diff --git a/public/templates/category.tpl b/public/templates/category.tpl
index 21516dfed2..7f01999c9c 100644
--- a/public/templates/category.tpl
+++ b/public/templates/category.tpl
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+<div class="container">
+	<ul class="breadcrumb">
+		<li><a href="/">Home</a><span class="divider">/</span></li>
+		<li class="active">{category_name}</li>
+		<div id="category_active_users"></div>
+	</ul>
+</div>
+
 <button id="new_post" class="btn btn-primary btn-large {show_topic_button}">New Topic</button>
 <ul class="topic-container">
 <!-- BEGIN topics -->
diff --git a/public/templates/topic.tpl b/public/templates/topic.tpl
index 67bb5d0060..ca07094fd2 100644
--- a/public/templates/topic.tpl
+++ b/public/templates/topic.tpl
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <div class="container">
 	<ul class="breadcrumb">
-		<li><a href="/">Home</a> <span class="divider">/</span></li>
+		<li><a href="/">Home</a><span class="divider">/</span></li>
+		<li><a href="/category/{category_slug}">{category_name}</a><span class="divider">/</span></li>
 		<li class="active">{topic_name}</li>
 		<div id="thread_active_users"></div>
 	</ul>
diff --git a/src/categories.js b/src/categories.js
index 545538d377..5173e64955 100644
--- a/src/categories.js
+++ b/src/categories.js
@@ -25,60 +25,66 @@ var	RDB = require('./redis.js'),
 		});
 	};
 
-
+	Categories.edit = function(data, callback) {
+		// just a reminder to self that name + slugs are stored into topics data as well.
+	};
 
 	Categories.get = function(callback) {
 		RDB.lrange('categories:cid', 0, -1, function(cids) {
-			var name = [],
-				description = [],
-				icon = [],
-				blockclass = [],
-				slug = [];
+			Categories.get_category(cids, callback);
+		});
+	}
 
-			for (var i=0, ii=cids.length; i<ii; i++) {
-				name.push('cid:' + cids[i] + ':name');
-				description.push('cid:' + cids[i] + ':description');
-				icon.push('cid:' + cids[i] + ':icon');
-				blockclass.push('cid:' + cids[i] + ':blockclass');
-				slug.push('cid:' + cids[i] + ':slug');
-			}
+	Categories.get_category = function(cids, callback) {
+		var name = [],
+			description = [],
+			icon = [],
+			blockclass = [],
+			slug = [];
 
-			if (cids.length > 0) {
-				RDB.multi()
-					.mget(name)
-					.mget(description)
-					.mget(icon)
-					.mget(blockclass)
-					.mget(slug)
-					.exec(function(err, replies) {
-						name = replies[0];
-						description = replies[1];
-						icon = replies[2];
-						blockclass = replies[3];
-						slug = replies[4];
-						
-						var categories = [];
-						for (var i=0, ii=cids.length; i<ii; i++) {
-							categories.push({
-								'name' : name[i],
-								'cid' : cids[i],
-								'slug' : slug[i],
-								'description' : description[i],
-								'blockclass' : blockclass[i],
-								'icon' : icon[i],
-								/*'topics' : [0,1], later
-								'latest_post' : {
-									'uid' : 1,
-									'pid' : 1,
-									timestamp and shit
-								}*/
-							});
-						}
+		for (var i=0, ii=cids.length; i<ii; i++) {
+			name.push('cid:' + cids[i] + ':name');
+			description.push('cid:' + cids[i] + ':description');
+			icon.push('cid:' + cids[i] + ':icon');
+			blockclass.push('cid:' + cids[i] + ':blockclass');
+			slug.push('cid:' + cids[i] + ':slug');
+		}
 
-						callback({'categories': categories});
-					});
-			} else callback({'categories' : []});
-		});
-	}
+		if (cids.length > 0) {
+			RDB.multi()
+				.mget(name)
+				.mget(description)
+				.mget(icon)
+				.mget(blockclass)
+				.mget(slug)
+				.exec(function(err, replies) {
+					name = replies[0];
+					description = replies[1];
+					icon = replies[2];
+					blockclass = replies[3];
+					slug = replies[4];
+					
+					var categories = [];
+					for (var i=0, ii=cids.length; i<ii; i++) {
+						categories.push({
+							'name' : name[i],
+							'cid' : cids[i],
+							'slug' : slug[i],
+							'description' : description[i],
+							'blockclass' : blockclass[i],
+							'icon' : icon[i],
+							/*'topics' : [0,1], later
+							'latest_post' : {
+								'uid' : 1,
+								'pid' : 1,
+								timestamp and shit
+							}*/
+						});
+					}
+
+					callback({'categories': categories});
+				});
+		} else callback({'categories' : []});
+	};
 
 }(exports));
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/posts.js b/src/posts.js
index 6683ed6307..c16b7cb770 100644
--- a/src/posts.js
+++ b/src/posts.js
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ var	RDB = require('./redis.js'),
 
 			callback({
 				'topic_name':thread_data.topic_name,
+				'category_name':thread_data.category_name,
+				'category_slug':thread_data.category_slug,
 				'locked': parseInt(thread_data.locked) || 0,
 				'deleted': parseInt(thread_data.deleted) || 0,
 				'topic_id': tid,
@@ -61,10 +63,6 @@ var	RDB = require('./redis.js'),
 				pid.push(pids[i]);
 			}
 
-			RDB.get('tid:' + tid + ':title', function(topic_name) {
-				thread_data = {topic_name: topic_name};
-				generateThread();
-			});
 
