diff --git a/apb/Cargo.toml b/apb/Cargo.toml
index 8db3f04..4f00a5c 100644
--- a/apb/Cargo.toml
+++ b/apb/Cargo.toml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ sea-orm = { version = "1.0", optional = true, default-features = false }
 reqwest = { version = "0.12", features = ["json"], optional = true }
 
 [features]
-default = ["activitypub-miscellaneous-terms", "send"]
+default = ["activitypub-miscellaneous-terms", "send", "shortcuts"]
 # extensions
 activitypub-miscellaneous-terms = [] # https://swicg.github.io/miscellany/
 activitypub-counters = [] # https://ns.alemi.dev/as/counters/#
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ jsonld = []
 send = []
 orm = ["dep:sea-orm"]
 fetch = ["dep:reqwest"]
+shortcuts = []
 # providers
 unstructured = ["dep:serde_json"]
 #TODO eventually also make a structured base?
diff --git a/apb/src/lib.rs b/apb/src/lib.rs
index 849f2a1..5346b16 100644
--- a/apb/src/lib.rs
+++ b/apb/src/lib.rs
@@ -104,6 +104,11 @@ pub use key::{PublicKey, PublicKeyMut};
 pub mod field;
 pub use field::{Field, FieldErr};
 
+#[cfg(feature = "shortcuts")]
+pub mod shortcuts;
+#[cfg(feature = "shortcuts")]
+pub use shortcuts::Shortcuts;
+
 #[cfg(feature = "jsonld")]
 mod jsonld;
 
diff --git a/apb/src/shortcuts.rs b/apb/src/shortcuts.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..508a708
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apb/src/shortcuts.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+use crate::{Collection, Object};
+
+
+pub trait Shortcuts: crate::Object {
+	fn likes_count(&self) -> crate::Field<i32> {
+		let x = self
+			.likes()
+			.inner()?
+			.total_items()?
+			.min(i32::MAX as u64)
+			as i32;
+		Ok(x)
+	}
+
+	fn shares_count(&self) -> crate::Field<i32> {
+		let x = self
+			.shares()
+			.inner()?
+			.total_items()?
+			.min(i32::MAX as u64)
+			as i32;
+		Ok(x)
+	}
+
+	fn replies_count(&self) -> crate::Field<i32> {
+		let x = self
+			.replies()
+			.inner()?
+			.total_items()?
+			.min(i32::MAX as u64)
+			as i32;
+		Ok(x)
+	}
+
+	fn image_url(&self) -> crate::Field<String> {
+		let image_node = self.image();
+		let image  = image_node.inner()?;
+		let url = image.url();
+		let id = url.id()?;
+		Ok(id.to_string())
+	}
+
+	fn icon_url(&self) -> crate::Field<String> {
+		let icon_node = self.icon();
+		let icon  = icon_node.inner()?;
+		let url = icon.url();
+		let id = url.id()?;
+		Ok(id.to_string())
+	}
+}
+
+impl<T: crate::Object> Shortcuts for T {}