diff --git a/sourcing/templates/home.html b/sourcing/templates/home.html
index 0bc3eaf..16c194f 100644
--- a/sourcing/templates/home.html
+++ b/sourcing/templates/home.html
@@ -16,28 +16,52 @@
   <div class="col-md-2"></div>
   <div class="col-md-10">
   <h1>{{ self.title() }}</h1>
-  {{ new_buttons() }}
   </div>
 </div>
 <div class="row">
   <div class="col-md-2">
-    item type<br>
+    <form>
+    <h5>item type</h5>
     {% for item_type in 'xanadoc', 'xanalink', 'sourcedoc' %}
-      <input type="checkbox" checked="checked" id="type_{{ item_type }}">
-    <label for="type_{{ item_type }}"> {{ item_type }}</label><br/>
+      <div class="form-check">
+        <input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" checked="checked" id="type_{{ item_type }}">
+        <label class="form-check-label" for="type_{{ item_type }}"> {{ item_type }}</label>
+      </div>
     {% endfor %}
-    user<br>
+    <h5>user</h5>
     {% for item_user in users %}
-      <input type="checkbox" checked="checked" id="user_{{ item_user }}">
-      <label for="user_{{ item_user }}">{{ item_user }}</label><br/>
+      <div class="form-check">
+      <input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" checked="checked" id="user_{{ item_user }}">
+      <label class="form-check-label" for="user_{{ item_user }}">{{ item_user }}</label><br/>
+      </div>
     {% endfor %}
-    link type<br>
+    <h5>link type</h5>
     {% for link_type in link_types %}
-      <input type="checkbox" checked="checked" id="link_type_{{ link_type }}">
-      <label for="link_type_{{ link_type }}">{{ link_type }}</label><br/>
+      <div class="form-check">
+      <input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" checked="checked" id="link_type_{{ link_type }}">
+      <label class="form-check-label" for="link_type_{{ link_type }}">{{ link_type }}</label><br/>
+      </div>
     {% endfor %}
+    <h5>years</h5>
+    {% for year in years %}
+      <div class="form-check">
+      <input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" checked="checked" id="year_{{ year }}">
+      <label class="form-check-label" for="year_{{ year }}">{{ year }}</label><br/>
+      </div>
+    {% endfor %}
+    </form>
+
   </div>
   <div class="col-md-10">
+
+  <div id="upper-buttons">
+    {{ new_buttons() }}
+  </div>
+
+  <p id="doc-count">{{ docs.count() }} documents</p>
+
+
+
 {% for doc in docs %}
     <div data-id="{{ doc.id }}" class="card border-primary my-2">
       <h5 class="card-header"><a href="{{ doc.url }}">{{ doc.title() }}</a>
@@ -51,7 +75,9 @@
       </div>
     </div>
 {% endfor %}
+<div id="lower-buttons">
   {{ new_buttons() }}
+</div>
 
 </div>
 </div>
@@ -60,15 +86,26 @@
 {% block scripts %}
 <script>
   var docs_info = {{ docs_info | tojson }};
+  var total_count = {{ docs_info | count | tojson }};
 
   function update_list() {
     docs_info.forEach(function(doc) {
       var element = $('[data-id=' + doc['id'] + ']');
       var show_type = document.getElementById('type_' + doc['type']).checked;
       var show_user = document.getElementById('user_' + doc['user']).checked;
+      var show_year = document.getElementById('year_' + doc['year']).checked;
       var show_link_type = doc['type'] != 'xanalink' || document.getElementById('link_type_' + doc['link_type']).checked;
-      element.toggle(show_type && show_user && show_link_type);
+      element.toggle(show_type && show_user && show_link_type && show_year);
     });
+
+    var visible_count = $('[data-id]:visible').length;
+    if (visible_count == total_count) {
+      $('#doc-count').text(total_count + ' documents');
+    } else {
+      $('#doc-count').text(visible_count + ' documents matching filters (' + total_count + ' total)');
+    }
+
+    $('#lower-buttons').toggle(visible_count != 0);
   }
 
   $(update_list());
diff --git a/sourcing/view.py b/sourcing/view.py
index 3705712..b152562 100644
--- a/sourcing/view.py
+++ b/sourcing/view.py
@@ -64,18 +64,25 @@ def home():
     docs = Item.query.order_by(Item.created)
     docs_info = []
     for item in docs:
-        cur = {'user': item.user.username, 'id': item.id, 'type': item.type}
+        cur = {
+            'user': item.user.username,
+            'id': item.id,
+            'type': item.type,
+            'year': item.created.year,
+        }
         if item.type == 'xanalink':
             cur['link_type'] = item.link_type
         docs_info.append(cur)
 
     users = [item_user.username for item_user in User.query]
+    years = sorted({item['year'] for item in docs_info})
 
     link_types = {item['link_type'] for item in docs_info if item.get('link_type')}
 
     return render_template('home.html',
                            docs=docs,
                            link_types=link_types,
+                           years=years,
                            docs_info=docs_info,
                            nbsp_at_start=nbsp_at_start,
                            users=users)