diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index fea7e62..ea10b9b 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ from flask import (
     send_from_directory,
     jsonify,
     Response,
+    redirect,
+    url_for,
 )
 
 from flask_socketio import SocketIO, emit, join_room, leave_room
@@ -365,6 +367,25 @@ def search_page():
     # Call the function to search messages
     search_results = search_messages(keywords)
 
+    # If there's exactly one search result, redirect directly to that room
+    if len(search_results) == 1:
+        room_result = search_results[0]
+        room_name = room_result["room_name"]
+
+        # Build the redirect URL with current parameters
+        redirect_params = {}
+        if username and username != "guest":
+            redirect_params["username"] = username
+
+        # Preserve other URL parameters like model, voice, etc.
+        for param in ["model", "voice"]:
+            value = request.args.get(param)
+            if value:
+                redirect_params[param] = value
+
+        redirect_url = url_for("chat", room_name=room_name, **redirect_params)
+        return redirect(redirect_url)
+
     return render_template(
         "search.html",
         rooms=rooms,
diff --git a/static/js/utils.js b/static/js/utils.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..afb4d86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/static/js/utils.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/**
+ * Utility functions for the OpenCompletion application
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Convert a string to a URL-friendly slug
+ * @param {string} str - The string to slugify
+ * @returns {string} - The slugified string
+ */
+function slugify(str) {
+    return str.toLowerCase().replace(/\s+/g, '-').replace(/[^\w-]+/g, '');
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/templates/base.html b/templates/base.html
index 65560ea..7ed5d62 100644
--- a/templates/base.html
+++ b/templates/base.html
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
 
     <!-- Include DOMPurify to sanitize HTML and prevent XSS attacks -->
     <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/dompurify@2/dist/purify.min.js"></script>
+    
+    <!-- Include utility functions -->
+    <script src="{{ url_for('static', filename='js/utils.js') }}"></script>
 
     <script>
       // Connect to the server using socket.io
@@ -134,6 +137,85 @@
     #rooms-list {
         border-right: 1px solid #e1e1e1;
         overflow-y: auto;
+        padding: 10px;
+    }
+    
+    /* Styling for site header */
+    #site-header {
+        margin-bottom: 20px;
+        text-align: center;
+    }
+    
+    #opencompletion-btn {
+        width: 100%;
+        padding: 10px;
+        background-color: #007bff;
+        color: white;
+        border: none;
+        border-radius: 5px;
+        font-size: 14px;
+        font-weight: bold;
+        cursor: pointer;
+        transition: background-color 0.3s;
+    }
+    
+    #opencompletion-btn:hover {
+        background-color: #0056b3;
+    }
+    
+    /* Styling for new room creation section */
+    #new-room-section {
+        margin-bottom: 20px;
+        padding: 10px;
+        border: 1px solid #e1e1e1;
+        border-radius: 5px;
+        background-color: #f8f9fa;
+    }
+    
+    #new-room-section h4 {
+        margin: 0 0 10px 0;
+        font-size: 14px;
+        color: #495057;
+    }
+    
+    #new-room-name {
+        width: 100%;
+        padding: 8px;
+        border: 1px solid #ced4da;
+        border-radius: 3px;
+        font-size: 12px;
+        resize: vertical;
+        margin-bottom: 10px;
+        box-sizing: border-box;
+    }
+    
+    #create-room-btn {
+        width: 100%;
+        padding: 8px;
+        background-color: #28a745;
+        color: white;
+        border: none;
+        border-radius: 3px;
+        font-size: 12px;
+        cursor: pointer;
+        transition: background-color 0.3s;
+    }
+    
+    #create-room-btn:hover {
+        background-color: #218838;
+    }
+    
+    /* Styling for public rooms header */
+    #public-rooms-header {
+        margin-bottom: 10px;
+    }
+    
+    #public-rooms-header h4 {
+        margin: 0;
+        font-size: 14px;
+        color: #495057;
+        border-bottom: 1px solid #e1e1e1;
+        padding-bottom: 5px;
     }
 
