diff --git a/src/components/header/header.tsx b/src/components/header/header.tsx
index ed8e3322..f8b5bd1d 100644
--- a/src/components/header/header.tsx
+++ b/src/components/header/header.tsx
@@ -304,12 +304,8 @@ const HeaderTitle = ({ title, shortAddress, pendingPostSubplebbitAddress }: { ti
 
   const subplebbitAddress = params.subplebbitAddress;
 
-  const contentOptionsStore = useContentOptionsStore();
-  const hasUnhiddenAnyNsfwCommunity =
-    !contentOptionsStore.hideAdultCommunities ||
-    !contentOptionsStore.hideGoreCommunities ||
-    !contentOptionsStore.hideAntiCommunities ||
-    !contentOptionsStore.hideVulgarCommunities;
+  const { hideAdultCommunities, hideGoreCommunities, hideAntiCommunities, hideVulgarCommunities } = useContentOptionsStore();
+  const hasUnhiddenAnyNsfwCommunity = !hideAdultCommunities || !hideGoreCommunities || !hideAntiCommunities || !hideVulgarCommunities;
   const isBroadlyNsfwSubplebbit = useIsBroadlyNsfwSubplebbit(subplebbitAddress || '');
 
   const subplebbitTitle = <Link to={`/p/${isInPendingPostView ? pendingPostSubplebbitAddress : subplebbitAddress}`}>{title || shortAddress}</Link>;
diff --git a/src/components/topbar/topbar.module.css b/src/components/topbar/topbar.module.css
index d918dec4..11f0fb4f 100644
--- a/src/components/topbar/topbar.module.css
+++ b/src/components/topbar/topbar.module.css
@@ -15,13 +15,45 @@
 
 .dropdown {
   float: left;
-  cursor: pointer;
   display: inline;
   position: relative;
 }
 
 .subsDropdown {
   padding-left: 5px;
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.filterDropdown .dropChoices {
+  padding: 0 4px 4px 4px;
+  text-transform: none;
+  font-size: 11px;
+}
+
+.filterDropdownItem label {
+  cursor: pointer;
+  padding-top: 2px;
+}
+
+.filterDropdownItem {
+  padding-top: 4px;
+}
+
+.filterDropdownItem input {
+  margin-right: 5px;
+}
+
+.nsfwFilters {
+  background-image: url("/assets/buttons/droparrowgray.gif");
+  background-repeat: no-repeat;
+  background-position: right bottom;
+  display: inline-block;
+  padding-right: 21px;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  height: 13px;
+  padding-top: 10px;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  font-size: 9px;
 }
 
 .dropChoices {
diff --git a/src/components/topbar/topbar.tsx b/src/components/topbar/topbar.tsx
index ff867e62..ef39230f 100644
--- a/src/components/topbar/topbar.tsx
+++ b/src/components/topbar/topbar.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { Link, useLocation, useNavigate, useParams } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 import { useAccount, useAccountSubplebbits } from '@plebbit/plebbit-react-hooks';
@@ -7,46 +7,25 @@ import styles from './topbar.module.css';
 import { useDefaultSubplebbitAddresses } from '../../hooks/use-default-subplebbits';
 import useTimeFilter from '../../hooks/use-time-filter';
 import { isAllView, isHomeView, isModView, isSubplebbitView } from '../../lib/utils/view-utils';
+import useContentOptionsStore from '../../stores/use-content-options-store';
 
 const sortTypes = ['hot', 'new', 'active', 'controversialAll', 'topAll'];
 const isElectron = window.isElectron === true;
 
-const TopBar = () => {
-  const account = useAccount();
-  const subplebbitAddresses = useDefaultSubplebbitAddresses();
+const FiltersDropdown = () => {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
-  const location = useLocation();
   const params = useParams();
-  const subscriptions = account?.subscriptions;
-  const isinAllView = isAllView(location.pathname);
-  const isInHomeView = isHomeView(location.pathname);
-  const isInModView = isModView(location.pathname);
+  const location = useLocation();
+  const navigate = useNavigate();
   const isInSubplebbitView = isSubplebbitView(location.pathname, params);
-  const homeButtonClass = isInHomeView ? styles.selected : styles.choice;
-
-  const { accountSubplebbits } = useAccountSubplebbits();
-  const accountSubplebbitAddresses = Object.keys(accountSubplebbits);
-
+  const isinAllView = isAllView(location.pathname);
+  const isInModView = isModView(location.pathname);
   const { timeFilterName, timeFilterNames } = useTimeFilter();
+
   const selectedTimeFilter = timeFilterName || (isInSubplebbitView ? 'all' : timeFilterName);
 
