diff --git a/assets/sass/_custom.sass b/assets/sass/_custom.sass
index d9c6085..c991e59 100644
--- a/assets/sass/_custom.sass
+++ b/assets/sass/_custom.sass
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 // we recommend not editing this file directly. Instead, create an `assets/sass/_custom.sass` file at the root level of your site.
 // if you edit this file directly, you will have to resolve git conflicts when and if you decide to pull changes we make on the theme
 
+$main-blue: #1b3c6c
+$text-color: #e9ebf1
+
 .excerpt
     display: grid
     grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr)
@@ -62,6 +65,21 @@
     background-color: #1b3c6c
     font-weight: bold
 
+.content
+    padding-top: 8rem
+
+    
+.sidebar_inner::before
+    background: $text-color
+    padding: 1px
+    top: 30px
+
+.search
+    input
+        background-color: $text-color
+        padding: 1rem
+        box-shadow: unset
+
 .footer
     height: fit-content
     background-color: #f4f8fe
@@ -122,12 +140,15 @@
     font-size: 1em
 
 .membersCounter
-    background-color: #0077b8
-    color: white
-    border-radius: 1.5rem
+    color: $main-blue
+    border: 1px solid $main-blue
+    border-radius: 40px
     width: fit-content
-    padding: 5px 15px
+    padding: 20px
     margin: 30px auto
+    font-size: 20px
+    width: 100%
+    text-align: center
 
 .button_tally
     padding: 0.2rem 0.75rem
diff --git a/layouts/index.html b/layouts/index.html
index 0d04249..088c275 100644
--- a/layouts/index.html
+++ b/layouts/index.html
@@ -10,18 +10,8 @@
 {{- $image := $scratch.Get "image" }}
 {{- $bg := absLangURL (path.Join "images" $image) }}
 {{ $taxonomyObject := .Site.Taxonomies.active }}
-{{ $uniqueCountries := slice }}
-{{ range .Site.RegularPages }}
-    {{ $pageCountries := .Params.geographies }}
-    {{ range $pageCountries }}
-        {{ if not (in $uniqueCountries .) }}
-            {{ $uniqueCountries = $uniqueCountries | append . }}
-        {{ end }}
-    {{ end }}
-{{ end }}
 <div class="{{ if ne $p.singleColumn true }}grid-inverse {{ end }}wrap content">
   <article class="post_content">
-  <h2 class="membersCounter"><strong>{{ $taxonomyObject.Count "true" }}</strong> members in <strong>{{ len $uniqueCountries }}</strong> countries</h2>
     <div class="post_body">
       {{- .Content }}
       
diff --git a/layouts/partials/sidebar.html b/layouts/partials/sidebar.html
index 2917634..1b4a973 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/sidebar.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/sidebar.html
@@ -1,8 +1,19 @@
 {{ $s := site.Params }}
+{{ $taxonomyObject := .Site.Taxonomies.active }}
+{{ $uniqueCountries := slice }}
+{{ range .Site.RegularPages }}
+    {{ $pageCountries := .Params.geographies }}
+    {{ range $pageCountries }}
+        {{ if not (in $uniqueCountries .) }}
+            {{ $uniqueCountries = $uniqueCountries | append . }}
+        {{ end }}
+    {{ end }}
+{{ end }}
 <aside class="sidebar">
   <section class="sidebar_inner">
     <br>
     {{ partial "search/widget" . }}
+    <h2 class="membersCounter"><strong>{{ $taxonomyObject.Count "true" }} members in {{ len $uniqueCountries }} countries</strong></h2>
     {{- $introDescription := $s.introDescription }}
     {{- with .Params.introDescription }}
       {{- $introDescription = . }}
@@ -16,7 +27,7 @@
           {{- $showAuthorPhoto = true }}
         {{- end }}
       {{- end }}
-      {{- if $showAuthorPhoto }}
+      <!-- {{- if $showAuthorPhoto }}
         <div class="author_header">
           <img src="{{ absURL $author.photo }}" alt="{{ $author.name }} photo">
           <h2>{{  $author.name }}</h2>
@@ -26,7 +37,7 @@ <h2>{{  if $fullAuthor }}{{ $author.name }}{{ else }}{{ $author }}{{ end }}</h2>
       {{- end }}
       <div class="author_bio">
         {{ markdownify $introDescription }}
-      </div>
+      </div> -->
       <!-- {{- if ( ne $s.introURL false ) }}
       {{- $r := T "read_more" }}
       <a href='{{ absLangURL (default "about/" $s.introURL) }}' class="button mt-1" role="button" title='{{ $r }}'>{{ $r }}</a>