diff --git a/src/app/app.component.ts b/src/app/app.component.ts
index 90f2fe1..13e134f 100644
--- a/src/app/app.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/app.component.ts
@@ -5,10 +5,11 @@ import {EnvProperties} from './openaireLibrary/utils/properties/env-properties';
 import {MenuItem, RootMenuItem} from './openaireLibrary/sharedComponents/menu';
 import {EnvironmentSpecificService} from './openaireLibrary/utils/properties/environment-specific.service';
 import {CommunitiesService} from "./openaireLibrary/connect/communities/communities.service";
-import {Session} from './openaireLibrary/login/utils/helper.class';
+import {Session, User} from './openaireLibrary/login/utils/helper.class';
 import {ConnectHelper} from './openaireLibrary/connect/connectHelper';
 import {SubscribeService} from './openaireLibrary/utils/subscribe/subscribe.service';
 import {HelperFunctions} from "./openaireLibrary/utils/HelperFunctions.class";
+import {UserManagementService} from "./openaireLibrary/services/user-management.service";
 
 @Component({
   //changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.Default,
@@ -18,11 +19,11 @@ import {HelperFunctions} from "./openaireLibrary/utils/HelperFunctions.class";
   `],
   template: `
     <div [class]="(community)?(community.id +'App'):'connectApp'">
-      <navbar *ngIf="properties && showMenu && !community" portal="connect" [onlyTop]=false
-              [userMenuItems]=userMenuItems [menuItems]=menuItems
+      <navbar *ngIf="properties && showMenu && !community && loginCheck" portal="connect" [onlyTop]=false
+              [userMenuItems]=userMenuItems [menuItems]=menuItems [user]="user"
               [showMenu]=showMenu [properties]="properties" [showHomeMenuItem]="true"></navbar>
-      <navbar *ngIf="properties && showMenu  && community" portal="connect" [onlyTop]=false [communityId]="community.id"
-              [userMenuItems]=userMenuItems [menuItems]=menuItems
+      <navbar *ngIf="properties && showMenu  && community && loginCheck" portal="connect" [onlyTop]=false [communityId]="community.id"
+              [userMenuItems]=userMenuItems [menuItems]=menuItems [user]="user"
               [community]=community [showMenu]=showMenu [properties]="properties" [enableSearch]="true"
               [showHomeMenuItem]="true"></navbar>
       <customization *ngIf="properties  && community"></customization>
@@ -66,11 +67,13 @@ export class AppComponent {
   communities = null;
   subscriberOfCommunities = false;
   managerOfCommunities = false;
+  user: User;
+  loginCheck: boolean = false;
 
   //  community: {id:string, name:string, logoUrl:string};
   constructor(private  route: ActivatedRoute, private propertiesService: EnvironmentSpecificService,
               private _communitiesService: CommunitiesService, private _subscribeService: SubscribeService,
-              private router: Router) {
+              private router: Router, private userManagementService: UserManagementService) {
     router.events.forEach((event) => {
       if (event instanceof NavigationStart) {
         HelperFunctions.scroll();
@@ -84,28 +87,32 @@ export class AppComponent {
         this.properties = this.propertiesService.envSpecific;
         var communityId: string = "";
         this._communitiesService.updateCommunities(this.properties, this.properties.communitiesAPI);
-        if (this.properties.environment == "development") {
-          this.showMenu = false;
-          this.route.queryParams.subscribe(params => {
-            communityId = (params['communityId']) ? params['communityId'] : '';
+        this.userManagementService.getUserInfo(this.properties.userInfoUrl).subscribe( user => {
+          this.user = user;
+          this.loginCheck = true;
+          if (this.properties.environment == "development") {
+            this.showMenu = false;
+            this.route.queryParams.subscribe(params => {
+              communityId = (params['communityId']) ? params['communityId'] : '';
+              this.buildMenu(communityId);
+            })
+          } else {
+            this.showMenu = false;
+            communityId = ConnectHelper.getCommunityFromDomain(this.properties.domain);
             this.buildMenu(communityId);
-          })
-        } else {
-          this.showMenu = false;
-          communityId = ConnectHelper.getCommunityFromDomain(this.properties.domain);
-          this.buildMenu(communityId);
-        }
-       if (typeof document !== 'undefined') {
-          try {
-            this.isClient = true;
-          } catch (e) {
           }
-        }
-      }, error => {
-        console.log("App couldn't fetch properties");
-        console.log(error);
+          if (typeof document !== 'undefined') {
+            try {
+              this.isClient = true;
+            } catch (e) {
+            }
+          }
+        }, error => {
+          console.log("App couldn't fetch properties");
+          console.log(error);
 
