diff --git a/client/homebrew/pages/editPage/editPage.jsx b/client/homebrew/pages/editPage/editPage.jsx
index 1c1cceb7a..d8f550ff4 100644
--- a/client/homebrew/pages/editPage/editPage.jsx
+++ b/client/homebrew/pages/editPage/editPage.jsx
@@ -53,8 +53,6 @@ const EditPage = (props)=>{
 	};
 
 	const [currentBrew, setCurrentBrew] = useState(props.brew);
-	const [isSaving, setIsSaving] = useState(false);
-	const [lastSavedTime, setLastSavedTime] = useState(new Date());
 	const [saveGoogle, setSaveGoogle] = useState(!!props.brew.googleId);
 	const [error, setError] = useState(null);
 	const [HTMLErrors, setHTMLErrors] = useState(hbfm.validate(props.brew.text));
@@ -62,13 +60,10 @@ const EditPage = (props)=>{
 	const [currentEditorCursorPageNum, setCurrentEditorCursorPageNum] = useState(1);
 	const [currentBrewRendererPageNum, setCurrentBrewRendererPageNum] = useState(1);
 	const [themeBundle, setThemeBundle] = useState({});
-	const [unsavedChanges, setUnsavedChanges] = useState(false);
 	const [alertTrashedGoogleBrew, setAlertTrashedGoogleBrew] = useState(props.brew.trashed);
 	const [alertNoGoogleToTransfer, setAlertNoGoogleToTransfer] = useState(false);
 	const [alertOwnershipToTransfer, setAlertOwnershipToTransfer] = useState(false);
 	const [confirmGoogleTransfer, setConfirmGoogleTransfer] = useState(false);
-	const [autoSaveEnabled, setAutoSaveEnabled] = useState(true);
-	const [warnUnsavedChanges, setWarnUnsavedChanges] = useState(true);
 
 	const editorRef     = useRef(null);
 	const lastSavedBrew = useRef(_.cloneDeep(props.brew));
@@ -206,41 +201,6 @@ const EditPage = (props)=>{
 		</Nav.item>
 	);
 
-	const renderSaveButton = ()=>{
-		// #1 - Currently saving, show SAVING
-		if(isSaving)
-			return <Nav.item className='save' icon='fas fa-spinner fa-spin'>saving...</Nav.item>;
-
-		// #2 - Unsaved changes exist, autosave is OFF and warning timer has expired, show AUTOSAVE WARNING
-		if(unsavedChanges && warnUnsavedChanges) {
-			resetWarnUnsavedTimer();
-			const elapsedTime = Math.round((new Date() - lastSavedTime) / 1000 / 60);
-			const text = elapsedTime === 0
-				? `Autosave is OFF${sandbox ? ' for this sandbox page' : ''}.`
-				: `Autosave is OFF${sandbox ? ' for this sandbox page' : ''}, and you haven't saved for ${elapsedTime} minutes.`;
-
-			return <Nav.item className='save error' icon='fas fa-exclamation-circle'>
-						Reminder...
-						<div className='errorContainer'>{text}</div>
-			</Nav.item>;
-		}
-
-		// #3 - Unsaved changes exist, click to save, show SAVE NOW
-		if(unsavedChanges)
-			return <Nav.item className='save' onClick={()=>trySave(true, true, saveGoogle)} color='blue' icon='fas fa-save'>save now</Nav.item>;
-
-		// #4 - No unsaved changes, autosave is ON, show AUTO-SAVED
-		if(autoSaveEnabled)
-			return <Nav.item className='save saved'>auto-saved</Nav.item>;
-
-		// #5 - Sandbox with no unsaved changes, and has never been saved, hide the button
-		if(sandbox)
-			return <Nav.item className='save sandbox' disabled={true}>save now</Nav.item>;
-
-		// DEFAULT - No unsaved changes, show SAVED
-		return <Nav.item className='save saved'>saved</Nav.item>;
-	};
-
 	const renderAutoSaveButton = ()=>(
 		<Nav.item onClick={toggleAutoSave}>
 			Autosave <i className={autoSaveEnabled ? 'fas fa-power-off active' : 'fas fa-power-off'}></i>
@@ -273,11 +233,12 @@ const EditPage = (props)=>{
 	};
 
