.address === account?.author.address || 
+                                    thread.author.address === account?.signer.address ? (
                                       <>
                                         <li onClick={() => handleAuthorEditClick(thread)}>Edit post</li>
-                                        <li onClick={() => handleAuthorDeleteClick(thread.cid)}>Delete post</li>
+                                        <li onClick={() => handleAuthorDeleteClick(thread)}>Delete post</li>
                                       </>
                                     ) : null}
                                     {isModerator ? (
                                       <>
-                                        {thread.author.shortAddress === account?.author.shortAddress ? (
+                                        {thread.author.address === account?.author.address ||
+                                         thread.author.address === account?.signer.address ? (
                                           null
                                         ) : (
                                           <li onClick={() => {
@@ -1702,15 +1706,17 @@ const Board = () => {
                                 >
                                   <ul className="post-menu-catalog">
                                     <li onClick={() => handleOptionClick(reply.cid)}>Hide post</li>
-                                    {reply.author.shortAddress === account?.author.shortAddress ? (
+                                    {reply.author.address === account?.author.address ||
+                                    reply.author.address === account?.signer.address ? (
                                       <>
                                         <li onClick={() => handleAuthorEditClick(reply)}>Edit post</li>
-                                        <li onClick={() => handleAuthorDeleteClick(reply.cid)}>Delete post</li>
+                                        <li onClick={() => handleAuthorDeleteClick(reply)}>Delete post</li>
                                       </>
                                     ) : null}
                                     {isModerator ? (
                                       <>
-                                        {reply.author.shortAddress === account?.author.shortAddress ? (
+                                        {reply.author.address === account?.author.address || 
+                                         reply.author.address === account?.signer.address ? (
                                           null
                                         ) : (
                                           <li onClick={() => {
diff --git a/src/components/views/Catalog.jsx b/src/components/views/Catalog.jsx
index bba78daf..633b6427 100755
--- a/src/components/views/Catalog.jsx
+++ b/src/components/views/Catalog.jsx
@@ -195,7 +195,8 @@ const Catalog = () => {
       }
     }
     else if (challengeVerification.challengeSuccess === false) {
-      setNewErrorMessage('Challenge Failed', {reason: challengeVerification.reason, errors: challengeVerification.errors});
+      setNewErrorMessage(`Challenge Failed, reason: ${challengeVerification.reason}. Errors: ${challengeVerification.errors}`);
+      console.log('challenge failed', challengeVerification);
     }
   };
 
@@ -404,9 +405,10 @@ const Catalog = () => {
                   onClick={() => {
                     setIsAuthorDelete(true);
                     setIsAuthorEdit(false);
-                    setCommentCid(comment.cid);
                     setPublishCommentEditOptions(prevOptions => ({
                       ...prevOptions,
+                      commentCid: comment.cid,
+                      subplebbitAddress: comment.subplebbitAddress,
                       deleted: true,
                     }));
                     setTriggerPublishCommentEdit(true);
@@ -1005,7 +1007,8 @@ const Catalog = () => {
                                 >
                                   <ul className="post-menu-catalog">
                                     <li onClick={() => handleOptionClick(thread.cid)}>Hide thread</li>
-                                    {thread.author.shortAddress === account?.author.shortAddress ? (
+                                    {thread.author.address === account?.author.address || 
+                                    thread.author.address === account?.signer.address ? (
                                       <>
                                         <li onClick={() => handleAuthorEditClick(thread)}>Edit post</li>
                                         <li onClick={() => handleAuthorDeleteClick(thread)}>Delete post</li>
@@ -1013,7 +1016,8 @@ const Catalog = () => {
                                     ) : null}
                                     {isModerator ? (
                                       <>
-                                        {thread.author.shortAddress === account?.author.shortAddress ? (
+                                        {thread.author.address === account?.author.address || 
+                                        thread.author.address === account?.signer.address ? (
                                           null
                                         ) : (
                                           <li onClick={() => {
diff --git a/src/components/views/Subscriptions.jsx b/src/components/views/Subscriptions.jsx
index c093a71d..8aff1a0c 100755
--- a/src/components/views/Subscriptions.jsx
+++ b/src/components/views/Subscriptions.jsx
@@ -288,7 +288,8 @@ const Subscriptions = () => {
         setNewSuccessMessage('Challenge Success');
     } 
     else if (challengeVerification.challengeSuccess === false) {
-      setNewErrorMessage('Challenge Failed', {reason: challengeVerification.reason, errors: challengeVerification.errors});
+      setNewErrorMessage(`Challenge Failed, reason: ${challengeVerification.reason}. Errors: ${challengeVerification.errors}`);
+      console.log('challenge failed', challengeVerification);
     }
   };
 
