diff --git a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/Xoa_app_.java b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/Xoa_app_.java
index bf54cb1c4..8cde99f08 100644
--- a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/Xoa_app_.java
+++ b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/Xoa_app_.java
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ public class Xoa_app_ {
 		}
 	}
 	public static final String		Name			= "xowa";
-	public static final int		Version_id		= 524;
-	public static final String		Version			= "4.5.2.1704";
+	public static final int		Version_id		= 525;
+	public static final String		Version			= "4.5.3.1705";
 	public static String	Build_date		= "2012-12-30 00:00:00";
 	public static String	Build_date_fmt	= "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss";
 	public static String	Op_sys_str;
diff --git a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/wikis/pages/syncs/core/Xosync_read_mgr.java b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/wikis/pages/syncs/core/Xosync_read_mgr.java
index 03dc1d5f7..81dbf7166 100644
--- a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/wikis/pages/syncs/core/Xosync_read_mgr.java
+++ b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/wikis/pages/syncs/core/Xosync_read_mgr.java
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ import gplx.xowa.htmls.*;
 import gplx.xowa.addons.wikis.pages.syncs.dbs.*;
 import gplx.xowa.apps.apis.xowa.addons.bldrs.*;
 import gplx.xowa.wikis.data.tbls.*;
-public class Xosync_read_mgr implements Gfo_invk {
-	private boolean auto_enabled = false;
+import gplx.xowa.wikis.domains.*;
+import gplx.xowa.addons.wikis.pages.syncs.wmapis.*;
+public class Xosync_read_mgr implements Gfo_invk {		
 	private int auto_interval = 60 * 24;	// in minutes
-	private final    Xowd_page_itm tmp_dbpg = new Xowd_page_itm();
 	private Db_conn sync_conn; private Xosync_sync_tbl sync_tbl;
 	private final    Xopg_match_mgr auto_page_matcher = new Xopg_match_mgr();
 	private final    Xosync_update_mgr update_mgr = new Xosync_update_mgr();
@@ -30,42 +30,95 @@ public class Xosync_read_mgr implements Gfo_invk {
 		this.Auto_scope_("*:Main_Page");
 		wiki.App().Cfg().Bind_many_wiki(this, wiki, Cfg__manual__enabled, Cfg__auto__enabled, Cfg__auto__interval, Cfg__auto__scope);
 	}
+	public boolean Auto_enabled() {return auto_enabled;} private boolean auto_enabled = false;
 	public boolean Manual_enabled() {return manual_enabled;} private boolean manual_enabled;
-	public boolean Auto_update(Xow_wiki wiki, Xoa_page page, Xoa_ttl page_ttl) {
-		if (wiki.Domain_itm().Domain_type_id() == gplx.xowa.wikis.domains.Xow_domain_tid_.Tid__home) return false;
-		if (wiki.Domain_itm().Domain_type_id() == gplx.xowa.wikis.domains.Xow_domain_tid_.Tid__other) return false;
-		if (page_ttl.Ns().Id_is_special()) return false;
+	public Xoa_ttl Auto_update(Xow_wiki wiki, Xoa_page page, Xoa_ttl page_ttl) {
+		// skip if not enabled
+		if (!auto_enabled) return null;
 
-		if (!auto_enabled) return false;
-		if (!auto_page_matcher.Match(wiki, page_ttl.Full_db())) return false;
+		// skip if home or other
+		if (Int_.In
+			( wiki.Domain_itm().Domain_type_id()
+			, Xow_domain_tid_.Tid__home
+			, Xow_domain_tid_.Tid__other))
+			return null;
 
-		wiki.Data__core_mgr().Db__core().Tbl__page().Select_by_ttl(tmp_dbpg, page_ttl.Ns(), page_ttl.Page_db());
+		// init some vars
+		Xoa_ttl rv = null;
+		int prv_page_id = -1;
+		Hash_adp pages = Hash_adp_.New();
 
-		if (sync_conn == null) {
-			Io_url sync_db_url = wiki.Fsys_mgr().Root_dir().GenSubFil(wiki.Domain_str() + "-sync.xowa");
-			Gfo_usr_dlg_.Instance.Log_many("", "", "page_sync: loading database for page_sync_data; url=~{0}", sync_db_url.Raw());
-			sync_conn = Db_conn_bldr.Instance.Get_or_autocreate(true, sync_db_url);
-			sync_tbl = new Xosync_sync_tbl(sync_conn);
-			sync_conn.Meta_tbl_assert(sync_tbl);
+		// loop to handle redirects
+		while (true) {
+			// exit early...
+			if (pages.Has(page_ttl.Full_db()) // ... if circular redirect; EX: A -> B -> A
+				|| pages.Count() == 3) {      // ... or too many redirects EX: A -> B -> C -> D
+				return rv;
+			}
+			// else, add to list of pages
+			else {
+				pages.Add_as_key_and_val(page_ttl.Full_db());
+			}
+
+			// skip if special
+			if (page_ttl.Ns().Id_is_special()) return rv;
+
+			// skip if it doesn't match criteria in Options
+			if (!auto_page_matcher.Match(wiki, page_ttl.Full_db())) return rv;
+
+			// get page data based on id
+			Xowd_page_itm tmp_dbpg = new Xowd_page_itm();
+			wiki.Data__core_mgr().Db__core().Tbl__page().Select_by_ttl(tmp_dbpg, page_ttl.Ns(), page_ttl.Page_db());
+
+			// get sync conn
+			if (sync_conn == null) {
+				Io_url sync_db_url = wiki.Fsys_mgr().Root_dir().GenSubFil(wiki.Domain_str() + "-sync.xowa");
+				Gfo_usr_dlg_.Instance.Log_many("", "", "page_sync: loading database for page_sync_data; url=~{0}", sync_db_url.Raw());
+				sync_conn = Db_conn_bldr.Instance.Get_or_autocreate(true, sync_db_url);
+				sync_tbl = new Xosync_sync_tbl(sync_conn);
+				sync_conn.Meta_tbl_assert(sync_tbl);
+			}
+
+			// get sync_date and check if sync needed
+			DateAdp sync_date = sync_tbl.Select_sync_date_or_min(tmp_dbpg.Id());
+			if (Datetime_now.Get().Diff(sync_date).Total_mins().To_int() <= auto_interval) {
+				Gfo_usr_dlg_.Instance.Log_many("", "", "page_sync: skipping auto-sync for page; wiki=~{0} page=~{1} sync_date=~{2}", wiki.Domain_bry(), page_ttl.Full_db(), sync_date.XtoStr_fmt_yyyy_MM_dd_HH_mm_ss());
+				return rv;
+			}
+			else {
+				Gfo_usr_dlg_.Instance.Log_many("", "", "page_sync: running auto-sync for page; wiki=~{0} page=~{1} sync_date=~{2}", wiki.Domain_bry(), page_ttl.Full_db(), sync_date.XtoStr_fmt_yyyy_MM_dd_HH_mm_ss());
+			}
+			
+			// auto-sync page
+			Xoa_app app = wiki.App();
+			Xoh_page hpg = new Xoh_page();
+			update_mgr.Init_by_app(app);
+			update_mgr.Init_by_page(wiki, hpg);
+			Xowm_parse_data parse_data = update_mgr.Update(app.Wmf_mgr().Download_wkr(), wiki, page_ttl);
+			if (parse_data == null)
+				return rv;
+
+			// insert into sync_db
+			Gfo_usr_dlg_.Instance.Log_many("", "", "page_sync: updating sync table; page=~{0}", page_ttl.Full_db());
+			sync_tbl.Upsert(parse_data.Page_id(), Datetime_now.Get());
+
+			// redirect occurred; EX: A -> B will have A,B in pages
+			if (pages.Count() > 1) {
+				wiki.Data__core_mgr().Tbl__page().Update__redirect(parse_data.Page_id(), prv_page_id);
+			}
+
+			// NOTE: set rv to last good page; EX: A -> B; A exists but B doesn't; show A, not B; DATE:2017-05-07
+			rv = page_ttl;
+
+			// no redirects
+			if (parse_data.Redirect_to_ttl == null)
+				return rv;
+			// redirect occured;
+			else {
+				prv_page_id = parse_data.Page_id();
+				page_ttl = wiki.Ttl_parse(parse_data.Redirect_to_ttl);
+			}
 		}
-		DateAdp sync_date = sync_tbl.Select_sync_date_or_min(tmp_dbpg.Id());
-		if (Datetime_now.Get().Diff(sync_date).Total_mins().To_int() <= auto_interval) {
-			Gfo_usr_dlg_.Instance.Log_many("", "", "page_sync: skipping auto-sync for page; wiki=~{0} page=~{1} sync_date=~{2}", wiki.Domain_bry(), page_ttl.Full_db(), sync_date.XtoStr_fmt_yyyy_MM_dd_HH_mm_ss());
-			return false;
-		}
-		else {
-			Gfo_usr_dlg_.Instance.Log_many("", "", "page_sync: running auto-sync for page; wiki=~{0} page=~{1} sync_date=~{2}", wiki.Domain_bry(), page_ttl.Full_db(), sync_date.XtoStr_fmt_yyyy_MM_dd_HH_mm_ss());
-		}
-		
-		Xoa_app app = wiki.App();
-		Xoh_page hpg = new Xoh_page();
-		update_mgr.Init_by_app(app);
-		update_mgr.Init_by_page(wiki, hpg);
-		update_mgr.Update(app.Wmf_mgr().Download_wkr(), wiki, page_ttl);
-
-		Gfo_usr_dlg_.Instance.Log_many("", "", "page_sync: updating sync table; page=~{0}", page_ttl.Full_db());
-		sync_tbl.Upsert(tmp_dbpg.Id(), Datetime_now.Get());
-		return true;
 	}
 	private void Auto_scope_(String v) {
 		auto_page_matcher.Set(v);
diff --git a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/wikis/pages/syncs/core/Xosync_update_mgr.java b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/wikis/pages/syncs/core/Xosync_update_mgr.java
index c7b7c3d3f..3fd525ce6 100644
--- a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/wikis/pages/syncs/core/Xosync_update_mgr.java
+++ b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/wikis/pages/syncs/core/Xosync_update_mgr.java
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Apache License: https://github.com/gnosygnu/xowa/blob/master/LICENSE-APACHE2.txt
 */
 package gplx.xowa.addons.wikis.pages.syncs.core; import gplx.*; import gplx.xowa.*; import gplx.xowa.addons.*; import gplx.xowa.addons.wikis.*; import gplx.xowa.addons.wikis.pages.*; import gplx.xowa.addons.wikis.pages.syncs.*;
 import gplx.xowa.files.downloads.*;
-import gplx.xowa.wikis.data.*;
+import gplx.xowa.wikis.data.*; import gplx.xowa.wikis.data.tbls.*;
 import gplx.xowa.htmls.*; import gplx.langs.htmls.docs.*;
 import gplx.xowa.htmls.core.wkrs.*; import gplx.xowa.htmls.core.wkrs.txts.*; import gplx.xowa.htmls.core.hzips.*;
 import gplx.xowa.htmls.core.dbs.*;
@@ -39,21 +39,43 @@ public class Xosync_update_mgr {
 		hctx.Init_by_page(wiki, page);
 		page.Hdump_mgr().Clear();
 	}
-	public void Update(Xof_download_wkr download_wkr, Xow_wiki wiki, Xoa_ttl page_ttl) {
+	public Xowm_parse_data Update(Xof_download_wkr download_wkr, Xow_wiki wiki, Xoa_ttl page_ttl) {
 		Xoh_page hpg = (Xoh_page)hctx.Page();
 
 		// call wmf api
 		Xowm_parse_wmf parse_wkr = new Xowm_parse_wmf();
 		Xowm_parse_data data = parse_wkr.Get_parse_or_null(download_wkr, wiki, page_ttl);
-		if (data == null) return;
+		if (data == null) return null;
 
-		// parse
+		// parse html to fix images
 		Gfo_usr_dlg_.Instance.Log_many("", "", "page_sync: parsing page; page=~{0}", page_ttl.Full_db());
 		Parse(hpg, wiki, hctx.Page__url(), data.Revn_html());
 
-		// get existing html_tbl
-		Xow_db_file html_db = html_tbl_mgr.Get_html_db(wiki);
+		// init some vars
 		byte[] html_bry = hpg.Db().Html().Html_bry();
+		Xow_db_file html_db = html_tbl_mgr.Get_html_db(wiki);
+		Xow_db_file core_db = wiki.Data__core_mgr().Db__core();
+		Xowd_page_tbl page_tbl = core_db.Tbl__page();
+
+		// create entry in page_tbl if it does not exist; DATE:2017-05-06
+		Xowd_page_itm page_itm = new Xowd_page_itm(); 
+		if (!page_tbl.Select_by_id(page_itm, data.Page_id())) {
+			// update random
+			int ns_id = page_ttl.Ns().Id();
+			int next_random_id = core_db.Tbl__ns().Select_ns_count(ns_id) + 1;				
+			core_db.Tbl__ns().Update_ns_count(ns_id, next_random_id);
+
+			// insert into page_tbl
+			page_tbl.Insert_bgn();
+			try {
+				page_tbl.Insert_cmd_by_batch(data.Page_id(), ns_id, page_ttl.Page_db(), false, Datetime_now.Get()
+						, html_bry.length, next_random_id, -1, html_db.Id(), -1);
+			} finally {
+				page_tbl.Insert_end();
+			}
+		}
+
+		// save html
 		Gfo_usr_dlg_.Instance.Log_many("", "", "page_sync: saving html; page=~{0} html_len=~{1}", page_ttl.Full_db(), Bry_.Len(html_bry));
 		html_tbl_mgr.Save_html(wiki, html_db, data.Page_id(), data.Revn_id(), html_bry);
 
@@ -67,6 +89,8 @@ public class Xosync_update_mgr {
 		gplx.core.threads.Gfo_thread_pool thread_pool = new gplx.core.threads.Gfo_thread_pool();
 		thread_pool.Add_at_end(file_thread);
 		thread_pool.Run();
+
+		return data;
 	}
 	public void Parse(Xoh_page hpg, Xow_wiki wiki, byte[] page_url, byte[] src) {
 		int src_len = src.length;
diff --git a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/wikis/pages/syncs/wmapis/Xowm_parse_data.java b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/wikis/pages/syncs/wmapis/Xowm_parse_data.java
index 931899266..4ec9e7c96 100644
--- a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/wikis/pages/syncs/wmapis/Xowm_parse_data.java
+++ b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/wikis/pages/syncs/wmapis/Xowm_parse_data.java
@@ -16,12 +16,11 @@ Apache License: https://github.com/gnosygnu/xowa/blob/master/LICENSE-APACHE2.txt
 package gplx.xowa.addons.wikis.pages.syncs.wmapis; import gplx.*; import gplx.xowa.*; import gplx.xowa.addons.*; import gplx.xowa.addons.wikis.*; import gplx.xowa.addons.wikis.pages.*; import gplx.xowa.addons.wikis.pages.syncs.*;
 public class Xowm_parse_data {
 	public Xowm_parse_data(byte[] wiki_domain
-		, int page_id, byte[] page_ttl, byte[] redirect_src
+		, int page_id, byte[] page_ttl
 		, int revn_id, byte[] revn_html) {
 		this.wiki_domain = wiki_domain;
 		this.page_id = page_id;
 		this.page_ttl = page_ttl;
-		this.redirect_src = redirect_src;
 		this.revn_id = revn_id;
 		this.revn_html = revn_html;
 	}
@@ -29,8 +28,9 @@ public class Xowm_parse_data {
 
 	public int Page_id() {return page_id;} private final    int page_id;
 	public byte[] Page_ttl() {return page_ttl;} private final    byte[] page_ttl;
-	public byte[] Redirect_src() {return redirect_src;} private final    byte[] redirect_src;
 
