diff --git a/scripts/log.py b/scripts/log.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa36ed0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/log.py
@@ -0,0 +1,208 @@
+import re
+import random
+import argparse
+from pathlib import Path
+from datetime import datetime
+from collections import defaultdict
+import numpy as np
+import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+
+# keep max samples per day (adjust if needed)
+MAX_SAMPLES = 200000
+
+# Log format looks like:
+# [pid: ...] <ip> ... [Tue Feb 10 14:47:06 2026] GET /... => generated ... in 2740 msecs
+# Use a greedy prefix so we capture the *last* [...] date block before GET.
+pattern = re.compile(
+    r".*\[(?P<date>(?:Mon|Tue|Wed|Thu|Fri|Sat|Sun)\s+[A-Za-z]{3}\s+\d{1,2}\s+\d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}\s+\d{4})\]\s+GET\s+(?P<path>/[^\s]*)\s+=> generated .* in (?P<time>\d+) msecs"
+)
+
+# reservoir per day
+samples = defaultdict(list)
+counts = defaultdict(int)
+
+def reservoir_add(day, value):
+    counts[day] += 1
+    c = counts[day]
+
+    if len(samples[day]) < MAX_SAMPLES:
+        samples[day].append(value)
+    else:
+        # replace elements with decreasing probability
+        j = random.randint(0, c - 1)
+        if j < MAX_SAMPLES:
+            samples[day][j] = value
+
+
+def _default_log_file() -> Path | None:
+    downloads = Path.home() / "Downloads"
+    if not downloads.exists():
+        return None
+    # Prefer the exact historical naming scheme, but fall back to any similar file.
+    matches = list(downloads.glob("orumsV3_spoken.log-*"))
+    if not matches:
+        matches = list(downloads.glob("*orumsV3_spoken*"))
+    matches = sorted(matches, key=lambda p: p.stat().st_mtime, reverse=True)
+    return matches[0] if matches else None
+
+
+def _parse_args() -> argparse.Namespace:
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Compute homepage response-time percentiles from a log file.")
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--log-file",
+        type=str,
+        default=None,
+        help="Path to the log file. If omitted, uses the newest ~/Downloads/orumsV3_spoken.log-* file.",
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--max-samples",
+        type=int,
+        default=MAX_SAMPLES,
+        help="Max reservoir samples per day (default: %(default)s).",
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--days",
+        type=str,
+        default="10,11,12,13,14,15",
+        help="Comma-separated day-of-month numbers to include for Feb (default: %(default)s).",
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--homepage-match",
+        choices=["strict", "allow-query"],
+        default="allow-query",
+        help="Homepage matching: strict='/' only; allow-query='/' and '/?…' (default: %(default)s).",
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--plot",
+        choices=["compare", "hist", "both", "none"],
+        default="compare",
+        help="Plot type (default: %(default)s).",
+    )
+    return parser.parse_args()
+
+
+args = _parse_args()
+MAX_SAMPLES = args.max_samples
+days = {int(x.strip()) for x in args.days.split(",") if x.strip()}
+
+def _is_homepage(path: str) -> bool:
+    if args.homepage_match == "strict":
+        return path == "/"
+    # allow-query
+    return path == "/" or path.startswith("/?")
+
+log_file = Path(args.log_file).expanduser() if args.log_file else _default_log_file()
+if not log_file or not log_file.exists():
+    downloads = Path.home() / "Downloads"
+    default_hint = downloads / "orumsV3_spoken.log-*"
+    raise SystemExit(
+        "Log file not found.\n"
+        f"Tried auto-detecting the newest file matching `{default_hint}`.\n"
+        "Pass it explicitly, e.g.:\n"
+        "  python log.py --log-file ~/Downloads/orumsV3_spoken.log-20260215\n"
+    )
+
+
+with open(log_file, "r", errors="ignore") as f:
+    for line in f:
+        m = pattern.search(line)
+        if not m:
+            continue
+
+        path = m.group("path").strip()
+
+        # homepage only
+        if not _is_homepage(path):
+            continue
+
+        raw_date = m.group("date")
+        response_time = int(m.group("time"))
+
+        dt = datetime.strptime(raw_date, "%a %b %d %H:%M:%S %Y")
+
+        # only Feb 10–15
+        if dt.month == 2 and dt.day in days:
+            day_key = dt.strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
+            reservoir_add(day_key, response_time)
+
+
+# compute percentiles & print a comparison table
+print("\n📊 Homepage response-time percentiles (Feb comparison)\n")
+print(f"Log file: {log_file}")
+print(f"Homepage match: {args.homepage_match}")
+print("")
+
+ordered_days = [f"2026-02-{d:02d}" for d in sorted(days)]
+
+rows = []
+results = {}  # day -> np.ndarray (for optional plotting)
+
+for day in ordered_days:
+    arr_list = samples.get(day, [])
+    if not arr_list:
+        rows.append((day, 0, counts.get(day, 0), None, None, None))
+        continue
+
+    arr = np.array(arr_list)
+    results[day] = arr
+
+    p50 = float(np.percentile(arr, 50))
+    p80 = float(np.percentile(arr, 80))
+    p90 = float(np.percentile(arr, 90))
+    rows.append((day, len(arr), counts.get(day, len(arr)), p50, p80, p90))
+
+header = ("Date", "samples_used", "total_seen", "p50_ms", "p80_ms", "p90_ms")
+print(f"{header[0]:<12} {header[1]:>12} {header[2]:>10} {header[3]:>10} {header[4]:>10} {header[5]:>10}")
+print("-" * 70)
+for (day, n, total, p50, p80, p90) in rows:
+    if p50 is None:
+        print(f"{day:<12} {n:>12} {total:>10} {'-':>10} {'-':>10} {'-':>10}")
+    else:
+        print(f"{day:<12} {n:>12} {total:>10} {p50:>10.1f} {p80:>10.1f} {p90:>10.1f}")
+
+
+def _plot_histograms() -> None:
+    for day, arr in results.items():
+        plt.figure()
+        plt.hist(arr, bins=40)
+        plt.title(f"Homepage Response Time Distribution ({day})")
+        plt.xlabel("Response Time (ms)")
+        plt.ylabel("Requests")
+        plt.grid(True)
+
+
+def _plot_comparison() -> None:
+    xs = []
+    p50s = []
+    p80s = []
+    p90s = []
+    for (day, n, _total, p50, p80, p90) in rows:
+        if n == 0:
+            continue
+        xs.append(day)
+        p50s.append(p50)
+        p80s.append(p80)
+        p90s.append(p90)
+
+    if not xs:
+        return
+
+    plt.figure()
+    plt.plot(xs, p50s, marker="o", label="P50")
+    plt.plot(xs, p80s, marker="o", label="P80")
+    plt.plot(xs, p90s, marker="o", label="P90")
+    plt.title("Homepage Response Time Percentiles (Feb 10–15)")
+    plt.xlabel("Date")
+    plt.ylabel("Response time (ms)")
+    plt.grid(True)
+    plt.legend()
+    plt.xticks(rotation=45, ha="right")
+    plt.tight_layout()
+
+
+if args.plot in ("hist", "both"):
+    _plot_histograms()
+if args.plot in ("compare", "both"):
+    _plot_comparison()
+if args.plot != "none":
+    plt.show()
diff --git a/static/website/templates/index.html b/static/website/templates/index.html
index 66db570..64b11b5 100755
--- a/static/website/templates/index.html
+++ b/static/website/templates/index.html
@@ -169,12 +169,12 @@ <h3 align="center">Answers</h3>
                     </td>
                     
