diff --git a/models/blog-post.js b/models/blog-post.js
index 01517ed..8ee89da 100644
--- a/models/blog-post.js
+++ b/models/blog-post.js
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ const blogPostSchema = new mongoose.Schema({
 		type: String,
 		required: [true, 'Name is required']
 	},
+	short: {
+		type: String,
+		required: [true, 'Short version is required']
+	},
 	meta: {
 		urlTitle: {
 			type: String,
@@ -65,6 +69,13 @@ blogPostSchema.methods.getBlogPostTemplateReady = function(callback) {
 		});
 	});
 };
+blogPostSchema.methods.getBlogPostShortTemplateReady = function() {
+	return {
+		content: this.short,
+		title: this.name,
+		url: common.convertDateToString(this.meta.date) + '/' + this.meta.urlTitle
+	};
+};
 
 blogPostSchema.statics.convertMarkdownToHtml = function(markdown) {
 	return converter.makeHtml(markdown);
@@ -75,6 +86,16 @@ blogPostSchema.statics.getPost = function(date, urlTitle, callback) {
 		'meta.urlTitle': urlTitle
 	}, callback);
 };
+// not tested
+blogPostSchema.statics.getLatestBlogPostShortTemplateReady = function(amount, callback) {
+	blogPostModel.find({}).sort({'meta.date': 'desc'}).exec(function(err, posts) {
+		if (err) return callback(err);
+		let out = [];
+		for (let i = 0, l = posts.length; i < ( amount+1 < l ? amount+1 : l); i++)
+			out += posts[i].getBlogPostShortTemplateReady();
+		callback(err, out);
+	});
+};
 
 const blogPostModel = mongoose.model('blogPost', blogPostSchema);
 
diff --git a/routes/admin.js b/routes/admin.js
index 0590d22..b9509e0 100644
--- a/routes/admin.js
+++ b/routes/admin.js
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ router.get('/admin/api/v1/logout', adminUserMiddleware.adminAuthenticationRequir
 *		content - content of the blog post in markdown
 *		title - title of the blog post
 *		author - id of the author
+*		short - short description of content in plain text
 *		category - category name of the blog post
 *		
 *	}
@@ -149,10 +150,11 @@ router.post('/admin/api/v1/newpost', adminUserMiddleware.adminAuthenticationRequ
 	
 	if (!req.body) return common.sendApiGenericError(res);
 
-	const { content, title, author, category } = req.body;
+	const { content, title, author, category, short } = req.body;
 	const newBlogPost = new blogPost.blogPostModel({
 		content: blogPost.blogPostModel.convertMarkdownToHtml(content),
 		name: title,
+		short,
 		meta: {
 			author,
 			category,
@@ -186,6 +188,7 @@ router.post('/admin/api/v1/newpost', adminUserMiddleware.adminAuthenticationRequ
 *		content - content of the blog post IN HTML
 *		title - title of the blog post
 *		author - id of the author
+*		short - short description of content in plain text
 *		category - category name of the blog post
 *	}
 *	return {
@@ -199,10 +202,11 @@ router.post('/admin/api/v1/editpost', adminUserMiddleware.adminAuthenticationReq
 	
 	if (!req.body) return common.sendApiGenericError(res);
 
-	const { id, content, title, author, category } = req.body;
+	const { id, content, title, author, category, short } = req.body;
 	blogPost.blogPostModel.findByIdAndUpdate(id, {
 		'content': content,
 		'name': title,
+		'short': short,
 		'meta.author': author,
 		'meta.category': category
 	}, (err, post) => {
diff --git a/routes/blog.js b/routes/blog.js
index 3ececa6..f6f8095 100644
--- a/routes/blog.js
+++ b/routes/blog.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const common = require('../helpers/common');
 const blogPostModel = require('../models/blog-post').blogPostModel;
 const postAuthorModel = require('../models/post-author').postAuthorModel;
 
-// display blog post
+// display single blog post
 router.get('/news/:date/:title', (req, res) => {
 	// date format DD-MM-YYY
 	if (/[0-9]{4}-[0-9]{2}-[0-9]{2}/.test(req.params.date) && /([a-z]|[0-9]|-)+/.test(req.params.title.toLowerCase())) {
@@ -37,6 +37,24 @@ router.get('/news/:date/:title', (req, res) => {
 	}
 });
 
+// display latest blogposts
+router.get('/news', (req, res) => {
+	blogPostModel.find({}).sort({'meta.date': 'desc'}).exec(function(err, posts) {
+		if (err || !posts) {
+			return common.sendDefault404(res);
+		}
+
+		const postCollection = [];
+		for (let i = 0, l = posts.length; i < l; i++) {
+			postCollection.push(posts[i].getBlogPostShortTemplateReady());
+		}
+
+		res.render('post-collection', {
+			posts: postCollection
+		});
+	});
+});
+
 /* 
 *	/api/v1/listauthors
 *
diff --git a/views/admin.hbs b/views/admin.hbs
index be0f55c..50d192a 100644
--- a/views/admin.hbs
+++ b/views/admin.hbs
@@ -24,11 +24,13 @@
         <form action="/admin/api/v1/newpost" method="POST">
             <p>content</p>
             <textarea name="content" cols="30" rows="10"></textarea>
+            <p>short version</p>
+            <textarea name="short" cols="30" rows="10"></textarea>
             <p>category</p>
             <input type="text" name="category">
             <p>title</p>
             <input type="text" name="title">
-            <p>author id - yea, authors dont work yet. just ignore</p>
+            <p>author id</p>
             <input type="text" name="author">
             <button>create post</button>
         </form>
@@ -37,13 +39,15 @@
         <form action="/admin/api/v1/editpost" method="POST">
             <p>content</p>
             <textarea name="content" cols="30" rows="10"></textarea>
+            <p>short version</p>
+            <textarea name="short" cols="30" rows="10"></textarea>
             <p>id</p>
             <input type="text" name="id">
             <p>category</p>
             <input type="text" name="category">
             <p>title</p>
             <input type="text" name="title">
-            <p>author id - yea, authors dont work yet. just ignore</p>
+            <p>author id</p>
             <input type="text" name="author">
             <button>edit post</button>
         </form>
diff --git a/views/post-collection.hbs b/views/post-collection.hbs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca42724
--- /dev/null
+++ b/views/post-collection.hbs
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<h1>Latest posts</h1>
+{{#each posts }}
+<strong>{{ this.title }}</strong>
+<p>{{ this.content }}</p>
+<a href="{{ this.url }}">link</a>
+<br><br>
+{{/each}}
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