-      });
+        });
+        });
   }
 
   public buildMenu(communityId: string) {
@@ -125,10 +132,10 @@ export class AppComponent {
               this.managerOfCommunities && this.subscriberOfCommunities)) {
             break;
           }
-          if (Session.isLoggedIn() && com['status'] != "hidden") {
-            if (Session.isCommunityCurator() || Session.isPortalAdministrator()) {
+          if (this.user && com['status'] != "hidden") {
+            if (Session.isCommunityCurator(this.user) || Session.isPortalAdministrator(this.user)) {
               this.managerOfCommunities = true;
-            } else if (com.managers.indexOf(Session.getUserEmail()) != -1) {
+            } else if (com.managers.indexOf(this.user.email) != -1) {
               this.managerOfCommunities = true;
             }
           }
@@ -137,9 +144,9 @@ export class AppComponent {
           if (communityId && communityId != "" && com.communityId == communityId) {
             community = com;
             let isCommunityManager: boolean = false;
-            if (Session.isCommunityCurator() || Session.isPortalAdministrator()) {
+            if (Session.isCommunityCurator(this.user) || Session.isPortalAdministrator(this.user)) {
               isCommunityManager = true;
-            } else if (com.managers.indexOf(Session.getUserEmail()) != -1) {
+            } else if (com.managers.indexOf(this.user.email) != -1) {
               isCommunityManager = true;
             }
             this.community = {
@@ -238,7 +245,7 @@ export class AppComponent {
           this.userMenuItems = [
             // new MenuItem("","My links","","/myclaims",false,[],["/myclaims"],(data['communityId'] && typeof document !== 'undefined' && ConnectHelper.isProduction(document.location.hostname))?{}:{communityId:data['communityId']}),
           ];
-          if (Session.isPortalAdministrator()) {
+          if (Session.isPortalAdministrator(this.user)) {
             //((this.properties.environment == "beta") ? "https://beta.admin.connect.openaire.eu" : "https://admin.explore.openaire.eu") + "/dashboard?communityId=openaire"
             this.userMenuItems.push(new MenuItem("", "Manage Helptexts",
               ((this.properties.environment == "production") ? "https://admin.explore.openaire.eu" : "https://beta.admin.connect.openaire.eu") + "/dashboard?communityId=connect",
@@ -258,7 +265,7 @@ export class AppComponent {
                 console.error("Error fetching your subscribed communities")
               });
           }*/
-          if (Session.isLoggedIn()) {
+          if (this.user) {
             this.userMenuItems.push(new MenuItem("my-communities", "My Communities", "",
               "/myCommunities", false, [], [], {}));
           }
diff --git a/src/app/claims/myClaims/myClaims.component.ts b/src/app/claims/myClaims/myClaims.component.ts
index 3e6d4ba..8bcd4a2 100644
--- a/src/app/claims/myClaims/myClaims.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/claims/myClaims/myClaims.component.ts
@@ -8,12 +8,13 @@ import {PiwikHelper} from "../../utils/piwikHelper";
 @Component({
     selector: 'openaire-my-claims',
     template: `
-    <my-claims  [claimsInfoURL]=claimsInfoURL [communityId]=communityId [piwikSiteId]="piwikSiteId"></my-claims>
+    <my-claims  [claimsInfoURL]=claimsInfoURL [userInfoURL]="userInfoURL" [communityId]=communityId [piwikSiteId]="piwikSiteId"></my-claims>
 `
 
 })
  export class OpenaireMyClaimsComponent {
   claimsInfoURL:string;
+  userInfoURL: string;
   communityId:string;
   public piwikSiteId = null;
 
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ import {PiwikHelper} from "../../utils/piwikHelper";
      this.route.data
          .subscribe((data: { envSpecific: EnvProperties }) => {
             this.claimsInfoURL = data.envSpecific.claimsInformationLink;
+           this.userInfoURL = data.envSpecific.userInfoUrl;
            this.route.queryParams.subscribe(
              communityId => {
                this.communityId  = ConnectHelper.getCommunityFromDomain(data.envSpecific.domain);
diff --git a/src/app/community/community.component.ts b/src/app/community/community.component.ts
index 3be6689..4421c88 100644
--- a/src/app/community/community.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/community/community.component.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import {ConfigurationService} from '../openaireLibrary/utils/configuration/confi
 import {PiwikService} from '../openaireLibrary/utils/piwik/piwik.service';
 import {SearchZenodoCommunitiesService} from '../openaireLibrary/connect/zenodoCommunities/searchZenodoCommunities.service';
 import {ZenodoCommunitiesService} from '../openaireLibrary/connect/zenodoCommunities/zenodo-communities.service';
-import {Session} from '../openaireLibrary/login/utils/helper.class';
+import {Session, User} from '../openaireLibrary/login/utils/helper.class';
 import {StatisticsForDashboardComponent} from '../statistics/statistics.component';
 import {StringUtils} from '../openaireLibrary/utils/string-utils.class';
 
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import {SearchCommunityProjectsService} from "../openaireLibrary/connect/project
 import {SearchResearchResultsService} from "../openaireLibrary/services/searchResearchResults.service";
 import {RouterHelper} from "../openaireLibrary/utils/routerHelper.class";
 import {SEOService} from "../openaireLibrary/sharedComponents/SEO/SEO.service";
+import {UserManagementService} from "../openaireLibrary/services/user-management.service";
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'community',
@@ -77,6 +78,8 @@ export class CommunityComponent {
   searchLinkToAdvancedPublications: string = null;
   shareInZenodoPage: string = null;
   public routerHelper:RouterHelper = new RouterHelper();
+  private user: User;
+  private loginCheck: boolean = false;
 
   constructor(
     private element: ElementRef,
@@ -93,7 +96,8 @@ export class CommunityComponent {
     private _searchResearchResultsService: SearchResearchResultsService,
     private _searchZenodoCommunitiesService: SearchZenodoCommunitiesService,
     private _ΖenodoCommunitieService: ZenodoCommunitiesService,
-    private seoService: SEOService) {
+    private seoService: SEOService,
+    private userManagementService: UserManagementService) {
 
     var description = "OpenAIRE - Connect, Community Dashboard, research community";
     var title = "OpenAIRE - Connect";
@@ -119,7 +123,10 @@ export class CommunityComponent {
         this.url = data.envSpecific.baseLink + this._router.url;
         this.seoService.createLinkForCanonicalURL(this.url, false);
         this._meta.updateTag({content: this.url}, "property='og:url'");
-
+        this.userManagementService.getUserInfo(this.properties.userInfoUrl).subscribe( user => {
+          this.user = user;
+          this.loginCheck = true;
+        })
         if (this.communityId != null && this.communityId != '') {
           this._communityService.getCommunity(this.properties, this.properties.communityAPI + this.communityId).subscribe(
             community => {
@@ -327,19 +334,19 @@ export class CommunityComponent {
   }
 
