diff --git a/src/components/sidebar/Sidebar.js b/src/components/sidebar/Sidebar.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 38c7576..0000000
--- a/src/components/sidebar/Sidebar.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,151 +0,0 @@
-import React, { useState, useEffect, useCallback } from 'react';
-import { useRouter } from 'next/router';
-import { useSession, signOut } from 'next-auth/react';
-import { useIsAdmin } from '@/hooks/useIsAdmin';
-import { nip19 } from 'nostr-tools';
-import { useToast } from '@/hooks/useToast';
-import { useNDKContext } from '@/context/NDKContext';
-import 'primeicons/primeicons.css';
-import styles from "./sidebar.module.css";
-import { Divider } from 'primereact/divider';
-
-const Sidebar = ({ course = false }) => {
-    const { isAdmin } = useIsAdmin();
-    const [lessons, setLessons] = useState([]);
-    const router = useRouter();
-    const { showToast } = useToast();
-    const { ndk, addSigner } = useNDKContext();
-
-    // Helper function to determine if the path matches the current route
-    const isActive = (path) => {
-        if (path === '/content') {
-            return router.pathname === '/content';
-        }
-        if (path === '/feed') {
-            return router.pathname === '/feed';
-        }
-        return router.asPath === path;
-    };
-
-    const { data: session } = useSession();
-
-    useEffect(() => {
-        if (router.isReady) {
-            const { slug } = router.query;
-
-            try {
-                if (slug && course) {
-                    const { data } = nip19.decode(slug)
-
-                    if (!data) {
-                        showToast('error', 'Error', 'Course not found');
-                        return;
-                    }
-
-                    const id = data?.identifier;
-                    const fetchCourse = async (id) => {
-                        try {
-                            await ndk.connect();
-
-                            const filter = {
-                                '#d': [id]
-                            }
-
-                            const event = await ndk.fetchEvent(filter);
-
-                            if (event) {
-                                // all a tags are lessons
-                                const lessons = event.tags.filter(tag => tag[0] === 'a');
-                                const uniqueLessons = [...new Set(lessons.map(lesson => lesson[1]))];
-                                setLessons(uniqueLessons);
-                            }
-                        } catch (error) {
-                            console.error('Error fetching event:', error);
-                        }
-                    };
-                    if (ndk && id) {
-                        fetchCourse(id);
-                    }
-                }
-            } catch (err) {
-                console.error(err);
-            }
-        }
-    }, [router.isReady, router.query, ndk, course]);
-
-    const scrollToLesson = useCallback((index) => {
-        const lessonElement = document.getElementById(`lesson-${index}`);
-        if (lessonElement) {
-            lessonElement.scrollIntoView({ behavior: 'smooth' });
-        }
-    }, []);
-
-    useEffect(() => {
-        if (router.isReady && router.query.active) {
-            const activeIndex = parseInt(router.query.active);
-            scrollToLesson(activeIndex);
-        }
-    }, [router.isReady, router.query.active, scrollToLesson]);
-
-    return (
-        <div className="max-sidebar:hidden bg-gray-800 p-2 fixed h-[100%] flex flex-col w-[14vw]">
-            <div className="flex-grow overflow-y-auto">
-                {course && lessons.length > 0 && (
-                    <div className="flex-grow overflow-y-auto">
-                        <div onClick={() => router.push('/')} className="w-full flex flex-row items-center cursor-pointer py-2 my-2 hover:bg-gray-700 rounded-lg">
-                            <i className="pi pi-arrow-left pl-5" /> <p className="pl-2 rounded-md font-bold text-lg">Home</p>
-                        </div>
-                        {lessons.map((lesson, index) => (
-                            <div
-                                key={lesson}
-                                onClick={() => {
-                                    router.push(`/course/${router?.query?.slug}?active=${index}`, undefined, { shallow: true });
-                                    scrollToLesson(index);
-                                }}