 	public int Revn_id() {return revn_id;} private final    int revn_id;
 	public byte[] Revn_html() {return revn_html;} private final    byte[] revn_html;
+
+	public byte[] Redirect_to_ttl = null;
 }
diff --git a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/wikis/pages/syncs/wmapis/Xowm_parse_wmf.java b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/wikis/pages/syncs/wmapis/Xowm_parse_wmf.java
index 71d1dd011..d3792b6b4 100644
--- a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/wikis/pages/syncs/wmapis/Xowm_parse_wmf.java
+++ b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/wikis/pages/syncs/wmapis/Xowm_parse_wmf.java
@@ -24,19 +24,27 @@ public class Xowm_parse_wmf {
 		if (!gplx.core.ios.IoEngine_system.Web_access_enabled) return null;
 		byte[] wiki_domain = wiki.Domain_bry();
 		byte[] page_full_db = page_ttl.Full_db();
-		byte[] json = Download(bfr, download_wkr, wiki_domain, page_full_db);
-		return Parse(json_parser, wiki_domain, page_full_db, json);
+
+		// get core json
+		byte[] core_json = Core_download(bfr, download_wkr, wiki_domain, page_full_db);
+		Xowm_parse_data rv = Core_parse(json_parser, wiki_domain, page_full_db, core_json);
+
+		// get redirect json
+		byte[] redirect_json = Redirect_download(bfr, download_wkr, wiki_domain, page_full_db);
+		Redirect_parse(rv, json_parser, wiki_domain, page_full_db, redirect_json);
+
+		return rv;
 	}
-	private static byte[] Download(Bry_bfr bfr, Xof_download_wkr download_wkr, byte[] wiki_domain, byte[] page_full_db) {
+	private static byte[] Core_download(Bry_bfr bfr, Xof_download_wkr download_wkr, byte[] wiki_domain, byte[] page_full_db) {
 		// build url; EX: "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=parse&format=json&redirects=1&page=Wikipedia:Main%20Page"
 		Xowm_api_bldr.Bld_bgn(bfr, wiki_domain);
-		bfr.Add_str_a7("action=parse&format=json&redirects=1&page=");	// NOTE:redirects=1 needed to resolve redirects
+		bfr.Add_str_a7("action=parse&format=json&page=");	// NOTE:do not add redirects=1; want to get "actual" html, not "redirected" html; DATE:2017-05-06
 		bfr.Add(page_full_db);
 
 		// download
 		return download_wkr.Download_xrg().Exec_as_bry(bfr.To_str_and_clear());
 	}
-	private static Xowm_parse_data Parse(Json_parser json_parser, byte[] wiki_domain, byte[] page_full_db, byte[] json) {
+	private static Xowm_parse_data Core_parse(Json_parser json_parser, byte[] wiki_domain, byte[] page_full_db, byte[] json) {
 		Json_doc jdoc = json_parser.Parse(json);
 
 		// get data
@@ -45,9 +53,31 @@ public class Xowm_parse_wmf {
 		int page_id = parse_nde.Get_as_int("pageid");
 		int revn_id = parse_nde.Get_as_int("revid");
 		byte[] page_ttl = Xoa_ttl.Replace_spaces(parse_nde.Get_as_bry("title"));
-		byte[] redirect_src = Bry_.Eq(page_ttl, page_full_db) ? null : page_full_db;
 		byte[] revn_html = parse_nde.Get_as_nde("text").Get_as_bry("*");
 		