   showInvite() {
-
-
-    return this.isManager();
+    return this.loginCheck && this.isManager();
   }
 
   isManager() {
-    var email = Session.getUserEmail();
+    if(!this.user) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    var email = this.user.email;
     var index = -1;
     if (email && this.community != null && this.community.managers != null) {
       index = this.community.managers.indexOf(email);
     }
-
-    return Session.isPortalAdministrator() || Session.isCommunityCurator() || index != -1;
+    return Session.isPortalAdministrator(this.user) || Session.isCommunityCurator(this.user) || index != -1;
   }
 
   private handleError(message: string, error) {
diff --git a/src/app/login/user.component.ts b/src/app/login/user.component.ts
index 360e770..8de235d 100644
--- a/src/app/login/user.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/login/user.component.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {Session} from '../openaireLibrary/login/utils/helper.class';
 import {EnvProperties} from '../openaireLibrary/utils/properties/env-properties';
 import {SubscribeComponent} from '../utils/subscribe/subscribe.component';
 import {ConnectHelper} from '../openaireLibrary/connect/connectHelper';
+import {UserManagementService} from "../openaireLibrary/services/user-management.service";
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'openaire-user',
@@ -53,14 +54,17 @@ export class OpenaireUserComponent {
   public server: boolean = true;
   loggedIn:boolean = false;
   constructor(private _subscribeService: SubscribeService,
-              private _emailService: EmailService, private route: ActivatedRoute){}
+              private _emailService: EmailService, private route: ActivatedRoute,
+              private userManagementService: UserManagementService){}
   public ngOnInit() {
-    if( typeof document !== 'undefined') {
-      this.server = false;
-      this.loggedIn = Session.isLoggedIn();
-    }
     this.route.data
       .subscribe((data: { envSpecific: any }) => {
+        this.userManagementService.isLoggedIn(data.envSpecific.userInfoUrl).subscribe( isLoggedIn => {
+          if( typeof document !== 'undefined') {
+            this.server = false;
+            this.loggedIn = isLoggedIn;
+          }
+        });
         this.route.queryParams.subscribe(
           communityId => {
             this.communityId  = ConnectHelper.getCommunityFromDomain(data.envSpecific.domain);
diff --git a/src/app/my-communities/my-communities.component.ts b/src/app/my-communities/my-communities.component.ts
index f4bcbc6..0bd1af8 100644
--- a/src/app/my-communities/my-communities.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/my-communities/my-communities.component.ts
@@ -7,13 +7,14 @@ import {SubscribeService} from '../openaireLibrary/utils/subscribe/subscribe.ser
 import {CommunityInfo} from '../openaireLibrary/connect/community/communityInfo';
 
 import {PiwikService} from '../openaireLibrary/utils/piwik/piwik.service';
-import {Session} from '../openaireLibrary/login/utils/helper.class';
+import {Session, User} from '../openaireLibrary/login/utils/helper.class';
 import {StringUtils} from '../openaireLibrary/utils/string-utils.class';
 
 import {ErrorCodes} from '../openaireLibrary/utils/properties/errorCodes';
 import {ErrorMessagesComponent} from '../openaireLibrary/utils/errorMessages.component';
 import {HelperService} from "../openaireLibrary/utils/helper/helper.service";
 import {SEOService} from "../openaireLibrary/sharedComponents/SEO/SEO.service";
+import {UserManagementService} from "../openaireLibrary/services/user-management.service";
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'my-communities',
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ export class MyCommunitiesComponent {
   private errorMessages: ErrorMessagesComponent;
 
   properties: EnvProperties;
+  private user: User;
 
   constructor(
     private route: ActivatedRoute,
@@ -47,7 +49,8 @@ export class MyCommunitiesComponent {
     private _communitiesService: CommunitiesService,
     private _subscribeService: SubscribeService,
     private helper: HelperService,
-    private seoService: SEOService) {
+    private seoService: SEOService,
+    private userManagementService: UserManagementService) {
 
     var description = "OpenAIRE - Connect, Community Dashboard, research community " +
       "| My managing and subscribed to Communities";
@@ -73,9 +76,12 @@ export class MyCommunitiesComponent {
         if (this.properties.enablePiwikTrack && (typeof document !== 'undefined')) {
           this.piwiksub = this._piwikService.trackView(this.properties, "OpenAIRE Connect", this.properties.piwikSiteId).subscribe();
         }
-        this.getCommunities();
-        //this.getDivContents();
-        //this.getPageContents();
+        this.userManagementService.getUserInfo(this.properties.userInfoUrl).subscribe(user => {
+          this.user = user;
+          this.getCommunities();
+          //this.getDivContents();
+          //this.getPageContents();
+        });
       });
   }
 
