diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index e7f858bd98..818968e0fb 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ var categories = require('./src/categories.js'),
     templates = require('./public/src/templates.js'),
     webserver = require('./src/webserver.js'),
     websockets = require('./src/websockets.js'),
+    admin = {
+        'categories': require('./src/admin/categories.js')
+    },
     fs = require('fs');
 
 DEVELOPMENT = true;
@@ -33,11 +36,13 @@ global.templates = {};
                     default_categories = JSON.parse(default_categories);
                     
                     for (var category in default_categories) {
-                        categories.create(default_categories[category]);
+                        admin.categories.create(default_categories[category]);
                     }
                 });
 
-            } else console.log('Good.');
+            } else {
+                console.log('Good.');
+            }
         });
     }
 
diff --git a/public/src/app.js b/public/src/app.js
index 0660913cf4..c04a423114 100644
--- a/public/src/app.js
+++ b/public/src/app.js
@@ -38,25 +38,21 @@ var socket,
 
 			socket.on('connect', function(data){
 				if(reconnecting) {
-					app.alert({
-						alert_id: 'connection_alert',
-						title: 'Connected',
-						message: 'Connection successful',
-						type: 'success',
-						timeout: 5000
-					});
+					setTimeout(function(){
+						app.alert({
+							alert_id: 'connection_alert',
+							title: 'Connected',
+							message: 'Connection successful.',
+							type: 'success',
+							timeout: 5000
+						});
+					}, 1000);
 					reconnecting = false;
 				}
 			});
 
 			socket.on('disconnect', function(data){
-				app.alert({
-					alert_id: 'connection_alert',
-					title: 'Disconnect',
-					message: 'You have disconnected from NodeBB, we will try to reconnect!',
-					type: 'error',
-					timeout: 5000
-				});
+				
 			});
 
 			socket.on('reconnecting', function(data) {
diff --git a/public/templates/category.tpl b/public/templates/category.tpl
index 464aa5d4e4..8064da84d7 100644
--- a/public/templates/category.tpl
+++ b/public/templates/category.tpl
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 </div>
 <div class="category row">
 
-	<div class="span9">
+	<div class="{topic_row_size}">
 		<ul id="topics-container">
 		<!-- BEGIN topics -->
 		<a href="../../topic/{topics.slug}"><li class="category-item {topics.deleted-class}">
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 		<!-- END topics -->
 		</ul>
 	</div>
-	<div class="span3">
+	<div class="span3 {show_category_features}">
 		<div class="sidebar-block img-polaroid">
 			<div class="block-header">
 				Recent Replies
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
 
 
 <hr />
-<button id="new_post" class="btn btn-primary btn-large {show_topic_button}">New Topic</button>
+<button id="new_post" class="btn btn-primary btn-large {show_category_features}">New Topic</button>
 
 
 <script type="text/javascript">
diff --git a/public/templates/footer.tpl b/public/templates/footer.tpl
index 4e4b9671b0..133771bda6 100644
--- a/public/templates/footer.tpl
+++ b/public/templates/footer.tpl
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@
 			}
 		})
 		socket.on('api:notifications.get', function(data) {
-			console.log(data);
 			var	notifFrag = document.createDocumentFragment(),
 				notifEl = document.createElement('li'),
 				numRead = data.read.length,
@@ -126,8 +125,10 @@
 		});
 		socket.on('api:notifications.counts', function(counts) {
 			var notifIcon = document.querySelector('.notifications a i');
-			if (counts.unread > 0) notifIcon.className = 'icon-circle active';
-			else notifIcon.className = 'icon-circle-blank';
+			if(notifIcon) {
+				if (counts.unread > 0) notifIcon.className = 'icon-circle active';
+				else notifIcon.className = 'icon-circle-blank';
+			}
 		});
 		socket.on('event:new_notification', function() {
 			console.log('WOOT');
diff --git a/public/templates/header.tpl b/public/templates/header.tpl
index 9992ba10ba..287dfff13d 100644
--- a/public/templates/header.tpl
+++ b/public/templates/header.tpl
@@ -36,12 +36,12 @@
 						<li>
 							<a href="/latest">Recent <span class="badge badge-inverse">3</span></a>
 						</li>
-						<li>
+						<!--<li>
 							<a href="/popular">Popular</a>
 						</li>
 						<li>
 							<a href="/active">Active</a>
-						</li>
+						</li>-->
 						<li>
 							<a href="/users">Users</a>
 						</li>
diff --git a/src/admin/categories.js b/src/admin/categories.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6c681ebb16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/admin/categories.js
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+var	RDB = require('./../redis.js'),
+	utils = require('./../../public/src/utils.js'),
+	categories = require('./../categories.js');
+
+(function(CategoriesAdmin) {
+
+	CategoriesAdmin.create = function(data, callback) {
+		RDB.incr('global:next_category_id', function(err, cid) {
+			RDB.handle(err);
+
+			var slug = cid + '/' + utils.slugify(data.name);
+			RDB.rpush('categories:cid', cid);
+
+			// Topic Info
+			RDB.set('cid:' + cid + ':name', data.name);
+			RDB.set('cid:' + cid + ':description', data.description);
+			RDB.set('cid:' + cid + ':icon', data.icon);
+			RDB.set('cid:' + cid + ':blockclass', data.blockclass);
+			RDB.set('cid:' + cid + ':slug', slug);
+		
+			RDB.set('category:slug:' + slug + ':cid', cid);
+
+			if (callback) callback({'status': 1});
+		});
+	};
+
+	CategoriesAdmin.edit = function(data, callback) {
+		// just a reminder to self that name + slugs are stored into topics data as well.
+	};
+
+}(exports));
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/categories.js b/src/categories.js
index 3985a8ae2e..0b7f6f10b7 100644
--- a/src/categories.js
+++ b/src/categories.js
@@ -7,59 +7,7 @@ var	RDB = require('./redis.js'),
 