 	const {
-		resetWarnUnsavedTimer,
 		handleSplitMove,
 		handleBrewChange,
 		toggleAutoSave,
 		clearError,
+		renderSaveButton,
+		autoSaveEnabled,
 		trySave
 	} = useCommonEditPageFunctions({
 		saveGoogle,
@@ -293,19 +254,10 @@ const EditPage = (props)=>{
 		SNIPKEY,
 		METAKEY,
 		hbfm,
-		autoSaveEnabled,
-		setAutoSaveEnabled,
-		setWarnUnsavedChanges,
-		unsavedChanges,
-		setUnsavedChanges,
 		sandbox,
 		lastSavedBrew,
 		editorRef,
-		isSaving,
-		setIsSaving,
 		save,
-		lastSavedTime,
-		setLastSavedTime
 	});
 
 	return (
diff --git a/client/homebrew/pages/homePage/homePage.jsx b/client/homebrew/pages/homePage/homePage.jsx
index b7e6bff82..d571c74ea 100644
--- a/client/homebrew/pages/homePage/homePage.jsx
+++ b/client/homebrew/pages/homePage/homePage.jsx
@@ -53,11 +53,6 @@ const HomePage =(props)=>{
 	const [currentEditorCursorPageNum, setCurrentEditorCursorPageNum] = useState(1);
 	const [currentBrewRendererPageNum, setCurrentBrewRendererPageNum] = useState(1);
 	const [themeBundle, setThemeBundle]                = useState({});
-	const [unsavedChanges, setUnsavedChanges]             = useState(false);
-	const [isSaving, setIsSaving]                   = useState(false);
-	const [lastSavedTime, setLastSavedTime] = useState(new Date());
-	const [autoSaveEnabled, setAutoSaveEnabled]             = useState(false);
-	const [warnUnsavedChanges, setWarnUnsavedChanges] = useState(true);
 
 	const editorRef          = useRef(null);
 	const lastSavedBrew      = useRef(_.cloneDeep(props.brew));
@@ -77,41 +72,6 @@ const HomePage =(props)=>{
 		window.location = `/edit/${saved.editId}`;
 	};
 
-	const renderSaveButton = ()=>{
-		// #1 - Currently saving, show SAVING
-		if(isSaving)
-			return <Nav.item className='save' icon='fas fa-spinner fa-spin'>saving...</Nav.item>;
-
-		// #2 - Unsaved changes exist, autosave is OFF and warning timer has expired, show AUTOSAVE WARNING
-		if(unsavedChanges && warnUnsavedChanges) {
-			resetWarnUnsavedTimer();
-			const elapsedTime = Math.round((new Date() - lastSavedTime) / 1000 / 60);
-			const text = elapsedTime === 0
-				? `Autosave is OFF${sandbox ? ' for this sandbox page' : ''}.`
-				: `Autosave is OFF${sandbox ? ' for this sandbox page' : ''}, and you haven't saved for ${elapsedTime} minutes.`;
-
-			return <Nav.item className='save error' icon='fas fa-exclamation-circle'>
-						Reminder...
-						<div className='errorContainer'>{text}</div>
-			</Nav.item>;
-		}
-
-		// #3 - Unsaved changes exist, click to save, show SAVE NOW
-		if(unsavedChanges)
-			return <Nav.item className='save' onClick={()=>trySave(true, true, saveGoogle)} color='blue' icon='fas fa-save'>save now</Nav.item>;
-
-		// #4 - No unsaved changes, autosave is ON, show AUTO-SAVED
-		if(autoSaveEnabled)
-			return <Nav.item className='save saved'>auto-saved</Nav.item>;
-
-		// #5 - Sandbox with no unsaved changes, and has never been saved, hide the button
-		if(sandbox)
-			return <Nav.item className='save neverSaved' disabled={true}>save now</Nav.item>;
-
-		// DEFAULT - No unsaved changes, show SAVED
-		return <Nav.item className='save saved'>saved</Nav.item>;
-	};
-
 	const renderNavbar = ()=>{
 		return <Navbar ver={props.ver}>
 			<Nav.section>
@@ -129,10 +89,11 @@ const HomePage =(props)=>{
 	};
 
 	const {
-		resetWarnUnsavedTimer,
 		handleSplitMove,
 		handleBrewChange,
 		clearError,
+		renderSaveButton,
+		unsavedChanges,
 		trySave
 	} = useCommonEditPageFunctions({
 		saveGoogle,
@@ -148,19 +109,10 @@ const HomePage =(props)=>{
 		SNIPKEY,
 		METAKEY,
 		hbfm,
-		autoSaveEnabled,
-		setAutoSaveEnabled,
-		setWarnUnsavedChanges,
-		unsavedChanges,
-		setUnsavedChanges,
 		sandbox,
 		lastSavedBrew,
 		editorRef,
-		isSaving,
-		setIsSaving,
 		save,
-		lastSavedTime,
-		setLastSavedTime
 	});
 
