diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/forum/views.py b/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/forum/views.py
index 6c798c7237..8f154f2bd6 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/forum/views.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/forum/views.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ from courseware.access import has_access
 from urllib import urlencode
 from operator import methodcaller
 from django_comment_client.permissions import check_permissions_by_view
-from django_comment_client.utils import merge_dict, extract, strip_none
+from django_comment_client.utils import merge_dict, extract, strip_none, strip_blank
 
 import json
 import django_comment_client.utils as utils
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ def render_discussion(request, course_id, threads, *args, **kwargs):
         'pages_nearby_delta': PAGES_NEARBY_DELTA,
         'discussion_type': discussion_type,
         'base_url': base_url,
-        'query_params': strip_none(extract(query_params, ['page', 'sort_key', 'sort_order', 'tags', 'text'])),
+        'query_params': strip_blank(strip_none(extract(query_params, ['page', 'sort_key', 'sort_order', 'tags', 'text']))),
         'annotated_content_info': json.dumps(annotated_content_info),
         'discussion_data': json.dumps({ discussion_id: threads }),
     }
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/helpers.py b/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/helpers.py
index 6ef1baff23..04411564e5 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/helpers.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/helpers.py
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ def render_content(content, additional_context={}):
         'displayed_body': content.get('highlighted_body') or content.get('body', ''),
         'raw_tags': ','.join(content.get('tags', [])),
     }
+    print content_info
     if content['type'] == 'thread':
         content_info['permalink'] = reverse('django_comment_client.forum.views.single_thread',
                                             args=[content['course_id'], content['commentable_id'], content['id']])
diff --git a/lms/lib/comment_client/thread.py b/lms/lib/comment_client/thread.py
index c203e22d22..1f6d081f7f 100644
--- a/lms/lib/comment_client/thread.py
+++ b/lms/lib/comment_client/thread.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ class Thread(models.Model):
         'commentable_id', 'username', 'user_id',
         'created_at', 'updated_at', 'comments_count',
         'at_position_list', 'children', 'type',
+        'highlighted_title', 'highlighted_body',
     ]
 
     updatable_fields = [
diff --git a/lms/static/coffee/src/backbone_discussion/content.coffee b/lms/static/coffee/src/backbone_discussion/content.coffee
index 14fa140488..3fde83bfc2 100644
--- a/lms/static/coffee/src/backbone_discussion/content.coffee
+++ b/lms/static/coffee/src/backbone_discussion/content.coffee
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ class @ContentView extends Backbone.View
     else
       $elem = $.merge @$(".thread-title"), @$showComments()
       url = @model.urlFor('retrieve')
-      DiscussionUtil.get $elem, url, (response, textStatus) =>
+      DiscussionUtil.get $elem, url, {}, (response, textStatus) =>
         @showed = true
         @updateShowComments()
         @$showComments().addClass("retrieved")
@@ -183,8 +183,8 @@ class @ContentView extends Backbone.View
         @$el.children(".comments").prepend $comment
         DiscussionUtil.setWmdContent @$el, $.proxy(@$, @), "reply-body", ""
         comment = @model.addComment response.content
-        comment.updateInfo response.annotated_content_info
         commentView = new CommentView el: $comment[0], model: comment
+        comment.updateInfo response.annotated_content_info
         @cancelReply()
 
   cancelReply: ->
@@ -320,6 +320,11 @@ class @ContentView extends Backbone.View
     @$local = @$el.children(".local")
     @$delegateElement = @$local
 
