diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d01991ff2040..3b2646bfc75f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ mealie/temp/api.html
 .temp/
 .secret
 
-
 dev/data/backups/*
 dev/data/debug/*
 dev/data/img/*
@@ -157,39 +156,6 @@ mealie/data/debug/last_recipe.json
 *.sqlite
 dev/data/db/test.db
 scratch.py
-frontend/dist/favicon.ico
-frontend/dist/index.html
-frontend/dist/css/app.29fe0155.css
-frontend/dist/css/chunk-vendors.db944396.css
-frontend/dist/fonts/materialdesignicons-webfont.7a44ea19.woff2
-frontend/dist/fonts/materialdesignicons-webfont.64d4cf64.eot
-frontend/dist/fonts/materialdesignicons-webfont.147e3378.woff
-frontend/dist/fonts/materialdesignicons-webfont.174c02fc.ttf
-frontend/dist/fonts/roboto-latin-100.5cb7edfc.woff
-frontend/dist/fonts/roboto-latin-100.7370c367.woff2
-frontend/dist/fonts/roboto-latin-100italic.f8b1df51.woff2
-frontend/dist/fonts/roboto-latin-100italic.f9e8e590.woff
-frontend/dist/fonts/roboto-latin-300.b00849e0.woff
-frontend/dist/fonts/roboto-latin-300.ef7c6637.woff2
-frontend/dist/fonts/roboto-latin-300italic.4df32891.woff
-frontend/dist/fonts/roboto-latin-300italic.14286f3b.woff2
-frontend/dist/fonts/roboto-latin-400.60fa3c06.woff
-frontend/dist/fonts/roboto-latin-400.479970ff.woff2
-frontend/dist/fonts/roboto-latin-400italic.51521a2a.woff2
-frontend/dist/fonts/roboto-latin-400italic.fe65b833.woff
-frontend/dist/fonts/roboto-latin-500.020c97dc.woff2
-frontend/dist/fonts/roboto-latin-500.87284894.woff
-frontend/dist/fonts/roboto-latin-500italic.288ad9c6.woff
-frontend/dist/fonts/roboto-latin-500italic.db4a2a23.woff2
-frontend/dist/fonts/roboto-latin-700.2735a3a6.woff2
-frontend/dist/fonts/roboto-latin-700.adcde98f.woff
-frontend/dist/fonts/roboto-latin-700italic.81f57861.woff
-frontend/dist/fonts/roboto-latin-700italic.da0e7178.woff2
-frontend/dist/fonts/roboto-latin-900.9b3766ef.woff2
-frontend/dist/fonts/roboto-latin-900.bb1e4dc6.woff
-frontend/dist/fonts/roboto-latin-900italic.28f91510.woff
-frontend/dist/fonts/roboto-latin-900italic.ebf6d164.woff2
-frontend/dist/js/app.36f2760c.js
-frontend/dist/js/app.36f2760c.js.map
-frontend/dist/js/chunk-vendors.c93761e4.js
-frontend/dist/js/chunk-vendors.c93761e4.js.map
+dev/data/backups/dev_sample_data*.zip
+dev/data/backups/dev_sample_data*.zip
+!dev/data/backups/test*.zip
diff --git a/dev/data/backups/dev_sample_data_2021-Feb-13.zip b/dev/data/backups/test_backup_2021-Apr-27.zip
similarity index 72%
rename from dev/data/backups/dev_sample_data_2021-Feb-13.zip
rename to dev/data/backups/test_backup_2021-Apr-27.zip
index 7a79d98bc3b0..bac642b1bdbc 100644
Binary files a/dev/data/backups/dev_sample_data_2021-Feb-13.zip and b/dev/data/backups/test_backup_2021-Apr-27.zip differ
diff --git a/docs/docs/changelog/v0.5.0.md b/docs/docs/changelog/v0.5.0.md
index 930b272ec685..252a8568ab3c 100644
--- a/docs/docs/changelog/v0.5.0.md
+++ b/docs/docs/changelog/v0.5.0.md
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@
 ## Features and Improvements
 
 ### General
+- New Toolbox Page!
+  - Bulk assign categories and tags by keyword search
+  - Title case all Categories or Tags with 1 click
+  - Create/Rename/Delete Operations for Tags/Categories
+  - Remove Unused Categories or Tags with 1 click
 - More localization
 - Start date for Week is now selectable
 - Languages are now managed through Crowdin
diff --git a/frontend/src/App.vue b/frontend/src/App.vue
index b3474e9eb970..56b8c537a735 100644
--- a/frontend/src/App.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/App.vue
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ export default {
     this.darkModeAddEventListener();
     this.$store.dispatch("requestAppInfo");
     this.$store.dispatch("requestCustomPages");
+    this.$store.dispatch("requestSiteSettings");
   },
 
   methods: {
diff --git a/frontend/src/api/api-utils.js b/frontend/src/api/api-utils.js
index 853d5ac9fa72..47868d0f7eb7 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api/api-utils.js
+++ b/frontend/src/api/api-utils.js
@@ -39,6 +39,16 @@ const apiReq = {
     processResponse(response);
     return response;
   },
+  patch: async function(url, data) {
+    let response = await axios.patch(url, data).catch(function(error) {
+      if (error.response) {
+        processResponse(error.response);
+        return response;
+      } else return;
+    });
+    processResponse(response);
+    return response;
+  },
 
   get: async function(url, data) {
     let response = await axios.get(url, data).catch(function(error) {
diff --git a/frontend/src/api/category.js b/frontend/src/api/category.js
index f60739c8dc61..8c2219e58f4f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api/category.js
+++ b/frontend/src/api/category.js
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@ const prefix = baseURL + "categories";
 
 const categoryURLs = {
   getAll: `${prefix}`,
+  getEmpty: `${prefix}/empty`,
   getCategory: category => `${prefix}/${category}`,
   deleteCategory: category => `${prefix}/${category}`,
+  updateCategory: category => `${prefix}/${category}`,
 };
 
 export const categoryAPI = {
@@ -15,6 +17,10 @@ export const categoryAPI = {
     let response = await apiReq.get(categoryURLs.getAll);
     return response.data;
   },
+  async getEmpty() {
+    let response = await apiReq.get(categoryURLs.getEmpty);
+    return response.data;
+  },
   async create(name) {
     let response = await apiReq.post(categoryURLs.getAll, { name: name });
     store.dispatch("requestCategories");
@@ -24,9 +30,20 @@ export const categoryAPI = {
     let response = await apiReq.get(categoryURLs.getCategory(category));
     return response.data;
   },
-  async delete(category) {
+  async update(name, newName, overrideRequest = false) {
+    let response = await apiReq.put(categoryURLs.updateCategory(name), {
+      name: newName,
+    });
+    if (!overrideRequest) {
+      store.dispatch("requestCategories");
+    }
+    return response.data;
+  },
+  async delete(category, overrideRequest = false) {
     let response = await apiReq.delete(categoryURLs.deleteCategory(category));
-    store.dispatch("requestCategories");
+    if (!overrideRequest) {
+      store.dispatch("requestCategories");
+    }
     return response.data;
   },
 };
@@ -35,8 +52,10 @@ const tagPrefix = baseURL + "tags";
 
 const tagURLs = {
   getAll: `${tagPrefix}`,
+  getEmpty: `${tagPrefix}/empty`,
   getTag: tag => `${tagPrefix}/${tag}`,
   deleteTag: tag => `${tagPrefix}/${tag}`,
+  updateTag: tag => `${tagPrefix}/${tag}`,
 };
 
