diff --git a/client/homebrew/pages/basePages/editPage/editPage.jsx b/client/homebrew/pages/basePages/editPage/editPage.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9229ad6ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/homebrew/pages/basePages/editPage/editPage.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+require('./editPage.less');
+const React = require('react');
+
+const Nav = require('naturalcrit/nav/nav.jsx');
+const Navbar = require('../../../navbar/navbar.jsx');
+const NewBrewItem = require('../../../navbar/newbrew.navitem.jsx');
+const HelpNavItem = require('../../../navbar/help.navitem.jsx');
+const PrintNavItem = require('../../../navbar/print.navitem.jsx');
+const ErrorNavItem = require('../../../navbar/error-navitem.jsx');
+const AccountNavItem = require('../../../navbar/account.navitem.jsx');
+const RecentNavItem = require('../../../navbar/recent.navitem.jsx').both;
+const VaultNavItem = require('../../../navbar/vault.navitem.jsx');
+
+const BaseEditPage = (props)=>{
+	return (
+		<div className={`sitePage ${props.className || ''}`}>
+			<Navbar>
+				<Nav.section>
+					<Nav.item className='brewTitle'>{props.brew.title}</Nav.item>
+				</Nav.section>
+				<Nav.section>
+					{props.navButtons}
+					<PrintNavItem />
+					<NewBrewItem />
+					<HelpNavItem />
+					<VaultNavItem />
+					<RecentNavItem brew={props.brew} storageKey={props.recentStorageKey} />
+					<AccountNavItem />
+				</Nav.section>
+			</Navbar>
+
+			{props.children}
+		</div>
+	);	
+};
+
+module.exports = BaseEditPage;
diff --git a/client/homebrew/pages/basePages/editPage/editPage.less b/client/homebrew/pages/basePages/editPage/editPage.less
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/client/homebrew/pages/editPage/editPage.jsx b/client/homebrew/pages/editPage/editPage.jsx
index d1f0ed21c..c439d1789 100644
--- a/client/homebrew/pages/editPage/editPage.jsx
+++ b/client/homebrew/pages/editPage/editPage.jsx
@@ -13,14 +13,9 @@ const { Meta } = require('vitreum/headtags');
 const Nav = require('naturalcrit/nav/nav.jsx');
 const Navbar = require('../../navbar/navbar.jsx');
 
-const NewBrew = require('../../navbar/newbrew.navitem.jsx');
-const HelpNavItem = require('../../navbar/help.navitem.jsx');
-const PrintNavItem = require('../../navbar/print.navitem.jsx');
 const ErrorNavItem = require('../../navbar/error-navitem.jsx');
-const Account = require('../../navbar/account.navitem.jsx');
-const RecentNavItem = require('../../navbar/recent.navitem.jsx').both;
-const VaultNavItem = require('../../navbar/vault.navitem.jsx');
 
+const BaseEditPage = require('../basePages/editPage/editPage.jsx');
 const SplitPane = require('client/components/splitPane/splitPane.jsx');
 const Editor = require('../../editor/editor.jsx');
 const BrewRenderer = require('../../brewRenderer/brewRenderer.jsx');
@@ -441,11 +436,7 @@ const EditPage = createClass({
 	renderNavbar : function(){
 		const shareLink = this.processShareId();
 
-		return <Navbar>
-			<Nav.section>
-				<Nav.item className='brewTitle'>{this.state.brew.title}</Nav.item>
-			</Nav.section>
-
+		return <>
 			<Nav.section>
 				{this.renderGoogleDriveIcon()}
 				{this.state.error ?
@@ -455,8 +446,6 @@ const EditPage = createClass({
 						{this.renderAutoSaveButton()}
 					</Nav.dropdown>
 				}
-				<NewBrew />
-				<HelpNavItem/>
 				<Nav.dropdown>
 					<Nav.item color='teal' icon='fas fa-share-alt'>
 						share
@@ -471,20 +460,19 @@ const EditPage = createClass({
 						post to reddit
 					</Nav.item>
 				</Nav.dropdown>
-				<PrintNavItem />
-				<VaultNavItem />
-				<RecentNavItem brew={this.state.brew} storageKey='edit' />
-				<Account />
 			</Nav.section>
-
-		</Navbar>;
+		</>;
 	},
 
