diff --git a/frontend/src/api/groups.js b/frontend/src/api/groups.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8cef18655
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/api/groups.js
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import { baseURL } from "./api-utils";
+import { apiReq } from "./api-utils";
+const groupPrefix = baseURL + "groups";
+
+const groupsURLs = {
+  groups: `${groupPrefix}`,
+};
+
+export default {
+  async allGroups() {
+    let response = await apiReq.get(groupsURLs.groups);
+    return response.data;
+  },
+};
diff --git a/frontend/src/api/index.js b/frontend/src/api/index.js
index 0caf3b76d..9910ac96b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api/index.js
+++ b/frontend/src/api/index.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import category from "./category";
 import meta from "./meta";
 import users from "./users";
 import signUps from "./signUps";
+import groups from "./groups";
 
 export default {
   recipes: recipe,
@@ -22,4 +23,5 @@ export default {
   meta: meta,
   users: users,
   signUps: signUps,
+  groups: groups,
 };
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Admin/ManageUsers/TheGroupTable.vue b/frontend/src/components/Admin/ManageUsers/TheGroupTable.vue
index 50c625190..ad8a96854 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Admin/ManageUsers/TheGroupTable.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Admin/ManageUsers/TheGroupTable.vue
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@
         User Groups
       </v-toolbar-title>
 
+      <div>
+        <v-select class="mt-7 ml-5" dense flat solo> </v-select>
+      </div>
+
       <v-spacer> </v-spacer>
       <v-dialog v-model="dialog" max-width="600px">
         <template v-slot:activator="{ on, attrs }">
@@ -136,7 +140,7 @@ export default {
     activeName: null,
     headers: [
       {
-        text: "User ID",
+        text: "User IDs",
         align: "start",
         sortable: false,
         value: "id",
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Admin/ManageUsers/index.vue b/frontend/src/pages/Admin/ManageUsers/index.vue
index 3f4c4b8aa..e70bd3810 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/Admin/ManageUsers/index.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Admin/ManageUsers/index.vue
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
         </v-tab>
       </v-tabs>
 
-      <v-tabs-items v-model="tab" >
+      <v-tabs-items v-model="tab">
         <v-tab-item>
           <TheUserTable />
         </v-tab-item>
diff --git a/mealie/db/database.py b/mealie/db/database.py
index 0e6a11fab..1c6e3a5dc 100644
--- a/mealie/db/database.py
+++ b/mealie/db/database.py
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
+from schema.category import RecipeCategoryResponse
 from schema.meal import MealPlanInDB
 from schema.recipe import Recipe
 from schema.settings import SiteSettings as SiteSettingsSchema
 from schema.sign_up import SignUpOut
+from schema.theme import SiteTheme
 from schema.user import GroupInDB, UserInDB
 from sqlalchemy.orm.session import Session
 
@@ -34,7 +36,8 @@ class _Categories(BaseDocument):
     def __init__(self) -> None:
         self.primary_key = "slug"
         self.sql_model = Category
-        self.orm_mode = False
+        self.orm_mode = True
+        self.schema = RecipeCategoryResponse
 
 
 class _Tags(BaseDocument):
@@ -64,7 +67,8 @@ class _Themes(BaseDocument):
     def __init__(self) -> None:
         self.primary_key = "name"
         self.sql_model = SiteThemeModel
-        self.orm_mode = False
+        self.orm_mode = True
+        self.schema = SiteTheme
 
 
 class _Users(BaseDocument):
diff --git a/mealie/db/init_db.py b/mealie/db/init_db.py
index f83cc8c72..915c3dba5 100644
--- a/mealie/db/init_db.py
+++ b/mealie/db/init_db.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ from core.config import DEFAULT_GROUP
 from core.security import get_password_hash
 from fastapi.logger import logger
 from schema.settings import SiteSettings
+from schema.theme import SiteTheme
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
 from sqlalchemy.orm.session import Session
 