 export const tagAPI = {
@@ -44,6 +63,10 @@ export const tagAPI = {
     let response = await apiReq.get(tagURLs.getAll);
     return response.data;
   },
+  async getEmpty() {
+    let response = await apiReq.get(tagURLs.getEmpty);
+    return response.data;
+  },
   async create(name) {
     let response = await apiReq.post(tagURLs.getAll, { name: name });
     store.dispatch("requestTags");
@@ -53,9 +76,20 @@ export const tagAPI = {
     let response = await apiReq.get(tagURLs.getTag(tag));
     return response.data;
   },
-  async delete(tag) {
+  async update(name, newName, overrideRequest = false) {
+    let response = await apiReq.put(tagURLs.updateTag(name), { name: newName });
+
+    if (!overrideRequest) {
+      store.dispatch("requestTags");
+    }
+
+    return response.data;
+  },
+  async delete(tag, overrideRequest = false) {
     let response = await apiReq.delete(tagURLs.deleteTag(tag));
-    store.dispatch("requestTags");
+    if (!overrideRequest) {
+      store.dispatch("requestTags");
+    }
     return response.data;
   },
 };
diff --git a/frontend/src/api/recipe.js b/frontend/src/api/recipe.js
index c86e5b4cf42c..7ef5489ea599 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api/recipe.js
+++ b/frontend/src/api/recipe.js
@@ -67,7 +67,13 @@ export const recipeAPI = {
 
   async update(data) {
     let response = await apiReq.put(recipeURLs.update(data.slug), data);
-    store.dispatch("requestRecentRecipes");
+    store.dispatch("patchRecipe", response.data);
+    return response.data.slug; // ! Temporary until I rewrite to refresh page without additional request
+  },
+
+  async patch(data) {
+    let response = await apiReq.patch(recipeURLs.update(data.slug), data);
+    store.dispatch("patchRecipe", response.data);
     return response.data;
   },
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/MealPlan/MealPlanNew.vue b/frontend/src/components/MealPlan/MealPlanNew.vue
index 29487c65e60c..5bdd403f94b5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/MealPlan/MealPlanNew.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/MealPlan/MealPlanNew.vue
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
     <v-card-title class=" headline">
       {{ $t("meal-plan.create-a-new-meal-plan") }}
       <v-btn color="info" class="ml-auto" @click="setQuickWeek()">
-        <v-icon left>mdi-calendar-minus</v-icon> {{$t('meal-plan.quick-week')}}
+        <v-icon left>mdi-calendar-minus</v-icon>
+        {{ $t("meal-plan.quick-week") }}
       </v-btn>
     </v-card-title>
 
@@ -153,7 +154,7 @@ export default {
       return recipes.length > 0 ? recipes : this.items;
     },
     allRecipes() {
-      return this.$store.getters.getRecentRecipes;
+      return this.$store.getters.getAllRecipes;
     },
   },
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/UI/CardSection.vue b/frontend/src/components/UI/CardSection.vue
index d29a9178e2cd..dd6efb0f3719 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/UI/CardSection.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/UI/CardSection.vue
@@ -60,10 +60,10 @@
       <v-row v-else dense>
         <v-col
           cols="12"
-          sm="12"
-          md="6"
-          lg="4"
-          xl="3"
+          :sm="singleColumn ? '12' : '12'"
+          :md="singleColumn ? '12' : '6'"
+          :lg="singleColumn ? '12' : '4'"
+          :xl="singleColumn ? '12' : '3'"
           v-for="recipe in recipes.slice(0, cardLimit)"
           :key="recipe.name"
         >
@@ -79,14 +79,16 @@
       </v-row>
     </div>
     <div v-intersect="bumpList" class="d-flex">
-      <v-progress-circular
-        v-if="loading"
-        class="mx-auto mt-1"
-        :size="50"
-        :width="7"
-        color="primary"
-        indeterminate
-      ></v-progress-circular>
+      <v-expand-x-transition>
+        <v-progress-circular
+          v-if="loading"
+          class="mx-auto mt-1"
+          :size="50"
+          :width="7"
+          color="primary"
+          indeterminate
+        ></v-progress-circular>
+      </v-expand-x-transition>
     </div>
   </div>
 </template>
@@ -109,6 +111,12 @@ export default {
     hardLimit: {
       default: 99999,
     },
+    mobileCards: {
+      default: false,
+    },
+    singleColumn: {
+      defualt: false,
+    },
     recipes: Array,
   },
   data() {
@@ -117,8 +125,14 @@ export default {
       loading: false,
     };
   },
+  watch: {
+    recipes() {
+      this.bumpList();
+    },
+  },
   computed: {
     viewScale() {
+      if (this.mobileCards) return true;
       switch (this.$vuetify.breakpoint.name) {
         case "xs":
           return true;
@@ -128,10 +142,16 @@ export default {
           return false;
       }
     },
+    effectiveHardLimit() {
+      return Math.min(this.hardLimit, this.recipes.length);
+    },
   },
   methods: {
     bumpList() {
-      const newCardLimit = Math.min(this.cardLimit + 20, this.hardLimit);
+      const newCardLimit = Math.min(
+        this.cardLimit + 20,
+        this.effectiveHardLimit
+      );
 
       if (this.loading === false && newCardLimit > this.cardLimit) {
         this.setLoader();
@@ -141,7 +161,7 @@ export default {
     },
     async setLoader() {
       this.loading = true;
-      await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 3000));
+      await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 1000));
       this.loading = false;
     },
   },
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/UI/Dialogs/BaseDialog.vue b/frontend/src/components/UI/Dialogs/BaseDialog.vue
index a1f64a2585aa..23123fce41eb 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/UI/Dialogs/BaseDialog.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/UI/Dialogs/BaseDialog.vue
@@ -1,21 +1,38 @@
 <template>
   <div>
-    <v-dialog v-model="dialog" :width="modalWidth + 'px'">
-      <v-app-bar dark :color="color" class="mt-n1 mb-2">
-        <v-icon large left v-if="!loading">
-          {{ titleIcon }}
-        </v-icon>
-        <v-progress-circular
-          v-else
+    <v-dialog
+      v-model="dialog"
+      :width="modalWidth + 'px'"
+      :content-class="top ? 'top-dialog' : undefined"
+    >
+      <v-card class="pb-10" height="100%">
+        <v-app-bar dark :color="color" class="mt-n1 mb-2">
+          <v-icon large left>
+            {{ titleIcon }}
+          </v-icon>
+          <v-toolbar-title class="headline"> {{ title }} </v-toolbar-title>
+          <v-spacer></v-spacer>
+        </v-app-bar>
+        <v-progress-linear
+          v-if="loading"
           indeterminate
-          color="white"
-          large
-          class="mr-2"
-        >
-        </v-progress-circular>
-        <v-toolbar-title class="headline"> {{ title }} </v-toolbar-title>
-        <v-spacer></v-spacer>
-      </v-app-bar>
+          color="primary"
+        ></v-progress-linear>
+        <slot> </slot>
+        <v-card-actions>
+          <slot name="card-actions">
+            <v-btn text color="grey" @click="dialog = false">
+              Cancel
+            </v-btn>
+            <v-spacer></v-spacer>
+            <v-btn color="success" @click="$emit('submit')">
+              Submit
+            </v-btn>
+          </slot>
+        </v-card-actions>
+
+        <slot name="below-actions"> </slot>
+      </v-card>
     </v-dialog>
   </div>
 </template>
@@ -35,6 +52,12 @@ export default {
     modalWidth: {
       default: "500",
     },
+    loading: {
+      default: false,
+    },
+    top: {
+      default: false,
+    },
   },
   data() {
     return {
@@ -45,9 +68,15 @@ export default {
     open() {
       this.dialog = true;
     },
+    close() {
+      this.dialog = false;
+    },
   },
 };
 </script>
 
