diff --git a/lambda-pagecount/pagecount.py b/lambda-pagecount/pagecount.py
index 6f092ad..caf3057 100644
--- a/lambda-pagecount/pagecount.py
+++ b/lambda-pagecount/pagecount.py
@@ -1,19 +1,41 @@
-import botocore, boto3, os
+import boto3, os
 from boto3.dynamodb.conditions import Key, Attr
 
-ddb = boto3.resource('dynamodb', region_name = os.environ['dynamo_region'], config = botocore.client.Config(max_pool_connections = 50)).Table(os.environ['dynamo_table'])
+ddb = boto3.resource('dynamodb', region_name = os.environ['dynamo_region']).Table(os.environ['dynamo_table'])
 
-blogs = ["apn", "architecture", "big-data", "biz-prod", "cli", "cloudguru", "compute", "contact-center", "containers", "corey", "cost-mgmt", "database", "desktop", "developer", "devops", "enterprise-strat", "gamedev", "gametech", "governance", "industries", "infrastructure", "iot", "java", "jeremy", "management-tools", "marketplace", "media", "messaging", "ml", "mobile", "modernizing", "networking", "newsblog", "open-source", "public-sector", "robotics", "sap", "security", "security-bulletins", "serverless", "storage", "training", "werner", "whats-new", "yan"]
+blogs = ["apn", "architecture", "big-data", "biz-prod", "cli", "cloudguru", "compute", "contact-center", "containers", "corey", "cost-mgmt", "database", "desktop", "developer", "devops", "enterprise-strat", "gamedev", "gametech", "governance", "industries", "infrastructure", "iot", "java", "jeremy", "management-tools", "marketplace", "media", "messaging", "ml", "mobile", "modernizing", "networking", "newsblog", "open-source", "public-sector", "robotics", "sap", "security", "security-bulletins", "serverless", "storage", "training", "werner", "whats-new", "yan", "all"]
 
-# get all blogsource items per category
+# get blogsource item count per category
 def getblog_count(blogsource):
 
-    # get a count of blogpost per category
-    blogs = ddb.query(IndexName = "timest", ScanIndexForward = True, Select = 'COUNT', KeyConditionExpression = Key('blogsource').eq(blogsource) & Key('timest').gt(1))
+    count = 0
 
-    # get retrieved blog count
-    count = blogs['Count']
-    print(blogs)
+    if blogsource == 'all':
+
+        # get all blogs with timestamp greater than 1
+        print('getting all blogposts using visible index')
+        blogs = ddb.query(IndexName = "visible", Select = 'COUNT', KeyConditionExpression = Key('visible').eq('y') & Key('timest').gt(1))
+        
+        count += int(blogs['Count'])
+
+        while 'LastEvaluatedKey' in blogs:
+            
+            blogs = ddb.query(ExclusiveStartKey = blogs['LastEvaluatedKey'], IndexName = "visible", Select = 'COUNT', KeyConditionExpression = Key('visible').eq('y') & Key('timest').gt(1))
+
+            count += int(blogs['Count'])
+
+    else:
+
+        # get a count of blogpost per category
+        print('getting ' + blogsource + ' posts using timest index')
+        blogs = ddb.query(IndexName = "timest", Select = 'COUNT', KeyConditionExpression = Key('blogsource').eq(blogsource) & Key('timest').gt(1))
+
+        count += int(blogs['Count'])
+
+        while 'LastEvaluatedKey' in blogs:
+            blogs = ddb.query(ExclusiveStartKey = blogs['LastEvaluatedKey'], IndexName = "timest", Select = 'COUNT', KeyConditionExpression = Key('blogsource').eq(blogsource) & Key('timest').gt(1))
+            
+            count += int(blogs['Count'])
 
     # write the page count record to dynamodb
     ddb.put_item(
@@ -28,7 +50,7 @@ def getblog_count(blogsource):
 	)
 
     # print status
-    print('updated ' + str(count) + ' pagecount for ' + blogsource)
+    print('updated ' + str(count) + ' page count for ' + blogsource)
 
 def handler(event, context):
     for blog in blogs: