diff --git a/lib/utils/api_key_manager/components/ai_research_setup.py b/lib/utils/api_key_manager/components/ai_research_setup.py
index 1c81b394..8b71e4fa 100644
--- a/lib/utils/api_key_manager/components/ai_research_setup.py
+++ b/lib/utils/api_key_manager/components/ai_research_setup.py
@@ -24,6 +24,67 @@ logger.add(
     format="<green>{time:YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss}</green> | <level>{level: <8}</level> | <cyan>{message}</cyan>"
 )
 
+def get_existing_api_key(key_name: str) -> str:
+    """Get existing API key from environment or .env file.
+    
+    Args:
+        key_name (str): Name of the API key to retrieve
+        
+    Returns:
+        str: The API key value if found, empty string otherwise
+    """
+    # First try to get from environment
+    api_key = os.getenv(key_name)
+    
+    # If not in environment, try to get from .env file
+    if not api_key and os.path.exists('.env'):
+        try:
+            with open('.env', 'r') as f:
+                for line in f:
+                    if line.strip().startswith(f"{key_name}="):
+                        api_key = line.strip().split('=')[1]
+                        break
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"[get_existing_api_key] Failed to read {key_name} from .env: {str(e)}")
+    
+    return api_key if api_key else ""
+
+def update_env_file(api_keys: Dict[str, str]) -> None:
+    """Update the .env file with new API keys, avoiding duplicates.
+    
+    Args:
+        api_keys (Dict[str, str]): Dictionary of API keys to update
+    """
+    try:
+        # Read existing .env file content
+        env_content = []
+        if os.path.exists('.env'):
+            with open('.env', 'r') as f:
+                env_content = f.readlines()
+        
+        # Remove trailing newlines and empty lines
+        env_content = [line.strip() for line in env_content if line.strip()]
+        
+        # Create a dictionary of existing variables
+        env_dict = {}
+        for line in env_content:
+            if '=' in line:
+                key, value = line.split('=', 1)
+                env_dict[key.strip()] = value.strip()
+        
+        # Update with new values
+        env_dict.update(api_keys)
+        
+        # Write back to .env file
+        with open('.env', 'w') as f:
+            for key, value in env_dict.items():
+                f.write(f"{key}={value}\n")
+        
+        logger.info("[update_env_file] Successfully updated .env file with API keys")
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.error(f"[update_env_file] Error updating .env file: {str(e)}")
+        raise
+
 def render_ai_research_setup(api_key_manager: APIKeyManager) -> Dict[str, Any]:
     """Render the AI research setup step."""
     logger.info("[render_ai_research_setup] Rendering AI research setup component")
@@ -38,15 +99,20 @@ def render_ai_research_setup(api_key_manager: APIKeyManager) -> Dict[str, Any]:
     with col1:
         st.markdown("### The Usual")
         
+        # Get existing API keys
+        existing_serpapi_key = get_existing_api_key("SERPAPI_KEY")
+        existing_firecrawl_key = get_existing_api_key("FIRECRAWL_API_KEY")
+        
         serpapi_key = st.text_input(
             "## Enter 🔎 SerpAPI",
+            value=existing_serpapi_key,
             type="password",
             key="serpapi_key",
             help="Enter your SerpAPI key",
             placeholder="Access search engine results for research"
         )
         
-        if serpapi_key:
+        if serpapi_key or existing_serpapi_key:
             st.markdown("""
                 <div class="ai-provider-status status-valid">
                     ✓ API key configured
@@ -76,13 +142,14 @@ def render_ai_research_setup(api_key_manager: APIKeyManager) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         
         firecrawl_key = st.text_input(
             "Enter 🕷️ Firecrawl API Key",
+            value=existing_firecrawl_key,
             type="password",
             key="firecrawl_key",
             help="Enter your Firecrawl API key",
             placeholder="Web content extraction and analysis"
         )
         
-        if firecrawl_key:
+        if firecrawl_key or existing_firecrawl_key:
             st.markdown("""
                 <div class="ai-provider-status status-valid">
                     ✓ Firecrawl API key configured
@@ -113,15 +180,20 @@ def render_ai_research_setup(api_key_manager: APIKeyManager) -> Dict[str, Any]:
     with col2:
         st.markdown("### AI Deep Research")
         
