diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index bbc0da3830..834624c479 100755
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
         ghost.app().get('/ghost/editor/:id', auth, admin.editor);
         ghost.app().get('/ghost/editor', auth, admin.editor);
         ghost.app().get('/ghost/content', auth, admin.content);
-        ghost.app().get('/ghost/settings', auth, admin.settings);
+        ghost.app().get('/ghost/settings*', auth, admin.settings);
         ghost.app().get('/ghost/debug', auth, admin.debug.index);
         ghost.app().get('/ghost/debug/db/delete/', auth, admin.debug.dbdelete);
         ghost.app().get('/ghost/debug/db/populate/', auth, admin.debug.dbpopulate);
diff --git a/core/admin/assets/js/init.js b/core/admin/assets/js/init.js
index 8f302daa82..79ea27c7fe 100644
--- a/core/admin/assets/js/init.js
+++ b/core/admin/assets/js/init.js
@@ -21,46 +21,15 @@
         router: null
     };
 
-    Ghost.View = Backbone.View.extend({
-
-        // Adds a subview to the current view, which will
-        // ensure its removal when this view is removed,
-        // or when view.removeSubviews is called
-        addSubview: function (view) {
-            if (!(view instanceof Backbone.View)) {
-                throw new Error("Subview must be a Backbone.View");
-            }
-            this.subviews = this.subviews || [];
-            this.subviews.push(view);
-            return view;
-        },
-
-        // Removes any subviews associated with this view
-        // by `addSubview`, which will in-turn remove any
-        // children of those views, and so on.
-        removeSubviews: function () {
-            var i, l, children = this.subviews;
-            if (!children) {
-                return this;
-            }
-            for (i = 0, l = children.length; i < l; i += 1) {
-                children[i].remove();
-            }
-            this.subviews = [];
-            return this;
-        },
-
-        // Extends the view's remove, by calling `removeSubviews`
-        // if any subviews exist.
-        remove: function () {
-            if (this.subviews) {
-                this.removeSubviews();
-            }
-            return Backbone.View.prototype.remove.apply(this, arguments);
-        }
-
-    });
+    Ghost.init = function () {
+        Ghost.router = new Ghost.Router();
+        Backbone.history.start({
+            pushState: true,
+            hashChange: false,
+            root: '/ghost'
+        });
+    };
 
     window.Ghost = Ghost;
 
-}());
\ No newline at end of file
+}());
diff --git a/core/admin/assets/js/models/settings.js b/core/admin/assets/js/models/settings.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a30123b9aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/admin/assets/js/models/settings.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/*global window, document, Ghost, $, Backbone, _ */
+(function () {
+    "use strict";
+
+    // Set the url manually and id to '0' to force PUT requests
+    Ghost.Models.Settings = Backbone.Model.extend({
+        url: '/api/v0.1/settings/',
+        id: "0",
+        defaults: {
+            title: 'My Blog',
+            description: '',
+            email: 'admin@tryghost.org'
+        }
+    });
+
+}());
diff --git a/core/admin/assets/js/router.js b/core/admin/assets/js/router.js
index dd2f0b958a..4916fb25c2 100644
--- a/core/admin/assets/js/router.js
+++ b/core/admin/assets/js/router.js
@@ -6,12 +6,41 @@
     Ghost.Router = Backbone.Router.extend({
 
         routes: {
-            '': 'dashboard',
-            'content/': 'blog',
-            'editor': 'editor',
-            'editor/': 'editor',
-            'editor/:id': 'editor'
+            ''                 : 'dashboard',
+            'content/'         : 'blog',
+            'settings/'        : 'settings',
+            'settings(/:pane)' : 'settings',
+            'editor/'          : 'editor',
+            'editor(/:id)'     : 'editor'
         },
+
+        blog: function () {
+            var posts = new Ghost.Collections.Posts();
+            posts.fetch({ data: { status: 'all' } }).then(function () {
+                Ghost.currentView = new Ghost.Views.Blog({ el: '#main', collection: posts });
+            });
+        },
+
+        settings: function (pane) {
+            var settings = new Ghost.Models.Settings();
+            settings.fetch().then(function () {
+                Ghost.currentView = new Ghost.Views.Settings({ el: '#main', model: settings, pane: pane });
+            });
+        },
+
+        editor: function (id) {
+            var post = new Ghost.Models.Post();
+            post.urlRoot = Ghost.settings.apiRoot + '/posts';
+            if (id) {
+                post.id = id;
+                post.fetch().then(function () {
+                    Ghost.currentView = new Ghost.Views.Editor({ el: '#main', model: post });
+                });
+            } else {
+                Ghost.currentView = new Ghost.Views.Editor({ el: '#main', model: post });
+            }
+        },
+
         dashboard: function () {
             var widgets = new Ghost.Collections.Widgets();
 
