diff --git a/src/components/header/header.tsx b/src/components/header/header.tsx
index 96bf87ec..e249cd44 100644
--- a/src/components/header/header.tsx
+++ b/src/components/header/header.tsx
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ import {
   isHomeAboutView,
   isHomeView,
   isInboxView,
-  isPendingView,
-  isPostView,
+  isPendingPostView,
+  isPostPageView,
   isProfileView,
   isProfileCommentsView,
   isProfileDownvotedView,
@@ -62,11 +62,11 @@ const CommentsButton = () => {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   const params = useParams();
   const location = useLocation();
-  const isInPostView = isPostView(location.pathname, params);
+  const isInPostPageView = isPostPageView(location.pathname, params);
   const isInHomeAboutView = isHomeAboutView(location.pathname);
 
   return (
-    <li className={isInPostView && !isInHomeAboutView ? styles.selected : styles.choice}>
+    <li className={isInPostPageView && !isInHomeAboutView ? styles.selected : styles.choice}>
       <Link to={`/p/${params.subplebbitAddress}/c/${params.commentCid}`}>{t('comments')}</Link>
     </li>
   );
@@ -242,8 +242,8 @@ const HeaderTabs = () => {
   const isInHomeAboutView = isHomeAboutView(location.pathname);
   const isInHomeView = isHomeView(location.pathname);
   const isInInboxView = isInboxView(location.pathname);
-  const isInPendingView = isPendingView(location.pathname, params);
-  const isInPostView = isPostView(location.pathname, params);
+  const isInPendingPostView = isPendingPostView(location.pathname, params);
+  const isInPostPageView = isPostPageView(location.pathname, params);
   const isInProfileView = isProfileView(location.pathname);
   const isInSubplebbitView = isSubplebbitView(location.pathname, params);
   const isInSubplebbitSettingsView = isSubplebbitSettingsView(location.pathname, params);
@@ -253,13 +253,13 @@ const HeaderTabs = () => {
   const isInSettingsView = isSettingsView(location.pathname);
   const isInSettingsPlebbitOptionsView = isSettingsPlebbitOptionsView(location.pathname);
 
-  if (isInPostView) {
+  if (isInPostPageView) {
     return <CommentsButton />;
   } else if (isInHomeView || isInHomeAboutView || (isInSubplebbitView && !isInSubplebbitSubmitView && !isInSubplebbitSettingsView) || isInAllView) {
     return <SortItems />;
-  } else if ((isInProfileView || isInAuthorView) && !isInPendingView) {
+  } else if ((isInProfileView || isInAuthorView) && !isInPendingPostView) {
     return <AuthorHeaderTabs />;
-  } else if (isInPendingView) {
+  } else if (isInPendingPostView) {
     return <span className={styles.pageName}>{t('pending')}</span>;
   } else if (isInInboxView) {
     return <InboxHeaderTabs />;
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ const HeaderTitle = ({ title, shortAddress }: { title: string; shortAddress: str
   const isInAllView = isAllView(location.pathname);
   const isInAuthorView = isAuthorView(location.pathname);
   const isInInboxView = isInboxView(location.pathname);
-  const isInPostView = isPostView(location.pathname, params);
+  const isInPostPageView = isPostPageView(location.pathname, params);
   const isInProfileView = isProfileView(location.pathname);
   const isInSettingsView = isSettingsView(location.pathname);
   const isInSettingsPlebbitOptionsView = isSettingsPlebbitOptionsView(location.pathname);
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ const HeaderTitle = ({ title, shortAddress }: { title: string; shortAddress: str
         {subplebbitTitle}: {submitTitle}
       </>
     );
-  } else if (isInPostView || (isInSubplebbitView && !isInSubplebbitSettingsView)) {
+  } else if (isInPostPageView || (isInSubplebbitView && !isInSubplebbitSettingsView)) {
     return subplebbitTitle;
   } else if (isInSubplebbitSettingsView) {
     return (
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ const Header = () => {
   const isInHomeView = isHomeView(location.pathname);
   const isInHomeAboutView = isHomeAboutView(location.pathname);
   const isInInboxView = isInboxView(location.pathname);
-  const isInPostView = isPostView(location.pathname, params);
+  const isInPostPageView = isPostPageView(location.pathname, params);
   const isInProfileView = isProfileView(location.pathname);
   const isInSettingsView = isSettingsView(location.pathname);
   const isInSubplebbitView = isSubplebbitView(location.pathname, params);
@@ -356,11 +356,12 @@ const Header = () => {
   const isInSubplebbitSettingsView = isSubplebbitSettingsView(location.pathname, params);
   const isInNotFoundView = useNotFoundStore((state) => state.isNotFound);
 
