diff --git a/php/federator/api/v1/newcontent.php b/php/federator/api/v1/newcontent.php
index c3164fc..8449f84 100644
--- a/php/federator/api/v1/newcontent.php
+++ b/php/federator/api/v1/newcontent.php
@@ -89,6 +89,11 @@ class NewContent implements \Federator\Api\APIInterface
 
         $input = is_string($_rawInput) ? json_decode($_rawInput, true) : null;
 
+
+        $dbh = $this->main->getDatabase();
+        $cache = $this->main->getCache();
+        $connector = $this->main->getConnector();
+
         $config = $this->main->getConfig();
         $domain = $config['generic']['externaldomain'];
         if (!is_array($input)) {
@@ -97,21 +102,16 @@ class NewContent implements \Federator\Api\APIInterface
         }
 
         if (isset($allHeaders['X-Sender'])) {
-            $newActivity = $this->main->getConnector()->jsonToActivity($input);
+            $newActivity = $connector->jsonToActivity($input);
         } else {
             error_log("NewContent::post No X-Sender header found");
             return false;
         }
-
         if ($newActivity === false) {
             error_log("NewContent::post couldn't create newActivity");
             return false;
         }
 
-        $dbh = $this->main->getDatabase();
-        $cache = $this->main->getCache();
-        $connector = $this->main->getConnector();
-
         if (!isset($_user)) {
             $user = $newActivity->getAActor(); // url of the sender https://contentnation.net/username
             $user = str_replace(
diff --git a/php/federator/data/activitypub/factory.php b/php/federator/data/activitypub/factory.php
index 1dcd067..2902596 100644
--- a/php/federator/data/activitypub/factory.php
+++ b/php/federator/data/activitypub/factory.php
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ class Factory
                 $return = new Common\Undo();
                 break;
             default:
-                error_log("newActivityFromJson " . print_r($json, true));
+                error_log("newActivityFromJson unsupported type: " . print_r($json, true));
         }
         if (isset($return) && $return->fromJson($json) !== null) {
             return $return;
diff --git a/php/federator/dio/posts.php b/php/federator/dio/posts.php
index 6b261aa..7c5331c 100644
--- a/php/federator/dio/posts.php
+++ b/php/federator/dio/posts.php
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ class Posts
         if ($posts === false) {
             $posts = [];
         }
+        echo "Found " . count($posts) . " posts in DB\n";
 
