diff --git a/src/Ushahidi/Modules/V5/Actions/Post/Commands/UpdatePostCommand.php b/src/Ushahidi/Modules/V5/Actions/Post/Commands/UpdatePostCommand.php
index 42e2e7c8cb..601c06cdf5 100644
--- a/src/Ushahidi/Modules/V5/Actions/Post/Commands/UpdatePostCommand.php
+++ b/src/Ushahidi/Modules/V5/Actions/Post/Commands/UpdatePostCommand.php
@@ -58,19 +58,11 @@ public static function fromRequest(int $id, PostRequest $request, Post $current_
         //  dd($request->input());
 
         $user = Auth::user();
-        if (self::hasPermissionToUpdateUser($user)) {
-            $input['user_id'] = $request->has('user_id')
-                ? $request->input('user_id') : $current_post->user_id;
-            ;
-        } else {
-            $input['user_id'] = $current_post->user_id;
-        }
+        $input['user_id'] = $user->id;
+        $input['author_realname'] = $user->realname;
+        $input['author_email'] = $user->email;
 
         $input['slug'] = $request->input('slug') ? Post::makeSlug($request->input('slug')) : $current_post->slug;
-        $input['author_email'] = $request->has('author_email')
-            ? $request->input('author_email') : $current_post->author_email;
-        $input['author_realname'] = $request->has('author_realname')
-            ? $request->input('author_realname') : $current_post->author_realname;
         $input['form_id'] = $request->has('form_id')
             ? $request->input('form_id') : $current_post->form_id;
         $input['parent_id'] = $request->has('parent_id')
diff --git a/src/Ushahidi/Modules/V5/DTO/PostSearchFields.php b/src/Ushahidi/Modules/V5/DTO/PostSearchFields.php
index 90c1804cca..0e3b2e898a 100644
--- a/src/Ushahidi/Modules/V5/DTO/PostSearchFields.php
+++ b/src/Ushahidi/Modules/V5/DTO/PostSearchFields.php
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ class PostSearchFields extends SearchFields
     protected $center_point;
     protected $include_unstructured_posts;
 
+    protected $role;
+
 
     // before ready
     protected $set;
@@ -161,6 +163,12 @@ public function __construct(Request $request)
 
         $this->set = $this->getParameterAsArray($request->get('set'));
         $this->tags = $this->getParameterAsArray($request->get('tags'));
+
+        if (Auth::user()) {
+            $this->role = Auth::user()->role;
+        } else {
+            $this->role = null;
+        }
     }
 
 
@@ -315,4 +323,14 @@ public function includeUnstructuredPosts()
     {
         return $this->include_unstructured_posts;
     }
+
+    public function role(): ?string
+    {
+        return $this->role;
+    }
+
+    public function isAdmin(): bool
+    {
+        return $this->role === 'admin';
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Ushahidi/Modules/V5/DTO/SurveySearchFields.php b/src/Ushahidi/Modules/V5/DTO/SurveySearchFields.php
index 2e0fdf1f83..3cb61a0b80 100644
--- a/src/Ushahidi/Modules/V5/DTO/SurveySearchFields.php
+++ b/src/Ushahidi/Modules/V5/DTO/SurveySearchFields.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace Ushahidi\Modules\V5\DTO;
 
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;
 
 class SurveySearchFields extends SearchFields
 {
@@ -12,15 +13,31 @@ class SurveySearchFields extends SearchFields
     protected $query;
 
     public $showUnknownForm;
+    private $role;
 
     public function __construct(Request $request)
     {
         $this->query = $request->query('q');
         $this->showUnknownForm = $request->query('show_unknown_form', false);
+        if (Auth::user()) {
+            $this->role = Auth::user()->role;
+        } else {
+            $this->role = null;
+        }
     }
 
     public function q(): ?string
     {
         return $this->query;
     }
+
+    public function role(): ?string
+    {
+        return $this->role;
+    }
+
+    public function isAdmin(): bool
+    {
+        return $this->role === 'admin';
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Ushahidi/Modules/V5/Http/Controllers/PostController.php b/src/Ushahidi/Modules/V5/Http/Controllers/PostController.php
index a00de20a20..8cdb2c43a0 100644
--- a/src/Ushahidi/Modules/V5/Http/Controllers/PostController.php
+++ b/src/Ushahidi/Modules/V5/Http/Controllers/PostController.php
@@ -67,6 +67,162 @@ protected function ignoreInput()
         return ['author_email', 'slug', 'user_id', 'author_realname', 'created', 'updated'];
     }
 