@@ -22,29 +23,17 @@ def init_db(db: Session = None) -> None:
 
 
 def default_theme_init(session: Session):
-    default_theme = {
-        "name": "default",
-        "colors": {
-            "primary": "#E58325",
-            "accent": "#00457A",
-            "secondary": "#973542",
-            "success": "#5AB1BB",
-            "info": "#4990BA",
-            "warning": "#FF4081",
-            "error": "#EF5350",
-        },
-    }
+    db.themes.create(session, SiteTheme().dict())
 
     try:
-        db.themes.create(session, default_theme)
         logger.info("Generating default theme...")
     except:
         logger.info("Default Theme Exists.. skipping generation")
 
 
 def default_settings_init(session: Session):
-    data = {"language": "en", "sidebar": {"categories": []}}
-    document = db.settings.create(session, data)
+    data = {"language": "en", "home_page_settings": {"categories": []}}
+    document = db.settings.create(session, SiteSettings().dict())
     logger.info(f"Created Site Settings: \n {document}")
 
 
diff --git a/mealie/db/models/model_base.py b/mealie/db/models/model_base.py
index 9a77a5d76..f62ec6cdf 100644
--- a/mealie/db/models/model_base.py
+++ b/mealie/db/models/model_base.py
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 from typing import List
 
 import sqlalchemy.ext.declarative as dec
+from sqlalchemy.orm.session import Session
 
 SqlAlchemyBase = dec.declarative_base()
 
 
 class BaseMixins:
     @staticmethod
-    def _sql_remove_list(session, list_of_tables: list, parent_id):
+    def _sql_remove_list(session: Session, list_of_tables: list, parent_id):
         for table in list_of_tables:
             session.query(table).filter(parent_id == parent_id).delete()
 
@@ -19,3 +20,29 @@ class BaseMixins:
             finalMap.update(d.dict())
 
         return finalMap
+
+
+# ! Don't use!
+def update_generics(func):
+    """An experimental function that does the initial work of updating attributes on a class
+    and passing "complex" data types recuresively to an "self.update()" function if one exists.
+
+    Args:
+        func ([type]): [description]
+    """
+
+    def wrapper(class_object, session, new_data: dict):
+        complex_attributed = {}
+        for key, value in new_data.items():
+
+            attribute = getattr(class_object, key, None)
+
+            if attribute and isinstance(attribute, SqlAlchemyBase):
+                attribute.update(session, value)
+
+            elif attribute:
+                setattr(class_object, key, value)
+        print("Complex", complex_attributed)
+        func(class_object, complex_attributed)
+
+    return wrapper
diff --git a/mealie/db/models/recipe/category.py b/mealie/db/models/recipe/category.py
index cdccbea26..46a471bb3 100644
--- a/mealie/db/models/recipe/category.py
+++ b/mealie/db/models/recipe/category.py
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ from fastapi.logger import logger
 from slugify import slugify
 from sqlalchemy.orm import validates
 
-sidebar2categories = sa.Table(
-    "sidebar2categories",
+site_settings2categories = sa.Table(
+    "site_settings2categoories",
     SqlAlchemyBase.metadata,
-    sa.Column("sidebar_id", sa.Integer, sa.ForeignKey("site_sidebar.id")),
+    sa.Column("sidebar_id", sa.Integer, sa.ForeignKey("site_settings.id")),
     sa.Column("category_slug", sa.String, sa.ForeignKey("categories.slug")),
 )
 
