diff --git a/src/assets/projects/03-brainfucked.md b/src/assets/projects/03-brainfucked.md
index f45c157..e8ffb5e 100644
--- a/src/assets/projects/03-brainfucked.md
+++ b/src/assets/projects/03-brainfucked.md
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ brainfucked is a brainfuck dialect that makes you manage your memory manually!
 The original interpreter gives you a tape of 30,000 cells, while i only give you
 as much as a pointer takes up on your system: 4 or 8 depending if your on a 32bit or 64bit system.
 You can than allocate a new tape and then use that! Also brainfucked is tuing complete proven by
-this amzing [proof](/blog/writeup?name=proof.md) that my friend [trimill](https://trimill.xyz) made.
+this amzing [proof](/blog/writeup/brainfucked) that my friend [trimill](https://trimill.xyz) made.
diff --git a/src/assets/writeup/proof.md b/src/assets/writeup/brainfucked.md
similarity index 100%
rename from src/assets/writeup/proof.md
rename to src/assets/writeup/brainfucked.md
diff --git a/src/scss/legacy.scss b/src/scss/legacy.scss
index bc56f9f..dbb7bf3 100644
--- a/src/scss/legacy.scss
+++ b/src/scss/legacy.scss
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
 	behavior: url(boxsizing.htc);
 }
 
-#main.legacy .col {
+#main .col {
 	display: block !important;
 	width: 100% !important;
 }
 
-#main.legacy .left {
+#main .left {
 	padding-right: 0 !important;
 	padding-bottom: $outer-gap;
 }
@@ -22,4 +22,8 @@
 
 #new_comment {
 	width: 400px;
+
+	.input {
+		width: 400px;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/web/_controller/_comments.php b/src/web/_controller/_comments.php
index 059b926..eea792f 100644
--- a/src/web/_controller/_comments.php
+++ b/src/web/_controller/_comments.php
@@ -3,12 +3,10 @@ class _comments_controller extends Controller {
 
 	private $comments_model;
 
-	function __construct($load) {
-		parent::__construct($load);
-		$this->comments_model = $this->load->model('_comments');
+	function __construct() {
+		$this->comments_model = $this->load_model('_comments');
 	}
 
-
 	public function comments(string $page, string $ref): void {
 		$data = $this->comments_model->get_comments($page);
 		$this->view('comments', array(
@@ -79,7 +77,7 @@ class _comments_controller extends Controller {
 			->post_comment($author, $content, $page, $vulgar);
 
 		if ($result) {
-			header('Location: ' . $this->main->get_url($ref) . '#comments');
+			header('Location: ' . $this->get_url($ref) . '#comments');
 		} else {
 			$this->error(500);
 		}
diff --git a/src/web/_controller/_meta.php b/src/web/_controller/_meta.php
index e78f8b3..891bf69 100644
--- a/src/web/_controller/_meta.php
+++ b/src/web/_controller/_meta.php
@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
 <?php /* Copyright (c) 2024 Freya Murphy */
 class _meta_controller extends Controller {
 
-	function __construct($load) {
-		parent::__construct($load);
-	}
-
-	public function robots(): void {
+	public function robots(): void
+	{
 		header("Content-Type: text/plain");
-		$sitemap = $this->main->get_url_full('sitemap.xml');
+		$sitemap = $this->get_url('sitemap.xml');
 
 		echo "User-agent: *\n";
 		echo "Disallow:\n";
@@ -18,14 +15,16 @@ class _meta_controller extends Controller {
 		echo "Sitemap: {$sitemap}\n";
 	}
 
-	private function sitemap_page(string $url, string $priority): void {
+	private function sitemap_page(string $url, string $priority): void
+	{
 		echo "<url>\n";
-		echo "<loc>{$this->main->get_url_full($url)}</loc>\n";
+		echo "<loc>{$this->get_url($url)}</loc>\n";
 		echo "<priority>{$priority}</priority>\n";
 		echo "</url>";
 	}
 
-	public function sitemap(): void {
+	public function sitemap(): void
+	{
 		header("Content-Type: application/xml");
 
 		echo "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?>\n";
@@ -35,8 +34,8 @@ class _meta_controller extends Controller {
 		$this->sitemap_page('projects', 0.8);
 		$this->sitemap_page('blog', 0.8);
 
-		$this->load->app_lang('blog');
-		$blog_modal = $this->load->model('blog');
+		$this->load_lang('blog');
+		$blog_modal = $this->load_model('blog');
 		$blog = $blog_modal->get_data()['blog'];
 
 		foreach ($blog as $name => $_) {
@@ -46,20 +45,21 @@ class _meta_controller extends Controller {
 		echo "</urlset>\n";
 	}
 
-	public function manifest(): void {
+	public function manifest(): void
+	{
 		$json = array(
 			'short_name' => lang('domain'),
 			'name' => lang('domain'),
 			'icons' => [
 				array(
-					'src' => $this->main->get_url('public/icons/logo512.png'),
+					'src' => $this->get_url('public/icons/logo512.png'),
 					'type' => 'image/png',
 					'sizes' => '512x512',
 					'purpose' => 'any maskable'
 				)
 			],
-			'id' => $this->main->get_url('home'),
-			'start_url' => $this->main->get_url('home'),
+			'id' => $this->get_url('home'),
+			'start_url' => $this->get_url('home'),
 			'background_color' => lang('theme_color'),
 			'display' => 'standalone',
 			'scope' => lang('base_path'),
diff --git a/src/web/_controller/blog.php b/src/web/_controller/blog.php
index 4a961e1..b2ddbcc 100644
--- a/src/web/_controller/blog.php
+++ b/src/web/_controller/blog.php
@@ -4,29 +4,28 @@ class Blog_controller extends Controller {
 	public $comments_controller;
 	private $blog_model;
 
-	function __construct($load) {
-		parent::__construct($load);
-		$this->blog_model = $this->load->model('blog');
-		$this->comments_controller = $this->load->controller('_comments');
+	function __construct()
+	{
+		$this->blog_model = $this->load_model('blog');
+		$this->comments_controller = $this->load_controller('_comments');
 	}
 
-	public function index(): void {
+	public function index(): void
+	{
 		parent::index();
+
 		$data = $this->blog_model->get_data();
 		$this->view('header', $data);
 		$this->view('apps/blog', $data);
 		$this->view('footer', $data);
 	}
 
-	private function protect(string $folder): void {
-		if (!array_key_exists('name', $_GET)) {
-			$this->error(400);
-		}
-
-		$basepath = $GLOBALS['assetroot'] . '/' . $folder . '/';
+	private function protect(string $folder, string $name): void
+	{
+		$basepath = ASSET_ROOT . '/' . $folder . '/';
 		$realBase = realpath($basepath);
 
-		$userpath = $basepath . $_GET['name'];
+		$userpath = $basepath . $name . '.md';
 		$realUserPath = realpath($userpath);
 
 		if ($realUserPath === false || strpos($realUserPath, $realBase) !== 0) {
@@ -34,35 +33,42 @@ class Blog_controller extends Controller {
 		}
 	}
 
-	public function post(): void {
-		$this->protect('blog');
+	public function post($name): void
+	{
+		$this->protect('blog', $name);
+
 		parent::index();
-		$data = $this->blog_model->get_post($_GET['name']);
+
+		$data = $this->blog_model->get_post($name);
 		if ($data === FALSE) {
 			$this->error(404);
 		}
 		$this->view('header', $data);
 		$this->view('apps/blog_post', $data);
-		$ref = 'blog/post?name=' . $_GET['name'];
+		$ref = "blog/post{$name}";
 		$this->comments_controller->comments($data['post']['meta']['name'], $ref);
 		$this->view('footer', $data);
 	}
 
-	public function writeup(): void {
-		$this->protect('writeup');
+	public function writeup($name): void
+	{
+		$this->protect('writeup', $name);
+
 		parent::index();
-		$data = $this->blog_model->get_writeup($_GET['name']);
+
+		$data = $this->blog_model->get_writeup($name);
 		if ($data === FALSE) {
 			$this->error(404);
 		}
 		$this->view('header', $data);
 		$this->view('apps/blog_writeup', $data);
-		$ref = 'blog/writeup?name=' . $_GET['name'];
+		$ref = "blog/writeup/{$name}";
 		$this->comments_controller->comments($data['post']['meta']['name'], $ref);
 		$this->view('footer', $data);
 	}
 
-	public function rss(): void {
+	public function rss(): void
+	{
 		$data = $this->blog_model->get_data();
 		header('Content-Type: application/xml');
 		$this->view('apps/blog_rss', $data);
diff --git a/src/web/_controller/bucket.php b/src/web/_controller/bucket.php
index ed15ef8..a7d1023 100644
--- a/src/web/_controller/bucket.php
+++ b/src/web/_controller/bucket.php
@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@ class Bucket_controller extends Controller {
 
 	private $bucket_model;
 