 (function(Categories) {
 
-
-	// START Move into possibly admin/categories.js
-	// An admin-only function. Seeing how we have no control panel yet ima leave this right here. sit pretty, you
-	Categories.create = function(data, callback) {
-		RDB.incr('global:next_category_id', function(err, cid) {
-			RDB.handle(err);
-
-			var slug = cid + '/' + utils.slugify(data.name);
-			RDB.rpush('categories:cid', cid);
-
-			// Topic Info
-			RDB.set('cid:' + cid + ':name', data.name);
-			RDB.set('cid:' + cid + ':description', data.description);
-			RDB.set('cid:' + cid + ':icon', data.icon);
-			RDB.set('cid:' + cid + ':blockclass', data.blockclass);
-			RDB.set('cid:' + cid + ':slug', slug);
-		
-			RDB.set('category:slug:' + slug + ':cid', cid);
-
-			if (callback) callback({'status': 1});
-		});
-	};
-
-	Categories.edit = function(data, callback) {
-		// just a reminder to self that name + slugs are stored into topics data as well.
-	};
-	// END Move into possibly admin/categories.js
-
-
-
-	Categories.privileges = function(cid, uid, callback) {
-		function isModerator(next) {
-			user.isModerator(uid, cid, function(isMod) {
-					next(null, isMod);
-				});
-		}
-
-		function isAdministrator(next) {
-			user.isAdministrator(uid, function(isAdmin) {
-					next(null, isAdmin);
-				});
-		}
-
-		async.parallel([isModerator, isAdministrator], function(err, results) {
-			callback({
-				editable: results.indexOf(true) !== -1 ? true : false,
-				view_deleted: results.indexOf(true) !== -1 ? true : false
-			});
-		});
-	}
-
-
-	Categories.get = function(callback, category_id, current_user) {
+	Categories.getCategoryById = function(category_id, current_user, callback) {
 		RDB.smembers('categories:' + category_id + ':tid', function(err, tids) {
 			RDB.multi()
 				.get('cid:' + category_id + ':name')
@@ -79,7 +27,8 @@ var	RDB = require('./redis.js'),
 
 					var categoryData = {
 							'category_name' : category_name,
-							'show_topic_button' : 'show',
+							'show_category_features' : 'show',
+							'topic_row_size': 'span9',
 							'category_id': category_id,
 							'active_users': active_users,
 							'topics' : []
@@ -112,8 +61,6 @@ var	RDB = require('./redis.js'),
 							callback(categoryData);
 						});
 					}
-
-					
 				});
 		});
 	}
@@ -123,7 +70,8 @@ var	RDB = require('./redis.js'),
 		RDB.zrange('topics:recent', 0, -1, function(err, tids) {
 			var latestTopics = {
 				'category_name' : 'Recent',
-				'show_topic_button' : 'hidden',
+				'show_category_features' : 'hidden',
+				'topic_row_size': 'span12',
 				'category_id': false,
 				'topics' : []
 			};
@@ -140,7 +88,7 @@ var	RDB = require('./redis.js'),
 		});
 	}
 
