diff --git a/src/routes/index.js b/src/routes/index.js
index 98902835c2..ed76d01fe3 100644
--- a/src/routes/index.js
+++ b/src/routes/index.js
@@ -18,141 +18,91 @@ var nconf = require('nconf'),
 
 
 function mainRoutes(app, middleware, controllers) {
-	app.get('/', middleware.buildHeader, controllers.home);
-	app.get('/api', controllers.home);
+	setupPageRoute(app, '/', middleware, [], controllers.home);
 
-	app.get('/login', middleware.applyCSRF, middleware.redirectToAccountIfLoggedIn, middleware.buildHeader, controllers.login);
-	app.get('/api/login', middleware.applyCSRF, middleware.redirectToAccountIfLoggedIn, controllers.login);
+	var loginRegisterMiddleware = [middleware.applyCSRF, middleware.redirectToAccountIfLoggedIn];
 
-	app.get('/register', middleware.applyCSRF, middleware.redirectToAccountIfLoggedIn, middleware.buildHeader, controllers.register);
-	app.get('/api/register', middleware.applyCSRF, middleware.redirectToAccountIfLoggedIn, controllers.register);
-
-	app.get('/confirm/:code', middleware.buildHeader, controllers.confirmEmail);
-	app.get('/api/confirm/:code', controllers.confirmEmail);
-
-	app.get('/outgoing', middleware.buildHeader, controllers.outgoing);
-	app.get('/api/outgoing', controllers.outgoing);
-
-	app.get('/search/:term?', middleware.buildHeader, middleware.guestSearchingAllowed, controllers.search);
-	app.get('/api/search/:term?', middleware.guestSearchingAllowed, controllers.search);
-
-	app.get('/reset/:code?', middleware.buildHeader, controllers.reset);
-	app.get('/api/reset/:code?', controllers.reset);
+	setupPageRoute(app, '/login', middleware, loginRegisterMiddleware, controllers.login);
+	setupPageRoute(app, '/register', middleware, loginRegisterMiddleware, controllers.register);
+	setupPageRoute(app, '/confirm/:code', middleware, [], controllers.confirmEmail);
+	setupPageRoute(app, '/outgoing', middleware, [], controllers.outgoing);
+	setupPageRoute(app, '/search/:term?', middleware, [middleware.guestSearchingAllowed], controllers.search);
+	setupPageRoute(app, '/reset/:code?', middleware, [], controllers.reset);
 }
 
 function staticRoutes(app, middleware, controllers) {
-	app.get('/404', middleware.buildHeader, controllers.static['404']);
-	app.get('/api/404', controllers.static['404']);
-
-	app.get('/403', middleware.buildHeader, controllers.static['403']);
-	app.get('/api/403', controllers.static['403']);
-
-	app.get('/500', middleware.buildHeader, controllers.static['500']);
-	app.get('/api/500', controllers.static['500']);
+	setupPageRoute(app, '/404', middleware, [], controllers.static['404']);
+	setupPageRoute(app, '/403', middleware, [], controllers.static['403']);
+	setupPageRoute(app, '/500', middleware, [], controllers.static['500']);
 }
 
 function topicRoutes(app, middleware, controllers) {
 	app.get('/api/topic/teaser/:topic_id', controllers.topics.teaser);
 
-	app.get('/topic/:topic_id/:slug/:post_index?', middleware.applyCSRF, middleware.buildHeader, controllers.topics.get);
-	app.get('/api/topic/:topic_id/:slug/:post_index?', middleware.applyCSRF, controllers.topics.get);
-
-	app.get('/topic/:topic_id/:slug?', middleware.applyCSRF, middleware.buildHeader, middleware.addSlug, controllers.topics.get);
-	app.get('/api/topic/:topic_id/:slug?', middleware.applyCSRF, middleware.addSlug, controllers.topics.get);
+	setupPageRoute(app, '/topic/:topic_id/:slug/:post_index?', middleware, [middleware.applyCSRF], controllers.topics.get);
+	setupPageRoute(app, '/topic/:topic_id/:slug?', middleware, [middleware.applyCSRF, middleware.addSlug], controllers.topics.get);
 }
 
 function tagRoutes(app, middleware, controllers) {
-
-	app.get('/tags/:tag', middleware.buildHeader, controllers.tags.getTag);
-	app.get('/api/tags/:tag', controllers.tags.getTag);
-
-	app.get('/tags', middleware.buildHeader, controllers.tags.getTags);
-	app.get('/api/tags', controllers.tags.getTags);
+	setupPageRoute(app, '/tags/:tag', middleware, [], controllers.tags.getTag);
+	setupPageRoute(app, '/tags', middleware, [], controllers.tags.getTags);
 }
 
 function categoryRoutes(app, middleware, controllers) {
-	app.get('/popular/:term?', middleware.buildHeader, controllers.categories.popular);
-	app.get('/api/popular/:term?', controllers.categories.popular);
-
-	app.get('/recent/:term?', middleware.buildHeader, controllers.categories.recent);
-	app.get('/api/recent/:term?', controllers.categories.recent);
-
-	app.get('/unread', middleware.buildHeader, middleware.authenticate, controllers.categories.unread);
-	app.get('/api/unread', middleware.authenticate, controllers.categories.unread);
-
+	setupPageRoute(app, '/popular/:term?', middleware, [], controllers.categories.popular);
+	setupPageRoute(app, '/recent/:term?', middleware, [], controllers.categories.recent);
+	setupPageRoute(app, '/unread', middleware, [middleware.authenticate], controllers.categories.unread);
 	app.get('/api/unread/total', middleware.authenticate, controllers.categories.unreadTotal);
 
-	app.get('/category/:category_id/:slug/:topic_index', middleware.applyCSRF, middleware.buildHeader, middleware.checkTopicIndex, controllers.categories.get);
-	app.get('/api/category/:category_id/:slug/:topic_index', middleware.applyCSRF, middleware.checkTopicIndex, controllers.categories.get);
-
-	app.get('/category/:category_id/:slug?', middleware.applyCSRF, middleware.buildHeader, middleware.addSlug, controllers.categories.get);
-	app.get('/api/category/:category_id/:slug?', middleware.applyCSRF, controllers.categories.get);
+	setupPageRoute(app, '/category/:category_id/:slug/:topic_index', middleware, [middleware.applyCSRF, middleware.checkTopicIndex], controllers.categories.get);
+	setupPageRoute(app, '/category/:category_id/:slug?', middleware, [middleware.applyCSRF, middleware.addSlug], controllers.categories.get);
 }
 
 function accountRoutes(app, middleware, controllers) {
-	app.get('/user/:userslug', middleware.buildHeader, middleware.checkGlobalPrivacySettings, controllers.accounts.getAccount);
-	app.get('/api/user/:userslug', middleware.checkGlobalPrivacySettings, controllers.accounts.getAccount);
-
-	app.get('/user/:userslug/following', middleware.buildHeader, middleware.checkGlobalPrivacySettings, controllers.accounts.getFollowing);
-	app.get('/api/user/:userslug/following', middleware.checkGlobalPrivacySettings, controllers.accounts.getFollowing);
-
-	app.get('/user/:userslug/followers', middleware.buildHeader, middleware.checkGlobalPrivacySettings, controllers.accounts.getFollowers);
-	app.get('/api/user/:userslug/followers', middleware.checkGlobalPrivacySettings, controllers.accounts.getFollowers);
-
-	app.get('/user/:userslug/favourites', middleware.buildHeader, middleware.checkGlobalPrivacySettings, middleware.checkAccountPermissions, controllers.accounts.getFavourites);
-	app.get('/api/user/:userslug/favourites', middleware.checkGlobalPrivacySettings, middleware.checkAccountPermissions, controllers.accounts.getFavourites);
-
-	app.get('/user/:userslug/posts', middleware.buildHeader, middleware.checkGlobalPrivacySettings, controllers.accounts.getPosts);
-	app.get('/api/user/:userslug/posts', middleware.checkGlobalPrivacySettings, controllers.accounts.getPosts);
+	var middlewares = [middleware.checkGlobalPrivacySettings];
+	var accountMiddlewares = [middleware.checkGlobalPrivacySettings, middleware.checkAccountPermissions];
 
-	app.get('/user/:userslug/topics', middleware.buildHeader, middleware.checkGlobalPrivacySettings, controllers.accounts.getTopics);
-	app.get('/api/user/:userslug/topics', middleware.checkGlobalPrivacySettings, controllers.accounts.getTopics);
+	setupPageRoute(app, '/user/:userslug', middleware, middlewares, controllers.accounts.getAccount);
+	setupPageRoute(app, '/user/:userslug/following', middleware, middlewares, controllers.accounts.getFollowing);
+	setupPageRoute(app, '/user/:userslug/followers', middleware, middlewares, controllers.accounts.getFollowers);
+	setupPageRoute(app, '/user/:userslug/posts', middleware, middlewares, controllers.accounts.getPosts);
+	setupPageRoute(app, '/user/:userslug/topics', middleware, middlewares, controllers.accounts.getTopics);
 
-	app.get('/user/:userslug/edit', middleware.applyCSRF, middleware.buildHeader, middleware.checkGlobalPrivacySettings, middleware.checkAccountPermissions, controllers.accounts.accountEdit);
-	app.get('/api/user/:userslug/edit', middleware.applyCSRF, middleware.checkGlobalPrivacySettings, middleware.checkAccountPermissions, controllers.accounts.accountEdit);
+	setupPageRoute(app, '/user/:userslug/favourites', middleware, accountMiddlewares, controllers.accounts.getFavourites);
+	setupPageRoute(app, '/user/:userslug/edit', middleware, accountMiddlewares, controllers.accounts.accountEdit);
+	setupPageRoute(app, '/user/:userslug/settings', middleware, accountMiddlewares, controllers.accounts.accountSettings);
 
-	app.get('/user/:userslug/settings', middleware.buildHeader, middleware.checkGlobalPrivacySettings, middleware.checkAccountPermissions, controllers.accounts.accountSettings);
-	app.get('/api/user/:userslug/settings', middleware.checkGlobalPrivacySettings, middleware.checkAccountPermissions, controllers.accounts.accountSettings);
-
-	app.get('/notifications', middleware.buildHeader, middleware.authenticate, controllers.accounts.getNotifications);
-	app.get('/api/notifications', middleware.authenticate, controllers.accounts.getNotifications);
-
-	app.get('/chats/:userslug?', middleware.buildHeader, middleware.redirectToLoginIfGuest, controllers.accounts.getChats);
-	app.get('/api/chats/:userslug?', middleware.redirectToLoginIfGuest, controllers.accounts.getChats);
+	setupPageRoute(app, '/notifications', middleware, [middleware.authenticate], controllers.accounts.getNotifications);
+	setupPageRoute(app, '/chats/:userslug?', middleware, [middleware.redirectToLoginIfGuest], controllers.accounts.getChats);
 }
 
 function userRoutes(app, middleware, controllers) {
-	app.get('/user(s)?', middleware.buildHeader, middleware.checkGlobalPrivacySettings, controllers.users.getOnlineUsers);
-	app.get('/api/users', middleware.checkGlobalPrivacySettings, controllers.users.getOnlineUsers);
-
-	app.get('/users/online', middleware.buildHeader, middleware.checkGlobalPrivacySettings, controllers.users.getOnlineUsers);
-	app.get('/api/users/online', middleware.checkGlobalPrivacySettings, controllers.users.getOnlineUsers);
+	var middlewares = [middleware.checkGlobalPrivacySettings];
 
-	app.get('/users/sort-posts', middleware.buildHeader, middleware.checkGlobalPrivacySettings, controllers.users.getUsersSortedByPosts);
-	app.get('/api/users/sort-posts', middleware.checkGlobalPrivacySettings, controllers.users.getUsersSortedByPosts);
+	setupPageRoute(app, '/users', middleware, middlewares, controllers.users.getOnlineUsers);
+	setupPageRoute(app, '/users/online', middleware, middlewares, controllers.users.getOnlineUsers);
+	setupPageRoute(app, '/users/sort-posts', middleware, middlewares, controllers.users.getUsersSortedByPosts);
+	setupPageRoute(app, '/users/sort-reputation', middleware, middlewares, controllers.users.getUsersSortedByReputation);
+	setupPageRoute(app, '/users/latest', middleware, middlewares, controllers.users.getUsersSortedByJoinDate);
+	setupPageRoute(app, '/users/search', middleware, middlewares, controllers.users.getUsersForSearch);
+ }
 
