diff --git a/js/forum/src/ForumApplication.tsx b/js/forum/src/ForumApplication.tsx
index eb2ae89cc..c01489ace 100644
--- a/js/forum/src/ForumApplication.tsx
+++ b/js/forum/src/ForumApplication.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
-import * as m from 'mithril';
 import Application from './lib/Application';
 import routes from './routes';
-import Nav from './components/Nav';
+import Search from './components/Search';
 
 export default class ForumApplication extends Application {
+  /**
+   * The page's search component instance.
+   *
+   * @type {SearchBox}
+   */
+  search = new Search();
+
   /**
    * A map of notification types to their components.
    *
@@ -18,23 +24,10 @@ export default class ForumApplication extends Application {
    */
   postComponents = {};
 
-  /**
-   * The page's search component instance.
-   *
-   * @type {SearchBox}
-   */
-  search = new Search();
+  //app.postComponents.comment = CommentPost;
+  //app.postComponents.discussionRenamed = DiscussionRenamedPost;
 
-  /**
-   * @inheritdoc
-   */
-  mount() {
-    m.route.prefix('#');
-
-    super.mount();
-
-    m.mount(document.getElementById('nav'), <Nav/>);
-  }
+  // app.notificationComponents.discussionRenamed = DiscussionRenamedNotification;
 
