diff --git a/web/src/components/CondensateDetailPage.vue b/web/src/components/CondensateDetailPage.vue
index 4b19cec5a94c9b7ef94c8a4bf010ad3e98d0b66e..ef9410b18e53f2a2e96db5960a670d5e0416ebcb 100644
--- a/web/src/components/CondensateDetailPage.vue
+++ b/web/src/components/CondensateDetailPage.vue
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@
                           <label class="control-label col-sm-2" for="keyword"
                             >Reason</label
                           >
-                          <div class="col-sm-4">
+                          <div class="col-sm-8">
                             <textarea
                               class="
                                 form-control
diff --git a/web/src/components/CondensateUpdateItemsTable.vue b/web/src/components/CondensateUpdateItemsTable.vue
index f55767f3ae65673a36be631287559d8f8e52ae1e..b2c78b43a36ea8053153feb6b3b7243a2ccb4e30 100644
--- a/web/src/components/CondensateUpdateItemsTable.vue
+++ b/web/src/components/CondensateUpdateItemsTable.vue
@@ -72,6 +72,26 @@ export default {
         {
           title: "Status",
           data: "attributes.Status",
+  //         render: function(row, data, index){
+  //           console.log("in color new", data);
+  //   if(data.attributes.Status === 'rejected'){
+  //     console.log("working in rejected");
+  //       $(row).find('td:eq(3)').css('color', 'red');
+  //   }
+   
+  // }
+   fnCreatedCell: (nTd, sData, oData) => {
+     if(sData==='synced'){
+       $(nTd).html(`<div class="rounded-full px-4 mr-2 bg-gray-500 text-white p-2 rounded flex items-center justify-center">${sData}</div>`);
+     } else if(sData==='accepted'){
+       $(nTd).html(`<div class="rounded-full px-4 mr-2 bg-green-500 text-white p-2 rounded flex items-center justify-center">${sData}</div>`);
+     }else if(sData==='rejected'){
+       $(nTd).html(`<div class="rounded-full px-4 mr-2 bg-red-500 text-white p-2 rounded flex items-center justify-center">${sData}</div>`);
+     }else if(sData==='requested'){
+       $(nTd).html(`<div class="rounded-full px-4 mr-2 bg-yellow-500 text-white p-2 rounded flex items-center justify-center">${sData}</div>`);
+     }
+           
+          },
         },
         {
           title: "Submitted at",
@@ -169,6 +189,8 @@ export default {
 
       const tableBody = `${tableId} tbody`;
 
+      
+
       $(tableBody).on("click", "tr td a.edit-link", (e) => {
         e.preventDefault();
         const tr = $(e.target).parent().parent();
diff --git a/web/src/components/ProteinUpdateItemTable.vue b/web/src/components/ProteinUpdateItemTable.vue
index 6a70319f34f849aff53331f490fc33e6ed6de8a6..845b36b38c59c9d679d84e65a638b1dad4e42025 100644
--- a/web/src/components/ProteinUpdateItemTable.vue
+++ b/web/src/components/ProteinUpdateItemTable.vue
@@ -68,6 +68,18 @@ export default {
         {
           title: "Status",
           data: "attributes.Status",
+           fnCreatedCell: (nTd, sData, oData) => {
+     if(sData==='synced'){
+       $(nTd).html(`<div class="rounded-full px-4 mr-2 bg-gray-500 text-white p-2 rounded flex items-center justify-center">${sData}</div>`);
+     } else if(sData==='accepted'){
+       $(nTd).html(`<div class="rounded-full px-4 mr-2 bg-green-500 text-white p-2 rounded flex items-center justify-center">${sData}</div>`);
+     }else if(sData==='rejected'){
+       $(nTd).html(`<div class="rounded-full px-4 mr-2 bg-red-500 text-white p-2 rounded flex items-center justify-center">${sData}</div>`);
+     }else if(sData==='requested'){
+       $(nTd).html(`<div class="rounded-full px-4 mr-2 bg-yellow-500 text-white p-2 rounded flex items-center justify-center">${sData}</div>`);
+     }
+           
+          },
         },
         {
           title: "Submitted at",
diff --git a/web/src/components/UI/TheDeleteModal.vue b/web/src/components/UI/TheDeleteModal.vue
index 7b60a80404494631efe19f66d6426b8e4a53dfcc..cccef8c9e0dcf621c7ae434f6a692510505be53e 100644
--- a/web/src/components/UI/TheDeleteModal.vue
+++ b/web/src/components/UI/TheDeleteModal.vue
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
                 "
                 @click="deleteUniprotIdReq"
               >
-                Yes, I'm sure
+                Confirm
               </button>
               <button
                 type="button"
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
                 "
                 @click="close"
               >
-                No, cancel
+                Cancel
               </button>
             </div>
           </div>
diff --git a/web/src/components/UpdateItemTable.vue b/web/src/components/UpdateItemTable.vue
index 436d02bd4e39eedb083e9a48111351cf18209b10..db76cb3ba89840dc60cfa056744675099282c83c 100644
--- a/web/src/components/UpdateItemTable.vue
+++ b/web/src/components/UpdateItemTable.vue
@@ -73,6 +73,18 @@ export default {
         {
           title: "Status",
           data: "attributes.Status",
+          fnCreatedCell: (nTd, sData, oData) => {
+     if(sData==='synced'){
+       $(nTd).html(`<div class="rounded-full px-4 mr-2 bg-gray-500 text-white p-2 rounded flex items-center justify-center">${sData}</div>`);
+     } else if(sData==='accepted'){
+       $(nTd).html(`<div class="rounded-full px-4 mr-2 bg-green-500 text-white p-2 rounded flex items-center justify-center">${sData}</div>`);
+     }else if(sData==='rejected'){
+       $(nTd).html(`<div class="rounded-full px-4 mr-2 bg-red-500 text-white p-2 rounded flex items-center justify-center">${sData}</div>`);
+     }else if(sData==='requested'){
+       $(nTd).html(`<div class="rounded-full px-4 mr-2 bg-yellow-500 text-white p-2 rounded flex items-center justify-center">${sData}</div>`);
+     }
+           
+          },
         },
         {
           title: "Submitted at",
diff --git a/web/src/components/js/const.js b/web/src/components/js/const.js
index 42cb4eab9d603fabbc421b03b0a6f0dec492d16a..77e939b5cc33bb14b104740e3679e28cbe1529d7 100644
--- a/web/src/components/js/const.js
+++ b/web/src/components/js/const.js
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 
 export const host = '/api';
-export const devHost = '/api';
+// export const devHost = '/api';
 export const apiHost = '/cms';
-export const devApiHost = '/cms';
+// export const devApiHost = '/cms';
 
