diff --git a/src/posts.py b/src/posts.py
index 350092d..d5a2d40 100644
--- a/src/posts.py
+++ b/src/posts.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ from werkzeug.local import Local, LocalProxy, LocalManager
 from couchdb.http import ResourceConflict, ResourceNotFound
 from flask import jsonify, g
 from flask_marshmallow import Marshmallow
+from itertools import chain
 
 def get_mistune():
     markdown = getattr(g, "markdown", None)
@@ -128,16 +129,14 @@ class Posts:
             return jsonify(False)
 
     def categories(self):
-        return jsonify(
-                [
+        return list(set(chain.from_iterable([
                     c["key"][1] for c in
                         self.db.view("blogPosts/categories",
-                                     startkey=["category"],
-                                     endkey=["category", {}],
+                                     startkey=["categories"],
+                                     endkey=["categories", {}],
                                      inclusive_end=False,
                                      reduce=True,
                                      group_level=2,
                                      group=True)
-                ]
-            )
+                ])))
 
diff --git a/src/scripts/app.tag b/src/scripts/app.tag
index 28ff20b..d0a2fd0 100644
--- a/src/scripts/app.tag
+++ b/src/scripts/app.tag
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
       <sidebar
         if={this.active.get("posts")}
         name="Filter By Category"
-        items={categories}>
+        items={state.categories}>
       </sidebar>
     </section>
 
@@ -138,7 +138,8 @@ self.state = {
     "title" : self.opts.title,
     "loaded" : false,
     "initial" : document.getElementsByTagName("noscript")[0].textContent,
-    "links" : JSON.parse(decodeURIComponent(self.opts.links))
+    "links" : JSON.parse(decodeURIComponent(self.opts.links)),
+    "categories" : JSON.parse(decodeURIComponent(self.opts.categories))
 };
 
 self.active = lens.actives({
@@ -207,15 +208,6 @@ to(name) {
   }).bind(this);
 }
 
-function getcategories() {
-  window.cached("/blog/categories")
-    .then((resp) => resp.json())
-    .then((resp) => {
-      self.categories = resp;
-      self.update();
-    });
-}
-
 self.on("mount", () => {
   self.route.base('/blog/')
   self.route("/", () => { self.route(`/posts/${self.state._id}`); });
@@ -226,7 +218,6 @@ self.on("mount", () => {
   self.route("about", about);
   self.route("links", links);
   route.start(true);
-  getcategories();
 });
 
 </script>
diff --git a/src/scripts/categories.tag b/src/scripts/categories.tag
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..57b7140
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/scripts/categories.tag
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<categories>
+<div class="tags">
+  <i class="fa fa-tag" aria-hidden="true"></i>
+  <label
+    each="{category in categories}"
+    class="chip"
+  >
+    {category}
+    <button class="btn btn-clear"></button>
+  </label>
+</div>
+
+<script>
+
+var self = this;
+
+self.categories = ["programming", "python"];
+
+</script>
+</categories>
diff --git a/src/scripts/editor.tag b/src/scripts/editor.tag
index 66c0a47..9b9acce 100644
--- a/src/scripts/editor.tag
+++ b/src/scripts/editor.tag
@@ -8,18 +8,28 @@
             {!this.isNewPost ? this.currentPost().title : "No Title"} by {!this.isNewPost ? this.currentPost().author : "No Author"}
           </span>
         </div>
-        <button
-          class="btn btn-primary"
-          onclick={goLeft}
-        >
-          Prev
-        </button>
-        <button
-          class="btn btn-primary"
-          onclick={goRight}
-        >
-          Next
-        </button>
+        <div class="centered container">
+          <div class="columns">
+            <div class="column col-6">
+              <button
+                style={{"float" : "right"}}
+                class="btn btn-primary"
+                onclick={goLeft}
+              >
+                Prev
+              </button>
+            </div>
+            <div class="column col-6">
+              <button
+               style={{"float" : "left"}}
+               class="btn btn-primary"
+               onclick={goRight}
+              >
+               Next
+              </button>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </div>
         <p>
           <span>title</span><input ref="title">
           <span>author</span><input ref="author"></input>
@@ -42,7 +52,7 @@
                     onblur={checkplaceholder}
                     oninput={echo}
                     rows="10"
-                    cols="10"
+                    cols="30"
                     __disabled={""}
                     class="editor form-input centered"
                     ref="textarea">
diff --git a/src/scripts/post.tag b/src/scripts/post.tag
index 90f4d6b..dc3021d 100644
--- a/src/scripts/post.tag
+++ b/src/scripts/post.tag
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
         </p>
         <div class="divider"></div>
       </div>
+      <categories></categories>
     </div>
     <div
       data-is="postcontrols"
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@
 import './raw.tag';
 import './social.tag';
 import './postcontrols.tag';
+import './categories.tag';
 import route from 'riot-route';
 
 var self = this;
diff --git a/src/templates/index.html b/src/templates/index.html
index e5842a5..f1a918c 100644
--- a/src/templates/index.html
+++ b/src/templates/index.html
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
       window.addEventListener("load", function() {
         window.riot.mount("app",
           {
+            categories: "{{ quote(categories) }}",
             links : "{{ quote(links) }}",
             page : "{{ page }}",
             author : "{{ postcontent['author'] }}",
diff --git a/src/website.py b/src/website.py
index abb362e..290141a 100755
--- a/src/website.py
+++ b/src/website.py
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ def NeverWhere(configfile=None):
                 "postid" : initial_post["_id"],
                 "postcontent" : postcontent,
                 "links" : dumps([]),
-                "projects" : dumps([])
+                "projects" : dumps([]),
+                "categories" : dumps(posts.categories())
         }
 
     @login_manager.user_loader
@@ -175,11 +176,6 @@ def NeverWhere(configfile=None):
     def allposts():
         return posts.allposts()
 
-    @cache.cached(timeout=10000)
-    @app.route("/blog/categories")
-    def categories():
-        return posts.categories()
-
     # remove a post
     @app.route("/blog/deletepost/<_id>")
     @login_required