diff --git a/Controller/ApiController.php b/Controller/ApiController.php
index 722e1a1..ec6fd2d 100755
--- a/Controller/ApiController.php
+++ b/Controller/ApiController.php
@@ -198,22 +198,22 @@ final class ApiController extends Controller
             foreach ($uploaded as $media) {
                 $this->createModelRelation(
                     $request->header->account,
-                    $news->getId(),
-                    $media->getId(),
+                    $news->id,
+                    $media->id,
                     NewsArticleMapper::class,
                     'media',
                     '',
                     $request->getOrigin()
                 );
 
-                $accountPath = '/Accounts/' . $account->getId() . ' ' . $account->login
+                $accountPath = '/Accounts/' . $account->id . ' ' . $account->login
                     . '/News/'
                     . $news->createdAt->format('Y') . '/' . $news->createdAt->format('m')
-                    . '/' . $news->getId();
+                    . '/' . $news->id;
 
                 $ref            = new Reference();
                 $ref->name      = $media->name;
-                $ref->source    = new NullMedia($media->getId());
+                $ref->source    = new NullMedia($media->id);
                 $ref->createdBy = new NullAccount($request->header->account);
                 $ref->setVirtualPath($accountPath);
 
@@ -222,19 +222,19 @@ final class ApiController extends Controller
                 if ($collection === null) {
                     $collection = MediaMapper::getParentCollection($path)->limit(1)->execute();
 
-                    if ($collection instanceof NullCollection) {
+                    if ($collection->id === 0) {
                         $collection = $this->app->moduleManager->get('Media')->createRecursiveMediaCollection(
                             $accountPath,
                             $request->header->account,
-                            __DIR__ . '/../../../Modules/Media/Files/Accounts/' . $account->getId() . '/News/' . $news->createdAt->format('Y') . '/' . $news->createdAt->format('m') . '/' . $news->getId()
+                            __DIR__ . '/../../../Modules/Media/Files/Accounts/' . $account->id . '/News/' . $news->createdAt->format('Y') . '/' . $news->createdAt->format('m') . '/' . $news->id
                         );
                     }
                 }
 
                 $this->createModelRelation(
                     $request->header->account,
-                    $collection->getId(),
-                    $ref->getId(),
+                    $collection->id,
+                    $ref->id,
                     CollectionMapper::class,
                     'sources',
                     '',
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ final class ApiController extends Controller
             foreach ($mediaFiles as $media) {
                 $this->createModelRelation(
                     $request->header->account,
-                    $news->getId(),
+                    $news->id,
                     (int) $media,
                     NewsArticleMapper::class,
                     'media',
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ final class ApiController extends Controller
                 if ($collection === null) {
                     $collection = MediaMapper::getParentCollection($path)->limit(1)->execute();
 
-                    if ($collection instanceof NullCollection) {
+                    if ($collection->id === 0) {
                         $collection = $this->app->moduleManager->get('Media')->createRecursiveMediaCollection(
                             $path,
                             $request->header->account,
@@ -284,8 +284,8 @@ final class ApiController extends Controller
 
                 $this->createModelRelation(
                     $request->header->account,
-                    $collection->getId(),
-                    $ref->getId(),
+                    $collection->id,
+                    $ref->id,
                     CollectionMapper::class,
                     'sources',
                     '',
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ final class ApiController extends Controller
             . $news->createdAt->format('Y') . '/'
             . $news->createdAt->format('m') . '/'
             . $news->createdAt->format('d') . '/'
-            . $news->getId();
+            . $news->id;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ final class ApiController extends Controller
 
         // allow comments
         if ($request->hasData('allow_comments')
-            && !(($commentApi = $this->app->moduleManager->get('Comments')) instanceof NullModule)
+            && ($commentApi = $this->app->moduleManager->get('Comments'))::ID > 0
         ) {
             /** @var \Modules\Comments\Controller\ApiController $commentApi */
             $commnetList           = $commentApi->createCommentList();
diff --git a/Controller/BackendController.php b/Controller/BackendController.php
index 7e86024..d271d6c 100755
--- a/Controller/BackendController.php
+++ b/Controller/BackendController.php
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ final class BackendController extends Controller implements DashboardElementInte
 
