diff --git a/140_dbs/src/gplx/dbs/stmts/Db_stmt_arg_list.java b/140_dbs/src/gplx/dbs/stmts/Db_stmt_arg_list.java
index ba05da61b..3e2a67096 100644
--- a/140_dbs/src/gplx/dbs/stmts/Db_stmt_arg_list.java
+++ b/140_dbs/src/gplx/dbs/stmts/Db_stmt_arg_list.java
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ public class Db_stmt_arg_list {
 			case Dbmeta_fld_tid.Tid__float:			stmt.Crt_float			(key, Float_.cast(val)); break;
 			case Dbmeta_fld_tid.Tid__double:		stmt.Crt_double			(key, Double_.cast(val)); break;
 			case Dbmeta_fld_tid.Tid__str:			stmt.Crt_str			(key, String_.cast(val)); break;
+			case Dbmeta_fld_tid.Tid__text:			stmt.Crt_text			(key, String_.cast(val)); break;
 			case Dbmeta_fld_tid.Tid__bry:			stmt.Crt_bry			(key, Bry_.cast(val)); break;
 			default:								throw Err_.new_unhandled_default(tid);
 		}
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ public class Db_stmt_arg_list {
 			case Dbmeta_fld_tid.Tid__float:			stmt.Val_float			(key, Float_.cast(val)); break;
 			case Dbmeta_fld_tid.Tid__double:		stmt.Val_double			(key, Double_.cast(val)); break;
 			case Dbmeta_fld_tid.Tid__str:			stmt.Val_str			(key, String_.cast(val)); break;
+			case Dbmeta_fld_tid.Tid__text:			stmt.Val_text			(key, String_.cast(val)); break;
 			case Dbmeta_fld_tid.Tid__bry:			stmt.Val_bry			(key, Bry_.cast(val)); break;
 			default:								throw Err_.new_unhandled_default(tid);
 		}
diff --git a/140_dbs/src/gplx/dbs/utls/Db_tbl__crud_.java b/140_dbs/src/gplx/dbs/utls/Db_tbl__crud_.java
index ae7f7831f..cd9830475 100644
--- a/140_dbs/src/gplx/dbs/utls/Db_tbl__crud_.java
+++ b/140_dbs/src/gplx/dbs/utls/Db_tbl__crud_.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 package gplx.dbs.utls; import gplx.*; import gplx.dbs.*;
 import gplx.dbs.stmts.*;
 public class Db_tbl__crud_ {
-	public static void Upsert(Db_conn conn, String tbl_name, Dbmeta_fld_list flds, String[] crt_cols, Object... objs) {
+	public static boolean Upsert(Db_conn conn, String tbl_name, Dbmeta_fld_list flds, String[] crt_cols, Object... objs) {
 		// init
 		int crt_cols_len = crt_cols.length;
 		String[] val_cols = Find_excepts(flds, crt_cols);
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ public class Db_tbl__crud_ {
 			Add_arg(update_stmt, flds, val_cols, objs, Bool_.N, crt_cols_len);
 			update_stmt.Exec_update();
 			update_stmt.Rls();
+			return false;
 		}
 		// insert
 		else {
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ public class Db_tbl__crud_ {
 			Add_arg(insert_stmt, flds, val_cols, objs, Bool_.N, crt_cols_len);
 			insert_stmt.Exec_insert();
 			insert_stmt.Rls();
+			return true;
 		}
 	}
 	private static String[] Find_excepts(Dbmeta_fld_list flds, String[] cols) {
diff --git a/400_xowa/src/gplx/fsdb/Fsdb_db_mgr__v2_bldr.java b/400_xowa/src/gplx/fsdb/Fsdb_db_mgr__v2_bldr.java
index 1608b9aa5..2c11dcfa1 100644
--- a/400_xowa/src/gplx/fsdb/Fsdb_db_mgr__v2_bldr.java
+++ b/400_xowa/src/gplx/fsdb/Fsdb_db_mgr__v2_bldr.java
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public class Fsdb_db_mgr__v2_bldr {
 		return new Fsdb_db_mgr__v2(layout, wiki_dir, main_core_file, user_core_file);
 	}
 	private static Fsdb_db_file Load_core_file(Io_url url) {return new Fsdb_db_file(url, Db_conn_bldr.Instance.Get(url));}
-	private static Fsdb_db_file Make_core_file_main(Xow_wiki wiki, Io_url main_core_url, String main_core_name, Xow_db_layout layout) {