+    public function unread(Request $request)
+    {
+        $refreshed_at = $request->query('refreshed_at');
+        $now = time();
+
+        if (!$refreshed_at || !is_numeric($refreshed_at) || (int)$refreshed_at >= $now) {
+            $refreshed_at = $now;
+        }
+
+        $results = DB::select("SELECT COUNT(*) AS count from posts WHERE created > ?", [$refreshed_at]);
+        $count = $results[0]->count ?? 0;
+
+        return response()->json(['count' => $count]);
+    }
+
+    public function move(Request $request)
+    {
+        $authorizer = service('authorizer.form');
+        $user = $authorizer->getUser();
+        $role = $user->role;
+ 
+        if (!in_array($role, ['admin', 'user'], true)) {
+            return response()->json(['error' => 'Unauthorized'], 403);
+        }
+ 
+        $post_id = (int) $request->query('post_id');
+        $form_id = (int) $request->query('form_id');
+ 
+        if (!$post_id || !$form_id) {
+            return response()->json(['error' => 'Missing post_id or form_id'], 422);
+        }
+ 
+        DB::beginTransaction();
+        try {
+            // Step 1: Fetch current post data
+            $post_rows = DB::select(
+                "SELECT form_id as old_form_id, content FROM ushahidi.posts WHERE id = ?",
+                [$post_id]
+            );
+ 
+            if (empty($post_rows)) {
+                DB::rollback();
+                return response()->json(['error' => 'Post not found'], 404);
+            }
+ 
+            $old_form_id = $post_rows[0]->old_form_id;
+            $content     = $post_rows[0]->content ?? '';
+ 
+            // Fetch old and new form names
+            $old_form_rows = DB::select(
+                "SELECT name FROM ushahidi.forms WHERE id = ?",
+                [$old_form_id]
+            );
+            $form_name = $old_form_rows[0]->name ?? $old_form_id;
+ 
+            $new_form_rows = DB::select(
+                "SELECT name FROM ushahidi.forms WHERE id = ?",
+                [$form_id]
+            );
+            $new_form_name = $new_form_rows[0]->name ?? $form_id;
+ 
+            // Append migration note to content
+            $content .= "\n\n--- Survey moved from [{$form_name}] to [{$new_form_name}] ---\n\n";
+ 
+            // Step 2: Fetch old form attributes
+            $old_attributes = DB::select(
+                "SELECT A.id, A.label, A.input, A.type, A.options
+                 FROM ushahidi.form_attributes A
+                 JOIN ushahidi.form_stages B ON (A.form_stage_id = B.id)
+                 WHERE B.form_id = ?",
+                [$old_form_id]
+            );
+ 
+            // Fetch new form attributes
+            $new_attributes = DB::select(
+                "SELECT A.id, A.label, A.input, A.type, A.options
+                 FROM ushahidi.form_attributes A
+                 JOIN ushahidi.form_stages B ON (A.form_stage_id = B.id)
+                 WHERE B.form_id = ?",
+                [$form_id]
+            );
+ 
+            // Step 3: Process each old attribute (skip title and description types)
+            foreach ($old_attributes as $old_attr) {
+                $id      = $old_attr->id;
+                $label   = $old_attr->label;
+                $input   = $old_attr->input;
+                $type    = $old_attr->type;
+                $options = $old_attr->options;
+
+                if (in_array($type, ['title', 'description', 'tags'], true)) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+ 
+                // Look for a matching attribute in the new form
+                $matched_new = null;
+                foreach ($new_attributes as $new_attr) {
+                    if (
+                        $new_attr->label   === $label   &&
+                        $new_attr->input   === $input    &&
+                        $new_attr->type    === $type     &&
+                        $new_attr->options === $options
+                    ) {
+                        $matched_new = $new_attr;
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+ 
+                if ($matched_new !== null) {
+                    // Matching attribute found — reassign the post value to the new attribute id
+                    $new_id = $matched_new->id;
+                    DB::statement(
+                        "UPDATE ushahidi.post_{$type}
+                         SET form_attribute_id = ?
+                         WHERE post_id = ? AND form_attribute_id = ?",
+                        [$new_id, $post_id, $id]
+                    );
+                } else {
+                    // No match — retrieve current value, delete the row, and log it in content
+                    $value_rows = DB::select(
+                        "SELECT value FROM ushahidi.post_{$type}
+                         WHERE post_id = ? AND form_attribute_id = ?",
+                        [$post_id, $id]
+                    );
+                    $value = $value_rows[0]->value ?? '';
+ 
+                    DB::statement(
+                        "DELETE FROM ushahidi.post_{$type}
+                         WHERE post_id = ? AND form_attribute_id = ?",
+                        [$post_id, $id]
+                    );
+ 
+                    $content .= "{$label} -> {$value}\n";
+                }
+            }
+ 
+            // Step 4: Update the post with the new form_id and updated content
+            DB::statement(
+                "UPDATE ushahidi.posts SET form_id = ?, content = ? WHERE id = ?",
+                [$form_id, $content, $post_id]
+            );
+ 
+            DB::commit();
+ 
+            return response()->json([
+                'status'  => 'completed',
+                'post_id' => $post_id,
+                'form_id' => $form_id,
+            ], 200);
+ 
+        } catch (\Exception $e) {
+            DB::rollback();
+        return response()->json(['error' => $e->getMessage()], 500);
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Display the specified resource.
      *
diff --git a/src/Ushahidi/Modules/V5/Repository/Post/EloquentPostRepository.php b/src/Ushahidi/Modules/V5/Repository/Post/EloquentPostRepository.php
index 6bba6d2ece..c340aa139e 100644
--- a/src/Ushahidi/Modules/V5/Repository/Post/EloquentPostRepository.php
+++ b/src/Ushahidi/Modules/V5/Repository/Post/EloquentPostRepository.php
@@ -340,20 +340,30 @@ public function paginate(
         array $with = []
     ): LengthAwarePaginator {
         $fields = $this->addPostsTableNamePrefix($fields);
-        // add the order field if not found
-        if (!in_array('posts.'.$paging->getOrderBy(), $fields)) {
-            $fields[] = 'posts.'.$paging->getOrderBy();
+        $orderBy = $paging->getOrderBy();
+
+        $query = Post::query();
+
+        if ($orderBy === 'event_date') {
+            $query->select($fields)
+                ->selectRaw('COALESCE((SELECT MAX(value) FROM post_datetime WHERE post_id = posts.id), posts.post_date) as event_date')
+                ->orderBy('event_date', $paging->getOrder());
+        } else {
+            // add the order field if not found
+            if (!in_array('posts.'.$orderBy, $fields)) {
+                $fields[] = 'posts.'.$orderBy;
+            }
+            $query->orderBy('posts.'.$orderBy, $paging->getOrder());
+
+            if (count($fields)) {
+                $query->select($fields);
+            }
         }
-        $query = Post::take($paging->getLimit())
-            //->skip($paging->getSkip())
-            ->orderBy('posts.'.$paging->getOrderBy(), $paging->getOrder());
 