         $ids = [];
         foreach ($objs as $news) {
-            $ids[] = $news->getId();
+            $ids[] = $news->id;
         }
 
         /** @var \Modules\News\Models\NewsSeen[] $seenObjects */
@@ -171,9 +171,9 @@ final class BackendController extends Controller implements DashboardElementInte
 
         $accountId = $request->header->account;
 
-        if ($article->createdBy->getId() !== $accountId
+        if ($article->createdBy->id !== $accountId
             && !$this->app->accountManager->get($accountId)->hasPermission(
-                PermissionType::READ, $this->app->unitId, $this->app->appId, self::NAME, PermissionCategory::NEWS, $article->getId())
+                PermissionType::READ, $this->app->unitId, $this->app->appId, self::NAME, PermissionCategory::NEWS, $article->id)
         ) {
             $view->setTemplate('/Web/Backend/Error/403_inline');
             $response->header->status = RequestStatusCode::R_403;
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ final class BackendController extends Controller implements DashboardElementInte
             ->where('seenBy', $request->header->account)
             ->execute();
 
-        if ($seen instanceof NullNewsSeen) {
+        if ($seen->id === 0) {
             $seen         = new NewsSeen();
             $seen->seenBy = (int) $request->header->account;
             $seen->news   = (int) $request->getData('id');
@@ -199,12 +199,12 @@ final class BackendController extends Controller implements DashboardElementInte
         $view->addData('nav', $this->app->moduleManager->get('Navigation')->createNavigationMid(1000601001, $request, $response));
         $view->addData('news', $article);
         $view->addData('editable', $this->app->accountManager->get($accountId)->hasPermission(
-            PermissionType::MODIFY, $this->app->unitId, $this->app->appId, self::NAME, PermissionCategory::NEWS, $article->getId())
+            PermissionType::MODIFY, $this->app->unitId, $this->app->appId, self::NAME, PermissionCategory::NEWS, $article->id)
         );
 
         // allow comments
         if (!$article->comments !== null
-            && !($this->app->moduleManager->get('Comments') instanceof NullModule)
+            && $this->app->moduleManager->get('Comments')::ID > 0
         ) {
             $commentCreateView = new \Modules\Comments\Theme\Backend\Components\Comment\CreateView($this->app->l11nManager, $request, $response);
             $commentListView   = new \Modules\Comments\Theme\Backend\Components\Comment\ListView($this->app->l11nManager, $request, $response);
diff --git a/Models/NewsArticle.php b/Models/NewsArticle.php
index b9385fa..66cb341 100755
--- a/Models/NewsArticle.php
+++ b/Models/NewsArticle.php
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class NewsArticle implements \JsonSerializable
      * @var int
      * @since 1.0.0
      */
-    protected int $id = 0;
+    public int $id = 0;
 
     /**
      * Title.
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class NewsArticle implements \JsonSerializable
      * @var int
      * @since 1.0.0
      */
-    private int $type = NewsType::ARTICLE;
+    public int $type = NewsType::ARTICLE;
 
     /**
      * News status.
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class NewsArticle implements \JsonSerializable
      * @var int
      * @since 1.0.0
      */
-    private int $status = NewsStatus::DRAFT;
+    public int $status = NewsStatus::DRAFT;
 
     /**
      * Language.
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class NewsArticle implements \JsonSerializable
      * @var string
      * @since 1.0.0
      */
-    private string $language = ISO639x1Enum::_EN;
+    public string $language = ISO639x1Enum::_EN;
 