 			Posts.getFavouritesByPostIDs(pids, current_user, function(fav_data) {
 				vote_data = fav_data;
@@ -79,6 +77,8 @@ var	RDB = require('./redis.js'),
 				.mget(post_rep)
 				.get('tid:' + tid + ':title')
 				.get('tid:' + tid + ':locked')
+				.get('tid:' + tid + ':category_name')
+				.get('tid:' + tid + ':category_slug')
 				.get('tid:' + tid + ':deleted')
 				.exec(function(err, replies) {
 					post_data = {
@@ -91,8 +91,10 @@ var	RDB = require('./redis.js'),
 
 					thread_data = {
 						topic_name: replies[4],
-						locked: replies[5] || 0,
-						deleted: replies[6] || 0
+						locked: replies[5],
+						category_name: replies[6],
+						category_slug: replies[7],
+						deleted: replies[8] || 0
 					};
 
 					user.getMultipleUserFields(post_data.uid, ['username','reputation','picture'], function(user_details){
diff --git a/src/topics.js b/src/topics.js
index ac99f83819..1b2044a4d6 100644
--- a/src/topics.js
+++ b/src/topics.js
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ var	RDB = require('./redis.js'),
 	posts = require('./posts.js'),
 	utils = require('./utils.js'),
 	user = require('./user.js'),
-	configs = require('../config.js');
+	configs = require('../config.js'),
+	categories = require('./categories.js');
 
 (function(Topics) {
 
@@ -38,8 +39,11 @@ var	RDB = require('./redis.js'),
 				deleted.push('tid:' + tids[i] + ':deleted');
 			}
 
+			var multi = RDB.multi()
+				.get('cid:' + category_id + ':name');
+
 			if (tids.length > 0) {
-				RDB.multi()
+				multi
 					.mget(title)
 					.mget(uid)
 					.mget(timestamp)
@@ -47,49 +51,66 @@ var	RDB = require('./redis.js'),
 					.mget(postcount)
 					.mget(locked)
 					.mget(deleted)
-					.exec(function(err, replies) {
-						title = replies[0];
-						uid = replies[1];
-						timestamp = replies[2];
-						slug = replies[3];
-						postcount = replies[4];
-						locked = replies[5];
-						deleted = replies[6];
-
-						user.get_usernames_by_uids(uid, function(userNames) {
-							var topics = [];
-							
-							for (var i=0, ii=title.length; i<ii; i++) {
-								if (deleted[i] === '1') continue;
-
-								topics.push({
-									'title' : title[i],
-									'uid' : uid[i],
-									'username': userNames[i],
-									'timestamp' : timestamp[i],
-									'relativeTime': utils.relativeTime(timestamp[i]),
-									'slug' : slug[i],
-									'post_count' : postcount[i],
-									icon: locked[i] === '1' ? 'icon-lock' : 'hide',
-									deleted: deleted[i]
-								});
-							}
+			}
+				
+			
+			multi.exec(function(err, replies) {
+				category_name = replies[0];
+				var topics = [];
+
+				if (tids.length > 0) {
+					title = replies[1];
+					uid = replies[2];
+					timestamp = replies[3];
+					slug = replies[4];
+					postcount = replies[5];
+					locked = replies[6];
+					deleted = replies[7];
+					
+					user.get_usernames_by_uids(uid, function(userNames) {
 						
-							callback({
-								'show_topic_button' : category_id ? 'show' : 'hidden',
-								'category_id': category_id,
-								'topics': topics
+						for (var i=0, ii=title.length; i<ii; i++) {
+							
+							topics.push({
+								'title' : title[i],
+								'uid' : uid[i],
+								'username': userNames[i],
+								'timestamp' : timestamp[i],
+								'relativeTime': utils.relativeTime(timestamp[i]),
+								'slug' : slug[i],
+								'post_count' : postcount[i],
+								'icon': locked[i] === '1' ? 'icon-lock' : 'hide',
+								'deleted': deleted[i]
 							});
+						}
+
+						callback({
+							'category_name' : category_id ? category_name : 'Recent',
+							'show_topic_button' : category_id ? 'show' : 'hidden',
+							'category_id': category_id,
+							'topics': topics
 						});
+					
+					});	
+				}
+				else {
+					callback({
+						'category_name' : category_id ? category_name : 'Recent',
+						'show_topic_button' : category_id ? 'show' : 'hidden',
+						'category_id': category_id,
+						'topics': []
+					});
+				}
+				
 
-						
-					}
-				);
-			} else callback({'category_id': category_id, 'topics': []});
+
+			});
+			//} else callback({'category_id': category_id, 'topics': []});
 		});
 	}
 
 	Topics.post = function(socket, uid, title, content, category_id) {
+		if (!category_id) throw new Error('Attempted to post without a category_id');
 		
 		if (uid === 0) {
 			socket.emit('event:alert', {
@@ -112,7 +133,7 @@ var	RDB = require('./redis.js'),
 				RDB.lpush('topics:tid', tid);	
 			} else {
 				// need to add some unique key sent by client so we can update this with the real uid later
-				RDB.lpush('topics:queued:tid', tid);		
+				RDB.lpush('topics:queued:tid', tid);
 			}
 			
 
@@ -147,6 +168,14 @@ var	RDB = require('./redis.js'),
 				type: 'notify',
 				timeout: 2000
 			});
+
+
+			// in future it may be possible to add topics to several categories, so leaving the door open here.
+			categories.get_category([category_id], function(data) {
+				RDB.set('tid:' + tid + ':category_name', data.categories[0].name);
+				RDB.set('tid:' + tid + ':category_slug', data.categories[0].slug);
+			});
+
 		});
 	};