         // Only override $min if we found posts in our DB
         $remoteMin = $min;
@@ -102,15 +103,15 @@ class Posts
      */
     public static function getPostsFromDb($dbh, $userId, $min = null, $max = null)
     {
-        $sql = 'SELECT id, user_id, type, object, published FROM posts WHERE user_id = ?';
+        $sql = 'SELECT `id`, `url`, `user_id`, `actor`, `type`, `object`, `to`, `cc`, `published` FROM posts WHERE user_id = ?';
         $params = [$userId];
         $types = 's';
-        if ($min !== null) {
+        if ($min !== null && $min !== "") {
             $sql .= ' AND published >= ?';
             $params[] = $min;
             $types .= 's';
         }
-        if ($max !== null) {
+        if ($max !== null && $max !== "") {
             $sql .= ' AND published <= ?';
             $params[] = $max;
             $types .= 's';
@@ -130,16 +131,33 @@ class Posts
         }
         $posts = [];
         while ($row = $result->fetch_assoc()) {
-            if (!empty($row['object'])) {
-                $objectData = json_decode($row['object'], true);
-                if (is_array($objectData)) {
-                    // Use the ActivityPub factory to create the APObject
-                    $object = \Federator\Data\ActivityPub\Factory::newActivityFromJson($objectData);
-                    if ($object !== false) {
-                        $posts[] = $object;
-                    }
+            if (isset($row['to']) && $row['to'] !== null) {
+                $row['to'] = json_decode($row['to'], true);
+            }
+            if (isset($row['cc']) && $row['cc'] !== null) {
+                $row['cc'] = json_decode($row['cc'], true);
+            }
+            if (isset($row['object']) && $row['object'] !== null) {
+                $decoded = json_decode($row['object'], true);
+                // Only use decoded value if it's an array/object
+                if (is_array($decoded)) {
+                    $row['object'] = $decoded;
                 }
             }
+            if (isset($row['published']) && $row['published'] !== null) {
+                // If it's numeric, keep as int. If it's a string, try to parse as ISO 8601.
+                if (is_numeric($row['published'])) {
+                    $row['published'] = intval($row['published'], 10);
+                } else {
+                    // Try to parse as datetime string
+                    $timestamp = strtotime($row['published']);
+                    $row['published'] = $timestamp !== false ? $timestamp : null;
+                }
+            }
+            $activity = \Federator\Data\ActivityPub\Factory::newActivityFromJson($row);
+            if ($activity !== false) {
+                $posts[] = $activity;
+            }
         }
         $stmt->close();
         return $posts;
diff --git a/plugins/federator/contentnation.php b/plugins/federator/contentnation.php
index ecf7d9f..3189910 100644
--- a/plugins/federator/contentnation.php
+++ b/plugins/federator/contentnation.php
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ class ContentNation implements Connector
                             ->addTo("https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public")
                             ->addCC('https://' . $domain . '/' . $userId . '/followers');
                         $create->setURL('https://' . $domain . '/' . $activity['profilename'] . '/' . $activity['name']);
+                        $create->setID('https://' . $domain . '/' . $activity['profilename'] . '/' . $activity['id']);
                         $apArticle = new \Federator\Data\ActivityPub\Common\Article();
                         if (array_key_exists('tags', $activity)) {
                             foreach ($activity['tags'] as $tag) {
@@ -207,16 +208,23 @@ class ContentNation implements Connector
                         $commentJson = $activity;
                         $commentJson['type'] = 'Note';
                         $commentJson['summary'] = $activity['subject'];
-                        $commentJson['id'] = $activity['id'];
+                        $commentJson['id'] = 'https://' . $domain . '/' . $activity['articleOwnerName'] . '/' . $activity['articleName'] . '#' . $activity['id'];
                         $note = \Federator\Data\ActivityPub\Factory::newFromJson($commentJson, "");
                         if ($note === null) {
                             error_log("ContentNation::getRemotePostsByUser couldn't create comment");
-                            $comment = new \Federator\Data\ActivityPub\Common\Activity('Comment');
-                            $create->setObject($comment);
+                            $note = new \Federator\Data\ActivityPub\Common\Activity('Comment');
+                            $create->setObject($note);
                             break;
                         }
-                        $url = 'https://' . $domain . '/' . $activity['articleOwnerName'] . '/' . $activity['articleName'] . '#' . $note->getID();
+                        $note->setID($commentJson['id']);
+                        if (!isset($commentJson['parent']) || $commentJson['parent'] === null) {
+                            $note->setInReplyTo('https://' . $domain . '/' . $activity['articleOwnerName'] . '/' . $activity['articleName']);
+                        } elseif ($replyType === "comment") {
+                            $note->setInReplyTo('https://' . $domain . '/' . $activity['articleOwnerName'] . '/' . $activity['articleName'] . "#" . $commentJson['parent']);
+                        }
+                        $url = 'https://' . $domain . '/' . $activity['articleOwnerName'] . '/' . $activity['articleName'] . '#' . $activity['id'];
                         $create->setURL($url);
+                        $create->setID($url);
                         $create->setObject($note);
                         $posts[] = $create;
                         break; // Comment
@@ -227,9 +235,9 @@ class ContentNation implements Connector
                         $like = new \Federator\Data\ActivityPub\Common\Activity($likeType);
                         $like->setAActor('https://' . $domain . '/' . $userId);
                         $like->setID($activity['id'])
-                            ->setPublished($activity['published'] ?? $activity['timestamp'])
-                            ->addTo("https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public")
-                            ->addCC('https://' . $domain . '/' . $userId . '/followers');
+                            ->setPublished($activity['published'] ?? $activity['timestamp']);
+                        // $like->addTo("https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public")
+                            // ->addCC('https://' . $domain . '/' . $userId . '/followers');
                         $like->setSummary(
                             $this->main->translate(
                                 $activity['articlelang'],
@@ -239,10 +247,8 @@ class ContentNation implements Connector
                             )
                         );
                         $objectUrl = 'https://' . $domain . '/' . $userId . '/' . $activity['articlename'];
-                        if ($activity['comment'] !== '') {
-                            $objectUrl .= "#" . $activity['comment'];
-                        }
                         $like->setURL($objectUrl . '#' . $activity['id']);
+                        $like->setID($objectUrl . '#' . $activity['id']);
                         $like->setObject($objectUrl);
                         $posts[] = $like;
                         break; // Vote
@@ -364,6 +370,7 @@ class ContentNation implements Connector
      */
     public function jsonToActivity(array $jsonData)
     {
+        $returnActivity = false;
         // Common fields for all activity types
         $ap = [
             '@context' => 'https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams',
@@ -372,52 +379,65 @@ class ContentNation implements Connector
             'actor' => $jsonData['actor'] ?? null,
         ];
 
