diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9f16bd9..69a6634 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ uncomment in .env # COMPOSE_PROFILES=f0ckm-nginx to enable nginx proxy with auto
 
 ## Tor Hidden Service (.onion)
 
-Tor is bundled in `docker-compose.yml` and preconfigured with a hidden service pointing to the application (`f0ckm:1337`).
+Tor is bundled in `docker-compose.yml` and preconfigured as long as COMPOSE_PROFILES=f0ckm-tor is set with a hidden service pointing to the application (`f0ckm:1337`).
 
 When running `docker compose up -d`, Tor automatically generates a `.onion` address for your node. You can find your onion address by running:
 
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ cat ./f0ckm-data/tor/f0ckm_hs/hostname
 ```
 
 ### Automatic Onion-Location Header
+
 To advertise your `.onion` address to Tor Browser users visiting your clearnet site, add your `.onion` address to `config.json`:
 
 ```json
@@ -97,6 +98,3 @@ To advertise your `.onion` address to Tor Browser users visiting your clearnet s
   "onion": "http://yourgeneratedaddress.onion"
 }
 ```
-
-When set, Tor Browser users visiting the HTTPS clearweb site will see a purple **".onion available"** pill in the address bar.
-
diff --git a/public/s/css/f0ckm.css b/public/s/css/f0ckm.css
index 15c8447..9fcfd84 100644
--- a/public/s/css/f0ckm.css
+++ b/public/s/css/f0ckm.css
@@ -1650,6 +1650,10 @@ body.layout-modern .global-sidebar-right {
   opacity: 1;
 }
 
+body.sidebar-right-hidden #sidebar-drag-zone {
+  opacity: 0.7;
+}
+
 /* Always show the handle on touch devices (no hover state available) */
 @media (pointer: coarse) {
   #sidebar-drag-zone {
@@ -3874,7 +3878,7 @@ html[theme="f0ck95d"] ._204863 {
   line-height: 1.7;
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
-  padding: 2px 4px;
+  padding: 0px 5px;
   box-sizing: border-box;
 }
 
@@ -3893,8 +3897,6 @@ html[theme="f0ck95d"] ._204863 .location::before {
   background-size: contain;
   background-repeat: no-repeat;
   background-position: center;
-  image-rendering: pixelated;
-  image-rendering: crisp-edges;
   flex-shrink: 0;
 }
 
@@ -10176,7 +10178,7 @@ ol {
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
   gap: 20px;
-  padding: 0 15px;
+  padding: 0 5px;
   flex-shrink: 0;
   margin-left: auto;
 }
diff --git a/public/s/js/comments.js b/public/s/js/comments.js
index e25af9d..d25eae4 100644
--- a/public/s/js/comments.js
+++ b/public/s/js/comments.js
@@ -1784,10 +1784,11 @@ class CommentSystem {
                 if (trimmed.startsWith('>') && !trimmed.match(/^>>\d+/)) {
                     const quoteContent = line.substring(line.indexOf('>') + 1);
                     const quoteEmojis = window.f0ckSession?.quote_emojis === true;
+                    const escapedQuote = quoteContent.replace(/>/g, '>');
                     const renderedContent = quoteEmojis
-                        ? quoteContent.replace(/:([a-z0-9_]+):/g, (m, n) => this.renderEmoji(m, n))
-                        : quoteContent;
-                    return `<span class="greentext">&gt;${renderedContent.replace(/>/g, '&gt;')}</span>`;
+                        ? escapedQuote.replace(/:([a-z0-9_]+):/g, (m, n) => this.renderEmoji(m, n))
+                        : escapedQuote;
+                    return `<span class="greentext">&gt;${renderedContent}</span>`;
                 }
 
                 // 2. Per-line limit to prevent marked.parse recursion on single giant lines
diff --git a/public/s/js/sidebar-activity.js b/public/s/js/sidebar-activity.js
index 5e192d3..cab51fa 100644
--- a/public/s/js/sidebar-activity.js
+++ b/public/s/js/sidebar-activity.js
@@ -268,10 +268,11 @@
                     // Manual greentext handling — apply emoji if the user preference allows it
                     const quoteContent = line.substring(line.indexOf('>') + 1);
                     const quoteEmojis = window.f0ckSession?.quote_emojis === true;
+                    const escapedQuote = quoteContent.replace(/>/g, '&gt;');
                     const rendered = quoteEmojis
-                        ? quoteContent.replace(/:([a-z0-9_]+):/g, (m, n) => renderEmoji(m, n))
-                        : quoteContent;
-                    return `<span class="greentext">&gt;${rendered.replace(/>/g, '&gt;')}</span>`;
+                        ? escapedQuote.replace(/:([a-z0-9_]+):/g, (m, n) => renderEmoji(m, n))
+                        : escapedQuote;
+                    return `<span class="greentext">&gt;${rendered}</span>`;
                 }
 
                 // Per-line limit to prevent marked.parse recursion on single giant lines
diff --git a/public/s/js/user_comments.js b/public/s/js/user_comments.js
