diff --git a/boards/mdx_neboard.py b/boards/mdx_neboard.py
--- a/boards/mdx_neboard.py
+++ b/boards/mdx_neboard.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
 import markdown
-from markdown.inlinepatterns import Pattern
+from markdown.inlinepatterns import Pattern, SubstituteTagPattern
 from markdown.util import etree
 import boards
 
@@ -179,7 +178,8 @@ neboard_extension = make_extension()
 
 
 def markdown_extended(markup):
-    return markdown.markdown(markup, [neboard_extension], safe_mode=True)
+    return markdown.markdown(markup, [neboard_extension, 'nl2br'],
+                             safe_mode=True)
 
 formatters = [
     QuotePattern,
diff --git a/boards/templates/boards/tags.html b/boards/templates/boards/tags.html
--- a/boards/templates/boards/tags.html
+++ b/boards/templates/boards/tags.html
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     <div class="post">
         {% if all_tags %}
             {% for tag in all_tags %}
-                <div class="tag_item" style="opacity: {{ tag.get_font_value }}">
+                <div class="tag_item">
                 <a class="tag" href="{% url 'tag' tag.name %}">
                 #{{ tag.name }}</a>
                 </div>
diff --git a/boards/urls.py b/boards/urls.py
--- a/boards/urls.py
+++ b/boards/urls.py
@@ -79,5 +79,7 @@ urlpatterns = patterns('',
             name='get_thread'),
     url(r'^api/add_post/(?P<opening_post_id>\w+)/$', api.api_add_post,
             name='add_post'),
+    url(r'api/get_tag_popularity/(?P<tag_name>\w+)$', api.get_tag_popularity,
+            name='get_tag_popularity'),
 
 )
diff --git a/boards/views/api.py b/boards/views/api.py
--- a/boards/views/api.py
+++ b/boards/views/api.py
@@ -218,6 +218,15 @@ def api_get_post(request, post_id):
     return HttpResponse(content=json)
 
 
+def get_tag_popularity(request, tag_name):
+    tag = get_object_or_404(Tag, name=tag_name)
+
+    json_data = []
+    json_data['popularity'] = tag.get_popularity()
+
+    return HttpResponse(content=json.dumps(json_data))
+
+
 # TODO Add pub time and replies
 def _get_post_data(post_id, format_type=DIFF_TYPE_JSON, request=None,
         include_last_update=False):