diff --git a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/wikis/directorys/Xowdir_addon.java b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/wikis/directorys/Xowdir_addon.java
index 48d93278d..2eaa59314 100644
--- a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/wikis/directorys/Xowdir_addon.java
+++ b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/wikis/directorys/Xowdir_addon.java
@@ -34,14 +34,6 @@ public class Xowdir_addon implements Xoax_addon_itm, Xoax_addon_itm__special, Xo
 	}
 
 	public String Addon__key() {return ADDON__KEY;} private static final String ADDON__KEY = "xowa.user.wiki.regy";
-//		public static Xowdir_addon Addon__get(Xow_wiki wiki) {
-//			Xowdir_addon rv = (Xowdir_addon)wiki.Addon_mgr().Itms__get_or_null(ADDON__KEY);
-//			if (rv == null) {
-//				rv = new Xowdir_addon(wiki.App().User().User_db_mgr().Conn());
-//				wiki.Addon_mgr().Itms__add(rv);
-//			}
-//			return rv;
-//		}
 	public static void Init(Xoae_app app) {
 		// exit if none found
 		Db_conn conn = app.User().User_db_mgr().Conn();
@@ -53,7 +45,7 @@ public class Xowdir_addon implements Xoax_addon_itm, Xoax_addon_itm__special, Xo
 		int len = itms.length;
 		for (int i = 0; i < len; ++i) {
 			Xowdir_wiki_itm itm = itms[i];
-			app.User().Wikii().Xwiki_mgr().Add_by_atrs(itm.Domain(), itm.Domain());
+			app.User().Wikii().Xwiki_mgr().Add_by_atrs_offline(itm.Domain(), itm.Domain());
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/wikis/directorys/specials/items/bldrs/Xow_wiki_factory.java b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/wikis/directorys/specials/items/bldrs/Xow_wiki_factory.java
index d6c84fd1b..9a3754142 100644
--- a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/wikis/directorys/specials/items/bldrs/Xow_wiki_factory.java
+++ b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/wikis/directorys/specials/items/bldrs/Xow_wiki_factory.java
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public class Xow_wiki_factory {
 		rv.Db_mgr_as_sql().Save_mgr().Create_enabled_(true);
 
 		// register it for the url-bar; EX: test.me.org/wiki/Main_Page
-		app.User().Wikii().Xwiki_mgr().Add_by_atrs(domain, domain);
+		app.User().Wikii().Xwiki_mgr().Add_by_atrs_offline(String_.new_u8(domain), String_.new_u8(domain));
 
 		// add an xwiki to xowa.home
 		rv.Xwiki_mgr().Add_by_atrs("xowa.home", "home");
diff --git a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/wikis/xwikis/Xow_xwiki_mgr.java b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/wikis/xwikis/Xow_xwiki_mgr.java
index e5832ff65..93401249b 100644
--- a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/wikis/xwikis/Xow_xwiki_mgr.java
+++ b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/wikis/xwikis/Xow_xwiki_mgr.java
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ public class Xow_xwiki_mgr {
 	public Xow_xwiki_itm Get_at(int i)								{return (Xow_xwiki_itm)list.Get_at(i);}
 	public Xow_xwiki_itm Get_by_key(byte[] key)						{return (Xow_xwiki_itm)hash.Get_by_bry(key);}
 	public Xow_xwiki_itm Get_by_mid(byte[] src, int bgn, int end)	{return (Xow_xwiki_itm)hash.Get_by_mid(src, bgn, end);}
+	public Xow_xwiki_itm Add_by_atrs_offline(String key, String domain) {
+		return Add_by_atrs(Bry_.new_a7(key), Bry_.new_a7(domain), null).Offline_(true);
+	}
 	public Xow_xwiki_itm Add_by_atrs(String key, String domain)		{return Add_by_atrs(Bry_.new_a7(key), Bry_.new_a7(domain), null);}
 	public Xow_xwiki_itm Add_by_atrs(byte[] key, byte[] domain)		{return Add_by_atrs(key, domain, null);}
 	public Xow_xwiki_itm Add_by_atrs(byte[] key, byte[] domain_bry, byte[] url_fmt) {