-	function __construct($load) {
-		parent::__construct($load);
-		$this->bucket_model = $this->load->model('bucket');
+	function __construct()
+	{
+		$this->bucket_model = $this->load_model('bucket');
 	}
 
-	public function index(): void {
+	public function index(): void
+	{
 		parent::index();
 		$data = $this->bucket_model->get_data();
 		if ($data === NULL) {
diff --git a/src/web/_controller/error.php b/src/web/_controller/error.php
index d24308b..30bd797 100644
--- a/src/web/_controller/error.php
+++ b/src/web/_controller/error.php
@@ -3,19 +3,26 @@ class Error_controller extends Controller {
 
 	private $error_model;
 
-	function __construct($load) {
-		parent::__construct($load);
-		$this->error_model = $this->load->model('error');
+	function __construct()
+	{
+		$this->error_model = $this->load_model('error');
 	}
 
-	public function index(): void {
+	public function code(int $code): void
+	{
 		parent::index();
-		$data = $this->error_model->get_data();
+		$this->load_lang('error');
+
+		$data = $this->error_model->get_data($code);
 		$this->view('header', $data);
 		$this->view('apps/error', $data);
 		$this->view('footer', $data);
 	}
 
+	public function index(): void
+	{
+		$this->code(500);
+	}
 }
 
 ?>
diff --git a/src/web/_controller/home.php b/src/web/_controller/home.php
index 12dff64..a673e60 100644
--- a/src/web/_controller/home.php
+++ b/src/web/_controller/home.php
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 <?php /* Copyright (c) 2024 Freya Murphy */
 class Home_controller extends Controller {
-	function __construct($load) {
-		parent::__construct($load);
-	}
 
-	public function index(): void {
+	public function index(): void
+	{
 		parent::index();
-		$data = $this->main->get_data();
+
+		$data = Model::get_base_data();
 		$this->view('header', $data);
 		$this->view('apps/home', $data);
 		$this->view('footer', $data);
diff --git a/src/web/_controller/projects.php b/src/web/_controller/projects.php
index 9ee2136..cfa28b5 100644
--- a/src/web/_controller/projects.php
+++ b/src/web/_controller/projects.php
@@ -3,13 +3,15 @@ class Projects_controller extends Controller {
 
 	private $projects_model;
 
-	function __construct($load) {
-		parent::__construct($load);
-		$this->projects_model = $this->load->model('projects');
+	function __construct()
+	{
+		$this->projects_model = $this->load_model('projects');
 	}
 
-	public function index(): void {
+	public function index(): void
+	{
 		parent::index();
+
 		$data = $this->projects_model->get_data();
 		$this->view('header', $data);
 		$this->view('apps/projects', $data);
diff --git a/src/web/_model/_comments.php b/src/web/_model/_comments.php
index 73c1fc7..f36c642 100644
--- a/src/web/_model/_comments.php
+++ b/src/web/_model/_comments.php
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
 <?php /* Copyright (c) 2024 Freya Murphy */
 class _comments_model extends Model {
 
-	function __construct($load) {
-		parent::__construct($load);
-	}
-
-	private function load_profanity() {
-		$path = $GLOBALS['assetroot'] . '/profanity.txt';
+	private function load_profanity()
+	{
+		$path = ASSET_ROOT . '/profanity.txt';
 		$str = file_get_contents($path);
 		$lines = explode("\n", $str);
 
@@ -25,14 +22,16 @@ class _comments_model extends Model {
 		return $regex;
 	}
 
-	public function is_vulgar($text) {
+	public function is_vulgar($text)
+	{
 		$profanity = $this->load_profanity();
 		return preg_match($profanity, $text);
 	}
 
-	public function get_comments($page) {
-		$ip = $this->main->info['ip'];
-		$query = $this->db
+	public function get_comments($page)
+	{
+		$ip = CONTEXT['ip'];
+		$query = $this->db()
 			->select('*')
 			->from('admin.comment c')
 			->where('c.page')
@@ -46,17 +45,19 @@ class _comments_model extends Model {
 		return $result;
 	}
 
-	public function ban_user() {
-		$ip = $this->main->info['ip'];
-		$this->db
+	public function ban_user()
+	{
+		$ip = CONTEXT['ip'];
+		$this->db()
 			->insert_into('admin.banned', 'ip', 'reason')
 			->values($ip, 'vulgar language')
 			->execute();
 	}
 
-	public function post_comment($author, $content, $page, $vulgar) {
-		$ip = $this->main->info['ip'];
-		return $this->db
+	public function post_comment($author, $content, $page, $vulgar)
+	{
+		$ip = CONTEXT['ip'];
+		return $this->db()
 			->insert_into('admin.comment',
 				'author', 'content', 'page', 'ip', 'vulgar')
 			->values($author, $content, $page, $ip, $vulgar)
diff --git a/src/web/_model/blog.php b/src/web/_model/blog.php
index 0df3959..6dc1316 100644
--- a/src/web/_model/blog.php
+++ b/src/web/_model/blog.php
@@ -3,17 +3,18 @@ class Blog_model extends Model {
 
 	private $markdown;
 
-	function __construct($load) {
-		parent::__construct($load);
+	function __construct()
+	{
 		$this->markdown = new MarkdownParser();
 	}
-    /**
-     * @param mixed $data
-     * @return void
-     */
-    private function load_blog(&$data): void {
+	/**
+	 * @param mixed $data
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	private function load_blog(&$data): void
+	{
 		$blog = array();
-		$dir = $GLOBALS['assetroot'] . '/blog';
+		$dir = ASSET_ROOT . '/blog';
 		if ($handle = opendir($dir)) {
 			while (false !== ($entry = readdir($handle))) {
 				if (str_starts_with($entry, ".")) {
@@ -29,31 +30,31 @@ class Blog_model extends Model {
 	}
 
 	public function get_data(): ?array {
-		$data = parent::get_data();
+		$data = parent::get_base_data('blog');
 		$this->load_blog($data);
 		$data['title'] = lang('title');
 		$data['desc'] = lang('blog_short_desc');
 		return $data;
 	}
-    /**
-     * @param mixed $name
-     * @return bool|<missing>
-     */
-    private function load_post($name): ?array {
-		$dir = $GLOBALS['assetroot'] . '/blog';
-		$path = $dir . '/' . $name;
+	/**
+	 * @param mixed $name
+	 * @return bool|<missing>
+	 */
+	private function load_post($name): ?array {
+		$dir = ASSET_ROOT . '/blog';
+		$path = $dir . '/' . $name . '.md';
 		if(!file_exists($path)) {
 			return NULL;
 		}
 		$md = $this->markdown->parse($path);
 		return $md;
 	}
-    /**
-     * @param mixed $name
-     * @return bool|null|array
-     */
-    public function get_post($name): ?array {
-		$data = parent::get_data();
+	/**
+	 * @param mixed $name
+	 * @return bool|null|array
+	 */
+	public function get_post($name): ?array {
+		$data = parent::get_base_data();
 		$post = $this->load_post($name);
 		if (!$post) {
 			return NULL;
@@ -63,24 +64,24 @@ class Blog_model extends Model {
 		$data['post'] = $post;
 		return $data;
 	}
-    /**
-     * @param mixed $name
-     */
-    private function load_writeup($name): ?array {
-		$dir = $GLOBALS['assetroot'] . '/writeup';
-		$path = $dir . '/' . $name;
+	/**
+	 * @param mixed $name
+	 */
+	private function load_writeup($name): ?array {
+		$dir = ASSET_ROOT . '/writeup';
+		$path = $dir . '/' . $name . '.md';
 		if(!file_exists($path)) {
 			return NULL;
 		}
 		$md = $this->markdown->parse($path);
 		return $md;
 	}
-    /**
-     * @param mixed $name
-     * @return bool|null|array
-     */
-    public function get_writeup($name): ?array {
-		$data = parent::get_data();
+	/**
+	 * @param mixed $name
+	 * @return bool|null|array
+	 */
+	public function get_writeup($name): ?array {
+		$data = parent::get_base_data();
 		$writeup = $this->load_writeup($name);
 		if (!$writeup) {
 			return NULL;
diff --git a/src/web/_model/bucket.php b/src/web/_model/bucket.php
index f38bebe..374836e 100644
--- a/src/web/_model/bucket.php
+++ b/src/web/_model/bucket.php
@@ -1,24 +1,19 @@
 <?php /* Copyright (c) 2024 Freya Murphy */
 class Bucket_model extends Model {
 
-	function __construct($load) {
-		parent::__construct($load);
-	}
+	public function get_data(): ?array
+	{
+		$data = parent::get_base_data();
 
-	public function get_data(): ?array {
-		$data = parent::get_data();
-
-		if (array_key_exists('name', $_GET)) {
+		if (array_key_exists('name', $_GET))
 			$data['name'] = $_GET['name'];
-		} else {
+		else
 			return NULL;
-		}
 
