diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fb0d31f..9a741d3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -25,10 +25,12 @@ Then to actually run:
 bash tor_prebuilt.sh
 ```
 
+Make sure to set a master password! See `.env.example`. Enter in the master password at /password to get the current day and the next day's password.
+
 # Tips
 
 ## Adding media
-Add it to the relevant static directory (`/static_assets/anime_assets`, `/static_assets/manga_assets`, or `/static_assets/music_assets`), and create an entry for it in `host_info.json`.
+Add it to the relevant static directory (`/static_assets/anime_assets`, `/static_assets/manga_assets`, or `/static_assets/music_assets`), and create an entry for it in `host_info.json`. See `host_info.json.example` for an example.
 
 ## Hosting Multiple TOR Hidden Services
 If you are running multiple TOR hidden services, you will need to modify the [.torrc file](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/14321214/how-to-run-multiple-tor-processes-at-once-with-different-exit-ips#18895491).
diff --git a/build.ts b/build.ts
index 6f68282..80f228f 100644
--- a/build.ts
+++ b/build.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ import _host_info from './host_info.json';
 interface Listing {
   name: string;
   type: "anime" | "manga" | "music";
+  favourites: {
+    listing: boolean; //whether to mark entire listing as favourite
+    chapters: string[]; //favourite chapters
+  }; //marked as not optional here, but in the actual host_info.json file, it is optional
 }
 
 interface DirectoryVars {
@@ -33,10 +37,23 @@ interface MangaVars {
   prev_chapter?: string | boolean;
 }
 
-const listings: Listing[] = _host_info.listings.filter((listing: any): listing is Listing => typeof listing.name === "string" && (listing?.type === "anime" || listing?.type === "manga" || listing?.type === "music"));
+const listings: Listing[] = _host_info.listings.map(
+  (listing: any) =>
+    //add empty "favourites" if not present in the json
+    listing.favourites ? listing : {
+      ...listing,
+      favourites: {
+        listing: false,
+        chapters: []
+      }
+    }
+).filter(
+  (listing: any): listing is Listing =>
+    typeof listing.name === "string" && (listing?.type === "anime" || listing?.type === "manga" || listing?.type === "music")
+);
 
 let renderer: Renderer = new Renderer("templates", "components");
-let builder: Builder = new Builder("/build");;
+let builder: Builder = new Builder("/build");
 
 //static page
 builder.serve_static_folder("static");
@@ -60,6 +77,7 @@ let music_serve_paths: string[] = [];
 let music_vars: MusicVars[] = [];
 
 let songs: string[] = [];
+let manga_pages_count: number = 0;
 
 for (let i = 0; i < listings.length; i++) {
   const listing: Listing = listings[i];
@@ -85,6 +103,7 @@ for (let i = 0; i < listings.length; i++) {
       const chapter: string = chapters[j];
       manga_serve_paths.push(`/${listing.type}/${listing.name}/${chapter}`);
       const images: string[] = readdirSync(path.join(__dirname, `/static_assets/${listing.type}_assets/${listing.name}/${chapter}`), { withFileTypes: true }).map((d) => d.name);
+      manga_pages_count += images.length;
       manga_vars.push({
         listing,
         chapter,
@@ -113,13 +132,34 @@ builder.serve_templates(renderer, anime_serve_paths, "anime", anime_vars);
 builder.serve_templates(renderer, manga_serve_paths, "manga", manga_vars);
 builder.serve_templates(renderer, music_serve_paths, "music", music_vars);
 
+builder.serve_template(renderer, "/stats", "stats", {
+  manga_series_count: listings.filter((l) => l.type === "manga").length,
+  manga_chapters_count: manga_serve_paths.length,
+  manga_pages_count,
+  anime_series_count: listings.filter((l) => l.type === "anime").length,
+  anime_episodes_count: anime_serve_paths.length,
+  artists_count: listings.filter((l) => l.type === "music").length,
+  songs_count: songs.length,
+});
+
 builder.serve_template(renderer, "/player", "player", {
   songs,
   artists: listings.filter((l) => l.type === "music").map(
     (l) => (
       {
         name: l.name,
-        songs: songs.filter((s) => s.startsWith(`${l.name}/`)).map((song) => song.slice(`${l.name}/`.length)),
+        sanitized_name: l.name.replaceAll("\"", "\\\""),
+        songs: songs.filter((s) => s.startsWith(`${l.name}/`)).map(
+          (song) => (
+            {
+              name: song.slice(`${l.name}/`.length),
+              //I don't think " can be in file names... but just in case
+              sanitized_name: song.slice(`${l.name}/`.length).replaceAll("\"", "\\\""),
+              favourite: l.favourites.chapters.includes(song.slice(`${l.name}/`.length)),
+            }
+          )
+        ),
+        favourite: l.favourites.listing,