+	public static Fsdb_db_file Make_core_file_main(Xow_wiki wiki, Io_url main_core_url, String main_core_name, Xow_db_layout layout) {
 		Db_conn conn = layout.Tid_is_all() ? Db_conn_bldr.Instance.Get(main_core_url) : Db_conn_bldr.Instance.New(main_core_url);	// if all, use existing (assumes same file name); else, create new
 		conn.Txn_bgn("fsdb__core_file");
 		Fsdb_db_file rv = Make_core_file(main_core_url, conn, schema_is_1, Fsm_mnt_mgr.Mnt_idx_main);
diff --git a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/Xow_wiki_.java b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/Xow_wiki_.java
index 66e8e9c43..1ca05227f 100644
--- a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/Xow_wiki_.java
+++ b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/Xow_wiki_.java
@@ -16,8 +16,21 @@ You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
 along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
 package gplx.xowa; import gplx.*;
-import gplx.xowa.wikis.*;
+import gplx.dbs.*;
+import gplx.core.ios.streams.*;
+import gplx.xowa.wikis.*; import gplx.xowa.wikis.data.*; import gplx.xowa.wikis.nss.*;
+import gplx.xowa.bldrs.infos.*;
+import gplx.xowa.langs.*;
 public class Xow_wiki_ {
+	public static void Create(Xoa_app app, Xow_ns_mgr ns_mgr, String domain, Io_url core_url) {
+		Xowd_core_db_props props = new Xowd_core_db_props( 1, Xow_db_layout.Itm_all, Xow_db_layout.Itm_all, Xow_db_layout.Itm_all, Io_stream_tid_.Tid__raw, Io_stream_tid_.Tid__raw, Bool_.N, Bool_.N);
+		Xow_db_file core_db = Xow_db_file__core_.Make_core_db(props, Xob_info_session.new_(app.User().Key(), domain, domain), core_url, domain);
+		core_db.Tbl__text().Create_tbl();
+		core_db.Tbl__site_stats().Update(0, 0, 0);	// save page stats
+		core_db.Tbl__ns().Insert(ns_mgr); // save ns
+		core_db.Tbl__cfg().Insert_str(Xow_cfg_consts.Grp__wiki_init, Xow_cfg_consts.Key__init__main_page, "Main_Page");
+		core_db.Tbl__cfg().Insert_str(Xow_cfg_consts.Grp__wiki_init, Xow_cfg_consts.Key__init__modified_latest, Datetime_now.Get().XtoStr_fmt(DateAdp_.Fmt_iso8561_date_time));
+	}
 	public static void Create_sql_backend(Xow_wiki wiki, gplx.xowa.wikis.data.Xowd_core_db_props core_db_props, gplx.xowa.bldrs.infos.Xob_info_session session) {
 		if (wiki.Type_is_edit()) {
 			Xowe_wiki wikie = (Xowe_wiki)wiki;
diff --git a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/users/wikis/regys/dbs/Xou_wiki_tbl.java b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/users/wikis/regys/dbs/Xou_wiki_tbl.java
index d6033ae18..d3cc33ac6 100644
--- a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/users/wikis/regys/dbs/Xou_wiki_tbl.java
+++ b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/users/wikis/regys/dbs/Xou_wiki_tbl.java
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
 along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
 package gplx.xowa.addons.users.wikis.regys.dbs; import gplx.*; import gplx.xowa.*; import gplx.xowa.addons.*; import gplx.xowa.addons.users.*; import gplx.xowa.addons.users.wikis.*; import gplx.xowa.addons.users.wikis.regys.*;
-import gplx.dbs.*;
+import gplx.dbs.*; import gplx.dbs.utls.*;
 public class Xou_wiki_tbl implements Db_tbl {
 	private final    Dbmeta_fld_list flds = new Dbmeta_fld_list();
