diff --git a/wire/config.php b/wire/config.php
index 7c43b624..32c8db0c 100644
--- a/wire/config.php
+++ b/wire/config.php
@@ -1003,6 +1003,7 @@ $config->pageList = array(
  * #property bool confirm Notify user if they attempt to navigate away from unsaved changes?
  * #property bool ajaxChildren Whether to load the 'children' tab via ajax 
  * #property bool ajaxParent Whether to load the 'parent' field via ajax
+ * #property bool editCrumbs Whether or not breadcrumbs load page editor (false=load page list). 
  * 
  * @var array
  * 
@@ -1012,6 +1013,7 @@ $config->pageEdit = array(
 	'confirm' => true, 
 	'ajaxChildren' => true, 
 	'ajaxParent' => true,
+	'editCrumbs' => false,
 );
 
 
@@ -1194,6 +1196,12 @@ $config->https = null;
  */
 $config->ajax = false;
 
+/**
+ * modal: This is automatically set to TRUE when request is in a modal window. 
+ * 
+ */
+$config->modal = false;
+
 /**
  * external: This is automatically set to TRUE when PW is externally bootstrapped.
  *
diff --git a/wire/core/AdminThemeFramework.php b/wire/core/AdminThemeFramework.php
index 4a33ae90..457688b3 100644
--- a/wire/core/AdminThemeFramework.php
+++ b/wire/core/AdminThemeFramework.php
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ abstract class AdminThemeFramework extends AdminTheme {
 	public function __construct() {
 		parent::__construct();
 		$this->set('useAsLogin', false);
-		$this->wire('modules')->get('JqueryUI')->use('panel');
 		$this->sanitizer = $this->wire('sanitizer');
 	}
 
diff --git a/wire/core/Config.php b/wire/core/Config.php
index d2ad7127..41ef4adf 100644
--- a/wire/core/Config.php
+++ b/wire/core/Config.php
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
  * @see /wire/config.php for more detailed descriptions of all config properties. 
  *
  * @property bool $ajax If the current request is an ajax (asynchronous javascript) request, this is set to true. #pw-group-runtime
+ * @property bool|int $modal If the current request is in a modal window, this is set to a positive number. False if not. #pw-group-runtime
  * @property string $httpHost Current HTTP host name. #pw-group-HTTP-and-input
  * @property bool $https If the current request is an HTTPS request, this is set to true. #pw-group-runtime
  * @property string $version Current ProcessWire version string (i.e. "2.2.3") #pw-group-system #pw-group-runtime
diff --git a/wire/core/Page.php b/wire/core/Page.php
index 3fa03e24..2fc9e32f 100644
--- a/wire/core/Page.php
+++ b/wire/core/Page.php
@@ -2842,6 +2842,8 @@ class Page extends WireData implements \Countable, WireMatchable {
 				$url = ($https ? 'https://' : 'http://') . $this->wire('config')->httpHost . $url;
 			}
 		}
+		$append = $this->wire('session')->getFor($this, 'appendEditUrl'); 
+		if($append) $url .= $append;
 		return $url;
 	}
 
diff --git a/wire/core/ProcessWire.php b/wire/core/ProcessWire.php
index f03c359b..81bf923a 100644
--- a/wire/core/ProcessWire.php
+++ b/wire/core/ProcessWire.php
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class ProcessWire extends Wire {
 	 * Reversion revision number
 	 * 
 	 */
-	const versionRevision = 56;
+	const versionRevision = 57;
 
 	/**
 	 * Version suffix string (when applicable)
@@ -258,6 +258,7 @@ class ProcessWire extends Wire {
 		
 		$config->ajax = (isset($_SERVER['HTTP_X_REQUESTED_WITH']) && $_SERVER['HTTP_X_REQUESTED_WITH'] == 'XMLHttpRequest');
 		$config->cli = (!isset($_SERVER['SERVER_SOFTWARE']) && (php_sapi_name() == 'cli' || ($_SERVER['argc'] > 0 && is_numeric($_SERVER['argc']))));
+		$config->modal = empty($_GET['modal']) ? false : abs((int) $_GET['modal']); 
 		
