diff --git a/app/services/link.js b/app/services/link.js
index c3ad455..3a9a690 100644
--- a/app/services/link.js
+++ b/app/services/link.js
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ class LinkService extends SiteService {
       .find()
       .sort({ created: -1 })
       .limit(maxCount)
+      .populate(this.populateLink)
       .lean();
     return links;
   }
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@ class LinkService extends SiteService {
       .find()
       .sort({ 'stats.uniqueVisitCount': -1 })
       .limit(maxCount)
+      .populate(this.populateLink)
       .lean();
     return links;
   }
diff --git a/app/views/components/page-sidebar.pug b/app/views/components/page-sidebar.pug
index 7d91b1a..e1819ad 100644
--- a/app/views/components/page-sidebar.pug
+++ b/app/views/components/page-sidebar.pug
@@ -1,13 +1,17 @@
-mixin renderPageSidebar ( )
+mixin renderSidebarLink (link)
+  form(method="POST", action=`/link/visit/${link._id}`).uk-form.uk-display-block.uk-width-1-1
+    button(type="submit").uk-button.dtp-button-secondary.uk-display-block.uk-border-rounded.uk-width-1-1= link.label
+    .uk-text-small.uk-text-center.uk-text-muted
+      a(href=`/${link.user.username}`).uk-link-reset= link.user.displayName || link.user.username
 
+mixin renderPageSidebar ( )
   .uk-margin
     +renderSectionTitle('Popular Links')
     if Array.isArray(popularLinks) && (popularLinks.length > 0)
       ul.uk-list
         each link in popularLinks
           li
-            form(method="POST", action=`/link/visit/${link._id}`).uk-form.uk-display-block.uk-width-1-1
-              button(type="submit").uk-button.dtp-button-secondary.uk-display-block.uk-border-rounded.uk-width-1-1= link.label
+            +renderSidebarLink(link)
     else
       div No links available. Check back later.
 
@@ -17,8 +21,7 @@ mixin renderPageSidebar ( )
       ul.uk-list
         each link in recentLinks
           li
-            form(method="POST", action=`/link/visit/${link._id}`).uk-form.uk-display-block.uk-width-1-1
-              button(type="submit").uk-button.dtp-button-secondary.uk-display-block.uk-border-rounded.uk-width-1-1= link.label
+            +renderSidebarLink(link)
     else
       div No new links. Check back later.