diff --git a/mealie/db/models/recipe/recipe.py b/mealie/db/models/recipe/recipe.py
index 6a74238a4..b36453118 100644
--- a/mealie/db/models/recipe/recipe.py
+++ b/mealie/db/models/recipe/recipe.py
@@ -182,30 +182,3 @@ class RecipeModel(SqlAlchemyBase, BaseMixins):
             orgURL=orgURL,
             extras=extras,
         )
-
-    # def dict(self):
-    #     data = {
-    #         "name": self.name,
-    #         "description": self.description,
-    #         "image": self.image,
-    #         "recipeYield": self.recipeYield,
-    #         "recipeCuisine": self.recipeCuisine,
-    #         "recipeCategory": [x.to_str() for x in self.recipeCategory],
-    #         "recipeIngredient": [x.to_str() for x in self.recipeIngredient],
-    #         "recipeInstructions": [x.dict() for x in self.recipeInstructions],
-    #         "nutrition": self.nutrition.dict(),
-    #         "totalTime": self.totalTime,
-    #         "prepTime": self.prepTime,
-    #         "performTime": self.performTime,
-    #         "tool": [x.str() for x in self.tool],
-    #         # Mealie Specific
-    #         "slug": self.slug,
-    #         "tags": [x.to_str() for x in self.tags],
-    #         "dateAdded": self.dateAdded,
-    #         "notes": [x.dict() for x in self.notes],
-    #         "rating": self.rating,
-    #         "orgURL": self.orgURL,
-    #         "extras": RecipeModel._flatten_dict(self.extras),
-    #     }
-
-    #     return data
diff --git a/mealie/db/models/settings.py b/mealie/db/models/settings.py
index ca9b89592..8986c3ed9 100644
--- a/mealie/db/models/settings.py
+++ b/mealie/db/models/settings.py
@@ -1,42 +1,32 @@
 import sqlalchemy as sa
 import sqlalchemy.orm as orm
 from db.models.model_base import BaseMixins, SqlAlchemyBase
-from db.models.recipe.category import Category, sidebar2categories
+from db.models.recipe.category import Category, site_settings2categories
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
 
 
-class Sidebar(SqlAlchemyBase, BaseMixins):
-    __tablename__ = "site_sidebar"
-    id = sa.Column(sa.Integer, primary_key=True)
-    parent_id = sa.Column(sa.Integer, sa.ForeignKey("site_settings.id"))
-    categories = orm.relationship("Category", secondary=sidebar2categories, cascade="delete")
-
-    def __init__(self, session: Session, sidebar: dict) -> None:
-        categories = sidebar.get("categories")
-        new_categories = []
-        if not categories:
-            return None
-        for cat in categories:
-            slug = cat.get("slug")
-            cat_in_db = session.query(Category).filter(Category.slug == slug).one()
-            new_categories.append(cat_in_db)
-
-        self.categories = new_categories
-
-
 class SiteSettings(SqlAlchemyBase, BaseMixins):
     __tablename__ = "site_settings"
     id = sa.Column(sa.Integer, primary_key=True)
     language = sa.Column(sa.String)
-    sidebar = orm.relationship("Sidebar", uselist=False, cascade="all")
+    categories = orm.relationship(
+        "Category",
+        secondary=site_settings2categories,
+        single_parent=True,
+    )
+    show_recent = sa.Column(sa.Boolean, default=True)
 
     def __init__(
-        self, session=None, language="en", sidebar: list = {"categories": []}
+        self, session: Session = None, language="en", categories: list = [], show_recent=True
     ) -> None:
-        self._sql_remove_list(session, [Sidebar], self.id)
-
+        session.commit()
         self.language = language
-        self.sidebar = Sidebar(session, sidebar)
 
-    def update(self, session, language, sidebar):
-        self.__init__(session=session, language=language, sidebar=sidebar)
+        self.show_recent = show_recent
+        self.categories = [
+            Category.create_if_not_exist(session=session, name=cat.get("name"))
+            for cat in categories
+        ]
+
+    def update(self, *args, **kwarg):
+        self.__init__(*args, **kwarg)
diff --git a/mealie/routes/groups/crud.py b/mealie/routes/groups/crud.py
index 541fa0cf5..d00a06fa0 100644
--- a/mealie/routes/groups/crud.py
+++ b/mealie/routes/groups/crud.py
@@ -1,12 +1,6 @@
-import shutil
-from datetime import timedelta
-
-from core.config import USER_DIR
-from core.security import get_password_hash, verify_password
 from db.database import db
 from db.db_setup import generate_session
-from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, File, UploadFile
-from fastapi.responses import FileResponse
+from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends
 from routes.deps import manager
 from schema.snackbar import SnackResponse
 from schema.user import GroupBase, GroupInDB
@@ -21,4 +15,52 @@ async def get_all_groups(
     session: Session = Depends(generate_session),
 ):
     """ Returns a list of all groups in the database """
+
     return db.groups.get_all(session)
+
+
+@router.post("")
+async def create_group(
+    group_data: GroupBase,
+    current_user=Depends(manager),
+    session: Session = Depends(generate_session),
+):
+    """ Creates a Group in the Database """
+
+    db.groups.create(session, group_data.dict())
+
+    return
+
+
+@router.put("/{id}")
+async def update_group_data(
+    id: int,
+    group_data: GroupInDB,
+    current_user=Depends(manager),
+    session: Session = Depends(generate_session),
+):
+    """ Updates a User Group """
+
+    return db.groups.update(session, id, group_data)
+
+
+@router.delete("/{id}")
+async def delete_user_group(
+    id: int, current_user=Depends(manager), session: Session = Depends(generate_session)
+):
+    """ Removes a user group from the database """
+
+    if id == 1:
+        return SnackResponse.error("Cannot delete default group")
+
+    group: GroupInDB = db.groups.get(session, id)
+
+    if not group:
+        return SnackResponse.error("Group not found")
+
+    if not group.users == []:
+        return SnackResponse.error("Cannot delete group with users")
+
+    db.groups.delete(session, id)
+
+    return
diff --git a/mealie/schema/meal.py b/mealie/schema/meal.py
index 0e90a832d..68d79cd18 100644
--- a/mealie/schema/meal.py
+++ b/mealie/schema/meal.py
@@ -29,9 +29,11 @@ class MealPlanBase(BaseModel):
             raise ValueError("EndDate should be greater than StartDate")
         return v
 
