diff --git a/globals/Dependencies/Users/Activation.php b/globals/Dependencies/Users/Activation.php
index ea125d9..27757f0 100644
--- a/globals/Dependencies/Users/Activation.php
+++ b/globals/Dependencies/Users/Activation.php
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ namespace Alphaland\Users {
 
     class Activation
     {
-        private function generateActivationCode()
+        private static function generateActivationCode()
         {
             $hash = "";
             while (true) {
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ namespace Alphaland\Users {
             return $hash;
         }
 
-        public function getUserActivationCode(int $userid)
+        public static function getUserActivationCode(int $userid)
         {
             $query = $GLOBALS['pdo']->prepare("SELECT * FROM `alphaland_verification` WHERE `uid` = :uid");
             $query->bindParam(":uid", $userid, PDO::PARAM_INT);
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ namespace Alphaland\Users {
             return false;
         }
         
-        public function isUserActivated(int $userid)
+        public static function isUserActivated(int $userid)
         {
             $query = $GLOBALS['pdo']->prepare("SELECT * FROM `alphaland_verification` WHERE `isactivated` = 1 AND `uid` = :uid");
             $query->bindParam(":uid", $userid, PDO::PARAM_INT);
@@ -46,12 +46,12 @@ namespace Alphaland\Users {
                 return true;
             }
             return false;
-        }  
+        } 
 
-        public function setupUserActivation(int $userid) //this should be ran when the user first signs up
+        public static function setupUserActivation(int $userid) //this should be ran when the user first signs up
         {
-            if (!$this->isUserActivated($userid)) {
-                $activationcode = $this->generateActivationCode();
+            if (!Activation::isUserActivated($userid)) {
+                $activationcode = Activation::generateActivationCode();
 
                 $n = $GLOBALS['pdo']->prepare("INSERT INTO `alphaland_verification`(`activationcode`,`uid`) VALUES(:ac, :userid)");
                 $n->bindParam(":ac", $activationcode, PDO::PARAM_STR);
diff --git a/globals/config.php b/globals/config.php
index d5a6b3a..abb9e74 100644
--- a/globals/config.php
+++ b/globals/config.php
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ try
 		}
 
 		$activated = new Alphaland\Users\Activation();
-		$activated = $activated->isUserActivated($GLOBALS['user']->id);
+		$activated = $activated::isUserActivated($GLOBALS['user']->id);
 		$maintenance = checkIfUnderMaintenance();
 		$banned = checkIfBanned($GLOBALS['user']->id);
 		$twofactor = isSession2FAUnlocked();
@@ -183,8 +183,7 @@ try
 				}
 			}
 			else if ($accesseddomain == "api.".$domain) { //api
-				if ($accesseddirectory != "/logo.php" &&
-				$accesseddirectory != "/moderation/v2/filtertext.php") {
+				if ($accesseddirectory != "/logo.php") {
 					redirect($url);
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/globals/userauth.php b/globals/userauth.php
index ee786d5..81627a0 100644
--- a/globals/userauth.php
+++ b/globals/userauth.php
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class user {
 
 					//activation stuff
 					$activated = new Alphaland\Users\Activation();
-					$activated = $activated->isUserActivated($this->id);
+					$activated = $activated::isUserActivated($this->id);
 					
 					if (!banned($this->id))
 					{
diff --git a/html/activate.php b/html/activate.php
index 62ff85a..54567ff 100644
--- a/html/activate.php
+++ b/html/activate.php
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 <?php
 $activation = new Alphaland\Users\Activation();
 
-if ($activation->isUserActivated($user->id)) {
+if ($activation::isUserActivated($user->id)) {
 	redirect("/");
 }
 
-$activationcode = $activation->getUserActivationCode($user->id);
+$activationcode = $activation::getUserActivationCode($user->id);
 
 $body = '
 <div class="container-fluid" style="display: flex;justify-content: center;align-items: center;text-align: center;min-height: 100vh;">
diff --git a/html/register.php b/html/register.php
index 48e3e62..ae316a2 100644
--- a/html/register.php
+++ b/html/register.php
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ else
 
 						//setup the activation system
 						$activation = new Alphaland\Users\Activation();
-						$activation->setupUserActivation($userID);
+						$activation::setupUserActivation($userID);
 						
 						//create new session
 						createSession($userID);