diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/hapramp/preferences/HaprampPreferenceManager.java b/app/src/main/java/com/hapramp/preferences/HaprampPreferenceManager.java
index 95a2c07a..1410f803 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/hapramp/preferences/HaprampPreferenceManager.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/hapramp/preferences/HaprampPreferenceManager.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.SharedPreferences;
+import android.util.Log;
 
 import com.google.gson.Gson;
 import com.hapramp.main.HapRampMain;
@@ -182,7 +183,8 @@ public void saveCurrentUserFollowings(ArrayList<String> followings) {
     Set<String> set = new HashSet<String>();
     set.addAll(followings);
     editor.putStringSet("followings", set);
-    editor.apply();
+    editor.commit();
+    Log.d("UserInfo","saving followings "+set.toString());
   }
 
   public Set<String> getFollowingsSet() {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/hapramp/ui/activity/ParticipateEditorActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/com/hapramp/ui/activity/ParticipateEditorActivity.java
index 49afc97e..7a0e0a45 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/hapramp/ui/activity/ParticipateEditorActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/hapramp/ui/activity/ParticipateEditorActivity.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 import android.text.style.ForegroundColorSpan;
 import android.text.style.StyleSpan;
 import android.view.View;
+import android.widget.CheckBox;
 import android.widget.EditText;
 import android.widget.ImageView;
 import android.widget.RelativeLayout;
@@ -103,6 +104,9 @@ public class ParticipateEditorActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements Edit
   TextView submissionInfo;
   @BindView(R.id.auto_hashtags_text)
   TextView autoHashtagsText;
+  @BindView(R.id.attach_link_check)
+  CheckBox attachLinkCheckBox;
+
   private ProgressDialog progressDialog;
   private String title;
   private String generated_permalink;
@@ -307,6 +311,11 @@ private void sendPostToSteemBlockChain() {
     showPublishingProgressDialog(true, "Publishing...");
     SteemPostCreator steemPostCreator = new SteemPostCreator();
     steemPostCreator.setSteemPostCreatorCallback(this);
+    if(attachLinkCheckBox.isChecked()) {
+      //add competition link
+      String url = String.format(getString(R.string.contest_structure), mCompetitionTitle, mCompetitionId);
+      body = body + url;
+    }
     //add footer
     body = body + Constants.COMPETITION_FOOTER;
     steemPostCreator.createPost(body, title, imageLinks, tags, generated_permalink);
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/hapramp/ui/fragments/UserInfoFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/com/hapramp/ui/fragments/UserInfoFragment.java
index 6b2f8a4f..48e8fa80 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/hapramp/ui/fragments/UserInfoFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/hapramp/ui/fragments/UserInfoFragment.java
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package com.hapramp.ui.fragments;
 
 import android.content.Context;
-import android.content.DialogInterface;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.os.Handler;
@@ -9,6 +8,7 @@
 import android.support.annotation.Nullable;
 import android.support.v4.app.Fragment;
 import android.support.v7.app.AlertDialog;
+import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.LayoutInflater;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 import com.hapramp.datastore.callbacks.UserProfileCallback;
 import com.hapramp.models.AppServerUserModel;
 import com.hapramp.models.CommunityModel;
-import com.hapramp.models.MicroCommunity;
 import com.hapramp.preferences.HaprampPreferenceManager;
 import com.hapramp.steem.CommunityListWrapper;
 import com.hapramp.steem.models.User;
@@ -66,7 +65,8 @@
 import static com.hapramp.ui.activity.FollowListActivity.EXTRA_KEY_TAB_INDEX;
 import static com.hapramp.ui.activity.FollowListActivity.EXTRA_KEY_USERNAME;
 
