diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a7ac3284..9735d3ef 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -72,3 +72,12 @@
           INSTALLED_APPS += load_apps()
           ```
       - **restart your server**
+
+***
+
+
+## How to run tests
+- You Can run tests with the following command 
+    ```sh
+      python manage.py test cartoview --with-coverage --cover-package=cartoview
+    ```
diff --git a/cartoview/app_manager/context_processors.py b/cartoview/app_manager/context_processors.py
index 9b4c6b69..332739af 100644
--- a/cartoview/app_manager/context_processors.py
+++ b/cartoview/app_manager/context_processors.py
@@ -4,14 +4,19 @@
 
 from builtins import *
 
-from cartoview.app_manager.models import App, AppInstance
-from cartoview.site_management.models import SiteLogo
 from django.conf import settings
-from geonode.version import get_version
-from cartoview import __version__
 from django.contrib.sites.models import Site
 from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404
 from future import standard_library
+from geonode.groups.models import Group
+from geonode.maps.models import Layer, Map
+from geonode.people.models import Profile
+from geonode.version import get_version
+from guardian.shortcuts import get_objects_for_user
+
+from cartoview import __version__
+from cartoview.app_manager.models import App, AppInstance
+from cartoview.site_management.models import SiteLogo
 
 standard_library.install_aliases()
 
@@ -21,11 +26,23 @@ def apps(request):
 
 
 def cartoview_processor(request):
+    permitted = get_objects_for_user(request.user,
+                                     'base.view_resourcebase')
+    cartoview_counters = {
+        "apps": App.objects.count(),
+        "app_instances": AppInstance.objects.filter(id__in=permitted).count(),
+        "maps": Map.objects.filter(id__in=permitted).count(),
+        "layers": Layer.objects.filter(id__in=permitted).count(),
+        "users": Profile.objects.exclude(username="AnonymousUser").count(),
+        "groups": Group.objects.exclude(name="anonymous").count()
+    }
+
     defaults = {
         'apps': App.objects.all().order_by('order'),
         'CARTOVIEW_VERSION': get_version(__version__),
         'APPS_MENU': settings.APPS_MENU,
         'apps_instance_count': AppInstance.objects.all().count(),
+        "cartoview_counters": cartoview_counters,
         'instances': AppInstance.objects.all().order_by('app__order')[:5]
     }
     return defaults
diff --git a/cartoview/settings.py b/cartoview/settings.py
index a84e2b92..25621c0e 100644
--- a/cartoview/settings.py
+++ b/cartoview/settings.py
@@ -74,8 +74,6 @@
 # NOTE:set cartoview_stand_alone environment var if you are not using cartoview_proect_template
 CARTOVIEW_STAND_ALONE = strtobool(os.getenv('CARTOVIEW_STAND_ALONE', 'FALSE'))
 if CARTOVIEW_STAND_ALONE:
-    from cartoview.app_manager.settings import load_apps
-    INSTALLED_APPS += load_apps()
-if 'test' in sys.argv:
+    print("CARTOVIEW_STAND_ALONE={}".format(CARTOVIEW_STAND_ALONE))
     from cartoview.app_manager.settings import load_apps
     INSTALLED_APPS += load_apps()
diff --git a/cartoview/templates/site_index.html b/cartoview/templates/site_index.html
index fad700f7..99c7f3b8 100644
--- a/cartoview/templates/site_index.html
+++ b/cartoview/templates/site_index.html
@@ -140,34 +140,34 @@ <h3 class="text-center">
             <div class="row" style="background: rgba(13, 64, 109, 0.68);">
                 <div class="col-xs-6 col-sm-6 col-md-2 col-md-offset-1 text-center center-counter">
                     <div class="row">
-                        <span class="count">{% layers_counts %}</span>
+                        <span class="count">{{cartoview_counters.layers}}</span>
                     </div>
                     <a href="{% url 'layer_browse' %}">Layers</a>
                 </div>
                 <div class="col-xs-6 col-sm-6 col-md-2 text-center center-counter">
                     <div class="row">
-                        <span class="count">{% maps_counts %}</span>
+                        <span class="count">{{cartoview_counters.maps}}</span>
                     </div>
 
                     <a href="{% url 'maps_browse' %}">Maps</a>
                 </div>
                 <div class="col-xs-6 col-sm-6 col-md-2 text-center center-counter ">
                     <div class="row">
-                        <span class="count">{% users_counts %}</span>
+                        <span class="count">{{cartoview_counters.users}}</span>
                     </div>
 
                     <a href="{% url 'profile_browse' %}">Users</a>
                 </div>
                 <div class="col-xs-6 col-sm-6 col-md-2 text-center center-counter ">
                     <div class="row">
-                        <span class="count">{% groups_counts %}</span>
+                        <span class="count">{{cartoview_counters.groups}}</span>
                     </div>
 
                     <a href="{% url 'group_list' %}">Groups</a>
                 </div>
                 <div class="col-xs-6 col-sm-6  col-md-2 text-center center-counter">
                     <div class="row">
-                        <span class="count">{% apps_counts %}</span>
+                        <span class="count">{{cartoview_counters.apps}}</span>
                     </div>
                     <a href="{% url 'appinstance_browse' %}">Apps</a>
                 </div>
diff --git a/cartoview/templatetags/cartoview_tags.py b/cartoview/templatetags/cartoview_tags.py
index 38b0c4a9..c950c880 100644
--- a/cartoview/templatetags/cartoview_tags.py
+++ b/cartoview/templatetags/cartoview_tags.py
@@ -37,41 +37,6 @@ def num_ratings(obj):
     return len(Rating.objects.filter(object_id=obj.pk, content_type=ct))
 
 
-@register.simple_tag
-def layers_counts():
-    return Layer.objects.count()
-
-
-@register.simple_tag
-def maps_counts():
-    return Map.objects.count()
-
-
-@register.simple_tag
-def apps_counts():
-    return AppInstance.objects.count()
-
-
-@register.simple_tag
-def users_counts():
-    return Profile.objects.exclude(username="AnonymousUser").count()
-
-
-@register.simple_tag
-def groups_counts():
-    return Group.objects.exclude(name="anonymous").count()
-
-
-@register.simple_tag
-def apps_url(url_name, *args, **kwargs):
-    url = None
-    try:
-        url = reverse(url_name, args=args, kwargs=kwargs)
-    except:
-        pass
-    return json.dumps(url)
-
-
 @register.assignment_tag(takes_context=True)
 def facets(context):
     request = context['request']
@@ -160,12 +125,6 @@ def facets(context):
     return facets
 
 
-@register.filter(name='jsonify')
-def jsonify(values):
-    """Json Object"""
-    return mark_safe(json.dumps(values))
-
-
 @register.filter(name='objects_count')
 def objects_count(instances, user):
     permitted = [instance for instance in instances if user.has_perm(