                     <td>
-                        {{ question.answer_set.count }}
+                        {{ question.answer_count }}
                     </td>
                    
                     <td>
-                        <span class="title" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="top" title="{{ question.user }}">
-                            {{ question.user|truncatechars:10 }}
+                        <span class="title" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="top" title="{{ question.cached_user }}">
+                            {{ question.cached_user|truncatechars:10 }}
                         </span>
                     </td>
                 </tr>
@@ -250,8 +250,8 @@ <h3 align="center">Answers</h3>
                                 </span>
                             </td>
                             <td>
-                                <span class="title" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="top" title="{{ question.user }}">
-                                    {{ question.user|truncatechars:10 }}
+                                <span class="title" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="top" title="{{ question.cached_user }}">
+                                    {{ question.cached_user|truncatechars:10 }}
                                 </span>
                             </td>
                             
@@ -263,8 +263,8 @@ <h3 align="center">Answers</h3>
                                 </span>
                             </td>
                             <td>
-                                <span class="title" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="top" title="{{ question.last_post_user }}">
-                                    {{ question.last_post_user|truncatechars:10 }}
+                                <span class="title" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="top" title="{{ question.cached_last_post_user }}">
+                                    {{ question.cached_last_post_user|truncatechars:10 }}
                                 </span>
                             </td>
                             
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ <h3 align="center">Answers</h3>
                             </td>
                             
