diff --git a/config.php b/config.php
index 2d75ee9..0ca918f 100644
--- a/config.php
+++ b/config.php
@@ -72,6 +72,15 @@ if (!isset($notemplate)) {
   $res = $sql->query("SELECT `value` FROM `config` WHERE `key` = \"username\";")->fetch_assoc();
   $user_name = htmlspecialchars($res['value']);
   
+  // show recent?
+  $res = $sql->query("SELECT `value` FROM `config` WHERE `key` = \"recent_public\";")->fetch_assoc();
+  $recent_public = $res['value'] === "true" ? true : false;
+  $recent_count = 0;
+  if ($recent_public) {
+    $res = $sql->query("SELECT `value` FROM `config` WHERE `key` = \"recent_public\";")->fetch_assoc();
+    $recent_count = (int) $res['value'];
+  }
+  
   // the flash
   $message = null;
   if (isset($_SESSION['flash'])) {
@@ -84,5 +93,7 @@ if (!isset($notemplate)) {
   $tpl->assign("user_name", $user_name);
   $tpl->assign("words_total", $words_total_count);
   $tpl->assign("inbox_count", $new_words_count);
+  $tpl->assign("recent_public", $recent_public);
+  $tpl->assign("recent_count", $recent_count);
   $tpl->assign("message", $message);
 }
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diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index 8083457..5366fa7 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -64,4 +64,22 @@ if (isset($_POST['words'])) {
   exit();
 }
 
+$words = array();
+
+if ($recent_public) {
+  $sql_str = "SELECT `word1`, `word2`, `word3`, `author`, `new` FROM `words` ORDER BY `id` DESC LIMIT " . $recent_count . ";";
+  $res = $sql->query($sql_str);
+  
+  while ($r = $res->fetch_assoc()) {
+    array_push($words, array(
+      "word1"  =>  $r['word1'],
+      "word2"  =>  $r['word2'],
+      "word3"  =>  $r['word3'],
+      "author" =>  $r['author'],
+      "new"    => ($r['new'] == 1 ? true : false)
+    ));
+  }
+}
+
+$tpl->assign("words", $words);
 $tpl->draw("index");
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diff --git a/views/index.html b/views/index.html
index 9f50735..3c056bf 100644
--- a/views/index.html
+++ b/views/index.html
@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@
   </div>
   <input type="hidden" name="words">
 </form>
-{if="$recent_answers"}
+{if="$recent_public"}
 <h4>Recent Answers by others:</h4>
 <table class="table table-responsive table-bordered table-condensed">
   <tbody>
-    {loop="$recent"}
+    {loop="$words"}
       <tr>
         <td><b>{$value.author}</b> wrote that {$user_name} is <span class="label label-default">{$value.word1}</span>, <span class="label label-default">{$value.word2}</span> and <span class="label label-default">{$value.word3}</span></td>
       </tr>