-  const [isSubsDropdownOpen, setIsSubsDropdownOpen] = useState(false);
-  const toggleSubsDropdown = () => setIsSubsDropdownOpen(!isSubsDropdownOpen);
-  const subsDropdownRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
-  const subsdropdownItemsRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
-  const subsDropdownClass = isSubsDropdownOpen ? styles.visible : styles.hidden;
-
-  const [isSortsDropdownOpen, setIsSortsDropdownOpen] = useState(false);
-  const toggleSortsDropdown = () => setIsSortsDropdownOpen(!isSortsDropdownOpen);
-  const sortsDropdownRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
-  const sortsdropdownItemsRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
-  const sortsDropdownClass = isSortsDropdownOpen ? styles.visible : styles.hidden;
-
   const [isFilterDropdownOpen, setIsFilterDropdownOpen] = useState(false);
-  const toggleFilterDropdown = () => setIsFilterDropdownOpen(!isFilterDropdownOpen);
   const filterDropdownRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
-  const filterdropdownItemsRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
-  const filterDropdownClass = isFilterDropdownOpen ? styles.visible : styles.hidden;
 
   const sortLabels = [t('hot'), t('new'), t('active'), t('controversial'), t('top')];
   const selectedSortType = params.sortType || 'hot';
@@ -61,37 +40,12 @@ const TopBar = () => {
       : `/${selectedSortType}/${timeFilterName}`;
   };
 
-  const getSelectedSortLabel = () => {
-    const index = sortTypes.indexOf(selectedSortType);
-    return index >= 0 ? sortLabels[index] : sortLabels[0];
+  const handleClickOutside = (event: MouseEvent) => {
+    if (filterDropdownRef.current && !filterDropdownRef.current.contains(event.target as Node)) {
+      setIsFilterDropdownOpen(false);
+    }
   };
 
-  const handleClickOutside = useCallback(
-    (event: MouseEvent) => {
-      const target = event.target as Node;
-
-      const isOutsideSubs =
-        subsDropdownRef.current && !subsDropdownRef.current.contains(target) && subsdropdownItemsRef.current && !subsdropdownItemsRef.current.contains(target);
-      const isOutsideSorts =
-        sortsDropdownRef.current && !sortsDropdownRef.current.contains(target) && sortsdropdownItemsRef.current && !sortsdropdownItemsRef.current.contains(target);
-      const isOutsideFilter =
-        filterDropdownRef.current && !filterDropdownRef.current.contains(target) && filterdropdownItemsRef.current && !filterdropdownItemsRef.current.contains(target);
-
-      if (isOutsideSubs) {
-        setIsSubsDropdownOpen(false);
-      }
-
-      if (isOutsideSorts) {
-        setIsSortsDropdownOpen(false);
-      }
-
-      if (isOutsideFilter) {
-        setIsFilterDropdownOpen(false);
-      }
-    },
-    [subsDropdownRef, subsdropdownItemsRef, sortsDropdownRef, sortsdropdownItemsRef, filterDropdownRef, filterdropdownItemsRef],
-  );
-
   useEffect(() => {
     document.addEventListener('mousedown', handleClickOutside);
     return () => {
@@ -99,8 +53,155 @@ const TopBar = () => {
     };
   }, [handleClickOutside]);
 
