diff --git a/node_modules/.DS_Store b/node_modules/.DS_Store
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..30153defb1
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diff --git a/node_modules/nodebb-theme-aawaa b/node_modules/nodebb-theme-aawaa
new file mode 160000
index 0000000000..71a76ef823
--- /dev/null
+++ b/node_modules/nodebb-theme-aawaa
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 71a76ef8238a4194f13545fd86bd54a5ffd9bd75
diff --git a/public/src/modules/quickreply.js b/public/src/modules/quickreply.js
index 55aea0b769..b78603e286 100644
--- a/public/src/modules/quickreply.js
+++ b/public/src/modules/quickreply.js
@@ -58,11 +58,17 @@ define('quickreply', [
 			}
 
 			const replyMsg = components.get('topic/quickreply/text').val();
+			const anonCheckbox = document.getElementById('anonymousCheckbox').checked ? 'true' : 'false';
+			
 			const replyData = {
 				tid: ajaxify.data.tid,
 				handle: undefined,
 				content: replyMsg,
+				anon: anonCheckbox,
 			};
+
+			console.log('Reply data being sent:', replyData);
+
 			const replyLen = replyMsg.length;
 			if (replyLen < parseInt(config.minimumPostLength, 10)) {
 				return alerts.error('[[error:content-too-short, ' + config.minimumPostLength + ']]');
diff --git a/src/api/helpers.js b/src/api/helpers.js
index ef7c062482..ffe2b018f2 100644
--- a/src/api/helpers.js
+++ b/src/api/helpers.js
@@ -11,10 +11,14 @@ const websockets = require('../socket.io');
 const events = require('../events');
 
 exports.setDefaultPostData = function (reqOrSocket, data) {
-	data.uid = reqOrSocket.uid;
-	data.req = exports.buildReqObject(reqOrSocket, { ...data });
-	data.timestamp = Date.now();
-	data.fromQueue = false;
+    if (data.anon === 'true') {
+        data.uid = 100; // Set uid to 0 for anonymous posts
+    } else {
+        data.uid = reqOrSocket.uid; // Otherwise, use the uid from reqOrSocket
+    }
+    data.req = exports.buildReqObject(reqOrSocket, { ...data });
+    data.timestamp = Date.now();
+    data.fromQueue = false;
 };
 
 // creates a slimmed down version of the request object
diff --git a/src/api/topics.js b/src/api/topics.js
index 7a6cabf966..ffc7b9aaa7 100644
--- a/src/api/topics.js
+++ b/src/api/topics.js
@@ -88,8 +88,17 @@ topicsAPI.reply = async function (caller, data) {
 		throw new Error('[[error:invalid-data]]');
 	}
 	const payload = { ...data };
-	apiHelpers.setDefaultPostData(caller, payload);
 
+	if (data.anon === 'true') {
+        payload.username = 'Anonymous User';
+        payload.userslug = null;
+        payload.uid = 100;
+        console.log('Anonymous post detected, making it anonymous');
+    }
+    console.log('This is the payload', payload)
+    apiHelpers.setDefaultPostData(caller, payload);
+    console.log('Payload being sent to topics.reply:', payload);
+	
 	await meta.blacklist.test(caller.ip);
 	const shouldQueue = await posts.shouldQueue(caller.uid, payload);
 	if (shouldQueue) {
diff --git a/src/controllers/write/topics.js b/src/controllers/write/topics.js
index b9691a8da5..1d1301c2b4 100644
--- a/src/controllers/write/topics.js
+++ b/src/controllers/write/topics.js
@@ -29,8 +29,20 @@ Topics.create = async (req, res) => {
 };
 
 Topics.reply = async (req, res) => {
-	const id = await lockPosting(req, '[[error:already-posting]]');
-	try {
+    const id = await lockPosting(req, '[[error:already-posting]]');
+    try {
+        const isAnonymous = req.body.anon === 'true' || req.body.anon === 'on';
+        console.log("Anonymous flag received:", isAnonymous);
+                let replyData = { ...req.body, tid: req.params.tid };
+        if (isAnonymous) {
+            console.log("Post is anonymous. Modifying the username, userslug, and setting uid to 0.");
+            replyData.username = 'Anonymous User';
+            replyData.userslug = null;
+            replyData.uid = 100;  // Set uid to 100 to mark the post as anonymous
+        } else {
+            console.log("Post is not anonymous.");
+        }
+        console.log("Final reply data being sent:", replyData);
 		const payload = await api.topics.reply(req, { ...req.body, tid: req.params.tid });
 		helpers.formatApiResponse(200, res, payload);
 	} finally {