     /* Styling for the unordered list in the rooms list */
@@ -347,7 +429,6 @@
    </style>
 </head>
 <body>
-  <a href="https://github.com/russellballestrini/opencompletion#interacting-with-language-models" target="_blank">🚀 docs for models & other commands, also try /help</a>
   <!-- Search form -->
   <div id="search-form" style="width: 90%;">
       <form action="/search" method="get">
@@ -364,6 +445,10 @@
     <div id="room-list-modal-content">
         <button id="close-modal-button" onclick="closeModal()">×</button>
         <div id="utility-belt-mobile">
+            <div id="username-chooser-mobile">
+                <label for="username-input-mobile">Username:</label>
+                <input type="text" id="username-input-mobile" placeholder="guest" maxlength="50" style="width: 100%; padding: 4px; margin-top: 2px; border: 1px solid #ccc; border-radius: 3px;">
+            </div>
             <div id="model-chooser-mobile">
                 <label for="model-select-mobile">Choose Model:</label>
                 <select id="model-select-mobile">
@@ -428,6 +513,24 @@
 <!-- Chatroom list -->
 <div class="main-container">
   <div id="rooms-list">
+      <!-- opencompletion.com button -->
+      <div id="site-header">
+          <button id="opencompletion-btn" onclick="window.open('https://opencompletion.com', '_blank')">
+              opencompletion.com
+          </button>
+      </div>
+      
+      <!-- New room creation section -->
+      <div id="new-room-section">
+          <textarea id="new-room-name" placeholder="Enter room name..." rows="2" maxlength="100"></textarea>
+          <button id="create-room-btn" onclick="createNewRoom()">Create Room</button>
+      </div>
+      
+      <!-- Public rooms header -->
+      <div id="public-rooms-header">
+          <h4>Public Rooms</h4>
+      </div>
+      
       <ul id="rooms-list-ul">
           <!-- Loop through rooms and create list items for each room -->
           {% for room in rooms %}
@@ -477,9 +580,20 @@
         const modal = document.getElementById("room-list-modal");
         const modalContent = document.getElementById("room-list-modal-content");
         const closeButton = document.getElementById("close-modal-button");
+        
+        // Clone the site header, new room section, public rooms header, and rooms list
+        const siteHeader = document.getElementById("site-header").cloneNode(true);
+        const newRoomSection = document.getElementById("new-room-section").cloneNode(true);
+        const publicRoomsHeader = document.getElementById("public-rooms-header").cloneNode(true);
         const roomsList = document.getElementById("rooms-list-ul").cloneNode(true);
-        document.getElementById("rooms-list-modal-content").innerHTML = ''; // Clear previous content
+        
+        // Clear previous content and add all sections
+        document.getElementById("rooms-list-modal-content").innerHTML = '';
+        document.getElementById("rooms-list-modal-content").appendChild(siteHeader);
+        document.getElementById("rooms-list-modal-content").appendChild(newRoomSection);
+        document.getElementById("rooms-list-modal-content").appendChild(publicRoomsHeader);
         document.getElementById("rooms-list-modal-content").appendChild(roomsList);
+        
         modal.style.display = "flex";
         modalContent.style.display = "block";
         closeButton.style.display = "block";
@@ -494,6 +608,44 @@
         modalContent.style.display = "none";
         closeButton.style.display = "none";
     }
+    
+    // Function to create a new room
+    function createNewRoom() {
+        const roomName = document.getElementById("new-room-name").value.trim();
+        
+        if (!roomName) {
+            alert("Please enter a room name.");
+            return;
+        }
+        
+        // Slugify the room name to make it URL-friendly
+        const slugifiedRoomName = slugify(roomName);
+        
+        if (!slugifiedRoomName) {
+            alert("Please enter a valid room name with at least some letters or numbers.");
+            return;
+        }
+        
+        // Get current URL parameters to maintain username, model, voice, etc.
+        const urlParams = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search);
+        const currentParams = urlParams.toString();
+        
+        // Navigate to the new room using the slugified name
+        window.location.href = `/chat/${slugifiedRoomName}${currentParams ? '?' + currentParams : ''}`;
+    }
+    
+    // Add event listener for Enter key in the new room textarea
+    document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {
+        const newRoomTextarea = document.getElementById("new-room-name");
+        if (newRoomTextarea) {
+            newRoomTextarea.addEventListener("keydown", function(event) {
+                if (event.key === "Enter" && !event.shiftKey) {
+                    event.preventDefault();
+                    createNewRoom();
+                }
+            });
+        }
+    });
 