 <style scoped>
+.top-dialog {
+  align-self: flex-start;
+}
 </style>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/UI/Dialogs/NewCategoryTagDialog.vue b/frontend/src/components/UI/Dialogs/NewCategoryTagDialog.vue
index 8f91292e852d..69c0c1588b65 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/UI/Dialogs/NewCategoryTagDialog.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/UI/Dialogs/NewCategoryTagDialog.vue
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 <template>
   <div>
-    <v-btn icon @click="dialog = true" class="mt-n1">
-      <v-icon :color="color">mdi-plus</v-icon>
-    </v-btn>
+    <slot>
+      <v-btn icon @click="dialog = true" class="mt-n1">
+        <v-icon :color="color">mdi-plus</v-icon>
+      </v-btn>
+    </slot>
     <v-dialog v-model="dialog" width="500">
       <v-card>
         <v-app-bar dense dark color="primary mb-2">
@@ -80,6 +82,9 @@ export default {
   },
 
   methods: {
+    open() {
+      this.dialog = true;
+    },
     async select() {
       const newItem = await (async () => {
         if (this.tagDialog) {
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/UI/Search/FuseSearchBar.vue b/frontend/src/components/UI/Search/FuseSearchBar.vue
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..08152fbdf245
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/UI/Search/FuseSearchBar.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+<template>
+  <div>
+    <slot> </slot>
+  </div>
+</template>
+
+<script>
+const RESULTS_EVENT = "results";
+import Fuse from "fuse.js";
+
+export default {
+  props: {
+    search: {
+      default: "",
+    },
+    rawData: {
+      default: true,
+    },
+    /** Defaults to Show All Results  */
+    showAll: {
+      default: true,
+    },
+    keys: {
+      type: Array,
+      default: () => ["name"],
+    },
+    defaultOptions: {
+      default: () => ({
+        shouldSort: true,
+        threshold: 0.6,
+        location: 0,
+        distance: 100,
+        findAllMatches: true,
+        maxPatternLength: 32,
+        minMatchCharLength: 2,
+      }),
+    },
+  },
+  data() {
+    return {
+      results: [],
+      fuseResults: [],
+    };
+  },
+  computed: {
+    options() {
+      return { ...this.defaultOptions, ...{ keys: this.keys } };
+    },
+    autoResults() {
+      return this.fuseResults.length > 1 ? this.fuseResults : this.results;
+    },
+    fuse() {
+      return new Fuse(this.rawData, this.options);
+    },
+    isSearching() {
+      return this.search && this.search.length > 0;
+    },
+  },
+  watch: {
+    search() {
+      try {
+        this.results = this.fuse.search(this.search.trim());
+      } catch {
+        this.results = this.rawData
+          .map(x => ({ item: x }))
+          .sort((a, b) => (a.name > b.name ? 1 : -1));
+      }
+      this.$emit(RESULTS_EVENT, this.results);
+
+      if (this.showResults === true) {
+        this.fuseResults = this.results;
+      }
+    },
+  },
+};
+</script>
+
+<style scoped>
+</style>
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/UI/Search/SearchBar.vue b/frontend/src/components/UI/Search/SearchBar.vue
index afb7540d02ec..964fa72a0fdc 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/UI/Search/SearchBar.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/UI/Search/SearchBar.vue
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ export default {
   },
   computed: {
     data() {
-      return this.$store.getters.getRecentRecipes;
+      return this.$store.getters.getAllRecipes;
     },
     autoResults() {
       return this.fuseResults.length > 1 ? this.fuseResults : this.results;
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/UI/TheSidebar.vue b/frontend/src/components/UI/TheSidebar.vue
index b9d3d6a45e0e..d36e7066aca7 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/UI/TheSidebar.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/UI/TheSidebar.vue
@@ -163,6 +163,11 @@ export default {
           to: "/admin/settings",
           title: this.$t("settings.site-settings"),
         },
+        {
+          icon: "mdi-tools",
+          to: "/admin/toolbox",
+          title: this.$t("settings.toolbox.toolbox"),
+        },
         {
           icon: "mdi-account-group",
           to: "/admin/manage-users",
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/UI/TheSiteMenu.vue b/frontend/src/components/UI/TheSiteMenu.vue
index 33ea234c4bfe..10b429bf132d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/UI/TheSiteMenu.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/UI/TheSiteMenu.vue
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
       bottom
       right
       offset-y
+      offset-overflow
       open-on-hover
       close-delay="200"
     >
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ export default {
         },
         {
           icon: "mdi-logout",
-          title: this.$t('user.logout'),
+          title: this.$t("user.logout"),
           restricted: true,
           nav: "/logout",
         },
@@ -85,7 +86,6 @@ export default {
       ],
     };
   },
-  mounted() {},
   computed: {
     filteredItems() {
       if (this.loggedIn) {
diff --git a/frontend/src/locales/messages/en-US.json b/frontend/src/locales/messages/en-US.json
index d1e65fc8d270..c897010d8ab1 100644
--- a/frontend/src/locales/messages/en-US.json
+++ b/frontend/src/locales/messages/en-US.json
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@
     "exclude": "Exclude",
     "include": "Include",
     "or": "Or",
+    "and": "and",
     "search": "Search",
     "tag-filter": "Tag Filter"
   },
@@ -217,6 +218,16 @@
       "test-webhooks": "Test Webhooks",
       "the-urls-listed-below-will-recieve-webhooks-containing-the-recipe-data-for-the-meal-plan-on-its-scheduled-day-currently-webhooks-will-execute-at": "The URLs listed below will receive webhooks containing the recipe data for the meal plan on it's scheduled day. Currently Webhooks will execute at",
       "webhook-url": "Webhook URL"
+    },
+    "toolbox": {
+      "toolbox": "Toolbox",
+      "new-name": "New Name",
+      "recipes-effected": "Recipes Effected",
+      "title-case-all": "Title Case All",
+      "no-unused-items": "No Unused Items",
+      "remove-unused": "Remove Unused",
+      "assign-all": "Assign All",
+      "bulk-assign": "Bulk Assign"
     }
   },
   "user": {
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Admin/ToolBox/CategoryTagEditor/BulkAssign.vue b/frontend/src/pages/Admin/ToolBox/CategoryTagEditor/BulkAssign.vue
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f04b11334116
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Admin/ToolBox/CategoryTagEditor/BulkAssign.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,171 @@
+<template>
+  <div>
+    <base-dialog
+      ref="assignDialog"
+      title-icon="mdi-tag"
+      color="primary"
+      title="Bulk Assign"
+      :loading="loading"
+      modal-width="700"
+      :top="true"
+    >
+      <v-card-text>
+        <v-text-field
+          v-model="search"
+          autocomplete="off"
+          label="Keyword"
+        ></v-text-field>
+        <CategoryTagSelector
+          :tag-selector="false"
+          v-model="catsToAssign"
+          :return-object="false"
+        />
+        <CategoryTagSelector
+          :tag-selector="true"
+          v-model="tagsToAssign"
+          :return-object="false"
+        />
+      </v-card-text>
+      <template slot="card-actions">
+        <v-btn text color="grey" @click="closeDialog">
+          {{ $t("general.cancel") }}
+        </v-btn>
+        <v-spacer></v-spacer>
+        <v-btn
+          color="success"
+          @click="assignAll"
+          :loading="loading"
+          :disabled="results.length < 1"
+        >
+          {{ $t("settings.toolbox.assign-all") }}
+        </v-btn>
+      </template>
+      <template slot="below-actions">
+        <v-card-title class="headline"> </v-card-title>
+        <CardSection
+          class="px-2 pb-2"
+          :title="`${results.length || 0} Recipes Effected`"
+          :mobile-cards="true"
+          :recipes="results"
+          :single-column="true"
+        />
+      </template>
+    </base-dialog>
+
+    <v-btn @click="openDialog" small color="success">
+      {{ $t("settings.toolbox.bulk-assign") }}
+    </v-btn>
+  </div>
+</template>
+
+<script>
+import CardSection from "@/components/UI/CardSection";
+import CategoryTagSelector from "@/components/FormHelpers/CategoryTagSelector";