   /**
    * @inheritdoc
@@ -43,50 +36,51 @@ export default class ForumApplication extends Application {
     routes(router);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Check whether or not the user is currently composing a reply to a
-   * discussion.
-   *
-   * @param {Discussion} discussion
-   * @return {Boolean}
-   */
-  composingReplyTo(discussion) {
-    return this.composer.component instanceof ReplyComposer &&
-      this.composer.component.props.discussion === discussion &&
-      this.composer.position !== Composer.PositionEnum.HIDDEN;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Check whether or not the user is currently viewing a discussion.
-   *
-   * @param {Discussion} discussion
-   * @return {Boolean}
-   */
-  viewingDiscussion(discussion) {
-    return this.current instanceof DiscussionPage &&
-      this.current.discussion === discussion;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Callback for when an external authenticator (social login) action has
-   * completed.
-   *
-   * If the payload indicates that the user has been logged in, then the page
-   * will be reloaded. Otherwise, a SignUpModal will be opened, prefilled
-   * with the provided details.
-   *
-   * @param {Object} payload A dictionary of props to pass into the sign up
-   *     modal. A truthy `authenticated` prop indicates that the user has logged
-   *     in, and thus the page is reloaded.
-   * @public
-   */
-  authenticationComplete(payload) {
-    if (payload.authenticated) {
-      window.location.reload();
-    } else {
-      const modal = new SignUpModal(payload);
-      this.modal.show(modal);
-      modal.$('[name=password]').focus();
-    }
-  }
+  // TODO: work out where to put these helper functions
+  // /**
+  //  * Check whether or not the user is currently composing a reply to a
+  //  * discussion.
+  //  *
+  //  * @param {Discussion} discussion
+  //  * @return {Boolean}
+  //  */
+  // composingReplyTo(discussion) {
+  //   return this.composer.component instanceof ReplyComposer &&
+  //     this.composer.component.props.discussion === discussion &&
+  //     this.composer.position !== Composer.PositionEnum.HIDDEN;
+  // }
+//
+  // /**
+  //  * Check whether or not the user is currently viewing a discussion.
+  //  *
+  //  * @param {Discussion} discussion
+  //  * @return {Boolean}
+  //  */
+  // viewingDiscussion(discussion) {
+  //   return this.current instanceof DiscussionPage &&
+  //     this.current.discussion === discussion;
+  // }
+//
+  // /**
+  //  * Callback for when an external authenticator (social login) action has
+  //  * completed.
+  //  *
+  //  * If the payload indicates that the user has been logged in, then the page
+  //  * will be reloaded. Otherwise, a SignUpModal will be opened, prefilled
+  //  * with the provided details.
+  //  *
+  //  * @param {Object} payload A dictionary of props to pass into the sign up
+  //  *     modal. A truthy `authenticated` prop indicates that the user has logged
+  //  *     in, and thus the page is reloaded.
+  //  * @public
+  //  */
+  // authenticationComplete(payload) {
+  //   if (payload.authenticated) {
+  //     window.location.reload();
+  //   } else {
+  //     const modal = new SignUpModal(payload);
+  //     this.modal.show(modal);
+  //     modal.$('[name=password]').focus();
+  //   }
+  // }
 }
diff --git a/js/forum/src/utils/DiscussionControls.ts b/js/forum/src/controls/DiscussionControls.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from js/forum/src/utils/DiscussionControls.ts
rename to js/forum/src/controls/DiscussionControls.ts
diff --git a/js/forum/src/utils/PostControls.ts b/js/forum/src/controls/PostControls.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from js/forum/src/utils/PostControls.ts
rename to js/forum/src/controls/PostControls.ts
diff --git a/js/forum/src/utils/UserControls.ts b/js/forum/src/controls/UserControls.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from js/forum/src/utils/UserControls.ts
rename to js/forum/src/controls/UserControls.ts