-
+	// not the permanent location for this function
 	Categories.getTopicsByTids = function(tids, current_user, callback, category_id /*temporary*/) {
 		var title = [],
 			uid = [],
@@ -276,6 +224,29 @@ var	RDB = require('./redis.js'),
 	}
 
 
+	Categories.privileges = function(cid, uid, callback) {
+		function isModerator(next) {
+			user.isModerator(uid, cid, function(isMod) {
+					next(null, isMod);
+				});
+		}
+
+		function isAdministrator(next) {
+			user.isAdministrator(uid, function(isAdmin) {
+					next(null, isAdmin);
+				});
+		}
+
+		async.parallel([isModerator, isAdministrator], function(err, results) {
+			callback({
+				editable: results.indexOf(true) !== -1 ? true : false,
+				view_deleted: results.indexOf(true) !== -1 ? true : false
+			});
+		});
+	}
+
+
+
 	Categories.hasReadCategories = function(cids, uid, callback) {
 		var batch = RDB.multi();
 
@@ -291,6 +262,11 @@ var	RDB = require('./redis.js'),
 
 
 	Categories.getCategories = function(cids, callback, current_user) {
+		if (cids.length === 0) {
+			callback({'categories' : []});
+			return;
+		}
+		
 		var name = [],
 			description = [],
 			icon = [],
@@ -307,49 +283,47 @@ var	RDB = require('./redis.js'),
 			slug.push('cid:' + cids[i] + ':slug');
 			topic_count.push('cid:' + cids[i] + ':topiccount');
 		}
+		
+		RDB.multi()
+			.mget(name)
+			.mget(description)
+			.mget(icon)
+			.mget(blockclass)
+			.mget(slug)
+			.mget(topic_count)
+			.exec(function(err, replies) {
+				name = replies[0];
+				description = replies[1];
+				icon = replies[2];
+				blockclass = replies[3];
+				slug = replies[4];
+				topic_count = replies[5];
 
-		if (cids.length > 0) {
-			RDB.multi()
-				.mget(name)
-				.mget(description)
-				.mget(icon)
-				.mget(blockclass)
-				.mget(slug)
-				.mget(topic_count)
-				.exec(function(err, replies) {
-					name = replies[0];
-					description = replies[1];
-					icon = replies[2];
-					blockclass = replies[3];
-					slug = replies[4];
-					topic_count = replies[5];
-
-					
-					function generateCategories() {
-						var categories = [];
-						for (var i=0, ii=cids.length; i<ii; i++) {
-							categories.push({
-								'name' : name[i],
-								'cid' : cids[i],
-								'slug' : slug[i],
-								'description' : description[i],
-								'blockclass' : blockclass[i],
-								'icon' : icon[i],
-								'badgeclass' : (!topic_count[i] || (has_read[i] && current_user !=0)) ? '' : 'badge-important',
-								'topic_count' : topic_count[i] || 0
-							});
-						}
-
-						callback({'categories': categories});
+				
+				function generateCategories() {
+					var categories = [];
+					for (var i=0, ii=cids.length; i<ii; i++) {
+						categories.push({
+							'name' : name[i],
+							'cid' : cids[i],
+							'slug' : slug[i],
+							'description' : description[i],
+							'blockclass' : blockclass[i],
+							'icon' : icon[i],
+							'badgeclass' : (!topic_count[i] || (has_read[i] && current_user !=0)) ? '' : 'badge-important',
+							'topic_count' : topic_count[i] || 0
+						});
 					}
 
-					Categories.hasReadCategories(cids, current_user, function(read_data) {
-						has_read = read_data;
-						generateCategories();
-					});
-					
+					callback({'categories': categories});
+				}
+
+				Categories.hasReadCategories(cids, current_user, function(read_data) {
+					has_read = read_data;
+					generateCategories();
 				});
-		} else callback({'categories' : []});
+				
+			});
 	};
 
 }(exports));
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/postTools.js b/src/postTools.js
index cc8d703bdf..00adbfc86d 100644
--- a/src/postTools.js
+++ b/src/postTools.js
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ marked.setOptions({
 
 		function isOwnPost(next) {
 			RDB.get('pid:' + pid + ':uid', function(err, author) {
-					if (author && parseInt(author) > 0) next(null, author === uid);
+					if (author && parseInt(author) > 0) {
+						next(null, author === uid);
+					}
 				});
 		}
 
