diff --git a/.github/CHANGELOG.md b/.github/CHANGELOG.md
index 92a452b5..b44873c5 100644
--- a/.github/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/.github/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 🐛 1.9.7 - Minor UI Editor Bug fixes [PR #416](https://github.com/Lissy93/dashy/pull/416)
+- Fixes unable to edit item bug (#415)
+- Fixes unable to add new app bug (#390)
+- Fixes nav links visibility (#389)
+
 ## ⚡️ 1.9.6 - Adds Proxy Support for Widget Requests [PR #392](https://github.com/Lissy93/dashy/pull/392)
 - Refactors widget mixin to include data requests, so that code can be shared between widgets
 - Adds a Node endpoint for proxying requests server-side, used for APIs that are not CORS enabled
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0a26e47c..3eae86ad 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "Dashy",
-  "version": "1.9.6",
+  "version": "1.9.7",
   "license": "MIT",
   "main": "server",
   "author": "Alicia Sykes <alicia@omg.lol> (https://aliciasykes.com)",
@@ -96,4 +96,4 @@
     "> 1%",
     "last 2 versions"
   ]
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/components/LinkItems/Section.vue b/src/components/LinkItems/Section.vue
index 351bd60f..db3d73ee 100644
--- a/src/components/LinkItems/Section.vue
+++ b/src/components/LinkItems/Section.vue
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@
     @openContextMenu="openContextMenu"
   >
     <!-- If no items, show message -->
-    <div v-if="sectionType === 'empty'" class="no-items">
+    <div v-if="isEmpty" class="no-items">
       {{ $t('home.no-items-section') }}
     </div>
     <!-- Item Container -->
-    <div v-else-if="sectionType === 'item'"
+    <div v-if="hasItems"
       :class="`there-are-items ${isGridLayout? 'item-group-grid': ''} inner-size-${itemSize}`"
       :style="gridStyle" :id="`section-${groupId}`"
     > <!-- Show for each item -->
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
       />
     </div>
     <div
-      v-else-if="sectionType === 'widget'"
+      v-if="hasWidgets"
       :class="`widget-list ${isWide? 'wide' : ''}`">
       <WidgetBase
         v-for="(widget, widgetIndx) in widgets"
@@ -154,11 +154,15 @@ export default {
     sortOrder() {
       return this.displayData.sortBy || defaultSortOrder;
     },
-    /* A section can contain either items or widgets */
-    sectionType() {
-      if (this.widgets && this.widgets.length > 0) return 'widget';
-      if (this.items && this.items.length > 0) return 'item';
-      return 'empty';
+    hasItems() {
+      if (this.isEditMode) return true;
+      return this.items && this.items.length > 0;
+    },
+    hasWidgets() {
+      return this.widgets && this.widgets.length > 0;
+    },
+    isEmpty() {
+      return !this.hasItems && !this.hasWidgets;
     },
     /* If the sortBy attribute is specified, then return sorted data */
     sortedItems() {
diff --git a/src/utils/SectionHelpers.js b/src/utils/SectionHelpers.js
index 2d16ba18..28082bfb 100644
--- a/src/utils/SectionHelpers.js
+++ b/src/utils/SectionHelpers.js
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ export const shouldBeVisible = (routeName) => !hideFurnitureOn.includes(routeNam
 /* Based on section title, item name and index, return a string value for ID */
 const makeItemId = (sectionStr, itemStr, index) => {
   const charSum = sectionStr.split('').map((a) => a.charCodeAt(0)).reduce((x, y) => x + y);
-  const itemTitleStr = itemStr.replace(/\s+/g, '-').replace(/[^a-zA-Z ]/g, '').toLowerCase();
+  const newItemStr = itemStr || `unknown_${Math.random()}`;
+  const itemTitleStr = newItemStr.replace(/\s+/g, '-').replace(/[^a-zA-Z ]/g, '').toLowerCase();
   return `${index}_${charSum}_${itemTitleStr}`;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/utils/defaults.js b/src/utils/defaults.js
index 0754c99d..cedd90d9 100644
--- a/src/utils/defaults.js
+++ b/src/utils/defaults.js
@@ -3,10 +3,7 @@ module.exports = {
   pageInfo: {
     title: 'Dashy',
     description: '',
-    navLinks: [
-      { title: 'Home', path: '/' },
-      { title: 'Source', path: 'https://github.com/Lissy93/dashy' },
-    ],
+    navLinks: [],
     footerText: '',
   },
   /* Default appConfig to be used, if user does not specify their own */