diff --git a/web/src/components/forms/blank-project-form.tsx b/web/src/components/forms/blank-project-form.tsx
index b72f437f..0b4d951c 100644
--- a/web/src/components/forms/blank-project-form.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/forms/blank-project-form.tsx
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ sample_table: samples.csv
         <label className="fw-bold text-sm">Tag</label>
       </div>
       <div className="namespace-name-tag-container fs-4 w-full">
-        <div className="d-flex flex-row align-items-center justify-content-between w-full ">
+        <div className="d-flex flex-row align-items-center justify-content-between w-full">
           <select
             id="blank-namespace-select"
             className="form-select"
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ sample_table: samples.csv
           </select>
           <span className="mx-1 mb-1">/</span>
         </div>
-        <div className="d-flex flex-row align-items-center justify-content-between w-full ">
+        <div className="d-flex flex-row align-items-center justify-content-between w-full">
           <input
             // dont allow any whitespace
             {...register('project_name', {
@@ -161,6 +161,9 @@ sample_table: samples.csv
         </div>
         <input {...register('tag')} id="blank_tag" type="text" className="form-control" placeholder="default" />
       </div>
+      <p className='text-xs'>
+        * Namespace and Project Name are required. A tag value of "default" will be supplied if the Tag input is left empty.
+      </p>
       <ErrorMessage errors={errors} name="project_name" render={({ message }) => <p>{message}</p>} />
       <textarea
         id="blank_description"
diff --git a/web/src/components/forms/create-schema-form.tsx b/web/src/components/forms/create-schema-form.tsx
index f46eb217..a56a609a 100644
--- a/web/src/components/forms/create-schema-form.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/forms/create-schema-form.tsx
@@ -106,6 +106,9 @@ export const CreateSchemaForm = (props: Props) => {
           />
         </div>
       </div>
+      <p className='text-xs'>
+        * Namespace and Schema Name are required.
+      </p>
       <div className="my-1">
         <label className="fw-bold text-sm" htmlFor="schema-description">
           Description
diff --git a/web/src/components/forms/pop-form.tsx b/web/src/components/forms/pop-form.tsx
index e1493255..f75561c6 100644
--- a/web/src/components/forms/pop-form.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/forms/pop-form.tsx
@@ -139,6 +139,9 @@ export const PopForm: FC<Props> = ({ onHide, defaultNamespace }) => {
           <input {...register('tag')} id="blank_tag" type="text" className="form-control" placeholder="default" />
         </div>
       </div>
+      <p className='text-xs'>
+        * Namespace and Project Name are required. A tag value of "default" will be supplied if the Tag input is left empty.
+      </p>
       <ErrorMessage errors={errors} name="project_name" render={({ message }) => <p>{message}</p>} />
       <textarea
         id="blank_description"
diff --git a/web/src/components/forms/project-upload-form.tsx b/web/src/components/forms/project-upload-form.tsx
index 3aeb25c5..9a26a855 100644
--- a/web/src/components/forms/project-upload-form.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/forms/project-upload-form.tsx
@@ -145,6 +145,9 @@ export const ProjectUploadForm = ({ onHide, defaultNamespace }: Props) => {
           <input id="tag" type="text" className="form-control" placeholder="default" {...register('tag')} />
         </div>
       </div>
+      <p className='text-xs'>
+        * Namespace and Project Name are required. A tag value of "default" will be supplied if the Tag input is left empty.
+      </p>
       <ErrorMessage errors={errors} name="name" render={({ message }) => <p>{message}</p>} />
       <textarea
         id="description"
diff --git a/web/src/components/forms/upload-schema-form.tsx b/web/src/components/forms/upload-schema-form.tsx
index ee995702..871e3eea 100644
--- a/web/src/components/forms/upload-schema-form.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/forms/upload-schema-form.tsx
@@ -107,6 +107,9 @@ export const SchemaUploadForm = (props: Props) => {
           />
         </div>
       </div>
+      <p className='text-xs'>
+        * Namespace and Schema Name are required.
