diff --git a/api/app/Controllers/Http/SearchesController.ts b/api/app/Controllers/Http/SearchesController.ts
index dec9734..bc40d5e 100644
--- a/api/app/Controllers/Http/SearchesController.ts
+++ b/api/app/Controllers/Http/SearchesController.ts
@@ -15,9 +15,11 @@ export default class SearchesController {
     }
 
     const illustrations = await Illustration.query()
-      .where('title', search)
-      .orWhere('content', 'LIKE', `%${search}%`)
-      .orWhere('author', 'LIKE', `%${search}%`)
+      .where((query) => {
+        query.where('title', search)
+          .orWhere('content', 'LIKE', `%${search}%`)
+          .orWhere('author', 'LIKE', `%${search}%`)
+      })
       .andWhere('user_id', `${auth.user?.id}`)
     const tagSanitizedSearch = _.startCase(search).replace(/ /g, '-')
     const tags = await Tag.query().where('name',tagSanitizedSearch).andWhere('user_id', `${auth.user?.id}`)
diff --git a/api/tests/functional/user.spec.ts b/api/tests/functional/user.spec.ts
index 203fdcd..d8451b0 100644
--- a/api/tests/functional/user.spec.ts
+++ b/api/tests/functional/user.spec.ts
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ test.group('Users', (group) => {
     const user = await UserFactory.make()
     let fixedUser = {
       email: user.email,
-      password: user.password,
-      password_confirmation: user.password
+      password: user.password+"1A!a",
+      password_confirmation: user.password+"1A!a"
     }
 
     const response = await client.post('/register').json(fixedUser)
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ test.group('Users', (group) => {
     response.assertBodyContains({uid: response.body().uid})
     response.assertStatus(200)
 
-    const loggedInUser = await client.post('/login').json({email: user.email, password: user.password})
+    const loggedInUser = await client.post('/login').json({email: user.email, password: user.password+"1A!a"})
 
     const verify = await client.get(`/users/${response.body().uid}`).bearerToken(loggedInUser.body().token)
     verify.assertStatus(200)
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/TagSelect.tsx b/frontend/src/components/TagSelect.tsx
index b9a497a..1792cb2 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/TagSelect.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/TagSelect.tsx
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export default function TagSelect({ defaultValue, token }:{ defaultValue: string
   const handleKeyPress = (event: KeyboardEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
     if (event.key === ",") {
       event.preventDefault()
-      if (inputRef.current) {
+      if (inputRef.current && (inputRef.current.value != "")) {
         handleTagAdd(inputRef.current.value)
       }
     }
diff --git a/frontend/src/features/ui/reducer.ts b/frontend/src/features/ui/reducer.ts
index 067f2f3..102f676 100644
--- a/frontend/src/features/ui/reducer.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/features/ui/reducer.ts
@@ -5,11 +5,13 @@ import type { AppState, AppThunk } from '@/store'
 export interface UIState {
   illustrationEdit: boolean
   updateUI: boolean
+  redirect: string
 }
 
 const initialState: UIState = {
   illustrationEdit: false,
-  updateUI: false
+  updateUI: false,
+  redirect: "/",
 }
 
 export const uiReducer = createSlice({
@@ -23,13 +25,17 @@ export const uiReducer = createSlice({
     setUpdateUI: (state, actions) => {
       state.updateUI = actions.payload
     },
+    setRedirect: (state, actions) => {
+      state.redirect = actions.payload
+    },
   },
 
 
 })
 export const selectIllustrationEdit = (state: AppState) => state.ui.illustrationEdit
 export const selectUpdateUI = (state: AppState) => state.ui.updateUI
+export const getRedirect = (state: AppState) => state.ui.redirect
 
-export const { setIllustrationEdit, setUpdateUI } = uiReducer.actions
+export const { setIllustrationEdit, setUpdateUI, setRedirect } = uiReducer.actions
 
 export default uiReducer.reducer
diff --git a/frontend/src/library/useUser.ts b/frontend/src/library/useUser.ts
index 4d06e5f..c198f54 100644
--- a/frontend/src/library/useUser.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/library/useUser.ts
@@ -2,17 +2,12 @@ import { useEffect } from 'react'
 import Router from 'next/router'
 import useSWR from 'swr'
 import { User } from '@/pages/api/user'
-import { useAppSelector, useAppDispatch } from '@/hooks'
-
-import { setToken } from '@/features/user/reducer';
 
 export default function useUser({
   redirectTo = '',
   redirectIfFound = false,
 } = {}) {
   const { data: user, mutate: mutateUser } = useSWR<User>('/api/user')
-  const dispatch = useAppDispatch()
-  // dispatch(setToken(user?.token)) // send token for api calls
 
   useEffect(() => {
     // if no redirect needed, just return (example: already on /dashboard)
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/author/[id].tsx b/frontend/src/pages/author/[id].tsx
index d1248e9..b7e0fb1 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/author/[id].tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/author/[id].tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import Link from 'next/link'
 import useUser from '@/library/useUser';
 import Layout from '@/components/Layout';
 import Head from 'next/head';
-
+import { setRedirect } from '@/features/ui/reducer';
 import { useAppSelector, useAppDispatch } from '@/hooks'
 