-		if (array_key_exists('lightmode', $_GET)) {
+		if (array_key_exists('lightmode', $_GET))
 			$data['lightmode'] = $_GET['lightmode'];
-		} else {
+		else
 			$data['lightmode'] = 'false';
-		}
 
 		return $data;
 	}
diff --git a/src/web/_model/error.php b/src/web/_model/error.php
index 0a08fdd..11b56f9 100644
--- a/src/web/_model/error.php
+++ b/src/web/_model/error.php
@@ -1,30 +1,22 @@
 <?php /* Copyright (c) 2024 Freya Murphy */
 class Error_model extends Model {
 
-	function __construct($load) {
-		parent::__construct($load);
-	}
-
-	private function get_msg(&$data) {
-		if (!array_key_exists('code', $_GET)) {
-			http_response_code(500);
-			$data['msg'] = ucfirst(lang('error'));
-			$data['title'] = '500';
-		} else {
-			$code = $_GET['code'];
-			http_response_code($code);
-			$data['title'] = $code;
-			$msg = ucfirst(lang('error_' . $code, FALSE));
-			if (!$msg) {
-				$msg = ucfirst(lang('error'));
-			}
-			$data['msg'] = $msg;
+	private function get_msg(&$data, int $code)
+	{
+		http_response_code($code);
+		$data['title'] = $code;
+		$msg = ucfirst(lang('error_' . $code, FALSE));
+		if (!$msg) {
+			$msg = ucfirst(lang('error'));
 		}
+		$data['msg'] = $msg;
+
 	}
 
-	public function get_data(): ?array {
-		$data = parent::get_data();
-		$this->get_msg($data);
+	public function get_data(int $code): array
+	{
+		$data = parent::get_base_data('error');
+		$this->get_msg($data, $code);
 		return $data;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/web/_model/main.php b/src/web/_model/main.php
deleted file mode 100644
index cbcf498..0000000
--- a/src/web/_model/main.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,110 +0,0 @@
-<?php /* Copyright (c) 2024 Freya Murphy */
-class Main_model extends Model {
-
-	// stores the current request info
-	public mixed $info;
-
-	// the main loader
-	public Loader $load;
-
-	/**
-	 * Loads the main model
-	 * @param Loader $load - the main loader object
-	 */
-	function __construct(Loader $load) {
-		parent::__construct($load, TRUE);
-		$GLOBALS['main_model'] = $this;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Gets the stamp for a asset path
-	 * @param string $path
-	 */
-	private function asset_stamp(string $path): int {
-		$root = $GLOBALS['webroot'];
-		$path = $root . '/../public/' . $path;
-		return @filemtime($path);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Get the current IE version
-	 * @returns the IE version if valid IE user agent, INT_MAX if not
-	 */
-	public function get_ie_version(): int {
-		if (preg_match('/MSIE\s(?P<v>\d+)/i', @$_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'], $B)) {
-			return $B['v'];
-		} else {
-			return PHP_INT_MAX;
-		}
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Gets the full url including the http scheme and host part
-	 * Needed for IE 6 & 7 need.
-	 * @param string $path
-     * @param bool $timestamp
- 	 */
-	public function get_url_full(string $path, bool $timestamp = FALSE): string {
-		$host = $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'];
-		$base = lang('base_path');
-
-		$url = "http://{$host}{$base}{$path}";
-		if ($timestamp) {
-			$time = @filemtime($GLOBALS['rootroot'] . '/' . $path);
-			$url .= "?timestamp={$time}";
-		}
-		return $url;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Gets a full path url from a relative path
-	 * @param string $path
-     * @param bool $timestamp
- 	 */
-	public function get_url(string $path, bool $timestamp = FALSE): string {
-		if ($this->get_ie_version() <= 7) {
-			return $this->get_url_full($path, $timestamp);
-		}
-		$base = lang('base_path');
-		$url = "{$base}{$path}";
-		if ($timestamp) {
-			$time = @filemtime($GLOBALS['rootroot'] . '/' . $path);
-			$url .= "?timestamp={$time}";
-		}
-		return $url;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Loads a css html link
-	 * @param string $path - the path to the css file
-	 */
-	public function link_css(string $path): string {
-		$stamp = $this->asset_stamp($path);
-		$href = $this->get_url("public/{$path}?stamp={$stamp}");
-		return '<link rel="stylesheet" href="'. $href .'">';
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Loads a css html link
-	 * @param string $path - the path to the css file
-	 */
-	public function embed_css(string $path): string {
-		$file = $GLOBALS['publicroot'] . '/' . $path;
-		if (file_exists($file)) {
-			$text = file_get_contents($file);
-			return "<style>{$text}</style>";
-		} else {
-			return "";
-		}
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Formats a ISO date
-	 * @param $iso_date the ISO date
-	 */
-	public function format_date(string $iso_date): string {
-		return date("Y-m-d D H:m", strtotime($iso_date));
-	}
-}
-
-?>
diff --git a/src/web/_model/projects.php b/src/web/_model/projects.php
index 784e12a..537bce5 100644
--- a/src/web/_model/projects.php
+++ b/src/web/_model/projects.php
@@ -3,17 +3,18 @@ class Projects_model extends Model {
 
 	private $markdown;
 
-	function __construct($load) {
-		parent::__construct($load);
+	function __construct()
+	{
 		$this->markdown = new MarkdownParser();
 	}
 
-    /**
-     * @param array<string,mixed> $data
-     */
-    private function load_projects(&$data): void {
+	/**
+	 * @param array<string,mixed> $data
+	 */
+	private function load_projects(&$data): void
+	{
 		$projects = array();
-		$dir = $GLOBALS['assetroot'] . '/projects';
+		$dir = ASSET_ROOT . '/projects';
 		if ($handle = opendir($dir)) {
 			while (false !== ($entry = readdir($handle))) {
 				if (str_starts_with($entry, ".")) {
@@ -28,8 +29,9 @@ class Projects_model extends Model {
 		$data['projects'] = $projects;
 	}
 
-	public function get_data(): ?array {
-		$data = parent::get_data();
+	public function get_data(): ?array
+	{
+		$data = parent::get_base_data();
 		$this->load_projects($data);
 		$data['title'] = lang('title');
 		$data['desc'] = lang('short_desc');
diff --git a/src/web/_views/apps/blog.php b/src/web/_views/apps/blog.php
index 7290f0e..f64453c 100644
--- a/src/web/_views/apps/blog.php
+++ b/src/web/_views/apps/blog.php
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 <?php /* Copyright (c) 2024 Freya Murphy */ ?>
 <?=aria_section('blog', lang('title'))?>
-	<p><?=lang('blog_desc', sub: [$this->main->get_url('rss.xml')])?></p>
+	<p><?=lang('blog_desc', sub: [$this->get_url('rss.xml')])?></p>
 	<?php
 		foreach($blog as $name => $post) {
 			$meta = $post['meta'];
-			$link = $this->main->get_url('blog/post?name=' . $name);
+			$link = $this->get_url('blog/post/' . substr($name, 0, -3));
 			echo '<a href="' . $link . '"><h3>' . $meta['name'] . '</h3></a>';
 			echo '<span>' . $meta['desc'] . '</span><br>';
-			echo '<span><time>' . $this->main->format_date($meta['date']) . '</time></span>';
+			echo '<span><time>' . $this->format_date($meta['date']) . '</time></span>';
 		}
 	?>
 </div>
diff --git a/src/web/_views/apps/blog_post.php b/src/web/_views/apps/blog_post.php
index d5ad255..8b45a62 100644
--- a/src/web/_views/apps/blog_post.php
+++ b/src/web/_views/apps/blog_post.php
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?php /* Copyright (c) 2024 Freya Murphy */ ?>
 <?=aria_section('post', $post['meta']['name'])?>
-	<span><?=ucfirst(lang('posted'))?>: <time><?=$this->main->format_date($post['meta']['date'])?></time></span>
+	<span><?=ucfirst(lang('posted'))?>: <time><?=$this->format_date($post['meta']['date'])?></time></span>
 	<br>
 	<?=$post['content']?>
 </div>
diff --git a/src/web/_views/apps/blog_rss.php b/src/web/_views/apps/blog_rss.php
index c3b1c84..e112389 100644
--- a/src/web/_views/apps/blog_rss.php
+++ b/src/web/_views/apps/blog_rss.php
@@ -7,12 +7,13 @@
 		<language><?=lang('lang_short')?></language>
 	<?php
 		foreach ($blog as $name => $post) {
+			$name = substr($name, 0, -3);
 			echo '<item>';
 			echo '<title>' . $post['meta']['name'] . '</title>';
 			echo '<description>' . $post['meta']['desc'] . '</description>';
 			echo '<pubDate>' . $post['meta']['date'] . '</pubDate>';
-			echo '<link>' . lang('root_url') . 'blog/post?name=' . $name . '</link>';
-			echo '<guid>' . lang('root_url') . 'blog/post?name=' . $name . '</guid>';
+			echo '<link>' . lang('root_url') . 'blog/post/' . $name . '</link>';
+			echo '<guid>' . lang('root_url') . 'blog/post/' . $name . '</guid>';
 			echo '</item>';
 		}
 	?>
diff --git a/src/web/_views/apps/bucket.php b/src/web/_views/apps/bucket.php
index 72c349b..aeb6cf3 100644
--- a/src/web/_views/apps/bucket.php
+++ b/src/web/_views/apps/bucket.php
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
         $root='https://webring.bucketfish.me/redirect.html?to=%s&name=' . $name;
         $this->view('head', $data);
         if ($lightmode === 'true') {
-            echo $this->main->link_css('css/bucket_light.css');
+            echo $this->link_css('css/bucket_light.css');
         } else {
-            echo $this->main->link_css('css/bucket.css');
+            echo $this->link_css('css/bucket.css');
         }
     ?>
         <base target="_parent" />
diff --git a/src/web/_views/comments.php b/src/web/_views/comments.php
index 0544f84..78cc1cb 100644
--- a/src/web/_views/comments.php
+++ b/src/web/_views/comments.php
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<?php
 		if ($comments)
 		foreach($comments as $comment) {
-			$date = $this->main->format_date($comment['created']);
+			$date = $this->format_date($comment['created']);
 