                             <td>
-                                {{ question.answer_set.count }}
+                                {{ question.answer_count }}
                             </td>
                         </tr>
                         {% endfor %}
@@ -350,8 +350,8 @@ <h3 align="center">Answers</h3>
                                 </span>
                             </td>
                             <td>
-                                <span class="title" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="top" title="{{ question.user }}">
-                                    {{ question.user|truncatechars:10 }}
+                                <span class="title" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="top" title="{{ question.cached_user }}">
+                                    {{ question.cached_user|truncatechars:10 }}
                                 </span>
                             </td>
                             
@@ -363,8 +363,8 @@ <h3 align="center">Answers</h3>
                                 </span>
                             </td>
                             <td>
-                                <span class="title" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="top" title="{{ question.last_post_user }}">
-                                    {{ question.last_post_user|truncatechars:10 }}
+                                <span class="title" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="top" title="{{ question.cached_last_post_user }}">
+                                    {{ question.cached_last_post_user|truncatechars:10 }}
                                 </span>
                             </td>
                             
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ <h3 align="center">Answers</h3>
                             </td>
                             
                             <td>
-                                {{ question.answer_set.count }}
+                                {{ question.answer_count }}
                             </td>
                         </tr>
                         {% endfor %}
diff --git a/website/models.py b/website/models.py
index 5623a90..cd9040e 100755
--- a/website/models.py
+++ b/website/models.py
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ def user(self):
         return user.username
     
     def last_post_user(self):
-        user = User.objects.get(id=self.last_post_by)
-        return user.username
+        user = User.objects.filter(id=self.last_post_by).first()
+        return user.username if user else "Unknown User"
 
     class Meta:
         get_latest_by = "date_created"
diff --git a/website/views.py b/website/views.py
index 85772d7..f5cbf9e 100755
--- a/website/views.py
+++ b/website/views.py
@@ -32,14 +32,35 @@
 
 
 def home(request):
-    questions = Question.objects.filter(status=1).order_by('date_created').reverse()[:100]
-    active_questions = Question.objects.filter(status=1, last_active__isnull=False).order_by('last_active').reverse()[:100]
-
+    # Base query with answer count annotation
+    base_queryset = Question.objects.annotate(answer_count=Count('answer'))
+    
+    questions = base_queryset.filter(status=1).order_by('-date_created')[:100]
+    active_questions = base_queryset.filter(status=1, last_active__isnull=False).order_by('-last_active')[:100]
+    
     # Retrieve latest questions per category for the slider
     subquery = Question.objects.filter(category=OuterRef('category'), status=1).values('category').annotate(max_date=Max('date_created')).values('max_date')
-    slider_questions = Question.objects.filter(
+    slider_questions = base_queryset.filter(
             date_created=Subquery(subquery), status=1
     ).order_by('category')
+    
+    # spam questions
+    spam_questions = base_queryset.filter(status=2).order_by('-last_active')[:100]
+
+    # Bulk fetch users for all displayed questions to avoid N+1
+    all_questions = list(questions) + list(active_questions) + list(slider_questions) + list(spam_questions)
+    uids = set()
+    for q in all_questions:
+        uids.add(q.uid)
+        if q.last_post_by:
+            uids.add(q.last_post_by)
+    
+    users = {u.id: u.username for u in User.objects.filter(id__in=uids)}
+    
+    # Attach usernames to question objects so templates don't trigger queries
+    for q in all_questions:
+        q.cached_user = users.get(q.uid, "Unknown User")
+        q.cached_last_post_user = users.get(q.last_post_by, "Unknown User") if q.last_post_by else "Unknown User"
 
     # Mapping of foss name as in spk db & its corresponding category name in forums db
     category_fosses = {val.replace(" ", "-") : val for val in categories}    
@@ -60,18 +81,17 @@ def home(request):
         if foss not in category_question_map:
             category_question_map[foss] = None
     
-    # spam questions
-    spam_questions = Question.objects.filter(status=2).order_by('last_active').reverse()[:100]
     # Sort category_question_map by category name
     category_question_map = dict(sorted(category_question_map.items(), key= lambda item: item[0].lower()))
     show_spam_list = is_administrator(request.user) or is_forumsadmin(request.user)
+    
     context = {
-    'questions': questions,
-    'active_questions':active_questions,
-    'spam_questions': spam_questions,
-    'category_question_map': category_question_map,
-    'show_spam_list': show_spam_list
-}
+        'questions': questions,
+        'active_questions': active_questions,
+        'spam_questions': spam_questions,
+        'category_question_map': category_question_map,
+        'show_spam_list': show_spam_list
+    }
     return render(request, "website/templates/index.html", context)