diff --git a/frontends/etiquette_flask/etiquette_flask/endpoints/tag_endpoints.py b/frontends/etiquette_flask/etiquette_flask/endpoints/tag_endpoints.py
index 694ce79..d92f4cc 100644
--- a/frontends/etiquette_flask/etiquette_flask/endpoints/tag_endpoints.py
+++ b/frontends/etiquette_flask/etiquette_flask/endpoints/tag_endpoints.py
@@ -46,6 +46,28 @@ def post_tag_edit(specific_tag):
     response = jsonify.make_json_response(response)
     return response
 
+@site.route('/tag/<tagname>/add_child', methods=['POST'])
+@decorators.catch_etiquette_exception
+@session_manager.give_token
+@decorators.required_fields(['child_name'], forbid_whitespace=True)
+def post_tag_add_child(tagname):
+    parent = common.P_tag(tagname)
+    child = common.P_tag(request.form['child_name'])
+    parent.add_child(child)
+    response = {'action': 'add_child', 'tagname': f'{parent.name}.{child.name}'}
+    return jsonify.make_json_response(response)
+
+@site.route('/tag/<tagname>/remove_child', methods=['POST'])
+@decorators.catch_etiquette_exception
+@session_manager.give_token
+@decorators.required_fields(['child_name'], forbid_whitespace=True)
+def post_tag_remove_child(tagname):
+    parent = common.P_tag(tagname)
+    child = common.P_tag(request.form['child_name'])
+    parent.remove_child(child)
+    response = {'action': 'remove_child', 'tagname': f'{parent.name}.{child.name}'}
+    return jsonify.make_json_response(response)
+
 # Tag listings #####################################################################################
 
 @site.route('/all_tags.json')
@@ -115,47 +137,44 @@ def get_tags_json(specific_tag_name=None):
 @site.route('/tags/create_tag', methods=['POST'])
 @decorators.catch_etiquette_exception
 @session_manager.give_token
-@decorators.required_fields(['tagname'], forbid_whitespace=True)
+@decorators.required_fields(['name'], forbid_whitespace=True)
 def post_tag_create():
-    easybake_string = request.form['tagname']
-    user = session_manager.get(request).user
-    notes = common.P.easybake(easybake_string, author=user)
+    name = request.form['name']
+    description = request.form.get('description', None)
+
+    tag = P.new_tag(name, description, author=session_manager.get(request).user)
+    response = etiquette.jsonify.tag(tag)
+    return jsonify.make_json_response(response)
+
+@site.route('/tags/easybake', methods=['POST'])
+@decorators.catch_etiquette_exception
+@session_manager.give_token
+@decorators.required_fields(['easybake_string'], forbid_whitespace=True)
+def post_tag_easybake():
+    easybake_string = request.form['easybake_string']
+
+    notes = common.P.easybake(easybake_string, author=session_manager.get(request).user)
     notes = [{'action': action, 'tagname': tagname} for (action, tagname) in notes]
     return jsonify.make_json_response(notes)
 
-@site.route('/tags/delete_synonym', methods=['POST'])
+@site.route('/tag/<tagname>/delete', methods=['POST'])
 @decorators.catch_etiquette_exception
 @session_manager.give_token
-@decorators.required_fields(['tagname'], forbid_whitespace=True)
-def post_tag_delete_synonym():
-    synonym = request.form['tagname']
-    synonym = synonym.split('+')[-1].split('.')[-1]
-
-    try:
-        master_tag = common.P.get_tag(name=synonym)
-    except etiquette.exceptions.NoSuchTag as exc:
-        raise etiquette.exceptions.NoSuchSynonym(*exc.given_args, **exc.given_kwargs)
-    else:
-        master_tag.remove_synonym(synonym)
-
-    response = {'action':'delete_synonym', 'synonym': synonym}
+def post_tag_delete(tagname):
+    tag = common.P_tag(tagname)
+    tag.delete()
+    response = {'action': 'delete_tag', 'tagname': tag.name}
     return jsonify.make_json_response(response)
 