index 8a9eb31..588f76f 100644
--- a/public/s/js/user_comments.js
+++ b/public/s/js/user_comments.js
@@ -306,7 +306,12 @@ if (!window.UserCommentSystem) {
                 const trimmed = line.trimStart();
                 if (trimmed.startsWith('>') && !trimmed.match(/^>>\d+/)) {
                     const quoteContent = line.substring(line.indexOf('>') + 1);
-                    return `<span class="greentext">&gt;${quoteContent.replace(/>/g, '&gt;')}</span>`;
+                    const quoteEmojis = window.f0ckSession?.quote_emojis === true;
+                    const escapedQuote = quoteContent.replace(/>/g, '&gt;');
+                    const rendered = quoteEmojis
+                        ? escapedQuote.replace(/:([a-z0-9_]+):/g, (m, n) => this.renderEmoji(m, n))
+                        : escapedQuote;
+                    return `<span class="greentext">&gt;${rendered}</span>`;
                 }
                 
                 // Per-line limit
diff --git a/src/inc/lib.mjs b/src/inc/lib.mjs
index 45ded46..224e7a3 100644
--- a/src/inc/lib.mjs
+++ b/src/inc/lib.mjs
@@ -460,4 +460,15 @@ export default new class {
     console.error(`[ERROR REF ${errId}] ${context}:`, err);
     return `Internal Error. Reference: ${errId}`;
   }
+
+  isOnionRequest(req) {
+    if (!req || !req.headers) return false;
+    const rawHost = req.headers['x-forwarded-host'] || req.headers['host'] || req.headers['x-forwarded-server'] || '';
+    if (!rawHost) return false;
+    const hostStr = Array.isArray(rawHost) ? rawHost[0] : String(rawHost);
+    const firstHost = hostStr.split(',')[0].trim();
+    const hostNoPort = firstHost.split(':')[0].trim().toLowerCase();
+    return hostNoPort.endsWith('.onion');
+  }
 };
+
diff --git a/src/inc/routes/register.mjs b/src/inc/routes/register.mjs
index 640bdb8..ab5a419 100644
--- a/src/inc/routes/register.mjs
+++ b/src/inc/routes/register.mjs
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export default (router, tpl) => {
                 return res.writeHead(200, { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' }).end(JSON.stringify({ success: false, msg: errorMsg }));
             }
             return res.reply({
-                body: tpl.render("register", { theme: req.cookies.theme ?? (cfg.websrv.theme || "f0ck"), error: errorMsg, registration_open: getRegistrationOpen() })
+                body: tpl.render("register", { theme: req.cookies?.theme ?? (cfg.websrv.theme || "f0ck"), error: errorMsg, registration_open: getRegistrationOpen() }, req)
             });
         }
 
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export default (router, tpl) => {
                 return res.writeHead(200, { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' }).end(JSON.stringify({ success: false, msg }));
             }
             return res.reply({
-                body: tpl.render("register", { theme: req.cookies.theme ?? (cfg.websrv.theme || "f0ck"), error: msg, registration_open: getRegistrationOpen() })
+                body: tpl.render("register", { theme: req.cookies?.theme ?? (cfg.websrv.theme || "f0ck"), error: msg, registration_open: getRegistrationOpen() }, req)
             });
         };
 
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export default (router, tpl) => {
                 return res.writeHead(200, { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' }).end(JSON.stringify({ success: true, msg }));
             }
             return res.reply({
-                body: tpl.render("register", { theme: req.cookies.theme ?? (cfg.websrv.theme || "f0ck"), success: msg, registration_open: getRegistrationOpen() })
+                body: tpl.render("register", { theme: req.cookies?.theme ?? (cfg.websrv.theme || "f0ck"), success: msg, registration_open: getRegistrationOpen() }, req)
             });
         };
 
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ export default (router, tpl) => {
         }
 
         // reCAPTCHA verification (bypassed for .onion requests as Google reCAPTCHA cannot validate .onion domains)
-        const isOnion = req.headers['host']?.endsWith('.onion');
+        const isOnion = lib.isOnionRequest(req);
         if (!isOnion && cfg.recaptcha?.enabled && cfg.recaptcha?.secret_key) {
             const rcToken = req.post['g-recaptcha-response'];
             if (!rcToken) return renderError("Please complete the reCAPTCHA.");
diff --git a/src/index.mjs b/src/index.mjs
index 9467fb6..15aedce 100644
--- a/src/index.mjs
+++ b/src/index.mjs
@@ -79,11 +79,13 @@ const nginx502Fallback = `<html>
 </html>`;
 
 // Login + Register modal injected before </body>
-// This string is built at startup so it can reference cfg.recaptcha values.
