diff --git a/app/models/merged/card.rb b/app/models/merged/card.rb
index c9518aa..f8dfc50 100644
--- a/app/models/merged/card.rb
+++ b/app/models/merged/card.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ module Merged
     belongs_to :section , class_name: "Merged::Section"
 
     fields  :id , :index , :section_id
-    fields  :text , :header, :image , :options
+    fields  :text , :header, :image
 
     def move_up
       swap_index_with(next_card)
@@ -23,12 +23,14 @@ module Merged
       section.cards.where(index: index + 1).first
     end
 
-    def set_index(index)
-      @index = index
+    # card templates are stored in the section so the all cards
+    # have the same
+    def template
+      section.card_template
     end
 
     def template_style
-      CardStyle.find_by_template( section.card_template)
+      CardStyle.find_by_template( self.template )
     end
 
     def destroy
diff --git a/app/models/merged/page.rb b/app/models/merged/page.rb
index db02c03..8160320 100644
--- a/app/models/merged/page.rb
+++ b/app/models/merged/page.rb
@@ -1,12 +1,8 @@
 module Merged
   class Page < ViewBase
-    
-    # could be config options
-    def self.cms_root
-      "cms"
-    end
 
-    fields :name , :size , :updated_at
+
+    fields :name , :tempate
 
     def sections
       Section.where(page_id: id).order(index: :asc)
diff --git a/app/models/merged/section.rb b/app/models/merged/section.rb
index d0c2b26..06ea624 100644
--- a/app/models/merged/section.rb
+++ b/app/models/merged/section.rb
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ module Merged
 
     belongs_to :page , class_name: "Merged::Page"
 
-    fields :id , :name , :page_id , :index
+    fields :id , :page_id , :index
     fields :template , :card_template
-    fields :header, :text , :image , :options
+    fields :header, :text , :image
 
     def cards
       Card.where(section_id: id).order(index: :asc)
@@ -21,10 +21,6 @@ module Merged
       end
     end
 
-    def template_style
-      SectionStyle.find_by_template( template )
-    end
-
     def has_cards?
       ! card_template.blank?
     end
diff --git a/app/models/merged/view_base.rb b/app/models/merged/view_base.rb
index 8c20949..a9fa48d 100644
--- a/app/models/merged/view_base.rb
+++ b/app/models/merged/view_base.rb
@@ -1,13 +1,19 @@
 module Merged
 
   # base class for viewable elements: ie page, section and casrd
-  # they share the name and options , and the fact that
-  # they persist in ActiveYaml
+  # they share the template idea, options , change tracking,
+  # and the fact that they persist in ActiveYaml
 
   class ViewBase < ActiveYaml::Base
     set_root_path Rails.root #ouside engines not necessary
     include ActiveHash::Associations
 
+    fields :options , :updated_at , :updated_by
+
+    def template_style
+      SectionStyle.find_by_template( template )
+    end
+
     def has_option?(option)
       options.has_key?(option) and !options[option].blank?
     end