+        # Get existing API keys
+        existing_tavily_key = get_existing_api_key("TAVILY_API_KEY")
+        existing_metaphor_key = get_existing_api_key("METAPHOR_API_KEY")
+        
         tavily_key = st.text_input(
             "Enter 🤖 Tavily API Key",
+            value=existing_tavily_key,
             type="password",
             key="tavily_key",
             help="Enter your Tavily API key",
             placeholder="AI-powered search with semantic understanding"
         )
         
-        if tavily_key:
+        if tavily_key or existing_tavily_key:
             st.markdown("""
                 <div class="ai-provider-status status-valid">
                     ✓ Tavily API key configured
@@ -151,13 +223,14 @@ def render_ai_research_setup(api_key_manager: APIKeyManager) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         
         metaphor_key = st.text_input(
             "Enter 🧠 Metaphor/Exa API Key",
+            value=existing_metaphor_key,
             type="password",
             key="metaphor_key",
             help="Enter your Metaphor/Exa API key",
             placeholder="Neural search engine for deep research"
         )
         
-        if metaphor_key:
+        if metaphor_key or existing_metaphor_key:
             st.markdown("""
                 <div class="ai-provider-status status-valid">
                     ✓ API key configured
@@ -194,23 +267,23 @@ def render_ai_research_setup(api_key_manager: APIKeyManager) -> Dict[str, Any]:
     if render_navigation_buttons(3, 5, changes_made):
         if changes_made:
             try:
-                # Load existing .env file if it exists
-                load_dotenv()
+                # Prepare API keys dictionary with only non-empty values
+                api_keys = {}
+                if serpapi_key:
+                    api_keys['SERPAPI_KEY'] = serpapi_key
+                if tavily_key:
+                    api_keys['TAVILY_API_KEY'] = tavily_key
+                if metaphor_key:
+                    api_keys['METAPHOR_API_KEY'] = metaphor_key
+                if firecrawl_key:
+                    api_keys['FIRECRAWL_API_KEY'] = firecrawl_key
                 
-                # Create or update .env file with new API keys
-                with open('.env', 'a') as f:
-                    if serpapi_key:
-                        f.write(f"\nSERPAPI_KEY={serpapi_key}")
-                        logger.info("[render_ai_research_setup] Saved SerpAPI key")
-                    if tavily_key:
-                        f.write(f"\nTAVILY_API_KEY={tavily_key}")
-                        logger.info("[render_ai_research_setup] Saved Tavily API key")
-                    if metaphor_key:
-                        f.write(f"\nMETAPHOR_API_KEY={metaphor_key}")
-                        logger.info("[render_ai_research_setup] Saved Metaphor API key")
-                    if firecrawl_key:
-                        f.write(f"\nFIRECRAWL_API_KEY={firecrawl_key}")
-                        logger.info("[render_ai_research_setup] Saved Firecrawl API key")
+                # Update .env file with new API keys
+                update_env_file(api_keys)
+                
+                # Update environment variables
+                for key, value in api_keys.items():
+                    os.environ[key] = value
                 
                 # Store the API keys in session state
                 st.session_state['api_keys'] = {
diff --git a/lib/utils/api_key_manager/components/alwrity_integrations.py b/lib/utils/api_key_manager/components/alwrity_integrations.py
index 9f11b2e1..adf00eaf 100644
--- a/lib/utils/api_key_manager/components/alwrity_integrations.py
+++ b/lib/utils/api_key_manager/components/alwrity_integrations.py
@@ -7,6 +7,42 @@ from typing import Dict, Any
 from ..manager import APIKeyManager
 from .base import render_navigation_buttons, render_step_indicator, render_tab_style
 