+      </p>
       <ErrorMessage errors={errors} name="name" render={({ message }) => <p>{message}</p>} />
       <textarea
         id="description"
diff --git a/web/src/components/modals/add-view-options.tsx b/web/src/components/modals/add-view-options.tsx
index 4597574c..c1f4fc12 100644
--- a/web/src/components/modals/add-view-options.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/modals/add-view-options.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { ErrorMessage } from '@hookform/error-message';
 import { FormEvent, useState } from 'react';
-import { Modal } from 'react-bootstrap';
+import { Modal, Tab, Tabs } from 'react-bootstrap';
 import { useForm } from 'react-hook-form';
 import toast from 'react-hot-toast';
 import ReactSelect from 'react-select';
@@ -98,130 +98,158 @@ export const ViewOptionsModal = (props: Props) => {
         <h1 className="modal-title fs-5">Manage Views</h1>
       </Modal.Header>
       <Modal.Body>
-        {filteredSamples.length > 0 ? (
-          <div className="">
-            <h6 className="mb-1">Save View</h6>
-            <p className="mb-3">
-              Save the current filtered sample table state as a view by providing a name (required) and description
-              (optional) for the view.
-            </p>
-            <form>
-              <div className="pb-2">
-                <label htmlFor="view-description" className="form-label fw-bold">
-                  Name
-                </label>
-                <input
-                  {...register('name', {
-                    required: {
-                      value: true,
-                      message: 'View Name must not be empty.',
-                    },
-                    pattern: {
-                      value: /^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+$/,
-                      message: "View Name must contain only alphanumeric characters, '-', or '_'.",
-                    },
-                  })}
-                  type="text"
-                  className="form-control"
-                  id="view-name"
-                  aria-describedby="view-name-help"
-                  placeholder="Name..."
-                />
-              </div>
-              <div className="mt-1">
-                <label htmlFor="view-description" className="form-label fw-bold">
-                  Description
-                </label>
-                <textarea
-                  {...register('description')}
-                  className="form-control"
-                  id="view-description"
-                  aria-describedby="view-description-help"
-                  placeholder="Description..."
-                />
-              </div>
-              <ErrorMessage
-                errors={errors}
-                name="name"
-                render={({ message }) => (message ? <p className="text-danger pt-1 mb-0">{message}</p> : null)}
-              />
-              <button
-                disabled={
-                  filteredSamples.length === 0 ||
-                  !isValid ||
-                  !!errors.name?.message ||
-                  viewMutations.addViewMutation.isPending
-                }
-                type="button"
-                className="btn btn-success px-2 mt-3"
-                onClick={() => {
-                  onSubmit();
-                  resetForm();
-                }}
-              >
-                <i className="bi bi-plus-circle me-1"></i>
-                {viewMutations.addViewMutation.isPending ? 'Creating...' : 'Create'}
-              </button>
-            </form>
-            <hr />
-          </div>
-        ) : null}
-        <div className="">
-          <h6 className="mb-1">Remove View</h6>
-          <p className="mb-3">Remove an existing view by selecting it from the dropdown menu.</p>
-          <ReactSelect
-            styles={{
-              control: (provided) => ({
-                ...provided,
-                borderRadius: '0.333333em', // Left radii set to 0, right radii kept at 4px
-              }),
-            }}
-            className="top-z w-100 ms-auto"
-            options={
-              projectViews?.views.map((view) => ({
-                view: view.name,
-                description: view.description || 'No description',
-                value: view.name,
-                label: `${view.name} | ${view.description || 'No description'}`,
-              })) || []
+        <Tabs defaultActiveKey="blank" id="uncontrolled-tab">
+          <Tab
+            eventKey="blank"
+            title={
+              <span>
+                <i className="bi bi-save me-1"></i>
+                Save View
+              </span>
             }
-            onChange={(selectedOption) => {
-              if (selectedOption === null || projectViews?.views.length === 0) {
-                setSelectedViewDelete(null);
-                setDeleteState(true);
-              } else {
-                setSelectedViewDelete(selectedOption);
-                setDeleteState(false);
+          >
+            <div className="border border-top-0 p-2">
+              <p className="mb-3">
+                Save the current filtered sample table state as a view by providing a name (required) and description
+                (optional) for the view. 
+              </p>
+              {filteredSamples.length > 0 ? (
+                null
+              ) : 
+                <p className='text-xs text-danger'>
+                  You currently do not have any table filters applied. 
+                  To apply one, click on the dropdown arrow next to your column header of interest, and then filter by value. 
+                  To clear the current filter, click "Select all".
+                </p>
               }
-            }}
-            isDisabled={projectViews?.views.length === 0 || projectViewsIsLoading}
-            isClearable
-            placeholder={
-              projectViewsIsLoading
-                ? 'Loading views...'