-		return new Xowm_parse_data(wiki_domain, page_id, page_ttl, redirect_src, revn_id, revn_html);
+		return new Xowm_parse_data(wiki_domain, page_id, page_ttl, revn_id, revn_html);
+	}
+	private static byte[] Redirect_download(Bry_bfr bfr, Xof_download_wkr download_wkr, byte[] wiki_domain, byte[] page_full_db) {
+		// build url; EX: "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=parse&format=json&redirects=1&page=EARTH&prop="
+		Xowm_api_bldr.Bld_bgn(bfr, wiki_domain);
+		bfr.Add_str_a7("action=parse&format=json&redirects=1&prop=&page=");	// NOTE:"prop=" will ignore all data except for redirect data
+		bfr.Add(page_full_db);
+
+		// download
+		return download_wkr.Download_xrg().Exec_as_bry(bfr.To_str_and_clear());
+	}
+	private static void Redirect_parse(Xowm_parse_data rv, Json_parser json_parser, byte[] wiki_domain, byte[] page_full_db, byte[] json) {
+		Json_doc jdoc = json_parser.Parse(json);
+
+		// get data; "parse { redirects [{from, to}] }"
+		Json_nde parse_nde = jdoc.Root_nde().Get_as_nde("parse");
+		if (parse_nde == null) return;	// handle pages that don't exist such as s.w:File:AnyFile.png; DATE:2016-11-15
+		Json_ary redirects_nde = parse_nde.Get_as_ary("redirects");
+		if (redirects_nde == null || redirects_nde.Len() == 0) return;
+
+		Json_nde redirect_nde = redirects_nde.Get_as_nde(0);
+		byte[] redirect_to_bry = redirect_nde.Get_as_bry("to");
+		if (redirect_to_bry != null)
+			rv.Redirect_to_ttl = redirect_to_bry;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/guis/views/Xog_tab_itm.java b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/guis/views/Xog_tab_itm.java
index 1063467e3..ceeb074a7 100644
--- a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/guis/views/Xog_tab_itm.java
+++ b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/guis/views/Xog_tab_itm.java
@@ -155,7 +155,8 @@ public class Xog_tab_itm implements Gfo_invk {
 			wiki.Parser_mgr().Ctx().Page_(page);
 			if (	page.Db().Page().Exists_n() 
 				&& !page.Commons_mgr().Xowa_mockup()) {	// do not enter "missing" section if File_mockup; EX:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Protoplanetary-disk.jpg DATE:2016-11-13
-				if (wiki.Db_mgr().Save_mgr().Create_enabled()) {
+				if (wiki.Db_mgr().Save_mgr().Create_enabled()
+					|| wiki.Page_mgr().Sync_mgr().Auto_enabled()) {
 					page = Xoae_page.New_edit(wiki, ttl);
 					view_mode = Xopg_page_.Tid_edit;
 					history_mgr.Add(page);	// NOTE: must put new_page on stack so that pressing back will pop new_page, not previous page
diff --git a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/wikis/data/tbls/Xowd_page_tbl.java b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/wikis/data/tbls/Xowd_page_tbl.java
index 2fbbcace1..f132d8c01 100644
--- a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/wikis/data/tbls/Xowd_page_tbl.java
+++ b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/wikis/data/tbls/Xowd_page_tbl.java
@@ -369,6 +369,15 @@ public class Xowd_page_tbl implements Db_tbl {
 			.Exec_update()
 			;
 	}
+	public void Update__redirect(int redirect_to_id, int page_id) {
+		conn.Stmt_update(tbl_name, String_.Ary(fld_id), fld_is_redirect, fld_redirect_id)
+			.Val_int(fld_is_redirect, Bool_.Y_int)
+			.Val_int(fld_redirect_id, redirect_to_id)
+			.Crt_int(fld_id, page_id)
+			.Exec_update()
+			;
+	}
+
 	public void Delete(int page_id) {
 		Gfo_usr_dlg_.Instance.Log_many("", "", "db.page: delete started: page_id=~{0}", page_id);
 		conn.Stmt_delete(tbl_name, fld_id).Crt_int(fld_id, page_id).Exec_delete();
diff --git a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/wikis/dbs/Xodb_load_mgr_sql.java b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/wikis/dbs/Xodb_load_mgr_sql.java
index d1263c019..7c9c245ea 100644
--- a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/wikis/dbs/Xodb_load_mgr_sql.java
+++ b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/wikis/dbs/Xodb_load_mgr_sql.java
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ public class Xodb_load_mgr_sql implements Xodb_load_mgr {
 		db_mgr.Core_data_mgr().Tbl__page().Select_in__ns_ttl(cancelable, rv, db_mgr.Wiki().Ns_mgr(), fill_idx_fields_only, bgn, end);
 	}
 	public void Load_page(Xowd_page_itm rv, Xow_ns ns) {
+		if (rv.Text_db_id() == -1) return; // NOTE: page_sync will create pages with -1 text_db_id; DATE:2017-05-06
+
+		// get text
 		Xowd_text_tbl text_tbl = db_mgr.Core_data_mgr().Dbs__get_by_id_or_fail(rv.Text_db_id()).Tbl__text();
 		byte[] text_bry = text_tbl.Select(rv.Id());
 		rv.Text_(text_bry);
diff --git a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/wikis/pages/Xowe_page_mgr.java b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/wikis/pages/Xowe_page_mgr.java
index aae3294fa..a9264526b 100644
--- a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/wikis/pages/Xowe_page_mgr.java
+++ b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/wikis/pages/Xowe_page_mgr.java
@@ -20,11 +20,10 @@ import gplx.xowa.addons.wikis.pages.syncs.core.*;
 import gplx.xowa.wikis.data.tbls.*;
 public class Xowe_page_mgr {
 	private final    Xowe_wiki wiki;
-	private final    Xosync_read_mgr read_mgr = new Xosync_read_mgr();
 	private final    Bry_bfr tmp_bfr = Bry_bfr_.New();
 	private final    Gfo_qarg_mgr tmp_qarg_mgr = new Gfo_qarg_mgr();
 	public Xowe_page_mgr(Xowe_wiki wiki) {this.wiki = wiki;}
-	public Xosync_read_mgr Sync_mgr() {return read_mgr;}
+	public Xosync_read_mgr Sync_mgr() {return read_mgr;} private final    Xosync_read_mgr read_mgr = new Xosync_read_mgr();
 	public void Init_by_wiki(Xowe_wiki wiki) {
 		read_mgr.Init_by_wiki(wiki);
 	}
@@ -64,10 +63,13 @@ public class Xowe_page_mgr {
 		Wait_for_popups(wiki.App());
 