 	render : function(){
-		return <div className='editPage sitePage'>
+		return <BaseEditPage
+							className="editPage"
+							errorState={this.state.error}
+							parent={this}
+							brew={this.state.brew}
+							navButtons={this.renderNavbar()}
+							recentStorageKey='edit'>
 			<Meta name='robots' content='noindex, nofollow' />
-			{this.renderNavbar()}
-
 			{this.props.brew.lock && <LockNotification shareId={this.props.brew.shareId} message={this.props.brew.lock.editMessage} reviewRequested={this.props.brew.lock.reviewRequested} />}
 			<div className='content'>
 				<SplitPane onDragFinish={this.handleSplitMove}>
@@ -522,7 +510,7 @@ const EditPage = createClass({
 					/>
 				</SplitPane>
 			</div>
-		</div>;
+		</BaseEditPage>;
 	}
 });
 
diff --git a/client/homebrew/pages/homePage/homePage.jsx b/client/homebrew/pages/homePage/homePage.jsx
index eac0216fd..be2244503 100644
--- a/client/homebrew/pages/homePage/homePage.jsx
+++ b/client/homebrew/pages/homePage/homePage.jsx
@@ -6,15 +6,10 @@ import request from '../../utils/request-middleware.js';
 const { Meta } = require('vitreum/headtags');
 
 const Nav = require('naturalcrit/nav/nav.jsx');
-const Navbar = require('../../navbar/navbar.jsx');
-const NewBrewItem = require('../../navbar/newbrew.navitem.jsx');
-const HelpNavItem = require('../../navbar/help.navitem.jsx');
-const VaultNavItem = require('../../navbar/vault.navitem.jsx');
-const RecentNavItem = require('../../navbar/recent.navitem.jsx').both;
-const AccountNavItem = require('../../navbar/account.navitem.jsx');
 const ErrorNavItem = require('../../navbar/error-navitem.jsx');
 const { fetchThemeBundle } = require('../../../../shared/helpers.js');
 
+const BaseEditPage = require('../basePages/editPage/editPage.jsx');
 const SplitPane = require('client/components/splitPane/splitPane.jsx');
 const Editor = require('../../editor/editor.jsx');
 const BrewRenderer = require('../../brewRenderer/brewRenderer.jsx');
@@ -25,13 +20,13 @@ const HomePage = createClass({
 	displayName     : 'HomePage',
 	getDefaultProps : function() {
 		return {
-			brew : DEFAULT_BREW,
-			ver  : '0.0.0'
+			brew : DEFAULT_BREW
 		};
 	},
 	getInitialState : function() {
 		return {
 			brew                       : this.props.brew,
+			isSaving                   : false,
 			welcomeText                : this.props.brew.text,
 			error                      : undefined,
 			currentEditorViewPageNum   : 1,
@@ -47,7 +42,11 @@ const HomePage = createClass({
 		fetchThemeBundle(this, this.props.brew.renderer, this.props.brew.theme);
 	},
 
-	handleSave : function(){
+	save : function(){
+		this.setState({
+			isSaving : true
+		});
+
 		request.post('/api')
 			.send(this.state.brew)
 			.end((err, res)=>{
@@ -57,6 +56,9 @@ const HomePage = createClass({
 				}
 				const brew = res.body;
 				window.location = `/edit/${brew.editId}`;
+			})
+			.catch((err)=>{
+				this.setState({ isSaving: false, error: err });
 			});
 	},
 	handleSplitMove : function(){
@@ -80,26 +82,38 @@ const HomePage = createClass({
 			brew : { ...prevState.brew, text: text },
 		}));
 	},
+
+	renderSaveButton : function(){
+		if(this.state.isSaving){
+			return <Nav.item icon='fas fa-spinner fa-spin' className='save'>
+				save...
+			</Nav.item>;
+		} else {
+			return <Nav.item icon='fas fa-save' className='save' onClick={this.save}>
+				save
+			</Nav.item>;
+		}
+	},
+
 	renderNavbar : function(){
-		return <Navbar ver={this.props.ver}>
+		return <>
 			<Nav.section>
 				{this.state.error ?
 					<ErrorNavItem error={this.state.error} parent={this}></ErrorNavItem> :
 					null
 				}
-				<NewBrewItem />
-				<HelpNavItem />
-				<VaultNavItem />
-				<RecentNavItem />
-				<AccountNavItem />
 			</Nav.section>
-		</Navbar>;
+			</>;
 	},
 