-                : projectViews?.views.length === 0
-                ? 'No views available'
-                : 'Select a view'
-            }
-            value={
-              selectedViewDelete === null
-                ? null
-                : {
-                    view: selectedViewDelete.view,
-                    description: selectedViewDelete.description,
-                    value: selectedViewDelete.value,
-                    label: selectedViewDelete.label,
+              <form>
+                <div className="pb-2">
+                  <label htmlFor="view-description" className="form-label fw-bold">
+                    Name
+                  </label>
+                  <input
+                    {...register('name', {
+                      required: {
+                        value: true,
+                        message: 'View Name must not be empty.',
+                      },
+                      pattern: {
+                        value: /^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+$/,
+                        message: "View Name must contain only alphanumeric characters, '-', or '_'.",
+                      },
+                    })}
+                    type="text"
+                    className="form-control"
+                    id="view-name"
+                    aria-describedby="view-name-help"
+                    placeholder="Name..."
+                    disabled={filteredSamples.length === 0}
+                  />
+                </div>
+                <div className="mt-1">
+                  <label htmlFor="view-description" className="form-label fw-bold">
+                    Description
+                  </label>
+                  <textarea
+                    {...register('description')}
+                    className="form-control"
+                    id="view-description"
+                    aria-describedby="view-description-help"
+                    placeholder="Description..."
+                    disabled={filteredSamples.length === 0}
+                  />
+                </div>
+                <ErrorMessage
+                  errors={errors}
+                  name="name"
+                  render={({ message }) => (message ? <p className="text-danger pt-1 mb-0">{message}</p> : null)}
+                />
+                <button
+                  disabled={
+                    filteredSamples.length === 0 ||
+                    !isValid ||
+                    !!errors.name?.message ||
+                    viewMutations.addViewMutation.isPending
                   }
+                  type="button"
+                  className="btn btn-success px-2 mt-3"
+                  onClick={() => {
+                    onSubmit();
+                    resetForm();
+                  }}
+                >
+                  <i className="bi bi-plus-circle me-1"></i>
+                  {viewMutations.addViewMutation.isPending ? 'Creating...' : 'Create'}
+                </button>
+              </form>
+            </div>
+          </Tab>
+          <Tab
+            eventKey="from-file"
+            title={
+              <span>
+                <i className="bi bi-trash me-1"></i>
+                Remove View
+              </span>
             }
-          />
-          <button
-            disabled={deleteState || viewMutations.removeViewMutation.isPending || selectedViewDelete === null}
-            onClick={handleDeleteView}
-            className="btn btn-danger px-2 mt-3"
           >
-            <i className="bi bi-trash"></i> {viewMutations.removeViewMutation.isPending ? 'Removing...' : 'Remove'}
-          </button>
-        </div>
+            <div className="border border-top-0 p-2">
+              <p className="mb-3">Remove an existing view by selecting it from the dropdown menu.</p>
+              <ReactSelect
+                styles={{
+                  control: (provided) => ({
+                    ...provided,
+                    borderRadius: '0.333333em',
+                  }),
+                }}
+                className="top-z w-100 ms-auto"
+                options={
+                  projectViews?.views.map((view) => ({
+                    view: view.name,
+                    description: view.description || 'No description',
+                    value: view.name,
+                    label: `${view.name} | ${view.description || 'No description'}`,
+                  })) || []
+                }
+                onChange={(selectedOption) => {
+                  if (selectedOption === null || projectViews?.views.length === 0) {
+                    setSelectedViewDelete(null);
+                    setDeleteState(true);
+                  } else {
+                    setSelectedViewDelete(selectedOption);
+                    setDeleteState(false);
+                  }
+                }}
+                isDisabled={projectViews?.views.length === 0 || projectViewsIsLoading}
+                isClearable
+                placeholder={
+                  projectViewsIsLoading
+                    ? 'Loading views...'