 		// auto-update
-		if (read_mgr.Auto_update(wiki, page, ttl)) {
-			// page-sync occurred; reload metadata, especially to pick up Html_db_id; DATE:2017-03-13
+		Xoa_ttl redirect_ttl = read_mgr.Auto_update(wiki, page, ttl);
+		if (redirect_ttl != null) {
+			// page-sync occurred; update ttl to handle any redirection; DATE:2017-05-07
+			ttl = redirect_ttl;
+
+			// reload metadata, needed to pick up Html_db_id; DATE:2017-03-13
 			page = wiki.Data_mgr().Load_page_and_parse(url, ttl, wiki.Lang(), tab, false);
-			ttl = page.Ttl();	// note that Load_page_and_parse can redirect ttl; EX: Special:Random -> A; DATE:2017-01-05
 		}
 
 		// load from html_db
diff --git a/gplx.xowa.mediawiki/src/gplx/xowa/mediawiki/includes/title/XomwMediaWikiTitleCodecTest.java b/gplx.xowa.mediawiki/src/gplx/xowa/mediawiki/includes/title/XomwMediaWikiTitleCodecTest.java
index 7c22bd68b..ab77f35df 100644
--- a/gplx.xowa.mediawiki/src/gplx/xowa/mediawiki/includes/title/XomwMediaWikiTitleCodecTest.java
+++ b/gplx.xowa.mediawiki/src/gplx/xowa/mediawiki/includes/title/XomwMediaWikiTitleCodecTest.java
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ class XomwMediaWikiTitleCodecFxt {
 	public XomwLanguage Make_lang() {
 		Xoae_app app = Xoa_app_fxt.Make__app__edit();
 		Xol_lang_itm lang = new Xol_lang_itm(app.Lang_mgr(), Xol_lang_itm_.Key_en);
-		XomwEnv env = new XomwEnv(lang);
 		return new XomwLanguage(lang);
 	}
 	public void Test_splitTitleString(XomwMediaWikiTitleCodec codec, String src, XomwMediaWikiTitleCodecParts expd) {
diff --git a/gplx.xowa.mediawiki/src/gplx/xowa/mediawiki/languages/XomwLanguageTest.java b/gplx.xowa.mediawiki/src/gplx/xowa/mediawiki/languages/XomwLanguageTest.java
index 923a01cf9..b994a9c2b 100644
--- a/gplx.xowa.mediawiki/src/gplx/xowa/mediawiki/languages/XomwLanguageTest.java
+++ b/gplx.xowa.mediawiki/src/gplx/xowa/mediawiki/languages/XomwLanguageTest.java
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@ class XomwLanguageFxt {
 	public XomwLanguageFxt() {
 		Xoae_app app = Xoa_app_fxt.Make__app__edit();
 		Xol_lang_itm xoLang = new Xol_lang_itm(app.Lang_mgr(), Bry_.new_a7("en"));
-		XomwEnv env = new XomwEnv(xoLang);
 		this.lang = new XomwLanguage(xoLang);
 	}
 	public void Init_digitGroupingPattern(String digitGroupingPattern) {