@@ -418,36 +447,9 @@
                 }
             });
 
-
-
-
-
             //widgets.fetch().then(function () {
             Ghost.currentView = new Ghost.Views.Dashboard({ el: '#main', collection: widgets });
             //});
-        },
-
-        blog: function () {
-            var posts = new Ghost.Collections.Posts();
-            posts.fetch({data: {status: 'all'}}).then(function () {
-                Ghost.currentView = new Ghost.Views.Blog({ el: '#main', collection: posts });
-            });
-
-        },
-
-        editor: function (id) {
-            var post = new Ghost.Models.Post();
-            post.urlRoot = Ghost.settings.apiRoot + '/posts';
-            if (id) {
-                post.id = id;
-                post.fetch().then(function () {
-                    Ghost.currentView = new Ghost.Views.Editor({ el: '#main', model: post });
-                });
-            } else {
-                Ghost.currentView = new Ghost.Views.Editor({ el: '#main', model: post });
-            }
         }
-
     });
-
 }());
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diff --git a/core/admin/assets/js/settings.js b/core/admin/assets/js/settings.js
deleted file mode 100644
index d768075332..0000000000
--- a/core/admin/assets/js/settings.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-/*globals document, location, jQuery */
-(function ($) {
-    "use strict";
-
-    var changePage = function (e) {
-        var newPage = $(this).children('a').attr('href');
-
-        e.preventDefault();
-        $('.settings-menu .active').removeClass('active');
-        location.hash = $(this).attr('class'); // Placed here so never gets given the active attribute.
-        $(this).addClass('active');
-
-        $('.settings-content').fadeOut().delay(250);
-        $(newPage).fadeIn();
-
-    },
-
-        defaultSettings = {
-            title: 'My Blog',
-            description: ''
-        },
-
-        getSettings = function () {
-            return $.extend(defaultSettings, {
-                title       : $('#blog-title').val(),
-                description : $('#blog-description').val()
-            });
-        };
-
-    $(document).ready(function () {
-        if (location.hash) {
-            var page = $(".settings-menu li." + location.hash.replace('#', '')),
-                newPage = page.children('a').attr('href');
-            $('.settings-menu .active').removeClass('active');
-            page.addClass('active');
-
-            $('.settings-content').hide().delay(250);
-            $(newPage).show();
-        }
-        $('.settings-menu li').on('click', changePage);
-
-        $('input').iCheck({
-            checkboxClass: 'icheckbox_square-grey'
-        });
-
-        $('.button-save').click(function (e) {
-            e.preventDefault();
-            var data = getSettings();
-            $.ajax({
-                method: 'PUT',
-                url: '/api/v0.1/settings',
-                data: data,
-                success: function (res, xhr, c) {
-                    console.log(xhr, c);
-                }
-            });
-        });
-    });
-
-}(jQuery));
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diff --git a/core/admin/assets/js/starter.js b/core/admin/assets/js/starter.js
deleted file mode 100644
index adb6c2112d..0000000000
--- a/core/admin/assets/js/starter.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-/*global window, document, Ghost, Backbone, $, _ */
-(function () {
-
-    "use strict";
-
-    Ghost.router = new Ghost.Router();
-
-    $(function () {
-
-        Backbone.history.start({pushState: true, hashChange: false, root: '/ghost'});
-
-    });
-
-
-}());
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/admin/assets/js/views/base.js b/core/admin/assets/js/views/base.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3c89bf5e35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/admin/assets/js/views/base.js
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/*global window, document, Ghost, Backbone, $, _ */
+(function () {
+    "use strict";
+
+    Ghost.View = Backbone.View.extend({
+
+        // Adds a subview to the current view, which will
+        // ensure its removal when this view is removed,
+        // or when view.removeSubviews is called
+        addSubview: function (view) {
+            if (!(view instanceof Backbone.View)) {
+                throw new Error("Subview must be a Backbone.View");
+            }
+            this.subviews = this.subviews || [];
+            this.subviews.push(view);
+            return view;
+        },
+
+        // Removes any subviews associated with this view
+        // by `addSubview`, which will in-turn remove any
+        // children of those views, and so on.
+        removeSubviews: function () {
+            var i, l, children = this.subviews;
+            if (!children) {
+                return this;
+            }
+            for (i = 0, l = children.length; i < l; i += 1) {
+                children[i].remove();
+            }
+            this.subviews = [];
+            return this;
+        },
+
+        // Extends the view's remove, by calling `removeSubviews`
+        // if any subviews exist.
+        remove: function () {
+            if (this.subviews) {
+                this.removeSubviews();
+            }
+            return Backbone.View.prototype.remove.apply(this, arguments);
+        }
+
+    });
+
+}());
diff --git a/core/admin/assets/js/views/settings.js b/core/admin/assets/js/views/settings.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1e7a408ca0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/admin/assets/js/views/settings.js
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+/*global window, document, Ghost, Backbone, $, _, alert */
+(function () {
+    "use strict";
+
+    var Settings = {};
+
+    // Base view
+    // ----------