     /**
      * Unit
diff --git a/Models/NewsSeen.php b/Models/NewsSeen.php
index af0af45..3849d59 100755
--- a/Models/NewsSeen.php
+++ b/Models/NewsSeen.php
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class NewsSeen
      * @var int
      * @since 1.0.0
      */
-    protected int $id = 0;
+    public int $id = 0;
 
     public \DateTime $seenAt;
 
diff --git a/Theme/Backend/dashboard-news.tpl.php b/Theme/Backend/dashboard-news.tpl.php
index 33ea010..ba9185e 100755
--- a/Theme/Backend/dashboard-news.tpl.php
+++ b/Theme/Backend/dashboard-news.tpl.php
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ $newsList = $this->getData('news') ?? [];
             <?php
             $count = 0;
             foreach ($newsList as $key => $news) : ++$count;
-            $url    = UriFactory::build('{/base}/news/article?{?}&id=' . $news->getId());
+            $url    = UriFactory::build('{/base}/news/article?{?}&id=' . $news->id);
             $color  = 'darkred';
 
             if ($news->getType() === NewsType::ARTICLE) { $color      = 'green'; }
diff --git a/Theme/Backend/news-archive.tpl.php b/Theme/Backend/news-archive.tpl.php
index bac0a2c..8c197ff 100755
--- a/Theme/Backend/news-archive.tpl.php
+++ b/Theme/Backend/news-archive.tpl.php
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ use phpOMS\Uri\UriFactory;
 /** @var \Modules\News\Models\NewsArticle[] $newsList */
 $newsList = $this->getData('news') ?? [];
 
-$previous = empty($newsList) ? 'news/archive' : 'news/archive?{?}&id=' . \reset($newsList)->getId() . '&ptype=p';
-$next     = empty($newsList) ? 'news/archive' : 'news/archive?{?}&id=' . \end($newsList)->getId() . '&ptype=n';
+$previous = empty($newsList) ? 'news/archive' : 'news/archive?{?}&id=' . \reset($newsList)->id . '&ptype=p';
+$next     = empty($newsList) ? 'news/archive' : 'news/archive?{?}&id=' . \end($newsList)->id . '&ptype=n';
 
 echo $this->getData('nav')->render(); ?>
 
@@ -84,12 +84,12 @@ echo $this->getData('nav')->render(); ?>
                     $count = 0;
 
                     foreach ($newsList as $key => $news) : ++$count;
-                    $url   = UriFactory::build('{/base}/news/article?{?}&id=' . $news->getId());
+                    $url   = UriFactory::build('{/base}/news/article?{?}&id=' . $news->id);
                 ?>
                     <tr tabindex="0" data-href="<?= $url; ?>">
                         <td><span class="tag"><?= $this->getHtml('TYPE' . $news->getType()); ?></span></a>
                         <td><a href="<?= $url; ?>"><?= $this->printHtml($news->title); ?></a>
-                        <td><a class="content" href="<?= UriFactory::build('{/base}/profile/single?{?}&for=' . $news->createdBy->getId()); ?>"><?= $this->printHtml($news->createdBy->name2 . ', ' . $news->createdBy->name1); ?></a>
+                        <td><a class="content" href="<?= UriFactory::build('{/base}/profile/single?{?}&for=' . $news->createdBy->id); ?>"><?= $this->printHtml($news->createdBy->name2 . ', ' . $news->createdBy->name1); ?></a>
                         <td><a href="<?= $url; ?>"><?= $this->printHtml($news->publish->format('Y-m-d')); ?></a>
                 <?php endforeach; ?>
                 <?php if ($count === 0) : ?>
diff --git a/Theme/Backend/news-create.tpl.php b/Theme/Backend/news-create.tpl.php
index ef80a01..7e2de3a 100755
--- a/Theme/Backend/news-create.tpl.php
+++ b/Theme/Backend/news-create.tpl.php
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ use phpOMS\Uri\UriFactory;
 
 /** @var \Modules\News\Models\NewsArticle $news */
 $news         = $this->getData('news') ?? new NullNewsArticle();
-$isNewArticle = $news instanceof NullNewsArticle;
+$isNewArticle = $news->id === 0;
 $languages    = \phpOMS\Localization\ISO639Enum::getConstants();
 