 			echo '<div class="comment">';
 			echo '<h3 class="header">' . esc($comment['author']) . '</h3>';
diff --git a/src/web/_views/footer.php b/src/web/_views/footer.php
index 1eac625..f451bfd 100644
--- a/src/web/_views/footer.php
+++ b/src/web/_views/footer.php
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@
 	} else {
 		$footer_text = '';
 	}
-
-	$legacy = $this->main->get_ie_version() <= 7;
 ?>
 			</div>
 		</div>
@@ -39,13 +37,12 @@
 				height="40"
 				class="bucket"
 				title="<?=lang('bucket_title')?>"
-				src="<?=$this->main->get_url('bucket?name=freya')?>"
+				src="<?=$this->get_url('bucket?name=freya')?>"
 			></iframe>
 		</div>
-<?php if($legacy): ?>
-	</center>
-<?php else: ?>
 	</div>
-<?php endif; ?>
+<!--[if lt IE 8 ]>
+	</center>
+<![endif]-->
 	</body>
 </html>
diff --git a/src/web/_views/head.php b/src/web/_views/head.php
index 5534070..27613ff 100644
--- a/src/web/_views/head.php
+++ b/src/web/_views/head.php
@@ -12,18 +12,18 @@
 		<meta property="og:description" content="<?=$desc?>">
 		<meta property="og:title" content="<?=$title?>">
 		<meta property="og:site_name" content="<?=lang('domain')?>">
-		<meta property="og:image" content="<?=$this->main->get_url_full('public/icons/logo640.png', TRUE)?>">
+		<meta property="og:image" content="<?=$this->get_url('public/icons/logo640.png', TRUE)?>">
 		<title><?=$title?></title>
-		<link rel="icon" type="image/png" sizes="16x16" href="<?=$this->main->get_url("public/icons/logo16.png", TRUE)?>">
-        <link rel="icon" type="image/png" sizes="32x32" href="<?=$this->main->get_url("public/icons/logo32.png", TRUE)?>">
-        <link rel="icon" type="image/png" sizes="64x64" href="<?=$this->main->get_url("public/icons/logo64.png", TRUE)?>">
-        <link rel="icon" type="image/png" sizes="320x320" href="<?=$this->main->get_url("public/icons/logo320.png", TRUE)?>">
-        <link rel="icon" type="image/png" sizes="512x512" href="<?=$this->main->get_url("public/icons/logo512.png", TRUE)?>">
-		<link rel="icon" type="image/png" sizes="640x640" href="<?=$this->main->get_url("public/icons/logo640.png", TRUE)?>">
+		<link rel="icon" type="image/png" sizes="16x16" href="<?=$this->get_url("public/icons/logo16.png", TRUE)?>">
+		<link rel="icon" type="image/png" sizes="32x32" href="<?=$this->get_url("public/icons/logo32.png", TRUE)?>">
+		<link rel="icon" type="image/png" sizes="64x64" href="<?=$this->get_url("public/icons/logo64.png", TRUE)?>">
+		<link rel="icon" type="image/png" sizes="320x320" href="<?=$this->get_url("public/icons/logo320.png", TRUE)?>">
+		<link rel="icon" type="image/png" sizes="512x512" href="<?=$this->get_url("public/icons/logo512.png", TRUE)?>">
+		<link rel="icon" type="image/png" sizes="640x640" href="<?=$this->get_url("public/icons/logo640.png", TRUE)?>">
 		<link rel="manifest" href="/manifest.json">
-		<?php if($this->main->get_ie_version() <= 7)
-			echo $this->main->link_css('css/legacy.css');
-		?>
+		<!--[if lt IE 8 ]>
+			<?=$this->link_css('css/legacy.css')?>
+		<![endif]-->
 		<?php foreach($css as $file)
-			echo $this->main->embed_css($file);
+			echo $this->embed_css($file);
 		?>
diff --git a/src/web/_views/header.php b/src/web/_views/header.php
index b037038..07c26b8 100644
--- a/src/web/_views/header.php
+++ b/src/web/_views/header.php
@@ -1,16 +1,14 @@
 <?php /* Copyright (c) 2024 Freya Murphy */ ?>
 <?php
 	$this->view('head', $data);
-	echo $this->main->link_css('css/main.css');
-	$legacy = $this->main->get_ie_version() <= 7;
+	echo $this->link_css('css/main.css');
 ?>
 </head>
 <body>
-<?php if($legacy): ?>
-<center>
-<?php else: ?>
+<!--[if lt IE 8 ]>
+	<center>
+<![endif]-->
 <div class="center">
-<?php endif; ?>
 	<div id="header" role="banner" aria-label="banner">
 		<?=image('img/headerLogo', 'alt_website_logo', size: '200')?>
 		<div class="content">
@@ -20,24 +18,20 @@
 			<div role="navigation">
 				<ul id="nav">
 					<li><?=ilang('action_home',
-						href: $this->main->get_url('home'),
+						href: $this->get_url('home'),
 						container: 'h2'
 					)?></li>
 					<li><?=ilang('action_projects',
-						href: $this->main->get_url('projects'),
+						href: $this->get_url('projects'),
 						container: 'h2'
 					)?></li>
 					<li><?=ilang('action_blog',
-						href: $this->main->get_url('blog'),
+						href: $this->get_url('blog'),
 						container: 'h2'
 					)?></li>
 				</ul>
 			</div>
 		</div>
 	</div>
-<?php if($legacy): ?>
-	<div id="main" class="legacy" role="main">
-<?php else: ?>
 	<div id="main" role="main" aria-label="main">
-<?php endif; ?>
 		<div id="container">
diff --git a/src/web/config/routes.php b/src/web/config/routes.php
index 0b1cc3a..1fc3b67 100644
--- a/src/web/config/routes.php
+++ b/src/web/config/routes.php
@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
 <?php /* Copyright (c) 2024 Freya Murphy */
-
 $routes = array();
 $routes[''] = 'home';
-
 $routes['robots.txt'] = '_meta/robots';
 $routes['sitemap.xml'] = '_meta/sitemap';
 $routes['manifest.json'] = '_meta/manifest';
 $routes['rss.xml'] = 'blog/rss';
-
-$serviceable = array('bucket');
diff --git a/src/web/config/style.php b/src/web/config/style.php
index 6b29fab..10b2ba1 100644
--- a/src/web/config/style.php
+++ b/src/web/config/style.php
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 <?php /* Copyright (c) 2024 Freya Murphy */
-
 $style = array();
-
 $style['home'] = 'css/home.css';
 $style['blog'] = 'css/blog.css';
 $style['error'] = 'css/error.css';
diff --git a/src/web/core/_controller.php b/src/web/core/_controller.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 1da5a96..0000000
--- a/src/web/core/_controller.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,54 +0,0 @@
-<?php /* Copyright (c) 2024 Freya Murphy */
-abstract class Controller {
-
-	// the main model
-	public Main_model $main;
-
-	// the loader
-	public Loader $load;
-
-	/**
-	 * Creates a constructor
-	 * @param Loader $load - the website loaded object
-	 */
-	function __construct($load) {
-		$this->load = $load;
-		$this->main = $this->load->model('main');
-
-		$this->load->lang();
-		$info = $this->main->info;
-		$app = $info['app'];
-		if ($app) {
-			$this->load->app_lang($app);
-		}
-	}
-
-	public function index(): void {}
-
-	public function redirect(string $link): void {
-		header('Location: '. $link, true, 301);
-		die();
-	}
-
-    /**
-     * @param array<int,mixed> $data
-     */
-    protected function view(string $__name, array $data = array()): void {
-		$__root = $GLOBALS['webroot'];
-		$__path = $__root . '/_views/' . $__name . '.php';
-		if (is_file($__path)) {
-			extract($data);
-			require($__path);
-			return;
-		}
-	}
-
-    protected function error(int $code): void {
-		$_GET['code'] = $code;
-		$this->main->info['app'] = 'error';
-		$error_controller = $this->load->controller('error');
-		$error_controller->index();
-		die();
-	}
-
-}
diff --git a/src/web/core/_model.php b/src/web/core/_model.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 57127de..0000000
--- a/src/web/core/_model.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-<?php /* Copyright (c) 2024 Freya Murphy */
-abstract class Model {
-	// the main model
-	// shared by all controllers and models
-	public Main_model $main;
-	public Loader $load;
-
-	// the database
-	public DatabaseHelper $db;
-
-	private mixed $config;
-
-	/**
-	 * Creates a model
-	 * @param Loader $load - the main loader object
-     * @param ?Main_model $main
- 	 */
-	function __construct(Loader $load, bool $main = FALSE) {
-		$this->load = $load;
-		if ($main) {
-			$this->main = $this;
-		} else {
-			$this->main = $this->load->model('main');
-		}
-		$this->db = $this->load->db();
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * @returns the base model data
-	 */
-	public function get_data(): ?array {
-		$data = array();
-
-		$info = $this->main->info;
-		$app = $info['app'];
-
-		$data['title'] = lang('first_name');
-		$data['desc'] = lang('default_short_desc');
-		$data['css'] = array();
-
-		$style = $GLOBALS['style'];
-		if (isset($style[$app])) {
-			$css = $style[$app];
-			if (!is_array($css))
-				$css = array($css);
-			$data['css'] = $css;
-		}
-
-		return $data;
-	}
-}
diff --git a/src/web/core/component.php b/src/web/core/component.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..376e24d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/web/core/component.php
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+<?php /* Copyright (c) 2024 Freya Murphy */
+
+/**
+ * Gives access to imporant
+ * needed utility functions for
+ * accessing everything else!
+ */
+abstract class Component extends Core {
+
+	// keep track of what has been loaded
+	private static array $loaded = array();
+
+// ============================= LOADABLE OBJECTS ==
+
+	/**
+	 * Loads a $type of object from a $dir with a given $name
+	 * @param string $name - the name of the object to load
+	 * @param string $dir - the directory theese objects are stored in
+	 * @param string $type - the type of the object
+	 */
+	private function load_type($name, $dir, $type): object|NULL
+	{
+
+		$path = $dir . '/' . $name . '.php';
+
+		// dont reload an ohject
+		if (array_key_exists($path, Component::$loaded))
+			return Component::$loaded[$path];
+
+		// only load a object if it exists
+		if (!file_exists($path))
+			return NULL;
+
+
+		$parts = explode('/', $name);
+		$part = end($parts);
+		$class = ucfirst($part) . '_' . $type;
