diff --git a/aleksis/core/templates/core/index.html b/aleksis/core/templates/core/index.html
index 05875979203262f7f8818db06400da609679c891..bbb6b7df4ff1038755cb42a0eb9db000843366ac 100644
--- a/aleksis/core/templates/core/index.html
+++ b/aleksis/core/templates/core/index.html
@@ -24,6 +24,14 @@
       </div>
     {% endfor %}
 
+    <div class="row">
+      {% for widget in widgets %}
+        <div class="col s12 m12 l6 xl4">
+          {{ widget }}
+        </div>
+      {% endfor %}
+    </div>
+
     <div class="row">
       <div class="col s12 m6">
         <h5>{% blocktrans %}Last activities{% endblocktrans %}</h5>
diff --git a/aleksis/core/util/network.py b/aleksis/core/util/network.py
index 6c81df3330006f4ba8f591615d1c3aa06d939bcd..aa305ba160aa5034f05e53c24cd867c40ca65056 100644
--- a/aleksis/core/util/network.py
+++ b/aleksis/core/util/network.py
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ from django.utils import timezone, formats
 from ics import Calendar
 from requests import RequestException
 
-from dashboard import settings
-from dashboard.caches import LATEST_ARTICLE_CACHE, CURRENT_EVENTS_CACHE
+# from dashboard import settings
+# from dashboard.caches import LATEST_ARTICLE_CACHE, CURRENT_EVENTS_CACHE
 
 WP_DOMAIN: str = "https://katharineum-zu-luebeck.de"
 
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ def get_newest_articles(domain: str = WP_DOMAIN,
                         author_whitelist: list = None,
                         author_blacklist: list = None,
                         category_whitelist: list = None,
-                        category_blacklist: list = None
+                        category_blacklist: list = None,
+                        filter_vs_composer: bool = False,
                         ):
     """
     This function returns the newest articles/posts of a WordPress site.
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ def get_newest_articles(domain: str = WP_DOMAIN,
     :param author_blacklist: If the author's id (an integer) is in this list, the article won't be shown
     :param category_whitelist: If this list is filled, only articles which are in one of this categories will be shown
     :param category_blacklist: If the category's id (an integer) is in this list, the article won't be shown
+    :param filter_vs_composer: Remove unnecessary Visual Composer Tags
     :return: a list of the newest posts/articles
     """
     # Make mutable default arguments unmutable
@@ -68,7 +70,7 @@ def get_newest_articles(domain: str = WP_DOMAIN,
                     image_url: str = ""
 
                 # Replace VS composer tags if activated
-                if settings.latest_article_settings.replace_vs_composer_stuff:
+                if filter_vs_composer:
                     excerpt = VS_COMPOSER_REGEX.sub("", post["excerpt"]["rendered"])
                 else:
                     excerpt = post["excerpt"]["rendered"]
@@ -81,13 +83,13 @@ def get_newest_articles(domain: str = WP_DOMAIN,
                         "image_url": image_url,
                     }
                 )
-        if len(posts) >= limit and limit >= 0:
+        if len(posts) >= limit >= 0:
             break
 
     return posts
 
 
-@LATEST_ARTICLE_CACHE.decorator
+# @LATEST_ARTICLE_CACHE.decorator
 def get_newest_article_from_news(domain=WP_DOMAIN):
     newest_articles: list = get_newest_articles(domain=domain, limit=1, category_whitelist=[1, 27])
     if len(newest_articles) > 0:
@@ -149,7 +151,7 @@ def get_current_events(calendar: Calendar, limit: int = 5) -> list:
     return events
 
 
-@CURRENT_EVENTS_CACHE.decorator
+# @CURRENT_EVENTS_CACHE.decorator
 def get_current_events_with_cal(limit: int = 5) -> list:
     # Get URL
     calendar_url: str = settings.current_events_settings.calendar_url
diff --git a/aleksis/core/views.py b/aleksis/core/views.py
index ff11482f68268d5f5d090502039d1c4be12e99a2..b75811bf39d0dd5e861aca2084bf28003b6daa0f 100644
--- a/aleksis/core/views.py
+++ b/aleksis/core/views.py
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ from .models import Activity, Group, Notification, Person, School
 from .tables import GroupsTable, PersonsTable
 from .util import messages
 
+from aleksis.apps.dashboardfeeds.views import get_widgets
+
 
 @person_required
 def index(request: HttpRequest) -> HttpResponse:
@@ -33,6 +35,8 @@ def index(request: HttpRequest) -> HttpResponse:
     context["notifications"] = notifications
     context["unread_notifications"] = unread_notifications
 
+    context["widgets"] = get_widgets(request)
+
     return render(request, "core/index.html", context)