 	private final    String fld__wiki_id, fld__wiki_type, fld__wiki_domain, fld__wiki_name, fld__wiki_data_date, fld__wiki_core_url, fld__wiki_data;
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ public class Xou_wiki_tbl implements Db_tbl {
 		this.fld__wiki_type			= flds.Add_int("wiki_type");				// enum: 0=user; 1=wmf; 2=wikia;
 		this.fld__wiki_domain		= flds.Add_str("wiki_domain", 255);			// EX: "en.wikipedia.org"
 		this.fld__wiki_name			= flds.Add_str("wiki_name", 255);			// EX: "English Wikipedia"
-		this.fld__wiki_data_date	= flds.Add_str("wiki_data_date", 16);		// EX: "20161001"
 		this.fld__wiki_core_url		= flds.Add_str("wiki_core_url", 255);		// EX: "/xowa/wiki/en.wikipedia.org/en.wikipedia.org-core.xowa"
+		this.fld__wiki_data_date	= flds.Add_str("wiki_data_date", 16);		// EX: "20161001"
 		this.fld__wiki_data			= flds.Add_text("wiki_data");				// EX: '{category_level="1",search_level="2", ...}'
 		conn.Rls_reg(this);
 	}
@@ -45,17 +45,8 @@ public class Xou_wiki_tbl implements Db_tbl {
 			.Exec_insert()
 			;
 	}
-	public void Upsert(int id, String key, String name, String file) {
-		if (id == -1) {
-		}
-		else {
-			conn.Stmt_update_exclude(tbl_name, flds, fld__wiki_id)
-				.Val_int(fld__wiki_type, 0).Val_str(fld__wiki_domain, key).Val_str(fld__wiki_name, name)
-				.Val_str(fld__wiki_data_date, "").Val_str(fld__wiki_core_url, file).Val_str(fld__wiki_data, "")
-				.Crt_int(fld__wiki_id, id)
-				.Exec_update()
-				;
-		}
+	public boolean Upsert(int id, String domain, String name, String file) {
+		return Db_tbl__crud_.Upsert(conn, tbl_name, flds, String_.Ary(fld__wiki_id), id, 0, domain, name, file, "", "");
 	}
 	public Xou_wiki_itm[] Select_all() {
 		Db_rdr rdr = conn.Stmt_select(tbl_name, flds).Exec_select__rls_auto();
diff --git a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/users/wikis/regys/specials/itms/Xouw_itm_bridge.java b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/users/wikis/regys/specials/itms/Xouw_itm_bridge.java
index 489e53f60..62ebb4828 100644
--- a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/users/wikis/regys/specials/itms/Xouw_itm_bridge.java
+++ b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/users/wikis/regys/specials/itms/Xouw_itm_bridge.java
@@ -24,15 +24,34 @@ public class Xouw_itm_bridge implements gplx.xowa.htmls.bridges.Bridge_cmd_itm {
 		this.app = app;
 	}
 	public String Exec(Json_nde data) {
-		Xouw_db_mgr db_mgr = new Xouw_db_mgr(app.User().User_db_mgr().Conn());
 		byte proc_id = proc_hash.Get_as_byte_or(data.Get_as_bry_or(Msg__proc, null), Byte_ascii.Max_7_bit);
 		Json_nde args = data.Get_kv(Msg__args).Val_as_nde();
 		switch (proc_id) {
-			case Proc__save:					db_mgr.Tbl__wiki().Upsert(args.Get_as_int("id"), args.Get_as_str("key"), args.Get_as_str("name"), args.Get_as_str("file")); break;
+			case Proc__save:					Save(args); break;
 			default: throw Err_.new_unhandled_default(proc_id);
 		}
 		return "";
 	}
+	private void Save(Json_nde args) {
+		Xouw_db_mgr db_mgr = new Xouw_db_mgr(app.User().User_db_mgr().Conn());
+		int id = args.Get_as_int("id");
+		if (id == -1) {
+			id = 2;
+		}
+		String domain = args.Get_as_str("key");
+		String url = args.Get_as_str("file");
+		if (db_mgr.Tbl__wiki().Upsert(id, domain, args.Get_as_str("name"), url)) {
+			gplx.xowa.wikis.nss.Xow_ns_mgr ns_mgr = gplx.xowa.wikis.nss.Xow_ns_mgr_.default_(gplx.xowa.langs.cases.Xol_case_mgr_.U8());