-public class UserInfoFragment extends Fragment implements FollowInfoCallback, UserProfileCallback, CompleteFollowingHelper.FollowingsSyncCompleteListener {
+public class UserInfoFragment extends Fragment implements FollowInfoCallback, UserProfileCallback,
+  CompleteFollowingHelper.FollowingsSyncCompleteListener {
   Unbinder unbinder;
   @BindView(R.id.profile_wall_pic)
   ImageView profileWallPic;
@@ -147,7 +147,8 @@ public void onCreate(@Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
 
   @Nullable
   @Override
-  public View onCreateView(@NonNull LayoutInflater inflater, @Nullable ViewGroup container, @Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+  public View onCreateView(@NonNull LayoutInflater inflater, @Nullable ViewGroup container,
+                           @Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
     View view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.user_info_fragment, null);
     unbinder = ButterKnife.bind(this, view);
     init(mContext);
@@ -172,32 +173,18 @@ private void init(Context context) {
     }
   }
 
-
   private void attachListeners() {
-    followBtn.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
-      @Override
-      public void onClick(View v) {
-        if (isFollowed) {
-          confirmUnfollowAction();
-        } else {
-          requestFollowOnSteem();
-        }
+    followBtn.setOnClickListener(v -> {
+      if (isFollowed) {
+        confirmUnfollowAction();
+      } else {
+        requestFollowOnSteem();
       }
     });
 
-    followersCountTv.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
-      @Override
-      public void onClick(View view) {
-        navigateToFollowersListPage();
-      }
-    });
+    followersCountTv.setOnClickListener(view -> navigateToFollowersListPage());
 
-    followingsCountTv.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
-      @Override
-      public void onClick(View view) {
-        navigateToFollowingListPage();
-      }
-    });
+    followingsCountTv.setOnClickListener(view -> navigateToFollowingListPage());
   }
 
   private void fetchUserInfo() {
@@ -209,12 +196,7 @@ private void confirmUnfollowAction() {
     AlertDialog.Builder builder = new AlertDialog.Builder(mContext)
       .setTitle("Unfollow")
       .setMessage("Do you want to Unfollow " + mUsername + " ?")
-      .setPositiveButton("UnFollow", new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
-        @Override
-        public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {
-          requestUnFollowOnSteem();
-        }
-      })
+      .setPositiveButton("UnFollow", (dialog, which) -> requestUnFollowOnSteem())
       .setNegativeButton("No", null);
     builder.show();
   }
@@ -230,23 +212,17 @@ public void run() {
           new SteemConnectCallback() {
             @Override
             public void onResponse(String s) {
-              mHandler.post(new Runnable() {
-                @Override
-                public void run() {
-                  showFollowProgress(false);
-                  userFollowedOnSteem();
-                }
+              mHandler.post(() -> {
+                showFollowProgress(false);
+                userFollowedOnSteem();
               });
             }
 
             @Override
             public void onError(SteemConnectException e) {
-              mHandler.post(new Runnable() {
-                @Override
-                public void run() {
-                  showFollowProgress(false);
-                  userFollowFailed();
-                }
+              mHandler.post(() -> {
+                showFollowProgress(false);
+                userFollowFailed();
               });
             }
           }
@@ -292,23 +268,17 @@ public void run() {
           new SteemConnectCallback() {
             @Override
             public void onResponse(String s) {
-              mHandler.post(new Runnable() {
-                @Override
-                public void run() {
-                  showFollowProgress(false);
-                  userUnFollowedOnSteem();
-                }
+              mHandler.post(() -> {
+                showFollowProgress(false);
+                userUnFollowedOnSteem();
               });
             }
 