-  const hasFewTabs = isInPostView || isInSubmitView || isInSubplebbitSubmitView || isInSubplebbitSettingsView || isInSettingsView || isInInboxView || isInSettingsView;
+  const hasFewTabs =
+    isInPostPageView || isInSubmitView || isInSubplebbitSubmitView || isInSubplebbitSettingsView || isInSettingsView || isInInboxView || isInSettingsView;
   const hasStickyHeader =
     isInHomeView ||
     isInNotFoundView ||
-    (isInSubplebbitView && !isInSubplebbitSubmitView && !isInSubplebbitSettingsView && !isInPostView && !isInHomeAboutView && !isInSubplebbitAboutView) ||
+    (isInSubplebbitView && !isInSubplebbitSubmitView && !isInSubplebbitSettingsView && !isInPostPageView && !isInHomeAboutView && !isInSubplebbitAboutView) ||
     (isInProfileView && !isInHomeAboutView) ||
     (isInAllView && !isInAllAboutView) ||
     (isInAuthorView && !isInHomeAboutView);
@@ -405,7 +406,7 @@ const Header = () => {
       {isMobile && !isInSubplebbitSubmitView && (
         <ul className={`${styles.tabMenu} ${isInProfileView ? styles.horizontalScroll : ''}`}>
           <HeaderTabs />
-          {(isInHomeView || isInHomeAboutView || isInSubplebbitView || isInHomeAboutView || isInAllView || isInPostView) && <AboutButton />}
+          {(isInHomeView || isInHomeAboutView || isInSubplebbitView || isInHomeAboutView || isInAllView || isInPostPageView) && <AboutButton />}
         </ul>
       )}
     </div>
diff --git a/src/components/post/post.tsx b/src/components/post/post.tsx
index f4174846..b07453d4 100644
--- a/src/components/post/post.tsx
+++ b/src/components/post/post.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import styles from './post.module.css';
 import { Link, useLocation, useParams } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { Comment, useAuthorAddress, useBlock, useComment, useEditedComment, useSubplebbit, useSubscribe } from '@plebbit/plebbit-react-hooks';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
-import { isAllView, isPostView, isProfileHiddenView, isSubplebbitView } from '../../lib/utils/view-utils';
+import { isAllView, isPostPageView, isProfileHiddenView, isSubplebbitView } from '../../lib/utils/view-utils';
 import { getHasThumbnail } from '../../lib/utils/media-utils';
 import { getPostScore } from '../../lib/utils/post-utils';
 import { getHostname } from '../../lib/utils/url-utils';
@@ -117,13 +117,13 @@ const Post = ({ index, post = {} }: PostProps) => {
   const authorRole = subplebbit?.roles?.[post.author?.address]?.role;
 
   const isInAllView = isAllView(location.pathname);
-  const isInPostView = isPostView(location.pathname, params);
+  const isInPostPageView = isPostPageView(location.pathname, params);
   const isInProfileHiddenView = isProfileHiddenView(location.pathname);
   const isInSubplebbitView = isSubplebbitView(location.pathname, params);
 
   const commentMediaInfo = useCommentMediaInfo(post);
 
-  const [isExpanded, setIsExpanded] = useState(isInPostView);
+  const [isExpanded, setIsExpanded] = useState(isInPostPageView);
   const toggleExpanded = () => setIsExpanded(!isExpanded);
 
   const [isEditing, setIsEditing] = useState(false);
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ const Post = ({ index, post = {} }: PostProps) => {
 
   const hasThumbnail = getHasThumbnail(commentMediaInfo, link);
   const linkUrl = getHostname(link);
-  const linkClass = `${isInPostView ? (link ? styles.externalLink : styles.internalLink) : styles.link} ${pinned ? styles.pinnedLink : ''}`;
+  const linkClass = `${isInPostPageView ? (link ? styles.externalLink : styles.internalLink) : styles.link} ${pinned ? styles.pinnedLink : ''}`;
 
   const { blocked, unblock } = useBlock({ cid });
 
