diff --git a/view/src/main/java/se/su/dsv/scipro/forum/panels/NumberOfMessagesPanel.html b/view/src/main/java/se/su/dsv/scipro/forum/panels/NumberOfMessagesPanel.html
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+++ b/view/src/main/java/se/su/dsv/scipro/forum/panels/NumberOfMessagesPanel.html
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+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html xmlns:wicket="http://wicket.apache.org">
+<head>
+ <title></title>
+</head>
+<body>
+<wicket:panel>
+ <span wicket:id="msgCount"></span>
+</wicket:panel>
+</body>
+</html>
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diff --git a/view/src/main/java/se/su/dsv/scipro/forum/panels/NumberOfMessagesPanel.java b/view/src/main/java/se/su/dsv/scipro/forum/panels/NumberOfMessagesPanel.java
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+package se.su.dsv.scipro.forum.panels;
+
+import org.apache.wicket.markup.html.basic.Label;
+import org.apache.wicket.markup.html.panel.Panel;
+
+public class NumberOfMessagesPanel extends Panel {
+
+ public NumberOfMessagesPanel(final String id) {
+ super(id);
+
+ add(new Label("msgCount", " (0)"));
+ }
+}