diff --git a/erpnext/website/doctype/style_settings/style_settings.py b/erpnext/website/doctype/style_settings/style_settings.py
index db26a15..f47a427 100644
--- a/erpnext/website/doctype/style_settings/style_settings.py
+++ b/erpnext/website/doctype/style_settings/style_settings.py
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@
 		with open('erpnext/website/doctype/style_settings/custom_template.css', 'r') as f:
 			temp = Template(f.read())
 		
+		if not self.doc.font_size:
+			self.doc.font_size = '13px'
+			
 		self.doc.small_font_size = str(int(self.doc.font_size[:-2])-2) + 'px'
 		
 		self.doc.custom_css = temp.render(doc = self.doc)
diff --git a/erpnext/website/js/topbar.js b/erpnext/website/js/topbar.js
index 8caf8dc..e6a6b59 100644
--- a/erpnext/website/js/topbar.js
+++ b/erpnext/website/js/topbar.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 erpnext.navbar.Navbar = Class.extend({
 	init: function() {
 		this.make();
-		$('.brand').html(wn.boot.website_settings.brand_html);
+		$('.brand').html(wn.boot.website_settings.brand_html || sys_defaults.company);
 		this.make_items();
 		$('.dropdown-toggle').dropdown();
 	},
@@ -54,9 +54,11 @@
 		for(var i=0;i<items.length;i++) {
 			var item = items[i];
 			if(!item.parent_label && item.parentfield=='top_bar_items') {
-				item.route = item.url || item.custom_page;
+				console.log(item)
+				erpnext.header_link_settings(item);
+
 				$('header .nav:first').append(repl('<li data-label="%(label)s">\
-					<a href="#!%(route)s">%(label)s</a></li>', item))
+					<a href="%(route)s" %(target)s>%(label)s</a></li>', item));
 			}
 		}
 		
@@ -77,18 +79,23 @@
 						});
 					$parent_li.append('<ul class="dropdown-menu"></ul>');
 				}
-				item.route = item.url || item.custom_page;
+				erpnext.header_link_settings(item);
 				$parent_li.find('.dropdown-menu').append(repl('<li data-label="%(label)s">\
-					<a href="#!%(route)s">%(label)s</a></li>', item))
+					<a href="%(route)s" %(target)s>%(label)s</a></li>', item))
 			}
 		}
 	}
 });
 
-
 // footer
 erpnext.Footer = Class.extend({
 	init: function() {
+		if(!wn.boot.website_settings.copyright) {
+			wn.boot.website_settings.copyright = sys_defaults.company;
+		}
+		if(!wn.boot.website_settings.address) {
+			wn.boot.website_settings.address = '';
+		}
 		$('footer').html(repl('<div class="web-footer">\
 			<div class="web-footer-menu"><ul></ul></div>\
 			<div class="web-footer-copyright">&copy; %(copyright)s | %(address)s</div>\
@@ -102,14 +109,25 @@
 		for(var i=0;i<items.length;i++) {
 			var item = items[i];
 			if(!item.parent_label && item.parentfield=='footer_items') {
-				item.route = item.url || item.custom_page;
-				$('.web-footer-menu ul').append(repl('<li><a href="#!%(route)s" \
+				erpnext.header_link_settings(item);
+				$('.web-footer-menu ul').append(repl('<li><a href="%(route)s" %(target)s\
 					data-label="%(label)s">%(label)s</a></li>', item))
 			}
 		}
 	}
 });
 