       }
     )
   ),
diff --git a/host_info.json.example b/host_info.json.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c8ebb26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/host_info.json.example
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+{
+  "listings": [
+    {
+      "name": "senpai-wa-otokonoko",
+      "type": "manga",
+      "favourites": {
+        "listing": true,
+        "chapters": ["c001"]
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "shiitake-simulation",
+      "type": "manga"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "bocchi-the-boulder",
+      "type": "anime",
+      "favourites": {
+        "listing": true,
+        "chapters": []
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "yoroshiku",
+      "type": "music"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "not-buna",
+      "type": "music",
+      "favourites": {
+        "listing": false,
+        "chapters": ["aira"]
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "arizona-philips",
+      "type": "music",
+      "favourites": {
+        "listing": true,
+        "chapters": []
+      }
+    }
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ryuji.ts b/ryuji.ts
index 63df44d..4e1e035 100644
--- a/ryuji.ts
+++ b/ryuji.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { readFileSync } from 'fs';
 
-export const SYNTAX_REGEX = /\[\[ [a-zA-Z0-9.:/\-_!]+ \]\]/g;
+export const SYNTAX_REGEX = /\[\[ [a-zA-Z0-9.:/\*\-_!]+ \]\]/g;
 
 export type file_extension = `.${string}`;
 
@@ -185,12 +185,21 @@ export class Renderer {
         } else {
           //compare with second var
           let var_name2: string = exp_parts[2];
+          let if_in: boolean = false;
           let if_not: boolean = false;
+          //*! is valid
+          if (var_name2.startsWith("*")) {
+            var_name2 = var_name2.slice(1, var_name2.length);
+            if_in = true;
+          }
           if (var_name2.startsWith("!")) {
             var_name2 = var_name2.slice(1, var_name2.length);
             if_not = true;
           }
           let var_value2 = Renderer.get_var(var_name2, vars);
+          if (if_in) {
+            var_value2 = var_value2.find((ele) => ele === var_value);
+          }
           if (if_not) {
             //make sure the two compared variables are NOT equal
             if (var_value !== var_value2) {
diff --git a/templates/components/chapter-listing.html b/templates/components/chapter-listing.html
index d3da51e..a9ee0fa 100644
--- a/templates/components/chapter-listing.html
+++ b/templates/components/chapter-listing.html
@@ -1 +1 @@
-<li><a href="/[[ listing.type ]]/[[ listing.name ]]/[[ chapter ]]">[[ chapter ]]</a></li>
\ No newline at end of file
+<li><a href="/[[ listing.type ]]/[[ listing.name ]]/[[ chapter ]]">[[ if:chapter:*listing.favourites.chapters ]]★[[ endif ]][[ chapter ]]</a></li>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/templates/components/listing.html b/templates/components/listing.html
index 1e2c8cb..f3ddd8c 100644
--- a/templates/components/listing.html
+++ b/templates/components/listing.html
@@ -1 +1 @@
-<li class="listing [[ listing.type ]]-listing"><a href="/[[ listing.type ]]/[[ listing.name ]]">[[ listing.name ]] ([[ listing.type ]])</a></li>
\ No newline at end of file
+<li class="listing [[ listing.type ]]-listing"><a href="/[[ listing.type ]]/[[ listing.name ]]">[[ if:listing.favourites ]][[ if:listing.favourites.listing ]]★[[ endif ]][[ endif ]][[ listing.name ]] ([[ listing.type ]])</a></li>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/templates/index.html b/templates/index.html
index ae658c6..a0634e1 100644
--- a/templates/index.html
+++ b/templates/index.html
@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@
     <meta charset="utf-8">
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
     <title>these r not the droids you u looking 4</title>
-    <style>
-      /* */
-    </style>
   </head>
   <body>
+    <div style="position: absolute; float: right; right: 10px;">
+      <a href="/player">Player</a>
+      -
+      <a href="/stats">Stats</a>
+    </div>
     <div id="main">
       <label for="show">Show:</label>
       <select id="show" onchange="show_change()">
diff --git a/templates/manga.html b/templates/manga.html
index 395202d..5cf7747 100644
--- a/templates/manga.html
+++ b/templates/manga.html
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@
       .manga img {
         width: 100%;
       }
+      #scroll-to-bottom:hover {
+        cursor: pointer;
+        text-decoration: underline;
+      }
       @media only screen and (max-width: 600px) {
         .manga {
           margin: 10px 5vw;
@@ -32,7 +36,7 @@
     <div id="main">
       <div class="manga">