+        $query->take($paging->getLimit());
         $query = $this->setSearchCondition($search_fields, $query);
         $query = $this->setGuestConditions($query);
 
-        if (count($fields)) {
-            $query->select($fields);
-        }
         if (count($with)) {
             $query->with($with);
         }
diff --git a/src/Ushahidi/Modules/V5/Repository/Survey/EloquentSurveyRepository.php b/src/Ushahidi/Modules/V5/Repository/Survey/EloquentSurveyRepository.php
index 0a0d7cb8e9..82b6318471 100644
--- a/src/Ushahidi/Modules/V5/Repository/Survey/EloquentSurveyRepository.php
+++ b/src/Ushahidi/Modules/V5/Repository/Survey/EloquentSurveyRepository.php
@@ -134,6 +134,27 @@ private function setSearchCondition(SurveySearchFields $survey_search_fields, $b
             $builder->where('name', 'LIKE', "%" . $survey_search_fields->q() . "%");
         }
 
+        if (!$survey_search_fields->isAdmin()) {
+            $role = $survey_search_fields->role();
+            $builder->where(function (Builder $query) use ($role) {
+                $query->whereNotExists(function ($subquery) {
+                    $subquery->select(DB::raw(1))
+                        ->from('form_roles')
+                        ->whereColumn('form_roles.form_id', 'forms.id');
+                });
+
+                if ($role) {
+                    $query->orWhereExists(function ($subquery) use ($role) {
+                        $subquery->select(DB::raw(1))
+                            ->from('form_roles')
+                            ->join('roles', 'roles.id', '=', 'form_roles.role_id')
+                            ->whereColumn('form_roles.form_id', 'forms.id')
+                            ->where('roles.name', '=', $role);
+                    });
+                }
+            });
+        }
+
         return $builder;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Ushahidi/Modules/V5/routes/api.php b/src/Ushahidi/Modules/V5/routes/api.php
index 71d5689c70..4d7f39cb99 100644
--- a/src/Ushahidi/Modules/V5/routes/api.php
+++ b/src/Ushahidi/Modules/V5/routes/api.php
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ function () use ($router) {
 
             $router->get('/', 'PostController@index');
             $router->get('/stats', 'PostController@stats');
+            $router->get('/unread', 'PostController@unread');
+            $router->get('/move', 'PostController@move');
             $router->get('/geojson', 'PostController@indexGeoJson');
             $router->get('/geojson/{zoom}/{x}/{y}', 'PostController@indexGeoJsonWithZoom');
             $router->get('/{id}', 'PostController@show');