diff --git a/app/Console/Commands/PublishToLemmyCommand.php b/app/Console/Commands/PublishToLemmyCommand.php
index 2e32327..deed39b 100644
--- a/app/Console/Commands/PublishToLemmyCommand.php
+++ b/app/Console/Commands/PublishToLemmyCommand.php
@@ -14,9 +14,7 @@ class PublishToLemmyCommand extends Command
 
     public function handle(): int
     {
-        $article = Article::all()
-            ->filter(fn (Article $article) => $article->articlePublication === null)
-            ->firstOrFail();
+        $article = Article::whereDoesntHave('articlePublication')->firstOrFail();
 
         $this->info('Queuing article for publishing: ' . $article->url);
 
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/FeedsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/FeedsController.php
index c23040d..19b9074 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/FeedsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/FeedsController.php
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
 namespace App\Http\Controllers;
 
 use App\Models\Feed;
-use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use App\Http\Requests\StoreFeedRequest;
+use App\Http\Requests\UpdateFeedRequest;
+use App\Services\OnboardingRedirectService;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\View\View;
 use Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse;
 
@@ -14,7 +16,7 @@ public function index(): View
         $feeds = Feed::orderBy('is_active', 'desc')
             ->orderBy('name')
             ->get();
-        
+
         return view('pages.feeds.index', compact('feeds'));
     }
 
@@ -23,31 +25,18 @@ public function create(): View
         return view('pages.feeds.create');
     }
 
-    public function store(Request $request): RedirectResponse
+    public function store(StoreFeedRequest $request): RedirectResponse
     {
-        $validated = $request->validate([
-            'name' => 'required|string|max:255',
-            'url' => 'required|url|unique:feeds,url',
-            'type' => 'required|in:website,rss',
-            'language_id' => 'required|exists:languages,id',
-            'description' => 'nullable|string',
-            'is_active' => 'boolean'
-        ]);
-
-        // Default is_active to true if not provided
+        $validated = $request->validated();
         $validated['is_active'] = $validated['is_active'] ?? true;
 
         Feed::create($validated);
 
-        // Check if there's a redirect_to parameter for onboarding flow
-        $redirectTo = $request->input('redirect_to');
-        if ($redirectTo) {
-            return redirect($redirectTo)
-                ->with('success', 'Feed created successfully!');
-        }
-
-        return redirect()->route('feeds.index')
-            ->with('success', 'Feed created successfully!');
+        return OnboardingRedirectService::handleRedirect(
+            $request,
+            'feeds.index',
+            'Feed created successfully!'
+        );
     }
 
     public function show(Feed $feed): View
@@ -60,18 +49,9 @@ public function edit(Feed $feed): View
         return view('pages.feeds.edit', compact('feed'));
     }
 
-    public function update(Request $request, Feed $feed): RedirectResponse
+    public function update(UpdateFeedRequest $request, Feed $feed): RedirectResponse
     {
-        $validated = $request->validate([
-            'name' => 'required|string|max:255',
-            'url' => 'required|url|unique:feeds,url,' . $feed->id,
-            'type' => 'required|in:website,rss',
-            'language_id' => 'required|exists:languages,id',
-            'description' => 'nullable|string',
-            'is_active' => 'boolean'
-        ]);
-
-        // Default is_active to current value if not provided
+        $validated = $request->validated();
         $validated['is_active'] = $validated['is_active'] ?? $feed->is_active;
 
         $feed->update($validated);
@@ -87,4 +67,4 @@ public function destroy(Feed $feed): RedirectResponse
         return redirect()->route('feeds.index')
             ->with('success', 'Feed deleted successfully!');
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/LogsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/LogsController.php
index 0522f00..c38fb91 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/LogsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/LogsController.php
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class LogsController extends Controller
 {
     public function __invoke(Request $request): View
     {
-        $logs = Log::all()->sortByDesc('created_at');
+        $logs = Log::orderBy('created_at', 'desc')->paginate(50);
 
         return view('pages.logs.index', compact('logs'));
     }
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/PlatformChannelsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/PlatformChannelsController.php
index 7658421..c3761cc 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/PlatformChannelsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/PlatformChannelsController.php
@@ -74,9 +74,11 @@ public function update(Request $request, PlatformChannel $channel): RedirectResp
         $validated = $request->validate([
             'platform_instance_id' => 'required|exists:platform_instances,id',
             'name' => 'required|string|max:255',
-            'display_name' => 'required|string|max:255',
-            'channel_id' => 'required|string|max:255',
+            'display_name' => 'nullable|string|max:255',
+            'channel_id' => 'nullable|string|max:255',
             'description' => 'nullable|string',
+            'language_id' => 'required|exists:languages,id',
+            'is_active' => 'boolean',
         ]);
 
         $channel->update($validated);
diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/StoreFeedRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/StoreFeedRequest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d7a3983
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/StoreFeedRequest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Requests;
+
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Http\FormRequest;
+
+class StoreFeedRequest extends FormRequest
+{
+    public function authorize(): bool
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    public function rules(): array
+    {
+        return [
+            'name' => 'required|string|max:255',
+            'url' => 'required|url|unique:feeds,url',
+            'type' => 'required|in:website,rss',
+            'language_id' => 'required|exists:languages,id',
+            'description' => 'nullable|string',
+            'is_active' => 'boolean'
+        ];
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/UpdateFeedRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/UpdateFeedRequest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8cb8571
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/UpdateFeedRequest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Requests;
+
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Http\FormRequest;
+
+class UpdateFeedRequest extends FormRequest
+{
+    public function authorize(): bool
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    public function rules(): array
+    {
+        return [
+            'name' => 'required|string|max:255',
+            'url' => 'required|url|unique:feeds,url,' . $this->route('feed')?->id,
+            'type' => 'required|in:website,rss',
+            'language_id' => 'required|exists:languages,id',
+            'description' => 'nullable|string',
+            'is_active' => 'boolean'
+        ];
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/Services/OnboardingRedirectService.php b/app/Services/OnboardingRedirectService.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6382fbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Services/OnboardingRedirectService.php
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Services;
+
+use Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse;
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+
+class OnboardingRedirectService
+{
+    public static function handleRedirect(Request $request, string $defaultRoute, string $successMessage): RedirectResponse
+    {
+        $redirectTo = $request->input('redirect_to');
+        
+        if ($redirectTo) {
+            return redirect($redirectTo)->with('success', $successMessage);
+        }
+
+        return redirect()->route($defaultRoute)->with('success', $successMessage);
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file