+                    : projectViews?.views.length === 0
+                    ? 'No views available'
+                    : 'Select a view'
+                }
+                value={
+                  selectedViewDelete === null
+                    ? null
+                    : {
+                        view: selectedViewDelete.view,
+                        description: selectedViewDelete.description,
+                        value: selectedViewDelete.value,
+                        label: selectedViewDelete.label,
+                      }
+                }
+              />
+              <button
+                disabled={deleteState || viewMutations.removeViewMutation.isPending || selectedViewDelete === null}
+                onClick={handleDeleteView}
+                className="btn btn-danger px-2 mt-3"
+              >
+                <i className="bi bi-trash"></i> {viewMutations.removeViewMutation.isPending ? 'Removing...' : 'Remove'}
+              </button>
+            </div>
+          </Tab>
+        </Tabs>
       </Modal.Body>
     </Modal>
   );
diff --git a/web/src/components/modals/fork-pep.tsx b/web/src/components/modals/fork-pep.tsx
index 87c4febc..cf65b25c 100644
--- a/web/src/components/modals/fork-pep.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/modals/fork-pep.tsx
@@ -103,8 +103,84 @@ export const ForkPEPModal: FC<Props> = ({ namespace, project, tag, description,
               <i className="bi bi-lock"></i>
               Private
             </label>
+
+          </div>
+          <div className="namespace-name-tag-container">
+            <label className="fw-bold text-sm">Namespace *</label>
+            <label className="fw-bold text-sm">Name *</label>
+            <label className="fw-bold text-sm">Tag</label>
+          </div>
+          <div className="namespace-name-tag-container fs-4 w-full">
+            <div className="d-flex flex-row align-items-center justify-content-between w-full">
+              <select
+                id="blank-namespace-select"
+                className="form-select"
+                aria-label="Namespace selection"
+                {...register('namespace', { required: true })}
+              >
+                <option value={user?.login}>{user?.login}</option>
+                {user?.orgs.map((org) => (
+                  <option key={org} value={org}>
+                    {org}
+                  </option>
+                ))}
+              </select>
+              <span className="mx-1 mb-1">/</span>
+            </div>
+            <div className="d-flex flex-row align-items-center justify-content-between w-full">
+              {/*<input
+                // dont allow any whitespace
+                {...register('project_name', {
+                  required: true,
+                  pattern: {
+                    value: /^\S+$/,
+                    message: 'No spaces allowed.',
+                  },
+                })}
+                id="blank-project-name"
+                type="text"
+                className="form-control"
+                placeholder="name"
+              />*/}
+              <input
+                // {...register('project', { required: true })}
+                type="text"
+                className="form-control"
+                placeholder="project name"
+                id="blank-project-name"
+                {...register('project', {
+                  required: {
+                    value: true,
+                    message: 'empty',
+                  },
+                  pattern: {
+                    value: /^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+$/,
+                    message: 'invalid',
+                  },
+                })}
+              />
+              <span className="mx-1 mb-1">:</span>
+            </div>
+            {/*<input {...register('tag')} id="blank_tag" type="text" className="form-control" placeholder="default" />*/}
+            <input
+              // {...register('tag', { required: true })}
+              type="text"
+              className="form-control"
+              placeholder="default"
+              id="blank_tag" 
+              {...register('tag', {
+                // required: {
+                //   value: true,
+                //   message: 'empty',
+                // },
+                pattern: {
+                  value: /^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+$/,
+                  message: 'invalid',
+                },
+              })}
+            />
           </div>
-          <span className="fs-4 d-flex align-items-center">
+          {/*<span className="fs-4 d-flex align-items-center">
             <select
               {...register('namespace', { required: true })}
               className="form-select w-75"
@@ -152,7 +228,7 @@ export const ForkPEPModal: FC<Props> = ({ namespace, project, tag, description,
               })}
             />
           </span>
-          <CombinedErrorMessage errors={errors} />
+*/}          <CombinedErrorMessage errors={errors} />
           <p className="mt-1 lh-sm text-muted" style={{ fontSize: '0.9rem' }}>
             {' '}
             By default, forks are named the same as their original project. You can customize the name to distinguish it
diff --git a/web/src/components/project/view-selector.tsx b/web/src/components/project/view-selector.tsx
index a7fe6631..971d7ddd 100644
--- a/web/src/components/project/view-selector.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/project/view-selector.tsx
@@ -61,6 +61,19 @@ export const ViewSelector = (props: ViewSelectorProps) => {
     </Tooltip>
   );
 
+  const [hoverCount, setHoverCount] = useState(0);
+  const [showOverlayTimer, setShowOverlayTimer] = useState(200)
+
+  const handleMouseEnter = () => {
+    if (hoverCount === 0) {
+      setShowOverlayTimer(1600)
+    } else if (hoverCount === 4) {
+      setShowOverlayTimer(200)
+    }
+    setHoverCount((prevCount) => (prevCount + 1) % 5);
+  };
+
+
   return (
     <Fragment>
       <div className="ps-3 d-flex flex-row align-items-center" style={{ width: '19vw' }}>
@@ -77,8 +90,8 @@ export const ViewSelector = (props: ViewSelectorProps) => {
             <i className="bi bi-gear-wide-connected"></i>
           </button>
         ) : null}
-        <OverlayTrigger placement="top" delay={{ show: 250, hide: 500 }} overlay={renderTooltip}>
-          <div className="w-100">
+        <OverlayTrigger placement="top" delay={{ show: showOverlayTimer, hide: 500 }} overlay={renderTooltip}>
+          <div className="w-100" onMouseEnter={handleMouseEnter}>
             <ReactSelect
               ref={selectRef}
               styles={{
@@ -88,16 +101,17 @@ export const ViewSelector = (props: ViewSelectorProps) => {
                 }),
               }}
               className="top-z w-100"
-              options={
-                projectViews?.views.map((view) => ({
+              options={[
+                { value: null, label: "Default view" },
+                ...(projectViews?.views.map((view) => ({
                   view: view.name,
                   description: view.description || 'No description',
                   value: view.name,
                   label: `${view.name} | ${view.description || 'No description'}`,
-                })) || []
-              }
+                })) || [])
+              ]}
               onChange={(selectedOption) => {
-                if (selectedOption === null) {
+                if (selectedOption === null || selectedOption.value === null) {
                   setView(undefined);
                   searchParams.delete('view');
                   setSearchParams(searchParams);
@@ -113,7 +127,7 @@ export const ViewSelector = (props: ViewSelectorProps) => {
                 }, 50);
               }}
               isDisabled={projectViews?.views.length === 0 || projectViewsIsLoading}
-              isClearable
+              isClearable={false}
               placeholder={
                 projectViewsIsLoading
                   ? 'Loading views...'