 /** @var \phpOMS\Views\View $this */
diff --git a/Theme/Backend/news-dashboard.tpl.php b/Theme/Backend/news-dashboard.tpl.php
index 05d3b3e..6c796f4 100755
--- a/Theme/Backend/news-dashboard.tpl.php
+++ b/Theme/Backend/news-dashboard.tpl.php
@@ -20,19 +20,19 @@ use phpOMS\Utils\Parser\Markdown\Markdown;
 $newsList = $this->getData('news');
 $seen     = $this->getData('seen') ?? [];
 
-$previous = empty($newsList) ? 'news/dashboard' : 'news/dashboard?{?}&id=' . \reset($newsList)->getId() . '&ptype=p';
-$next     = empty($newsList) ? 'news/dashboard' : 'news/dashboard?{?}&id=' . \end($newsList)->getId() . '&ptype=n';
+$previous = empty($newsList) ? 'news/dashboard' : 'news/dashboard?{?}&id=' . \reset($newsList)->id . '&ptype=p';
+$next     = empty($newsList) ? 'news/dashboard' : 'news/dashboard?{?}&id=' . \end($newsList)->id . '&ptype=n';
 
 echo $this->getData('nav')->render(); ?>
 <div class="row">
     <div class="col-xs-12">
         <?php foreach ($newsList as $news) :
-            $url     = UriFactory::build('{/base}/news/article?id=' . $news->getId());
-            $profile = UriFactory::build('profile/single?{?}&id=' . $news->createdBy->getId());
+            $url     = UriFactory::build('{/base}/news/article?id=' . $news->id);
+            $profile = UriFactory::build('profile/single?{?}&id=' . $news->createdBy->id);
         ?>
         <div class="portlet">
             <div class="portlet-head">
-                <?= !($isSeen = \in_array($news->getId(), $seen)) ? '<strong>' : ''; ?>
+                <?= !($isSeen = \in_array($news->id, $seen)) ? '<strong>' : ''; ?>
                     <a href="<?= $url; ?>"><?= $this->printHtml($news->title); ?></a>
                     <span class="floatRight">
                         <a class="content" href="<?= $profile; ?>"><?= $this->printHtml($this->renderUserName('%3$s %2$s %1$s', [$news->createdBy->name1, $news->createdBy->name2, $news->createdBy->name3, $news->createdBy->login ?? ''])); ?>
diff --git a/Theme/Backend/news-draft.tpl.php b/Theme/Backend/news-draft.tpl.php
index 347ffbc..6c879f1 100755
--- a/Theme/Backend/news-draft.tpl.php
+++ b/Theme/Backend/news-draft.tpl.php
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ use phpOMS\Uri\UriFactory;
 /** @var \Modules\News\Models\NewsArticle[] $newsList */
 $newsList = $this->getData('news') ?? [];
 
-$previous = empty($newsList) ? 'news/archive' : 'news/archive?{?}&id=' . \reset($newsList)->getId() . '&ptype=p';
-$next     = empty($newsList) ? 'news/archive' : 'news/archive?{?}&id=' . \end($newsList)->getId() . '&ptype=n';
+$previous = empty($newsList) ? 'news/archive' : 'news/archive?{?}&id=' . \reset($newsList)->id . '&ptype=p';
+$next     = empty($newsList) ? 'news/archive' : 'news/archive?{?}&id=' . \end($newsList)->id . '&ptype=n';
 
 echo $this->getData('nav')->render(); ?>
 
@@ -84,12 +84,12 @@ echo $this->getData('nav')->render(); ?>
                     $count = 0;
 