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ const Post = ({ index, post = {} }: PostProps) => {
   const { subscribe, subscribed } = useSubscribe({ subplebbitAddress });
 
   // show gray dotted border around last clicked post
-  const isLastClicked = sessionStorage.getItem('lastClickedPost') === cid && !isInPostView;
+  const isLastClicked = sessionStorage.getItem('lastClickedPost') === cid && !isInPostPageView;
   const handlePostClick = () => {
     if (cid) {
       if (sessionStorage.getItem('lastClickedPost') === cid) {
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ const Post = ({ index, post = {} }: PostProps) => {
                   <div className={`${styles.arrowCommon} ${downvoted ? styles.downvoted : styles.arrowDown}`} onClick={() => cid && downvote()} />
                 </div>
               </div>
-              {hasThumbnail && (!isInPostView || commentMediaInfo?.type === 'webpage') && !spoiler && (
+              {hasThumbnail && (!isInPostPageView || commentMediaInfo?.type === 'webpage') && !spoiler && (
                 <span className={removed ? styles.blur : ''}>
                   <Thumbnail
                     cid={cid}
@@ -193,8 +193,8 @@ const Post = ({ index, post = {} }: PostProps) => {
             </div>
             <div className={styles.entry}>
               <div className={styles.topMatter}>
-                <p className={`${styles.title} ${removed && !isInPostView ? styles.blur : ''}`}>
-                  {isInPostView && link ? (
+                <p className={`${styles.title} ${removed && !isInPostPageView ? styles.blur : ''}`}>
+                  {isInPostPageView && link ? (
                     <a href={link} className={linkClass} target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' onClick={handlePostClick}>
                       {postTitle ?? '-'}
                     </a>
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ const Post = ({ index, post = {} }: PostProps) => {
                     </span>
                   )}
                 </p>
-                {!isInPostView && (!(commentMediaInfo?.type === 'webpage') || (commentMediaInfo?.type === 'webpage' && content?.trim().length > 0)) && (
+                {!isInPostPageView && (!(commentMediaInfo?.type === 'webpage') || (commentMediaInfo?.type === 'webpage' && content?.trim().length > 0)) && (
                   <ExpandButton
                     commentMediaInfo={commentMediaInfo}
                     content={content}
@@ -231,7 +231,8 @@ const Post = ({ index, post = {} }: PostProps) => {
                 )}
                 <div className={styles.tagline}>
                   {t('submitted')} <span title={postDate}>{getFormattedTimeAgo(timestamp)}</span>{' '}
-                  {edit && isInPostView && <span className={styles.timeEdit}>{t('last_edited', { timestamp: getFormattedTimeAgo(edit.timestamp) })}</span>} {t('post_by')}
+                  {edit && isInPostPageView && <span className={styles.timeEdit}>{t('last_edited', { timestamp: getFormattedTimeAgo(edit.timestamp) })}</span>}{' '}
+                  {t('post_by')}
                   <PostAuthor
                     authorAddress={author?.address}
                     authorRole={authorRole}
diff --git a/src/components/reply/reply.tsx b/src/components/reply/reply.tsx
index a5cbf44b..a0debfa2 100644
--- a/src/components/reply/reply.tsx
+++ b/src/components/reply/reply.tsx
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import ReplyForm from '../reply-form';
 import useDownvote from '../../hooks/use-downvote';
 import useStateString from '../../hooks/use-state-string';
 import useUpvote from '../../hooks/use-upvote';
-import { isInboxView, isPostContextView, isPostView } from '../../lib/utils/view-utils';
+import { isInboxView, isPostContextView, isPostPageView } from '../../lib/utils/view-utils';
 import Plebbit from '@plebbit/plebbit-js/dist/browser/index.js';
 import Markdown from '../markdown';
 import { getHostname } from '../../lib/utils/url-utils';
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ const Reply = ({ cidOfReplyWithContext, depth = 0, isSingleComment, isSingleRepl
   const params = useParams();
   const isInInboxView = isInboxView(location.pathname);
   const isInPostContextView = isPostContextView(location.pathname, params, location.search);
-  const isInPostView = isPostView(location.pathname, params);
+  const isInPostPageView = isPostPageView(location.pathname, params);
 
