diff --git a/e107_admin/header.php b/e107_admin/header.php
index 75456b7e4..acfe0e9e3 100644
--- a/e107_admin/header.php
+++ b/e107_admin/header.php
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ function loadJSAddons()
 	e107::css('core', 	'bootstrap-datetimepicker/css/datetimepicker.css', 'jquery');
 	e107::js('core', 	'bootstrap-datetimepicker/js/bootstrap-datetimepicker.min.js', 'jquery', 2);
 	
+	e107::js('core',	'jquery.h5validate.min.js','jquery',2);
+	
 	if(e_LAN != 'en')
 	{ 
 		e107::js('inline', buildDateLocale(),'jquery', 2);
diff --git a/e107_core/shortcodes/batch/admin_shortcodes.php b/e107_core/shortcodes/batch/admin_shortcodes.php
index c42c809da..ef8e165d0 100644
--- a/e107_core/shortcodes/batch/admin_shortcodes.php
+++ b/e107_core/shortcodes/batch/admin_shortcodes.php
@@ -40,13 +40,13 @@ class admin_shortcodes
             if($parm=='icon')
             {
 				
-				return '<ul class="nav pill">
+				return '<ul class="nav navbar pill navbar-nav">
         			<li class="dropdown">
             		<a class="dropdown-toggle" title="Messages" role="button" data-toggle="dropdown" href="#">
                 	'.E_16_E107.' <b class="caret"></b>
             	</a> 
             	<ul class="dropdown-menu" role="menu">
-                	<li class="nav-header">Update Available</li>
+                	<li class="nav-header navbar-header">Update Available</li>
                     <li><a href="'.$installUrl.'">e107 v'.$cacheData.'</a></li>
 	          	 </ul>
 	        	</li>
@@ -698,13 +698,13 @@ class admin_shortcodes
 		$outboxUrl = e_PLUGIN.'pm/admin_config.php?'.'searchquery=&amp;iframe=1&amp;filter_options=bool__pm_from__'.USERID;
 		$composeUrl = e_PLUGIN.'pm/admin_config.php?'.'mode=main&amp;iframe=1&amp;action=create';
 
-       $text = '<ul class="nav nav-pills">
+       $text = '<ul class="nav navbar-nav nav-pills">
         <li class="dropdown">
             <a class="dropdown-toggle" title="Messages" role="button" data-toggle="dropdown" href="#" >
                 '.$tp->toGlyph('fa-envelope').$countDisp.'<b class="caret"></b>
             </a> 
             <ul class="dropdown-menu" role="menu" >
-                <li class="nav-header">Private Messages</li>
+                <li class="nav-header navbar-header">Private Messages</li>
                     <li><a class="e-modal" data-cache="false" data-modal-caption="Inbox" data-target="#uiModal" href="'.$inboxUrl.'" >Inbox</a></li>
                     <li><a class="e-modal" data-cache="false" data-modal-caption="Outbox" data-target="#uiModal" href="'.$outboxUrl.'">Outbox</a></li>
                     <li><a class="e-modal" data-cache="false" data-modal-caption="Compose" data-target="#uiModal" href="'.$composeUrl.'">Compose</a></li>
@@ -728,7 +728,7 @@ class admin_shortcodes
 			</a> 
 			<div id="dropdown" class="dropdown-menu pull-right e-noclick" style="padding:10px;width:300px">
 				<ul class="nav-list">
-		    		<li class="nav-header">Unread Messages</li>
+		    		<li class="nav-header navbar-header">Unread Messages</li>
 		    		<li><a href="#">Incoming Message Number 1</a></li>
 		      		<li><a href="#">Incoming Message Number 2</a></li>
 		        	<li><a href="#">Incoming Message Number 3</a></li>
diff --git a/e107_core/templates/header_default.php b/e107_core/templates/header_default.php
index 831ad0ffb..8ce66b735 100644
--- a/e107_core/templates/header_default.php
+++ b/e107_core/templates/header_default.php
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ e107::css('core',	'bootstrap/css/tooltip.css','jquery');
 e107::js('core',	'bootstrap-notify/js/bootstrap-notify.js','jquery');
 e107::css('core',	'bootstrap-notify/css/bootstrap-notify.css','jquery');
 
+e107::js('core',	'jquery.h5validate.min.js','jquery');
+
 // ------------------
 
 // e107::js('core', 	'jquery.elastic.js', 'jquery', 2);
diff --git a/e107_themes/bootstrap3/theme.php b/e107_themes/bootstrap3/theme.php
index 368159e0a..2771798cb 100644
--- a/e107_themes/bootstrap3/theme.php
+++ b/e107_themes/bootstrap3/theme.php
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ define("BOOTSTRAP", 	3);
 define("FONTAWESOME", 	4);
 define('VIEWPORT', 		"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0");
 
-e107::js("url", 			"//netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.1.0/js/bootstrap.min.js");
-e107::css('url', 			'//netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.1.0/css/bootstrap.min.css');
+e107::js("url", 			"//netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.2/js/bootstrap.min.js");
+e107::css('url', 			'//netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.2/css/bootstrap.min.css');
 e107::css('url', 			"//netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/font-awesome/4.3.0/css/font-awesome.min.css");
 
 e107::js("footer-inline", 	"$('.e-tip').tooltip({container: 'body'})"); // activate bootstrap tooltips. 
diff --git a/e107_web/js/core/all.jquery.js b/e107_web/js/core/all.jquery.js
index 2396d29e0..ab3c754d7 100644
--- a/e107_web/js/core/all.jquery.js
+++ b/e107_web/js/core/all.jquery.js
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ $.ajaxSetup({
 
 $(document).ready(function()
 {
-    	 $(".e-hideme").hide();
-    	 $(".e-expandit").show();   	 
+		$(".e-hideme").hide();
+		$(".e-expandit").show();   	
+		$('form').h5Validate(); // allow older browsers to use html5 validation. 
     //	 $(".e-spinner").spinner(); //FIXME breaks tooltips
-    	 
-
+	 
 
     	 
 		 //check all
diff --git a/e107_web/js/jquery.h5validate.min.js b/e107_web/js/jquery.h5validate.min.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8c9b60bdd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e107_web/js/jquery.h5validate.min.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
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