-  const isConnectedToRpc = !!account?.plebbitOptions.plebbitRpcClientsOptions;
+  const {
+    blurNsfwThumbnails,
+    hideAdultCommunities,
+    hideGoreCommunities,
+    hideAntiCommunities,
+    hideVulgarCommunities,
+    setBlurNsfwThumbnails,
+    setHideAdultCommunities,
+    setHideGoreCommunities,
+    setHideAntiCommunities,
+    setHideVulgarCommunities,
+  } = useContentOptionsStore();
+
+  const [hideNsfwFilters, setHideNsfwFilters] = useState(true);
+
+  return (
+    <div className={`${styles.dropdown} ${styles.filterDropdown}`} ref={filterDropdownRef}>
+      <span className={styles.selectedTitle} onClick={() => setIsFilterDropdownOpen(!isFilterDropdownOpen)}>
+        {t('filters')}
+      </span>
+      {isFilterDropdownOpen && (
+        <div className={styles.dropChoices}>
+          <div className={styles.filterDropdownItem}>
+            posts from:{' '}
+            <select
+              onChange={(e) => {
+                navigate(getTimeFilterLink(e.target.value));
+              }}
+              value={selectedTimeFilter}
+            >
+              {timeFilterNames.map((timeFilterName, index) => (
+                <option value={timeFilterName} key={index}>
+                  {timeFilterNames[index]}
+                </option>
+              ))}
+            </select>
+          </div>
+          <div className={styles.filterDropdownItem}>
+            sort posts by:{' '}
+            <select
+              onChange={(e) => {
+                let dropdownLink = isInSubplebbitView ? `/p/${params.subplebbitAddress}/${e.target.value}` : isinAllView ? `/p/all/${e.target.value}` : e.target.value;
+                if (timeFilterName) {
+                  dropdownLink += `/${timeFilterName}`;
+                }
+                navigate(dropdownLink);
+              }}
+              value={selectedSortType}
+            >
+              {sortTypes.map((sortType, index) => (
+                <option value={sortType} key={index}>
+                  {sortLabels[index]}
+                </option>
+              ))}
+            </select>
+          </div>
+          <div className={`${styles.filterDropdownItem} ${styles.nsfwFilters}`} onClick={() => setHideNsfwFilters(!hideNsfwFilters)}>
+            NSFW filters
+          </div>
+          {!hideNsfwFilters && (
+            <>
+              <div className={styles.filterDropdownItem}>
+                <label htmlFor='blurNSFWCheckbox'>
+                  <input type='checkbox' id='blurNSFWCheckbox' checked={blurNsfwThumbnails} onChange={(e) => setBlurNsfwThumbnails(e.target.checked)} />
+                  blur NSFW/18+ media
+                </label>
+              </div>
+              <div className={styles.filterDropdownItem}>
+                <label htmlFor='nsfwCheckbox'>
+                  <input
+                    type='checkbox'
+                    id='nsfwCheckbox'
+                    ref={(el) => {
+                      if (el) {
+                        const allChecked = !hideAdultCommunities && !hideGoreCommunities && !hideAntiCommunities && !hideVulgarCommunities;
+                        const someChecked = !hideAdultCommunities || !hideGoreCommunities || !hideAntiCommunities || !hideVulgarCommunities;
+
+                        el.checked = allChecked;
+                        el.indeterminate = someChecked && !allChecked;
+                      }
+                    }}
+                    onChange={(e) => {
+                      const newValue = e.target.checked;
+                      setHideAdultCommunities(!newValue);
+                      setHideGoreCommunities(!newValue);
+                      setHideAntiCommunities(!newValue);
+                      setHideVulgarCommunities(!newValue);
+                    }}
+                  />
+                  include NSFW/18+ communities
+                </label>
+              </div>
+              <div className={styles.filterDropdownItem} style={{ paddingLeft: '20px' }}>
+                <label htmlFor='adultCommunitiesCheckbox'>
+                  <input type='checkbox' id='adultCommunitiesCheckbox' checked={!hideAdultCommunities} onChange={(e) => setHideAdultCommunities(!e.target.checked)} />
+                  adult communities
+                </label>
+              </div>
+              <div className={styles.filterDropdownItem} style={{ paddingLeft: '20px' }}>
+                <label htmlFor='goreCommunitiesCheckbox'>
+                  <input type='checkbox' id='goreCommunitiesCheckbox' checked={!hideGoreCommunities} onChange={(e) => setHideGoreCommunities(!e.target.checked)} />
+                  gore communities
+                </label>
+              </div>
+              <div className={styles.filterDropdownItem} style={{ paddingLeft: '20px' }}>
+                <label htmlFor='antiCommunitiesCheckbox'>
+                  <input type='checkbox' id='antiCommunitiesCheckbox' checked={!hideAntiCommunities} onChange={(e) => setHideAntiCommunities(!e.target.checked)} />
+                  anti communities
+                </label>
+              </div>
+              <div className={styles.filterDropdownItem} style={{ paddingLeft: '20px' }}>
+                <label htmlFor='vulgarCommunitiesCheckbox'>
+                  <input type='checkbox' id='vulgarCommunitiesCheckbox' checked={!hideVulgarCommunities} onChange={(e) => setHideVulgarCommunities(!e.target.checked)} />
+                  vulgar communities
+                </label>
+              </div>
+            </>
+          )}
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
+const CommunitiesDropdown = () => {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
+  const account = useAccount();
   const navigate = useNavigate();
+  const subscriptions = account?.subscriptions;
+  const isConnectedToRpc = !!account?.plebbitOptions.plebbitRpcClientsOptions;
+
+  const [isSubsDropdownOpen, setIsSubsDropdownOpen] = useState(false);
+  const toggleSubsDropdown = () => setIsSubsDropdownOpen(!isSubsDropdownOpen);
+  const subsDropdownRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+  const subsdropdownItemsRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+  const subsDropdownClass = isSubsDropdownOpen ? styles.visible : styles.hidden;
+
+  const handleClickOutside = (event: MouseEvent) => {
+    if (subsDropdownRef.current && !subsDropdownRef.current.contains(event.target as Node)) {
+      setIsSubsDropdownOpen(false);
+    }
+  };
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (isSubsDropdownOpen) {
+      document.addEventListener('mousedown', handleClickOutside);
+    }
+  }, [isSubsDropdownOpen]);
+
   const handleCreateCommunity = () => {
     // creating a community only works if the user is running a full node
     if (isElectron || isConnectedToRpc) {
@@ -116,54 +217,47 @@ const TopBar = () => {
     }
   };
 