@@ -112,7 +118,7 @@ export class MyCommunitiesComponent {
         this.sort(communitiesResults);
 
         var subscribedLoading = communitiesResults.length;
-        var mail = Session.getUserEmail();
+        var mail = this.user.email;
         communitiesResults.forEach((community, index) => {
           let showCommunity: boolean = true;
           let isManager: boolean = false;
@@ -123,7 +129,7 @@ export class MyCommunitiesComponent {
           } else {
             if (mail == null && community['status'] == "manager") { // no user
               showCommunity = false;
-            } else if (Session.isCommunityCurator() || Session.isPortalAdministrator()) {
+            } else if (Session.isCommunityCurator(this.user) || Session.isPortalAdministrator(this.user)) {
               isManager = true;
             } else if (community.managers.indexOf(mail) != -1) {
               isManager = true;
diff --git a/src/app/searchPages/communities/searchCommunities.component.ts b/src/app/searchPages/communities/searchCommunities.component.ts
index 8bbd2ec..c8f6ee9 100644
--- a/src/app/searchPages/communities/searchCommunities.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/searchPages/communities/searchCommunities.component.ts
@@ -8,11 +8,13 @@ import {ActivatedRoute} from "@angular/router";
 import {Filter, Value} from "../../openaireLibrary/searchPages/searchUtils/searchHelperClasses.class";
 import {SearchFields} from "../../openaireLibrary/utils/properties/searchFields";
 import {CommunitiesService} from "../../openaireLibrary/connect/communities/communities.service";
-import {Session} from "../../openaireLibrary/login/utils/helper.class";
+import {Session, User} from "../../openaireLibrary/login/utils/helper.class";
 import {CommunityInfo} from "../../openaireLibrary/connect/community/communityInfo";
 import {SubscribeService} from "../../openaireLibrary/utils/subscribe/subscribe.service";
 import {StringUtils} from "../../openaireLibrary/utils/string-utils.class";
 import {HelperFunctions} from "../../openaireLibrary/utils/HelperFunctions.class";
+import {UserManagementService} from "../../openaireLibrary/services/user-management.service";
+import {url} from "inspector";
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'search-communities',
@@ -46,10 +48,12 @@ export class SearchCommunitiesComponent {
   public showType = false;
   properties:EnvProperties;
   @ViewChild (SearchPageComponent) searchPage : SearchPageComponent ;
+  private user: User;
 
   constructor (private route: ActivatedRoute,
                private _communitiesService: CommunitiesService,
-               private _subscribeService: SubscribeService) {
+               private _subscribeService: SubscribeService,
+               private userManagementService: UserManagementService) {
     this.errorCodes = new ErrorCodes();
     this.errorMessages = new ErrorMessagesComponent();
     this.searchUtils.status = this.errorCodes.LOADING;
@@ -77,8 +81,10 @@ export class SearchCommunitiesComponent {
       }
       this.searchPage.refineFields = this.refineFields;
       let queryParams = this.searchPage.getQueryParamsFromUrl(params);
-
-      this.initCommunities(queryParams);
+      this.userManagementService.getUserInfo(this.properties.userInfoUrl).subscribe(user => {
+        this.user = user;
+        this.initCommunities(queryParams);
+      });
     });
   }
 
@@ -106,12 +112,12 @@ export class SearchCommunitiesComponent {
             this.totalResults[i] = data[i];
             this.totalResults[i].isManager = false;
             this.totalResults[i].isSubscribed = false;
-            if(Session.isLoggedIn()) {
+            if(this.user) {
               this.totalResults[i].isManager = this.isCommunityManager(this.totalResults[i]);
             }
           }
-          if(Session.isLoggedIn()) {
-            this._subscribeService.getCommunitiesSubscribedTo(this.properties, Session.getUserEmail()).subscribe(
+          if(this.user) {
+            this._subscribeService.getCommunitiesSubscribedTo(this.properties, this.user.email).subscribe(
               res => {
                 for (let i = 0; i < this.totalResults.length; i++) {
                   this.totalResults[i].isSubscribed = (res.indexOf(this.totalResults[i].communityId) != -1);
@@ -161,10 +167,10 @@ export class SearchCommunitiesComponent {
       if (result.status == 'hidden') {
         continue;
       } else if (result.status == "manager") {
-        let mail = Session.getUserEmail();
+        let mail = this.user.email;
         if (mail == null) { // no user
           continue;
-        } else if (Session.isCommunityCurator() || Session.isPortalAdministrator()) {
+        } else if (Session.isCommunityCurator(this.user) || Session.isPortalAdministrator(this.user)) {
           ret.push(result);
         } else if (result.managers.indexOf(mail) != -1) {
           ret.push(result);
@@ -244,7 +250,7 @@ export class SearchCommunitiesComponent {
     let typeResults: CommunityInfo[] = this.applyFilter('type', params);
     let statusResults: CommunityInfo[] = this.results;
     let roleResults: CommunityInfo[] = this.results;
-    if(Session.isLoggedIn()) {
+    if(this.user) {
       statusResults = this.applyFilter('status', params);
       roleResults = this.applyFilter('role', params);
       this.resetFilterNumbers('status');
@@ -425,7 +431,7 @@ export class SearchCommunitiesComponent {
 
 
   private isCommunityManager(community: CommunityInfo): boolean {
-    return Session.isCommunityCurator() || community.managers.indexOf(Session.getUserEmail()) != -1;
+    return Session.isCommunityCurator(this.user) || community.managers.indexOf(this.user.email) != -1;
   }
 