+  initTitle: ->
+    $contentTitle = @$(".thread-title")
+    if $contentTitle.length
+      $contentTitle.html DiscussionUtil.unescapeHighlightTag DiscussionUtil.stripLatexHighlight $contentTitle.html()
+
   initBody: ->
     $contentBody = @$(".content-body")
     $contentBody.html DiscussionUtil.postMathJaxProcessor DiscussionUtil.markdownWithHighlight $contentBody.html()
@@ -344,8 +349,8 @@ class @ContentView extends Backbone.View
     @initBindings()
     @initLocal()
     @initTimeago()
+    @initTitle()
     @initBody()
-    #@initPermalink()
     @initCommentViews()
     
 class @Thread extends @Content
diff --git a/lms/static/coffee/src/backbone_discussion/discussion.coffee b/lms/static/coffee/src/backbone_discussion/discussion.coffee
index 6e670e0767..d38ea47d85 100644
--- a/lms/static/coffee/src/backbone_discussion/discussion.coffee
+++ b/lms/static/coffee/src/backbone_discussion/discussion.coffee
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@ class @Discussion extends Backbone.Collection
   find: (id) ->
     _.first @where(id: id)
 
+  addThread: (thread, options) ->
+    options ||= {}
+    model = new Thread thread
+    @add model
+    model
+
 class @DiscussionModuleView extends Backbone.View
 
 class @DiscussionView extends Backbone.View
@@ -34,7 +40,7 @@ class @DiscussionView extends Backbone.View
 
   reload: ($elem, url) ->
     if not url then return
-    DiscussionUtil.get $elem, url, (response, textStatus) =>
+    DiscussionUtil.get $elem, url, {}, (response, textStatus) =>
       $discussion = $(response.html)
       $parent = @$el.parent()
       @$el.replaceWith($discussion)
@@ -42,9 +48,104 @@ class @DiscussionView extends Backbone.View
       view = new DiscussionView el: $discussion[0], model: @model
       DiscussionUtil.bulkUpdateContentInfo(window.$$annotated_content_info)
 
+  loadSimilarPost: (event) ->
+    console.log "loading"
+    $title = @$(".new-post-title")
+    $wrapper = @$(".new-post-similar-posts-wrapper")
+    $similarPosts = @$(".new-post-similar-posts")
+    prevText = $title.attr("prev-text")
+    text = $title.val()
+    if text == prevText
+      if @$(".similar-post").length
+        $wrapper.show()
+    else if $.trim(text).length
+      $elem = $(event.target)
+      url = DiscussionUtil.urlFor 'search_similar_threads', @model.id
+      data = { text: @$(".new-post-title").val() }
+      DiscussionUtil.get $elem, url, data, (response, textStatus) =>
+        console.log response
+        $similarPosts.empty()
+        if $.type(response) == "array" and response.length
+          $wrapper.show()
+          for thread in response
+            $similarPost = $("<a>").addClass("similar-post")
+                                   .html(thread["title"])
+                                   .attr("href", "javascript:void(0)") #TODO
+                                   .appendTo($similarPosts)
+        else
+          $wrapper.hide()
+    else
+      $wrapper.hide()
+    $title.attr("prev-text", text)
+
+
   newPost: ->
+    if not @$(".wmd-panel").length
+      view = { discussion_id: @model.id }
+      @$el.children(".discussion-non-content").append Mustache.render DiscussionUtil.getTemplate("_new_post"), view
+      $newPostBody = @$(".new-post-body")
+      DiscussionUtil.makeWmdEditor @$el, $.proxy(@$, @), "new-post-body"
+
+      $input = DiscussionUtil.getWmdInput @$el, $.proxy(@$, @), "new-post-body"
+      $input.attr("placeholder", "post a new topic...")
+      if @$el.hasClass("inline-discussion")
+        $input.bind 'focus', (e) =>
+          @$(".new-post-form").removeClass('collapsed')
+      else if @$el.hasClass("forum-discussion")
+        @$(".new-post-form").removeClass('collapsed')
+
+      @$(".new-post-tags").tagsInput DiscussionUtil.tagsInputOptions()
+
+      @$(".new-post-title").blur $.proxy(@loadSimilarPost, @)
+
+      @$(".hide-similar-posts").click =>
+        @$(".new-post-similar-posts-wrapper").hide()
+
+      @$(".discussion-submit-post").click $.proxy(@submitNewPost, @)
+      @$(".discussion-cancel-post").click $.proxy(@cancelNewPost, @)
+      
+
+    @$(".new-post-form").show()
+
+  submitNewPost: (event) ->
+    title = @$(".new-post-title").val()
+    body = DiscussionUtil.getWmdContent @$el, $.proxy(@$, @), "new-post-body"
+    tags = @$(".new-post-tags").val()
+    url = DiscussionUtil.urlFor('create_thread', @model.id)
+    DiscussionUtil.safeAjax
+      $elem: $(event.target)
+      url: url
+      type: "POST"
+      dataType: 'json'
+      data:
+        title: title
+        body: body
+        tags: tags
+      error: DiscussionUtil.formErrorHandler(@$(".new-post-form-errors"))
+      success: (response, textStatus) =>
+        DiscussionUtil.clearFormErrors(@$(".new-post-form-errors"))
+        $thread = $(response.html)
+        @$el.children(".threads").prepend($thread)
+
+        @$(".new-post-title").val("")
+        DiscussionUtil.setWmdContent @$el, $.proxy(@$, @), "new-post-body", ""
+        @$(".new-post-tags").val("")
+        @$(".new-post-tags").importTags("")
+
+        thread = @model.addThread response.content
+        threadView = new ThreadView el: $thread[0], model: thread
+        thread.updateInfo response.annotated_content_info
+        @cancelNewPost()
+        
+
+  cancelNewPost: (event) ->
+    if @$el.hasClass("inline-discussion")
+      @$(".new-post-form").addClass("collapsed")
+    else if @$el.hasClass("forum-discussion")
+      @$(".new-post-form").hide()
 
