diff --git a/app/controllers/merged/sections_controller.rb b/app/controllers/merged/sections_controller.rb
index ef678a7..c30099f 100644
--- a/app/controllers/merged/sections_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/merged/sections_controller.rb
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 module Merged
   class SectionsController < MergedController
-    before_action :set_section , except: :index
+    before_action :set_section , except: [:index ,:new]
     #, only: %i[ show edit update destroy set_image select_image]
 
     def index
       @page = Page.find(params[:page_id])
     end
+
     def select_image
       @images = Image.all
     end
@@ -16,6 +17,12 @@ module Merged
       @cards = Style.cards
     end
 
+    def new
+      page = Page.find(params[:page_id])
+      new_section = page.new_section
+      redirect_to section_select_template_url(new_section.id)
+    end
+
     def set_image
       @section.content["image"] = params[:image]
       @section.save
@@ -49,9 +56,9 @@ module Merged
     end
 
     def update
-      @section.content.each do |key , value|
-        next if key == "id"
-        if(!params[key].nil?)
+      @section.allowed_fields.each do |key|
+        puts "Update #{key}"
+        if( params.has_key?(key) )
           @section.update(key, params[key])
           puts "updating:#{key}=#{params[key]}"
         end
diff --git a/app/helpers/merged/view_helper.rb b/app/helpers/merged/view_helper.rb
index 27cfb52..d165aae 100644
--- a/app/helpers/merged/view_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/merged/view_helper.rb
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ module Merged
     end
 
     def bg(section)
+      return "" if section.image.blank?
       puts "--#{Image.image_root}/#{section.image}--"
       img = asset_url( "#{Image.image_root}/#{section.image}" )
       "background-image: url('#{img}');"
diff --git a/app/models/merged/page.rb b/app/models/merged/page.rb
index 0e86127..7d7144c 100644
--- a/app/models/merged/page.rb
+++ b/app/models/merged/page.rb
@@ -34,6 +34,15 @@ module Merged
       @@all[@name] = self
     end
 
+    def new_section
+      section_data = Section.build_data
+      index = sections.length
+      section = Section.new(self , index,  section_data)
+      @sections << section
+      @content << section_data
+      section
+    end
+
     def first_template
       @content[0]["template"]
     end
@@ -41,16 +50,16 @@ module Merged
     def move_section_up(section)
       return if sections.length == 1
       return if section.index == 0
-      swap( section , sections[section.index - 1])
+      swap_sections( section , sections[section.index - 1])
     end
 
     def move_section_down(section)
       return if sections.length == 1
       return if section.index == sections.last.index
-      swap( section , sections[section.index + 1])
+      swap_sections( section , sections[section.index + 1])
     end
 
-    def swap( this_section , that_section)
+    def swap_sections( this_section , that_section)
       # swap in the actual objects, index is cached in the objects
       this_old_index = this_section.index
       this_section.set_index( that_section.index )
diff --git a/app/models/merged/section.rb b/app/models/merged/section.rb
index 1bd241b..d306f26 100644
--- a/app/models/merged/section.rb
+++ b/app/models/merged/section.rb
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ module Merged
       end
     end
 
+    def self.build_data
+      data = { "template" => "spacer"}
+      data["id"] = SecureRandom.hex(10)
+      data
+    end
+
     [:template , :card_template , :id , :text , :header, :image].each do |meth|
       define_method(meth) do
         @content[meth.to_s]
@@ -50,6 +56,13 @@ module Merged
       options[option] = value
     end
 
+    def template_style
+      Style.sections[ template ]
+    end
+    def allowed_fields
+      template_style.fields
+    end
+
     def cards?
       ! cards.empty?
     end
@@ -89,8 +102,8 @@ module Merged
     end
 
     def update(key , value)
-      return if key == "id" #not updating that
-      if(! @content[key].nil? )
+      raise "unsuported field #{key} for #{template}" unless allowed_fields.include?(key)
+      if(! @content[key].nil? ) # first setting ok, types not (yet?) specified
         if( @content[key].class != value.class )
           raise "Type mismatch #{key} #{key.class}!=#{value.class}"
         end
diff --git a/app/views/merged/sections/index.html.haml b/app/views/merged/sections/index.html.haml
index 5cafcfc..90dd857 100644
--- a/app/views/merged/sections/index.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/merged/sections/index.html.haml
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
       = blue_button( "Up" , section_move_url(section.id , dir: :up) )
       = blue_button( "Down" , section_move_url(section.id , dir: :down) )
       = yellow_button("Edit" , section_path(section.id) )
-      = green_button( "New" , "/index" )
       = red_button(  "Delete" , "/index" )
     .relative.block.border.border-gray-100.p-4
       %h3.mt-4.text-lg.font-bold Template
@@ -38,3 +37,5 @@
     .relative.block.border.border-gray-100.p-4
       %h3.mt-4.text-lg.font-bold Options
       %p To be done
+%p
+  = green_button( "New Section" , new_page_section_url(@page.name) )
diff --git a/app/views/merged/sections/select_template.haml b/app/views/merged/sections/select_template.haml
index 14be504..07c07ff 100644
--- a/app/views/merged/sections/select_template.haml
+++ b/app/views/merged/sections/select_template.haml
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
+%p#notice= notice
+
+.flex.flex-col.bg-white
+  .flex.items-center.justify-center.flex-1
+    .max-w-xl.px-4.py-8.mx-auto.text-center
+      %h1.text-3xl.font-bold.tracking-tight.text-gray-900
+        Select Template for Section #{@section.index + 1}
+
 .grid.grid-cols-4.gap-2.m-8
-  - @sections.each do |style|
+  - @sections.each do |name , style|
     .relative.block.border.border-gray-100
       = link_to( section_set_template_path( template: style.template )) do
         =image_tag(style.section_preview , class: "h-56 w-full object-contain lg:h-72")
diff --git a/app/views/merged/sections/show.html.haml b/app/views/merged/sections/show.html.haml
index 8769a64..b0d1562 100644
--- a/app/views/merged/sections/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/merged/sections/show.html.haml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
         Page #{link_to @section.page.name, page_sections_url(@section.page.name), class: "underline"}
   .flex.items-center.justify-center.flex-1
     %h3.text-xl.font-bold.tracking-tight.text-gray-900
-      Section #{@section.id}
+      Section #{@section.index + 1}
 
 .grid.grid-cols-3.gap-2.m-8
   .relative.block.border.border-gray-100