+    Ghost.Views.Settings = Ghost.View.extend({
+        initialize: function (options) {
+            this.addSubview(new Settings.Sidebar({
+                el: '.settings-sidebar',
+                pane: options.pane,
+                model: this.model
+            }));
+
+            this.$('input').iCheck({
+                checkboxClass: 'icheckbox_square-grey'
+            });
+        }
+    });
+
+    // Sidebar (tabs)
+    // ---------------
+    Settings.Sidebar = Ghost.View.extend({
+        initialize: function (options) {
+            this.menu = this.$('.settings-menu');
+            this.showContent(options.pane || 'general');
+        },
+
+        events: {
+            'click .settings-menu li' : 'switchPane'
+        },
+
+        switchPane: function (e) {
+            e.preventDefault();
+            var item = $(e.currentTarget),
+                id = item.find('a').attr('href').substring(1);
+            this.showContent(id);
+        },
+
+        showContent: function (id) {
+            Backbone.history.navigate('/settings/' + id);
+            if (this.pane && '#' + id === this.pane.el) {
+                return;
+            }
+            _.result(this.pane, 'destroy');
+            this.setActive(id);
+            this.pane = new Settings[id]({ model: this.model });
+            this.pane.render();
+        },
+
+        setActive: function (id) {
+            this.menu.find('li').removeClass('active');
+            this.menu.find('a[href=#' + id + ']').parent().addClass('active');
+        }
+    });
+
+    // Content panes
+    // --------------
+    Settings.Pane = Ghost.View.extend({
+        destroy: function () {
+            this.$el.removeClass('active');
+        },
+
+        render: function () {
+            this.$el.addClass('active');
+        }
+    });
+
+    // TODO: render templates on the client
+    // TODO: use some kind of data-binding for forms
+
+    // ### General settings
+    Settings.general = Settings.Pane.extend({
+        el: '#general',
+        events: {
+            'click .button-save': 'saveSettings'
+        },
+
+        saveSettings: function () {
+            this.model.save({
+                title: this.$('#blog-title').val(),
+                email: this.$('#email-address').val()
+            }, {
+                success: function () {
+                    alert('Saved');
+                }
+            });
+        },
+
+        render: function () {
+            var settings = this.model.toJSON();
+            this.$('#blog-title').val(settings.title);
+            this.$('#email-address').val(settings.email);
+            Settings.Pane.prototype.render.call(this);
+        }
+    });
+
+    // ### Content settings
+    Settings.content = Settings.Pane.extend({
+        el: '#content',
+        events: {
+        }
+    });
+
+    // ### User settings
+    Settings.users = Settings.Pane.extend({
+        el: '#users',
+        events: {
+        }
+    });
+
+    // ### Appearance settings
+    Settings.appearance = Settings.Pane.extend({
+        el: '#appearance',
+        events: {
+        }
+    });
+
+    // ### Services settings
+    Settings.services = Settings.Pane.extend({
+        el: '#services',
+        events: {
+        }
+    });
+
+    // ### Plugins settings
+    Settings.plugins = Settings.Pane.extend({
+        el: '#plugins',
+        events: {
+        }
+    });
+
+}());
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diff --git a/core/admin/controllers/index.js b/core/admin/controllers/index.js
index bb7dde14f6..a6d0b66183 100755
--- a/core/admin/controllers/index.js
+++ b/core/admin/controllers/index.js
@@ -144,8 +144,6 @@
         'settings': function (req, res) {
             api.settings.browse()
                 .then(function (settings) {
-                    settings = settings.toJSON();
-                    settings = _.object(_.pluck(settings, 'key'), _.pluck(settings, 'value'));
                     res.render('settings', {
                         bodyClass: 'settings',
                         adminNav: setSelected(adminNavbar, 'settings'),
diff --git a/core/admin/views/default.hbs b/core/admin/views/default.hbs
index b12205f94d..4d2f9cf1fe 100644
--- a/core/admin/views/default.hbs
+++ b/core/admin/views/default.hbs
@@ -58,12 +58,17 @@
         <!-- // require '/core/admin/assets/js/models/*' -->
         <script src="/core/admin/assets/js/models/post.js"></script>
         <script src="/core/admin/assets/js/models/widget.js"></script>
+        <script src="/core/admin/assets/js/models/settings.js"></script>
         <!-- // require '/core/admin/assets/js/views/*' -->
+        <script src="/core/admin/assets/js/views/base.js"></script>
         <script src="/core/admin/assets/js/views/dashboard.js"></script>
         <script src="/core/admin/assets/js/views/blog.js"></script>
         <script src="/core/admin/assets/js/views/editor.js"></script>
+        <script src="/core/admin/assets/js/views/settings.js"></script>
         <script src="/core/admin/assets/js/router.js"></script>
-        <script src="/core/admin/assets/js/starter.js"></script>
         {{{block "bodyScripts"}}}
+        <script>
+            Ghost.init();
+        </script>
     </body>
 </html>
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diff --git a/core/admin/views/settings.hbs b/core/admin/views/settings.hbs
index 7e074b353e..eb0153f569 100644
--- a/core/admin/views/settings.hbs
+++ b/core/admin/views/settings.hbs
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-{{#contentFor 'bodyScripts'}}
-    <script src="/core/admin/assets/js/settings.js"></script>
-{{/contentFor}}
-
 {{!< default}}
 <div class="wrapper">
     <aside class="settings-sidebar" role="complementary">
@@ -36,181 +32,180 @@
                         <p>How your blog name appears on the site</p>
                     </label>
 