     // Add event listener to the hamburger button
     document.getElementById("hamburger-button").addEventListener("click", openModal);
diff --git a/templates/chat.html b/templates/chat.html
index e0c1dbb..6b5419f 100644
--- a/templates/chat.html
+++ b/templates/chat.html
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@
             <a href="/download_chat_history_md?room_name={{ room_name }}" download="{{ room_name }}.md">Markdown</a>
         </div>
         <br>
+        <div>
+            <label for="username-input">Username</label>
+            <input type="text" id="username-input" placeholder="guest" maxlength="50" style="width: 100%; padding: 4px; margin-top: 2px; border: 1px solid #ccc; border-radius: 3px;">
+        </div>
         <div>
             <label for="model-select">Model</label>
             <select id="model-select">
@@ -82,7 +86,14 @@
 const API_KEY = "dummy-api-key";
 const TTS_API_URL = "https://speech.ai.unturf.com/v1/audio/speech";
 const urlParams = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search);
-const username = urlParams.get("username");
+let username = urlParams.get("username") || "guest"; // Default to "guest" if no username in URL
+
+// If no username was in the URL, add it now
+if (!urlParams.get("username")) {
+    const newUrl = new URL(window.location.href);
+    newUrl.searchParams.set("username", username);
+    window.history.replaceState({}, '', newUrl);
+}
 const room_name = "{{ room_name }}";
 
 // Global constants for valid voices
@@ -119,24 +130,35 @@ function sanitizeUsername(username) {
     return username.split(',')[0].trim();
 }
 
-// Function to sync dropdowns and update the query string
-function syncDropdownsAndQueryString() {
-    const sanitizedUsername = sanitizeUsername(username);
+// Function to sync all inputs and update the query string
+function syncInputsAndQueryString() {
+    const usernameInputDesktop = document.getElementById("username-input");
+    const usernameInputMobile = document.getElementById("username-input-mobile");
     const modelSelectDesktop = document.getElementById("model-select");
     const voiceSelectDesktop = document.getElementById("voice-select");
     const modelSelectMobile = document.getElementById("model-select-mobile");
     const voiceSelectMobile = document.getElementById("voice-select-mobile");
 
-    // Determine the current model and voice from any dropdown
+    // Get current values
+    const currentUsername = usernameInputDesktop?.value || username || "guest";
     const currentModel = modelSelectDesktop.value;
     const currentVoice = VALID_VOICES.includes(voiceSelectDesktop.value) ? voiceSelectDesktop.value : 'onyx';
 
-    // Sync both desktop and mobile dropdowns
+    // Update global username variable
+    username = currentUsername;
+    const sanitizedUsername = sanitizeUsername(username);
+
+    // Sync username inputs
+    if (usernameInputDesktop) usernameInputDesktop.value = sanitizedUsername;
+    if (usernameInputMobile) usernameInputMobile.value = sanitizedUsername;
+
+    // Sync dropdowns
     modelSelectDesktop.value = currentModel;
     voiceSelectDesktop.value = currentVoice;
-    modelSelectMobile.value = currentModel;
-    voiceSelectMobile.value = currentVoice;
+    if (modelSelectMobile) modelSelectMobile.value = currentModel;
+    if (voiceSelectMobile) voiceSelectMobile.value = currentVoice;
 