 	render : function(){
-		return <div className='homePage sitePage'>
+		return <BaseEditPage
+							className="homePage"
+							errorState={this.state.error}
+							parent={this}
+							brew={this.state.brew}
+							navButtons={this.renderNavbar()}>
 			<Meta name='google-site-verification' content='NwnAQSSJZzAT7N-p5MY6ydQ7Njm67dtbu73ZSyE5Fy4' />
-			{this.renderNavbar()}
 			<div className='content'>
 				<SplitPane onDragFinish={this.handleSplitMove}>
 					<Editor
@@ -127,14 +141,14 @@ const HomePage = createClass({
 					/>
 				</SplitPane>
 			</div>
-			<div className={cx('floatingSaveButton', { show: this.state.welcomeText != this.state.brew.text })} onClick={this.handleSave}>
+			<div className={cx('floatingSaveButton', { show: this.state.welcomeText != this.state.brew.text })} onClick={this.save}>
 				Save current <i className='fas fa-save' />
 			</div>
 
 			<a href='/new' className='floatingNewButton'>
 				Create your own <i className='fas fa-magic' />
 			</a>
-		</div>;
+		</BaseEditPage>
 	}
 });
 
diff --git a/client/homebrew/pages/newPage/newPage.jsx b/client/homebrew/pages/newPage/newPage.jsx
index ab7c22541..4b4040c10 100644
--- a/client/homebrew/pages/newPage/newPage.jsx
+++ b/client/homebrew/pages/newPage/newPage.jsx
@@ -7,13 +7,9 @@ import request from '../../utils/request-middleware.js';
 import Markdown from 'naturalcrit/markdown.js';
 
 const Nav = require('naturalcrit/nav/nav.jsx');
-const PrintNavItem = require('../../navbar/print.navitem.jsx');
-const Navbar = require('../../navbar/navbar.jsx');
-const AccountNavItem = require('../../navbar/account.navitem.jsx');
 const ErrorNavItem = require('../../navbar/error-navitem.jsx');
-const RecentNavItem = require('../../navbar/recent.navitem.jsx').both;
-const HelpNavItem = require('../../navbar/help.navitem.jsx');
 
+const BaseEditPage = require('../basePages/editPage/editPage.jsx');
 const SplitPane = require('client/components/splitPane/splitPane.jsx');
 const Editor = require('../../editor/editor.jsx');
 const BrewRenderer = require('../../brewRenderer/brewRenderer.jsx');
@@ -212,28 +208,23 @@ const NewPage = createClass({
 	},
 
 	renderNavbar : function(){
-		return <Navbar>
-
-			<Nav.section>
-				<Nav.item className='brewTitle'>{this.state.brew.title}</Nav.item>
-			</Nav.section>
-
+		return <>
 			<Nav.section>
 				{this.state.error ?
 					<ErrorNavItem error={this.state.error} parent={this}></ErrorNavItem> :
 					this.renderSaveButton()
 				}
-				<PrintNavItem />
-				<HelpNavItem />
-				<RecentNavItem />
-				<AccountNavItem />
 			</Nav.section>
-		</Navbar>;
+		</>;
 	},
 
 	render : function(){
-		return <div className='newPage sitePage'>
-			{this.renderNavbar()}
+		return <BaseEditPage
+							className="newPage"
+							errorState={this.state.error}
+							parent={this}
+							brew={this.state.brew}
+							navButtons={this.renderNavbar()}>
 			<div className='content'>
 				<SplitPane onDragFinish={this.handleSplitMove}>
 					<Editor
@@ -268,7 +259,7 @@ const NewPage = createClass({
 					/>
 				</SplitPane>
 			</div>
-		</div>;
+		</BaseEditPage>;
 	}
 });