   search: (event) ->
+    event.preventDefault()
     $elem = $(event.target)
     url = URI($elem.attr("action")).addSearch({text: @$(".search-input").val()})
     @reload($elem, url)
diff --git a/lms/static/coffee/src/backbone_discussion/utils.coffee b/lms/static/coffee/src/backbone_discussion/utils.coffee
index 7f443055bf..ce99354a94 100644
--- a/lms/static/coffee/src/backbone_discussion/utils.coffee
+++ b/lms/static/coffee/src/backbone_discussion/utils.coffee
@@ -70,12 +70,13 @@ class @DiscussionUtil
     $.ajax(params).always ->
       $elem.removeAttr("disabled")
 
-  @get: ($elem, url, success) ->
+  @get: ($elem, url, data, success) ->
     @safeAjax
       $elem: $elem
       url: url
       type: "GET"
       dataType: "json"
+      data: data
       success: success
 
   @post: ($elem, url, data, success) ->
diff --git a/lms/templates/discussion/mustache/_content.mustache b/lms/templates/discussion/mustache/_content.mustache
index c38fc4e37c..34926b57b5 100644
--- a/lms/templates/discussion/mustache/_content.mustache
+++ b/lms/templates/discussion/mustache/_content.mustache
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@
         {{/thread}}
       </ul>
       {{#thread}}
-        <a class="thread-title" name="{{content.id}}" href="javascript:void(0)">{{{content.displayed_title}}}</a>
+        <a class="thread-title" name="{{content.id}}" href="javascript:void(0)">{{content.displayed_title}}</a>
         <div class="thread-raw-title" style="display: none">{{{content.title}}}</div>
       {{/thread}}
       <div class="discussion-content-view">
         <a name="{{content.id}}" style="width: 0; height: 0; padding: 0; border: none;"></a>
-        <div class="content-body {{content.type}}-body" id="content-body-{{content.id}}">{{{content.displayed_body}}}</div>
+        <div class="content-body {{content.type}}-body" id="content-body-{{content.id}}">{{content.displayed_body}}</div>
         <div class="content-raw-body {{content.type}}-raw-body" style="display: none">{{{content.body}}}</div>
         {{#thread}}
           <div class="thread-tags">