+import BaseDialog from "@/components/UI/Dialogs/BaseDialog";
+import { api } from "@/api";
+export default {
+  props: {
+    isTags: {
+      default: true,
+    },
+  },
+  components: {
+    CardSection,
+    BaseDialog,
+    CategoryTagSelector,
+  },
+  data() {
+    return {
+      results: [],
+      search: "",
+      loading: false,
+      assignTargetRecipes: [],
+      catsToAssign: [],
+      tagsToAssign: [],
+    };
+  },
+  mounted() {
+    this.$store.dispatch("requestAllRecipes");
+  },
+  watch: {
+    search() {
+      this.getResults();
+    },
+  },
+  computed: {
+    allRecipes() {
+      return this.$store.getters.getAllRecipes;
+    },
+    // results() {
+    //   if (this.search === null || this.search === "") {
+    //     return [];
+    //   }
+    //   return this.allRecipes.filter(x => {
+    //     return (
+    //       this.checkForKeywords(x.name) || this.checkForKeywords(x.description)
+    //     );
+    //   });
+    // },
+    keywords() {
+      const lowered = this.search.toLowerCase();
+      return lowered.split(" ");
+    },
+  },
+  methods: {
+    reset() {
+      this.search = "";
+      this.loading = false;
+      this.assignTargetRecipes = [];
+      this.catsToAssign = [];
+      this.tagsToAssign = [];
+    },
+    assignAll() {
+      this.loading = true;
+      this.results.forEach(async element => {
+        element.recipeCategory = element.recipeCategory.concat(
+          this.catsToAssign
+        );
+        element.tags = element.tags.concat(this.tagsToAssign);
+        await api.recipes.patch(element);
+      });
+      this.loading = false;
+      this.closeDialog();
+    },
+    closeDialog() {
+      this.$refs.assignDialog.close();
+    },
+    async openDialog() {
+      this.$refs.assignDialog.open();
+      this.reset();
+    },
+    getResults() {
+      this.loading = true;
+
+      // cancel pending call
+      clearTimeout(this._timerId);
+      this._timerId = setTimeout(() => {
+        this.results = this.filterResults();
+      }, 300);
+      this.loading = false;
+      // delay new call 500ms
+    },
+    filterResults() {
+      if (this.search === null || this.search === "") {
+        return [];
+      }
+      return this.allRecipes.filter(x => {
+        return (
+          this.checkForKeywords(x.name) || this.checkForKeywords(x.description)
+        );
+      });
+    },
+    checkForKeywords(str) {
+      const searchStr = str.toLowerCase();
+      return this.keywords.some(x => searchStr.includes(x));
+    },
+  },
+};
+</script>
+
+<style lang="scss" scoped>
+</style>
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diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Admin/ToolBox/CategoryTagEditor/RemoveUnused.vue b/frontend/src/pages/Admin/ToolBox/CategoryTagEditor/RemoveUnused.vue
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..12554c1a1b54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Admin/ToolBox/CategoryTagEditor/RemoveUnused.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+<template>
+  <div>
+    <base-dialog
+      ref="deleteDialog"
+      title-icon="mdi-tag"
+      color="error"
+      :title="
+        $t('general.delete') +
+          ' ' +
+          (isTags ? $t('recipe.tags') : $t('recipe.categories'))
+      "
+      :loading="loading"
+      modal-width="400"
+    >
+      <v-list v-if="deleteList.length > 0">
+        <v-list-item v-for="item in deleteList" :key="item.slug">
+          <v-list-item-content>
+            {{ item.name }}
+          </v-list-item-content>
+        </v-list-item>
+      </v-list>
+      <v-card-text v-else class=" mt-4 text-center">
+        {{ $t("settings.toolbox.no-unused-items") }}
+      </v-card-text>
+      <template slot="card-actions">
+        <v-btn text color="grey" @click="closeDialog">
+          {{ $t("general.cancel") }}
+        </v-btn>
+        <v-spacer></v-spacer>
+        <v-btn
+          color="error"
+          @click="deleteUnused"
+          :loading="loading"
+          :disabled="deleteList.length < 1"
+        >
+          {{ $t("general.delete") }}
+        </v-btn>
+      </template>
+    </base-dialog>
+
+    <v-btn @click="openDialog" small color="error" class="mr-1">
+      {{ $t("settings.toolbox.remove-unused") }}
+    </v-btn>
+  </div>
+</template>
+
+<script>
+import BaseDialog from "@/components/UI/Dialogs/BaseDialog";
+import { api } from "@/api";
+export default {
+  props: {
+    isTags: {
+      default: true,
+    },
+  },
+  components: {
+    BaseDialog,
+  },
+  data() {
+    return {
+      deleteList: [],
+      loading: false,
+    };
+  },
+  methods: {
+    closeDialog() {
+      this.$refs.deleteDialog.close();
+    },
+    async openDialog() {
+      this.$refs.deleteDialog.open();
+      console.log(this.isTags);
+      if (this.isTags) {
+        this.deleteList = await api.tags.getEmpty();
+      } else {
+        this.deleteList = await api.categories.getEmpty();
+      }
+    },
+
+    async deleteUnused() {
+      this.loading = true;
+      if (this.isTags) {
+        this.deleteList.forEach(async element => {
+          await api.tags.delete(element.slug, true);
+        });
+        this.$store.dispatch("requestTags");
+      } else {
+        this.deleteList.forEach(async element => {
+          await api.categories.delete(element.slug, true);
+        });
+        this.$store.dispatch("requestCategories");
+      }
+      this.loading = false;
+      this.closeDialog();
+    },
+  },
+};
+</script>
+
+<style lang="scss" scoped>
+</style>
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diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Admin/ToolBox/CategoryTagEditor/index.vue b/frontend/src/pages/Admin/ToolBox/CategoryTagEditor/index.vue
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4215b91160f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Admin/ToolBox/CategoryTagEditor/index.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,244 @@
+<template>
+  <v-card outlined class="mt-n1">
+    <base-dialog
+      ref="renameDialog"
+      title-icon="mdi-tag"
+      :title="renameTarget.title"
+      modal-width="800"
+      @submit="renameFromDialog(renameTarget.slug, renameTarget.newName)"
+    >
+      <v-form ref="renameForm">
+        <v-card-text>
+          <v-text-field
+            :placeholder="$t('settings.toolbox.new-name')"
+            :rules="[existsRule]"
+            v-model="renameTarget.newName"
+          ></v-text-field>
+        </v-card-text>
+      </v-form>
+      <template slot="below-actions">
+        <v-card-title class="headline">
+          {{ renameTarget.recipes.length || 0 }}
+          {{ $t("settings.toolbox.recipes-effected") }}
+        </v-card-title>
+        <MobileRecipeCard
+          class="ml-2 mr-2 mt-2 mb-2"
+          v-for="recipe in renameTarget.recipes"
+          :key="recipe.slug"
+          :slug="recipe.slug"
+          :name="recipe.name"
+          :description="recipe.description"
+          :rating="recipe.rating"
+          :route="false"
+          :tags="recipe.tags"
+        />
+      </template>
+    </base-dialog>
+
+    <div class="d-flex justify-center align-center pa-2 flex-wrap">
+      <new-category-tag-dialog ref="newDialog" :tag-dialog="isTags">
+        <v-btn @click="openNewDialog" small color="success" class="mr-1 mb-1">
+          {{ $t("general.create") }}
+        </v-btn>
+      </new-category-tag-dialog>
+
+      <BulkAssign isTags="isTags" class="mr-1 mb-1" />
+
+      <v-btn
+        @click="titleCaseAll"
+        small
+        color="success"
+        class="mr-1 mb-1"
+        :loading="loadingTitleCase"
+      >
+        {{ $t("settings.toolbox.title-case-all") }}
+      </v-btn>
+      <RemoveUnused :isTags="isTags" class="mb-1" />
+
+      <v-spacer v-if="!isMobile"> </v-spacer>
+
+      <fuse-search-bar
+        :raw-data="allItems"
+        @results="filterItems"
+        :search="searchString"
+      >
+        <v-text-field
+          v-model="searchString"
+          clearable
+          solo
+          dense
+          class="mx-2"
+          hide-details
+          single-line
+          :placeholder="$t('search.search')"
+          prepend-inner-icon="mdi-magnify"
+        >
+        </v-text-field>
+      </fuse-search-bar>
+    </div>
+    <v-divider></v-divider>
+
+    <v-card-text>
+      <v-row>
+        <v-col
+          cols="12"
+          :sm="12"
+          :md="6"
+          :lg="4"