-                    <label>
-                        <b>Blog Logo</b>
-                        <img src="/core/admin/assets/img/logo.png" alt="logo" height="38" width="381"/>
-                        <p>Display a logo on your site in place of blog title</p>
-                    </label>
-
-                    <label>
-                        <b>Blog Icon</b>
-                        <img src="/core/admin/assets/img/test-icon.png" alt="logo" height="38" width="38"/>
-                        <p>The icon for your blog, used in your browser tab and elsewhere</p>
-                    </label>
-
-                    <label>
-                        <b>Email Address</b>
-                        <input id="email-address" type="text" value="john@tryghost.org" />
-                        <p>Address to use for <a href="#">admin notifications</a></p>
-                        <label class="checkbox">
-                            <input type="checkbox" value="1" /> Show my email address on my public profile
+                        <label>
+                            <b>Blog Logo</b>
+                            <img src="/core/admin/assets/img/logo.png" alt="logo" height="38" width="381"/>
+                            <p>Display a logo on your site in place of blog title</p>
                         </label>
-                    </label>
 
-                    <label>
-                        <b>URL Structure</b>
-                        <select id="url-structure" name="general[urlstructure]">
-                            <option value="post-name">Simple Post Name</option>
-                            <option value="date-based">Date Based</option>
-                            <option value="number based">Number Based</option>
-                            <option value="custom">Custom...</option>
-                        </select>
-                    </label>
+                        <label>
+                            <b>Blog Icon</b>
+                            <img src="/core/admin/assets/img/test-icon.png" alt="logo" height="38" width="38"/>
+                            <p>The icon for your blog, used in your browser tab and elsewhere</p>
+                        </label>
 
-                </fieldset>
+                        <label>
+                            <b>Email Address</b>
+                            <input id="email-address" type="text" value="{{email}}" />
+                            <p>Address to use for <a href="#">admin notifications</a></p>
+                            <label class="checkbox">
+                                <input type="checkbox" value="1" /> Show my email address on my public profile
+                            </label>
+                        </label>
 
-                <hr />
+                        <label>
+                            <b>URL Structure</b>
+                            <select id="url-structure" name="general[urlstructure]">
+                                <option value="post-name">Simple Post Name</option>
+                                <option value="date-based">Date Based</option>
+                                <option value="number based">Number Based</option>
+                                <option value="custom">Custom...</option>
+                            </select>
+                        </label>
 
-                <fieldset>
+                    </fieldset>
 
-                    <label>
-                        <b>Time Zone</b>
-                        <select id="url-structure" name="general[timezone]">
-                            <option value="1">Vienna (UTC+1)</option>
-                        </select>
-                    </label>
+                    <hr />
 
