diff --git a/client/js/admin/forum.js b/client/js/admin/forum.js
index 3bbebbf..52a8eb7 100644
--- a/client/js/admin/forum.js
+++ b/client/js/admin/forum.js
@@ -162,6 +162,25 @@ function deleteForumReply(replyId) {
     }
 }
 
+function resetForumPostCount() {
+    if (confirm('Are you sure you want to reset the forum post count for all users? This may take a while.')) {
+      $.ajax({
+        url: '/api/admin/reset-forum-post-count',
+        method: 'POST',
+        headers: {
+          'Authorization': `Bearer ${localStorage.getItem('token')}`
+        },
+        success: function(response) {
+          showAlert('success', 'Forum post counts reset successfully.');
+        },
+        error: function(xhr, status, error) {
+          console.error('Error resetting forum post counts:', error);
+          showAlert('danger', 'Error resetting forum post counts. Please try again.');
+        }
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
 function getSectionName(sectionId) {
     const sectionMap = {
         'announcements': 'Announcements',
diff --git a/client/js/forum/posts.js b/client/js/forum/posts.js
index d15da21..ad9f7b0 100644
--- a/client/js/forum/posts.js
+++ b/client/js/forum/posts.js
@@ -29,6 +29,22 @@ function loadPost(postId) {
     });
 }
 
+function fetchForumPostCount(userId) {
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+        $.ajax({
+            url: `/api/forum/user-post-count/${userId}`,
+            method: 'GET',
+            success: function(response) {
+                resolve(response.count);
+            },
+            error: function(xhr, status, error) {
+                console.error('Error fetching forum post count:', error);
+                resolve(0); // Default to 0 if there's an error
+            }
+        });
+    });
+}
+
 function displayPost(post) {
     const postContainer = $('#post-container');
     const breadcrumb = $('#post-breadcrumb');
@@ -64,7 +80,7 @@ function displayPost(post) {
                         <p id="user-status-${post.author._id}" class="small">Loading status...</p>
                         <img src="https://www.nicepng.com/png/full/146-1466409_roblox-bacon-hair-png-roblox-bacon-hair-head.png" alt="Avatar" class="img-circle" width="64" height="64">
                         <h5><a href="/user-profile?username=${post.author.username}">${escapeHtml(post.author.username)}</a></h5>
-                        <p class="small"><b>Posts:</b> ${post.author.postCount || 0}</p>
+                        <p class="small"><b>Posts:</b> <span id="author-post-count-${post.author._id}">Loading...</span></p>
                     </div>
                     <div class="col-md-10 col-sm-9">
                         <p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">${formatContent(post.content)}</p>
@@ -107,6 +123,11 @@ function displayPost(post) {
         $(`#user-status-${post.author._id}`).html(onlineStatus);
     });
 
+    // Load author's post count
+    fetchForumPostCount(post.author._id).then(postCount => {
+        $(`#author-post-count-${post.author._id}`).text(postCount);
+    });
+
     // Load replies
     loadReplies(post._id);
 }
diff --git a/server/functions/api/routes/admin.js b/server/functions/api/routes/admin.js
index 5cadeb3..ebc9961 100644
--- a/server/functions/api/routes/admin.js
+++ b/server/functions/api/routes/admin.js
@@ -103,16 +103,25 @@ router.post('/forum-posts/:id/toggle-pin', authenticateToken, async (req, res) =
 // Delete a forum post
 router.delete('/forum-posts/:id', authenticateToken, async (req, res) => {
   try {
-    const post = await ForumPost.findById(req.params.id);
+    const post = await ForumPost.findById(req.params.id).populate('author');
     if (!post) {
       return res.status(404).json({ error: 'Post not found' });
     }
     
     // Delete all replies associated with the post, if any
     if (post.replies && post.replies.length > 0) {
-      await Reply.deleteMany({ _id: { $in: post.reply } });
+      await Reply.deleteMany({ _id: { $in: post.replies } });
+      // Decrease the post count for each reply author
+      const replyAuthors = await Reply.find({ _id: { $in: post.replies } }).distinct('author');
+      await User.updateMany(
+        { _id: { $in: replyAuthors } },
+        { $inc: { forumPostCount: -1 } }
+      );
     }
     
+    // Decrease the post count for the post author
+    await User.findByIdAndUpdate(post.author._id, { $inc: { forumPostCount: -1 } });
+    
     // Delete the post
     await ForumPost.findByIdAndDelete(req.params.id);
     
@@ -125,7 +134,7 @@ router.delete('/forum-posts/:id', authenticateToken, async (req, res) => {
 // Delete a forum reply
 router.delete('/forum-replies/:id', authenticateToken, async (req, res) => {
   try {
-    const reply = await Reply.findById(req.params.id);
+    const reply = await Reply.findById(req.params.id).populate('author');
     if (!reply) {
       return res.status(404).json({ error: 'Reply not found' });
     }
@@ -136,6 +145,9 @@ router.delete('/forum-replies/:id', authenticateToken, async (req, res) => {
       $inc: { replyCount: -1 }
     });
     
+    // Decrease the post count for the reply author
+    await User.findByIdAndUpdate(reply.author._id, { $inc: { forumPostCount: -1 } });
+    
     // Delete the reply
     await Reply.findByIdAndDelete(req.params.id);
     
@@ -146,6 +158,24 @@ router.delete('/forum-replies/:id', authenticateToken, async (req, res) => {
   }
 });
 
+// Reset forum post count
+router.post('/reset-forum-post-count', authenticateToken, async (req, res) => {
+  try {
+    const users = await User.find();
+    for (const user of users) {
+      const postCount = await ForumPost.countDocuments({ author: user._id });
+      const replyCount = await Reply.countDocuments({ author: user._id });
+      const totalCount = postCount + replyCount;
+      user.forumPostCount = totalCount;
+      await user.save();
+    }
+    res.json({ message: 'Forum post counts reset successfully' });
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('Error resetting forum post counts:', error);
+    res.status(500).json({ error: 'Error resetting forum post counts' });
+  }
+});
+
 // Get all users 
 router.get('/users', authenticateToken, async (req, res) => {
   try {
diff --git a/server/functions/api/routes/forum.js b/server/functions/api/routes/forum.js
index a5b395b..505de6c 100644
--- a/server/functions/api/routes/forum.js
+++ b/server/functions/api/routes/forum.js
@@ -321,11 +321,14 @@ router.get('/posts/:postId/replies', async (req, res) => {
 
 router.get('/user-post-count/:userId', async (req, res) => {
     try {
-    const postCount = await ForumPost.countUserPosts(req.params.userId);
-    res.json({ count: postCount });
+        const { userId } = req.params;
+        const postCount = await ForumPost.countDocuments({ author: userId });
+        const replyCount = await Reply.countDocuments({ author: userId });
+        const totalCount = postCount + replyCount;
+        res.json({ count: totalCount });
     } catch (error) {
-    console.error('Error fetching user post count:', error);
-    res.status(500).json({ message: 'Error fetching user post count' });
+        console.error('Error fetching user post count:', error);
+        res.status(500).json({ message: 'Error fetching user post count', error: error.message });
     }
 });