 
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ export default function Author() {
   const [isLoading, setLoading] = useState(false)
 
   useEffect(() => {
+    if (!user?.token) dispatch(setRedirect(`/author/${name}`))
     if (!name) {
       setLoading(true)
       return
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ export default function Author() {
   }, [name]);
 
 
-
+  if (!user?.token) return
   if (isLoading) return (
     <Layout>
       <div>Loading...</div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/authors.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/authors.tsx
index b7d9329..6baa910 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/authors.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/authors.tsx
@@ -1,12 +1,20 @@
 import Author from '@/components/AuthorIndex';
 import Layout from '@/components/Layout'
 import useUser from '@/library/useUser';
+import { setRedirect } from '@/features/ui/reducer';
+import { useAppDispatch } from '@/hooks'
+import { useEffect } from 'react';
 
-export default function Home() {
+export default function Authors() {
   const { user } = useUser({
     redirectTo: '/login',
   })
 
+  const dispatch = useAppDispatch()
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!user?.token) dispatch(setRedirect(`/authors`))
+  }, [user])
+  if (!user?.token) return
   return (
     <Layout>
       { user?.isLoggedIn && (<Author token={user?.token} />) }
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/illustration/[id].tsx b/frontend/src/pages/illustration/[id].tsx
index 3794149..d980544 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/illustration/[id].tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/illustration/[id].tsx
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { selectModal, setModal } from '@/features/modal/reducer'
 import { setFlashMessage } from '@/features/flash/reducer'
 import IllustrationForm from '@/components/IllustrationForm';
 import { illustrationType } from '@/library/illustrationType';
-import { selectIllustrationEdit, setIllustrationEdit, selectUpdateUI, setUpdateUI } from '@/features/ui/reducer';
+import { selectIllustrationEdit, setIllustrationEdit, selectUpdateUI, setUpdateUI, setRedirect } from '@/features/ui/reducer';
 import format from 'date-fns/format';
 import PlaceConfirmDialog from '@/components/PlaceConfirmDialog';
 import { placeType } from '@/library/placeType';
@@ -37,10 +37,11 @@ export default function IllustrationWrapper() {
 
   useEffect(() => {
     setLoading(true)
-    if (!router.query.id || !user) {
+    if (!user?.token) dispatch(setRedirect(`/illustration/${router.query.id}`))
+    if (!router.query.id || !user?.token) {
       return
     }
-    dispatch(getThunkSettings(user?.token))
+    dispatch(getThunkSettings(user.token))
 
     api.get(`/illustration/${router.query.id}`, '', user.token)
       .then(data => {
@@ -116,8 +117,8 @@ export default function IllustrationWrapper() {
       used: form.Used.value.trim(),
     }
     }
-
-  if (!user?.token || !illustration || !userSettings) return <Layout>Loading...</Layout>
+  if (!user?.token) return
+  if (!illustration || !userSettings) return <Layout>Loading...</Layout>
   return (
     <Layout>
       <Head>
@@ -127,19 +128,19 @@ export default function IllustrationWrapper() {
         <IllustrationForm illustration={illustration} />
         :
         <>
-      <div className="p-4 bg-gray-50 grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2">
-              <div>
+      <div className="p-4 bg-gray-50 grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 ">
+              <div className='truncate'>
               <span className="font-bold pr-2">Title:</span>
               {/* Title is required */}
                 {illustration?.title}
               </div>
             {illustration?.author &&
-              <div>
+              <div className='truncate'>
                 <span className="font-bold pr-2">Author:</span>
                 {illustration.author}
               </div>}
-            {illustration?.source && <div>
-              <span className="font-bold pr-2">Source:</span>
+            {illustration?.source && <div className='truncate'>
+              <span className="font-bold pr-2 ">Source:</span>
               {isValidHttpUrl(illustration.source) ? <Link href={illustration.source}>{illustration.source}</Link> : illustration.source}
             </div>}
             {illustration?.tags && <div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/login.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/login.tsx
index 14a50ac..aa2fabd 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/login.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/login.tsx
@@ -3,12 +3,16 @@ import useUser from '@/library/useUser'
 import Layout from '@/components/Layout'
 import Form from '@/components/Form'
 import fetchJson, { FetchError } from '@/library/fetchJson'
-
+import { useAppDispatch, useAppSelector } from '@/hooks'
+import { getRedirect, setRedirect } from '@/features/ui/reducer';
 export default function Login() {
-  // here we just check if user is already logged in and redirect to profile
-  // should be last page
+
+  const dispatch = useAppDispatch()
+
+  // retrieve first accessed path as unauthenticated user
+  const redirectPath = useAppSelector(getRedirect)
   const { mutateUser } = useUser({
-    redirectTo: '/',
+    redirectTo: redirectPath,
     redirectIfFound: true,
   })
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/new-illustration.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/new-illustration.tsx
index 197ed3f..a549c24 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/new-illustration.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/new-illustration.tsx
@@ -2,15 +2,21 @@ import React, { useState } from 'react'
 import useUser from '@/library/useUser'
 import Layout from '@/components/Layout'
 import IllustrationForm from '@/components/IllustrationForm'
+import { setRedirect } from '@/features/ui/reducer';
+import { useAppDispatch } from '@/hooks'
+import { useEffect } from 'react';
 