-                </fieldset>
+                    <fieldset>
 
-            {{/with}}
-            </form>
-        </section>
-    </section>
-    <section id="content" class="settings-content">
-        <header>
-            <h2 class="title">Content</h2>
-            <section class="page-actions">
-                <button class="button-save">Save</button>
+                        <label>
+                            <b>Time Zone</b>
+                            <select id="url-structure" name="general[timezone]">
+                                <option value="1">Vienna (UTC+1)</option>
+                            </select>
+                        </label>
+
+                    </fieldset>
+
+                {{/with}}
+                </form>
             </section>
-        </header>
-        <section class="content">
-            <form id="settings-general">
-                <fieldset>
-                    <label>
-                        <b>Typography</b>
-                        <select id="url-structure" name="general[urlstructure]">
-                            <option value="post-name">Lato (Light)</option>
-                        </select>
-                        <p>Sexy sans-serif font that will make your toes tickle.</p>
-                        <label class="checkbox">
-                            <input type="checkbox" value="1" /> Load fonts directly from Google
-                        </label>
-                    </label>
-
-                    <label>
-                        <b>Post Options</b>
-                        <label class="checkbox">
-                            <input type="checkbox" value="1" /> Display Post Meta
-                            <p>Post Author / Date / Views</p>
-                        </label>
-                        <label class="checkbox">
-                            <input type="checkbox" value="1" /> Show Author Box After Post
-                        </label>
-                        <label class="checkbox">
-                            <input type="checkbox" value="1" /> Enable Comments
-                        </label>
-                    </label>
-
-                </fieldset>
-
-                <hr />
-
-                <fieldset>
-
-                    <label>
-                        <b>SEO Title Pattern</b>
-                        <input id="seo-title" type="text" value="[Post Name] - [Site Title]" />
-                        <p>The pattern used to display your title tags</p>
-                    </label>
-
-                    <label>
-                        <b>SEO Description Pattern</b>
-                        <input id="seo-description" type="text" value="Auto" />
-                        <p>The pattern used to display your meta descriptions</p>
-                    </label>
-
-                    <label>
-                        <b>Google+</b>
-                        <label class="checkbox">
-                            <input type="checkbox" value="1" /> Connect to author profile on Google
-                        </label>
-                    </label>
-
-                    <label>
-                        <b>Home Page Description</b>
-                        <textarea></textarea>
-                        <p>Display a logo on your site in place of blog title</p>
-                    </label>
-
-                </fieldset>
-
-            </form>
         </section>
-    </section>
-    <section id="users" class="settings-content">
-        <header>
-            <h2 class="title">Users</h2>
-            <section class="page-actions">
-                <button class="button-add">Add User</button>
+        <section id="content" class="settings-content">
+            <header>
+                <h2 class="title">Content</h2>
+                <section class="page-actions">
+                    <button class="button-save">Save</button>
+                </section>
+            </header>
+            <section class="content">
+                <form id="settings-general">
+                    <fieldset>
+                        <label>
+                            <b>Typography</b>
+                            <select id="url-structure" name="general[urlstructure]">
+                                <option value="post-name">Lato (Light)</option>
+                            </select>
+                            <p>Sexy sans-serif font that will make your toes tickle.</p>
+                            <label class="checkbox">
+                                <input type="checkbox" value="1" /> Load fonts directly from Google
+                            </label>
+                        </label>
+
+                        <label>
+                            <b>Post Options</b>
+                            <label class="checkbox">
+                                <input type="checkbox" value="1" /> Display Post Meta
+                                <p>Post Author / Date / Views</p>
+                            </label>
+                            <label class="checkbox">
+                                <input type="checkbox" value="1" /> Show Author Box After Post
+                            </label>
+                            <label class="checkbox">
+                                <input type="checkbox" value="1" /> Enable Comments
+                            </label>
+                        </label>
+
+                    </fieldset>
+
+                    <hr />
+
+                    <fieldset>
+
+                        <label>
+                            <b>SEO Title Pattern</b>
+                            <input id="seo-title" type="text" value="[Post Name] - [Site Title]" />
+                            <p>The pattern used to display your title tags</p>
+                        </label>
+
+                        <label>
+                            <b>SEO Description Pattern</b>
+                            <input id="seo-description" type="text" value="Auto" />
+                            <p>The pattern used to display your meta descriptions</p>
+                        </label>
+
+                        <label>
+                            <b>Google+</b>
+                            <label class="checkbox">
+                                <input type="checkbox" value="1" /> Connect to author profile on Google
+                            </label>
+                        </label>
+
+                        <label>
+                            <b>Home Page Description</b>
+                            <textarea></textarea>
+                            <p>Display a logo on your site in place of blog title</p>
+                        </label>
+
+                    </fieldset>
+
+                </form>
             </section>
-        </header>
-        <section class="content">
-            <h6 class="sub">Invited Users</h6>
-            <ul class="users">
-                <li class="clearfix">
-                    <div class="user_image"></div>
-                    <div class="user_info">
-                        <span class="name">Some Name</span>
-                        <span class="timestamp">Invitation Sent: 7 hours ago</span>
-                    </div>
-                </li>
-            </ul>
-            <h6 class="sub">Active Users</h6>
-            <ul class="users">
-                <li class="clearfix">
-                    <div class="user_image">
-                        <img src="/core/admin/assets/img/user.jpg" alt="user"/>
-                    </div>
-                    <div class="user_info">
-                        <span class="name">Some Name</span>
-                        <span class="timestamp">Last Seen: 7 hours ago</span>
-                    </div>
-                    <label class="admin">Admin</label>
-                </li>
-                <li class="clearfix">
-                    <div class="user_image">
-                        <img src="/core/admin/assets/img/user.jpg" alt="user"/>
-                    </div>
-                    <div class="user_info">
-                        <span class="name">Some Name</span>
-                        <span class="timestamp">Last Seen: 2 days ago</span>
-                    </div>
-                    <label class="editor">Editor</label>
-                </li>
-            </ul>
         </section>
-    </section>
-    <section id="appearance" class="settings-content">
-        <header>
-            <h2 class="title">Appearance</h2>
-        </header>
-        <section class="content">
-            <h6 class="sub">Raw json be here</h6>
-            <p>Active theme: {{json settings.activeTheme}}</p>
-            <p>Available themes: {{json availableThemes}}</p>
-            <p>Available plugins: {{json availablePlugins}}</p>
-
-
+        <section id="users" class="settings-content">
+            <header>
+                <h2 class="title">Users</h2>
+                <section class="page-actions">
+                    <button class="button-add">Add User</button>
+                </section>
+            </header>
+            <section class="content">
+                <h6 class="sub">Invited Users</h6>
+                <ul class="users">
+                    <li class="clearfix">
+                        <div class="user_image"></div>
+                        <div class="user_info">
+                            <span class="name">Some Name</span>
+                            <span class="timestamp">Invitation Sent: 7 hours ago</span>
+                        </div>
+                    </li>
+                </ul>
+                <h6 class="sub">Active Users</h6>
+                <ul class="users">
+                    <li class="clearfix">
+                        <div class="user_image">
+                            <img src="/core/admin/assets/img/user.jpg" alt="user"/>
+                        </div>
+                        <div class="user_info">
+                            <span class="name">Some Name</span>
+                            <span class="timestamp">Last Seen: 7 hours ago</span>
+                        </div>
+                        <label class="admin">Admin</label>
+                    </li>
+                    <li class="clearfix">
+                        <div class="user_image">
+                            <img src="/core/admin/assets/img/user.jpg" alt="user"/>
+                        </div>
+                        <div class="user_info">
+                            <span class="name">Some Name</span>
+                            <span class="timestamp">Last Seen: 2 days ago</span>
+                        </div>
+                        <label class="editor">Editor</label>
+                    </li>
+                </ul>
+            </section>
         </section>
-    </section>
+        <section id="appearance" class="settings-content">
+            <header>
+                <h2 class="title">Appearance</h2>
+            </header>
+            <section class="content">
+                <h6 class="sub">Raw json be here</h6>
+                <p>Active theme: {{json settings.activeTheme}}</p>
+                <p>Available themes: {{json availableThemes}}</p>
+                <p>Available plugins: {{json availablePlugins}}</p>
+            </section>
+        </section>
+    </div>
 </div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/shared/api.js b/core/shared/api.js
index 2ddbf0c5c2..305f0cf709 100644
--- a/core/shared/api.js
+++ b/core/shared/api.js
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@
         posts,
         users,
         settings,
-        requestHandler;
+        requestHandler,
+        settingsObject,
+        settingsCollection;
 