+          :xl="3"
+          v-for="item in results"
+          :key="item.id"
+        >
+          <v-card>
+            <v-card-actions>
+              <v-card-title class="py-1">{{ item.name }}</v-card-title>
+              <v-spacer></v-spacer>
+              <v-btn small text color="info" @click="openEditDialog(item)">
+                Edit
+              </v-btn>
+              <v-btn small text color="error" @click="deleteItem(item.slug)"
+                >Delete
+              </v-btn>
+            </v-card-actions>
+          </v-card>
+        </v-col>
+      </v-row>
+    </v-card-text>
+  </v-card>
+</template>
+
+<script>
+import FuseSearchBar from "@/components/UI/Search/FuseSearchBar";
+import MobileRecipeCard from "@/components/Recipe/MobileRecipeCard";
+import BaseDialog from "@/components/UI/Dialogs/BaseDialog";
+import { api } from "@/api";
+import { validators } from "@/mixins/validators";
+import RemoveUnused from "./RemoveUnused";
+import BulkAssign from "./BulkAssign";
+import NewCategoryTagDialog from "@/components/UI/Dialogs/NewCategoryTagDialog";
+export default {
+  mixins: [validators],
+  components: {
+    BaseDialog,
+    MobileRecipeCard,
+    FuseSearchBar,
+    RemoveUnused,
+    NewCategoryTagDialog,
+    BulkAssign,
+  },
+  props: {
+    isTags: {
+      default: true,
+    },
+  },
+  data() {
+    return {
+      loadingTitleCase: false,
+      searchString: "",
+      searchResults: [],
+      renameTarget: {
+        title: "",
+        name: "",
+        slug: "",
+        newName: "",
+        recipes: [],
+      },
+    };
+  },
+  computed: {
+    isMobile() {
+      return this.$vuetify.breakpoint.name === "xs";
+    },
+    allItems() {
+      return this.isTags
+        ? this.$store.getters.getAllTags
+        : this.$store.getters.getAllCategories;
+    },
+    results() {
+      if (this.searchString != null && this.searchString.length >= 1) {
+        return this.searchResults;
+      }
+      return this.allItems;
+    },
+  },
+  methods: {
+    filterItems(val) {
+      this.searchResults = val.map(x => x.item);
+    },
+    openNewDialog() {
+      this.$refs.newDialog.open();
+    },
+    async openEditDialog(item) {
+      let fromAPI = {};
+      if (this.isTags) {
+        fromAPI = await api.tags.getRecipesInTag(item.slug);
+      } else {
+        fromAPI = await api.categories.getRecipesInCategory(item.slug);
+      }
+
+      this.renameTarget = {
+        title: `Rename ${item.name}`,
+        name: item.name,
+        slug: item.slug,
+        newName: "",
+        recipes: fromAPI.recipes,
+      };
+
+      this.$refs.renameDialog.open();
+    },
+    async deleteItem(name) {
+      if (this.isTags) {
+        await api.tags.delete(name);
+      } else {
+        await api.categories.delete(name);
+      }
+    },
+    async renameFromDialog(name, newName) {
+      if (this.$refs.renameForm.validate()) {
+        await this.rename(name, newName);
+      }
+      this.$refs.renameDialog.close();
+    },
+    async rename(name, newName) {
+      if (this.isTags) {
+        await api.tags.update(name, newName);
+      } else {
+        await api.categories.update(name, newName);
+      }
+    },
+    titleCase(lowerName) {
+      return lowerName.replace(/(?:^|\s|-)\S/g, x => x.toUpperCase());
+    },
+    async titleCaseAll() {
+      this.loadingTitleCase = true;
+      const renameList = this.allItems.map(x => ({
+        slug: x.slug,
+        name: x.name,
+        newName: this.titleCase(x.name),
+      }));
+
+      if (this.isTags) {
+        renameList.forEach(async element => {
+          if (element.name === element.newName) return;
+          await api.tags.update(element.slug, element.newName, true);
+        });
+        this.$store.dispatch("requestTags");
+      } else {
+        renameList.forEach(async element => {
+          if (element.name === element.newName) return;
+          await api.categories.update(element.slug, element.newName, true);
+        });
+        this.$store.dispatch("requestCategories");
+      }
+      this.loadingTitleCase = false;
+    },
+  },
+};
+</script>
+
+<style>
+.overflow-fix .v-toolbar__content {
+  height: auto !important;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+}
+</style>
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diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Admin/ToolBox/index.vue b/frontend/src/pages/Admin/ToolBox/index.vue
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a65bc552f757
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Admin/ToolBox/index.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+<template>
+  <div>
+    <v-card flat>
+      <v-tabs
+        v-model="tab"
+        background-color="primary"
+        centered
+        dark
+        icons-and-text
+      >
+        <v-tabs-slider></v-tabs-slider>
+
+        <v-tab>
+          {{ $t("recipe.categories") }}
+          <v-icon>mdi-tag-multiple-outline</v-icon>
+        </v-tab>
+
+        <v-tab>
+          {{ $t("recipe.tags") }}
+          <v-icon>mdi-tag-multiple-outline</v-icon>
+        </v-tab>
+      </v-tabs>
+
+      <v-tabs-items v-model="tab">
+        <v-tab-item><CategoryTagEditor :is-tags="false"/></v-tab-item>
+        <v-tab-item><CategoryTagEditor :is-tags="true" /> </v-tab-item>
+      </v-tabs-items>
+    </v-card>
+  </div>
+</template>
+
+<script>
+import CategoryTagEditor from "./CategoryTagEditor";
+export default {
+  components: {
+    CategoryTagEditor,
+  },
+  data() {
+    return {
+      tab: 0,
+    };
+  },
+};
+</script>
+
+<style>
+</style>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/HomePage.vue b/frontend/src/pages/HomePage.vue
index f4488845244f..1aaab2c2ba7e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/HomePage.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/HomePage.vue
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ export default {
       return this.$store.getters.getSiteSettings;
     },
     recentRecipes() {
-      let recipes = this.$store.getters.getRecentRecipes;
-      return recipes.sort((a, b) => (a.dateAdded > b.dateAdded ? -1 : 1));
+      return this.$store.getters.getRecentRecipes;
+ 
     },
   },
   async mounted() {
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Recipes/AllRecipes.vue b/frontend/src/pages/Recipes/AllRecipes.vue
index ebcf39eae963..e516f623c341 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/Recipes/AllRecipes.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Recipes/AllRecipes.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 <template>
   <v-container>
+    <v-progress-linear
+      v-if="loading"
+      indeterminate
+      color="primary"
+    ></v-progress-linear>
     <CardSection
       :sortable="true"
       :title="$t('page.all-recipes')"
@@ -18,14 +23,20 @@ export default {
     CardSection,
   },
   data() {
-    return {};
+    return {
+      loading: false,
+    };
   },
-  mounted() {
-    this.$store.dispatch("requestAllRecipes");
+  async mounted() {
+    if (this.allRecipes.length < 1) {
+      this.loading = true;
+    }
+    await this.$store.dispatch("requestAllRecipes");
+    this.loading = false;
   },
   computed: {
     allRecipes() {
-      return this.$store.getters.getRecentRecipes;
+      return this.$store.getters.getAllRecipes;
     },
   },
   methods: {
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/SearchPage/index.vue b/frontend/src/pages/SearchPage/index.vue
index 37782c618fed..e00fb4eff5bf 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/SearchPage/index.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/SearchPage/index.vue
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ export default {
   },
   computed: {
     allRecipes() {
-      return this.$store.getters.getRecentRecipes;
+      return this.$store.getters.getAllRecipes;
     },
     filteredRecipes() {
       return this.allRecipes.filter(recipe => {
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/admin.js b/frontend/src/routes/admin.js
index 5b51907f044c..492f290322fa 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/admin.js
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/admin.js
@@ -7,9 +7,10 @@ import Profile from "@/pages/Admin/Profile";
 import ManageUsers from "@/pages/Admin/ManageUsers";
 import Settings from "@/pages/Admin/Settings";
 import About from "@/pages/Admin/About";
+import Toolbox from "@/pages/Admin/Toolbox";
 import { store } from "../store";
 