+		require($path);
+
+		$ref = NULL;
+		try {
+			$ref = new ReflectionClass($class);
+		} catch (Exception $_e) {}
+
+		if ($ref === NULL)
+			return NULL;
+
+		$obj = $ref->newInstance();
+		Component::$loaded[$path] = $obj;
+
+		return $obj;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Loads a model
+	 * @param string $name - the name of the model to load
+	 */
+	protected function load_model($name): Model|NULL
+	{
+		$dir = WEB_ROOT . '/_model';
+		return $this->load_type($name, $dir, 'model');
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Loads a controller
+	 * @param string $name - the name of the controller to load
+	 */
+	public function load_controller($name): Controller|NULL
+	{
+		$dir = WEB_ROOT . '/_controller';
+		return $this->load_type($name, $dir, 'controller');
+	}
+
+// ========================================= LANG ==
+
+	/**
+	 * Loads a php lang file into the lang array
+	 */
+	private static function load_lang_file(string $file): void
+	{
+		$lang = $GLOBALS['__lang'];
+		require($file);
+		$GLOBALS['__lang'] = $lang;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Loads each php file lang strings in a directory
+	 */
+	private static function load_lang_dir(string $dir): void
+	{
+		if ($handle = opendir($dir)) {
+			while (false !== ($entry = readdir($handle))) {
+				if ($entry === '.' || $entry === '..')
+					continue;
+				Component::load_lang_file($entry);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Loads the given common lang
+	 */
+	protected static function load_lang(string ...$langs): void
+	{
+		$root = WEB_ROOT . '/lang';
+
+		foreach ($langs as $lang) {
+			$file = "{$root}/{$lang}.php";
+			$dir = "{$root}/{$lang}";
+
+			if (file_exists($file))
+				Component::load_lang_file($file);
+			else if (is_dir($dir))
+				Component::load_lang_dir($dir);
+
+		}
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/src/web/core/controller.php b/src/web/core/controller.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..340bbb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/web/core/controller.php
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+<?php /* Copyright (c) 2024 Freya Murphy */
+
+abstract class Controller extends Component {
+
+	/**
+	 * Default index for a app, empty
+	 */
+	public function index(): void {}
+
+	/**
+	 * Redirectes to a link
+	 */
+	public function redirect(string $link): void
+	{
+		header('Location: '. $link, true, 301);
+		die();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Lodas a view
+	 */
+	protected function view(string $__name, array $data = array()): void
+	{
+		$__path = WEB_ROOT . '/_views/' . $__name . '.php';
+		if (is_file($__path)) {
+			extract($data);
+			require($__path);
+			return;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Loads a erorr page with a given
+	 * error code
+	 */
+	protected function error(int $code): void
+	{
+		$error_controller = $this->load_controller('error');
+		$error_controller->code($code);
+		die();
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/src/web/core/core.php b/src/web/core/core.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d71870e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/web/core/core.php
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+<?php /* Copyright (c) 2024 Freya Murphy */
+
+/**
+ * Core functions needed everywhere
+ */
+abstract class Core {
+
+	private static ?DatabaseHelper $db = NULL;
+
+	/**
+	 * Loads the database
+	 */
+	public static function db(): DatabaseHelper
+	{
+		if (!Component::$db)
+			Component::$db = new DatabaseHelper();
+		return Component::$db;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the stamp for a asset path
+	 * @param string $path
+	 */
+	public static function asset_stamp(string $path): int
+	{
+		$path = PUBLIC_ROOT . '/' . $path;
+		return @filemtime($path);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets a full path url from a relative path
+	 * @param string $path
+	 * @param bool $timestamp
+ 	 */
+	public static function get_url(string $path, bool $timestamp = FALSE): string
+	{
+		$host = $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'];
+
+		if (ENVIRONMENT == 'production')
+			$host = lang('domain');
+
+		$base = lang('base_path');
+		$url = "http://{$host}{$base}{$path}";
+		if ($timestamp) {
+			$time = @filemtime(PHP_ROOT . '/' . $path);
+			$url .= "?timestamp={$time}";
+		}
+		return $url;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Loads a css html link
+	 * @param string $path - the path to the css file
+	 */
+	public static function link_css(string $path): string
+	{
+		$stamp = Core::asset_stamp($path);
+		$href = Core::get_url("public/{$path}?stamp={$stamp}");
+		return '<link rel="stylesheet" href="'. $href .'">';
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Loads a css html link
+	 * @param string $path - the path to the css file
+	 */
+	public static function embed_css(string $path): string
+	{
+		$file = PUBLIC_ROOT . '/' . $path;
+		if (file_exists($file)) {
+			$text = file_get_contents($file);
+			return "<style>{$text}</style>";
+		} else {
+			return "";
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Formats a ISO date
+	 * @param $iso_date the ISO date
+	 */
+	public static function format_date(string $iso_date): string
+	{
+		return date("Y-m-d D H:m", strtotime($iso_date));
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/web/core/loader.php b/src/web/core/loader.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 101abef..0000000
--- a/src/web/core/loader.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,112 +0,0 @@
-<?php /* Copyright (c) 2024 Freya Murphy */
-class Loader {
-
-	// keep track of what has been loaded
-	private array $loaded;
-
-	// the database
-	private ?DatabaseHelper $db;
-
-	function __construct() {
-		$this->loaded = array();
-		$this->db = NULL;
-	}
-
-	/**
-     * Loads a $type of object from a $dir with a given $name
-	 * @param string $name - the name of the object to load
-	 * @param string $dir - the directory theese objects are stored in
-	 * @param string $type - the type of the object
-	 */
-	private function load_type($name, $dir, $type): object|NULL {
-		$path = $dir . '/' . $name . '.php';
-		if (array_key_exists($path, $this->loaded)) {
-			return $this->loaded[$path];
-		}
-
-		if (!file_exists($path)) {
-			return NULL;
-		}
-
-		$parts = explode('/', $name);
-		$part = end($parts);
-		$class = ucfirst($part) . '_' . $type;
-		require($path);
-
-		$ref = NULL;
-		try {
-			$ref = new ReflectionClass($class);
-		} catch (Exception $_e) {}
-
-		if ($ref === NULL) {
-			return NULL;
-		}
-
-		$obj = $ref->newInstance($this);
-		$this->loaded[$path] = $obj;
-
-		return $obj;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Loads a model
-	 * @param string $name - the name of the model to load
-	 */
-	public function model($name): object|NULL {
-		$root = $GLOBALS['webroot'];
-		$dir = $root . '/_model';
-		return $this->load_type($name, $dir, 'model');
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Loads a controller
-	 * @param string $name - the name of the controller to load
-	 */
-	public function controller($name): Controller|NULL {
-		$root = $GLOBALS['webroot'];
-		$dir = $root . '/_controller';
-		return $this->load_type($name, $dir, 'controller');
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Loads the given common lang
-	 */
-	public function lang(): void {
-		$dir = $GLOBALS['webroot'] . '/lang/';
-		$lang = $GLOBALS['lang'];
-		if ($handle = opendir($dir)) {
-			while (false !== ($entry = readdir($handle))) {
-				if ($entry === '.' || $entry === '..' || $entry === 'apps') {
-					continue;
-				}
-				$path = $dir . $entry;
-				require($path);
-			}
-		}
-		$GLOBALS['lang'] = $lang;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Loads a given app specific lang
-	 * @param string $name - the name of the app
-	 */
-	public function app_lang($name): void {
-		$dir = $GLOBALS['webroot'] . '/lang/apps/';
-		$file = $dir . $name . '.php';
-		if (file_exists($file)) {
-			$lang = $GLOBALS['lang'];
-			require($dir . $name . '.php');
-			$GLOBALS['lang'] = $lang;
-		}
-	}
-
-	public function db(): DatabaseHelper {
-		if ($this->db) {
-			return $this->db;
-		} else {
-			$this->db = new DatabaseHelper();
-			return $this->db;
-		}
-	}
-
-}
diff --git a/src/web/core/model.php b/src/web/core/model.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8e105da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/web/core/model.php
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+<?php /* Copyright (c) 2024 Freya Murphy */
+
+abstract class Model extends Component {
+
+	public static function get_base_data(?string $app = NULL): array
+	{
+		$data = array();
+		$data['title'] = lang('first_name');
+		$data['desc'] = lang('default_short_desc');
+		$data['css'] = array();
+
+		$style = $GLOBALS['style'];
+
+		if (!$app)
+			$app = CONTEXT['app'];
+
+		if (isset($style[$app])) {
+			$css = $style[$app];
+			if (!is_array($css))
+				$css = array($css);
+			else
+				$css = $style['app'];
+			$data['css'] = $css;
+		}
+
+		return $data;
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/src/web/core/router.php b/src/web/core/router.php
index 1ad6cb5..2cda384 100644
--- a/src/web/core/router.php
+++ b/src/web/core/router.php
@@ -1,68 +1,91 @@
 <?php /* Copyright (c) 2024 Freya Murphy */
-class Router {
 