+// customize hard / soft links
+erpnext.header_link_settings = function(item) {
+	item.route = item.url || item.custom_page;
+	if(item.route.substr(0,4)=='http') {
+		item.target = 'target="_blank"';				
+	} else {
+		item.target = '';
+		item.route = '#!' + item.route;
+	}	
+}
+
 $(document).bind('startup', function() {
 	erpnext.footer = new erpnext.Footer();
 	erpnext.navbar.navbar = new erpnext.navbar.Navbar();	
diff --git a/js/all-app.js b/js/all-app.js
index e071743..40608e7 100644
--- a/js/all-app.js
+++ b/js/all-app.js
@@ -2219,8 +2219,7 @@
  *	js/app.js
  */
 wn.provide('erpnext');erpnext.set_about=function(){wn.provide('wn.app');$.extend(wn.app,{name:'ERPNext',license:'GNU/GPL - Usage Condition: All "erpnext" branding must be kept as it is',source:'https://github.com/webnotes/erpnext',publisher:'Web Notes Technologies Pvt Ltd, Mumbai',copyright:'&copy; Web Notes Technologies Pvt Ltd',version:'2'});}
-wn.modules_path='erpnext';$(document).bind('toolbar_setup',function(){$('.brand').html('<b>erp</b>next\
-  <i class="icon-home icon-white navbar-icon-home" ></i>').hover(function(){$(this).find('.icon-home').addClass('navbar-icon-home-hover');},function(){$(this).find('.icon-home').removeClass('navbar-icon-home-hover');});});
+wn.modules_path='erpnext';$(document).bind('toolbar_setup',function(){$('.brand').html($wn.boot.website_settings.brand_html.substr(0,15)||'erpnext'+' <i class="icon-home icon-white navbar-icon-home" ></i>').hover(function(){$(this).find('.icon-home').addClass('navbar-icon-home-hover');},function(){$(this).find('.icon-home').removeClass('navbar-icon-home-hover');});});
 /*
  *	erpnext/startup/startup.js
  */
diff --git a/js/all-web.js b/js/all-web.js
index 888aca2..f271a36 100644
--- a/js/all-web.js
+++ b/js/all-web.js
@@ -830,8 +830,7 @@
  *	js/app.js
  */
 wn.provide('erpnext');erpnext.set_about=function(){wn.provide('wn.app');$.extend(wn.app,{name:'ERPNext',license:'GNU/GPL - Usage Condition: All "erpnext" branding must be kept as it is',source:'https://github.com/webnotes/erpnext',publisher:'Web Notes Technologies Pvt Ltd, Mumbai',copyright:'&copy; Web Notes Technologies Pvt Ltd',version:'2'});}
-wn.modules_path='erpnext';$(document).bind('toolbar_setup',function(){$('.brand').html('<b>erp</b>next\
-  <i class="icon-home icon-white navbar-icon-home" ></i>').hover(function(){$(this).find('.icon-home').addClass('navbar-icon-home-hover');},function(){$(this).find('.icon-home').removeClass('navbar-icon-home-hover');});});
+wn.modules_path='erpnext';$(document).bind('toolbar_setup',function(){$('.brand').html($wn.boot.website_settings.brand_html.substr(0,15)||'erpnext'+' <i class="icon-home icon-white navbar-icon-home" ></i>').hover(function(){$(this).find('.icon-home').addClass('navbar-icon-home-hover');},function(){$(this).find('.icon-home').removeClass('navbar-icon-home-hover');});});
 /*
  *	erpnext/startup/startup.js
  */
@@ -868,7 +867,7 @@
 /*
  *	erpnext/website/js/topbar.js
  */
-wn.provide('erpnext.navbar');erpnext.navbar.Navbar=Class.extend({init:function(){this.make();$('.brand').html(wn.boot.website_settings.brand_html);this.make_items();$('.dropdown-toggle').dropdown();},make:function(){$('header').append('<div class="navbar navbar-fixed-top">\
+wn.provide('erpnext.navbar');erpnext.navbar.Navbar=Class.extend({init:function(){this.make();$('.brand').html(wn.boot.website_settings.brand_html||sys_defaults.company);this.make_items();$('.dropdown-toggle').dropdown();},make:function(){$('header').append('<div class="navbar navbar-fixed-top">\
    <div class="navbar-inner">\
    <div class="container">\
     <a class="brand">[brand]</a>\
@@ -880,15 +879,19 @@
     </ul>\
    </div>\
    </div>\