+
 class MealPlanProcessed(MealPlanBase):
     meals: list[MealOut]
 
+
 class MealPlanInDB(MealPlanProcessed):
     uid: str
 
@@ -39,7 +41,6 @@ class MealPlanInDB(MealPlanProcessed):
         orm_mode = True
 
 
-
 class MealPlan(BaseModel):
     uid: Optional[str]
 
diff --git a/mealie/schema/settings.py b/mealie/schema/settings.py
index bfdd4cec4..6b525ac0b 100644
--- a/mealie/schema/settings.py
+++ b/mealie/schema/settings.py
@@ -5,20 +5,22 @@ from fastapi_camelcase import CamelModel
 from schema.category import CategoryBase
 
 
-class Sidebar(CamelModel):
-    categories: Optional[list[CategoryBase]]
-
-    class Config:
-        orm_mode = True
-
-
 class SiteSettings(CamelModel):
-    language: str
-    sidebar: Sidebar
+    language: str = "en"
+    show_recent: bool = True
+    categories: Optional[list[CategoryBase]] = []
 
     class Config:
         orm_mode = True
 
         schema_extra = {
-            "example": {"id": "1", "language": "en", "sidebar": ["// TODO"]}
+            "example": {
+                "language": "en",
+                "showRecent": True,
+                "categories": [
+                    {"id": 1, "name": "thanksgiving", "slug": "thanksgiving"},
+                    {"id": 2, "name": "homechef", "slug": "homechef"},
+                    {"id": 3, "name": "potatoes", "slug": "potatoes"},
+                ],
+            }
         }
diff --git a/mealie/schema/theme.py b/mealie/schema/theme.py
index 6b65da6f2..b98594ac4 100644
--- a/mealie/schema/theme.py
+++ b/mealie/schema/theme.py
@@ -1,20 +1,25 @@
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 
+
 class Colors(BaseModel):
-    primary: str
-    accent: str
-    secondary: str
-    success: str
-    info: str
-    warning: str
-    error: str
+    primary: str = "#E58325"
+    accent: str = "#00457A"
+    secondary: str = "#973542"
+    success: str = "#5AB1BB"
+    info: str = "#4990BA"
+    warning: str = "#FF4081"
+    error: str = "#EF5350"
+
+    class Config:
+        orm_mode = True
 
 
 class SiteTheme(BaseModel):
-    name: str
-    colors: Colors
+    name: str = "default"
+    colors: Colors = Colors()
 
     class Config:
+        orm_mode = True
         schema_extra = {
             "example": {
                 "name": "default",
@@ -28,4 +33,4 @@ class SiteTheme(BaseModel):
                     "error": "#EF5350",
                 },
             }
-        }
\ No newline at end of file
+        }
diff --git a/mealie/schema/user.py b/mealie/schema/user.py
index 885593508..516811ddd 100644
--- a/mealie/schema/user.py
+++ b/mealie/schema/user.py
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
-from typing import Optional
+from typing import Any, Optional
 
 from core.config import DEFAULT_GROUP
+from db.models.group import WebHookModel
 from db.models.users import User
 from fastapi_camelcase import CamelModel
 from pydantic.utils import GetterDict
 
