diff --git a/www/header.php b/www/header.php
index 0073bf1..a168414 100644
--- a/www/header.php
+++ b/www/header.php
@@ -203,8 +203,6 @@ function DisplayCategories($instancename, $path) {
 ?>
 
 
-
-
 </br>
         <h1><a href="http://git.nowherejezfoltodf4jiyl6r56jnzintap5vyjlia7fkirfsnfizflqd.onion/nihilist/darknet-lantern"><img src="img/lantern project large.png" class="projectbanner"></a></h1>
         <p><u>Update Frequency:</u> every 3 hours</p> </br>
diff --git a/www/index.php b/www/index.php
index f147029..9e67613 100644
--- a/www/index.php
+++ b/www/index.php
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 <div class="width-class">
 <?php
 
+
 require("header.php");
 	$min_length = 1;
 	$max_length = 32;
@@ -31,12 +32,12 @@ require("header.php");
 	$verifiedcsvpath="participants/" . $instance . '/verified.csv';
 	$unverifiedcsvpath="participants/" . $instance . '/unverified.csv';
 
-	// check if the verified and unverified csv files have links in them or not:
+    // check if the verified and unverified csv files have links in them or not:
     $lines_uv = count(file($unverifiedcsvpath)); 
     $lines_v = count(file($verifiedcsvpath)); 
     //echo "<p>CSV LINES: " . $lines_uv . " " . $lines_v . "</p>"; 
-
 ?>
+
 <form action="index.php" method="GET">
     <input type="text" name="query" />
     <input type="submit" value="Search" />	</br>
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@ require("header.php");
 
 ?>
 </div>
+
 <center><a href="submit.php">Submit a new link</a></center>
 
 <?php 
diff --git a/www/style.css b/www/style.css
index 3007db6..d182348 100644
--- a/www/style.css
+++ b/www/style.css
@@ -325,3 +325,10 @@ img{
 }*/
 
 
+.submission-status-success{
+ color: green; 
+}
+
+.submission-status-error{
+ color: red;
+}
diff --git a/www/submit.php b/www/submit.php
index 15ed5bf..6eb35a5 100644
--- a/www/submit.php
+++ b/www/submit.php
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 <?php
 session_start();
+$submission_message = null; // Initialize the variable
+$status_class = null;
 if (isset($_POST['submit'])){
   // Link checks
   $link = str_replace(['<','>'],'', $_POST['link']);
-  // Clear user input  
+  // Clear user input
   $link = htmlspecialchars($link);
   $name = htmlspecialchars($_POST['name']);
   $description = htmlspecialchars($_POST['description']);
@@ -12,33 +14,36 @@ if (isset($_POST['submit'])){
   $captcha = htmlspecialchars($_POST['captcha']);
   // Captcha Auth check
   if ($captcha != htmlspecialchars($_SESSION['secure'])){
-    echo "Captcha Failed";
-  }else{
+      $submission_message = "Error: Captcha Failed";
+  } else {
     if (empty($link) or empty($name) or empty($description)){
-      echo "All of the fields must not be empty";
-    }else{
+	$submission_message = "Error: All of the fields must not be empty";
+    } else {
        if (strlen($link) > 512 or strlen($name) > 64 or strlen($description) > 256 or strlen($sensitive) > 1 or strlen($category) > 64){
-	echo "Don't excede the limit";
-       }else{
+	   $submission_message = "Error: Don't exceed the limit";
+       } else {
 
-      // Open the file once before the loop
-      $file = fopen("../submissions/submission.csv", "a");
+          // Open the file once before the loop
+          $file = fopen("../submissions/submission.csv", "a");
 
-      if ($file !== false) {
-        // Create an array with the inputs to write as a single row
-        $row = [$link, $name,$description,$category,$sensitive];
+          if ($file !== false) {
+            // Create an array with the inputs to write as a single row
+            $row = [$link, $name,$description,$category,$sensitive];
 
-        // Write the row to the CSV file
-        fputcsv($file, $row, ',', '"');
+            // Write the row to the CSV file
+            fputcsv($file, $row, ',', '"');
 
-        // Close the file after writing
-        fclose($file);
-      } else {
-        // Handle error opening the file
-        error_log("Error opening the file.");
-      }
-      echo "Link Successfully Submitted";
-     }
+            // Close the file after writing
+            fclose($file);
+          } else {
+            // Handle error opening the file
+            error_log("Error opening the file.");
+          }
+
+          if ($submission_message === null) { // Only set success message if no error occurred
+              $submission_message = "Link Successfully Submitted";
+          }
+       }
     }
   }
 }
@@ -68,6 +73,7 @@ if (isset($_POST['submit'])){
 <html>
 <?php include("header.php");?>
 <div class="width-class">
+  <h3 class="<?php echo str_contains($submission_message, 'Error') ? 'submission-status-error' : 'submission-status-success' ?>"> <?php echo $submission_message ?> </h3>
   <center>
     <h1>Character Limits</h1>
     <p>Link should be 354</p>
@@ -90,7 +96,7 @@ if (isset($_POST['submit'])){
     <label style="color:white">Captcha</label>
     <div>
     <img src="generate.php">
-    <input type="text" name="captcha">
+    <input required type="text" name="captcha">
     <input type="submit" value="submit" name="submit" />
     </div>
   </form>