-                                className={`w-full flex flex-row items-center cursor-pointer py-2 my-2 hover:bg-gray-700 rounded-lg ${isActive(`/course/${router?.query?.slug}?active=${index}`) ? 'bg-gray-700' : ''}`}
-                            >
-                                <i className="pi pi-lightbulb text-sm pl-5" /> <p className="pl-2 rounded-md font-bold text-lg">Lesson {index + 1}</p>
-                            </div>
-                        ))}
-                    </div>
-                )}
-                {!course && (
-                    <div className="flex-grow overflow-y-auto">
-                        <div onClick={() => router.push('/')} className={`w-full flex flex-row items-center cursor-pointer py-2 my-2 hover:bg-gray-700 rounded-lg ${isActive('/') ? 'bg-gray-700' : ''}`}>
-                            <i className="pi pi-home pl-5" /> <p className="pl-2 rounded-md font-bold text-lg">Home</p>
-                        </div>
-                        <div onClick={() => router.push('/content?tag=all')} className={`w-full flex flex-row items-center cursor-pointer py-2 my-2 hover:bg-gray-700 rounded-lg ${isActive('/content') || router.pathname === '/content' ? 'bg-gray-700' : ''}`}>
-                            <i className="pi pi-play-circle pl-5" /> <p className="pl-2 rounded-md font-bold text-lg">Content</p>
-                        </div>
-                        <div onClick={() => router.push('/feed?channel=global')} className={`w-full flex flex-row items-center cursor-pointer py-2 my-2 hover:bg-gray-700 rounded-lg ${isActive('/feed') ? 'bg-gray-700' : ''}`}>
-                            <i className="pi pi-comments pl-5" /> <p className="pl-2 rounded-md font-bold text-lg">Feeds</p>
-                        </div>
-                        {isAdmin && (
-                            <div onClick={() => router.push('/create')} className={`w-full flex flex-row items-center cursor-pointer py-2 my-2 hover:bg-gray-700 rounded-lg ${isActive('/create') ? 'bg-gray-700' : ''}`}>
-                                <i className="pi pi-plus pl-5 text-sm" /> <p className="pl-2 rounded-md font-bold text-lg">Create</p>
-                            </div>
-                        )}
-                        <div onClick={() => session ? router.push('/profile?tab=subscribe') : router.push('/subscribe')} className={`w-full flex flex-row items-center cursor-pointer py-2 my-2 hover:bg-gray-700 rounded-lg ${isActive('/profile?tab=subscribe') || isActive('/subscribe') ? 'bg-gray-700' : ''}`}>
-                            <i className="pi pi-star pl-5 text-sm" /> <p className="pl-2 rounded-md font-bold text-lg">Subscribe</p>
-                        </div>
-                    </div>
-                )}
-            </div>
-            <Divider className='pt-0 mt-0' />
-            <div className='mt-auto'>
-                <div onClick={() => router.push('/profile?tab=settings')} className={`w-full flex flex-row items-center cursor-pointer py-2 my-2 hover:bg-gray-700 rounded-lg ${isActive('/profile?tab=settings') ? 'bg-gray-700' : ''}`}>
-                    <i className="pi pi-cog pl-5 text-sm" /> <p className="pl-2 rounded-md font-bold text-lg">Settings</p>
-                </div>
-                <div onClick={() => session ? signOut() : router.push('/auth/signin')} className={`w-full flex flex-row items-center cursor-pointer py-2 my-2 hover:bg-gray-700 rounded-lg ${isActive('/auth/signin') ? 'bg-gray-700' : ''}`}>
-                    <i className={`pi ${session ? 'pi-sign-out' : 'pi-sign-in'} pl-5 text-sm`} /> <p className="pl-2 rounded-md font-bold text-lg">{session ? 'Logout' : 'Login'}</p>
-                </div>
-                {/* todo: have to add this extra button to push the sidebar to the right space but it doesnt seem to cause any negative side effects? */}
-                <div onClick={signOut} className={`w-full flex flex-row items-center cursor-pointer py-2 my-2 hover:bg-gray-700 rounded-lg`}>
-                    <i className="pi pi-sign-out pl-5 text-sm" /> <p className="pl-2 rounded-md font-bold text-lg">Logout</p>
-                </div>
-            </div>
-        </div>
-    );
-};
-
-export default Sidebar;
diff --git a/src/components/sidebar/sidebar.module.css b/src/components/sidebar/sidebar.module.css
deleted file mode 100644
index fa0da44..0000000
--- a/src/components/sidebar/sidebar.module.css
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-.p-accordion .p-accordion-content {
-    border: none !important;
-    padding-top: 0px !important;
-    padding-bottom: 0px !important;
-}
-.p-accordion .p-accordion-header-link {