 		$version = self::versionMajor . "." . self::versionMinor . "." . self::versionRevision; 
 		$config->version = $version;
diff --git a/wire/modules/Process/ProcessPageEdit/ProcessPageEdit.module b/wire/modules/Process/ProcessPageEdit/ProcessPageEdit.module
index 9fc2a78c..c19d02fa 100644
--- a/wire/modules/Process/ProcessPageEdit/ProcessPageEdit.module
+++ b/wire/modules/Process/ProcessPageEdit/ProcessPageEdit.module
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ class ProcessPageEdit extends Process implements WirePageEditor, ConfigurableMod
 		$out .= $this->form->render();
 	
 		// buttons with dropdowns
-		if(!$this->wire('input')->get('modal') && !count($this->fields)) {
+		if(!$this->wire('config')->modal && !count($this->fields)) {
 			
 			$config = $this->wire('config');
 			$file = $config->debug ? 'dropdown.js' : 'dropdown.min.js';
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ class ProcessPageEdit extends Process implements WirePageEditor, ConfigurableMod
 			$out .= "</ul>";
 		}
 
-		if($viewable && !count($this->fields)) {
+		if($viewable && !count($this->fields) && !$this->wire('config')->modal) {
 			// this supports code in the buildFormView() method
 			$out .= "<ul id='_ProcessPageEditViewDropdown' class='pw-dropdown-menu pw-dropdown-menu-rounded' data-my='left top' data-at='left top-9'>";
 			foreach($this->getViewActions() as $name => $action) {
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ class ProcessPageEdit extends Process implements WirePageEditor, ConfigurableMod
 			"panel" => "<a class='pw-panel pw-panel-reload$class' href='$url' data-tab-text='$labels[view]' data-tab-icon='eye'>$labels[panel]</a>",
 			"modal" => "<a class='pw-modal pw-modal-large$class' href='$url'>$labels[modal]</a>",
 			"new" => "<a class='$class' target='_blank' href='$url'>$labels[new]</a>",
-			"this" => "<a class='$class' href='$url'>$labels[this]</a>",
+			"this" => "<a class='$class' target='_top' href='$url'>$labels[this]</a>",
 		), $actions);
 		
 		foreach($actions as $name => $action) {
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ class ProcessPageEdit extends Process implements WirePageEditor, ConfigurableMod
 	protected function ___buildForm(InputfieldForm $form) {
 
 		$action = "./?id=$this->id";
-		$modal = (int) $this->wire('input')->get('modal');
+		$modal = (int) $this->wire('config')->modal;
 		if($modal) $action .= "&modal=$modal";
 		$context = $this->wire('input')->get('context');
 		if($context !== null) {
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@ class ProcessPageEdit extends Process implements WirePageEditor, ConfigurableMod
 			if($this->isTrash) $this->message($this->_("This page is in the Trash")); 
 			$tabDelete = $this->buildFormDelete();
 			if($tabDelete->children()->count()) $form->append($tabDelete);
-			if($this->page->viewable() && !$this->input->get('modal')) $this->buildFormView($this->page->httpUrl); 
+			if($this->page->viewable() && !$modal) $this->buildFormView($this->page->httpUrl); 
 	
 			if($this->page->hasStatus(Page::statusUnpublished)) {
 	
@@ -854,12 +854,13 @@ class ProcessPageEdit extends Process implements WirePageEditor, ConfigurableMod
 			}
 
 			if($page->addable()) { 
+				$modal = $this->wire('config')->modal;
 				/** @var InputfieldButton $button */
 				$button = $this->modules->get("InputfieldButton"); 
 				$button->attr('id+name', 'AddPageBtn'); 
 				$button->attr('value', $this->_('Add New Page Here')); // Button: add new child page
 				$button->icon = 'plus-circle';
-				$button->attr('href', "../add/?parent_id={$page->id}" . ($this->input->get('modal') ? "&modal=1" : ''));
+				$button->attr('href', "../add/?parent_id={$page->id}" . ($modal ? "&modal=$modal" : ''));
 				$field->append($button);
 			}
 			$wrapper->append($field); 
@@ -1201,7 +1202,11 @@ class ProcessPageEdit extends Process implements WirePageEditor, ConfigurableMod
 		$settings = $this->wire('config')->pageEdit; 
 		$target = '';
 		
-		if((is_array($settings) && !empty($settings['viewNew'])) || $this->viewAction == 'new') $target = " target='_blank'";
+		if((is_array($settings) && !empty($settings['viewNew'])) || $this->viewAction == 'new') {
+			$target = " target='_blank'";
+		} else {
+			$target = " target='_top'";
+		}
 		