     // # Posts
     posts = {
@@ -59,15 +61,38 @@
     };
 
     // # Settings
+
+    // Turn a settings collection into a single object/hashmap
+    settingsObject = function (settings) {
+        return (settings.toJSON ? settings.toJSON() : settings).reduce(function (res, item) {
+            if (item.toJSON) { item = item.toJSON(); }
+            if (item.key) { res[item.key] = item.value; }
+            return res;
+        }, {});
+    };
+    // Turn an object into a collection
+    settingsCollection = function (settings) {
+        return _.map(settings, function (value, key) {
+            return { key: key, value: value };
+        });
+    };
+
     settings = {
         browse: function (options) {
-            return dataProvider.Setting.browse(options);
+            return dataProvider.Settings.browse(options).then(settingsObject);
         },
         read: function (options) {
-            return dataProvider.Setting.read(options.key);
+            return dataProvider.Settings.read(options.key).then(function (setting) {
+                return _.pick(setting.toJSON(), 'key', 'value');
+            });
         },
-        edit: function (options) {
-            return dataProvider.Setting.edit(options);
+        edit: function (settings) {
+            settings = settingsCollection(settings);
+            return dataProvider.Settings.edit(settings).then(settingsObject);
+        },
+        add: function (settings) {
+            settings = settingsCollection(settings);
+            return dataProvider.Settings.add(settings).then(settingsObject);
         }
     };
 