+// Dynamic function so reCAPTCHA can be bypassed for .onion requests
 const _rcEnabled = !!(cfg.recaptcha && cfg.recaptcha.enabled && cfg.recaptcha.site_key);
 const _rcSiteKey = (cfg.recaptcha && cfg.recaptcha.site_key) || '';
 
-const gateLoginInjection = `
+function getGateLoginInjection(req) {
+  const rcEnabled = _rcEnabled && !lib.isOnionRequest(req);
+  return `
 <div id="hot-corner" style="position:fixed;bottom:0;left:0;width:20px;height:20px;z-index:9999;"></div>
 
 <div id="gate-modal" style="display:none;position:fixed;inset:0;background:rgba(0,0,0,0.45);z-index:10000;align-items:center;justify-content:center;">
@@ -123,7 +125,7 @@ const gateLoginInjection = `
         <input type="text" name="token" placeholder="Invite token" autocomplete="off"
           style="background:white;color:black;border:1px solid #bbb;padding:7px 10px;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box;font-size:14px;font-family:inherit;" />
         <input type="text" name="email_confirm_field" style="display:none !important;" tabindex="-1" autocomplete="off" />
-        ${_rcEnabled ? '<div id="gate-recaptcha" style="margin:4px 0;transform-origin:left top;"></div>' : ''}
+        ${rcEnabled ? '<div id="gate-recaptcha" style="margin:4px 0;transform-origin:left top;"></div>' : ''}
         <button type="submit" id="gate-register-btn" style="background:#0051c3;color:white;border:none;padding:9px;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;cursor:pointer;font-family:inherit;"
           onmouseover="this.style.background='#003681'" onmouseout="if(!this.disabled)this.style.background='#0051c3'">Create account</button>
         <p style="text-align:center;font-size:0.85em;margin:6px 0 0;color:#555;">
@@ -264,8 +266,9 @@ const gateLoginInjection = `
     if (_sb.length > 12) _sb = _sb.slice(-12);
   });
 </script>
-${_rcEnabled ? '<script src="https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api.js?onload=onRecaptchaGateReady&render=explicit" async defer><\/script>' : ''}
+${rcEnabled ? '<script src="https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api.js?onload=onRecaptchaGateReady&render=explicit" async defer><\/script>' : ''}
 `;
+}
 
 
 // Text injected into the "What can I do?" section
@@ -336,7 +339,7 @@ function buildGatePage(req) {
     '<title>502: Bad Gateway</title>',
     `<title>${reqHost} | 502: Bad gateway</title>`
   );
-  html = html.replace('</body>', gateLoginInjection + '\n</body>');
+  html = html.replace('</body>', getGateLoginInjection(req) + '\n</body>');
   return html;
 }
 
@@ -493,8 +496,15 @@ process.on('uncaughtException', err => {
     // Encourage connection reuse — helps external tools like ShareX avoid repeated TCP/TLS handshakes
     res.setHeader('Connection', 'keep-alive');
 
+    // Block incoming requests to .onion if Tor Hidden Service is explicitly disabled in config
+    if (cfg.websrv?.enable_tor_hs === false && lib.isOnionRequest(req)) {
+      res.writeHead(503).end();
+      req.url.pathname = '/tor_hs_disabled_bypass';
+      return;
+    }
+
     // Tor Onion-Location header: advertises .onion service counterpart to Tor Browser users when enabled
-    if (cfg.websrv?.enable_tor_hs !== false && cfg.main?.onion && !req.headers['host']?.endsWith('.onion')) {
+    if (cfg.websrv?.enable_tor_hs !== false && cfg.main?.onion && !lib.isOnionRequest(req)) {
       const p = req.url?.pathname || '/';
       const s = req.url?.search || '';
       const onionHost = cfg.main.onion.replace(/\/+$/, '');
@@ -1452,26 +1462,39 @@ process.on('uncaughtException', err => {
       }
     }
 
+    // Resolve per-request recaptcha preference (disabled for .onion requests or when passed false)
+    const effectiveReq = req || (data && data.req);
+    const defaultRecaptcha = !!(cfg.recaptcha && cfg.recaptcha.enabled && cfg.recaptcha.site_key);
+    let perRequestRecaptcha = defaultRecaptcha;
+
+    if (effectiveReq && lib.isOnionRequest(effectiveReq)) {
+      perRequestRecaptcha = false;
+    } else if (data && typeof data.recaptcha_enabled === 'boolean') {
+      perRequestRecaptcha = data.recaptcha_enabled;
+    }
+
     // Build data: globals first, then caller-supplied data, then per-request i18n last
     // so t/lang always reflect the user's language, not the site default.