diff --git a/js/forum/src/initializers/components.ts b/js/forum/src/initializers/components.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index adb168fec..000000000
--- a/js/forum/src/initializers/components.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-import CommentPost from 'flarum/components/CommentPost';
-import DiscussionRenamedPost from 'flarum/components/DiscussionRenamedPost';
-import DiscussionRenamedNotification from 'flarum/components/DiscussionRenamedNotification';
-
-/**
- * The `components` initializer registers components to display the default post
- * types, activity types, and notifications type with the application.
- *
- * @param {ForumApp} app
- */
-export default function components(app) {
-  app.postComponents.comment = CommentPost;
-  app.postComponents.discussionRenamed = DiscussionRenamedPost;
-
-  app.notificationComponents.discussionRenamed = DiscussionRenamedNotification;
-}
diff --git a/js/forum/src/initializers/routes.ts b/js/forum/src/initializers/routes.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index c319b3d1a..000000000
--- a/js/forum/src/initializers/routes.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,64 +0,0 @@
-import IndexPage from 'flarum/components/IndexPage';
-import DiscussionPage from 'flarum/components/DiscussionPage';
-import PostsUserPage from 'flarum/components/PostsUserPage';
-import DiscussionsUserPage from 'flarum/components/DiscussionsUserPage';
-import SettingsPage from 'flarum/components/SettingsPage';
-import NotificationsPage from 'flarum/components/NotificationsPage';
-
-/**
- * The `routes` initializer defines the forum app's routes.
- *
- * @param {App} app
- */
-export default function(app) {
-  app.routes = {
-    'index': {path: '/all', component: IndexPage.component()},
-    'index.filter': {path: '/:filter', component: IndexPage.component()},
-
-    'discussion': {path: '/d/:id', component: DiscussionPage.component()},
-    'discussion.near': {path: '/d/:id/:near', component: DiscussionPage.component()},
-
-    'user': {path: '/u/:username', component: PostsUserPage.component()},
-    'user.posts': {path: '/u/:username', component: PostsUserPage.component()},
-    'user.discussions': {path: '/u/:username/discussions', component: DiscussionsUserPage.component()},
-
-    'settings': {path: '/settings', component: SettingsPage.component()},
-    'notifications': {path: '/notifications', component: NotificationsPage.component()}
-  };
-
-  /**
-   * Generate a URL to a discussion.
-   *
-   * @param {Discussion} discussion
-   * @param {Integer} [near]
-   * @return {String}
-   */
-  app.route.discussion = (discussion, near) => {
-    return app.route(near && near !== 1 ? 'discussion.near' : 'discussion', {
-      id: discussion.id() + '-' + discussion.slug(),
-      near: near && near !== 1 ? near : undefined
-    });
-  };
-
-  /**
-   * Generate a URL to a post.
-   *
-   * @param {Post} post
-   * @return {String}
-   */
-  app.route.post = post => {
-    return app.route.discussion(post.discussion(), post.number());
-  };
-
-  /**
-   * Generate a URL to a user.
-   *
-   * @param {User} user
-   * @return {String}
-   */
-  app.route.user = user => {
-    return app.route('user', {
-      username: user.username()
-    });
-  };
-}
diff --git a/js/forum/src/routes.ts b/js/forum/src/routes.ts
index 37715ce8c..f2ef9688e 100644
--- a/js/forum/src/routes.ts
+++ b/js/forum/src/routes.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,58 @@
-import DashboardPage from './components/DashboardPage';
-import BasicsPage from './components/BasicsPage';
-import PermissionsPage from './components/PermissionsPage';
-import AppearancePage from './components/AppearancePage';
-import ExtensionsPage from './components/ExtensionsPage';
-import MailPage from './components/MailPage';
+import IndexPage from './components/IndexPage';
+import DiscussionPage from './components/DiscussionPage';
+import PostsUserPage from './components/PostsUserPage';
+import DiscussionsUserPage from './components/DiscussionsUserPage';
+import SettingsPage from './components/SettingsPage';
+import NotificationsPage from './components/NotificationsPage';
 
