diff --git a/src/main/java/io/papermc/hangar/db/model/ProjectsTable.java b/src/main/java/io/papermc/hangar/db/model/ProjectsTable.java
index 2ef9ca1f5..569395a16 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/papermc/hangar/db/model/ProjectsTable.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/papermc/hangar/db/model/ProjectsTable.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package io.papermc.hangar.db.model;
 
 
+import io.papermc.hangar.db.customtypes.JSONB;
 import io.papermc.hangar.model.Category;
 import io.papermc.hangar.model.Visibility;
 import org.jdbi.v3.core.annotation.Unmappable;
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ public class ProjectsTable implements Visitable {
     private Category category;
     private String description;
     private Visibility visibility;
-    private Object notes; // TODO jsonb
+    private JSONB notes;
     private Collection<String> keywords;
     private String homepage;
     private String issues;
@@ -169,11 +170,11 @@ public class ProjectsTable implements Visitable {
     }
 
 
-    public Object getNotes() { //TODO jsonb
+    public JSONB getNotes() {
         return notes;
     }
 
-    public void setNotes(Object notes) {
+    public void setNotes(JSONB notes) {
         this.notes = notes;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/papermc/hangar/model/viewhelpers/Author.java b/src/main/java/io/papermc/hangar/model/viewhelpers/Author.java
index b70acd2b3..6f76167b7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/papermc/hangar/model/viewhelpers/Author.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/papermc/hangar/model/viewhelpers/Author.java
@@ -73,8 +73,4 @@ public class Author {
     public void setCount(long count) {
         this.count = count;
     }
-
-    public String getAvatarUrl() {
-        return "https://paper.readthedocs.io/en/latest/_images/papermc_logomark_500.png"; // TODO figure out what to do with avatar url
-    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/projects/userGrid.ftlh b/src/main/resources/templates/projects/userGrid.ftlh
index 2ca92ce8e..848c1501f 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/projects/userGrid.ftlh
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/projects/userGrid.ftlh
@@ -31,23 +31,13 @@
                 <#list users?filter(u -> (users?seq_index_of(u) + 1) % columns == div) as gridUser>
                     <div class="media">
                         <div class="media-left">
-                            <@userAvatar.userAvatar userName=gridUser.name avatarUrl=gridUser.avatarUrl clazz="user-avatar-sm media-object" />
+                            <@userAvatar.userAvatar userName=gridUser.name avatarUrl=utils.avatarUrl(gridUser.name) clazz="user-avatar-sm media-object" />
                         </div>
                         <div class="media-body center-vertically">
                             <a class="media-heading mb-0" href="${routes.getRouteUrl("users.showProjects", gridUser.name)}">${gridUser.name}</a>
                         </div>
                     </div>
                 </#list>
-<#--            @users.iterator.zipWithIndex.filter(_._2 % columns == div).map(_._1).map { user =>-->
-<#--                <div class="media">-->
-<#--                    <div class="media-left">-->
-<#--                        <@userAvatar.userAvatar userName=user.name avatarUrl=user.avatarUrl clazz="user-avatar-sm media-object" />-->
-<#--                    </div>-->
-<#--                    <div class="media-body center-vertically">-->
-<#--                        <a class="media-heading mb-0" href="${routes.getRouteUrl("users.showProjects", user.name)}">${user.name}</a>-->
-<#--                    </div>-->
-<#--                </div>-->
-<#--            }-->
             </div>
         </#list>
 
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/users/authors.ftlh b/src/main/resources/templates/users/authors.ftlh
index f51807a21..e0b672486 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/users/authors.ftlh
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/users/authors.ftlh
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
                 <#list authors as author>
                 <tr>
                     <#import "*/utils/userAvatar.ftlh" as userAvatar>
-                    <td><@userAvatar.userAvatar userName=author.name avatarUrl=author.avatarUrl clazz="user-avatar-xs"></@userAvatar.userAvatar></td>
+                    <td><@userAvatar.userAvatar userName=author.name avatarUrl=utils.avatarUrl(author.name) clazz="user-avatar-xs"></@userAvatar.userAvatar></td>
                     <td>
                         <a href="${routes.getRouteUrl("users.showProjects", author.name)}">${author.name}</a>
                     </td>
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/users/notifications.ftlh b/src/main/resources/templates/users/notifications.ftlh
index 6138f42ec..fae387144 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/users/notifications.ftlh
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/users/notifications.ftlh
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
                     <ul class="list-group">
                         <#list notifications as notification, origin>
                             <li class="list-group-item notification" data-action="${notification.action!"none"}" data-id="${notification.id}">
-                                <#if origin??><@userAvatar.userAvatar userName=origin.user.name avatarUrl=origin.user.avatarUrl clazz="user-avatar-s" /></#if>
+                                <#if origin??><@userAvatar.userAvatar userName=origin.user.name avatarUrl=utils.avatarUrl(origin.user.name) clazz="user-avatar-s" /></#if>
                                 <@formatNotification notification />
                                 <#if !notification.read>
                                     <span class="btn-mark-read">
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/users/projects.ftlh b/src/main/resources/templates/users/projects.ftlh
index 0652c8bdb..38ab45e42 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/users/projects.ftlh
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/users/projects.ftlh
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
                             <tr>
                                 <td>
                                     <#import "*/utils/userAvatar.ftlh" as userAvatar>
-                                    <@userAvatar.userAvatar userName=organization.name avatarUrl=user.avatarUrl clazz="user-avatar-xxs"></@userAvatar.userAvatar>
+                                    <@userAvatar.userAvatar userName=organization.name avatarUrl=utils.avatarUrl(organization.name) clazz="user-avatar-xxs"></@userAvatar.userAvatar>
                                 <a href="${routes.getRouteUrl("users.showProjects", organization.name)}">
                                 ${organization.name}
                                 </a>
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/users/staff.ftlh b/src/main/resources/templates/users/staff.ftlh
index 1a6b771f1..70220e6b2 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/users/staff.ftlh
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/users/staff.ftlh
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 				<#list staff as staffUser>
 				<tr>
                     <#import "*/utils/userAvatar.ftlh" as userAvatar>
-					<td><@userAvatar.userAvatar userName=staffUser.name avatarUrl=staffUser.avatarUrl clazz="user-avatar-xs"></@userAvatar.userAvatar></td>
+					<td><@userAvatar.userAvatar userName=staffUser.name avatarUrl=utils.avatarUrl(staffUser.name) clazz="user-avatar-xs"></@userAvatar.userAvatar></td>
 					<td>
 						<a href="${routes.getRouteUrl("showActivities", staffUser.name)}">${staffUser.name}</a>
 					</td>