@@ -52,12 +54,17 @@ marked.setOptions({
 				RDB.set('pid:' + pid + ':editor', uid);
 
 				posts.get_tid_by_pid(pid, function(tid) {
-					io.sockets.in('topic_' + tid).emit('event:post_edited', { pid: pid, content: marked(content || '') });
+					io.sockets.in('topic_' + tid).emit('event:post_edited', {
+						pid: pid,
+						content: marked(content || '')
+					});
 				});
 			};
 
 		PostTools.privileges(pid, uid, function(privileges) {
-			if (privileges.editable) success();
+			if (privileges.editable) {
+				success();
+			}
 		});
 	}
 
@@ -66,12 +73,16 @@ marked.setOptions({
 				RDB.set('pid:' + pid + ':deleted', 1);
 
 				posts.get_tid_by_pid(pid, function(tid) {
-					io.sockets.in('topic_' + tid).emit('event:post_deleted', { pid: pid });
+					io.sockets.in('topic_' + tid).emit('event:post_deleted', {
+						pid: pid
+					});
 				});
 			};
 
 		PostTools.privileges(pid, uid, function(privileges) {
-			if (privileges.editable) success();
+			if (privileges.editable) {
+				success();
+			}
 		});
 	}
 
@@ -80,12 +91,16 @@ marked.setOptions({
 				RDB.del('pid:' + pid + ':deleted');
 
 				posts.get_tid_by_pid(pid, function(tid) {
-					io.sockets.in('topic_' + tid).emit('event:post_restored', { pid: pid });
+					io.sockets.in('topic_' + tid).emit('event:post_restored', {
+						pid: pid
+					});
 				});
 			};
 
 		PostTools.privileges(pid, uid, function(privileges) {
-			if (privileges.editable) success();
+			if (privileges.editable) {
+				success();
+			}
 		});
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/posts.js b/src/posts.js
index e8de7135de..aa9a7a7f81 100644
--- a/src/posts.js
+++ b/src/posts.js
@@ -14,16 +14,12 @@ marked.setOptions({
 
 (function(Posts) {
 
-	Posts.get = function(callback, tid, current_user, start, end) {
-		if (start == null) start = 0;
-		if (end == null) end = start + 10;
-
+	Posts.getPostsByTid = function(tid, current_user, start, end, callback) {
 		RDB.lrange('tid:' + tid + ':posts', start, end, function(err, pids) {
 			RDB.handle(err);
 			
 			if (pids.length === 0 ) {
-				callback(false);
-				return;
+				throw new Error('Topic should never have 0 posts. tid: ' + tid);
 			}
 			
 			topics.markAsRead(tid, current_user);
diff --git a/src/routes/admin.js b/src/routes/admin.js
index bf0536993f..e5b203a8cd 100644
--- a/src/routes/admin.js
+++ b/src/routes/admin.js
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ var user = require('./../user.js'),
 					}
 					break;
 				case 'topics' :
-					categories.get(function(data) {
+					categories.getCategoryById(0, 0, function(data) {
 						res.send(JSON.stringify(data));
 					});
 					break;
diff --git a/src/threadTools.js b/src/threadTools.js
index 6886750dd0..82acdca15c 100644
--- a/src/threadTools.js
+++ b/src/threadTools.js
@@ -145,10 +145,17 @@ var	RDB = require('./redis.js'),
 						RDB.set('tid:' + tid + ':category_name', data.categories[0].name);
 						RDB.set('tid:' + tid + ':category_slug', data.categories[0].slug);
 					});
-					socket.emit('api:topic.move', { status: 'ok' });
-					io.sockets.in('topic_' + tid).emit('event:topic_moved', { tid: tid });
+
+					socket.emit('api:topic.move', {
+						status: 'ok'
+					});
+					io.sockets.in('topic_' + tid).emit('event:topic_moved', {
+						tid: tid
+					});
 				} else {
-					socket.emit('api:topic.move', { status: 'error' });
+					socket.emit('api:topic.move', {
+						status: 'error'
+					});
 				}
 			});
 		});
diff --git a/src/topics.js b/src/topics.js
index 422b1e7a49..bf40fc8931 100644
--- a/src/topics.js
+++ b/src/topics.js
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@ marked.setOptions({
 });
 