     /**
@@ -448,7 +454,7 @@ export class SearchCommunitiesComponent {
     } else {
       filter_original_ids = searchFields.COMMUNITIES_SEARCH_FIELDS.splice(0, 1);
     }
-    if(Session.isLoggedIn()) {
+    if(this.user) {
       filter_names.push("Status");
       filter_ids.push("status");
       value_names.push([ "Subscribed", "Non-subscribed"]);
diff --git a/src/app/utils/subscribe/invite/invite.component.ts b/src/app/utils/subscribe/invite/invite.component.ts
index b5cdb6f..8136352 100644
--- a/src/app/utils/subscribe/invite/invite.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/utils/subscribe/invite/invite.component.ts
@@ -14,13 +14,14 @@ import {EmailService} from '../../../openaireLibrary/utils/email/email.service';
 import {CommunityService} from "../../../openaireLibrary/connect/community/community.service";
 import {ErrorCodes} from '../../../openaireLibrary/utils/properties/errorCodes';
 import {ErrorMessagesComponent} from '../../../openaireLibrary/utils/errorMessages.component';
-import {Session} from '../../../openaireLibrary/login/utils/helper.class';
+import {Session, User} from '../../../openaireLibrary/login/utils/helper.class';
 import {HelperFunctions} from "../../../openaireLibrary/utils/HelperFunctions.class";
 import {HelperService} from "../../../openaireLibrary/utils/helper/helper.service";
 import {Meta, Title} from "@angular/platform-browser";
 import {SEOService} from "../../../openaireLibrary/sharedComponents/SEO/SEO.service";
 import {PiwikService} from "../../../openaireLibrary/utils/piwik/piwik.service";
 import {PiwikHelper} from "../../piwikHelper";
+import {UserManagementService} from "../../../openaireLibrary/services/user-management.service";
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'invite',
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ export class InviteComponent implements OnInit {
   public url: string = null;
   public pageTitle: string = "Invite";
   piwiksub: any;
+  private user: User;
 
   constructor(
     private route: ActivatedRoute,
@@ -79,7 +81,8 @@ export class InviteComponent implements OnInit {
     private _meta: Meta,
     private _title: Title,
     private seoService: SEOService,
-    private _piwikService: PiwikService) {
+    private _piwikService: PiwikService,
+    private userManageService: UserManagementService) {
 
     this.errorCodes = new ErrorCodes();
     this.errorMessages = new ErrorMessagesComponent();
@@ -92,59 +95,62 @@ export class InviteComponent implements OnInit {
       this.errorMessage = "";
       this.missingCommunityId = "";
       this.status = this.errorCodes.LOADING;
-      this.route.queryParams.subscribe(
-        communityId => {
-          //if(!this.communityId && typeof document !== 'undefined'){
-          this.communityId = ConnectHelper.getCommunityFromDomain(this.properties.domain);
-          if (!this.communityId) {
-            this.communityId = communityId['communityId'];
-          }
-
-          if(this.longView) {
-            if (this.properties.enablePiwikTrack && (typeof document !== 'undefined')) {
-              this.piwiksub = this._piwikService.trackView(this.properties, this.pageTitle, PiwikHelper.getSiteId(this.communityId, this.properties.environment)).subscribe();
+      this.userManageService.getUserInfo(this.properties.userInfoUrl).subscribe(user => {
+        this.user = user;
+        this.route.queryParams.subscribe(
+          communityId => {
+            //if(!this.communityId && typeof document !== 'undefined'){
+            this.communityId = ConnectHelper.getCommunityFromDomain(this.properties.domain);
+            if (!this.communityId) {
+              this.communityId = communityId['communityId'];
             }
-            this.url = this.properties.baseLink + this._router.url;
-            this.seoService.createLinkForCanonicalURL(this.url);
-            this.updateUrl(this.url);
-            this.updateTitle(this.pageTitle);
-            this.updateDescription("OpenAIRE - Connect, Community Gateway, research community, invite");
-          }
-          this.communityIdParam = (this.properties.environment != "development") ? {} : {communityId: this.communityId};
-          if (this.communityId != null && this.communityId != '') {
-            //this.getDivContents();
-            this.getPageContents();
-            this._communityService.getCommunity(this.properties, this.properties.communityAPI + this.communityId).subscribe(
-              community => {
-                this.community = community;
-                this.fullname = Session.getUserFullName();
-                //console.log("Fullname from session " + Session.getUserFullName());
 
-                this.body = Composer.initializeInvitationsBody(this.communityId, this.community.title, this.fullname);
-                this.email = Composer.initializeInvitationsEmail(community.title);
-                this.recipients = "";
-
-                this.status = this.errorCodes.DONE;
-              },
-              error => {
-                //this.handleError(error)
-                this.handleError("Error getting community with id: " + this.communityId, error);
-                this.status = this.errorMessages.getErrorCode(error.status);
+            if (this.longView) {
+              if (this.properties.enablePiwikTrack && (typeof document !== 'undefined')) {
+                this.piwiksub = this._piwikService.trackView(this.properties, this.pageTitle, PiwikHelper.getSiteId(this.communityId, this.properties.environment)).subscribe();
               }
-            );
-          } else {
-            this.status = this.errorCodes.DONE;
-            this.missingCommunityId = "There is no community selected!";
-          }
+              this.url = this.properties.baseLink + this._router.url;
+              this.seoService.createLinkForCanonicalURL(this.url);
+              this.updateUrl(this.url);
+              this.updateTitle(this.pageTitle);
+              this.updateDescription("OpenAIRE - Connect, Community Gateway, research community, invite");
+            }
+            this.communityIdParam = (this.properties.environment != "development") ? {} : {communityId: this.communityId};
+            if (this.communityId != null && this.communityId != '') {
+              //this.getDivContents();
+              this.getPageContents();
+              this._communityService.getCommunity(this.properties, this.properties.communityAPI + this.communityId).subscribe(
+                community => {
+                  this.community = community;
+                  this.fullname = this.user.fullname;
+                  //console.log("Fullname from session " + Session.getUserFullName());
 
-        });
+                  this.body = Composer.initializeInvitationsBody(this.communityId, this.community.title, this.fullname);
+                  this.email = Composer.initializeInvitationsEmail(community.title);
+                  this.recipients = "";
 
