diff --git a/routes/user.js b/routes/user.js
index f0d1e5f..d196b4b 100644
--- a/routes/user.js
+++ b/routes/user.js
@@ -1,31 +1,48 @@
-const express = require("express");
-const { getUser, postStory, editYourDetail, changePassword, requestOTP, feed, sendNotice, togglefollowPeople, togglefollowTopic, searchUser, getSuggestedStory,  togglesaveStory, removeFromReadingList, addToReadingList, getUserData, getFollowingStories, getSuggestedUser, getsuggestedTopic } = require("../controllers/user");
-
+const express = require('express');
 const router = express.Router();
+const { Verify, VerifyWithoutThrowingError } = require('../middleware/auth');
 
-const { Verify, VerifyWithoutThrowingError } = require("../middleware/auth");
-
-
-router.route("/addstory").post(Verify,postStory);
-router.route("/").put(Verify,editYourDetail);
-router.route("/changepassword").post(Verify,changePassword);
-router.route("/requestOTP").get(Verify,requestOTP);
-router.route("/").post(VerifyWithoutThrowingError,feed);
-router.route("/getnotice").get(Verify,sendNotice);
-router.route("/togglefollowpeople").post(Verify,togglefollowPeople);
-router.route("/togglefollowtopic").post(Verify,togglefollowTopic);
-router.route("/search").post(VerifyWithoutThrowingError,searchUser);
+const {
+  getUser,
+  postStory,
+  editYourDetail,
+  changePassword,
+  requestOTP,
+  feed,
+  sendNotice,
+  togglefollowPeople,
+  togglefollowTopic,
+  searchUser,
+  getSuggestedStory,
+  togglesaveStory,
+  removeFromReadingList,
+  addToReadingList,
+  getUserData,
+  getFollowingStories,
+  getSuggestedUser,
+  getsuggestedTopic
+} = require('../controllers/user');
 
-router.route("/getuserdata/:uid").get(VerifyWithoutThrowingError,getUserData);
-router.route("/getfollowingstory").get(VerifyWithoutThrowingError,getFollowingStories);
-router.route("/getsuggestedstory").get(VerifyWithoutThrowingError,getSuggestedStory);
-router.route("/getsuggesteduser").get(VerifyWithoutThrowingError,getSuggestedUser);
-router.route("/getsuggestedtopic").get(VerifyWithoutThrowingError,getsuggestedTopic);
-router.route("/addtoreadinglist/:sid").get(Verify,addToReadingList);
-router.route("/togglesavestory/:sid").get(Verify,togglesaveStory);
-router.route("/removefromreadinglist/:sid").get(Verify,removeFromReadingList);
-router.route("/:uid").get(VerifyWithoutThrowingError,getUser);
- 
+// Public routes (no auth required)
+router.get('/search', VerifyWithoutThrowingError, searchUser);
+router.get('/getuserdata/:uid', VerifyWithoutThrowingError, getUserData);
+router.get('/getfollowingstory', VerifyWithoutThrowingError, getFollowingStories);
+router.get('/getsuggestedstory', VerifyWithoutThrowingError, getSuggestedStory);
+router.get('/getsuggesteduser', VerifyWithoutThrowingError, getSuggestedUser);
+router.get('/getsuggestedtopic', VerifyWithoutThrowingError, getsuggestedTopic);
+router.get('/:uid', VerifyWithoutThrowingError, getUser);
+router.post('/', VerifyWithoutThrowingError, feed);
 
+// Protected routes (auth required)
+router.post('/addstory', Verify, postStory);
+router.put('/', Verify, editYourDetail);
+router.post('/changepassword', Verify, changePassword);
+router.get('/requestOTP', Verify, requestOTP);
+router.get('/getnotice', Verify, sendNotice);
+router.post('/togglefollowpeople', Verify, togglefollowPeople);
+router.post('/togglefollowtopic', Verify, togglefollowTopic);
+router.get('/addtoreadinglist/:sid', Verify, addToReadingList);
+router.get('/togglesavestory/:sid', Verify, togglesaveStory);
+router.get('/removefromreadinglist/:sid', Verify, removeFromReadingList);
 
-module.exports = router;
\ No newline at end of file
+module.exports = router;