-export const adminRoutes =  {
+export const adminRoutes = {
   path: "/admin",
   component: Admin,
   beforeEnter: (to, _from, next) => {
@@ -72,6 +73,13 @@ export const adminRoutes =  {
         title: "settings.site-settings",
       },
     },
+    {
+      path: "toolbox",
+      component: Toolbox,
+      meta: {
+        title: "settings.toolbox.toolbox",
+      },
+    },
     {
       path: "about",
       component: About,
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/index.js b/frontend/src/routes/index.js
index f5cc21e31fd7..1ed95dc7b9ad 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/index.js
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/index.js
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ import { authRoutes } from "./auth";
 import { recipeRoutes } from "./recipes";
 import { mealRoutes } from "./meal";
 import { generalRoutes } from "./general";
-import { store } from "../store";
+import { store } from "@/store";
 import VueRouter from "vue-router";
 import VueI18n from "@/i18n";
 import Vuetify from "@/plugins/vuetify";
 import Vue from "vue";
-import i18n from '@/i18n.js';
+import i18n from "@/i18n.js";
 
 export const routes = [
   ...generalRoutes,
diff --git a/frontend/src/store/index.js b/frontend/src/store/index.js
index 627a0eee8621..618e01507d09 100644
--- a/frontend/src/store/index.js
+++ b/frontend/src/store/index.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import createPersistedState from "vuex-persistedstate";
 import userSettings from "./modules/userSettings";
 import language from "./modules/language";
 import siteSettings from "./modules/siteSettings";
+import recipes from "./modules/recipes";
 import groups from "./modules/groups";
 
 Vue.use(Vuex);
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ const store = new Vuex.Store({
     language,
     siteSettings,
     groups,
+    recipes,
   },
   state: {
     // All Recipe Data Store
@@ -35,9 +37,6 @@ const store = new Vuex.Store({
   },
 
   mutations: {
-    setRecentRecipes(state, payload) {
-      state.recentRecipes = payload;
-    },
     setMealPlanCategories(state, payload) {
       state.mealPlanCategories = payload;
     },
@@ -53,18 +52,6 @@ const store = new Vuex.Store({
   },
 
   actions: {
-    async requestRecentRecipes({ getters }) {
-      const payload = await api.recipes.allSummary(0, 30);
-      const recent = getters.getRecentRecipes;
-      if (recent.length >= 30) return;
-      this.commit("setRecentRecipes", payload);
-    },
-    async requestAllRecipes({ getters }) {
-      const recent = getters.getRecentRecipes;
-      const start = recent.length + 1;
-      const payload = await api.recipes.allSummary(start, 9999);
-      this.commit("setRecentRecipes", [...recent, ...payload]);
-    },
     async requestCategories({ commit }) {
       const categories = await api.categories.getAll();
       commit("setAllCategories", categories);
@@ -80,7 +67,6 @@ const store = new Vuex.Store({
   },
 
   getters: {
-    getRecentRecipes: state => state.recentRecipes,
     getMealPlanCategories: state => state.mealPlanCategories,
     getAllCategories: state =>
       state.allCategories.sort((a, b) => (a.slug > b.slug ? 1 : -1)),
diff --git a/frontend/src/store/modules/recipes.js b/frontend/src/store/modules/recipes.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bcec72447c27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/store/modules/recipes.js
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+import { api } from "@/api";
+
+const state = {
+  recentRecipes: [],
+  allRecipes: [],
+};
+
+const mutations = {
+  setRecentRecipes(state, payload) {
+    state.recentRecipes = payload;
+  },
+  patchRecentRecipes(state, payload) {
+    if (state.recentRecipes[payload.id]) {
+      state.recentRecipes[payload.id] = payload;
+    }
+  },
+  dropRecentRecipes(state, payload) {
+    if (state.recentRecipes[payload.id]) {
+      delete state.recentRecipes[payload.id];
+    }
+  },
+  setAllRecipes(state, payload) {
+    state.allRecipes = payload;
+  },
+  patchAllRecipes(state, payload) {
+    state.allRecipes[payload.id] = payload;
+  },
+  dropAllRecipes(state, payload) {
+    if (state.allRecipes[payload.id]) {
+      delete state.allRecipes[payload.id];
+    }
+  },
+};
+
+const actions = {
+  async requestRecentRecipes() {
+    const payload = await api.recipes.allSummary(0, 30);
+    payload.sort((a, b) => (a.dateAdded > b.dateAdded ? -1 : 1));
+    console.log(payload);
+    const hash = Object.fromEntries(payload.map(e => [e.id, e]));
+    this.commit("setRecentRecipes", hash);
+  },
+  async requestAllRecipes({ getters }) {
+    const all = getters.getAllRecipes;
+    const payload = await api.recipes.allSummary(all.length, 9999);
+    const hash = Object.fromEntries([...all, ...payload].map(e => [e.id, e]));
+    console.log(hash);
+
+    this.commit("setAllRecipes", hash);
+  },
+  patchRecipe({ commit }, payload) {
+    commit("patchAllRecipes", payload);
+    commit("patchRecentRecipes", payload);
+  },
+  dropRecipe({ commit }, payload) {
+    commit("dropAllRecipes", payload);
+    commit("dropRecentRecipes", payload);
+  },
+};
+
+const getters = {
+  getAllRecipes: state => Object.values(state.allRecipes),
+  getAllRecipesHash: state => state.allRecipes,
+  getRecentRecipes: state => Object.values(state.recentRecipes),
+  getRecentRecipesHash: state => state.recentRecipes,
+};
+
+export default {
+  state,
+  mutations,
+  actions,
+  getters,
+};
diff --git a/frontend/src/store/modules/siteSettings.js b/frontend/src/store/modules/siteSettings.js
index 11591a079452..9bf647397bb1 100644
--- a/frontend/src/store/modules/siteSettings.js
+++ b/frontend/src/store/modules/siteSettings.js
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ const actions = {
     let settings = await api.siteSettings.get();
     commit("setSettings", settings);
   },
-  async requestCustomPages({commit }) {
-    const customPages = await api.siteSettings.getPages()
-    commit("setCustomPages", customPages)
-  }
+  async requestCustomPages({ commit }) {
+    const customPages = await api.siteSettings.getPages();
+    commit("setCustomPages", customPages);
+  },
 };
 
 const getters = {
diff --git a/mealie/db/database.py b/mealie/db/database.py
index 69e3830d1eb9..b724006b71a0 100644
--- a/mealie/db/database.py
+++ b/mealie/db/database.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from logging import getLogger
+
 from mealie.db.db_base import BaseDocument
 from mealie.db.models.group import Group
 from mealie.db.models.mealplan import MealPlanModel
@@ -16,12 +18,13 @@ from mealie.schema.theme import SiteTheme
 from mealie.schema.user import GroupInDB, UserInDB
 from sqlalchemy.orm.session import Session
 
+logger = getLogger()
+
 
 class _Recipes(BaseDocument):
     def __init__(self) -> None:
         self.primary_key = "slug"
         self.sql_model: RecipeModel = RecipeModel
-        self.orm_mode = True
         self.schema: Recipe = Recipe
 
     def update_image(self, session: Session, slug: str, extension: str = None) -> str:
@@ -36,23 +39,26 @@ class _Categories(BaseDocument):
     def __init__(self) -> None:
         self.primary_key = "slug"
         self.sql_model = Category
-        self.orm_mode = True
         self.schema = RecipeCategoryResponse
 