-      HelperFunctions.scroll();
+                  this.status = this.errorCodes.DONE;
+                },
+                error => {
+                  //this.handleError(error)
+                  this.handleError("Error getting community with id: " + this.communityId, error);
+                  this.status = this.errorMessages.getErrorCode(error.status);
+                }
+              );
+            } else {
+              this.status = this.errorCodes.DONE;
+              this.missingCommunityId = "There is no community selected!";
+            }
+
+          });
+
+        HelperFunctions.scroll();
+      });
     });
   }
 
   ngOnDestroy() {
-    if(this.piwiksub) {
+    if (this.piwiksub) {
       this.piwiksub.unsubscribe();
     }
   }
@@ -277,15 +283,15 @@ export class InviteComponent implements OnInit {
     }
   */
   allowEdit() {
-    var email = Session.getUserEmail();
+    if (!this.user) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    var email = this.user.email;
     var index = -1;
     if (email && this.community != null && this.community.managers != null) {
       index = this.community.managers.indexOf(email);
     }
-
-    return Session.isPortalAdministrator() || Session.isCommunityCurator() || index != -1;
-
-
+    return Session.isPortalAdministrator(this.user) || Session.isCommunityCurator(this.user) || index != -1;
   }
 
   private handleError(message: string, error) {
diff --git a/src/app/utils/subscribe/subscribe.component.ts b/src/app/utils/subscribe/subscribe.component.ts
index 3d05b67..aa10a26 100644
--- a/src/app/utils/subscribe/subscribe.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/utils/subscribe/subscribe.component.ts
@@ -6,221 +6,236 @@ import {AlertModal} from '../../openaireLibrary/utils/modal/alert';
 import {CommunityService} from '../../openaireLibrary/connect/community/community.service';
 import {SubscribeService} from '../../openaireLibrary/utils/subscribe/subscribe.service';
 import {EmailService} from "../../openaireLibrary/utils/email/email.service";
-import {Session} from '../../openaireLibrary/login/utils/helper.class';
+import {Session, User} from '../../openaireLibrary/login/utils/helper.class';
 
 import {Email} from "../../openaireLibrary/utils/email/email";
 import {Composer} from "../../openaireLibrary/utils/email/composer";
 import {LoginErrorCodes} from '../../openaireLibrary/login/utils/guardHelper.class';
+import {UserManagementService} from "../../openaireLibrary/services/user-management.service";
 
 declare var UIkit: any;
 
 @Component({
-    selector: 'subscribe',
-    template: `
+  selector: 'subscribe',
+  template: `
 
     <span *ngIf="subscribed != null && !showNumbers && showTemplate">
-      <div *ngIf="!subscribed && showLoginAlert" class="uk-alert-warning uk-animation-slide-bottom" uk-alert=""  >
+      <div *ngIf="!subscribed && showLoginAlert" class="uk-alert-warning uk-animation-slide-bottom" uk-alert="">
       <a class="uk-alert-close" uk-close></a>
       <p>Please login first to subscribe</p>
       </div>
-      <button *ngIf="!subscribed" [class]="'uk-button uk-button-primary' + (loading ? ' uk-disabled' : '')" (click)="subscribe()"> Subscribe</button>
-      <button *ngIf="subscribed" [class]="'uk-button uk-button-primary' + (loading ? ' uk-disabled' : '')" (click)="confirmOpen()"> Unsubscribe</button>
+      <button *ngIf="!subscribed" [class]="'uk-button uk-button-primary' + (loading ? ' uk-disabled' : '')"
+              (click)="subscribe()"> Subscribe</button>
+      <button *ngIf="subscribed" [class]="'uk-button uk-button-primary' + (loading ? ' uk-disabled' : '')"
+              (click)="confirmOpen()"> Unsubscribe</button>
     </span>
 
-    <span *ngIf="showNumbers && subscribers !=null && subscribers > 0  && showTemplate" >
+    <span *ngIf="showNumbers && subscribers !=null && subscribers > 0  && showTemplate">
       <span class="lowOpacityColor">  Members</span> {{subscribers}}
     </span>
     <modal-alert (alertOutput)="confirmClose($event)">
     </modal-alert>
-    `
+  `
 })
 
 export class SubscribeComponent {
   // @Input() showSubscribe:boolean = true;
-  @Input() showNumbers:boolean;
-  @Input() communityId:string;
-  @Input() showTemplate:boolean = true;
+  @Input() showNumbers: boolean;
+  @Input() communityId: string;
+  @Input() showTemplate: boolean = true;
   @Output() subscribeEvent = new EventEmitter();
 
   public community = null;
   public emailToInformManagers: Email;
 
   loading: boolean = false;
-  subscribed:boolean = null;
-  properties:EnvProperties;
-  subscribers:number= null;
-  showLoginAlert:Boolean = false;
+  subscribed: boolean = null;
+  properties: EnvProperties;
+  subscribers: number = null;
+  showLoginAlert: Boolean = false;
   @ViewChild(AlertModal) alert;
-  constructor (private route: ActivatedRoute,
-      private _subscribeService: SubscribeService,
-      private _emailService: EmailService,
-      private _communityService: CommunityService, private router: Router
-    ) {
-    }
+  private user: User;
 
