diff --git a/entry/entry.go b/entry/entry.go
index 12f2ccf..ab640c3 100644
--- a/entry/entry.go
+++ b/entry/entry.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ type Entry struct {
 	db       *db.Database
 	ID       int64
 	Slug     string
+	Title    string
 	Content  string
 	Tags     []string
 	Created  time.Time
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ func GetBySlug(db *db.Database, slug string) (Entry, error) {
 	if err := db.Get(&e, q, slug); err != nil {
 		return e, err
 	}
+	e.Title = e.GenerateTitle()
 	return e, e.populateTags()
 }
 
@@ -75,14 +77,16 @@ func GetByID(db *db.Database, id int64) (Entry, error) {
 	if err := db.Get(&e, q, id); err != nil {
 		return e, err
 	}
+	e.Title = e.GenerateTitle()
 	return e, e.populateTags()
 }
 
 func Search(db *db.Database, query string) ([]*Entry, error) {
 	entries := []*Entry{}
+	log.Debug().Str("query", query).Msg("searching")
 	if query != "" {
-		q := `select * from entries where content like '%?%'`
-		err := db.Select(&entries, q, query)
+		q := `select * from entries where content like ?`
+		err := db.Select(&entries, q, "%"+query+"%")
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -95,6 +99,7 @@ func Search(db *db.Database, query string) ([]*Entry, error) {
 	}
 	for _, e := range entries {
 		e.db = db
+		e.Title = e.GenerateTitle()
 		e.populateTags()
 	}
 	return entries, nil
@@ -141,18 +146,16 @@ func (e *Entry) removeTag(tag string) error {
 	return err
 }
 
-func (e *Entry) UniqueSlug() string {
+func (e *Entry) GenerateTitle() string {
 	candidate := strings.Split(e.Content, "\n")[0]
 	candidateNumber := 0
 
 	r := regexp.MustCompile(`[^a-zA-Z0-9 -]`)
 	candidate = r.ReplaceAllString(candidate, "")
 	candidate = strings.TrimSpace(candidate)
-	candidate = strings.ReplaceAll(candidate, " ", "-")
 	if len(candidate) == 0 {
 		candidate = "untitled"
 	}
-	candidate = strings.ToLower(candidate)
 
 	q := `select slug from entries where slug like ?`
 	slugs := []string{}
@@ -179,6 +182,20 @@ func (e *Entry) UniqueSlug() string {
 	return tmpCandidate
 }
 
+func (e *Entry) UniqueSlug() string {
+	if e.Title == "" {
+		e.Title = e.GenerateTitle()
+	}
+	candidate := e.Title
+
+	r := regexp.MustCompile(`[^a-zA-Z0-9 -]`)
+	candidate = r.ReplaceAllString(candidate, "")
+	candidate = strings.TrimSpace(candidate)
+	candidate = strings.ReplaceAll(candidate, " ", "-")
+	candidate = strings.ToLower(candidate)
+	return candidate
+}
+
 func (e *Entry) Update() error {
 	if e.ID == -1 {
 		return e.Create()
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/MainEditor.vue b/frontend/src/components/MainEditor.vue
index a4ef250..cbc41ca 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/MainEditor.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/MainEditor.vue
@@ -56,23 +56,22 @@
         this.$store.dispatch('getFile', slug)
       },
       tagUpdate: function(newTags) {
-        if (JSON.stringify(newTags) === JSON.stringify(this.file.Tags))
+        if (JSON.stringify(newTags) === JSON.stringify(this.$store.state.file.Tags))
           return
-      this.file.Tags = newTags
+      this.$store.commit('setTags', newTags)
       this.$emit('markDirty', true)
       this.save()
       },
       updateContent: function (newContent) {
         if (this.$store.state.file.Content === newContent)
           return
-        this.$store.state.file.Content = newContent
+        this.$store.commit('setContent', newContent)
         this.$emit('markDirty', true)
         this.save()
       },
       save: function () {
-        this.$store.state.file.Content = this.content
-        console.log("Saving file: " + this.file.Slug)
-        this.$store.dispatch('saveFile', this.file)
+        this.$store.commit('setContent', this.content)
+        this.$store.dispatch('saveFile')
           .then(res => {
             this.$emit('markDirty', false)
             this.$store.dispatch('updateSearch')
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Search.vue b/frontend/src/components/Search.vue
index c5c3630..22b0dda 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Search.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Search.vue
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
             <b-col>
                 <b-link
                     :to="{ name: target, params: { slug: item.Slug } }"
-                >{{item.Slug}}</b-link>
+                >{{item.Title}}</b-link>
             </b-col>
         </b-row>
     </b-container>
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@
     watch: {
       query: function(newValue) {
         this.queryText = newValue
+      },
+      queryText: function(newValue) {
+        this.$store.commit('setQuery', newValue)
       }
     },
     computed: {
diff --git a/frontend/src/store/index.js b/frontend/src/store/index.js
index 6831687..bb8a06e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/store/index.js
+++ b/frontend/src/store/index.js
@@ -40,6 +40,12 @@ export default new Vuex.Store({
     },
     setFile(state, file) {
       state.file = file
+    },
+    setContent(state, content) {
+      state.file.Content = content
+    },
+    setTags(state, tags) {
+      state.file.Tags = tags
     }
   },
   actions: {
@@ -51,29 +57,23 @@ export default new Vuex.Store({
             commit('setFile', res.data)
           })
     },
-    getSearchResults: function ({dispatch, commit}, query) {
-      commit('setQuery', query)
+    getSearchResults: function ({dispatch}) {
       dispatch('updateSearch')
     },
     updateSearch: function ({commit, state}) {
-      let query = state.query
-      if (query) {
-        axios.get('/v1/entries?query='+query)
-          .catch(err => state.addError(err))
-          .then(res =>{
-            console.log("getSearchResults:"+res.data)
-            commit('setResults', res.data)
-          })
-      }
-      axios.get('/v1/entries')
+      let query = state.query || ""
+      console.log("running search for: " + query)
+      axios.get('/v1/entries?query='+query)
         .catch(err => state.addError(err))
         .then(res =>{
           console.log("getSearchResults:"+res.data)
           commit('setResults', res.data)
         })
     },
-    saveFile: function(state, file) {
-      return axios.put('/v1/entries/'+file.Slug, file)
+    saveFile: function({state}) {
+      console.log(state.file)
+      if (state.file)
+        return axios.put('/v1/entries/'+state.file.Slug, state.file)
     }
   },
   modules: {
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/Console.vue b/frontend/src/views/Console.vue
index ce3cebd..2eeadc4 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/Console.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/Console.vue
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
       <b-col md="5">
 