+    // Update URL
     const newUrl = new URL(window.location.href);
     newUrl.searchParams.set("username", sanitizedUsername);
     newUrl.searchParams.set("model", currentModel);
@@ -144,6 +166,11 @@ function syncDropdownsAndQueryString() {
     window.history.replaceState({}, '', newUrl);
 }
 
+// Backward compatibility
+function syncDropdownsAndQueryString() {
+    syncInputsAndQueryString();
+}
+
 document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', (event) => {
     const chatContainer = document.getElementById("chat");
     const modelSelectDesktop = document.getElementById("model-select");
@@ -204,13 +231,21 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', (event) => {
         userHasScrolledUp = distanceFromBottom > 5;
     });
 
-    // Set initial model and voice from query string
+    // Set initial model, voice, and username from query string
     const initialModel = urlParams.get("model") || "None";
     const initialVoice = urlParams.get("voice") || "onyx";
+    const initialUsername = username; // Already set to URL param or "guest"
+    
     modelSelectDesktop.value = initialModel;
     voiceSelectDesktop.value = initialVoice;
     modelSelectMobile.value = initialModel;
     voiceSelectMobile.value = initialVoice;
+    
+    // Set initial username values
+    const usernameInputDesktop = document.getElementById("username-input");
+    const usernameInputMobile = document.getElementById("username-input-mobile");
+    if (usernameInputDesktop) usernameInputDesktop.value = initialUsername;
+    if (usernameInputMobile) usernameInputMobile.value = initialUsername;
 
     // Add event listeners for desktop dropdowns
     modelSelectDesktop.addEventListener("change", () => {
@@ -245,6 +280,39 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', (event) => {
         syncDropdownsAndQueryString();
         isSyncingDropdowns = false;
     });
+    
+    // Add event listeners for username inputs
+    if (usernameInputDesktop) {
+        usernameInputDesktop.addEventListener("input", () => {
+            if (isSyncingDropdowns) return;
+            isSyncingDropdowns = true;
+            if (usernameInputMobile) {
+                usernameInputMobile.value = usernameInputDesktop.value;
+            }
+            syncInputsAndQueryString();
+            isSyncingDropdowns = false;
+        });
+        
+        usernameInputDesktop.addEventListener("blur", () => {
+            syncInputsAndQueryString();
+        });
+    }
+    
+    if (usernameInputMobile) {
+        usernameInputMobile.addEventListener("input", () => {
+            if (isSyncingDropdowns) return;
+            isSyncingDropdowns = true;
+            if (usernameInputDesktop) {
+                usernameInputDesktop.value = usernameInputMobile.value;
+            }
+            syncInputsAndQueryString();
+            isSyncingDropdowns = false;
+        });
+        
+        usernameInputMobile.addEventListener("blur", () => {
+            syncInputsAndQueryString();
+        });
+    }
 });
 
 // Socket event when the user connects
@@ -252,8 +320,8 @@ socket.on("connect", () => {
     // Sanitize the username before joining
     const sanitizedUsername = sanitizeUsername(username);
     socket.emit("join", {"username": sanitizedUsername, "room_name": room_name});
-    // Sync dropdowns and update the query string
-    syncDropdownsAndQueryString();
+    // Sync inputs and update the query string
+    syncInputsAndQueryString();
 });
 
 // Function to update the active and inactive user lists in the DOM
diff --git a/templates/index.html b/templates/index.html
index 6bd11e2..051492f 100644
--- a/templates/index.html
+++ b/templates/index.html
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     <title>Chatroom</title>
     <link rel="icon" href="{{ url_for('static', filename='favicon.ico') }}">
     <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/socket.io/4.0.1/socket.io.min.js"></script>
+    <script src="{{ url_for('static', filename='js/utils.js') }}"></script>
     <style>
         body {
             font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
@@ -52,10 +53,6 @@
     </div>
 
     <script>
-        function slugify(str) {
-            return str.toLowerCase().replace(/\s+/g, '-').replace(/[^\w-]+/g, '');
-        }
-
         document.getElementById('join-room-form').addEventListener('submit', function(e) {
             e.preventDefault();
             const username = document.getElementById('username').value;