   const authorRole = subplebbit?.roles?.[author?.address]?.role;
   const { shortAuthorAddress } = useAuthorAddress({ comment: reply });
@@ -324,10 +324,10 @@ const Reply = ({ cidOfReplyWithContext, depth = 0, isSingleComment, isSingleRepl
   const { blocked, unblock } = useBlock({ cid });
   const [collapsed, setCollapsed] = useState(blocked);
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (blocked || (isInPostView && (deleted || removed) && childrenCount === 0)) {
+    if (blocked || (isInPostPageView && (deleted || removed) && childrenCount === 0)) {
       setCollapsed(true);
     }
-  }, [blocked, isInPostView, deleted, removed, childrenCount]);
+  }, [blocked, isInPostPageView, deleted, removed, childrenCount]);
   const handleCollapseButton = () => {
     if (blocked) {
       unblock();
diff --git a/src/components/sidebar/sidebar.tsx b/src/components/sidebar/sidebar.tsx
index 51fde8fa..1eedff8f 100644
--- a/src/components/sidebar/sidebar.tsx
+++ b/src/components/sidebar/sidebar.tsx
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ import {
   isAllView,
   isHomeAboutView,
   isHomeView,
-  isPendingView,
-  isPostView,
+  isPendingPostView,
+  isPostPageView,
   isSubplebbitAboutView,
   isSubplebbitSettingsView,
   isSubplebbitsView,
@@ -219,8 +219,8 @@ const Sidebar = ({ comment, isSubCreatedButNotYetPublished, settings, subplebbit
   const isInAllView = isAllView(location.pathname);
   const isInHomeAboutView = isHomeAboutView(location.pathname);
   const isInHomeView = isHomeView(location.pathname);
-  const isInPendingView = isPendingView(location.pathname, params);
-  const isInPostView = isPostView(location.pathname, params);
+  const isInPendingPostView = isPendingPostView(location.pathname, params);
+  const isInPostPageView = isPostPageView(location.pathname, params);
   const isInSubplebbitsView = isSubplebbitsView(location.pathname);
   const isInSubplebbitAboutView = isSubplebbitAboutView(location.pathname, params);
 
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ const Sidebar = ({ comment, isSubCreatedButNotYetPublished, settings, subplebbit
   const subplebbitCreator = findSubplebbitCreator(roles);
   const creatorAddress = subplebbitCreator === 'anonymous' ? 'anonymous' : `${Plebbit.getShortAddress(subplebbitCreator)}`;
   const submitRoute =
-    isInHomeView || isInHomeAboutView || isInAllView ? '/submit' : isInPendingView ? `/p/${pendingPost?.subplebbitAddress}/submit` : `/p/${address}/submit`;
+    isInHomeView || isInHomeAboutView || isInAllView ? '/submit' : isInPendingPostView ? `/p/${pendingPost?.subplebbitAddress}/submit` : `/p/${address}/submit`;
 
   const { blocked, unblock, block } = useBlock({ address });
 
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ const Sidebar = ({ comment, isSubCreatedButNotYetPublished, settings, subplebbit
   return (
     <div className={`${isMobile ? styles.mobileSidebar : styles.sidebar}`}>
       <SearchBar />
-      {isInPostView && <PostInfo comment={comment} />}
+      {isInPostPageView && <PostInfo comment={comment} />}
       <Link to={submitRoute}>
         {/* TODO: add .largeButtonDisabled and disabledButtonDescription classnames for subs that don't accept posts */}
         <div className={styles.largeButton}>
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ const Sidebar = ({ comment, isSubCreatedButNotYetPublished, settings, subplebbit
           <div className={styles.nub} />
         </div>
       </Link>
-      {!isInHomeView && !isInHomeAboutView && !isInAllView && !isInPendingView && !isInSubplebbitsView && !isInHomeAboutView && (
+      {!isInHomeView && !isInHomeAboutView && !isInAllView && !isInPendingPostView && !isInSubplebbitsView && !isInHomeAboutView && (
         <div className={styles.titleBox}>
           <Link className={styles.title} to={`/p/${address}`}>
             {subplebbit?.address}
diff --git a/src/hooks/use-comment-media-info.ts b/src/hooks/use-comment-media-info.ts
index db4f60dd..1d2600c0 100644
--- a/src/hooks/use-comment-media-info.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/use-comment-media-info.ts
@@ -2,25 +2,25 @@ import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
 import { useLocation, useParams } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { Comment } from '@plebbit/plebbit-react-hooks';
 import { getCommentMediaInfo, fetchWebpageThumbnailIfNeeded } from '../lib/utils/media-utils';
-import { isPendingView, isPostView } from '../lib/utils/view-utils';
+import { isPendingPostView, isPostPageView } from '../lib/utils/view-utils';
 