+			Xow_wiki_.Create(app, ns_mgr, domain, Io_url_.new_fil_(url).OwnerDir());
+			Xowe_wiki wiki = new Xowe_wiki((Xoae_app)app, app.Lang_mgr().Get_by_or_en(Bry_.Empty), ns_mgr, gplx.xowa.wikis.domains.Xow_domain_itm_.parse(Bry_.new_u8(domain)), Io_url_.new_fil_(url).OwnerDir());
+			gplx.fsdb.Fsdb_db_mgr__v2_bldr.Make_core_file_main(wiki, Io_url_.new_fil_(url), domain, gplx.xowa.wikis.data.Xow_db_layout.Itm_all);
+			wiki.Init_db_mgr();
+			wiki.Init_by_wiki__force_and_mark_inited();
+			wiki.Data__core_mgr().Dbs__make_by_id(1, gplx.xowa.wikis.data.Xow_db_file_.Tid__core, "", 0, ".xowa");
+			wiki.Data__core_mgr().Db__core().Tbl__db().Commit_all(wiki.Data__core_mgr());
+			wiki.Db_mgr().Save_mgr().Data_create(Xoa_ttl.Parse(wiki, Bry_.new_a7("Main_Page")), Bry_.new_a7("Main page created"));
+		}
+	}
 	private static final    byte[] Msg__proc = Bry_.new_a7("proc"), Msg__args = Bry_.new_a7("args");
 	private static final byte Proc__save = 0;
 	private static final    Hash_adp_bry proc_hash = Hash_adp_bry.cs()
diff --git a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/users/wikis/regys/specials/itms/Xouw_itm_doc.java b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/users/wikis/regys/specials/itms/Xouw_itm_doc.java
index e861b502e..664954fc6 100644
--- a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/users/wikis/regys/specials/itms/Xouw_itm_doc.java
+++ b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/users/wikis/regys/specials/itms/Xouw_itm_doc.java
@@ -19,9 +19,11 @@ package gplx.xowa.addons.users.wikis.regys.specials.itms; import gplx.*; import
 import gplx.core.ios.*;
 import gplx.langs.mustaches.*;
 class Xouw_itm_doc implements Mustache_doc_itm {
+	private final    boolean mode_is_new;
 	private final    int id;
 	private final    String domain, name, file;
 	public Xouw_itm_doc(int id, String domain, String name, String file) {
+		this.mode_is_new = id == -1;
 		this.id = id;
 		this.domain = domain;
 		this.name = name;
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@ class Xouw_itm_doc implements Mustache_doc_itm {
 		return true;
 	}
 	public Mustache_doc_itm[] Mustache__subs(String key) {
+		if		(String_.Eq(key, "mode_is_new"))		return Mustache_doc_itm_.Ary__bool(mode_is_new);
 		return Mustache_doc_itm_.Ary__empty;
 	}
 	public static final    Xouw_itm_doc[] Ary_empty = new Xouw_itm_doc[0];
diff --git a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/wikis/dbs/Xodb_save_mgr_sql.java b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/wikis/dbs/Xodb_save_mgr_sql.java
index 43b113f00..a1e0da703 100644
--- a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/wikis/dbs/Xodb_save_mgr_sql.java
+++ b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/wikis/dbs/Xodb_save_mgr_sql.java
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ public class Xodb_save_mgr_sql implements Xodb_save_mgr {
 		}
 		Xow_db_mgr fsys_mgr = db_mgr.Core_data_mgr();
 		Xow_db_file page_text_db = fsys_mgr.Db__text();
+		if (page_text_db == null) page_text_db = fsys_mgr.Db__core();	// HACK: needed for create new wiki DATE:2016-10-29
 		Xowd_text_tbl page_text_tbl = page_text_db.Tbl__text();
 		byte[] text_zip = page_text_tbl.Zip(text_raw);
 		boolean redirect = db_mgr.Wiki().Redirect_mgr().Is_redirect(text_raw, text_raw.length);