+    def get_empty(self, session: Session):
+        return session.query(Category).filter(~Category.recipes.any()).all()
+
 
 class _Tags(BaseDocument):
     def __init__(self) -> None:
         self.primary_key = "slug"
         self.sql_model = Tag
-        self.orm_mode = True
         self.schema = RecipeTagResponse
 
+    def get_empty(self, session: Session):
+        return session.query(Tag).filter(~Tag.recipes.any()).all()
+
 
 class _Meals(BaseDocument):
     def __init__(self) -> None:
         self.primary_key = "uid"
         self.sql_model = MealPlanModel
-        self.orm_mode = True
         self.schema = MealPlanInDB
 
 
@@ -60,7 +66,6 @@ class _Settings(BaseDocument):
     def __init__(self) -> None:
         self.primary_key = "id"
         self.sql_model = SiteSettings
-        self.orm_mode = True
         self.schema = SiteSettingsSchema
 
 
@@ -68,7 +73,6 @@ class _Themes(BaseDocument):
     def __init__(self) -> None:
         self.primary_key = "name"
         self.sql_model = SiteThemeModel
-        self.orm_mode = True
         self.schema = SiteTheme
 
 
@@ -76,7 +80,6 @@ class _Users(BaseDocument):
     def __init__(self) -> None:
         self.primary_key = "id"
         self.sql_model = User
-        self.orm_mode = True
         self.schema = UserInDB
 
     def update_password(self, session, id, password: str):
@@ -91,7 +94,6 @@ class _Groups(BaseDocument):
     def __init__(self) -> None:
         self.primary_key = "id"
         self.sql_model = Group
-        self.orm_mode = True
         self.schema = GroupInDB
 
     def get_meals(self, session: Session, match_value: str, match_key: str = "name") -> list[MealPlanInDB]:
@@ -116,7 +118,6 @@ class _SignUps(BaseDocument):
     def __init__(self) -> None:
         self.primary_key = "token"
         self.sql_model = SignUp
-        self.orm_mode = True
         self.schema = SignUpOut
 
 
@@ -124,7 +125,6 @@ class _CustomPages(BaseDocument):
     def __init__(self) -> None:
         self.primary_key = "id"
         self.sql_model = CustomPage
-        self.orm_mode = True
         self.schema = CustomPageOut
 
 
diff --git a/mealie/db/db_base.py b/mealie/db/db_base.py
index 8d6344fc8614..ede800379122 100644
--- a/mealie/db/db_base.py
+++ b/mealie/db/db_base.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ class BaseDocument:
         self.primary_key: str
         self.store: str
         self.sql_model: SqlAlchemyBase
-        self.orm_mode = False
         self.schema: BaseModel
 
     # TODO: Improve Get All Query Functionality
@@ -138,3 +137,4 @@ class BaseDocument:
 
         session.delete(result)
         session.commit()
+
diff --git a/mealie/db/models/recipe/category.py b/mealie/db/models/recipe/category.py
index 7a69044f628b..ffaa486380a9 100644
--- a/mealie/db/models/recipe/category.py
+++ b/mealie/db/models/recipe/category.py
@@ -11,28 +11,28 @@ site_settings2categories = sa.Table(
     "site_settings2categoories",
     SqlAlchemyBase.metadata,
     sa.Column("sidebar_id", sa.Integer, sa.ForeignKey("site_settings.id")),
-    sa.Column("category_slug", sa.String, sa.ForeignKey("categories.slug")),
+    sa.Column("category_id", sa.String, sa.ForeignKey("categories.id")),
 )
 
 group2categories = sa.Table(
     "group2categories",
     SqlAlchemyBase.metadata,
     sa.Column("group_id", sa.Integer, sa.ForeignKey("groups.id")),
-    sa.Column("category_slug", sa.String, sa.ForeignKey("categories.slug")),
+    sa.Column("category_id", sa.String, sa.ForeignKey("categories.id")),
 )
 
 recipes2categories = sa.Table(
     "recipes2categories",
     SqlAlchemyBase.metadata,
     sa.Column("recipe_id", sa.Integer, sa.ForeignKey("recipes.id")),
-    sa.Column("category_slug", sa.String, sa.ForeignKey("categories.slug")),
+    sa.Column("category_id", sa.String, sa.ForeignKey("categories.id")),
 )
 
 custom_pages2categories = sa.Table(
     "custom_pages2categories",
     SqlAlchemyBase.metadata,
     sa.Column("custom_page_id", sa.Integer, sa.ForeignKey("custom_pages.id")),
-    sa.Column("category_slug", sa.String, sa.ForeignKey("categories.slug")),
+    sa.Column("category_id", sa.String, sa.ForeignKey("categories.id")),
 )
 
 
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ class Category(SqlAlchemyBase):
         self.name = name.strip()
         self.slug = slugify(name)
 
+    def update(self, name, session=None) -> None:
+        self.__init__(name, session)
+
     @staticmethod
     def get_ref(session, slug: str):
         return session.query(Category).filter(Category.slug == slug).one()
diff --git a/mealie/db/models/recipe/recipe.py b/mealie/db/models/recipe/recipe.py
index 28e512db0c9b..3127a840b9ee 100644
--- a/mealie/db/models/recipe/recipe.py
+++ b/mealie/db/models/recipe/recipe.py
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ class RecipeModel(SqlAlchemyBase, BaseMixins):
         rating: int = None,
         orgURL: str = None,
         extras: dict = None,
+        *args,
+        **kwargs
     ) -> None:
         self.name = name
         self.description = description
@@ -139,6 +141,8 @@ class RecipeModel(SqlAlchemyBase, BaseMixins):
         rating: int = None,
         orgURL: str = None,
         extras: dict = None,
+        *args,
+        **kwargs
     ):
         """Updated a database entry by removing nested rows and rebuilds the row through the __init__ functions"""
 
diff --git a/mealie/db/models/recipe/tag.py b/mealie/db/models/recipe/tag.py
index d0cc0d39fa9e..435f22ba4953 100644
--- a/mealie/db/models/recipe/tag.py
+++ b/mealie/db/models/recipe/tag.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ recipes2tags = sa.Table(
     "recipes2tags",
     SqlAlchemyBase.metadata,
     sa.Column("recipe_id", sa.Integer, sa.ForeignKey("recipes.id")),
-    sa.Column("tag_slug", sa.Integer, sa.ForeignKey("tags.slug")),
+    sa.Column("tag_id", sa.Integer, sa.ForeignKey("tags.id")),
 )
 
 
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ class Tag(SqlAlchemyBase):
         self.name = name.strip()
         self.slug = slugify(self.name)
 
+    def update(self, name, session=None) -> None:
+        self.__init__(name, session)
+
     @staticmethod
     def create_if_not_exist(session, name: str = None):
         test_slug = slugify(name)
diff --git a/mealie/routes/recipe/category_routes.py b/mealie/routes/recipe/category_routes.py
index 043bfca9db75..7d950459fd5d 100644
--- a/mealie/routes/recipe/category_routes.py
+++ b/mealie/routes/recipe/category_routes.py
@@ -18,6 +18,18 @@ async def get_all_recipe_categories(session: Session = Depends(generate_session)
     return db.categories.get_all_limit_columns(session, ["slug", "name"])
 
 
+@router.get("/empty")
+def get_empty_categories(session: Session = Depends(generate_session)):
+    """ Returns a list of categories that do not contain any recipes"""
+    return db.categories.get_empty(session)
+
+
+@router.get("/{category}", response_model=RecipeCategoryResponse)
+def get_all_recipes_by_category(category: str, session: Session = Depends(generate_session)):
+    """ Returns a list of recipes associated with the provided category. """
+    return db.categories.get(session, category)
+
+
 @router.post("")
 async def create_recipe_category(
     category: CategoryIn, session: Session = Depends(generate_session), current_user=Depends(get_current_user)
@@ -27,10 +39,16 @@ async def create_recipe_category(
     return db.categories.create(session, category.dict())
 