 export const useCommentMediaInfo = (comment: Comment) => {
   const location = useLocation();
   const params = useParams();
-  const isInPostView = isPostView(location.pathname, params);
-  const isInPendingView = isPendingView(location.pathname, params);
+  const isInPostPageView = isPostPageView(location.pathname, params);
+  const isInPendingPostView = isPendingPostView(location.pathname, params);
   // some sites have CORS access, so the thumbnail can be fetched client-side, which is helpful if subplebbit.settings.fetchThumbnailUrls is false
   const initialCommentMediaInfo = useMemo(() => getCommentMediaInfo(comment), [comment]);
   const [commentMediaInfo, setCommentMediaInfo] = useState(initialCommentMediaInfo);
   const fetchThumbnail = useCallback(async () => {
-    if (!isInPostView && !isInPendingView) {
+    if (!isInPostPageView && !isInPendingPostView) {
       return; // don't fetch in feed view, it displaces the posts
     }
     if (initialCommentMediaInfo?.type === 'webpage' && !initialCommentMediaInfo.thumbnail) {
       const newMediaInfo = await fetchWebpageThumbnailIfNeeded(initialCommentMediaInfo);
       setCommentMediaInfo(newMediaInfo);
     }
-  }, [initialCommentMediaInfo, isInPostView, isInPendingView]);
+  }, [initialCommentMediaInfo, isInPostPageView, isInPendingPostView]);
   useEffect(() => {
     fetchThumbnail();
   }, [fetchThumbnail]);
diff --git a/src/lib/utils/view-utils.ts b/src/lib/utils/view-utils.ts
index 07073e54..898e0605 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils/view-utils.ts
+++ b/src/lib/utils/view-utils.ts
@@ -85,11 +85,11 @@ export const isInboxUnreadView = (pathname: string): boolean => {
   return pathname === `/inbox/unread`;
 };
 
-export const isPendingView = (pathname: string, params: ParamsType): boolean => {
+export const isPendingPostView = (pathname: string, params: ParamsType): boolean => {
   return pathname === `/profile/${params.accountCommentIndex}`;
 };
 
-export const isPostView = (pathname: string, params: ParamsType): boolean => {
+export const isPostPageView = (pathname: string, params: ParamsType): boolean => {
   // some subs might use emojis in their address, so we need to decode the pathname
   const decodedPathname = decodeURIComponent(pathname);
   return params.subplebbitAddress && params.commentCid ? decodedPathname.startsWith(`/p/${params.subplebbitAddress}/c/${params.commentCid}`) : false;
diff --git a/src/views/post-page/post-page.tsx b/src/views/post-page/post-page.tsx
index 98e38245..f8377629 100644
--- a/src/views/post-page/post-page.tsx
+++ b/src/views/post-page/post-page.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import PostComponent from '../../components/post';
 import Sidebar from '../../components/sidebar';
 import useReplies from '../../hooks/use-replies';
 import useStateString from '../../hooks/use-state-string';
-import { isPendingView, isPostContextView } from '../../lib/utils/view-utils';
+import { isPendingPostView, isPostContextView } from '../../lib/utils/view-utils';
 import findTopParentCidOfReply from '../../lib/utils/cid-utils';
 import _ from 'lodash';
 
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ const PostWithContext = ({ post }: { post: Comment }) => {
 const PostPage = () => {
   const params = useParams();
   const location = useLocation();
-  const isInPendingView = isPendingView(location.pathname, params);
+  const isInPendingPostView = isPendingPostView(location.pathname, params);
   const isInPostContextView = isPostContextView(location.pathname, params, location.search);
 
   const post = useComment({ commentCid: params?.commentCid });
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ const PostPage = () => {
       <div className={styles.sidebar}>
         <Sidebar subplebbit={subplebbit} comment={post} />
       </div>
-      {isInPendingView && params?.accountCommentIndex ? (
+      {isInPendingPostView && params?.accountCommentIndex ? (
         <PendingPost commentIndex={+params?.accountCommentIndex || undefined} />
       ) : isInPostContextView ? (
         <PostWithContext post={post} />