diff --git a/src/bk_week_cmds.rs b/src/bk_week_cmds.rs
index dbd10f7..de1b421 100644
--- a/src/bk_week_cmds.rs
+++ b/src/bk_week_cmds.rs
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ pub async fn bk_week_update(
   let r_data = get_reddit_data(ctx).await.unwrap();
 
   let c_id = get_c_id(ctx).await.unwrap_or_else(|| 0);
-  p_text = update_progress(ctx, progress.clone().unwrap(), p_text.clone(), format!("Done!\nReading messages in <#{}>...", c_id)).await;
+  p_text = update_progress(ctx, progress.clone().unwrap(), p_text.clone(), format!("✅\nReading messages in <#{}>...", c_id)).await;
   
   if c_id == 0 {
     send_msg(ctx, "Could not find bk_week_channel in data!\nHint: Run `/bk_week_bind` in a (preferably read-only) channel.".to_string(), true, true).await;
@@ -338,17 +338,13 @@ pub async fn bk_week_update(
 
   let msgs = read_msgs(ctx, c_id).await;
 
-  p_text = update_progress(ctx, progress.clone().unwrap(), p_text.clone(), "Done!\nParsing messages to JSON...".to_string()).await;
+  p_text = update_progress(ctx, progress.clone().unwrap(), p_text.clone(), "✅\nParsing messages to JSON...".to_string()).await;
   let msgs_json = msgs_to_json(ctx, msgs, &r_data).await;
-
-  p_text = update_progress(ctx, progress.clone().unwrap(), p_text.clone(), "Done!\nAdding new posts...".to_string()).await;
-
-
-  // TODO: parse to JSON
+  // TODO: parse to JSON ^^^^^^^^^^^^
     // json should be {"added": [], "updated": [], "removed": []}
 
-  
-  // TODO: add new posts to channel
+  p_text = update_progress(ctx, progress.clone().unwrap(), p_text.clone(), "✅\nAdding new posts...".to_string()).await;
+
   let weekly_art = r_data["bk_weekly_art_posts"].as_object().unwrap();
   
   for url in weekly_art.keys() {
@@ -358,15 +354,21 @@ pub async fn bk_week_update(
     send_embed(ctx, messages::embed_post(&weekly_art[url], url, false), false).await;
   }
 
+  if only_add.unwrap_or_else(|| false) {
+    p_text = update_progress(ctx, progress.clone().unwrap(), p_text.clone(), "✅\n## Done!".to_string()).await;
+    return Ok(());
+  }
+
+  p_text = update_progress(ctx, progress.clone().unwrap(), p_text.clone(), "✅\nEditing updated posts...".to_string()).await;
   // TODO: edit outdated posts
+
+  p_text = update_progress(ctx, progress.clone().unwrap(), p_text.clone(), "✅\nRemoving removed posts...".to_string()).await;
   // TODO: remove removed posts
 
-  /* MSG FORMAT:
-    {json as spoiler}
-    {embed}
-  */
-
+  p_text = update_progress(ctx, progress.clone().unwrap(), p_text.clone(), "✅\nRemoving duplicate posts...".to_string()).await;
+  // TODO: remove duplicates
 
+  p_text = update_progress(ctx, progress.clone().unwrap(), p_text.clone(), "✅\n## Done!".to_string()).await;
   return Ok(());
 }
 
diff --git a/src/cmds.rs b/src/cmds.rs
index 12f4df2..517e57c 100644
--- a/src/cmds.rs
+++ b/src/cmds.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use std::process;
 use crate::data::dc_add_server;
 use crate::websocket::send_cmd_json;
 use crate::{data, Context, Error};
-use crate::messages::{send_embed, send_msg, edit_msg, EmbedOptions};
+use crate::messages::{edit_msg, send_embed, send_msg, Author, EmbedOptions};
 
