diff --git a/daemon.py b/daemon.py
index bdadc25fc..10531b7ee 100644
--- a/daemon.py
+++ b/daemon.py
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ from utils import get_config_param
 from utils import remove_id_ending
 from utils import undo_likes_collection_entry
 from utils import deletePost
-from utils import isBlogPost
+from utils import is_blog_post
 from utils import remove_avatar_from_cache
 from utils import locate_post
 from utils import get_cached_post_filename
@@ -14175,7 +14175,7 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                                      self.path)
             if blogFilename and nickname:
                 post_json_object = load_json(blogFilename)
-                if isBlogPost(post_json_object):
+                if is_blog_post(post_json_object):
                     msg = htmlBlogPost(self.server.session,
                                        authorized,
                                        self.server.base_dir,
diff --git a/inbox.py b/inbox.py
index 80b8a0d0f..3e34c00fa 100644
--- a/inbox.py
+++ b/inbox.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ from utils import valid_post_date
 from utils import get_full_domain
 from utils import remove_id_ending
 from utils import get_protocol_prefixes
-from utils import isBlogPost
+from utils import is_blog_post
 from utils import remove_avatar_from_cache
 from utils import isPublicPost
 from utils import get_cached_post_filename
@@ -3522,7 +3522,7 @@ def _inboxAfterInitial(recent_posts_cache: {}, max_recent_posts: int,
                             domain_full, person_cache, signing_priv_key_pem):
                 # media index will be updated
                 updateIndexList.append('tlmedia')
-            if isBlogPost(post_json_object):
+            if is_blog_post(post_json_object):
                 # blogs index will be updated
                 updateIndexList.append('tlblogs')
 
diff --git a/newswire.py b/newswire.py
index e4c34d2bb..594da5801 100644
--- a/newswire.py
+++ b/newswire.py
@@ -966,7 +966,7 @@ def _isNewswireBlogPost(post_json_object: {}) -> bool:
     """Is the given object a blog post?
     There isn't any difference between a blog post and a newswire blog post
     but we may here need to check for different properties than
-    isBlogPost does
+    is_blog_post does
     """
     if not post_json_object:
         return False
diff --git a/utils.py b/utils.py
index ae3b40cd2..e925dcafa 100644
--- a/utils.py
+++ b/utils.py
@@ -1461,8 +1461,8 @@ def can_reply_to(base_dir: str, nickname: str, domain: str,
     return True
 
 
-def _removeAttachment(base_dir: str, http_prefix: str, domain: str,
-                      post_json: {}):
+def _remove_attachment(base_dir: str, http_prefix: str, domain: str,
+                       post_json: {}):
     if not post_json.get('attachment'):
         return
     if not post_json['attachment'][0].get('url'):
@@ -1476,14 +1476,14 @@ def _removeAttachment(base_dir: str, http_prefix: str, domain: str,
         try:
             os.remove(media_filename)
         except OSError:
-            print('EX: _removeAttachment unable to delete media file ' +
+            print('EX: _remove_attachment unable to delete media file ' +
                   str(media_filename))
     etag_filename = media_filename + '.etag'
     if os.path.isfile(etag_filename):
         try:
             os.remove(etag_filename)
         except OSError:
-            print('EX: _removeAttachment unable to delete etag file ' +
+            print('EX: _remove_attachment unable to delete etag file ' +
                   str(etag_filename))
     post_json['attachment'] = []
 
@@ -1752,7 +1752,7 @@ def deletePost(base_dir: str, http_prefix: str,
     _deleteConversationPost(base_dir, nickname, domain, post_json_object)
 
     # remove any attachment
-    _removeAttachment(base_dir, http_prefix, domain, post_json_object)
+    _remove_attachment(base_dir, http_prefix, domain, post_json_object)
 
     extensions = ('votes', 'arrived', 'muted', 'tts', 'reject')
     for ext in extensions:
@@ -2084,7 +2084,7 @@ def getCSS(base_dir: str, css_filename: str, cssCache: {}) -> str:
     return None
 
 
-def isBlogPost(post_json_object: {}) -> bool:
+def is_blog_post(post_json_object: {}) -> bool:
     """Is the given post a blog post?
     """
     if post_json_object['type'] != 'Create':
diff --git a/webapp_post.py b/webapp_post.py
index e8fc4fd98..6d1ee5a08 100644
--- a/webapp_post.py
+++ b/webapp_post.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ from utils import get_cached_post_directory
 from utils import get_cached_post_filename
 from utils import get_protocol_prefixes
 from utils import is_news_post
-from utils import isBlogPost
+from utils import is_blog_post
 from utils import get_display_name
 from utils import isPublicPost
 from utils import updateRecentPostsCache
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ def _getEditIconHtml(base_dir: str, nickname: str, domain_full: str,
         if '/statuses/' not in post_id:
             return editStr
 
-        if isBlogPost(post_json_object):
+        if is_blog_post(post_json_object):
             editBlogPostStr = 'Edit blog post'
             if translate.get(editBlogPostStr):
                 editBlogPostStr = translate[editBlogPostStr]
@@ -1788,7 +1788,7 @@ def individualPostAsHtml(signing_priv_key_pem: str,
 
     publishedLink = messageId
     # blog posts should have no /statuses/ in their link
-    if isBlogPost(post_json_object):
+    if is_blog_post(post_json_object):
         # is this a post to the local domain?
         if '://' + domain in messageId:
             publishedLink = messageId.replace('/statuses/', '/')
@@ -1924,7 +1924,7 @@ def individualPostAsHtml(signing_priv_key_pem: str,
                                cwContentStr, post_json_object, pageNumber)
             cwContentStr = \
                 switchWords(base_dir, nickname, domain, cwContentStr)
-        if not isBlogPost(post_json_object):
+        if not is_blog_post(post_json_object):
             # get the content warning button
             contentStr += \
                 getContentWarningButton(postID, translate, cwContentStr)