diff --git a/core/shared/data/fixtures/001.js b/core/shared/data/fixtures/001.js
index cdee1c76fb..81ab53f1b9 100644
--- a/core/shared/data/fixtures/001.js
+++ b/core/shared/data/fixtures/001.js
@@ -61,6 +61,13 @@ module.exports = {
             "updated_by":    1,
             "type":         "general"
         },
+        {
+            "key":          "email",
+            "value":        "john@onolan.org",
+            "created_by":    1,
+            "updated_by":    1,
+            "type":         "general"
+        },
         {
             "key":          "activePlugins",
             "value":        "",
diff --git a/core/shared/data/migration/001.js b/core/shared/data/migration/001.js
index d1540e0807..a7aada7d6a 100644
--- a/core/shared/data/migration/001.js
+++ b/core/shared/data/migration/001.js
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
             knex.Schema.createTable('settings', function (t) {
                 t.increments().primary();
                 t.string('uuid');
-                t.string('key');
+                t.string('key').unique();
                 t.text('value');
                 t.string('type');
                 t.date('created_at');
diff --git a/core/shared/models/index.js b/core/shared/models/index.js
index ec9afd8da8..1cfc8fcd64 100644
--- a/core/shared/models/index.js
+++ b/core/shared/models/index.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
         User: require('./user').User,
         Role: require('./role').Role,
         Permission: require('./permission').Permission,
-        Setting: require('./setting').Setting,
+        Settings: require('./settings').Settings,
         init: function () {
             return knex.Schema.hasTable('posts').then(null, function () {
                 // Simple bootstraping of the data model for now.
diff --git a/core/shared/models/setting.js b/core/shared/models/setting.js
deleted file mode 100644
index e27f0612b4..0000000000
--- a/core/shared/models/setting.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-(function () {
-    "use strict";
-
-    var Setting,
-        Settings,
-        GhostBookshelf = require('./base'),
-        _ = require('underscore'),
-        when = require('when');
-
-    Setting = GhostBookshelf.Model.extend({
-
-        tableName: 'settings',
-
-        hasTimestamps: true
-
-    }, {
-
-        read: function (_key) {
-            // Allow for just passing the key instead of attributes
-            if (!_.isObject(_key)) {
-                _key = { key: _key };
-            }
-            return GhostBookshelf.Model.read.call(this, _key);
-        },
-
-        edit: function (_data) {
-            return when.all(_.map(_data, function (value, key) {
-                return this.forge({ key: key }).fetch().then(function (setting) {
-                    return setting.set('value', value).save();
-                });
-            }, this));
-        }
-
-    });
-
-    Settings = GhostBookshelf.Collection.extend({
-        model: Setting
-    });
-
-    module.exports = {
-        Setting: Setting,
-        Settings: Settings
-    };
-
-}());
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/shared/models/settings.js b/core/shared/models/settings.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a3219d7752
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/shared/models/settings.js
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+(function () {
+    "use strict";
+
+    var Settings,
+        GhostBookshelf = require('./base'),
+        _ = require('underscore'),
+        when = require('when');
+
+    // Each setting is saved as a separate row in the database,
+    // but the overlying API treats them as a single key:value mapping
+    Settings = GhostBookshelf.Model.extend({
+        tableName: 'settings',
+        hasTimestamps: true
+    }, {
+        read: function (_key) {
+            // Allow for just passing the key instead of attributes
+            if (!_.isObject(_key)) {
+                _key = { key: _key };
+            }
+            return GhostBookshelf.Model.read.call(this, _key);
+        },
+
+        edit: function (_data) {
+            var settings = this;
+            if (!Array.isArray(_data)) {
+                _data = [_data];
+            }
+            return when.map(_data, function (item) {
+                // Accept an array of models as input
+                if (item.toJSON) { item = item.toJSON(); }
+                return settings.forge({ key: item.key }).fetch().then(function (setting) {
+                    return setting.set('value', item.value).save();
+                });
+            });
+        }
+    });
+
+    module.exports = {
+        Settings: Settings
+    };
+
+}());
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/shared/permissions/index.js b/core/shared/permissions/index.js
index bdb280e5c6..c31e8e90ad 100644
--- a/core/shared/permissions/index.js
+++ b/core/shared/permissions/index.js
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
                     }
 
                     return when.reject();
-                }).otherwise(function() {
+                }).otherwise(function () {
                     // No permissions loaded, or error loading permissions
 
                     // Still check for permissable without permissions
diff --git a/core/shared/permissions/objectTypeModelMap.js b/core/shared/permissions/objectTypeModelMap.js
index 2d56251701..9269fa17a3 100644
--- a/core/shared/permissions/objectTypeModelMap.js
+++ b/core/shared/permissions/objectTypeModelMap.js
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@
         'role': require('../models/role').Role,
         'user': require('../models/user').User,
         'permission': require('../models/permission').Permission,
-        'setting': require('../models/setting').Setting
+        'setting': require('../models/settings').Settings
     };
 }());
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/test/ghost/api_settings_spec.js b/core/test/ghost/api_settings_spec.js
index 082aeac61c..670f1a9a23 100644
--- a/core/test/ghost/api_settings_spec.js
+++ b/core/test/ghost/api_settings_spec.js
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@
         helpers = require('./helpers'),
         Models = require('../../shared/models');
 