 use poise::serenity_prelude::{OnlineStatus, Timestamp, UserId};
 use rand::{seq::IteratorRandom, Rng};
@@ -74,7 +74,9 @@ pub async fn embed(
   #[description = "Timestamp at bottom (best to leave empty)."] timestamp: Option<Timestamp>,
   #[description = "Empheral (only visible to you)."] empheral: Option<bool>,
   #[description = "Shows \"used {Command}\" reply text."] reply: Option<bool>,
-  #[description = "Text that appears above and outside of the embed"] message: Option<String>
+  #[description = "Text that appears above and outside of the embed."] message: Option<String>,
+  #[description = "A URL for a thumbnail image."] thumbnail: Option<String>,
+  #[description = "Sets yourself as the author."] author: Option<bool>
 ) -> Result<(), Error> 
 {
   let reply_unwrap = reply.unwrap_or_else(|| false);
@@ -88,7 +90,9 @@ pub async fn embed(
       url,
       ts: timestamp,
       empheral: empheral.unwrap_or_else(|| false),
-      message
+      message,
+      thumbnail,
+      author: if author.unwrap_or_else(|| false) { Some(Author { name: ctx.author().name.clone(), url: "".to_string(), icon_url: ctx.author().avatar_url().unwrap() }) } else { None }
     },
     reply_unwrap
   ).await;
diff --git a/src/messages.rs b/src/messages.rs
index 0710f9f..4fe554a 100644
--- a/src/messages.rs
+++ b/src/messages.rs
@@ -2,9 +2,15 @@ use crate::Context;
 
 use poise::serenity_prelude::json::Value;
 use poise::{serenity_prelude::CreateMessage, CreateReply, ReplyHandle};
-use poise::serenity_prelude::{Color, CreateEmbed, Timestamp};
+use poise::serenity_prelude::{Color, CreateEmbed, CreateEmbedAuthor, Timestamp};
+use serde_json::json;
 
 
+pub struct Author {
+  pub name: String,
+  pub url: String,
+  pub icon_url: String
+}
 pub struct EmbedOptions {
   pub desc: String,
   pub title: Option<String>,
@@ -12,7 +18,9 @@ pub struct EmbedOptions {
   pub url: Option<String>,
   pub ts: Option<Timestamp>,
   pub empheral: bool,
-  pub message: Option<String>
+  pub message: Option<String>,
+  pub author: Option<Author>,
+  pub thumbnail: Option<String>
 }
 impl Default for EmbedOptions {
   fn default() -> Self {
@@ -23,7 +31,9 @@ impl Default for EmbedOptions {
       url: None,
       ts: None,
       empheral: false,
-      message: None
+      message: None,
+      author: None,
+      thumbnail: None
     };
   }
 }
@@ -67,12 +77,19 @@ pub async fn send_embed(
   reply: bool
 ) -> Option<ReplyHandle<'_>>
 {
+  let mut author: Option<CreateEmbedAuthor> = None;
+  if let Some(o_author) = options.author {
+    author = Some(CreateEmbedAuthor::new(o_author.name).url(o_author.url).icon_url(o_author.icon_url))
+  }
+  
   let mut embed = CreateEmbed::new()
     .title      (none_to_empty(options.title))
     .description(options.desc)
     .colour     (Color::new(options.col.unwrap_or_else(|| DEFAULT_DC_COL)))
     .url        (none_to_empty(options.url));
-  
+
+  if let Some(a) = author { embed = embed.author(a); }
+  if options.thumbnail.is_some() { embed = embed.thumbnail(options.thumbnail.unwrap()); }
   if options.ts.is_some() { embed = embed.timestamp(options.ts.unwrap()); }
 
   if reply {
@@ -118,7 +135,6 @@ pub fn embed_post(post_data: &Value, url: &str, empheral: bool) -> EmbedOptions
     **URL:** ||<{}>||
     **Media URLS:**
     {}
-
     ## Listing Data:
     **Added by:** `{{ human: {}, bot: {} }}`
     **Approved by:** `{{ human: {}, bot: [not implemented] }}`"#,
@@ -137,13 +153,19 @@ pub fn embed_post(post_data: &Value, url: &str, empheral: bool) -> EmbedOptions
     .collect::<Vec<_>>()
     .join("\n");
 
+  let json_min = json!({"post_data": post_data["post_data"]["upvotes"], "added": post_data["added"], "approved": post_data["approved"]});
+  let media_urls = post_data["post_data"]["media_urls"].as_array().unwrap();
+
   return EmbedOptions { 
     title: Some(post_data["post_data"]["title"].as_str().unwrap().to_string()),
-    desc: trimmed,
+    desc: format!("{}\nJSON: ||`{}`||", trimmed, serde_json::to_string(&json_min).unwrap()),
     col: Some(DEFAULT_DC_COL),
     url: Some(url.to_string()),
     ts: Some(Timestamp::from_unix_timestamp(post_data["post_data"]["date_unix"].as_i64().unwrap()).unwrap()),
-    message: Some(format!("||`{{\"{}\":{}}}`||", url, serde_json::to_string(post_data).unwrap())),
-    empheral
+    empheral,
+    thumbnail: media_urls.get(0)
+      .and_then(|url| url.as_str().map(|s| s.to_string()))
+      .or_else(|| None),
+    ..Default::default()
   };
 }
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