diff --git a/data.c b/data.c
index 12ba447..f3a1ce8 100644
--- a/data.c
+++ b/data.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #include <sys/file.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 
-double db_layout = 2.5;
+double db_layout = 2.6;
 
 
 int db_upgrade(d_char **error);
@@ -500,9 +500,13 @@ int _object_add(const char *id, d_char *obj, int ow)
             xs *c_idx = _object_fn(in_reply_to);
 
             c_idx = xs_replace_i(c_idx, ".json", "_c.idx");
-            index_add(c_idx, id);
 
-            srv_debug(0, xs_fmt("object_add added child %s to %s", id, c_idx));
+            if (!index_in(c_idx, id)) {
+                index_add(c_idx, id);
+                srv_debug(0, xs_fmt("object_add added child %s to %s", id, c_idx));
+            }
+            else
+                srv_debug(0, xs_fmt("object_add %s child already in %s", id, c_idx));
 
             /* create a one-element index with the parent */
             xs *p_idx = xs_replace(fn, ".json", "_p.idx");
diff --git a/html.c b/html.c
index 3c5d0bc..6790578 100644
--- a/html.c
+++ b/html.c
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ d_char *html_entry(snac *snac, d_char *os, char *msg, int local, int level, int
             /* is the parent not here? */
             char *parent = xs_dict_get(msg, "inReplyTo");
 
-            if (!xs_is_null(parent) && !object_here(parent)) {
+            if (!xs_is_null(parent) && *parent && !object_here(parent)) {
                 xs *s1 = xs_fmt(
                     "<div class=\"snac-origin\">%s "
                     "<a href=\"%s\">»</a></div>\n",
@@ -624,6 +624,12 @@ d_char *html_entry(snac *snac, d_char *os, char *msg, int local, int level, int
         sensitive = 1;
     }
 
+    {
+        xs *md5 = xs_md5_hex(id, strlen(id));
+        xs *s1  = xs_fmt("<p><code>%s</code></p>\n", md5);
+        s = xs_str_cat(s, s1);
+    }
+
     {
         xs *c  = sanitize(xs_dict_get(msg, "content"));
         char *p, *v;
diff --git a/snac.h b/snac.h
index 1254584..0980321 100644
--- a/snac.h
+++ b/snac.h
@@ -60,18 +60,24 @@ int index_first(const char *fn, char *buf, int size);
 d_char *index_list(const char *fn, int max);
 d_char *index_list_desc(const char *fn, int max);
 
+int object_add(const char *id, d_char *obj);
+int object_add_ow(const char *id, d_char *obj);
 int object_here_by_md5(char *id);
 int object_here(char *id);
 int object_get_by_md5(const char *md5, d_char **obj, const char *type);
 int object_get(const char *id, d_char **obj, const char *type);
 int object_del(const char *id);
 int object_del_if_unref(const char *id);
+int object_admire(const char *id, const char *actor, int like);
 
 d_char *object_children(const char *id);
 d_char *object_likes(const char *id);
 d_char *object_announces(const char *id);
 int object_parent(const char *id, char *buf, int size);
 
+int object_user_cache_add(snac *snac, const char *id, const char *cachedir);
+int object_user_cache_del(snac *snac, const char *id, const char *cachedir);
+
 int follower_add(snac *snac, const char *actor);
 int follower_del(snac *snac, const char *actor);
 int follower_check(snac *snac, const char *actor);
diff --git a/upgrade.c b/upgrade.c
index e2983e4..dbf878b 100644
--- a/upgrade.c
+++ b/upgrade.c
@@ -171,6 +171,65 @@ int db_upgrade(d_char **error)
 
             nf = 2.5;
         }
+        else
+        if (f < 2.6) {
+            /* upgrade local/ to public/ */
+            xs *users = user_list();
+            char *p, *v;
+
+            p = users;
+            while (xs_list_iter(&p, &v)) {
+                snac snac;
+
+                if (user_open(&snac, v)) {
+                    xs *spec = xs_fmt("%s/local/" "*.json", snac.basedir);
+                    xs *dir  = xs_glob(spec, 0, 0);
+                    char *p, *v;
+
+                    p = dir;
+                    while (xs_list_iter(&p, &v)) {
+                        FILE *f;
+
+                        if ((f = fopen(v, "r")) != NULL) {
+                            xs *s = xs_readall(f);
+                            xs *o = xs_json_loads(s);
+                            fclose(f);
+
+                            xs *meta = xs_dup(xs_dict_get(o, "_snac"));
+                            o = xs_dict_del(o, "_snac");
+
+                            char *id = xs_dict_get(o, "id");
+
+                            /* store object */
+                            object_add_ow(id, o);
+
+                            /* if it's from us, add to public */
+                            if (xs_startswith(id, snac.actor)) {
+                                char *p, *v;
+
+                                object_user_cache_add(&snac, id, "public");
+
+                                p = xs_dict_get(meta, "announced_by");
+                                while (xs_list_iter(&p, &v))
+                                    object_admire(id, v, 0);
+                                p = xs_dict_get(meta, "liked_by");
+                                while (xs_list_iter(&p, &v))
+                                    object_admire(id, v, 1);
+                            }
+
+                            unlink(v);
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    xs *od = xs_fmt("%s/local", snac.basedir);
+                    rmdir(od);
+
+                    user_free(&snac);
+                }
+            }
+
+            nf = 2.6;
+        }
 
         if (f < nf) {
             f          = nf;