-    describe('Setting Model', function () {
+    describe('Settings Model', function () {
 
-        var SettingModel = Models.Setting;
+        var SettingsModel = Models.Settings;
 
         beforeEach(function (done) {
             helpers.resetData().then(function () {
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
         });
 
         it('can browse', function (done) {
-            SettingModel.browse().then(function (results) {
+            SettingsModel.browse().then(function (results) {
 
                 should.exist(results);
 
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
         it('can read', function (done) {
             var firstSetting;
 
-            SettingModel.browse().then(function (results) {
+            SettingsModel.browse().then(function (results) {
 
                 should.exist(results);
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 
                 firstSetting = results.models[0];
 
-                return SettingModel.read(firstSetting.attributes.key);
+                return SettingsModel.read(firstSetting.attributes.key);
 
             }).then(function (found) {
 
@@ -54,22 +54,21 @@
         });
 
         it('can edit single', function (done) {
-            var firstPost,
-                toEdit = {};
+            var firstSetting;
 
-            SettingModel.browse().then(function (results) {
+            SettingsModel.browse().then(function (results) {
 
                 should.exist(results);
 
                 results.length.should.be.above(0);
 
-                firstPost = results.models[0];
+                firstSetting = results.models[0];
 
                 // The edit method has been modified to take an object of
                 // key/value pairs
-                toEdit[firstPost.attributes.key] = "new value";
+                firstSetting.set('value', 'new value');
 
-                return SettingModel.edit(toEdit);
+                return SettingsModel.edit(firstSetting);
 
             }).then(function (edited) {
 
@@ -79,7 +78,7 @@
 
                 edited = edited[0];
 
-                edited.attributes.key.should.equal(firstPost.attributes.key);
+                edited.attributes.key.should.equal(firstSetting.attributes.key);
                 edited.attributes.value.should.equal('new value');
 
                 done();
@@ -88,26 +87,25 @@
         });
 
         it('can edit multiple', function (done) {
-            var firstPost,
-                secondPost,
-                editedPost,
-                toEdit = {};
+            var model1,
+                model2,
+                editedModel;
 
-            SettingModel.browse().then(function (results) {
+            SettingsModel.browse().then(function (results) {
 
                 should.exist(results);
 
                 results.length.should.be.above(0);
 
-                firstPost = results.models[0];
-                secondPost = results.models[1];
+                model1 = results.models[0];
+                model2 = results.models[1];
 
                 // The edit method has been modified to take an object of
                 // key/value pairs
-                toEdit[firstPost.attributes.key] = "new value1";
-                toEdit[secondPost.attributes.key] = "new value2";
+                model1.set('value', 'new value1');
+                model2.set('value', 'new value2');
 
-                return SettingModel.edit(toEdit);
+                return SettingsModel.edit([model1, model2]);
 
             }).then(function (edited) {
 
@@ -115,15 +113,15 @@
 
                 edited.length.should.equal(2);
 
-                editedPost = edited[0];
+                editedModel = edited[0];
 
-                editedPost.attributes.key.should.equal(firstPost.attributes.key);
-                editedPost.attributes.value.should.equal('new value1');
+                editedModel.attributes.key.should.equal(model1.attributes.key);
+                editedModel.attributes.value.should.equal('new value1');
 
-                editedPost = edited[1];
+                editedModel = edited[1];
 
-                editedPost.attributes.key.should.equal(secondPost.attributes.key);
-                editedPost.attributes.value.should.equal('new value2');
+                editedModel.attributes.key.should.equal(model2.attributes.key);
+                editedModel.attributes.value.should.equal('new value2');
 
                 done();
 
@@ -136,7 +134,7 @@
                 value: 'Test Content 1'
             };
 
-            SettingModel.add(newSetting).then(function (createdSetting) {
+            SettingsModel.add(newSetting).then(function (createdSetting) {
 
                 should.exist(createdSetting);
 
@@ -150,7 +148,7 @@
         it('can delete', function (done) {
             var firstSettingId;
 
-            SettingModel.browse().then(function (results) {
+            SettingsModel.browse().then(function (results) {
 
                 should.exist(results);
 
@@ -158,11 +156,11 @@
 
                 firstSettingId = results.models[0].id;
 
-                return SettingModel.destroy(firstSettingId);
+                return SettingsModel.destroy(firstSettingId);
 
             }).then(function () {
 
-                return SettingModel.browse();
+                return SettingsModel.browse();
 
             }).then(function (newResults) {