 	return (
diff --git a/client/homebrew/pages/newPage/newPage.jsx b/client/homebrew/pages/newPage/newPage.jsx
index 2e756bc0d..bbeb1ed52 100644
--- a/client/homebrew/pages/newPage/newPage.jsx
+++ b/client/homebrew/pages/newPage/newPage.jsx
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@ const NewPage = (props)=>{
 	};
 
 	const [currentBrew, setCurrentBrew] = useState(props.brew);
-	const [isSaving, setIsSaving] = useState(false);
-	const [lastSavedTime, setLastSavedTime] = useState(new Date());
 	const [saveGoogle, setSaveGoogle] = useState(global.account?.googleId ? true : false);
 	const [error, setError] = useState(null);
 	const [HTMLErrors, setHTMLErrors] = useState(hbfm.validate(props.brew.text));
@@ -54,9 +52,6 @@ const NewPage = (props)=>{
 	const [currentEditorCursorPageNum, setCurrentEditorCursorPageNum] = useState(1);
 	const [currentBrewRendererPageNum, setCurrentBrewRendererPageNum] = useState(1);
 	const [themeBundle, setThemeBundle] = useState({});
-	const [unsavedChanges, setUnsavedChanges] = useState(false);
-	const [autoSaveEnabled, setAutoSaveEnabled] = useState(false);
-	const [warnUnsavedChanges, setWarnUnsavedChanges] = useState(true);
 
 	const editorRef          = useRef(null);
 	const lastSavedBrew      = useRef(_.cloneDeep(props.brew));
@@ -121,41 +116,6 @@ const NewPage = (props)=>{
 		window.location = `/edit/${savedBrew.editId}`;
 	};
 
-	const renderSaveButton = ()=>{
-		// #1 - Currently saving, show SAVING
-		if(isSaving)
-			return <Nav.item className='save' icon='fas fa-spinner fa-spin'>saving...</Nav.item>;
-
-		// #2 - Unsaved changes exist, autosave is OFF and warning timer has expired, show AUTOSAVE WARNING
-		if(unsavedChanges && warnUnsavedChanges) {
-			resetWarnUnsavedTimer();
-			const elapsedTime = Math.round((new Date() - lastSavedTime) / 1000 / 60);
-			const text = elapsedTime === 0
-				? `Autosave is OFF${sandbox ? ' for this sandbox page' : ''}.`
-				: `Autosave is OFF${sandbox ? ' for this sandbox page' : ''}, and you haven't saved for ${elapsedTime} minutes.`;
-
-			return <Nav.item className='save error' icon='fas fa-exclamation-circle'>
-						Reminder...
-						<div className='errorContainer'>{text}</div>
-			</Nav.item>;
-		}
-
-		// #3 - Unsaved changes exist, click to save, show SAVE NOW
-		if(unsavedChanges)
-			return <Nav.item className='save' onClick={()=>trySave(true, true, saveGoogle)} color='blue' icon='fas fa-save'>save now</Nav.item>;
-
-		// #4 - No unsaved changes, autosave is ON, show AUTO-SAVED
-		if(autoSaveEnabled)
-			return <Nav.item className='save saved'>auto-saved</Nav.item>;
-
-		// #5 - Sandbox with no unsaved changes, and has never been saved, hide the button
-		if(sandbox)
-			return <Nav.item className='save neverSaved' disabled={true}>save now</Nav.item>;
-
-		// DEFAULT - No unsaved changes, show SAVED
-		return <Nav.item className='save saved'>saved</Nav.item>;
-	};
-
 	const renderNavbar = ()=>(
 		<Navbar>
 			<Nav.section>
@@ -177,11 +137,10 @@ const NewPage = (props)=>{
 	);
 