-	// the loader
-	private Loader $load;
-
-	// the main model
-	private Main_model $main;
-
-	// the database
-	private DatabaseHelper $db;
+class Router extends Component {
 
 	private bool $db_ready;
+	private bool $recursed;
+	private array $req;
 
 	/**
 	 * Creates a router
 	 * @param Loader $load - the main laoder object
 	 */
-	function __construct($load) {
-		$this->load = $load;
-		$this->db = $load->db();
-		$this->main = $this->load->model('main');
+	function __construct()
+	{
 		$this->db_ready = file_exists('/status/ready');
+		$this->recursed = FALSE;
+		$this->req = $this->get_req();
 	}
 
 	/**
-     * @param string $path - the current request path
+	 * @param string $path - the current request path
 	 * Gets the current route
 	 * @return array<string,mixed>
 	 */
-	private function get_req_route($path): array {
+	private function get_req_route($path): array
+	{
 		// trim the path
 		$path = trim($path);
 		// remove first '/'
 		$path = substr($path, 1);
+
+		// get modified route
+		foreach ($GLOBALS['routes'] as $key => $value) {
+			$key = "/^{$key}$/";
+			if (!preg_match($key, $path, $matches))
+				continue;
+
+			$path = $value;
+
+			for ($i = 1; $i < count($matches); $i++) {
+				$path = str_replace(
+					"\\{$i}",
+					$matches[$i],
+					$path);
+			}
+
+			break;
+		}
+
 		// get path parts
 		$parts = explode('/', $path);
-
+		// get the length
 		$len = count($parts);
 
 		// get route info
 		$route = array();
 		// e.g. /
-		if ($path === '') {
+		if ($path === '')
 			$route = array(
-				'app' => '',
+				'app' => 'index',
 				'slug' => 'index',
+				'args' => array(),
 			);
 		// e.g. /home /login
-		} else if ($len === 1) {
+		else if ($len === 1)
 			$route = array(
 				'app' => $parts[0],
 				'slug' => 'index',
+				'args' => array(),
 			);
 		// e.g. /home/posts
-		} else {
+		else if ($len === 2)
 			$route = array (
-				'app' => implode('/', array_slice($parts, 0, -1)),
-				'slug' => end($parts)
+				'app' => $parts[0],
+				'slug' => $parts[1],
+				'args' => array(),
+			);
+		// e.g. /home/posts/joe
+		else
+			$route = array (
+				'app' => $parts[0],
+				'slug' => $parts[1],
+				'args' => array_slice($parts, 2),
 			);
-		};
 
 		$routes = $GLOBALS['routes'];
-		if (array_key_exists($route['app'], $routes)) {
-			$parts = explode('/', $routes[$route['app']]);
+		if (isset($routes[$path])) {
+			$parts = explode('/', $routes[$path]);
 			if (count($parts) == 1) {
 				$route['app'] = $parts[0];
 			} else {
@@ -77,7 +100,8 @@ class Router {
 	/**
 	 * Gets the users ip
 	 */
-	private function get_ip(): string {
+	private function get_ip(): string
+	{
 		$ip = '';
 		if (!empty($_SERVER['HTTP_CLIENT_IP'])) {
 			$ip = $_SERVER['HTTP_CLIENT_IP'];
@@ -93,13 +117,14 @@ class Router {
 	 * Gets the curret request info
 	 * @return array<string,mixed>
  	 */
-	private function get_req(): array|bool {
+	private function get_req(): array
+	{
 		$method = $_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'];
-
 		$uri_str = $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'];
 		$uri = parse_url($uri_str);
+
 		if (!$uri) {
-			return FALSE;
+			$uri = array('path' => '/error');
 		}
 
 		$path = '';
@@ -121,138 +146,94 @@ class Router {
 	/**
 	 * Handles a router error code
 	 * @param int $code - the http error code
-	 * @param bool $recursed
 	 */
-	private function handle_error(int $code, bool $recursed): void {
-		if ($recursed) {
+	private function handle_error(int $code): void
+	{
+		if ($this->recursed)
 			die($code . ' (recursed)');
-		}
-		$uri_str = $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'];
-		$req = array();
-		$req['slug'] = 'index';
-		$req['app'] = 'error';
-		$req['uri_str'] = $uri_str;
-		$this->main->info = $req;
-		$_GET['code'] = $code;
-		$this->handle_req($req, TRUE);
+
+		$this->recursed = TRUE;
+		$this->req['app'] = 'error';
+		$this->req['slug'] = 'code';
+		$this->req['args'] = array($code);
+		$this->handle_req();
 	}
 
-    /**
-     * @param array<int,mixed> $req
-     */
-    private  function load_htc(array $req, bool $recursed): void {
+	/**
+	 * @param array<int,mixed> $req
+	 */
+	private  function load_htc(array $req): void
+	{
 		$parts = explode('/', $req['uri_str']);
 		$file = end($parts);
-		$path = $GLOBALS['publicroot'] . '/polyfills/' . $file;
+		$path = PUBLIC_ROOT . '/polyfills/' . $file;
 
 		if (file_exists($path)) {
 			header('Content-type: text/x-component');
 			include($path);
 		} else {
-			$this->handle_error(400, $recursed);
+			$this->handle_error(400);
 		}
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * @param array $req
-     * @param array<int,mixed> $req
-	 * @param bool $recursed
+	 * @param array<int,mixed> $req
 	 */
-	private function handle_req(array $req, bool $recursed = FALSE): void {
-
-		if ($recursed === false) {
-			if (
-				$this->db_ready === false &&
-				in_array($req['app'], $GLOBALS['serviceable']) === false
-			) {
-				$this->handle_error(503, $recursed);
-				return;
-			}
-
-			if ($this->check_banned($req)) {
-				$this->handle_error(401, $recursed);
+	public function handle_req(): void
+	{
+		if ($this->recursed === FALSE) {
+			// if we are in a recursing error handler
+			// we dont want to trigger a db 503 forever
+			// since its already active
+			if ($this->db_ready === FALSE) {
+				$this->handle_error(503);
 				return;
 			}
 		}
 