+def update_env_file(env_vars: Dict[str, str]) -> None:
+    """Update the .env file with new environment variables, avoiding duplicates.
+    
+    Args:
+        env_vars (Dict[str, str]): Dictionary of environment variables to update
+    """
+    try:
+        # Read existing .env file content
+        env_content = []
+        if os.path.exists('.env'):
+            with open('.env', 'r') as f:
+                env_content = f.readlines()
+        
+        # Remove trailing newlines and empty lines
+        env_content = [line.strip() for line in env_content if line.strip()]
+        
+        # Create a dictionary of existing variables
+        env_dict = {}
+        for line in env_content:
+            if '=' in line:
+                key, value = line.split('=', 1)
+                env_dict[key.strip()] = value.strip()
+        
+        # Update with new values
+        env_dict.update(env_vars)
+        
+        # Write back to .env file
+        with open('.env', 'w') as f:
+            for key, value in env_dict.items():
+                f.write(f"{key}={value}\n")
+        
+        logger.info("[update_env_file] Successfully updated .env file")
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.error(f"[update_env_file] Error updating .env file: {str(e)}")
+        raise
+
 def render_alwrity_integrations(api_key_manager: APIKeyManager) -> Dict[str, Any]:
     """Render the ALwrity integrations setup step."""
     try:
@@ -151,29 +187,33 @@ def render_alwrity_integrations(api_key_manager: APIKeyManager) -> Dict[str, Any
         # Navigation buttons
         if render_navigation_buttons(5, 6, changes_made):
             if has_valid_integrations:
-                # Store integration settings in session state
-                st.session_state['integrations'] = {
-                    'coming_soon': {
-                        'wordpress': True,
-                        'wix': True,
-                        'facebook': True,
-                        'instagram': True,
-                        'google_search_console': True
-                    }
-                }
-                
-                # Set INTEGRATION_DONE to True in .env file and environment
                 try:
-                    with open('.env', 'a') as f:
-                        f.write("\nINTEGRATION_DONE=True")
-                    os.environ['INTEGRATION_DONE'] = "True"
-                    logger.info("Set INTEGRATION_DONE=True in .env and environment")
+                    # Store integration settings in session state
+                    st.session_state['integrations'] = {
+                        'coming_soon': {
+                            'wordpress': True,
+                            'wix': True,
+                            'facebook': True,
+                            'instagram': True,
+                            'google_search_console': True
+                        }
+                    }
+                    
+                    # Update INTEGRATION_DONE in .env file and environment
+                    env_vars = {'INTEGRATION_DONE': 'True'}
+                    update_env_file(env_vars)
+                    
+                    # Update environment variable
+                    os.environ['INTEGRATION_DONE'] = 'True'
+                    logger.info("Updated INTEGRATION_DONE status")
+                    
+                    # Update progress and move to next step
+                    st.session_state['current_step'] = 6
+                    st.rerun()
                 except Exception as e:
-                    logger.error(f"Failed to set INTEGRATION_DONE: {str(e)}")
-                
-                # Update progress and move to next step
-                st.session_state['current_step'] = 6
-                st.rerun()
+                    error_msg = f"Failed to update integration status: {str(e)}"
+                    logger.error(error_msg)
+                    st.error(error_msg)
             else:
                 st.error("Please configure at least one integration to continue")
 
diff --git a/lib/utils/api_key_manager/components/website_setup.py b/lib/utils/api_key_manager/components/website_setup.py
index ff260ee7..278da58c 100644
--- a/lib/utils/api_key_manager/components/website_setup.py
+++ b/lib/utils/api_key_manager/components/website_setup.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import os
 logger.remove()  # Remove default handler
 logger.add(
     "logs/website_setup.log",
-    rotation="500 MB",
+    rotation="50 MB",
     retention="10 days",
     level="DEBUG",
     format="{time:YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss} | {level} | {message}"
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ logger.add(
     format="<green>{time:YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss}</green> | <level>{level: <8}</level> | <cyan>{message}</cyan>"
 )
 
+# Ensure logs directory exists
+os.makedirs("logs", exist_ok=True)
+
 def render_website_setup(api_key_manager: APIKeyManager) -> Dict[str, Any]:
     """Render the website setup step.
     