 (function(Topics) {
-	Topics.get = function(callback, tid, current_user) {
-
+	Topics.getTopicById = function(tid, current_user, callback) {
 		function getTopicData(next) {
 			RDB.multi()
 				.get('tid:' + tid + ':title')
@@ -37,9 +36,9 @@ marked.setOptions({
 		}
 
 		function getTopicPosts(next) {
-			posts.get(function(postData) {
+			posts.getPostsByTid(tid, current_user, 0, 10, function(postData) {
 				next(null, postData);
-			}, tid, current_user, 0, 10);
+			});
 		}
 
 		function getPrivileges(next) {
@@ -68,7 +67,7 @@ marked.setOptions({
 					pid = postData.pid[i];
 				
 
-				// ############ to be moved into posts.get ############
+				// ############ to be moved into posts.getPostsByTid ############
 				if (postData.deleted[i] === null || (postData.deleted[i] === '1' && privileges.view_deleted) || current_user === uid) {
 					var post_obj = {
 						'pid' : pid,
@@ -95,7 +94,7 @@ marked.setOptions({
 						retrieved_posts.push(post_obj);
 					}
 				}
-				// ########## end to be moved into posts.get ############
+				// ########## end to be moved into posts.getPostsByTid ############
 			}
 
 			callback({
diff --git a/src/webserver.js b/src/webserver.js
index d372e29413..f7b8028b4b 100644
--- a/src/webserver.js
+++ b/src/webserver.js
@@ -105,7 +105,8 @@ var express = require('express'),
 	});
 	
 	// These functions are called via ajax once the initial page is loaded to populate templates with data
-	function api_method(req, res) {		
+	function api_method(req, res) {
+		var uid = (req.user) ? req.user.uid : 0;
 		
 		switch(req.params.method) {
 			case 'get_templates_listing' :
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@ var express = require('express'),
 						data.motd_class = (config.show_motd || config.show_motd === undefined) ? '' : 'none';
 						data.motd = marked(config.motd || "# NodeBB v0.1\nWelcome to NodeBB, the discussion platform of the future.\n\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.nodebb.org\" class=\"btn btn-large\"><i class=\"icon-comment\"></i> Get NodeBB</a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://github.com/designcreateplay/NodeBB\" class=\"btn btn-large\"><i class=\"icon-github-alt\"></i> Fork us on Github</a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://twitter.com/dcplabs\" class=\"btn btn-large\"><i class=\"icon-twitter\"></i> @dcplabs</a>");
 						res.send(JSON.stringify(data));
-					}, (req.user) ? req.user.uid : 0);
+					}, uid);
 				break;
 			case 'login' :
 					var data = {},
@@ -165,43 +166,27 @@ var express = require('express'),
 					res.send(JSON.stringify(data));
 				break;
 			case 'topic' :
-					topics.get(function(data) {
-						if(!data) {
-							res.send(false);
-							return;
-						}
-						res.send(JSON.stringify(data));
-					}, req.params.id, (req.user) ? req.user.uid : 0);
+					topics.getTopicById(req.params.id, uid, function(data) {
+						res.send(data ? JSON.stringify(data) : false);
+					});
 				break;
 			case 'category' :
-					categories.get(function(data) {
-						if(!data) {
-							res.send(false);
-							return;
-						}
-						res.send(JSON.stringify(data));
-					}, req.params.id, (req.user) ? req.user.uid : 0);
+					categories.getCategoryById(req.params.id, uid, function(data) {
+						res.send(data ? JSON.stringify(data) : false);
+					}, req.params.id, uid);
 				break;
 			case 'latest' :
-					categories.getLatestTopics((req.user) ? req.user.uid : 0, 0, 9, function(data) {
+					categories.getLatestTopics(uid, 0, 9, function(data) {
 						res.send(JSON.stringify(data));
 					});
 				break;
 			case 'popular' :
-					categories.get(function(data) {
-						if(!data) {
-							res.send(false);
-							return;
-						}
+					categories.getLatestTopics(uid, 0, 9, function(data) {
 						res.send(JSON.stringify(data));
 					});
 				break;
 			case 'active' :
-					categories.get(function(data) {
-						if(!data) {
-							res.send(false);
-							return;
-						}
+					categories.getLatestTopics(uid, 0, 9, function(data) {
 						res.send(JSON.stringify(data));
 					});
 				break;