         <div>
-          <b-tabs content-class="mt-3">
+          <b-tabs content-class="mt-3" v-model="tabIndex">
             <b-tab active>
                 <template v-slot:title>
                   Editor <span v-bind:class="{ dirty: isDirty, clean: !isDirty }">&bull;</span>
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
       </b-col>
       <b-col md="2">
         <h2>Search Results</h2>
-        <SearchResults target="console-slug" :query="query"/>
+        <SearchResults target="console-slug" />
       </b-col>
     </b-row>
   </b-container>
@@ -49,15 +49,11 @@ export default {
   data: function() {
     return {
       isDirty: false,
-      query: ''
+      tabIndex: 0
     }
   },
-  provide: {
-    update: function() {}
-  },
   methods: {
     markDirty: function(dirty) {
-      console.log('markDirty:'+dirty)
       this.isDirty = dirty
     }
   },
@@ -65,7 +61,6 @@ export default {
     // called before the route that renders this component is confirmed.
     // does NOT have access to `this` component instance,
     // because it has not been created yet when this guard is called!
-    console.log('beforeRouteEnter'+to+from)
     next()
   },
   beforeRouteUpdate (to, from, next) {
@@ -83,13 +78,13 @@ export default {
         next(false)
       }
     }
+    this.tabIndex = 0
     next()
   },
   beforeRouteLeave (to, from, next) {
     // called when the route that renders this component is about to
     // be navigated away from.
     // has access to `this` component instance.
-    console.log('beforeRouteLeave'+to+from)
     next()
   }
 }
diff --git a/todo.adoc b/todo.adoc
index 8b26e06..6a13a41 100644
--- a/todo.adoc
+++ b/todo.adoc
@@ -1,27 +1,20 @@
 = Todo
 :icons: font
 
-* Operations
+* Backend
+** Authentication
+*** [ ] some kind of user auth
+** save endpoint
+*** [ ] add authentication/authorization
+*** [ ] convert document to adoc (give format?)
+*** [ ] check for unique tags
+** [ ] search endpoint
+*** [ ] search for tags
+*** [ ] fulltext search
+**** with link:https://blevesearch.com/docs/Getting%20Started/[Bleve]
+* [ ] CLI Frontend
+* [ ] Operations
 ** [ ] dockerize the build
 ** [ ] integrate CI/CD
 ** [ ] run on https://cabinet.chrissexton.org[cabinet.chrissexton.org]
 ** [ ] create redirect or https://cab.chrissexton.org[cab.chrissexton.org]
-* Vue Frontend
-** [ ] spend some time learning about TypeScript/Vue.js style
-** Documents
-*** [x] adoc editor widget
-** Authentication
-*** [ ] some kind of user auth
-** Views
-*** [ ] editor view
-*** [ ] public index/search view
-* Backend
-** [?] save endpoint
-*** [ ] need to generate a slug for entries
-*** [ ] add authentication/authorization
-*** [ ] convert document to adoc (give format?)
-*** [x] test in frontend
-*** [ ] check for unique tags
-*** [ ] set some db fields not null
-** [ ] search endpoint
-* CLI Frontend
diff --git a/web/entry.go b/web/entry.go
index 80c3378..c26ce9e 100644
--- a/web/entry.go
+++ b/web/entry.go
@@ -81,8 +81,11 @@ func (web *Web) newEntry(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 }
 
 func (web *Web) allEntries(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	r.ParseForm()
-	query := r.Form.Get("query")
+	query := ""
+	items, ok := r.URL.Query()["query"]
+	if ok {
+		query = items[0]
+	}
 	entries, err := entry.Search(web.db, query)
 	if err != nil {
 		w.WriteHeader(500)