diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/social_networking/socialutillibrary/Utils.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/social_networking/socialutillibrary/Utils.java
index 6872f27..de99591 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/social_networking/socialutillibrary/Utils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/social_networking/socialutillibrary/Utils.java
@@ -39,25 +39,25 @@ public class Utils {
 	/**
 	 * Hashtag regex enhanced for ticket #4937
 	 */
-	@Deprecated
+
 	private static final String HASHTAG_REGEX = "^#\\w+([-_.]?\\w+)*|\\s#\\w+([-_.]?\\w+)*|(?<=[\\[({])#\\w+([-_.]?\\w+)";
 
 	/**
 	 * IPv4 regex
 	 */
-	@Deprecated
+
 	public static final String IPV4_REGEX = "\\b(?:(?:25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?)\\.){3}(?:25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?)\\b";
 
 	/**
 	 * IPV6 regex needs to be put in square brackets, see below
 	 */
-	@Deprecated
+
 	public static final String IPV6_REGEX = "\\b(?:[0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}:){7}[0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}\\b";
 
 	/**
 	 * Pattern for URLS
 	 */
-	@Deprecated
+
 	private static final Pattern URL_PATTERN = Pattern.compile(
 			"\\b(((ht|f)tp(s?)\\:\\/\\/|~\\/|\\/)|www.)" + 
 					"(\\w+:\\w+@)?((([-\\w]+\\.)+(com|org|net|gov" + 
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ public class Utils {
 	 * @param postText
 	 * @return the list of hashtags present in the text
 	 */
-	@Deprecated
+
 	public static List<String> getHashTags(String postText) {
 		List<String> hashtags = new ArrayList<>();		
 		Pattern MY_PATTERN = Pattern.compile(HASHTAG_REGEX);//Pattern.compile("^#\\w+|\\s#\\w+");
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ public class Utils {
 	 * @param feedText
 	 * @return the text with the clickable url in it
 	 */
-	@Deprecated
+
 	public static String extractURL(String feedText) {
 		// separate input by spaces ( URLs have no spaces )
 		feedText = feedText.replaceAll("(\r\n|\n)"," <br/> ");
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ public class Utils {
 	 * @param html the html string to escape
 	 * @return the escaped string
 	 */
-	@Deprecated
+
 	public static String escapeHtmlAndTransformUrl(String html) {
 		if (html == null) {
 			return null;
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ public class Utils {
 	 * @param html the html string to escape
 	 * @return the escaped string
 	 */
-	@Deprecated
+
 	public static String escapeHtml(String html) {
 		return html.replaceAll("&", "&amp;").replaceAll("<", "&lt;")
 				.replaceAll(">", "&gt;");
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ public class Utils {
 	 * @param feedText
 	 * @return the text with the clickable url in it
 	 */
-	@Deprecated
+
 	public static String transformUrls(String feedText) {
 		StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
 		// separate input by spaces ( URLs have no spaces )
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ public class Utils {
 	 * @param item a text token
 	 * @return the actual http link
 	 */
-	@Deprecated
+
 	public static String getHttpToken(String originalItem) {
 		// apply pattern
 		String item = null;
@@ -304,15 +304,19 @@ public class Utils {
 	 * @param taggedPeople
 	 * @return
 	 */
-	@Deprecated
+
 	public static String convertMentionPeopleAnchorHTML(String escapedFeedText, ArrayList<ItemBean> taggedPeople, HttpServletRequest request) {
 		String pageToRedirectURL = "";
 		String httpGETAttrName = "";
 		String httpGETAttrValue ="";
-
+		PortalContext pContext = PortalContext.getConfiguration();
+		String gatewayURL = pContext.getGatewayURL(request);
 		for (ItemBean tagged : taggedPeople) {
 			if (! tagged.isItemGroup()) {
-				pageToRedirectURL = PortalContext.getConfiguration().getSiteLandingPagePath(request)+GCubePortalConstants.USER_PROFILE_FRIENDLY_URL;
+				StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(gatewayURL)
+				.append(pContext.getSiteLandingPagePath(request))
+				.append(GCubePortalConstants.USER_PROFILE_FRIENDLY_URL);
+				pageToRedirectURL = sb.toString();
 				httpGETAttrName = GCubeSocialNetworking.USER_PROFILE_OID;
 				httpGETAttrValue = tagged.getName();
 			} else {
@@ -322,7 +326,11 @@ public class Utils {
 					//returns the VRE url e.g. /devVRE
 					String vreURL  = new LiferayGroupManager().getGroup(theTeam.getGroupId()).getFriendlyURL();
 					//append the members url
-					pageToRedirectURL= GCubePortalConstants.PREFIX_GROUP_URL + vreURL + GCubePortalConstants.GROUP_MEMBERS_FRIENDLY_URL;
+					StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(gatewayURL)
+							.append(GCubePortalConstants.PREFIX_GROUP_URL)
+							.append(vreURL)
+							.append(GCubePortalConstants.GROUP_MEMBERS_FRIENDLY_URL);
+					pageToRedirectURL= sb.toString();
 					httpGETAttrName = GCubeSocialNetworking.GROUP_MEMBERS_OID;		
 					httpGETAttrValue = tagged.getId();
 				} catch (Exception e) {
@@ -344,7 +352,7 @@ public class Utils {
 	 * @param hashtags
 	 * @return
 	 */
-	@Deprecated
+
 	public static String convertHashtagsAnchorHTML(String escapedFeedText, List<String> hashtags) {
 		for (String hashtag : hashtags) {
 			String taggedHTML = "<a class=\"link\" style=\"font-size:14px;\" href=\"?"+
@@ -380,7 +388,7 @@ public class Utils {
 	 * @param text
 	 * @return a String without html tags
 	 */
-	@Deprecated
+
 	public static String removeHTMLFromText(String text){
 
 		if(text == null)