 		$a = 
 			"<a id='_ProcessPageEditView' $target href='$url' data-action='$this->viewAction'>$label" . 
@@ -1442,7 +1447,8 @@ class ProcessPageEdit extends Process implements WirePageEditor, ConfigurableMod
 	 */
 	protected function ___processSaveRedirect($redirectUrl) {
 		if(!$redirectUrl) $redirectUrl = "./?id={$this->page->id}&s=1";
-		if($this->input->get('modal')) $redirectUrl .= "&modal=1";
+		$modal = $this->wire('config')->modal;
+		if($modal) $redirectUrl .= "&modal=$modal";
 		if(count($this->fields)) {
 			if(count($this->fields) == 1) $redirectUrl .= "&field={$this->field->name}";
 			else $redirectUrl .= "&fields=" . implode(',', array_keys($this->fields));
@@ -2231,15 +2237,19 @@ class ProcessPageEdit extends Process implements WirePageEditor, ConfigurableMod
 		$page = $this->page ? $this->page : $this->parent;
 		if($this->masterPage) $page = $this->masterPage;
 		$lastID = (int) $this->wire('session')->get('ProcessPageList', 'lastID');
+		$settings = $this->wire('config')->pageEdit;
+		$editCrumbs = !empty($settings['editCrumbs']);
 
 		$numParents = $page->parents->count();
 		foreach($page->parents() as $cnt => $p) {
-			$url = "../?open=$p->id";
-			if($cnt == $numParents-1 && $p->id == $lastID) $url = "../";
+			$url = $editCrumbs && $p->editable() ? "./?id=$p->id" : "../?open=$p->id";
+			if(!$editCrumbs && $cnt == $numParents-1 && $p->id == $lastID) $url = "../";
 			$this->breadcrumb($url, $p->get("title|name"));
 		}
 
-		if($this->page && $this->field) $this->breadcrumb("./?id={$this->page->id}", $page->get("title|name"));
+		if($this->page && $this->field) {
+			$this->breadcrumb("./?id={$this->page->id}", $page->get("title|name"));
+		}
 	}
 
 
diff --git a/wire/modules/Process/ProcessPageList/ProcessPageList.module b/wire/modules/Process/ProcessPageList/ProcessPageList.module
index fdc390d3..f9c102a5 100644
--- a/wire/modules/Process/ProcessPageList/ProcessPageList.module
+++ b/wire/modules/Process/ProcessPageList/ProcessPageList.module
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ class ProcessPageList extends Process implements ConfigurableModule {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Get an instance of PageBookmarks
+	 * Get an instance of PageBookmarks (to be phased out)
 	 * 
 	 * @return PageBookmarks
 	 * 
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ class ProcessPageList extends Process implements ConfigurableModule {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Execute the Page Bookmarks 
+	 * Execute the Page Bookmarks (to be phased out)
 	 * 
 	 * @return string
 	 * @throws WireException
@@ -616,12 +616,15 @@ class ProcessPageList extends Process implements ConfigurableModule {
 		$field->description = $this->_('Every page in a PageList is identified by a label, typically a title or headline field. You may specify which field it should use here. To specify multiple fields, separate each field name with a space, or use your own format string with field names surrounded in {brackets}. If the field resolves to an object (like another page), then specify the property with a dot, i.e. {anotherpage.title}. Note that if the format you specify resolves to a blank value then ProcessWire will use the page "name" field.'); // pageLabelField description
 		$field->notes = $this->_('You may optionally override this setting on a per-template basis in each template "advanced" settings.'); // pageLabelField notes
 		$fields->append($field);
-	
-		$bookmarks = $this->getPageBookmarks();
-		$bookmarks->addConfigInputfields($fields);
-		$admin = $this->wire('pages')->get($this->wire('config')->adminRootPageID);
-		$page = $this->wire('pages')->get($admin->path . 'page/list/');
-		$bookmarks->checkProcessPage($page);
+
+		if(!empty($data['useBookmarks'])) {
+			// support bookmarks only if already in use as bookmarks for ProcessPageList to be phased out
+			$bookmarks = $this->getPageBookmarks();
+			$bookmarks->addConfigInputfields($fields);
+			$admin = $this->wire('pages')->get($this->wire('config')->adminRootPageID);
+			$page = $this->wire('pages')->get($admin->path . 'page/list/');
+			$bookmarks->checkProcessPage($page);
+		}
 	
 		/*
 		$settings = $this->wire('config')->pageList;