+  return (
+    <div className={`${styles.dropdown} ${styles.subsDropdown}`} ref={subsDropdownRef} onClick={toggleSubsDropdown}>
+      <span className={styles.selectedTitle}>{t('my_communities')}</span>
+      <div className={`${styles.dropChoices} ${styles.subsDropChoices} ${subsDropdownClass}`} ref={subsdropdownItemsRef}>
+        {subscriptions?.map((subscription: string, index: number) => (
+          <Link key={index} to={`/p/${subscription}`} className={styles.dropdownItem}>
+            {Plebbit.getShortAddress(subscription)}
+          </Link>
+        ))}
+        <span onClick={handleCreateCommunity} className={`${styles.dropdownItem} ${styles.myCommunitiesItemButtonDotted}`}>
+          {t('create_community')}
+        </span>
+        <Link to='/communities/vote' className={`${styles.dropdownItem} ${styles.myCommunitiesItemButton}`}>
+          {t('default_communities')}
+        </Link>
+        <Link to='/communities/subscriber' className={`${styles.dropdownItem} ${styles.myCommunitiesItemButton}`}>
+          {t('edit_subscriptions')}
+        </Link>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
+const TopBar = () => {
+  const subplebbitAddresses = useDefaultSubplebbitAddresses();
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
+  const location = useLocation();
+  const params = useParams();
+  const isinAllView = isAllView(location.pathname);
+  const isInHomeView = isHomeView(location.pathname);
+  const isInModView = isModView(location.pathname);
+  const homeButtonClass = isInHomeView ? styles.selected : styles.choice;
+
+  const { accountSubplebbits } = useAccountSubplebbits();
+  const accountSubplebbitAddresses = Object.keys(accountSubplebbits);
+
   return (
     <div className={styles.headerArea}>
       <div className={styles.widthClip}>
-        <div className={`${styles.dropdown} ${styles.subsDropdown}`} ref={subsDropdownRef} onClick={toggleSubsDropdown}>
-          <span className={styles.selectedTitle}>{t('my_communities')}</span>
-          <div className={`${styles.dropChoices} ${styles.subsDropChoices} ${subsDropdownClass}`} ref={subsdropdownItemsRef}>
-            {subscriptions?.map((subscription: string, index: number) => (
-              <Link key={index} to={`/p/${subscription}`} className={styles.dropdownItem}>
-                {Plebbit.getShortAddress(subscription)}
-              </Link>
-            ))}
-            <span onClick={handleCreateCommunity} className={`${styles.dropdownItem} ${styles.myCommunitiesItemButtonDotted}`}>
-              {t('create_community')}
-            </span>
-            <Link to='/communities/vote' className={`${styles.dropdownItem} ${styles.myCommunitiesItemButton}`}>
-              {t('default_communities')}
-            </Link>
-            <Link to='/communities/subscriber' className={`${styles.dropdownItem} ${styles.myCommunitiesItemButton}`}>
-              {t('edit_subscriptions')}
-            </Link>
-          </div>
-        </div>
-        <div className={styles.dropdown} ref={sortsDropdownRef} onClick={toggleSortsDropdown}>
-          <span className={styles.selectedTitle}>{getSelectedSortLabel()}</span>
-          <div className={`${styles.dropChoices} ${styles.sortsDropChoices} ${sortsDropdownClass}`} ref={sortsdropdownItemsRef}>
-            {sortTypes.map((sortType, index) => {
-              let dropdownLink = isInSubplebbitView ? `/p/${params.subplebbitAddress}/${sortType}` : isinAllView ? `/p/all/${sortType}` : sortType;
-              if (timeFilterName) {
-                dropdownLink += `/${timeFilterName}`;
-              }
-              return (
-                <Link to={dropdownLink} key={index} className={styles.dropdownItem}>
-                  {sortLabels[index]}
-                </Link>
-              );
-            })}
-          </div>
-        </div>
-        <div className={styles.dropdown} ref={filterDropdownRef} onClick={toggleFilterDropdown}>
-          <span className={styles.selectedTitle}>{selectedTimeFilter}</span>