                     foreach ($newsList as $key => $news) : ++$count;
-                    $url   = UriFactory::build('{/base}/news/edit?{?}&id=' . $news->getId());
+                    $url   = UriFactory::build('{/base}/news/edit?{?}&id=' . $news->id);
                 ?>
                     <tr tabindex="0" data-href="<?= $url; ?>">
                         <td><span class="tag"><?= $this->getHtml('TYPE' . $news->getType()); ?></span></a>
                         <td><a href="<?= $url; ?>"><?= $this->printHtml($news->title); ?></a>
-                        <td><a class="content" href="<?= UriFactory::build('{/base}/profile/single?{?}&for=' . $news->createdBy->getId()); ?>"><?= $this->printHtml($news->createdBy->name2 . ', ' . $news->createdBy->name1); ?></a>
+                        <td><a class="content" href="<?= UriFactory::build('{/base}/profile/single?{?}&for=' . $news->createdBy->id); ?>"><?= $this->printHtml($news->createdBy->name2 . ', ' . $news->createdBy->name1); ?></a>
                         <td><a href="<?= $url; ?>"><?= $this->printHtml($news->publish->format('Y-m-d')); ?></a>
                 <?php endforeach; ?>
                 <?php if ($count === 0) : ?>
diff --git a/Theme/Backend/news-single.tpl.php b/Theme/Backend/news-single.tpl.php
index f10b267..13fc6a1 100755
--- a/Theme/Backend/news-single.tpl.php
+++ b/Theme/Backend/news-single.tpl.php
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ $editable = $this->getData('editable');
 /** @var \Modules\Tag\Models\Tag[] $tags */
 $tags = $news->getTags();
 
-$profile = UriFactory::build('profile/single?{?}&id=' . $news->createdBy->getId());
+$profile = UriFactory::build('profile/single?{?}&id=' . $news->createdBy->id);
 
 /** @var \phpOMS\Views\View $this */
 echo $this->getData('nav')->render(); ?>
@@ -44,12 +44,12 @@ echo $this->getData('nav')->render(); ?>
                         <?php endforeach; ?>
 
                         <?php $files = $news->getMedia(); foreach ($files as $file) : ?>
-                            <span><a class="content" href="<?= UriFactory::build('{/base}/media/single?id=' . $file->getId());?>"><?= $file->name; ?></a></span>
+                            <span><a class="content" href="<?= UriFactory::build('{/base}/media/single?id=' . $file->id);?>"><?= $file->name; ?></a></span>
                         <?php endforeach; ?>
                     </div>
                     <?php if ($editable) : ?>
                     <div class="col-xs-6 end-xs plain-grid">
-                        <a tabindex="0" class="button" href="<?= UriFactory::build('{/base}/news/edit?id=' . $news->getId()); ?>"><?= $this->getHtml('Edit'); ?></a>
+                        <a tabindex="0" class="button" href="<?= UriFactory::build('{/base}/news/edit?id=' . $news->id); ?>"><?= $this->getHtml('Edit'); ?></a>
                     </div>
                     <?php endif; ?>
                 </div>
diff --git a/tests/Controller/Api/ApiControllerNewsArticleTrait.php b/tests/Controller/Api/ApiControllerNewsArticleTrait.php
index efeb3f3..f75c91f 100755
--- a/tests/Controller/Api/ApiControllerNewsArticleTrait.php
+++ b/tests/Controller/Api/ApiControllerNewsArticleTrait.php
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ trait ApiControllerNewsArticleTrait
         $this->module->apiNewsCreate($request, $response);
 
         self::assertEquals('Controller Test Title', $response->get('')['response']->title);
-        self::assertGreaterThan(0, $response->get('')['response']->getId());
+        self::assertGreaterThan(0, $response->get('')['response']->id);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ trait ApiControllerNewsArticleTrait
 
         $this->module->apiNewsGet($request, $response);
 
-        self::assertGreaterThan(0, $response->get('')['response']->getId());
+        self::assertGreaterThan(0, $response->get('')['response']->id);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ trait ApiControllerNewsArticleTrait
         $request->setData('id', 1);
         $this->module->apiNewsDelete($request, $response);
 