 // export const devHost = 'https://dev.ddcode.org/api';
-// export const devHost = 'http://localhost:5001';
+export const devHost = 'http://localhost:5001';
 // export const apiHost = 'http://localhost:1337';
-// export const devApiHost = 'http://localhost:1337';
+export const devApiHost = 'http://localhost:1337';
 
 // apikey should be give here:
 export const apikey = process.env.VUE_APP_API_KEY;
diff --git a/web/src/views/SignUp.vue b/web/src/views/SignUp.vue
index f9de380624482cdca2f6f3c6833b27f340572b1d..c9d4e372aaf003a75f9ccc154c78674d37ece25f 100644
--- a/web/src/views/SignUp.vue
+++ b/web/src/views/SignUp.vue
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
           size="lg"
         />
 
-        <h4>Sign up request successful. An activation link has been sent to the email {{email}}. Please click the link to activate your account.</h4>
+        <h4>Sign up request successful. An activation link has been sent to the email <span> <a class="text-blue-900" href="">{{email}}</a> </span> . Please click the link to activate your account.</h4>
         <button class="btn btn-outline" @click="hideDialog">
           <font-awesome-icon icon="fa-regular fa-circle-xmark" size="2x" />
         </button>
diff --git a/web/src/views/UpdateItem.vue b/web/src/views/UpdateItem.vue
index 371aab049cbf94b5790539e997bfae875fed35c8..5fa9626e11c04c95d3939f65832a261009b3e66f 100644
--- a/web/src/views/UpdateItem.vue
+++ b/web/src/views/UpdateItem.vue
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
       </div>
     </base-toaster>
     <div class="flex items-center justify-center">
-      <h3 v-show="error" class="text-2xl text-red-500">{{ errorMsg }}</h3>
+      <h3 v-show="error && !jwt" class="text-2xl text-red-500">{{ errorMsg }}</h3>
       <div v-if="item === 'new' || loaded" class="md:flex w-3/5 card p-2 mt-5">
         <div
           class="p-5 mx-auto text-left font-raleway container max-w-screen-md"
@@ -239,14 +239,17 @@
               </div>
               <div class="md:w-2/3">
                 <p
+                :class="colorChange"
+                class="rounded-full mt-3 px-4 mr-2 w-40 text-white p-2 rounded flex items-center justify-center"
                   v-if="
                     (userRole === 'Contributor' ||
                       userRole === 'Maintainer' ||
                       userRole === 'Administrator') &&
                     itemId !== 'new'
                   "
-                  class="mt-3"
+                 
                 >
+                <!-- <div class="rounded-full px-4 mr-2 bg-gray-500 text-white p-2 rounded flex items-center justify-center">${sData}</div> -->
                   {{ status }}
                 </p>
               </div>
@@ -305,7 +308,7 @@
             <div
               v-if="
                 userRole === 'Maintainer' &&
-                item !== 'new'
+                item !== 'new' && status!='synced'
               "
               class="mt-10"
             >
@@ -338,27 +341,30 @@
                       v-model="reviewerStatus"
                       class="
                         w-full
+                        rounded-lg
                         py-2
                         text-gray-700
-                        outline-none
+                        border
                         bg-transparent
-                        border-b
+                        border-gray-500
                         hover:border-gray-700
                         focus:bg-gray-200 focus:border-gray-700
                       "
                       id="inline-status"
                     >
-                      <option value="Select" selected disabled>Select</option>
+                      <!-- <option value="Select" selected disabled>Select</option>
                       <option>accepted</option>
-                      <option>rejected</option>
+                      <option>rejected</option> -->
+                    
+                      <option v-for="action in reqActions" :key="action" :value="action">{{action}}</option>
                     </select>
 