-    // ALSO mutate globals.t and globals.lang: flummpress spreads this.#globals LAST
+    // ALSO mutate globals.t, globals.lang, globals.recaptcha_enabled: flummpress spreads this.#globals LAST
     // inside render(), so globals must carry the per-request values too.
     globals.t = perRequestT;
     globals.lang = perRequestLang;
+    globals.recaptcha_enabled = perRequestRecaptcha;
 
     // Resolve per-request infobox preference
     // Guests always get false — the alternative infobox is a logged-in user preference only
-    const useAltInfobox = (req && req.session && typeof req.session.use_alternative_infobox === 'boolean') 
-      ? req.session.use_alternative_infobox 
-      : (req && !req.session
+    const activeReq = req || effectiveReq;
+    const useAltInfobox = (activeReq && activeReq.session && typeof activeReq.session.use_alternative_infobox === 'boolean') 
+      ? activeReq.session.use_alternative_infobox 
+      : (activeReq && !activeReq.session
         ? false
         : (data && typeof data.user_alternative_infobox === 'boolean'
           ? data.user_alternative_infobox
           : (cfg.websrv.user_alternative_infobox !== false)));
 
-    const useAltSteuerung = (req && req.session && typeof req.session.use_alternative_steuerung === 'boolean')
-      ? req.session.use_alternative_steuerung
-      : (req && !req.session
+    const useAltSteuerung = (activeReq && activeReq.session && typeof activeReq.session.use_alternative_steuerung === 'boolean')
+      ? activeReq.session.use_alternative_steuerung
+      : (activeReq && !activeReq.session
         ? false
         : (data && typeof data.user_alternative_steuerung === 'boolean'
           ? data.user_alternative_steuerung
@@ -1480,11 +1503,12 @@ process.on('uncaughtException', err => {
     data = Object.assign({}, globals, data || {}, {
       t: perRequestT,
       lang: perRequestLang,
+      recaptcha_enabled: perRequestRecaptcha,
       user_alternative_infobox: useAltInfobox,
       user_alternative_steuerung: useAltSteuerung,
       user_banner_enabled: cfg.websrv.user_banner_enabled !== false,
-      comment_display_mode: (req && req.session && typeof req.session.comment_display_mode === 'number')
-        ? req.session.comment_display_mode
+      comment_display_mode: (activeReq && activeReq.session && typeof activeReq.session.comment_display_mode === 'number')
+        ? activeReq.session.comment_display_mode
         : (data && typeof data.comment_display_mode === 'number'
           ? data.comment_display_mode
           : (cfg.websrv.default_comment_display_mode || 0))
@@ -1496,20 +1520,19 @@ process.on('uncaughtException', err => {
       data.custom_brand_image = brand[Math.floor(Math.random() * brand.length)];
     }
 
-    if (req) {
-      if (req.headers['host']?.endsWith('.onion')) {
-        data.recaptcha_enabled = false;
-      }
-      if (req.mode !== undefined) data.mode = req.mode;
-      data.theme = req.theme || req.cookies?.theme || cfg.websrv.theme || 'f0ck';
-      if (!data.url) data.url = req.url;
-      data.user_strict_bool = (req.session && req.session.strict_mode) ? true : false;
-      data.user_logged_in_bool = !!req.session;
-      data.csrf_token = req.session?.csrf_token || '';
-      data.max_file_size = lib.formatSize(cfg.main.maxfilesize * (req.session?.admin ? cfg.main.adminmultiplier : 1));
-      data.max_file_size_bytes = Math.floor(cfg.main.maxfilesize * (req.session?.admin ? cfg.main.adminmultiplier : 1));
+    if (activeReq) {
+      data.recaptcha_enabled = perRequestRecaptcha;
+      if (activeReq.mode !== undefined) data.mode = activeReq.mode;
+      data.theme = activeReq.theme || activeReq.cookies?.theme || cfg.websrv.theme || 'f0ck';
+      if (!data.url) data.url = activeReq.url;
+      data.user_strict_bool = (activeReq.session && activeReq.session.strict_mode) ? true : false;
+      data.user_logged_in_bool = !!activeReq.session;
+      data.csrf_token = activeReq.session?.csrf_token || '';
+      data.max_file_size = lib.formatSize(cfg.main.maxfilesize * (activeReq.session?.admin ? cfg.main.adminmultiplier : 1));
+      data.max_file_size_bytes = Math.floor(cfg.main.maxfilesize * (activeReq.session?.admin ? cfg.main.adminmultiplier : 1));
       data.web_url_upload = data.web_url_upload !== undefined ? data.web_url_upload : !!cfg.websrv.web_url_upload;
     } else {
+      data.recaptcha_enabled = perRequestRecaptcha;
       data.theme = data.theme || cfg.websrv.theme || 'f0ck';
       data.user_strict_bool = false;
       data.user_logged_in_bool = false;