-    public ngOnInit() {
-      this.route.data
-          .subscribe((data: { envSpecific: EnvProperties }) => {
-             this.properties = data.envSpecific;
-             if(!this.showNumbers){
-               let email = Session.getUserEmail();
-               if(email == null){
-                 this.subscribed = false;
-               }else{
-                 if(this.communityId){
-                   this._subscribeService.isSubscribedToCommunity(this.properties, this.communityId, email).subscribe (
-                     res => {
-                       this.subscribed = res;
-                       if(this.subscribed){
-                         this.subscribeEvent.emit({
-                           value: "ok"
-                         });
-                       }
-                     },
-                     error => {
-                       this.handleError("Error getting response if email: "+email+" is subscribed to community with id: "+this.communityId, error);
-                     });
-                   }
-               }
-             }else{
-               if(this.communityId){
-                 this._subscribeService.getCommunitySubscribers(this.properties, this.communityId).subscribe (
-                   res => {
-                      this.subscribers = (res && res.subscribers && res.subscribers.length )?res.subscribers.length:0;
-                   },
-                   error => {
-                     this.handleError("Error getting community subscribers for community with id: "+this.communityId, error);
-                   });
-                 }
-             }
-             if(this.communityId){
-               this.emailToInformManagers = {body: "", subject: "", recipients: []};
+  constructor(private route: ActivatedRoute,
+              private _subscribeService: SubscribeService,
+              private _emailService: EmailService,
+              private _communityService: CommunityService,
+              private router: Router,
+              private userManagementService: UserManagementService
+  ) {
+  }
 
-               this._communityService.getCommunity(this.properties, this.properties.communityAPI+this.communityId).subscribe (
-                 community => {
-                          this.community = community;
-                 },
-                 error => {
-                   //console.log('System error retrieving community profile', error)
-                   this.handleError("Error getting community with id: "+this.communityId, error);
-                 }
-               );
-             }
-           });
-
-
-    }
-
-    subscribe(){
-      var email = Session.getUserEmail();
-      if(email == null){
-        this.subscribed = false;
-         // this.showLoginAlert = true;
-         this.router.navigate(['/user-info'], { queryParams: { "errorCode": LoginErrorCodes.ACTION_REQUIRES_LOGIN, "redirectUrl":  this.router.url } });
-      }else{
-        this.loading = true;
-        this.showLoginAlert = false;
-        this._subscribeService.subscribeToCommunity(this.communityId, email, this.properties.adminToolsAPIURL).subscribe (
-          res => {
-            this.loading = false;
-             if(res.status && res.status != 200) {
-               this.subscribeEvent.emit({
-                 value: "error"
-               });
-               UIkit.notification({
-                   message : '<strong>An error occured. Please try again!<strong>',
-                   status  : 'warning',
-                   timeout : 3000,
-                   pos     : 'top-center'
-               });
-             } else {
-               if(!this.subscribed){
-                 this.subscribed = true;
-                 this.subscribeEvent.emit({
-                   value: "ok"
-                 });
-                 this._emailService.sendEmail(this.properties.adminToolsAPIURL + "/notifyForNewSubscribers/" + this.communityId, Composer.composeEmailToInformManagers(this.community.title, this.communityId, this.community.managers, email)).subscribe(
-                   res => {
-                     //console.log("The email has been sent successfully!")
-                   },
-                   error => {
-                     //console.log(error)
-                     this.handleError("Error notifying managers about new subscribers for community with id: "+this.communityId, error);
-                   }
-                 );
-               }
+  public ngOnInit() {
+    this.route.data
+      .subscribe((data: { envSpecific: EnvProperties }) => {
+        this.properties = data.envSpecific;
+        this.userManagementService.getUserInfo(this.properties.userInfoUrl).subscribe( user => {
+          this.user = user;
+          if (!this.showNumbers) {
+            let email = (this.user)?this.user.email:null;
+            if (email == null) {
+              this.subscribed = false;
+            } else {
+              if (this.communityId) {
+                this._subscribeService.isSubscribedToCommunity(this.properties, this.communityId, email).subscribe(
+                  res => {
+                    this.subscribed = res;
+                    if (this.subscribed) {
+                      this.subscribeEvent.emit({
+                        value: "ok"
+                      });
+                    }
+                  },
+                  error => {
+                    this.handleError("Error getting response if email: " + email + " is subscribed to community with id: " + this.communityId, error);
+                  });
+              }
             }
-          },
-          error => {
-            this.loading = false;
+          } else {
+            if (this.communityId) {
+              this._subscribeService.getCommunitySubscribers(this.properties, this.communityId).subscribe(
+                res => {
+                  this.subscribers = (res && res.subscribers && res.subscribers.length) ? res.subscribers.length : 0;
+                },
+                error => {
+                  this.handleError("Error getting community subscribers for community with id: " + this.communityId, error);
+                });
+            }
+          }
+          if (this.communityId) {
+            this.emailToInformManagers = {body: "", subject: "", recipients: []};
+
+            this._communityService.getCommunity(this.properties, this.properties.communityAPI + this.communityId).subscribe(
+              community => {
+                this.community = community;
+              },
+              error => {
+                //console.log('System error retrieving community profile', error)
+                this.handleError("Error getting community with id: " + this.communityId, error);
+              }
+            );
+          }
+        });
+      });
+  }
+
+  subscribe() {
+    var email = (this.user)?this.user.email:null;
+    if (email == null) {
+      this.subscribed = false;
+      // this.showLoginAlert = true;
+      this.router.navigate(['/user-info'], {
+        queryParams: {
+          "errorCode": LoginErrorCodes.ACTION_REQUIRES_LOGIN,
+          "redirectUrl": this.router.url
+        }
+      });
+    } else {
+      this.loading = true;
+      this.showLoginAlert = false;
+      this._subscribeService.subscribeToCommunity(this.communityId, email, this.properties.adminToolsAPIURL).subscribe(
+        res => {
+          this.loading = false;
+          if (res.status && res.status != 200) {
             this.subscribeEvent.emit({
               value: "error"
             });
             UIkit.notification({
-                message : '<strong>An error occured. Please try again!<strong>',
-                status  : 'warning',
-                timeout : 3000,
-                pos     : 'top-center'
+              message: '<strong>An error occured. Please try again!<strong>',
+              status: 'warning',
+              timeout: 3000,
+              pos: 'top-center'
             });
-            //console.log(error)
-            this.handleError("Error subscribing email: "+email+" to community with id: "+this.communityId, error);
-          });
-      }
-    }
-
-    unsubscribe(){
-      var email = Session.getUserEmail();
-      if(email == null){
-        this.subscribed = false;
-      }else{
-        this.loading = true;
-        //this.properties.adminToolsAPIURL
-        this._subscribeService.unSubscribeToCommunity(this.communityId, email,this.properties.adminToolsAPIURL).subscribe (
-          res => {
-            this.loading = false;
-            if(res.status && res.status != 200) {
-              UIkit.notification({
-                  message : '<strong>An error occured. Please try again!<strong>',
-                  status  : 'warning',
-                  timeout : 3000,
-                  pos     : 'top-center'
+          } else {
+            if (!this.subscribed) {
+              this.subscribed = true;
+              this.subscribeEvent.emit({
+                value: "ok"
               });
-            } else {
-             //console.log(res);
-             if(this.subscribed){
-               this.subscribed = false;
-             }
-           }
-          },
-          error => {
-            this.loading = false;
-            UIkit.notification({
-                message : '<strong>An error occured. Please try again!<strong>',
-                status  : 'warning',
-                timeout : 3000,
-                pos     : 'top-center'
-            });
-            //console.log(error)
-            this.handleError("Error unsubscribing email: "+email+" from community with id: "+this.communityId, error);
+              this._emailService.sendEmail(this.properties.adminToolsAPIURL + "/notifyForNewSubscribers/" + this.communityId, Composer.composeEmailToInformManagers(this.community.title, this.communityId, this.community.managers, email)).subscribe(
+                res => {
+                  //console.log("The email has been sent successfully!")
+                },
+                error => {
+                  //console.log(error)
+                  this.handleError("Error notifying managers about new subscribers for community with id: " + this.communityId, error);
+                }
+              );
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        error => {
+          this.loading = false;
+          this.subscribeEvent.emit({
+            value: "error"
           });
-      }
+          UIkit.notification({
+            message: '<strong>An error occured. Please try again!<strong>',
+            status: 'warning',
+            timeout: 3000,
+            pos: 'top-center'
+          });
+          //console.log(error)
+          this.handleError("Error subscribing email: " + email + " to community with id: " + this.communityId, error);
+        });
     }
+  }
 