             @Override
             public void onError(SteemConnectException e) {
-              mHandler.post(new Runnable() {
-                @Override
-                public void run() {
-                  showFollowProgress(false);
-                  userUnfollowFailed();
-                }
+              mHandler.post(() -> {
+                showFollowProgress(false);
+                userUnfollowFailed();
               });
             }
           }
@@ -371,6 +341,7 @@ private void userUnfollowFailed() {
   }
 
   private void setFollowState(boolean state) {
+    Log.d("UserInfo", "setting follow " + state);
     try { // to avoid dead view access
       if (state) {
         followBtn.setText(TICK_TEXT + " Following");
@@ -386,7 +357,10 @@ private void setFollowState(boolean state) {
   }
 
   private void syncFollowings() {
-    FollowingsSyncUtils.syncFollowings(mContext, this);
+    new Handler().postDelayed(() -> {
+      Log.d("UserInfo","firing fetch...");
+      FollowingsSyncUtils.syncFollowings(mContext, this);
+    }, 10000);
   }
 
   private void t(String s) {
@@ -438,12 +412,7 @@ private void bind(User data) {
         followBtn.setVisibility(GONE);
         editBtn.setVisibility(VISIBLE);
         editBtn.setEnabled(true);
-        editBtn.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
-          @Override
-          public void onClick(View view) {
-            navigateToProfileEditActivity();
-          }
-        });
+        editBtn.setOnClickListener(view -> navigateToProfileEditActivity());
         CommunityListWrapper listWrapper = new Gson().fromJson(HaprampPreferenceManager
           .getInstance().getUserSelectedCommunityAsJson(), CommunityListWrapper.class);
         if (interestsView != null) {
@@ -495,6 +464,8 @@ private void invalidateFollowButton() {
         if (followBtn != null) {
           followBtn.setVisibility(VISIBLE);
         }
+        Log.d("UserInfo", "New Following set " + followings.toString());
+        Log.d("UserInfo", "invalidating follow=" + followings.contains(mUsername));
         setFollowState(followings.contains(mUsername));
       } else {
         if (followBtn != null) {
@@ -554,7 +525,7 @@ private void setMCData(AppServerUserModel userModel) {
       if (userModel != null) {
         mcView.setMicroCommunityList(userModel.getMicroCommunities());
       } else {
-        mcView.setMicroCommunityList(new ArrayList<MicroCommunity>());
+        mcView.setMicroCommunityList(new ArrayList<>());
       }
     }
   }
@@ -578,12 +549,9 @@ public void onFollowInfoAvailable(final int followers, final int followings) {
     this.followersCount = followers;
     this.followingCount = followings;
     followInfoAvailable = true;
-    mHandler.post(new Runnable() {
-      @Override
-      public void run() {
-        setFollowerCount(followers);
-        setFollowingCount(followings);
-      }
+    mHandler.post(() -> {
+      setFollowerCount(followers);
+      setFollowingCount(followings);
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/hapramp/utils/CompleteFollowingHelper.java b/app/src/main/java/com/hapramp/utils/CompleteFollowingHelper.java
index d00b36f3..35826d68 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/hapramp/utils/CompleteFollowingHelper.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/hapramp/utils/CompleteFollowingHelper.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package com.hapramp.utils;
 
 import android.content.Context;
+import android.util.Log;
 
 import com.hapramp.datastore.DataStore;
 import com.hapramp.datastore.callbacks.FollowingsCallback;
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ public void onFollowingsAvailable(ArrayList<String> followings) {
     if (followings.size() >= 19) {
       fetchFollowingsFrom(lastUserInResult);
     } else {
+      Log.d("UserInfo","fetched followings "+followings.toString());
       HaprampPreferenceManager.getInstance().saveCurrentUserFollowings(followingList);
       if (followingsSyncCompleteListener != null) {
         followingsSyncCompleteListener.onSyncCompleted();
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_participate_in_competition_acitivity.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_participate_in_competition_acitivity.xml
index 2b14a553..b5969f49 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_participate_in_competition_acitivity.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_participate_in_competition_acitivity.xml
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
 