-    border: none !important;
-    padding-bottom: 12px !important;
-    padding-top: 12px !important;
-    margin-bottom: 8px !important;
-    border-bottom-left-radius: 7px !important;
-    border-bottom-right-radius: 7px !important;
-}
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diff --git a/src/pages/_app.js b/src/pages/_app.js
index 496dc50..1c7dcb9 100644
--- a/src/pages/_app.js
+++ b/src/pages/_app.js
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import 'primereact/resources/primereact.min.css';
 import 'primeicons/primeicons.css';
 import "@uiw/react-md-editor/markdown-editor.css";
 import "@uiw/react-markdown-preview/markdown.css";
-import Sidebar from '@/components/sidebar/Sidebar';
 import { useRouter } from 'next/router';
 import { NDKProvider } from '@/context/NDKContext';
 import { Analytics } from '@vercel/analytics/react';
@@ -26,13 +25,8 @@ const queryClient = new QueryClient()
 export default function MyApp({
     Component, pageProps: { session, ...pageProps }
 }) {
-    const [isCourseView, setIsCourseView] = useState(false);
     const router = useRouter();
 
-    useEffect(() => {
-        setIsCourseView(router.pathname.includes('course') && !router.pathname.includes('draft'));
-    }, [router.pathname]);
-
     return (
         <PrimeReactProvider>
             <SessionProvider session={session}>
@@ -42,13 +36,10 @@ export default function MyApp({
                             <Layout>
                                 <div className="flex flex-col min-h-screen">
                                     <Navbar />
-                                    <div className='flex'>
-                                        <Sidebar course={isCourseView} />
-                                        <div className='w-[100vw] pl-[14vw] max-sidebar:pl-0 pb-16 max-sidebar:pb-20'>
-                                            <Component {...pageProps} />
-                                            <Analytics />
-                                        </div>
-                                    </div>
+                                    <main className="flex-1 container mx-auto px-4 py-4">
+                                        <Component {...pageProps} />
+                                        <Analytics />
+                                    </main>
                                     <BottomBar />
                                 </div>
                             </Layout>
diff --git a/src/pages/feed.js b/src/pages/feed.js
index 59f2ab7..4997c6b 100644
--- a/src/pages/feed.js
+++ b/src/pages/feed.js
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ const Feed = () => {
         setTitle(router.query.channel);
     }, [router.query.channel]);
 
-    // initialize the selected topic to the query parameter
     useEffect(() => {
         setSelectedTopic(router.query.channel);
     }, [router.query.channel]);
@@ -51,8 +50,8 @@ const Feed = () => {
     };
 
     return (
-        <div className="h-[100vh] w-[100vw] min-bottom-bar:w-[86vw]">
-            <div className="w-[100vw] min-bottom-bar:w-[86vw] px-4 pt-4 flex flex-col items-start">
+        <div className="w-full max-w-5xl mx-auto">
+            <div className="mb-6">
                 <div className='mb-4 flex flex-row items-end'>
                     <h1 className="font-bold mb-0">Feeds</h1>
                     <GenericButton
@@ -88,20 +87,14 @@ const Feed = () => {
                 items={allTopics}
                 selectedTopic={selectedTopic}
                 onTabChange={handleTopicChange}
-                className="max-w-[90%] mx-auto"
+                className="mb-4"
             />
-            {
-                selectedTopic === 'global' && <GlobalFeed searchQuery={searchQuery} />
-            }
-            {
-                selectedTopic === 'nostr' && <NostrFeed searchQuery={searchQuery} />
-            }
-            {
-                selectedTopic === 'discord' && <DiscordFeed searchQuery={searchQuery} />
-            }
-            {
-                selectedTopic === 'stackernews' && <StackerNewsFeed searchQuery={searchQuery} />
-            }
+            <div className="feed-content">
+                {selectedTopic === 'global' && <GlobalFeed searchQuery={searchQuery} />}
+                {selectedTopic === 'nostr' && <NostrFeed searchQuery={searchQuery} />}
+                {selectedTopic === 'discord' && <DiscordFeed searchQuery={searchQuery} />}
+                {selectedTopic === 'stackernews' && <StackerNewsFeed searchQuery={searchQuery} />}
+            </div>
         </div>
     );
 };