@@ -364,8 +365,8 @@ const Subscriptions = () => {
   const { publishCommentEdit } = usePublishCommentEdit(publishCommentEditOptions);
 
 
-  const handleAuthorDeleteClick = (cid) => {
-    handleOptionClick(cid);
+  const handleAuthorDeleteClick = (comment) => {
+    handleOptionClick(comment.cid);
 
     confirmAlert({
       customUI: ({ onClose }) => {
@@ -379,9 +380,10 @@ const Subscriptions = () => {
                   onClick={() => {
                     setIsAuthorDelete(true);
                     setIsAuthorEdit(false);
-                    setCommentCid(cid);
                     setPublishCommentEditOptions(prevOptions => ({
                       ...prevOptions,
+                      commentCid: comment.cid,
+                      subplebbitAddress: comment.subplebbitAddress,
                       deleted: true,
                     }));
                     setTriggerPublishCommentEdit(true);
@@ -786,15 +788,17 @@ const Subscriptions = () => {
                               >
                                 <ul className="post-menu-catalog">
                                   <li onClick={() => handleOptionClick(thread.cid)}>Hide thread</li>
-                                  {thread.author.shortAddress === account?.author.shortAddress ? (
+                                  {thread.author.address === account?.author.address || 
+                                  thread.author.address === account?.signer.address ? (
                                     <>
                                       <li onClick={() => {handleAuthorEditClick(thread); setSelectedAddress(thread.subplebbitAddress);}}>Edit post</li>
-                                      <li onClick={() => {handleAuthorDeleteClick(thread.cid); setSelectedAddress(thread.subplebbitAddress);}}>Delete post</li>
+                                      <li onClick={() => {handleAuthorDeleteClick(thread); setSelectedAddress(thread.subplebbitAddress);}}>Delete post</li>
                                     </>
                                   ) : null}
                                   {isModerator ? (
                                     <>
-                                      {thread.author.shortAddress === account?.author.shortAddress ? (
+                                      {thread.author.address === account?.author.address || 
+                                      thread.author.address === account?.signer.address ? (
                                         null
                                       ) : (
                                         <li onClick={() => {
@@ -1074,15 +1078,17 @@ const Subscriptions = () => {
                               >
                                 <ul className="post-menu-catalog">
                                   <li onClick={() => handleOptionClick(reply.cid)}>Hide post</li>
-                                  {reply.author.shortAddress === account?.author.shortAddress ? (
+                                  {reply.author.address === account?.author.address || 
+                                  reply.author.address === account?.signer.address ? (
                                     <>
                                       <li onClick={() => {handleAuthorEditClick(reply); setSelectedAddress(thread.subplebbitAddress);}}>Edit post</li>
-                                      <li onClick={() => {handleAuthorDeleteClick(reply.cid); setSelectedAddress(thread.subplebbitAddress);}}>Delete post</li>
+                                      <li onClick={() => {handleAuthorDeleteClick(reply); setSelectedAddress(thread.subplebbitAddress);}}>Delete post</li>
                                     </>
                                   ) : null}
                                   {isModerator ? (
                                     <>
-                                      {reply.author.shortAddress === account?.author.shortAddress ? (
+                                    {reply.author.address === account?.author.address || 
+                                    reply.author.address === account?.signer.address ? (
                                         null
                                       ) : (
                                         <li onClick={() => {
diff --git a/src/components/views/SubscriptionsCatalog.jsx b/src/components/views/SubscriptionsCatalog.jsx
index 7bbb5a3c..037debc3 100755
--- a/src/components/views/SubscriptionsCatalog.jsx
+++ b/src/components/views/SubscriptionsCatalog.jsx
@@ -146,7 +146,8 @@ const SubscriptionsCatalog = () => {
         setNewSuccessMessage('Challenge Success');
     } 
     else if (challengeVerification.challengeSuccess === false) {
-      setNewErrorMessage('Challenge Failed', {reason: challengeVerification.reason, errors: challengeVerification.errors});
+      setNewErrorMessage(`Challenge Failed, reason: ${challengeVerification.reason}. Errors: ${challengeVerification.errors}`);
+      console.log('challenge failed', challengeVerification);
     }
   };
 
