public function get_index() { // get all critts of current user $allcritts = Critt::where('user_id', '=', Auth::user()->id); // order the critts by date and paginate into chunks of 10 critts $critts = $allcritts->order_by('updated_at', 'desc')->paginate(10); // count all critts $count = $allcritts->count(); // count all followers $followers = Follower::where('following_id', '=', Auth::user()->id)->count(); // make the user.profile view return View::make('user.profile')->with('count', $count)->with('followers', $followers)->with('critts', $critts); }