-   </div>');$('.brand').attr('href','#!'+(wn.boot.website_settings.home_page||'Login Page'))},make_items:function(){var items=wn.boot.website_menus;for(var i=0;i<items.length;i++){var item=items[i];if(!item.parent_label&&item.parentfield=='top_bar_items'){item.route=item.url||item.custom_page;$('header .nav:first').append(repl('<li data-label="%(label)s">\
-     <a href="#!%(route)s">%(label)s</a></li>',item))}}
+   </div>');$('.brand').attr('href','#!'+(wn.boot.website_settings.home_page||'Login Page'))},make_items:function(){var items=wn.boot.website_menus;for(var i=0;i<items.length;i++){var item=items[i];if(!item.parent_label&&item.parentfield=='top_bar_items'){console.log(item)
+erpnext.header_link_settings(item);$('header .nav:first').append(repl('<li data-label="%(label)s">\
+     <a href="%(route)s" %(target)s>%(label)s</a></li>',item));}}
 for(var i=0;i<items.length;i++){var item=items[i];if(item.parent_label&&item.parentfield=='top_bar_items'){$parent_li=$(repl('header li[data-label="%(parent_label)s"]',item));if(!$parent_li.hasClass('dropdown')){$parent_li.addClass('dropdown');$parent_li.find('a:first').addClass('dropdown-toggle').attr('data-toggle','dropdown').attr('href','').append('<b class="caret"></b>').click(function(){return false;});$parent_li.append('<ul class="dropdown-menu"></ul>');}
-item.route=item.url||item.custom_page;$parent_li.find('.dropdown-menu').append(repl('<li data-label="%(label)s">\
-     <a href="#!%(route)s">%(label)s</a></li>',item))}}}});erpnext.Footer=Class.extend({init:function(){$('footer').html(repl('<div class="web-footer">\
+erpnext.header_link_settings(item);$parent_li.find('.dropdown-menu').append(repl('<li data-label="%(label)s">\
+     <a href="%(route)s" %(target)s>%(label)s</a></li>',item))}}}});erpnext.Footer=Class.extend({init:function(){if(!wn.boot.website_settings.copyright){wn.boot.website_settings.copyright=sys_defaults.company;}
+if(!wn.boot.website_settings.address){wn.boot.website_settings.address='';}
+$('footer').html(repl('<div class="web-footer">\
    <div class="web-footer-menu"><ul></ul></div>\
    <div class="web-footer-copyright">&copy; %(copyright)s | %(address)s</div>\
    <div class="web-footer-powered">Powered by \
     <a href="https://erpnext.com">erpnext.com</a></div>\
   </div>',wn.boot.website_settings));this.make_items();},make_items:function(){var items=wn.boot.website_menus
-for(var i=0;i<items.length;i++){var item=items[i];if(!item.parent_label&&item.parentfield=='footer_items'){item.route=item.url||item.custom_page;$('.web-footer-menu ul').append(repl('<li><a href="#!%(route)s" \
-     data-label="%(label)s">%(label)s</a></li>',item))}}}});$(document).bind('startup',function(){erpnext.footer=new erpnext.Footer();erpnext.navbar.navbar=new erpnext.navbar.Navbar();})
\ No newline at end of file
+for(var i=0;i<items.length;i++){var item=items[i];if(!item.parent_label&&item.parentfield=='footer_items'){erpnext.header_link_settings(item);$('.web-footer-menu ul').append(repl('<li><a href="%(route)s" %(target)s\
+     data-label="%(label)s">%(label)s</a></li>',item))}}}});erpnext.header_link_settings=function(item){item.route=item.url||item.custom_page;if(item.route.substr(0,4)=='http'){item.target='target="_blank"';}else{item.target='';item.route='#!'+item.route;}}
+$(document).bind('startup',function(){erpnext.footer=new erpnext.Footer();erpnext.navbar.navbar=new erpnext.navbar.Navbar();})
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/js/app.js b/js/app.js
index 82dd17f..e994ccf 100644
--- a/js/app.js
+++ b/js/app.js
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
 wn.modules_path = 'erpnext';
 
 $(document).bind('toolbar_setup', function() {
-	$('.brand').html('<b>erp</b>next\
-		<i class="icon-home icon-white navbar-icon-home" ></i>')
+	$('.brand').html($wn.boot.website_settings.brand_html.substr(0,15) || 'erpnext' +
+	' <i class="icon-home icon-white navbar-icon-home" ></i>')
 	.hover(function() {
 		$(this).find('.icon-home').addClass('navbar-icon-home-hover');
 	}, function() {