diff --git a/resources/views/layouts/dashboard.blade.php b/resources/views/layouts/dashboard.blade.php
index 8aaf9b3..6a3fb71 100644
--- a/resources/views/layouts/dashboard.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/layouts/dashboard.blade.php
@@ -3,15 +3,15 @@
 @section('content')
 
 <div class="well well-sm" style="margin-top: 15px;">
-    {!! Form::open(['route' => 'projects.index','method'=>'get','class'=>'form-inline']) !!}
-    {!! Form::text('q', Request::get('q'), [
+    {!! Form::open(['route' => 'projects.index', 'method' => 'get', 'class' => 'form-inline']) !!}
+    {!! Form::text('q', null, [
         'class' => 'form-control index-search-field',
-        'placeholder' => trans('project.search'),
+        'placeholder' => __('project.search'),
         'style' => 'width:100%;max-width:350px'
     ]) !!}
-    {!! Form::submit(trans('project.search'), ['class' => 'btn btn-info btn-sm']) !!}
+    {!! Form::submit(__('project.search'), ['class' => 'btn btn-info btn-sm']) !!}
     @can('create', new App\Entities\Projects\Project)
-        {{ link_to_route('projects.create', trans('project.create'), [], [
+        {{ link_to_route('projects.create', __('project.create'), [], [
             'class' => 'btn btn-success pull-right',
             'style' => 'margin: -2px 0px;'
         ]) }}
diff --git a/resources/views/pages/home.blade.php b/resources/views/pages/home.blade.php
index aac4941..5499abd 100755
--- a/resources/views/pages/home.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/pages/home.blade.php
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 @extends('layouts.dashboard')
 
-@section('title', trans('nav_menu.dashboard'))
+@section('title', __('nav_menu.dashboard'))
 
 @section('content-dashboard')
 @if (auth()->user()->hasRole('admin'))
 <div class="row">
     <div class="col-lg-5">
-        <legend style="border-bottom: none" class="text-center">{{ trans('dashboard.project_status_stats') }}</legend>
+        <legend style="border-bottom: none" class="text-center">{{ __('dashboard.project_status_stats') }}</legend>
         <div class="row">
             @foreach(ProjectStatus::all() as $statusId => $status)
             <div class="col-lg-6 col-md-4 col-xs-6">
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@
         </div>
     </div>
     <div class="col-lg-7">
-        <legend style="border-bottom: none" class="text-center">{{ trans('dashboard.earnings_stats') }}</legend>
+        <legend style="border-bottom: none" class="text-center">{{ __('dashboard.earnings_stats') }}</legend>
         <div class="panel panel-default table-responsive hidden-xs">
             <table class="table table-condensed table-bordered">
                 <tr>
-                    <td class="col-xs-2 text-center">{{ trans('dashboard.yearly_earnings') }} ({{ $queriedYear }})</td>
-                    <td class="col-xs-2 text-center">{{ trans('dashboard.finished_projects_count') }} ({{ $queriedYear }})</td>
-                    <td class="col-xs-2 text-center">{{ trans('dashboard.receiveable_earnings') }}</td>
+                    <td class="col-xs-2 text-center">{{ __('dashboard.yearly_earnings') }} ({{ $queriedYear }})</td>
+                    <td class="col-xs-2 text-center">{{ __('dashboard.finished_projects_count') }} ({{ $queriedYear }})</td>
+                    <td class="col-xs-2 text-center">{{ __('dashboard.receiveable_earnings') }}</td>
                 </tr>
                 <tr>
                     <td class="text-center text-primary lead" style="border-top: none;">
@@ -46,20 +46,20 @@
 
         <ul class="list-group visible-xs">
             <li class="list-group-item">
-                {{ trans('dashboard.yearly_earnings') }} ({{ $queriedYear }})
+                {{ __('dashboard.yearly_earnings') }} ({{ $queriedYear }})
                 <span class="pull-right text-primary">{{ $totalEarnings }}</span>
             </li>
             <li class="list-group-item">
-                {{ trans('dashboard.finished_projects_count') }} ({{ $queriedYear }})
+                {{ __('dashboard.finished_projects_count') }} ({{ $queriedYear }})
                 <span class="pull-right text-primary">{{ $totalFinishedProjects }} Projects</span>
             </li>
             <li class="list-group-item">
-                {{ trans('dashboard.receiveable_earnings') }}
+                {{ __('dashboard.receiveable_earnings') }}
                 <span class="pull-right text-primary">{{ $currentOutstandingCustomerPayment }}</span>
             </li>
         </ul>
 
-        <legend style="border-bottom: none" class="text-center">{{ trans('dashboard.upcoming_subscriptions_expiry') }}</legend>
+        <legend style="border-bottom: none" class="text-center">{{ __('dashboard.upcoming_subscriptions_expiry') }}</legend>
 
         <div class="panel panel-default table-responsive">
             <table class="table table-condensed">
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
                     </td>
                 </tr>
                 @empty
-                <tr><td colspan="4">{{ trans('dashboard.no_upcoming_subscriptions_expiry') }}</td></tr>
+                <tr><td colspan="4">{{ __('dashboard.no_upcoming_subscriptions_expiry') }}</td></tr>
                 @endforelse
                 <tr><th colspan="4" class="text-center">{{ link_to_route('subscriptions.index', __('subscription.view_all')) }}</th></tr>
             </table>
@@ -91,15 +91,15 @@
 <div class="row">
     <div class="col-md-4 col-md-offset-3">
         <div class="panel panel-default">
-            <div class="panel-heading"><h3 class="panel-title">{{ trans('user.current_jobs') }}</h3></div>
+            <div class="panel-heading"><h3 class="panel-title">{{ __('user.current_jobs') }}</h3></div>
             <table class="table table-condensed">
                 <tbody>
                     @php
                         $currentJobTotal = 0;
                     @endphp
                     <tr>
-                        <th class="text-center">{{ trans('job.progress') }}</th>
-                        <th class="text-center">{{ trans('user.jobs_count') }}</th>
+                        <th class="text-center">{{ __('job.progress') }}</th>
+                        <th class="text-center">{{ __('user.jobs_count') }}</th>
                     </tr>
                     <tr>
                         <td class="text-center">0 - 10%</td>
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
                 </tbody>
                 <tfoot>
                     <tr style="border-top: 4px solid #ccc">
-                        <th class="text-center">{{ trans('app.total') }}</th>
+                        <th class="text-center">{{ __('app.total') }}</th>
                         <th class="text-center">{{ $currentJobTotal }}</th>
                     </tr>
                 </tfoot>