diff --git a/renderer/customization.js b/renderer/customization.js
index eaf1c9d..5af1b36 100644
--- a/renderer/customization.js
+++ b/renderer/customization.js
@@ -478,10 +478,13 @@ class BrowserCustomizer {
 
   applyThemeToPages() {
     // This will be called to apply theme to home.html and other pages
-    // We'll store the theme and let other pages load it
     this.saveTheme();
-    
-    // If we have access to other windows/frames, apply there too
+
+    // Send theme update to host (for settings webview)
+    if (window.electronAPI && typeof window.electronAPI.sendToHost === 'function') {
+      window.electronAPI.sendToHost('theme-update', this.currentTheme);
+    }
+    // Fallback: send via postMessage (for iframe embedding)
     try {
       if (window.parent && window.parent !== window) {
         window.parent.postMessage({
diff --git a/renderer/home.html b/renderer/home.html
index 35e505d..b7c6125 100644
--- a/renderer/home.html
+++ b/renderer/home.html
@@ -76,36 +76,39 @@
   <!-- Theme loader script -->
   <script src="customization.js"></script>
   <script>
-    // Apply saved theme on page load
+    // Apply saved theme on page load and listen for updates
     document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
       BrowserCustomizer.applyThemeToPage();
-      
-      // Listen for theme updates from settings
+
+      // Function to update logo and title based on theme
+      function updateLogoAndTitle(theme) {
+        const logoText = document.querySelector('.logo-text');
+        const logoImg = document.querySelector('.logo-img');
+        if (logoText) {
+          logoText.textContent = theme.customTitle || 'Nebula Browser';
+        }
+        if (logoImg) {
+          logoImg.style.display = theme.showLogo ? 'block' : 'none';
+        }
+      }
+
+      // Listen for theme updates via postMessage fallback
       window.addEventListener('message', (event) => {
         if (event.data.type === 'theme-update') {
           const theme = event.data.theme;
           localStorage.setItem('currentTheme', JSON.stringify(theme));
           BrowserCustomizer.applyThemeToPage();
-          
-          // Update logo and title if needed
           updateLogoAndTitle(theme);
         }
       });
-      
-      // Update logo and title based on theme
-      function updateLogoAndTitle(theme) {
-        const logoText = document.querySelector('.logo-text');
-        const logoImg = document.querySelector('.logo-img');
-        
-        if (logoText) {
-          logoText.textContent = theme.customTitle || 'Nebula Browser';
-        }
-        
-        if (!theme.showLogo && logoImg) {
-          logoImg.style.display = 'none';
-        } else if (logoImg) {
-          logoImg.style.display = 'block';
-        }
+
+      // Listen for theme updates via Electron IPC
+      if (window.electronAPI && typeof window.electronAPI.on === 'function') {
+        window.electronAPI.on('theme-update', (theme) => {
+          localStorage.setItem('currentTheme', JSON.stringify(theme));
+          BrowserCustomizer.applyThemeToPage();
+          updateLogoAndTitle(theme);
+        });
       }
     });
   </script>
diff --git a/renderer/home.js b/renderer/home.js
index 9e64858..ef5c738 100644
--- a/renderer/home.js
+++ b/renderer/home.js
@@ -87,11 +87,16 @@ function renderBookmarks() {
 
     // Navigate via IPC to host page
     box.onclick = () => {
+      const url = b.url;
       if (window.electronAPI && typeof window.electronAPI.sendToHost === 'function') {
-        window.electronAPI.sendToHost('navigate', b.url);
+        window.electronAPI.sendToHost('navigate', url);
       } else {
         console.error('Unable to send navigation IPC to host');
       }
+      // Fallback: post message to embedding page
+      if (window.parent && typeof window.parent.postMessage === 'function') {
+        window.parent.postMessage({ type: 'navigate', url }, '*');
+      }
     };
 
     box.appendChild(label);
@@ -205,7 +210,16 @@ searchBtn.addEventListener('click', () => {
     const searchEngineUrl = searchEngines[selectedSearchEngine];
     target = `${searchEngineUrl}${encodeURIComponent(input)}`;
   }
-  window.location.href = target;
+  // Always send navigation request to host
+  if (window.electronAPI && typeof window.electronAPI.sendToHost === 'function') {
+    window.electronAPI.sendToHost('navigate', target);
+    return;
+  }
+  // Fallback: post message to embedding page
+  if (window.parent && typeof window.parent.postMessage === 'function') {
+    window.parent.postMessage({ type: 'navigate', url: target }, '*');
+    return;
+  }
 });
 
 searchInput.addEventListener('keydown', e => {
diff --git a/renderer/script.js b/renderer/script.js
index f1f326b..076b352 100644
--- a/renderer/script.js
+++ b/renderer/script.js
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ async function saveBookmarks(newBookmarks) {
 
 // Load bookmarks when the script starts
 loadBookmarks();
-// Home tab will be created on DOMContentLoaded event
+// Initial home tab will be created on DOMContentLoaded
 