-        self::assertEquals(1, $response->get('')['response']->getId());
+        self::assertEquals(1, $response->get('')['response']->id);
         self::assertInstanceOf(NullNewsArticle::class, NewsArticleMapper::get()->where('id', 1)->execute());
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Models/NewsArticleMapperTest.php b/tests/Models/NewsArticleMapperTest.php
index f1f08a4..6d5a041 100755
--- a/tests/Models/NewsArticleMapperTest.php
+++ b/tests/Models/NewsArticleMapperTest.php
@@ -50,12 +50,12 @@ final class NewsArticleMapperTest extends \PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase
         $news->setType(NewsType::HEADLINE);
 
         $id = NewsArticleMapper::create()->execute($news);
-        self::assertGreaterThan(0, $news->getId());
-        self::assertEquals($id, $news->getId());
+        self::assertGreaterThan(0, $news->id);
+        self::assertEquals($id, $news->id);
 
-        $newsR = NewsArticleMapper::get()->where('id', $news->getId())->execute();
+        $newsR = NewsArticleMapper::get()->where('id', $news->id)->execute();
         self::assertEquals($news->createdAt->format('Y-m-d'), $newsR->createdAt->format('Y-m-d'));
-        self::assertEquals($news->createdBy->getId(), $newsR->createdBy->getId());
+        self::assertEquals($news->createdBy->id, $newsR->createdBy->id);
         self::assertEquals($news->content, $newsR->content);
         self::assertEquals($news->plain, $newsR->plain);
         self::assertEquals($news->title, $newsR->title);
diff --git a/tests/Models/NewsArticleTest.php b/tests/Models/NewsArticleTest.php
index 8acdc07..549a2a2 100755
--- a/tests/Models/NewsArticleTest.php
+++ b/tests/Models/NewsArticleTest.php
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ final class NewsArticleTest extends \PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase
      */
     public function testDefault() : void
     {
-        self::assertEquals(0, $this->news->getId());
-        self::assertEquals(0, $this->news->createdBy->getId());
+        self::assertEquals(0, $this->news->id);
+        self::assertEquals(0, $this->news->createdBy->id);
         self::assertEquals('', $this->news->title);
         self::assertEquals('', $this->news->content);
         self::assertEquals((new \DateTime('now'))->format('Y-m-d'), $this->news->createdAt->format('Y-m-d'));
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ final class NewsArticleTest extends \PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase
     public function testCreatorInputOutput() : void
     {
         $this->news->createdBy = new NullAccount(1);
-        self::assertEquals(1, $this->news->createdBy->getId());
+        self::assertEquals(1, $this->news->createdBy->id);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/Models/NewsSeenTest.php b/tests/Models/NewsSeenTest.php
index 81cf24c..e030ddb 100755
--- a/tests/Models/NewsSeenTest.php
+++ b/tests/Models/NewsSeenTest.php
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ final class NewsSeenTest extends \PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase
      */
     public function testDefault() : void
     {
-        self::assertEquals(0, $this->seen->getId());
+        self::assertEquals(0, $this->seen->id);
         self::assertEquals(0, $this->seen->seenBy);
         self::assertInstanceOf('\DateTime', $this->seen->seenAt);
     }
diff --git a/tests/Models/NullNewsArticleTest.php b/tests/Models/NullNewsArticleTest.php
index 0547fe1..1109d48 100755
--- a/tests/Models/NullNewsArticleTest.php
+++ b/tests/Models/NullNewsArticleTest.php
@@ -37,6 +37,6 @@ final class NullNewsArticleTest extends \PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase
     public function testId() : void
     {
         $null = new NullNewsArticle(2);
-        self::assertEquals(2, $null->getId());
+        self::assertEquals(2, $null->id);
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Models/NullNewsSeenTest.php b/tests/Models/NullNewsSeenTest.php
index 09c41c4..3815cbc 100755
--- a/tests/Models/NullNewsSeenTest.php
+++ b/tests/Models/NullNewsSeenTest.php
@@ -37,6 +37,6 @@ final class NullNewsSeenTest extends \PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase
     public function testId() : void
     {
         $null = new NullNewsSeen(2);
-        self::assertEquals(2, $null->getId());
+        self::assertEquals(2, $null->id);
     }
 }