-		if (!$req) {
-			$this->handle_error(500, $recursed);
+		// server error if we cannot parse url
+		if (!$this->req) {
+			$this->handle_error(500);
 			return;
 		}
 
-		if (str_ends_with($req['uri_str'], '.htc')) {
-			$this->load_htc($req, $recursed);
+		// load htc if someone is requesting it (hi IE6 :3)
+		if (str_ends_with($this->req['uri_str'], '.htc')) {
+			$this->load_htc($this->req);
 			return;
 		}
 
-		$controller = $this->load->controller($req['app']);
-
+		// load the controller
+		$controller = $this->load_controller($this->req['app']);
 		if ($controller === NULL) {
-			$this->handle_error(404, $recursed);
+			$this->handle_error(404);
 			return;
 		}
 
 		$ref = NULL;
 		try {
-			$ref = new ReflectionMethod($controller, $req['slug']);
+			$cls = new ReflectionClass($controller);
+			$mds = $cls->getMethods(ReflectionMethod::IS_PUBLIC);
+			foreach ($mds as $md) {
+				if ($md->name !== $this->req['slug'])
+					continue;
+				if (count($md->getParameters()) !=
+					count($this->req['args']))
+					continue;
+				$ref = $md;
+				break;
+			}
 		} catch (Exception $_e) {}
 
-		if ($ref === NULL || !$ref->isPublic()) {
-			$this->handle_error(404, $recursed);
-			return;
-
-		}
-
-		$ref->invoke($controller);
-	}
-
-    /**
-     * @param array<int,mixed> $req
-     */
-    private function log_request(array $req): void {
-		if (
-			$req === FALSE ||
-			$this->db_ready === FALSE ||
-			in_array($req['app'], $GLOBALS['serviceable'])
-		) {
+		if ($ref === NULL) {
+			$this->handle_error(404);
 			return;
 		}
 
-		$query = $this->db
-			->insert_into('admin.request_log',
-				'ip', 'method', 'uri')
-			->values(
-				$req['ip'], $req['method'], $req['uri_str']);
-
-		$query->execute();
-	}
-
-    /**
-     * @param array<int,mixed> $req
-     */
-    private function check_banned(array $req): bool {
-		$ip = FALSE;
-		if ($req) {
-			$ip = $req['ip'];
-		} else {
-			$ip = $this->get_ip();
-		}
-		$query = $this->db
-			->select('TRUE')
-			->from('admin.banned')
-			->where('ip')->eq($ip);
-
-		return !!($query->row());
-	}
-
-	/**
-     * Handels the incomming reuqest
-     */
-    public function handle_request(): void {
-		$req = $this->get_req();
-		$this->log_request($req);
-		$this->main->info = $req;
-		$this->handle_req($req);
+		define('CONTEXT', $this->req);
+		Component::load_lang('common', $this->req['app']);
+		$ref->invokeArgs($controller, $this->req['args']);
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/src/web/helpers/aria.php b/src/web/helpers/aria.php
index 9782299..0e06b97 100644
--- a/src/web/helpers/aria.php
+++ b/src/web/helpers/aria.php
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <?php /* Copyright (c) 2024 Freya Murphy */
 
-function aria_section(string $id, ?string $title = NULL): string {
+function aria_section(string $id, ?string $title = NULL): string
+{
 	$out = '';
 	if ($title) {
 		$idh = $id . '_heading';
diff --git a/src/web/helpers/database.php b/src/web/helpers/database.php
index 132ed81..82c711d 100644
--- a/src/web/helpers/database.php
+++ b/src/web/helpers/database.php
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <?php /* Copyright (c) 2024 Freya Murphy */
 
-function __nullify(mixed $val): mixed {
+function __nullify(mixed $val): mixed
+{
 	if (!$val) {
 		return NULL;
 	} else {
@@ -18,7 +19,8 @@ class DatabaseQuery {
 
 	private array $param;
 
-	function __construct(\PDO $conn) {
+	function __construct(\PDO $conn)
+	{
 		$this->conn = $conn;
 		$this->query = '';
 
@@ -31,7 +33,8 @@ class DatabaseQuery {
 	/// ARBITRARY QUERY
 	///
 
-	public function query(string $query): DatabaseQuery {
+	public function query(string $query): DatabaseQuery
+	{
 		$this->query .= $query;
 		return $this;
 	}
@@ -40,12 +43,14 @@ class DatabaseQuery {
 	/// SELECT
 	///
 
-	public function select(string $select): DatabaseQuery {
+	public function select(string $select): DatabaseQuery
+	{
 		$this->query .= "SELECT $select\n";
 		return $this;
 	}
 
-	public function from(string $from): DatabaseQuery {
+	public function from(string $from): DatabaseQuery
+	{
 		$this->query .= "FROM $from\n";
 		return $this;
 	}
@@ -54,7 +59,8 @@ class DatabaseQuery {
 	/// INSERT
 	///
 
-	public function insert_into(string $insert, string ...$columns): DatabaseQuery {
+	public function insert_into(string $insert, string ...$columns): DatabaseQuery
+	{
 		$this->query .= "INSERT INTO $insert\n (";
 		foreach ($columns as $idx => $column) {
 			if ($idx !== 0) {
@@ -66,7 +72,8 @@ class DatabaseQuery {
 		return $this;
 	}
 
-	public function values(mixed ...$values): DatabaseQuery {
+	public function values(mixed ...$values): DatabaseQuery
+	{
 		$this->query .= "VALUES (";
 		foreach ($values as $idx => $value) {
 			if ($idx !== 0) {
@@ -83,7 +90,8 @@ class DatabaseQuery {
 	/// WHERE
 	///
 
-	public function where(string $cond): DatabaseQuery {
+	public function where(string $cond): DatabaseQuery
+	{
 		if (!$this->where) {
 			$this->where = TRUE;
 			$this->query .= "WHERE ";
@@ -97,7 +105,8 @@ class DatabaseQuery {
 	/**
 	 * @param array<mixed> $array
 	 */
-	public function where_in(string $column, array $array): DatabaseQuery {
+	public function where_in(string $column, array $array): DatabaseQuery
+	{
 		if (!$this->where) {
 			$this->where = TRUE;
 			$this->query .= "WHERE ";
@@ -116,7 +125,8 @@ class DatabaseQuery {
 	/**
 	 * @param array<mixed> $array
 	 */
-	private function in(array $array): DatabaseQuery {
+	private function in(array $array): DatabaseQuery
+	{
 		$in = 'IN (';
 		foreach ($array as $idx => $item) {
 			if ($idx != 0) {
@@ -133,31 +143,36 @@ class DatabaseQuery {
 	/// OPERATORS
 	///
 
-	public function like(mixed $item): DatabaseQuery {
+	public function like(mixed $item): DatabaseQuery
+	{
 		$this->query .= "LIKE ?\n";
 		array_push($this->param, $item);
 		return $this;
 	}
 
-	public function eq(mixed $item): DatabaseQuery {
+	public function eq(mixed $item): DatabaseQuery
+	{
 		$this->query .= "= ?\n";
 		array_push($this->param, $item);
 		return $this;
 	}
 
-	public function ne(mixed $item): DatabaseQuery {
+	public function ne(mixed $item): DatabaseQuery
+	{
 		$this->query .= "<> ?\n";
 		array_push($this->param, $item);
 		return $this;
 	}
 
-	public function lt(mixed $item): DatabaseQuery {
+	public function lt(mixed $item): DatabaseQuery
+	{
 		$this->query .= "< ?\n";
 		array_push($this->param, $item);
 		return $this;
 	}
 
-	public function le(mixed $item): DatabaseQuery {
+	public function le(mixed $item): DatabaseQuery
+	{
 		$this->query .= "<= ?\n";
 		array_push($this->param, $item);
 		return $this;
@@ -167,7 +182,8 @@ class DatabaseQuery {
 	/// JOINS
 	///
 
-	public function join(string $table, string $on, string $type = 'LEFT'): DatabaseQuery {
+	public function join(string $table, string $on, string $type = 'LEFT'): DatabaseQuery
+	{
 		$this->query .= "$type JOIN $table ON $on\n";
 		return $this;
 	}
@@ -176,19 +192,22 @@ class DatabaseQuery {
 	/// LIMIT, OFFSET, ORDER
 	///
 
-	public function limit(int $limit): DatabaseQuery {
+	public function limit(int $limit): DatabaseQuery
+	{
 		$this->query .= "LIMIT ?\n";
 		array_push($this->param, $limit);
 		return $this;
 	}
 