-	app.get('/users/sort-reputation', middleware.buildHeader, middleware.checkGlobalPrivacySettings, controllers.users.getUsersSortedByReputation);
-	app.get('/api/users/sort-reputation', middleware.checkGlobalPrivacySettings, controllers.users.getUsersSortedByReputation);
-
-	app.get('/users/latest', middleware.buildHeader, middleware.checkGlobalPrivacySettings, controllers.users.getUsersSortedByJoinDate);
-	app.get('/api/users/latest', middleware.checkGlobalPrivacySettings, controllers.users.getUsersSortedByJoinDate);
+function groupRoutes(app, middleware, controllers) {
+	var middlewares = [middleware.checkGlobalPrivacySettings];
 
-	app.get('/users/search', middleware.buildHeader, middleware.checkGlobalPrivacySettings, controllers.users.getUsersForSearch);
-	app.get('/api/users/search', middleware.checkGlobalPrivacySettings, controllers.users.getUsersForSearch);
+	setupPageRoute(app, '/groups', middleware, middlewares, controllers.groups.list);
+	setupPageRoute(app, '/groups/:name', middleware, middlewares, controllers.groups.details);
 }
 
-function groupRoutes(app, middleware, controllers) {
-	app.get('/groups', middleware.buildHeader, controllers.groups.list);
-	app.get('/api/groups', controllers.groups.list);
+function setupPageRoute(router, name, middleware, middlewares, controller) {
+	middlewares = middlewares.concat([middleware.incrementPageViews, middleware.updateLastOnlineTime]);
 
-	app.get('/groups/:name', middleware.buildHeader, controllers.groups.details);
-	app.get('/api/groups/:name', controllers.groups.details);
+	router.get(name, middleware.buildHeader, middlewares, controller);
+	router.get('/api' + name, middlewares, controller);
 }
 
-
 module.exports = function(app, middleware) {
 	var router = express.Router(),
-		pageRouter = express.Router(),
 		pluginRouter = express.Router(),
 		authRouter = express.Router(),
 		relativePath = nconf.get('relative_path');
@@ -177,34 +127,32 @@ module.exports = function(app, middleware) {
 	feedRoutes(router, middleware, controllers);
 	pluginRoutes(router, middleware, controllers);
 
-	app.use(relativePath, express.static(path.join(__dirname, '../../', 'public'), {
-		maxAge: app.enabled('cache') ? 5184000000 : 0
-	}));
-
 	/**
 	* Every view has an associated API route.
 	*
 	*/
-	pageRouter.use(middleware.incrementPageViews);
-	pageRouter.use(middleware.updateLastOnlineTime);
-
-	mainRoutes(pageRouter, middleware, controllers);
-	staticRoutes(pageRouter, middleware, controllers);
-	topicRoutes(pageRouter, middleware, controllers);
-	tagRoutes(pageRouter, middleware, controllers);
-	categoryRoutes(pageRouter, middleware, controllers);
-	accountRoutes(pageRouter, middleware, controllers);
-	userRoutes(pageRouter, middleware, controllers);
-	groupRoutes(pageRouter, middleware, controllers);
+
+	mainRoutes(router, middleware, controllers);
+	staticRoutes(router, middleware, controllers);
+	topicRoutes(router, middleware, controllers);
+	tagRoutes(router, middleware, controllers);
+	categoryRoutes(router, middleware, controllers);
+	accountRoutes(router, middleware, controllers);
+	userRoutes(router, middleware, controllers);
+	groupRoutes(router, middleware, controllers);
 
 	app.use(relativePath, router);
 	app.use(relativePath, pluginRouter);
-	app.use(relativePath, pageRouter);
 	app.use(relativePath, authRouter);
 
 	if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development') {
 		require('./debug')(app, middleware, controllers);
 	}
+
+	app.use(relativePath, express.static(path.join(__dirname, '../../', 'public'), {
+		maxAge: app.enabled('cache') ? 5184000000 : 0
+	}));
+
 	app.use(catch404);
 	app.use(handleErrors);