+        $config = $this->main->getConfig();
+        $domain = $config['generic']['externaldomain'];
+
+        $ourUrl = 'https://' . $domain;
+
         // Extract actorName as the last segment of the actor URL (after the last '/')
-        $actorUrl = $jsonData['actor'] ?? null;
-        $actorName = null;
-        $replaceUrl = null;
-        if (is_array($actorUrl)) {
-            $actorUrl = $actorUrl['id'];
-            $replaceUrl = $actorUrl->url ?? null;
-        }
-        if ($actorUrl !== null) {
-            $actorUrlParts = parse_url($actorUrl);
-            if (isset($actorUrlParts['path'])) {
-                $pathSegments = array_values(array_filter(explode('/', $actorUrlParts['path'])));
-                $actorName = end($pathSegments);
-                // Build replaceUrl as scheme://host if both are set
-                if (isset($actorUrlParts['scheme'], $actorUrlParts['host'])) {
-                    $replaceUrl = $actorUrlParts['scheme'] . '://' . $actorUrlParts['host'];
-                } else {
-                    $replaceUrl = $actorUrl;
-                }
-            } else {
-                $actorName = $actorUrl;
-                $replaceUrl = $actorUrl;
-            }
-        }
-        $ap['actor'] = $actorUrl;
+        $actorData = $jsonData['actor'] ?? null;
+        $actorName = $actorData['name'] ?? null;
+
+        $ap['actor'] = $ourUrl . '/' . $actorName;
 
         // Handle specific fields based on the type
         switch ($jsonData['type']) {
             case 'comment':
+                $commentId = $jsonData['object']['id'] ?? null;
+                $articleName = $jsonData['object']['articleName'] ?? null;
+                $articleOwnerName = $jsonData['object']['articleOwnerName'] ?? null;
                 // Set Create-level fields
                 $ap['published'] = $jsonData['object']['published'] ?? null;
-                $ap['url'] = $jsonData['object']['url'] ?? null;
-                $ap['to'] = ['https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public'];
-                $ap['cc'] = [$jsonData['related']['cc']['followers'] ?? null];
-
-                // Set object as Note with only required fields
+                $ap['id'] = $ourUrl . "/" . $articleOwnerName . "/" . $articleName . "#" . $commentId;
+                $ap['url'] = $ourUrl . "/" . $articleOwnerName . "/" . $articleName . "#" . $commentId;
+                $ap['type'] = 'Create';
                 $ap['object'] = [
-                    'id' => $jsonData['object']['id'] ?? null,
                     'type' => 'Note',
-                    'content' => $jsonData['object']['content'] ?? '',
-                    'summary' => $jsonData['object']['summary'] ?? '',
+                    'id' => $ourUrl . "/" . $articleOwnerName . "/" . $articleName . "#" . $commentId,
+                    'content' => $jsonData['object']['content'] ?? null,
+                    'summary' => $jsonData['object']['summary'] ?? null,
                 ];
+                $ap['cc'] = ['https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public'];
+                if (isset($jsonData['options'])) {
+                    if (isset($jsonData['options']['informFollowers'])) {
+                        if ($jsonData['options']['informFollowers'] === true) {
+                            if ($actorName != $articleOwnerName) {
+                                $ap['to'][] = $ourUrl . '/' . $articleOwnerName;
+                            }
+                            $ap['to'][] = $ourUrl . '/' . $actorName . '/followers';
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                $replyType = $jsonData['object']['inReplyTo']['type'] ?? null;
+                if ($replyType === "article") {
+                    $ap['object']['inReplyTo'] = $ourUrl . "/" . $articleOwnerName . "/" . $articleName;
+                } elseif ($replyType === "comment") {
+                    $ap['object']['inReplyTo'] = $ourUrl . "/" . $articleOwnerName . "/" . $articleName . "#" . $jsonData['object']['inReplyTo']['id'];
+                } else {
+                    error_log("ContentNation::jsonToActivity unknown inReplyTo type: {$replyType}");
+                }
+                $returnActivity = \Federator\Data\ActivityPub\Factory::newActivityFromJson($ap);
+                $returnActivity->setID($ap['id']);
+                $returnActivity->setURL($ap['url']);
                 break;
 