 export default function Login() {
-  // here we just check if user is already logged in and redirect to profile
-  // should be last page
+
   const { user } = useUser({
-    redirectTo: '/',
+    redirectTo: '/login',
   })
 
-
+  const dispatch = useAppDispatch()
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!user?.token) dispatch(setRedirect(`/new-illustration`))
+  }, [user])
+  if (!user?.token) return
   return (
     <Layout>
       <IllustrationForm />
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/search.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/search.tsx
index 7c4d39a..0440d76 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/search.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/search.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import { tagType } from '@/library/tagtype'
 import { illustrationType } from '@/library/illustrationType'
 import { placeType } from '@/library/placeType'
 import { MagnifyingGlassCircleIcon } from '@heroicons/react/20/solid'
+import { setRedirect } from '@/features/ui/reducer';
+import { useEffect } from 'react';
 
 type dataReturn = {
   illustrations: any
@@ -18,16 +20,18 @@ type dataReturn = {
 }
 
 export default function Search() {
-  // here we just check if user is already logged in and redirect to profile
-  // should be last page
   const { user } = useUser({
-    redirectTo: '/',
+    redirectTo: '/login',
   })
 
   const dispatch = useAppDispatch()
   const [data, setData] = useState<dataReturn | null>(null)
   const [searched, setSearched] = useState('')
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!user?.token) dispatch(setRedirect(`/search`))
+  }, [user])
+
   const onSubmit = (event: FormEvent<HTMLFormElement>) => {
     event.preventDefault();
     let form = {
@@ -45,7 +49,7 @@ export default function Search() {
         setSearched(form.search)
   });
   }
-
+  if (!user?.token) return
 // The UI does not allow the saving of an illustration without tags.
 // If it does, then we need to have a listing of those illustrations here.
   return (
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/settings.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/settings.tsx
index f220899..7fc1a9e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/settings.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/settings.tsx
@@ -7,18 +7,22 @@ import api from '@/library/api'
 import { getSettings, getThunkSettings, setSettings } from '@/features/user/reducer'
 import router from 'next/router'
 import { ArrowLeftIcon, ClipboardDocumentListIcon } from '@heroicons/react/24/solid'
+import { setRedirect } from '@/features/ui/reducer';
 
 export default function Settings() {
-  // here we just check if user is already logged in and redirect to profile
-  // should be last page
+
   const { user } = useUser({
-    redirectTo: '/',
+    redirectTo: '/login',
   })
 
   const dispatch = useAppDispatch()
   dispatch(getThunkSettings(user?.token))
   const settings = useAppSelector(getSettings)
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!user?.token) dispatch(setRedirect(`/settings`))
+  }, [user])
+
   const onSubmit = (event: FormEvent<HTMLFormElement>) => {
     event.preventDefault();
     let form = grabAndReturnObject(event.currentTarget)
@@ -41,7 +45,7 @@ export default function Settings() {
       location: form.location.value.trim(),
     }
   }
-
+  if (!user?.token) return
   return (
     <Layout>
       {settings && <>
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/tag/[name].tsx b/frontend/src/pages/tag/[name].tsx
index 925291b..402fd53 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/tag/[name].tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/tag/[name].tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import ConfirmDialog from '@/components/ConfirmDialog';
 import { PencilSquareIcon, CheckCircleIcon, TrashIcon } from '@heroicons/react/24/solid'
 import { FormEvent } from 'react';
 import Head from 'next/head';
-
+import { setRedirect } from '@/features/ui/reducer';
 import { useAppSelector, useAppDispatch } from '@/hooks'
 import { selectModal, setModal } from '@/features/modal/reducer'
 import { setFlashMessage } from '@/features/flash/reducer'
@@ -29,12 +29,13 @@ export default function Tag() {
   const [editTag, setEditTag] = useState(false)
 
   useEffect(() => {
+    if (!user?.token) dispatch(setRedirect(`/tag/${router.query.name}`))
     if (!name) {
       setLoading(true)
       return
     }
     // add - for data fetching
-    api.get(`/tag/${name}`.replace(/ /g, '-'), '', user?.token)
+    api.get(`/tag/${router.query.name}`, '', user?.token)
       .then(data => {
         setData(data); // illustrations
       setLoading(false)
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ export default function Tag() {
         router.replace('/') // go home
   });
   };
-
+  if (!user?.token) return
   if (isLoading) return (
     <Layout>
       <div>Loading...</div>