 
-@router.get("/{category}", response_model=RecipeCategoryResponse)
-def get_all_recipes_by_category(category: str, session: Session = Depends(generate_session)):
-    """ Returns a list of recipes associated with the provided category. """
-    return db.categories.get(session, category)
+@router.put("/{category}", response_model=RecipeCategoryResponse)
+async def update_recipe_category(
+    category: str,
+    new_category: CategoryIn,
+    session: Session = Depends(generate_session),
+    current_user=Depends(get_current_user),
+):
+    """ Updates an existing Tag in the database """
+
+    return db.categories.update(session, category, new_category.dict())
 
 
 @router.delete("/{category}")
diff --git a/mealie/routes/recipe/recipe_crud_routes.py b/mealie/routes/recipe/recipe_crud_routes.py
index 6b6cfa3bfed8..1ee6a3e25602 100644
--- a/mealie/routes/recipe/recipe_crud_routes.py
+++ b/mealie/routes/recipe/recipe_crud_routes.py
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
-import shutil
 from enum import Enum
 
-import requests
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, File, Form, HTTPException
 from fastapi.responses import FileResponse
 from mealie.db.database import db
@@ -13,10 +11,7 @@ from mealie.services.image.image import IMG_OPTIONS, delete_image, read_image, r
 from mealie.services.scraper.scraper import create_from_url
 from sqlalchemy.orm.session import Session
 
-router = APIRouter(
-    prefix="/api/recipes",
-    tags=["Recipe CRUD"],
-)
+router = APIRouter(prefix="/api/recipes", tags=["Recipe CRUD"])
 
 
 @router.post("/create", status_code=201, response_model=str)
@@ -66,7 +61,30 @@ def update_recipe(
     if recipe_slug != recipe.slug:
         rename_image(original_slug=recipe_slug, new_slug=recipe.slug)
 
-    return recipe.slug
+    return recipe
+
+
+@router.patch("/{recipe_slug}")
+def update_recipe(
+    recipe_slug: str,
+    data: dict,
+    session: Session = Depends(generate_session),
+    current_user=Depends(get_current_user),
+):
+    """ Updates a recipe by existing slug and data. """
+
+    existing_entry: Recipe = db.recipes.get(session, recipe_slug)
+
+    entry_dict = existing_entry.dict()
+    entry_dict.update(data)
+    updated_entry = Recipe(**entry_dict)  # ! Surely there's a better way?
+
+    recipe: Recipe = db.recipes.update(session, recipe_slug, updated_entry.dict())
+
+    if recipe_slug != recipe.slug:
+        rename_image(original_slug=recipe_slug, new_slug=recipe.slug)
+
+    return recipe
 
 
 @router.delete("/{recipe_slug}")
diff --git a/mealie/routes/recipe/tag_routes.py b/mealie/routes/recipe/tag_routes.py
index 205c60679c6d..509926110a48 100644
--- a/mealie/routes/recipe/tag_routes.py
+++ b/mealie/routes/recipe/tag_routes.py
@@ -20,6 +20,18 @@ async def get_all_recipe_tags(session: Session = Depends(generate_session)):
     return db.tags.get_all_limit_columns(session, ["slug", "name"])
 
 
+@router.get("/empty")
+def get_empty_tags(session: Session = Depends(generate_session)):
+    """ Returns a list of tags that do not contain any recipes"""
+    return db.tags.get_empty(session)
+
+
+@router.get("/{tag}", response_model=RecipeTagResponse)
+def get_all_recipes_by_tag(tag: str, session: Session = Depends(generate_session)):
+    """ Returns a list of recipes associated with the provided tag. """
+    return db.tags.get(session, tag)
+
+
 @router.post("")
 async def create_recipe_tag(
     tag: TagIn, session: Session = Depends(generate_session), current_user=Depends(get_current_user)
@@ -29,10 +41,13 @@ async def create_recipe_tag(
     return db.tags.create(session, tag.dict())
 
 
-@router.get("/{tag}", response_model=RecipeTagResponse)
-def get_all_recipes_by_tag(tag: str, session: Session = Depends(generate_session)):
-    """ Returns a list of recipes associated with the provided tag. """
-    return db.tags.get(session, tag)
+@router.put("/{tag}", response_model=RecipeTagResponse)
+async def update_recipe_tag(
+    tag: str, new_tag: TagIn, session: Session = Depends(generate_session), current_user=Depends(get_current_user)
+):
+    """ Updates an existing Tag in the database """
+
+    return db.tags.update(session, tag, new_tag.dict())
 
 
 @router.delete("/{tag}")
diff --git a/mealie/schema/category.py b/mealie/schema/category.py
index 5e7f1c842a05..074e90cc6a0a 100644
--- a/mealie/schema/category.py
+++ b/mealie/schema/category.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ from typing import List, Optional
 
 from fastapi_camelcase import CamelModel
 from mealie.schema.recipe import Recipe
+from pydantic.utils import GetterDict
 
 
 class CategoryIn(CamelModel):
@@ -15,6 +16,13 @@ class CategoryBase(CategoryIn):
     class Config:
         orm_mode = True
 
+        @classmethod
+        def getter_dict(_cls, name_orm):
+            return {
+                **GetterDict(name_orm),
+                "total_recipes": len(name_orm.recipes),
+            }
+
 
 class RecipeCategoryResponse(CategoryBase):
     recipes: Optional[List[Recipe]]
diff --git a/mealie/schema/recipe.py b/mealie/schema/recipe.py
index 3ea0b9aee2a8..994255a4bfae 100644
--- a/mealie/schema/recipe.py
+++ b/mealie/schema/recipe.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ class Nutrition(BaseModel):
 
 
 class RecipeSummary(BaseModel):
+    id: Optional[int]
     name: str
     slug: Optional[str] = ""
     image: Optional[Any]
diff --git a/tests/integration_tests/test_import_routes.py b/tests/integration_tests/test_import_routes.py
index 62125da9796c..f683a27910cf 100644
--- a/tests/integration_tests/test_import_routes.py
+++ b/tests/integration_tests/test_import_routes.py
@@ -8,18 +8,19 @@ from tests.app_routes import AppRoutes
 @pytest.fixture
 def backup_data():
     return {
-        "name": "dev_sample_data_2021-Feb-13.zip",
-        "force": False,
+        "name": "test_backup_2021-Apr-27.zip",
+        "force": True,
         "recipes": True,
         "settings": False,  # ! Broken
         "themes": True,
         "groups": True,
         "users": True,
+        "pages": True,
     }
 
 
 def test_import(api_client: TestClient, api_routes: AppRoutes, backup_data, token):
-    import_route = api_routes.backups_file_name_import("dev_sample_data_2021-Feb-13.zip")
+    import_route = api_routes.backups_file_name_import("test_backup_2021-Apr-27.zip")
     response = api_client.post(import_route, json=backup_data, headers=token)
     assert response.status_code == 200
     for _, value in json.loads(response.content).items():
diff --git a/tests/integration_tests/test_recipe_routes.py b/tests/integration_tests/test_recipe_routes.py
index 0c886118ed8a..b94d6d5f3e57 100644
--- a/tests/integration_tests/test_recipe_routes.py
+++ b/tests/integration_tests/test_recipe_routes.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ def test_read_update(api_client: TestClient, api_routes: AppRoutes, recipe_data,
     response = api_client.put(recipe_url, json=recipe, headers=token)
 
     assert response.status_code == 200
-    assert json.loads(response.text) == recipe_data.expected_slug
+    assert json.loads(response.text).get("slug") == recipe_data.expected_slug
 
     response = api_client.get(recipe_url)
 
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ def test_rename(api_client: TestClient, api_routes: AppRoutes, recipe_data, toke
     response = api_client.put(recipe_url, json=recipe, headers=token)
 
     assert response.status_code == 200
-    assert json.loads(response.text) == new_slug
+    assert json.loads(response.text).get("slug") == new_slug
 
     recipe_data.expected_slug = new_slug