@@ -229,9 +230,10 @@ const SubscriptionsCatalog = () => {
                   onClick={() => {
                     setIsAuthorDelete(true);
                     setIsAuthorEdit(false);
-                    setCommentCid(comment.cid);
                     setPublishCommentEditOptions(prevOptions => ({
                       ...prevOptions,
+                      commentCid: comment.cid,
+                      subplebbitAddress: comment.subplebbitAddress,
                       deleted: true,
                     }));
                     setTriggerPublishCommentEdit(true);
@@ -561,7 +563,8 @@ const SubscriptionsCatalog = () => {
                           >
                             <ul className="post-menu-catalog">
                               <li onClick={() => handleOptionClick(thread.cid)}>Hide thread</li>
-                              {thread.author.shortAddress === account?.author.shortAddress ? (
+                              {thread.author.address === account?.author.address || 
+                              thread.author.address === account?.signer.address ? (
                                 <>
                                   <li onClick={() => handleAuthorEditClick(thread)}>Edit post</li>
                                   <li onClick={() => handleAuthorDeleteClick(thread)}>Delete post</li>
@@ -569,7 +572,8 @@ const SubscriptionsCatalog = () => {
                               ) : null}
                               {isModerator ? (
                                 <>
-                                  {thread.author.shortAddress === account?.author.shortAddress ? (
+                                  {thread.author.address === account?.author.address || 
+                                  thread.author.address === account?.signer.address ? (
                                     null
                                   ) : (
                                     <li onClick={() => {
diff --git a/src/components/views/Thread.jsx b/src/components/views/Thread.jsx
index 708a73e0..bd3a2f17 100755
--- a/src/components/views/Thread.jsx
+++ b/src/components/views/Thread.jsx
@@ -267,7 +267,8 @@ const Thread = () => {
         setNewSuccessMessage('Challenge Success');
       }
     } else if (challengeVerification.challengeSuccess === false) {
-      setNewErrorMessage('Challenge Failed', {reason: challengeVerification.reason, errors: challengeVerification.errors});
+      setNewErrorMessage(`Challenge Failed, reason: ${challengeVerification.reason}. Errors: ${challengeVerification.errors}`);
+      console.log('challenge failed', challengeVerification);
     }
   };
 
@@ -462,8 +463,8 @@ const Thread = () => {
   const { publishCommentEdit } = usePublishCommentEdit(publishCommentEditOptions);
 
 
-  const handleAuthorDeleteClick = (cid) => {
-    handleOptionClick(cid);
+  const handleAuthorDeleteClick = (comment) => {
+    handleOptionClick(comment.cid);
 
     confirmAlert({
       customUI: ({ onClose }) => {
@@ -477,9 +478,10 @@ const Thread = () => {
                   onClick={() => {
                     setIsAuthorDelete(true);
                     setIsAuthorEdit(false);
-                    setCommentCid(cid);
                     setPublishCommentEditOptions(prevOptions => ({
                       ...prevOptions,
+                      commentCid: comment.cid,
+                      subplebbitAddress: comment.subplebbitAddress,
                       deleted: true,
                     }));
                     setTriggerPublishCommentEdit(true);
@@ -948,15 +950,17 @@ const Thread = () => {
                           >
                             <ul className="post-menu-catalog">
                               <li onClick={() => handleOptionClick(comment.cid)}>Hide thread</li>
-                              {comment.author?.shortAddress === account?.author.shortAddress ? (
+                                {comment.author.address === account?.author.address || 
+                                comment.author.address === account?.signer.address ? (
                                 <>
                                   <li onClick={() => handleAuthorEditClick(comment)}>Edit post</li>
-                                  <li onClick={() => handleAuthorDeleteClick(comment.cid)}>Delete post</li>
+                                  <li onClick={() => handleAuthorDeleteClick(comment)}>Delete post</li>
                                 </>
                               ) : null}
                               {isModerator ? (
                                 <>
-                                  {comment.author?.shortAddress === account?.author.shortAddress ? (
+                                  {comment.author.address === account?.author.address || 
+                                    comment.author.address === account?.signer.address ? (
                                     null
                                   ) : (
                                     <li onClick={() => {
@@ -1194,15 +1198,17 @@ const Thread = () => {
                               >
                                 <ul className="post-menu-catalog">
                                   <li onClick={() => handleOptionClick(reply.cid)}>Hide post</li>
-                                  {reply.author.shortAddress === account?.author.shortAddress ? (
+                                    {reply.author.address === account?.author.address ||
+                                    reply.author.address === account?.signer.address ? (
                                     <>
                                       <li onClick={() => handleAuthorEditClick(reply)}>Edit post</li>
-                                      <li onClick={() => handleAuthorDeleteClick(reply.cid)}>Delete post</li>
+                                      <li onClick={() => handleAuthorDeleteClick(reply)}>Delete post</li>
                                     </>
                                   ) : null}
                                   {isModerator ? (
                                     <>
-                                      {reply.author.shortAddress === account?.author.shortAddress ? (
+                                    {reply.author.address === account?.author.address ||
+                                    reply.author.address === account?.signer.address ? (
                                         null
                                       ) : (
                                         <li onClick={() => {