-          <div className={`${styles.dropChoices} ${styles.filterDropChoices} ${filterDropdownClass}`} ref={filterdropdownItemsRef}>
-            {timeFilterNames.slice(0, -1).map((timeFilterName, index) => (
-              <Link to={getTimeFilterLink(timeFilterName)} key={index} className={styles.dropdownItem}>
-                {timeFilterNames[index]}
-              </Link>
-            ))}
-          </div>
-        </div>
+        <CommunitiesDropdown />
+        <FiltersDropdown />
         <div className={styles.srList}>
           <ul className={styles.srBar}>
             <li>
diff --git a/src/views/settings/settings.tsx b/src/views/settings/settings.tsx
index de109660..0617e3e7 100644
--- a/src/views/settings/settings.tsx
+++ b/src/views/settings/settings.tsx
@@ -149,17 +149,18 @@ const ContentOptions = () => {
       <br />
       <br />
       <div className={styles.filterSettingTitle}>{t('communities')}</div>
-      <input type='checkbox' id='hideAdultCommunities' checked={hideAdultCommunities} onChange={(e) => setHideAdultCommunities(e.target.checked)} />
-      <label htmlFor='hideAdultCommunities'>{t('hide_adult')} (NSFW/18+)</label>
-      <br />
-      <input type='checkbox' id='hideAntiCommunities' checked={hideAntiCommunities} onChange={(e) => setHideAntiCommunities(e.target.checked)} />
-      <label htmlFor='hideAntiCommunities'>{t('hide_anti')}</label>
-      <br />
-      <input type='checkbox' id='hideGoreCommunities' checked={hideGoreCommunities} onChange={(e) => setHideGoreCommunities(e.target.checked)} />
-      <label htmlFor='hideGoreCommunities'>{t('hide_gore')} (NSFW/18+)</label>
-      <br />
-      <input type='checkbox' id='hideVulgarCommunities' checked={hideVulgarCommunities} onChange={(e) => setHideVulgarCommunities(e.target.checked)} />
-      <label htmlFor='hideVulgarCommunities'>{t('hide_vulgar')}</label>
+      <input
+        type='checkbox'
+        id='hideAdultCommunities'
+        checked={hideAdultCommunities || hideAntiCommunities || hideGoreCommunities || hideVulgarCommunities}
+        onChange={(e) => {
+          setHideAdultCommunities(e.target.checked);
+          setHideAntiCommunities(e.target.checked);
+          setHideGoreCommunities(e.target.checked);
+          setHideVulgarCommunities(e.target.checked);
+        }}
+      />
+      <label htmlFor='hideAdultCommunities'>Hide communities tagged as NSFW/18+</label>
     </div>
   );
 };
@@ -210,7 +211,7 @@ const GeneralSettings = () => {
         <span className={styles.categoryTitle}>{t('version')}</span>
         <span className={styles.categorySettings}>
           <div className={styles.version}>
-            seedit <Version />
+            <Version />
             {isElectron && (
               <a className={styles.fullNodeStats} href='http://localhost:50019/webui/' target='_blank' rel='noreferrer'>
                 {t('node_stats')}
diff --git a/src/views/subplebbit/subplebbit.tsx b/src/views/subplebbit/subplebbit.tsx
index 2ed3637f..78d65f10 100644
--- a/src/views/subplebbit/subplebbit.tsx
+++ b/src/views/subplebbit/subplebbit.tsx
@@ -261,7 +261,8 @@ const Subplebbit = () => {
   }, [feed, setPinnedPostsCount]);
 
   // over 18 warning for subplebbit with nsfw tag in multisub default list
-  const { hasAcceptedWarning } = useContentOptionsStore();
+  const { hideAdultCommunities, hideGoreCommunities, hideAntiCommunities, hideVulgarCommunities } = useContentOptionsStore();
+  const hasUnhiddenAnyNsfwCommunity = !hideAdultCommunities || !hideGoreCommunities || !hideAntiCommunities || !hideVulgarCommunities;
   const isBroadlyNsfwSubplebbit = useIsBroadlyNsfwSubplebbit(subplebbitAddress || '');
 
   // page title
@@ -269,7 +270,7 @@ const Subplebbit = () => {
     document.title = title ? title : shortAddress || subplebbitAddress;
   }, [title, shortAddress, subplebbitAddress]);
 
-  return isBroadlyNsfwSubplebbit && !hasAcceptedWarning ? (
+  return isBroadlyNsfwSubplebbit && !hasUnhiddenAnyNsfwCommunity ? (
     <Over18Warning />
   ) : (
     <div className={styles.content}>