@@ -121,7 +135,11 @@ export const ViewSelector = (props: ViewSelectorProps) => {
                   ? 'No views available'
                   : 'Select a view'
               }
-              value={view === undefined ? null : { view: view, description: view, value: view, label: view }}
+              value={
+                view === undefined 
+                  ? { value: null, label: "Default view" } 
+                  : { view: view, description: view, value: view, label: view }
+              }
             />
           </div>
         </OverlayTrigger>
diff --git a/web/src/components/tables/sample-table.tsx b/web/src/components/tables/sample-table.tsx
index d6d2d9df..a54c4e86 100644
--- a/web/src/components/tables/sample-table.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/tables/sample-table.tsx
@@ -103,10 +103,10 @@ export const SampleTable = (props: Props) => {
           }
         });
       }}
-      hiddenColumns={{
-        indicators: true,
-        columns: ph_id_col === -1 ? [] : [numColumns - 1],
-      }}
+      // hiddenColumns={{
+      //   indicators: true,
+      //   columns: ph_id_col === -1 ? [] : [numColumns - 1],
+      // }}
       dropdownMenu={true}
       minCols={2}
       minRows={minRows || 50}
diff --git a/web/src/pages/Namespace.tsx b/web/src/pages/Namespace.tsx
index a77d4dfb..0ed353c1 100644
--- a/web/src/pages/Namespace.tsx
+++ b/web/src/pages/Namespace.tsx
@@ -179,8 +179,33 @@ export const NamespacePage = () => {
             ) : null}
           </div>
         </div>
-        <>
-          {namespace === user?.login && user?.orgs && user.orgs.length > 0 && (
+        {user?.orgs && user.orgs.length > 0 && (
+          <>
+            {user?.orgs.some(org => org === namespace) && (
+              <p className="mb-0">
+                <span className="fw-bold d-flex">
+                  You belong to this organization. 
+                </span>
+              </p>
+            )}
+            <p>
+              <span className="fw-bold d-flex">
+                Organizations you belong to:{' '}
+                <div className="d-flex align-items-center">
+                  {user?.orgs.map((org) => (
+                    <Fragment key={org}>
+                      <a className="ms-1 text-decoration-none" href={`/${org}`}>
+                        <NamespaceBadge className="me-1" namespace={org} />
+                      </a>{' '}
+                    </Fragment>
+                  ))}
+                </div>
+              </span>
+            </p>
+          </>
+        )}
+        {namespace === user?.login && user?.orgs && user.orgs.length > 0 && (
+          <>
             <p className="mb-0">
               <span className="fw-bold d-flex">
                 Organizations you belong to:{' '}
@@ -195,14 +220,14 @@ export const NamespacePage = () => {
                 </div>
               </span>
             </p>
-          )}
           {/*<p className="mb-0">*/}
           {/*  <span className="fw-bold">Total projects: {numberWithCommas(namespaceInfo?.count || 0)}</span>{' '}*/}
           {/*</p>*/}
           {/*<p className="mb-0">*/}
           {/*  <span className="fw-bold">Total schemas: {numberWithCommas(schemas?.count || 0)}</span>{' '}*/}
           {/*</p>*/}
-        </>
+          </>
+        )}
         <div className="mt-3 d-flex">
           <NamespaceViewSelector
             numPeps={pepsInfo?.count || 0}