diff --git a/apps/newuser/config_newuser b/apps/newuser/config_newuser
index ccdfcac..fe01f71 100755
--- a/apps/newuser/config_newuser
+++ b/apps/newuser/config_newuser
@@ -7,3 +7,8 @@ echo $2 > /nfs/homes/$1/.forward
 chown -R $3:1000 /nfs/homes/$1
 echo $2 | add_members -r - Csua-newmembers
 if ($4); then echo $2 | add_members -r - Jobs; fi
+
+#this is for creating the public_html folder and link
+mkdir -m 755 /nfs/public_html/$1
+chown -R $3:1000 /nfs/public_html/$1
+ln -s /csua/public_html/$1 /nfs/homes/$1/public_html
diff --git a/apps/newuser/forms.py b/apps/newuser/forms.py
index 280e43f..7ad0d36 100644
--- a/apps/newuser/forms.py
+++ b/apps/newuser/forms.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class NewUserForm(forms.Form):
         validators=[validate_username_chars, validate_username_not_in_use]
     )
     password = forms.CharField(widget=forms.PasswordInput())
-    #enroll_jobs = forms.BooleanField(required=False, label="Jobs@ List Opt-in")
+    # enroll_jobs = forms.BooleanField(required=False, label="Jobs@ List Opt-in")
     agree_rules = forms.BooleanField(required=True)
 
     def clean(self):
diff --git a/apps/newuser/views.py b/apps/newuser/views.py
index 4086210..0dd123d 100644
--- a/apps/newuser/views.py
+++ b/apps/newuser/views.py
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ def _make_newuser(request, form, context):
     """Creates a new user in LDAP and runs config_newuser
     if config_newuser fails, the user account is deleted to prevent the user
     account from being in limbo."""
-    #enroll_jobs = "true" if form.cleaned_data["enroll_jobs"] else "false"
-    #disabling temporarily before the mailman3 migration
+    # enroll_jobs = "true" if form.cleaned_data["enroll_jobs"] else "false"
+    # disabling temporarily before the mailman3 migration
     enroll_jobs = "false"
     success, uid = create_new_user(
         form.cleaned_data["username"],