-	public function offset(int $offset): DatabaseQuery {
+	public function offset(int $offset): DatabaseQuery
+	{
 		$this->query .= "OFFSET ?\n";
 		array_push($this->param, $offset);
 		return $this;
 	}
 
-	public function order_by(string $column, string $order = 'ASC'): DatabaseQuery {
+	public function order_by(string $column, string $order = 'ASC'): DatabaseQuery
+	{
 		$this->query .= "ORDER BY " . $column . ' ' . $order . ' ';
 		return $this;
 	}
@@ -197,7 +216,8 @@ class DatabaseQuery {
 	/// COLLECT
 	///
 
-	public function rows(mixed ...$params): ?array {
+	public function rows(mixed ...$params): ?array
+	{
 		$args = $this->param;
 		foreach ($params as $param) {
 			array_push($args, $param);
@@ -213,7 +233,8 @@ class DatabaseQuery {
 		return __nullify($stmt->fetchAll(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC));
 	}
 
-	public function row(mixed ...$params): ?array {
+	public function row(mixed ...$params): ?array
+	{
 		$args = $this->param;
 		foreach ($params as $param) {
 			array_push($args, $param);
@@ -223,7 +244,8 @@ class DatabaseQuery {
 		return __nullify($stmt->fetch(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC));
 	}
 
-	public function execute(mixed ...$params): bool {
+	public function execute(mixed ...$params): bool
+	{
 		$args = $this->param;
 		foreach ($params as $param) {
 			array_push($args, $param);
@@ -250,11 +272,13 @@ class DatabaseHelper {
 
 	private ?\PDO $conn;
 
-	function __construct() {
+	function __construct()
+	{
 		$this->conn = NULL;
 	}
 
-	private function connect(): \PDO {
+	private function connect(): \PDO
+	{
 		if ($this->conn === NULL) {
 			$user = getenv("POSTGRES_USER");
 			$pass = getenv("POSTGRES_PASSWORD");
@@ -275,19 +299,22 @@ class DatabaseHelper {
 		return $this->conn;
 	}
 
-	public function select(string $select): DatabaseQuery {
+	public function select(string $select): DatabaseQuery
+	{
 		$conn = $this->connect();
 		$query = new DatabaseQuery($conn);
 		return $query->select($select);
 	}
 
-	public function insert_into(string $insert, string ...$columns): DatabaseQuery {
+	public function insert_into(string $insert, string ...$columns): DatabaseQuery
+	{
 		$conn = $this->connect();
 		$query = new DatabaseQuery($conn);
 		return $query->insert_into($insert, ...$columns);
 	}
 
-	public function query(string $query_str): DatabaseQuery {
+	public function query(string $query_str): DatabaseQuery
+	{
 		$conn = $this->connect();
 		$query = new DatabaseQuery($conn);
 		return $query->query($query_str);
diff --git a/src/web/helpers/image.php b/src/web/helpers/image.php
index fd395b5..ec867b8 100644
--- a/src/web/helpers/image.php
+++ b/src/web/helpers/image.php
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <?php /* Copyright (c) 2024 Freya Murphy */
 
-function __get_mime($type) {
+function __get_mime($type)
+{
 	switch ($type) {
 		case 'mp4':
 			return 'video/mp4';
@@ -22,15 +23,14 @@ function __get_mime($type) {
 function __make_source(
 	$name,
 	$format,
-	$media
-) {
+	$media)
+{
 	if ($media) {
 		$media = "media=\"$media\"";
 	} else {
 		$media = '';
 	}
-	$main = $GLOBALS['main_model'];
-	$path = $main->get_url('public/' . $name . '.' . $format, TRUE);
+	$path = Core::get_url('public/' . $name . '.' . $format, TRUE);
 	$mime = __get_mime($format);
 	return sprintf('<source type="%s" srcset="%s" %s>',
 		$mime, $path, $media);
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ function image(
 
 	$height = NULL,
 	$width = NULL,
-	$size = NULL,
-) :string {
+	$size = NULL) :string
+{
 
 	if ($animated === TRUE) {
 		$animated = array('gif');
@@ -68,8 +68,7 @@ function image(
 	}
 
 	$format = end($formats);
-	$main = $GLOBALS['main_model'];
-	$path = $main->get_url('public/' . $name . '.' . $format, TRUE);
+	$path = Core::get_url('public/' . $name . '.' . $format, TRUE);
 	$out .= "<img src=\"$path\"";
 	if ($alt) {
 		$alt = lang($alt);
diff --git a/src/web/helpers/lang.php b/src/web/helpers/lang.php
index b11cc7c..ba7616e 100644
--- a/src/web/helpers/lang.php
+++ b/src/web/helpers/lang.php
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?php /* Copyright (c) 2024 Freya Murphy */
-$lang = array();
+$__lang = array();
 
 /**
  * @param ?array<string,mixed> $sub
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ function lang(
 	string  $key,
 	?string $default = NULL,
 	?array  $sub = NULL) {
-	$lang = $GLOBALS['lang'];
+	$lang = $GLOBALS['__lang'];
 	if(array_key_exists($key, $lang)) {
 		if ($sub) {
 			return sprintf($lang[$key], ...$sub);
diff --git a/src/web/index.php b/src/web/index.php
index eedf913..51ec652 100644
--- a/src/web/index.php
+++ b/src/web/index.php
@@ -1,39 +1,57 @@
 <?php /* Copyright (c) 2024 Freya Murphy */
 
+// ========================= ENVIRONMENT ==
+
 ini_set('html_errors', '1');
 
-$webroot = dirname(__FILE__);
-$assetroot = realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . '/../assets');
-$publicroot = realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . '/../public');
-$rootroot = realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . '/..');
-$main_model = NULL;
+// ENVIRONMENT
+//
+// devlopment - do not cache any assets
+//            - allways reload
+//
+// production - use generated timestamps
+//            - for eachfile
+//
+define('ENVIRONMENT', 'devlopment');
 
-// loadd all third party
-require($webroot . '/third_party/parsedown.php');
-require($webroot . '/third_party/parsedown_extra.php');
+// FOLDER_ROOT
+//
+// define folder directiroy paths based on this file
+define('PHP_ROOT', dirname(__FILE__) . '/..');
+define('WEB_ROOT', PHP_ROOT . '/web');
+define('ASSET_ROOT', PHP_ROOT . '/assets');
+define('PUBLIC_ROOT', PHP_ROOT . '/public');
+
+// ========================== BOOTSTRAP ==
+
+// load all third party
+require(WEB_ROOT . '/third_party/parsedown.php');
+require(WEB_ROOT . '/third_party/parsedown_extra.php');
 
 // load all the config files
-require($webroot . '/config/routes.php');
-require($webroot . '/config/style.php');
+require(WEB_ROOT . '/config/routes.php');
+require(WEB_ROOT . '/config/style.php');
 
 // load all the helpers
-require($webroot . '/helpers/lang.php');
-require($webroot . '/helpers/aria.php');
-require($webroot . '/helpers/image.php');
-require($webroot . '/helpers/markdown.php');
-require($webroot . '/helpers/database.php');
-require($webroot . '/helpers/sanitize.php');
+require(WEB_ROOT . '/helpers/lang.php');
+require(WEB_ROOT . '/helpers/aria.php');
+require(WEB_ROOT . '/helpers/image.php');
+require(WEB_ROOT . '/helpers/markdown.php');
+require(WEB_ROOT . '/helpers/database.php');
+require(WEB_ROOT . '/helpers/sanitize.php');
 
 // load all core files
-require($webroot . '/core/_controller.php');
-require($webroot . '/core/_model.php');
-require($webroot . '/core/loader.php');
-require($webroot . '/core/router.php');
+require(WEB_ROOT . '/core/core.php');
+require(WEB_ROOT . '/core/component.php');
+require(WEB_ROOT . '/core/controller.php');
+require(WEB_ROOT . '/core/model.php');
+require(WEB_ROOT . '/core/router.php');
+
+// ============================== START ==
 
 function __init() {
-	$load = new Loader();
-	$router = new Router($load);
-	$router->handle_request();
+	$router = new Router();
+	$router->handle_req();
 };
 
 __init();
diff --git a/src/web/lang/apps/blog.php b/src/web/lang/blog.php
similarity index 100%
rename from src/web/lang/apps/blog.php
rename to src/web/lang/blog.php
diff --git a/src/web/lang/apps/error.php b/src/web/lang/error.php
similarity index 100%
rename from src/web/lang/apps/error.php
rename to src/web/lang/error.php
diff --git a/src/web/lang/apps/home.php b/src/web/lang/home.php
similarity index 100%
rename from src/web/lang/apps/home.php
rename to src/web/lang/home.php
diff --git a/src/web/lang/apps/projects.php b/src/web/lang/projects.php
similarity index 100%
rename from src/web/lang/apps/projects.php
rename to src/web/lang/projects.php