 	const {
-		resetWarnUnsavedTimer,
 		handleSplitMove,
 		handleBrewChange,
 		clearError,
-		trySave
+		renderSaveButton
 	} = useCommonEditPageFunctions({
 		saveGoogle,
 		setError,
@@ -196,19 +155,10 @@ const NewPage = (props)=>{
 		SNIPKEY,
 		METAKEY,
 		hbfm,
-		autoSaveEnabled,
-		setAutoSaveEnabled,
-		setWarnUnsavedChanges,
-		unsavedChanges,
-		setUnsavedChanges,
 		sandbox,
 		lastSavedBrew,
 		editorRef,
-		isSaving,
-		setIsSaving,
 		save,
-		lastSavedTime,
-		setLastSavedTime
 	});
 
 	return (
diff --git a/client/homebrew/utils/commonEditPageFunctions.js b/client/homebrew/utils/commonEditPageFunctions.js
index 7d23a1fb4..89cd2e35e 100644
--- a/client/homebrew/utils/commonEditPageFunctions.js
+++ b/client/homebrew/utils/commonEditPageFunctions.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import React, { useState, useEffect, useEffectEvent, useRef } from 'react';
 import { printCurrentBrew, fetchThemeBundle } from '@shared/helpers.js';
 import _                                      from 'lodash';
+import Nav                                    from '@navbar/nav.jsx';
 
 const AUTOSAVE_KEY = 'HB_editor_autoSaveOn';
 
@@ -23,21 +24,18 @@ export default function useCommonEditPageFunctions(dependencies) {
 		SNIPKEY,
 		METAKEY,
 		hbfm,
-		autoSaveEnabled,
-		setAutoSaveEnabled,
-		setWarnUnsavedChanges,
 		sandbox,
-		unsavedChanges,
-		setUnsavedChanges,
 		lastSavedBrew,
 		editorRef,
-		isSaving,
-		setIsSaving,
 		save,
-		lastSavedTime,
-		setLastSavedTime
 	} = dependencies;
 
+	const [isSaving, setIsSaving] = useState(false);
+	const [lastSavedTime, setLastSavedTime] = useState(new Date());
+	const [autoSaveEnabled, setAutoSaveEnabled] = useState(!sandbox);
+	const [warnUnsavedChanges, setWarnUnsavedChanges] = useState(true);
+	const [unsavedChanges, setUnsavedChanges] = useState(false);
+
 	const unsavedChangesRef  = useRef(unsavedChanges); // onBeforeUnload lives outside React and needs ref to unsavedChanges
 	const warnUnsavedTimeout = useRef(null);           // timers live outside React and need ref to consistently track time
 	const saveTimeout        = useRef(null);
@@ -59,7 +57,6 @@ export default function useCommonEditPageFunctions(dependencies) {
 				e.preventDefault();
 			}
 		};
-
 		document.addEventListener('keydown', handleControlKeys);
 		window.onbeforeunload = ()=>{
 			if(unsavedChangesRef.current)
@@ -145,12 +142,43 @@ export default function useCommonEditPageFunctions(dependencies) {
 		}, newTimeout);
 	});
 
+	const renderSaveButton = ()=>{
+		if(isSaving)
+			return <Nav.item className='save' icon='fas fa-spinner fa-spin'>saving...</Nav.item>;
+
+		if(unsavedChanges && warnUnsavedChanges) {
+			resetWarnUnsavedTimer();
+			const elapsedTime = Math.round((new Date() - lastSavedTime) / 1000 / 60);
+			const text = elapsedTime === 0
+				? `Autosave is OFF${sandbox ? ' for this sandbox page' : ''}.`
+				: `Autosave is OFF${sandbox ? ' for this sandbox page' : ''}, and you haven't saved for ${elapsedTime} minutes.`;
+
+			return <Nav.item className='save error' icon='fas fa-exclamation-circle'>
+						Reminder...
+						<div className='errorContainer'>{text}</div>
+			</Nav.item>;
+		}
+
+		if(unsavedChanges)
+			return <Nav.item className='save' onClick={()=>trySave(true, true, saveGoogle)} color='blue' icon='fas fa-save'>save now</Nav.item>;
+
+		if(autoSaveEnabled)
+			return <Nav.item className='save saved'>auto-saved</Nav.item>;
+
+		if(sandbox)
+			return <Nav.item className='save neverSaved' disabled={true}>save now</Nav.item>;
+
+		return <Nav.item className='save saved'>saved</Nav.item>;
+	};
+
 	return {
-		resetWarnUnsavedTimer,
 		handleSplitMove,
 		handleBrewChange,
 		toggleAutoSave,
 		clearError,
 		trySave,
+		renderSaveButton,
+		autoSaveEnabled,
+		unsavedChanges,
 	}
 }
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