-                    <h3
+                    <p
                       v-if="error && statusErrMsg"
-                      class="text-2xl text-red-500"
+                      class="text-2xl p-2 text-red-500"
                     >
                       {{ statusErrMsg }}
-                    </h3>
+                    </p>
                   </div>
                 </div>
               </div>
@@ -382,24 +388,26 @@
                         bg-white
                         w-full
                         py-2
+                        px-2
+                        rounded-lg
                         text-gray-700
-                        outline-none
+                        border
                         bg-transparent
-                        border-b
+                        border-gray-500
                         hover:border-gray-700
-                        focus:bg-gray-200 focus:border-gray-700
+                        
                       "
                       id="inline-reviewer-comment"
                       type="text"
-                      placeholder="reviewer comments here"
+                      placeholder="Reviewer comments here"
                     ></textarea>
                   </div>
-                  <h3
+                  <p
                     v-if="error && reviewerCmtErrMsg"
                     class="text-2xl text-red-500"
                   >
                     {{ reviewerCmtErrMsg }}
-                  </h3>
+                  </p>
                 </div>
               </div>
 
@@ -421,7 +429,7 @@
             <div class="flex space-x-4">
             <button
             v-if=" userRole === 'Maintainer' &&
-                item !== 'new'"
+                item !== 'new' && status!='synced'"
                 type="submit"
                 :disabled="entityId.length < 3"
                 class="bg-green-400 font-bold rounded-lg p-5 text-white"
@@ -481,7 +489,7 @@ export default {
       // condensate_protein: confidence_score, pubmed_ids
       attributeValue: "", // the value of the attribute to be updated. Could be "null" for add/remove operations. The data type is dynamic
       status: "requested", // 1. requested, 2. accepted, 3. rejected, 4. synced
-      reviewerStatus: "",
+      reviewerStatus: "Choose an action",
       submittedBy: "",
       submittedAt: "", // datetime
       submissionComments: "",
@@ -498,7 +506,9 @@ export default {
       reviewerCmtErrMsg: "",
       isLoading: false,
       toasterIsOpen: false,
+      actionErrMsg:"",
       isDev: process.env.NODE_ENV === "development",
+      reqActions:["Choose an action","accepted", "rejected"]
     };
   },
   computed: {
@@ -511,6 +521,19 @@ export default {
     userRole: function () {
       return this.$store.getters["User/userRole"];
     },
+    colorChange(){
+      if(this.status==='rejected'){
+        return `bg-red-500`
+      }else if(this.status==='requested'){
+        return `bg-yellow-500`
+      }
+      else if(this.status==='synced'){
+        return `bg-gray-500`
+      }else if(this.status==='accepted'){
+        return `bg-green-500`
+      }
+      return ''
+    }
   },
   methods: {
     showDialog() {
@@ -662,14 +685,20 @@ vm.isLoading=false;
         vm.loaded = false;
         return;
       }
-      if (!this.reviewerStatus || this.reviewerStatus === "Select") {
+      if (!this.reviewerStatus || this.reviewerStatus === "Choose an action") {
         console.log("in update review true");
         this.error = true;
         this.statusErrMsg =
-          "Please change the status to either ACCEPTED or REJECTED!";
+          "Please select an action.";
 
         return;
-      } else if (!this.reviewComments) {
+      }else if (this.reviewerStatus===this.status) {
+        this.error = true;
+        this.statusErrMsg =
+          "The new change status is same as previous. Please select another value.";
+        return;
+      } 
+      else if (!this.reviewComments) {
         this.error = true;
         this.reviewerCmtErrMsg = "Comment should not be empty!";
         return;