-@site.route('/tags/delete_tag', methods=['POST'])
+@site.route('/tag/<tagname>/remove_synonym', methods=['POST'])
 @decorators.catch_etiquette_exception
 @session_manager.give_token
-@decorators.required_fields(['tagname'], forbid_whitespace=True)
-def post_tag_delete():
-    tagname = request.form['tagname']
-    tagname = tagname.split('+')[0]
-    if '.' in tagname:
-        (parentname, tagname) = tagname.rsplit('.', 1)
-        parent = common.P.get_tag(name=parentname)
-        tag = common.P.get_tag(name=tagname)
-        parent.remove_child(tag)
-        response = {'action': 'unlink_tag', 'tagname': f'{parent.name}.{tag.name}'}
-    else:
-        tag = common.P.get_tag(name=tagname)
-        tag.delete()
-        response = {'action': 'delete_tag', 'tagname': tag.name}
+@decorators.required_fields(['syn_name'], forbid_whitespace=True)
+def post_tag_remove_synonym(tagname):
+    syn_name = request.form['syn_name']
+
+    master_tag = common.P_tag(tagname)
+    master_tag.remove_synonym(syn_name)
+
+    response = {'action':'delete_synonym', 'synonym': syn_name}
     return jsonify.make_json_response(response)
diff --git a/frontends/etiquette_flask/static/js/api.js b/frontends/etiquette_flask/static/js/api.js
index 506ff7c..6474491 100644
--- a/frontends/etiquette_flask/static/js/api.js
+++ b/frontends/etiquette_flask/static/js/api.js
@@ -177,5 +177,69 @@ function remove_tag(photo_id, tagname, callback)
 /**************************************************************************************************/
 api.tags = {};
 
+api.tags.add_child =
+function add_child(tag_name, child_name, callback)
+{
+    var url = `/tag/${tag_name}/add_child`;
+    var data = new FormData();
+    data.append("child_name", child_name);
+    common.post(url, data, callback);
+}
+
+api.tags.create =
+function create(name, description, callback)
+{
+    var url = `/tags/create_tag`;
+    var data = new FormData();
+    data.append("name", name);
+    data.append("description", description);
+    common.post(url, data, callback);
+}
+
+api.tags.delete =
+function _delete(tag_name, callback)
+{
+    var url = `/tag/${tag_name}/delete`;
+    common.post(url, null, callback);
+}
+
+api.tags.easybake =
+function easybake(easybake_string, callback)
+{
+    var url = "/tags/easybake";
+    var data = new FormData();
+    data.append("easybake_string", easybake_string);
+    common.post(url, data, callback);
+}
+
+api.tags.edit =
+function edit(tag_name, name, description, callback)
+{
+    var url = `/tag/${tag_name}/edit`;
+    var data = new FormData();
+    data.append("name", name);
+    data.append("description", description);
+    common.post(url, data, callback);
+}
+
+api.tags.remove_child =
+function remove_child(tag_name, child_name, callback)
+{
+    var url = `/tag/${tag_name}/remove_child`;
+    var data = new FormData();
+    data.append("child_name", child_name);
+    common.post(url, data, callback);
+}
+
+api.tags.remove_synonym =
+function remove_synonym(tag_name, syn_name, callback)
+{
+    var url = `/tag/${tag_name}/remove_synonym`;
+    var data = new FormData();
+    data.append("syn_name", syn_name);
+    common.post(url, data, callback);
+}
+
+
 /**************************************************************************************************/
 api.users = {};
diff --git a/frontends/etiquette_flask/templates/tags.html b/frontends/etiquette_flask/templates/tags.html
index 147d107..df78ff0 100644
--- a/frontends/etiquette_flask/templates/tags.html
+++ b/frontends/etiquette_flask/templates/tags.html
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0"/>
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/common.css">
     <script src="/static/js/common.js"></script>
+    <script src="/static/js/api.js"></script>
     <script src="/static/js/editor.js"></script>
 