@@ -43,24 +46,67 @@ def render_website_setup(api_key_manager: APIKeyManager) -> Dict[str, Any]:
     col1, col2 = st.columns([1, 1])
     
     with col1:
-        url = st.text_input("Enter your website URL, if you own one", placeholder="https://example.com")
+        # Get existing website URL from environment or .env file
+        existing_url = os.getenv('WEBSITE_URL', None)
+        if not existing_url and os.path.exists('.env'):
+            try:
+                with open('.env', 'r') as f:
+                    for line in f:
+                        if line.strip().startswith('WEBSITE_URL='):
+                            existing_url = line.strip().split('=')[1]
+                            break
+            except Exception as e:
+                logger.error(f"[render_website_setup] Failed to read existing URL from .env: {str(e)}")
+        
+        # If existing_url is 'no_website_provided', set it to empty for better UX
+        if existing_url == 'no_website_provided':
+            existing_url = ''
+        
+        url = st.text_input(
+            "Enter your website URL, if you own one",
+            value=existing_url if existing_url else "",
+            placeholder="https://example.com"
+        )
         logger.info(f"[render_website_setup] URL input value: {url}")
         
         # Save URL to .env file
         try:
+            # Check if WEBSITE_URL already exists in .env file
+            website_url_exists = False
+            env_lines = []
+            
+            if os.path.exists('.env'):
+                with open('.env', 'r') as f:
+                    for line in f:
+                        if line.strip().startswith('WEBSITE_URL='):
+                            website_url_exists = True
+                            # Replace the existing WEBSITE_URL line with the new value
+                            if url:
+                                env_lines.append(f"WEBSITE_URL={url}\n")
+                            else:
+                                env_lines.append("WEBSITE_URL=no_website_provided\n")
+                        else:
+                            env_lines.append(line)
+            
+            # If WEBSITE_URL doesn't exist, add it
+            if not website_url_exists:
+                if url:
+                    env_lines.append(f"WEBSITE_URL={url}\n")
+                else:
+                    env_lines.append("WEBSITE_URL=no_website_provided\n")
+            
+            # Write all lines back to the .env file
+            with open('.env', 'w') as f:
+                f.writelines(env_lines)
+            
+            # Set environment variable
             if url:
-                # Save to .env file
-                with open('.env', 'a') as f:
-                    f.write(f"\nWEBSITE_URL={url}")
-                # Set environment variable
                 os.environ['WEBSITE_URL'] = url
                 logger.info(f"[render_website_setup] Saved website URL to .env: {url}")
             else:
-                # Set default value if no URL provided
-                with open('.env', 'a') as f:
-                    f.write("\nWEBSITE_URL=no_website_provided")
                 os.environ['WEBSITE_URL'] = "no_website_provided"
                 logger.info("[render_website_setup] Set default website URL: no_website_provided")
+                
         except Exception as e:
             logger.error(f"[render_website_setup] Failed to save website URL: {str(e)}")
         
diff --git a/lib/workspace/alwrity_config/main_config.json b/lib/workspace/alwrity_config/main_config.json
index cbe9e4b9..dbed441a 100644
--- a/lib/workspace/alwrity_config/main_config.json
+++ b/lib/workspace/alwrity_config/main_config.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "Blog Content Characteristics": {
         "Blog Length": "2000",
-        "Blog Tone": "Casual",
+        "Blog Tone": "Professional",
         "Blog Demographic": "Professional",
         "Blog Type": "Informational",
         "Blog Language": "English",
@@ -9,16 +9,14 @@
     },
     "Blog Images Details": {
         "Image Generation Model": "stable-diffusion",
-        "Number of Blog Images": 1
+        "Number of Blog Images": 1,
+        "Image Style": "Realistic"
     },
     "LLM Options": {
         "GPT Provider": "google",
         "Model": "gemini-1.5-flash-latest",
         "Temperature": 0.7,
-        "Top-p": 0.9,
-        "Max Tokens": 4000,
-        "Frequency Penalty": 1.0,
-        "Presence Penalty": 1.0
+        "Max Tokens": 4000
     },
     "Search Engine Parameters": {
         "Geographic Location": "us",