+from schema.category import CategoryBase
+from schema.meal import MealPlanInDB
+
 
 class ChangePassword(CamelModel):
     current_password: str
@@ -27,7 +31,13 @@ class UserBase(CamelModel):
     class Config:
         orm_mode = True
 
-    class Config:
+        @classmethod
+        def getter_dict(_cls, name_orm: User):
+            return {
+                **GetterDict(name_orm),
+                "group": name_orm.group.name,
+            }
+
         schema_extra = {
             "fullName": "Change Me",
             "email": "changeme@email.com",
@@ -63,10 +73,29 @@ class UserInDB(UserOut):
         orm_mode = True
 
 
+class Webhooks(CamelModel):
+    webhookURLs: list[str] = []
+    webhookTime: str = "00:00"
+    enabled: bool = False
+
+    class Config:
+        orm_mode = True
+
+        @classmethod
+        def getter_dict(_cls, orm_model: WebHookModel):
+            return {
+                **GetterDict(orm_model),
+                "webookURLs": [x.url for x in orm_model.webhookURLs],
+            }
+
+
 class GroupInDB(GroupBase):
     id: int
     name: str
     users: Optional[list[UserOut]]
+    mealplans: Optional[list[MealPlanInDB]]
+    categories: Optional[list[CategoryBase]]
+    webhooks: Optional[Webhooks]
 
     class Config:
         orm_mode = True
diff --git a/mealie/tests/test_routes/test_settings_routes.py b/mealie/tests/test_routes/test_settings_routes.py
index fe4bbdf65..d55392df5 100644
--- a/mealie/tests/test_routes/test_settings_routes.py
+++ b/mealie/tests/test_routes/test_settings_routes.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import json
+from schema.settings import SiteSettings
+from schema.theme import SiteTheme
 
 import pytest
 from tests.utils.routes import (
@@ -11,30 +13,12 @@ from tests.utils.routes import (
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="function")
 def default_settings():
-    return {
-        "name": "main",
-        "planCategories": [],
-        "webhooks": {"webhookTime": "00:00", "webhookURLs": [], "enabled": False},
-    }
+    return SiteSettings().dict(by_alias=True)
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="session")
-def default_theme(api_client):
-
-    default_theme = {
-        "name": "default",
-        "colors": {
-            "primary": "#E58325",
-            "accent": "#00457A",
-            "secondary": "#973542",
-            "success": "#5AB1BB",
-            "info": "#4990BA",
-            "warning": "#FF4081",
-            "error": "#EF5350",
-        },
-    }
-
-    return default_theme
+def default_theme():
+    return SiteTheme().dict()
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="session")
@@ -62,11 +46,8 @@ def test_default_settings(api_client, default_settings):
 
 
 def test_update_settings(api_client, default_settings):
-    default_settings["webhooks"]["webhookURLs"] = [
-        "https://test1.url.com",
-        "https://test2.url.com",
-        "https://test3.url.com",
-    ]
+    default_settings["language"] = "fr"
+    default_settings["showRecent"] = False
 
     response = api_client.put(SETTINGS_UPDATE, json=default_settings)
 
diff --git a/mealie/tests/test_routes/test_user_routes.py b/mealie/tests/test_routes/test_user_routes.py
index e2c63b388..441f39dec 100644
--- a/mealie/tests/test_routes/test_user_routes.py
+++ b/mealie/tests/test_routes/test_user_routes.py
@@ -16,9 +16,7 @@ def default_user():
         "id": 1,
         "fullName": "Change Me",
         "email": "changeme@email.com",
-        "group": {
-            "name": "home"
-        },
+        "group": "home",
         "admin": True
     }
 
@@ -29,9 +27,7 @@ def new_user():
         "id": 2,
         "fullName": "My New User",
         "email": "newuser@email.com",
-        "group": {
-            "name": "home"
-        },
+        "group": "home",
         "admin": False
     }