             case 'vote':
-                $ap['id'] .= "_$actorName";
+                $votedOn = $jsonData['object']['type'] ?? null;
+                $articleName = $jsonData['object']['articleName'] ?? null;
+                $articleOwnerName = $jsonData['object']['articleOwnerName'] ?? null;
+                $voteId = $jsonData['object']['id'] ?? null;
+                $ap['id'] = $ourUrl . '/' . $articleOwnerName . '/' . $articleName . '#' . $voteId;
+                $ap['url'] = $ourUrl . '/' . $articleOwnerName . '/' . $articleName . '#' . $voteId;
                 if (
                     isset($jsonData['vote']['type']) &&
                     strtolower($jsonData['vote']['type']) === 'undo'
@@ -432,7 +452,10 @@ class ContentNation implements Connector
                     break;
                 }
 
-                $objectId = $jsonData['object']['id'] ?? null;
+                $objectId = $ourUrl . '/' . $articleOwnerName . '/' . $articleName;
+                if ($votedOn === "comment") {
+                    $objectId .= '#' . $jsonData['object']['commentId'];
+                }
 
                 $ap['object'] = $objectId;
 
@@ -462,43 +485,18 @@ class ContentNation implements Connector
                         'author' => $jsonData['object']['author'] ?? null,
                     ];
                 } */
+
+                $returnActivity = \Federator\Data\ActivityPub\Factory::newActivityFromJson($ap);
+                $returnActivity->setID($ap['id']);
+                $returnActivity->setURL($ap['url']);
                 break;
 
             default:
                 // Handle unsupported types or fallback to default behavior
-                throw new \InvalidArgumentException("Unsupported activity type: {$jsonData['type']}");
+                throw new \InvalidArgumentException("ContentNation::jsonToActivity Unsupported activity type: {$jsonData['type']}");
         }
 
-        $config = $this->main->getConfig();
-        $domain = $config['generic']['externaldomain'];
-        /**
-         * Recursively replace strings in an array.
-         *
-         * @param string $search
-         * @param string $replace
-         * @param array<mixed, mixed> $array
-         * @return array<mixed, mixed>
-         */
-        function array_str_replace_recursive(string $search, string $replace, array $array): array
-        {
-            foreach ($array as $key => $value) {
-                if (is_array($value)) {
-                    $array[$key] = array_str_replace_recursive($search, $replace, $value);
-                } elseif (is_string($value)) {
-                    $array[$key] = str_replace($search, $replace, $value);
-                }
-            }
-            return $array;
-        }
-        if (is_string($replaceUrl)) {
-            $ap = array_str_replace_recursive(
-                $replaceUrl,
-                'https://' . $domain,
-                $ap
-            );
-        }
-
-        return \Federator\Data\ActivityPub\Factory::newActivityFromJson($ap);
+        return $returnActivity;
     }
 
     /**