     <include
         android:id="@+id/metaView"
-        layout="@layout/article_meta_view"
+        layout="@layout/contest_participate_meta_view"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="match_parent" />
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/contest_participate_meta_view.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/contest_participate_meta_view.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a17aec6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/contest_participate_meta_view.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    android:id="@+id/metaView"
+    android:layout_width="match_parent"
+    android:layout_height="match_parent"
+    android:visibility="gon">
+
+    <RelativeLayout
+        android:id="@+id/meta_toolbar_container"
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="?actionBarSize"
+        android:background="#ffffff">
+
+        <ImageView
+            android:id="@+id/backBtnFromArticleMeta"
+            android:layout_width="48dp"
+            android:layout_height="48dp"
+            android:background="?selectableItemBackgroundBorderless"
+            android:layout_centerVertical="true"
+            android:padding="14dp"
+            android:src="@drawable/back" />
+
+        <TextView
+            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_centerVertical="true"
+            android:layout_marginLeft="16dp"
+            android:layout_toRightOf="@+id/backBtnFromArticleMeta"
+            android:text="Add Meta"
+            android:textSize="18sp"
+            android:visibility="gone" />
+
+        <TextView
+            android:id="@+id/publishButton"
+            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
+            android:layout_centerVertical="true"
+            android:layout_marginRight="16dp"
+            android:background="@drawable/light_btn_bg"
+            android:gravity="center"
+            android:paddingBottom="6dp"
+            android:paddingLeft="16dp"
+            android:paddingRight="16dp"
+            android:paddingTop="6dp"
+            android:text="PUBLISH"
+            android:textColor="@color/colorPrimary"
+            android:textSize="12sp" />
+
+
+    </RelativeLayout>
+
+    <ScrollView
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="match_parent"
+        android:layout_below="@+id/meta_toolbar_container"
+        android:fillViewport="true">
+
+        <RelativeLayout
+            android:id="@+id/skills_wrapper"
+            android:layout_width="match_parent"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:background="#ffffff">
+
+            <TextView
+                android:id="@+id/community_caption"
+                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_marginLeft="16dp"
+                android:layout_marginTop="16dp"
+                android:text="SELECT COMMUNITY"
+                android:textColor="@color/colorAccent"
+                android:textSize="14sp"
+                android:textStyle="bold" />
+
+            <com.hapramp.views.post.PostCommunityView
+                android:id="@+id/articleCategoryView"
+                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_below="@+id/community_caption"
+                android:padding="8dp" />
+
+            <TextView
+                android:id="@+id/tagsCaption"
+                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_below="@+id/articleCategoryView"
+                android:layout_marginLeft="16dp"
+                android:layout_marginTop="16dp"
+                android:text="Add tags (Space separated,max 5)"
+                android:textColor="@color/colorAccent"
+                android:textSize="14sp"
+                android:textStyle="bold" />
+
+            <com.hapramp.views.hashtag.CustomHashTagInput
+                android:id="@+id/tagsInputBox"
+                android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_below="@+id/tagsCaption"
+                android:layout_marginLeft="16dp"
+                android:layout_marginRight="16dp"
+                android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
+                android:animateLayoutChanges="true" />
+
+
+            <CheckBox
+                android:id="@+id/attach_link_check"
+                android:text="Add Contest Post Url with Submission"
+                android:checked="true"
+                android:layout_below="@+id/tagsInputBox"
+                android:layout_marginLeft="16dp"
+                android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
+                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
+
+        </RelativeLayout>
+
+    </ScrollView>
+
+    <FrameLayout
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="1dp"
+        android:layout_below="@+id/meta_toolbar_container"
+        android:background="@drawable/toolbar_shadow" />
+
+</RelativeLayout>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 8f80b8c9..25e032d1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -32,4 +32,5 @@
     <string name="power_down_warning">Leaving less than 5 STEEM POWER in your account is not recommended and can leave your account in an unusable state.</string>
     <string name="undelegate_message">To cancel (take back) delegation: Delegate 0 STEEM to the account you delegated to.</string>
     <string name="hello_blank_fragment">Hello blank fragment</string>
+    <string name="contest_structure"><![CDATA[<center>My entry for the [%s](https://alpha.1ramp.io/competitions/%s) - 1Ramp Contests</center>]]></string>
 </resources>