         <h2 style="display: inline-block;">[[ listing.name ]] [[ chapter ]]</h2>
-        <span style="cursor: pointer;" onclick="document.getElementById('nav').scrollIntoView({ behavior: 'smooth' })">Scroll to Bottom</span>
+        <span id="scroll-to-bottom" onclick="document.getElementById('nav').scrollIntoView({ behavior: 'smooth' })">Scroll to Bottom</span>
         <br>
         [[ for:images:image ]]
           [[ component:page ]]
diff --git a/templates/player.html b/templates/player.html
index 7b52718..dc2d7b7 100644
--- a/templates/player.html
+++ b/templates/player.html
@@ -11,8 +11,11 @@
         margin: 0;
         padding: 0;
       }
+      #main {
+        margin: 10px;
+      }
       .player {
-        margin: 25px;
+        margin: 15px;
       }
       #filters-container {
         padding-left: 15px;
@@ -24,6 +27,7 @@
   </head>
   <body>
     <div id="main">
+      <a href="/">Front page</a>
       <div class="player">
         <h2 style="display: inline-block;">shuffling</h2>
         <b>Current Song <span id="current-song"></span></b>
@@ -40,12 +44,12 @@
           <input type="button" value="Deselect All" onclick="filter_deselect_all()"/>
           [[ for:artists:artist ]]
             <div class="artist-filter">
-              <input type="checkbox" id="[[ artist.name ]]-checkbox" onchange="artist_filter_toggle('[[ artist.name ]]')"/>
-              <label for="[[ artist.name ]]-checkbox">[[ artist.name ]]</label>
-              <div id="[[ artist.name ]]-song-filter" class="artist-song-filter">
+              <input type="checkbox" id="[[ artist.sanitized_name ]]-checkbox" onchange="artist_filter_toggle('[[ artist.sanitized_name ]]')"/>
+              <label for="[[ artist.sanitized_name ]]-checkbox">[[ if:artist.favourite ]]★[[ endif ]][[ artist.name ]]</label>
+              <div id="[[ artist.sanitized_name ]]-song-filter" class="artist-song-filter">
                 [[ for:artist.songs:song ]]
-                  <input type="checkbox" id="[[ artist.name ]]-[[ song ]]-checkbox" onchange="artist_song_filter_toggle('[[ artist.name ]]', '[[ song ]]')"/>
-                  <label for="[[ artist.name ]]-[[ song ]]-checkbox">[[ song ]]</label>
+                  <input type="checkbox" id="[[ artist.sanitized_name ]]-[[ song.sanitized_name ]]-checkbox" onchange="update_playable_songs()"/>
+                  <label for="[[ artist.sanitized_name ]]-[[ song.sanitized_name ]]-checkbox">[[ if:song.favourite ]]★[[ endif ]][[ song.name ]]</label>
                 [[ endfor ]]
               </div>
             </div>
@@ -81,15 +85,15 @@
       });
       //show filters toggle
       const show_filters = document.getElementById("show-filters");
-      function filter_toggle() {
+      function filter_check() {
         if (show_filters.checked) {
           document.getElementById("filters-container").style.display = "block";
         } else {
           document.getElementById("filters-container").style.display = "none";
         }
       }
-      show_filters.onchange = filter_toggle;
-      filter_toggle();
+      show_filters.onchange = filter_check;
+      filter_check();
       //artist and artist song filter toggle
       function artist_filter_toggle(artist) {
         document.querySelectorAll(`#${artist}-song-filter > input[type=\"checkbox\"]`).forEach((c) => {
@@ -97,8 +101,8 @@
           c.onchange();
         });
       }
-      function artist_song_filter_toggle(artist, song) {
-        playable_songs = songs.filter((song) => document.getElementById(`${song.replace("/", "-")}-checkbox`).checked);
+      function update_playable_songs() {
+        playable_songs = songs.filter((song) => document.getElementById(`${song.replace("/", "-").replaceAll("\"", "\\\"")}-checkbox`).checked);
       }
       function filter_select_all() {
         document.querySelectorAll(".artist-filter > input[type=\"checkbox\"]").forEach((c) => {
diff --git a/templates/stats.html b/templates/stats.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b981cc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/stats.html
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html>
+  <head>
+    <meta charset="utf-8">
+    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
+    <title>stats</title>
+  </head>
+  <body>
+    <div id="main">
+      <a href="/">Front page</a>
+      <div>
+        <h3>Manga series: [[ manga_series_count ]]</h3>
+        <h3>Manga chapters: [[ manga_chapters_count ]]</h3>
+        <h3>Manga pages: [[ manga_pages_count ]]</h3>
+        <h3>Anime series: [[ anime_series_count ]]</h3>
+        <h3>Anime episodes: [[ anime_episodes_count ]]</h3>
+        <h3>Music Artists: [[ artists_count ]]</h3>
+        <h3>Songs: [[ songs_count ]]</h3>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </body>
+</html>