 export default function(router) {
-  router.add('dashboard', '/', DashboardPage);
-  router.add('basics', '/basics', BasicsPage);
-  router.add('permissions', '/permissions', PermissionsPage);
-  router.add('appearance', '/appearance', AppearancePage);
-  router.add('extensions', '/extensions', ExtensionsPage);
-  router.add('mail', '/mail', MailPage);
+  router.add('index', '/all', IndexPage);
+  router.add('index.filter', '/:filter', IndexPage);
+
+  router.add('discussion', '/d/:id', DiscussionPage);
+  router.add('discussion.near', '/d/:id/:near', DiscussionPage);
+
+  router.add('user', '/u/:username', PostsUserPage);
+  router.add('user.posts', '/u/:username', PostsUserPage);
+  router.add('user.discussions', '/u/:username/discussions', DiscussionsUserPage);
+
+  router.add('settings', '/settings', SettingsPage);
+  router.add('notifications', '/notifications', NotificationsPage);
+
+  // TODO: work out where to put these shortcut functions
+  // /**
+  //  * Generate a URL to a discussion.
+  //  *
+  //  * @param {Discussion} discussion
+  //  * @param {Integer} [near]
+  //  * @return {String}
+  //  */
+  // app.route.discussion = (discussion, near) => {
+  //   return app.route(near && near !== 1 ? 'discussion.near' : 'discussion', {
+  //     id: discussion.id() + '-' + discussion.slug(),
+  //     near: near && near !== 1 ? near : undefined
+  //   });
+  // };
+
+  // /**
+  //  * Generate a URL to a post.
+  //  *
+  //  * @param {Post} post
+  //  * @return {String}
+  //  */
+  // app.route.post = post => {
+  //   return app.route.discussion(post.discussion(), post.number());
+  // };
+
+  // /**
+  //  * Generate a URL to a user.
+  //  *
+  //  * @param {User} user
+  //  * @return {String}
+  //  */
+  // app.route.user = user => {
+  //   return app.route('user', {
+  //     username: user.username()
+  //   });
+  // };
 }
diff --git a/js/forum/src/utils/History.ts b/js/forum/src/utils/History.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 0de757ccb..000000000
--- a/js/forum/src/utils/History.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,115 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * The `History` class keeps track and manages a stack of routes that the user
- * has navigated to in their session.
- *
- * An item can be pushed to the top of the stack using the `push` method. An
- * item in the stack has a name and a URL. The name need not be unique; if it is
- * the same as the item before it, that will be overwritten with the new URL. In
- * this way, if a user visits a discussion, and then visits another discussion,
- * popping the history stack will still take them back to the discussion list
- * rather than the previous discussion.
- */
-export default class History {
-  constructor(defaultRoute) {
-    /**
-     * The stack of routes that have been navigated to.
-     *
-     * @type {Array}
-     * @protected
-     */
-    this.stack = [];
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Get the item on the top of the stack.
-   *
-   * @return {Object}
-   * @public
-   */
-  getCurrent() {
-    return this.stack[this.stack.length - 1];
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Get the previous item on the stack.
-   *
-   * @return {Object}
-   * @public
-   */
-  getPrevious() {
-    return this.stack[this.stack.length - 2];
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Push an item to the top of the stack.
-   *
-   * @param {String} name The name of the route.
-   * @param {String} title The title of the route.
-   * @param {String} [url] The URL of the route. The current URL will be used if
-   *     not provided.
-   * @public
-   */
-  push(name, title, url = m.route()) {
-    // If we're pushing an item with the same name as second-to-top item in the
-    // stack, we will assume that the user has clicked the 'back' button in
-    // their browser. In this case, we don't want to push a new item, so we will
-    // pop off the top item, and then the second-to-top item will be overwritten
-    // below.
-    const secondTop = this.stack[this.stack.length - 2];
-    if (secondTop && secondTop.name === name) {
-      this.stack.pop();
-    }
-
-    // If we're pushing an item with the same name as the top item in the stack,
-    // then we'll overwrite it with the new URL.
-    const top = this.getCurrent();
-    if (top && top.name === name) {
-      Object.assign(top, {url, title});
-    } else {
-      this.stack.push({name, url, title});
-    }
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Check whether or not the history stack is able to be popped.
-   *
-   * @return {Boolean}
-   * @public
-   */
-  canGoBack() {
-    return this.stack.length > 1;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Go back to the previous route in the history stack.
-   *
-   * @public
-   */
-  back() {
-    this.stack.pop();
-
-    m.route(this.getCurrent().url);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Get the URL of the previous page.
-   *
-   * @public
-   */
-  backUrl() {
-    const secondTop = this.stack[this.stack.length - 2];
-
-    return secondTop.url;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Go to the first route in the history stack.
-   *
-   * @public
-   */
-  home() {
-    this.stack.splice(0);
-
-    m.route('/');
-  }
-}
diff --git a/js/lib/Application.tsx b/js/lib/Application.tsx
index 62a59bd6d..7e44d5d68 100644
--- a/js/lib/Application.tsx
+++ b/js/lib/Application.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import * as m from 'mithril';
 import ItemList from 'flarum/utils/ItemList';
 import Alert from 'flarum/components/Alert';
 import Button from 'flarum/components/Button';
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ export default class Application {
   constructor() {
     /**
      * [data description]
+     *
      * @type {[type]}
      */
     this.data = null;
@@ -33,6 +35,7 @@ export default class Application {
 
