diff --git a/dbTools/post.js b/dbTools/post.js
index 931f718..f795abf 100644
--- a/dbTools/post.js
+++ b/dbTools/post.js
@@ -100,7 +100,8 @@ postDB = (DB)=>{
         });
     }
 
-    DB.getPosts = (profileId) => {
+    DB.getPosts = async (profileId) => {
+        const profile = await DB.getProfile(profileId);
         let query = {};
         if(profileId) {
             const id = DB.ObjectID(profileId);
@@ -111,12 +112,35 @@ postDB = (DB)=>{
                 ]
             };
         }
-        return DB.postCols.find(query).sort({_id: -1}).limit(20).toArray().catch((err)=>{
+        return DB.postCols.find(query).sort({_id: -1}).limit(20).toArray().then(async (posts)=>{
+            return await filterPrivateGroups(posts, profile);
+        }).catch((err)=>{
             console.log(err);
             return false;
         });
     }
 
+    filterPrivateGroups =  async (posts, profile) =>{
+        let filteredPosts = [];
+        for(i in posts){
+            let p = posts[i];
+            let isPostingAPrivateGroup = await DB.isGroupPrivate(p.profileid);
+            let isPostingToAPrivateGroup = p.toProfile ? await DB.isGroupPrivate(p.toProfile) : false;
+            if(!isPostingAPrivateGroup && !isPostingToAPrivateGroup){
+                filteredPosts.push(p);
+                continue;
+            }
+            if(isPostingAPrivateGroup && !profile[p.profileid]){
+                continue;
+            }
+            if(isPostingToAPrivateGroup && !profile[p.toProfile]){
+                continue;
+            }
+            filteredPosts.push(p);
+        }
+        return filteredPosts;
+    }
+
     DB.getFeed = async (profileId) => {
         const profile = await DB.getProfile(profileId);
         let ids = profile.following.map((id)=>DB.ObjectID(id));
@@ -133,21 +157,7 @@ postDB = (DB)=>{
             ]
         };
         return DB.postCols.find(query).sort({lastUpdated: -1}).limit(20).toArray().then(async (posts)=>{
-            //we need to filter when toProfile is private and not part of the following array
-            let filteredPosts = [];
-            for(p in posts){
-                if(!DB.isGroupPrivate(p.profileid) && !DB.isGroupPrivate(p.toProfile)){
-                    filteredPosts.push(p);
-                }
-                if(DB.isGroupPrivate(p.profileid) && !profile[p.profileid]){
-                    continue;
-                }
-                if(DB.isGroupPrivate(p.toProfile) && !profile[p.toProfile]){
-                    continue;
-                }
-                filteredPosts.push(p);
-            }
-            return posts;
+            return await filterPrivateGroups(posts, profile);
         }).catch((err)=>{
             console.log(err);
             return false;
@@ -156,12 +166,27 @@ postDB = (DB)=>{
 
     DB.getPostsOfUser = (userId) => {
         let userid = DB.ObjectID(userId);
+        console.log("getPostsOfUser")
         return DB.postCols.find({userid}).sort({_id: -1}).limit(20).toArray().catch((err)=>{
             console.log(err);
             return false;
         });
     }
 
+    DB.getImagesOfUser = (userId) => {
+        let userid = DB.ObjectID(userId);
+        let query = {
+            userid,
+            content: {
+                $regex: "@image"
+            }
+        }
+        return DB.postCols.find(query).sort({_id: -1}).limit(20).toArray().catch((err)=>{
+            console.log(err);
+            return false;
+        });
+    }
+
     DB.getPost = (postId) => {
         let _id = DB.ObjectID(postId);
         return DB.postCols.findOne({_id}).catch((err)=>{