-    confirmOpen(){
+  unsubscribe() {
+    var email = (this.user)?this.user.email:null;
+    if (email == null) {
+      this.subscribed = false;
+    } else {
+      this.loading = true;
+      //this.properties.adminToolsAPIURL
+      this._subscribeService.unSubscribeToCommunity(this.communityId, email, this.properties.adminToolsAPIURL).subscribe(
+        res => {
+          this.loading = false;
+          if (res.status && res.status != 200) {
+            UIkit.notification({
+              message: '<strong>An error occured. Please try again!<strong>',
+              status: 'warning',
+              timeout: 3000,
+              pos: 'top-center'
+            });
+          } else {
+            //console.log(res);
+            if (this.subscribed) {
+              console.log('here')
+              this.subscribed = false;
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        error => {
+          this.loading = false;
+          UIkit.notification({
+            message: '<strong>An error occured. Please try again!<strong>',
+            status: 'warning',
+            timeout: 3000,
+            pos: 'top-center'
+          });
+          //console.log(error)
+          this.handleError("Error unsubscribing email: " + email + " from community with id: " + this.communityId, error);
+        });
+    }
+  }
 
-        this.alert.cancelButton = true;
-        this.alert.okButton = true;
-        this.alert.alertTitle = "Unsubscribe community ";
-        this.alert.message = "Do you want to proceed? ";
-        this.alert.okButtonText = "Yes";
-        this.alert.cancelButtonText = "No";
-        this.alert.open();
-      }
-      confirmClose(data){
-       this.unsubscribe();
-     }
+  confirmOpen() {
 
-     private handleError(message: string, error) {
-       console.error("Subscribe (component): "+message, error);
-     }
+    this.alert.cancelButton = true;
+    this.alert.okButton = true;
+    this.alert.alertTitle = "Unsubscribe community ";
+    this.alert.message = "Do you want to proceed? ";
+    this.alert.okButtonText = "Yes";
+    this.alert.cancelButtonText = "No";
+    this.alert.open();
+  }
+
+  confirmClose(data) {
+    this.unsubscribe();
+  }
+
+  private handleError(message: string, error) {
+    console.error("Subscribe (component): " + message, error);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/assets/env-properties.json b/src/assets/env-properties.json
index 618a713..6b823de 100644
--- a/src/assets/env-properties.json
+++ b/src/assets/env-properties.json
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@
 
   "piwikBaseUrl" :"https://analytics.openaire.eu/piwik.php?idsite=",
   "piwikSiteId" : "80",
-  "loginUrl" :"http://scoobydoo.di.uoa.gr:8080/dnet-openaire-users-1.0.0-SNAPSHOT/openid_connect_login",
+  "loginUrl" :"http://rudie.di.uoa.gr:8280/dnet-login/openid_connect_login",
+
+  "userInfoUrl" : "http://rudie.di.uoa.gr:8280/dnet-openaire-users-1.0.0-SNAPSHOT/api/users/getUserInfo?accessToken=",
 
   "logoutUrl" :"https://aai.openaire.eu/proxy/saml2/idp/SingleLogoutService.php?ReturnTo=",