     /**
      * [router description]
+     *
      * @type {Router}
      */
     this.router = new Router();
@@ -72,12 +75,14 @@ export default class Application {
 
     /**
      * [title description]
+     *
      * @type {DocumentTitle}
      */
     this.title = new DocumentTitle();
 
     /**
      * [ajax description]
+     *
      * @type {Ajax}
      */
     this.ajax = new Ajax();
@@ -91,6 +96,7 @@ export default class Application {
 
   /**
    * [loadModules description]
+   *
    * @param {[type]} modules [description]
    * @return {[type]}
    */
@@ -98,11 +104,11 @@ export default class Application {
 
   }
 
-  *
+  /**
    * Boot the application by running all of the registered initializers.
    *
    * @public
-
+   */
   boot(data) {
     this.data = data;
 
diff --git a/js/lib/DocumentTitle.tsx b/js/lib/DocumentTitle.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4ab7ddbc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/js/lib/DocumentTitle.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export default class DocumentTitle {
+
+}
diff --git a/js/lib/helpers/avatar.tsx b/js/lib/components/Avatar.tsx
similarity index 100%
rename from js/lib/helpers/avatar.tsx
rename to js/lib/components/Avatar.tsx
diff --git a/js/lib/helpers/icon.tsx b/js/lib/components/Icon.tsx
similarity index 100%
rename from js/lib/helpers/icon.tsx
rename to js/lib/components/Icon.tsx
diff --git a/js/lib/helpers/fullTime.tsx b/js/lib/components/fullTime.tsx
similarity index 100%
rename from js/lib/helpers/fullTime.tsx
rename to js/lib/components/fullTime.tsx
diff --git a/js/lib/helpers/humanTime.tsx b/js/lib/components/humanTimeElement.tsx
similarity index 100%
rename from js/lib/helpers/humanTime.tsx
rename to js/lib/components/humanTimeElement.tsx
diff --git a/js/lib/helpers/userOnline.tsx b/js/lib/components/userOnline.tsx
similarity index 100%
rename from js/lib/helpers/userOnline.tsx
rename to js/lib/components/userOnline.tsx
diff --git a/js/lib/helpers/username.tsx b/js/lib/components/username.tsx
similarity index 100%
rename from js/lib/helpers/username.tsx
rename to js/lib/components/username.tsx
diff --git a/js/lib/initializers/store.tsx b/js/lib/initializers/store.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index e4bfa19dd..000000000
--- a/js/lib/initializers/store.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-import Store from 'flarum/Store';
-import Forum from 'flarum/models/Forum';
-import User from 'flarum/models/User';
-import Discussion from 'flarum/models/Discussion';
-import Post from 'flarum/models/Post';
-import Group from 'flarum/models/Group';
-import Activity from 'flarum/models/Activity';
-import Notification from 'flarum/models/Notification';
-
-/**
- * The `store` initializer creates the application's data store and registers
- * the default resource types to their models.
- *
- * @param {App} app
- */
-export default function store(app) {
-  app.store = new Store({
-    forums: Forum,
-    users: User,
-    discussions: Discussion,
-    posts: Post,
-    groups: Group,
-    activity: Activity,
-    notifications: Notification
-  });
-}
diff --git a/js/lib/helpers/highlight.tsx b/js/lib/utils/highlight.tsx
similarity index 100%
rename from js/lib/helpers/highlight.tsx
rename to js/lib/utils/highlight.tsx
diff --git a/js/lib/helpers/listItems.tsx b/js/lib/utils/listItems.tsx
similarity index 100%
rename from js/lib/helpers/listItems.tsx
rename to js/lib/utils/listItems.tsx
diff --git a/js/lib/utils/mixin.tsx b/js/lib/utils/mixin.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index d5be43734..000000000
--- a/js/lib/utils/mixin.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * The `mixin` utility assigns the properties of a set of 'mixin' objects to
- * the prototype of a parent object.
- *
- * @example
- * class MyClass extends mixin(ExistingClass, evented, etc) {}
- *
- * @param {Class} Parent The class to extend the new class from.
- * @param {...Object} mixins The objects to mix in.
- * @return {Class} A new class that extends Parent and contains the mixins.
- */
-export default function mixin(Parent, ...mixins) {
-  class Mixed extends Parent {}
-
-  mixins.forEach(object => {
-    Object.assign(Mixed.prototype, object);
-  });
-
-  return Mixed;
-}
diff --git a/js/lib/helpers/punctuateSeries.tsx b/js/lib/utils/punctuateSeries.tsx
similarity index 100%
rename from js/lib/helpers/punctuateSeries.tsx
rename to js/lib/utils/punctuateSeries.tsx
diff --git a/js/lib/initializers/humanTime.tsx b/js/lib/utils/updateHumanTimes.tsx
similarity index 100%
rename from js/lib/initializers/humanTime.tsx
rename to js/lib/utils/updateHumanTimes.tsx