 <style>
@@ -143,13 +144,13 @@
                     {{tag_object.tag_object(tag, link='search', innertext=qualified_name, with_alt_description=True)-}}
                     <button
                     class="remove_tag_button red_button button_with_confirm"
-                    data-onclick="delete_tag('{{qualified_name}}', receive_callback);"
+                    data-onclick="remove_child_form('{{qualified_name.split('.')[-2]}}', '{{tag.name}}');"
                     data-prompt="Unlink Tags?"
                     data-confirm="Unlink"
                     data-confirm-class="remove_tag_button_perm red_button"
                     data-cancel-class="remove_tag_button_perm gray_button"
                     >
-                    unlink
+                    Unlink
                     </button>
                 </li>
                 {% else %}
@@ -158,13 +159,13 @@
                     {{tag_object.tag_object(tag, link='search', innertext=qualified_name, with_alt_description=True)-}}
                     <button
                     class="remove_tag_button red_button button_with_confirm"
-                    data-onclick="delete_tag('{{qualified_name}}', receive_callback);"
+                    data-onclick="delete_tag_form('{{qualified_name}}');"
                     data-prompt="Delete Tag?"
                     data-confirm="Delete"
                     data-confirm-class="remove_tag_button_perm red_button"
                     data-cancel-class="remove_tag_button_perm gray_button"
                     >
-                    delete
+                    Delete
                     </button>
                 </li>
                 {% endif %}
@@ -176,13 +177,13 @@
                     {{tag_object.tag_object(tag, link='search', innertext=qualified_name + '+' + synonym)-}}
                     <button
                     class="remove_tag_button red_button button_with_confirm"
-                    data-onclick="delete_tag_synonym('{{synonym}}', receive_callback);"
+                    data-onclick="remove_synonym_form('{{tag.name}}', '{{synonym}}');"
                     data-prompt="Remove Synonym?"
                     data-confirm="Remove"
                     data-confirm-class="remove_tag_button_perm red_button"
                     data-cancel-class="remove_tag_button_perm gray_button"
                     >
-                    remove
+                    Remove
                     </button>
                 </li>
                 {% endfor %}
@@ -193,7 +194,7 @@
     <div id="right">
         <div id="editor_area">
             <input type="text" id="add_tag_textbox" autofocus>
-            <button class="add_tag_button green_button" id="add_tag_button" onclick="submit_tag(receive_callback);">add</button>
+            <button class="add_tag_button green_button" id="add_tag_button" onclick="easybake_form();">add</button>
         </div>
         <div id="message_area">
         </div>
@@ -209,30 +210,27 @@ var message_area = document.getElementById('message_area');
 box.addEventListener("keyup", common.entry_with_history_hook);
 common.bind_box_to_button(box, button, false);
 
-function submit_tag(callback)
+function delete_tag_form(tag_name)
 {
-    create_tag(box.value, callback);
+    api.tags.delete(tag_name, receive_callback);
+}
+
+function easybake_form()
+{
+    var box = document.getElementById('add_tag_textbox');
+    var easybake_string = box.value;
+    api.tags.easybake(easybake_string, receive_callback);
     box.value = "";
 }
-function edit_tags(action, tagname, callback)
+
+function remove_child_form(tag_name, child_name)
 {
-    if (tagname === ""){return}
-    var url = "/tags/" + action;
-    data = new FormData();
-    data.append("tagname", tagname);
-    return common.post(url, data, callback);
+    api.tags.remove_child(tag_name, child_name, receive_callback);
 }
-function delete_tag_synonym(tagname, callback)
+
+function remove_synonym_form(tag_name, syn_name)
 {
-    return edit_tags("delete_synonym", tagname, callback);
-}
-function delete_tag(tagname, callback)
-{
-    return edit_tags("delete_tag", tagname, callback);
-}
-function create_tag(tagname, callback)
-{
-    return edit_tags("create_tag", tagname, callback);
+    api.tags.remove_synonym(tag_name, syn_name, receive_callback);
 }
 
 function receive_callback(response)
@@ -278,7 +276,7 @@ function receive_callback(response)
             else if (action == "delete_synonym")
             {message_text = `Deleted synonym ${response["synonym"]}`;}
 
-            else if (action == "unlink_tag")
+            else if (action == "remove_child")
             {message_text = `Unlinked tags ${tagname}`;}
 
         }
@@ -295,12 +293,6 @@ function on_open(ed, edit_element_map)
 
 function on_save(ed, edit_element_map, display_element_map)
 {
-    var name_display = display_element_map["name"];
-    var name_editor = edit_element_map["name"];
-    var description_display = display_element_map["description"];
-    var description_editor = edit_element_map["description"];
-
-    ed.show_spinner();
     function callback(response)
     {
         console.log(response);
@@ -321,11 +313,17 @@ function on_save(ed, edit_element_map, display_element_map)
         }
     }
 
-    var url = "/tag/" + name_display.innerText + "/edit";
-    var data = new FormData();
-    data.append("name", name_editor.value);
-    data.append("description", description_editor.value);
-    common.post(url, data, callback);
+    var name_display = display_element_map["name"];
+    var name_editor = edit_element_map["name"];
+    var description_display = display_element_map["description"];
+    var description_editor = edit_element_map["description"];
+
+    var tag_name = name_display.innerText;
+    var name = name_editor.value;
+    var description = description_editor.value;
+
+    ed.show_spinner();
+    api.tags.edit(tag_name, name, description, callback)
 }
 
 function on_cancel(ed, edit_element_map, display_element_map)