 // Remove iframe-based navigation listener (using webview IPC now)
 
@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@ function createTab(inputUrl) {
             };
             tabs.push(tab);
             setActiveTab(id);
+            // Render the tab bar so the new home tab appears
+            renderTabs();
             return id;
         }
   
@@ -116,16 +118,6 @@ function createTab(inputUrl) {
   console.log('[DEBUG] createTab() resolvedUrl =', resolvedUrl);
 
   const webview = document.createElement('webview');
-
-  webview.id = `tab-${id}`;
-  webview.src = resolvedUrl;
-  webview.setAttribute('allowpopups', '');
-  webview.setAttribute('partition', 'persist:default');
-  webview.setAttribute('preload', '../preload.js');
-  webview.classList.add('active');
-
-  webview.addEventListener('did-fail-load', handleLoadFail(id));
-  webview.addEventListener('page-title-updated', e => updateTabMetadata(id, 'title', e.title));
   webview.addEventListener('page-favicon-updated', e => {
     if (e.favicons.length > 0) updateTabMetadata(id, 'favicon', e.favicons[0]);
   });
@@ -186,6 +178,14 @@ function createTab(inputUrl) {
     createTab(e.url);
   });
 
+  // After creating dynamic webview:
+  webview.addEventListener('ipc-message', e => {
+    if (e.channel === 'theme-update') {
+      const home = document.getElementById('home-webview');
+      if (home) home.send('theme-update', ...e.args);
+    }
+  });
+
   webviewsEl.appendChild(webview);
 
   tabs.push({
@@ -324,6 +324,14 @@ function convertHomeTabToWebview(tabId, inputUrl, resolvedUrl) {
     createTab(e.url);
   });
 
+  // After creating dynamic webview:
+  webview.addEventListener('ipc-message', e => {
+    if (e.channel === 'theme-update') {
+      const home = document.getElementById('home-webview');
+      if (home) home.send('theme-update', ...e.args);
+    }
+  });
+
   // Add webview to DOM
   webviewsEl.appendChild(webview);
 
@@ -486,7 +494,9 @@ function renderTabs() {
   });
   // add the “+” at the end
   const plus = document.createElement('div');
-  plus.className = 'tab'; plus.textContent = '+'; plus.onclick = () => createTab();
+  plus.className = 'tab';
+  plus.textContent = '+';
+  plus.onclick = () => createTab();
   frag.appendChild(plus);
 
   tabBarEl.innerHTML = '';           // clear once
@@ -533,10 +543,9 @@ function reload() {
   }
 }
 
-
+// Function to open the Settings page
 function openSettings() {
-  urlBox.value = 'browser://settings';
-  navigate();
+  createTab('browser://settings');
 }
 
 // Toggle menu dropdown
@@ -562,16 +571,38 @@ window.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
   }
   
   createTab();
-  // Listen for navigation IPC messages from home webview
-  const homeWebview = document.getElementById('home-webview');
-  if (homeWebview) {
-    homeWebview.addEventListener('ipc-message', e => {
+  // Handle IPC messages from the static home webview (bookmarks navigation)
+  const staticHome = document.getElementById('home-webview');
+  if (staticHome) {
+    staticHome.addEventListener('ipc-message', (e) => {
       if (e.channel === 'navigate' && e.args[0]) {
         urlBox.value = e.args[0];
         navigate();
       }
     });
   }
+  // Listen for IPC messages from other webviews (e.g., settings)
+  webviewsEl.addEventListener('ipc-message', (e) => {
+    // Navigation messages from home or other pages
+    if (e.channel === 'navigate' && e.args[0]) {
+      urlBox.value = e.args[0];
+      navigate();
+    }
+    // Theme update from settings webview
+    if (e.channel === 'theme-update' && e.args[0]) {
+      const homeWebview = document.getElementById('home-webview');
+      if (homeWebview) {
+        homeWebview.send('theme-update', e.args[0]);
+      }
+    }
+  });
+  // Fallback: listen for postMessage navigations from home webview
+  window.addEventListener('message', (event) => {
+    if (event.data && event.data.type === 'navigate' && event.data.url) {
+      urlBox.value = event.data.url;
+      navigate();
+    }
+  });
   // only now bind the reload button (guaranteed to exist)
   const reloadBtn = document.getElementById('reload-btn');
   reloadBtn.addEventListener('click', reload);
diff --git a/renderer/settings.js b/renderer/settings.js
index 5b4b870..31c7d43 100644
--- a/renderer/settings.js
+++ b/renderer/settings.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 // Use require('electron') since webviews have nodeIntegrationInSubFrames: true
+// In settings webview we use the same preload API as main windows
 const { ipcRenderer } = require('electron');
 
 const clearBtn = document.getElementById('clear-data-btn');
@@ -14,11 +15,10 @@ function showStatus(message) {
 }
 
 clearBtn.onclick = async () => {
-  statusDiv.classList.remove('hidden'); // Show spinner immediately
-  statusText.textContent = 'Clearing all browser data...'; // Update text while clearing
+  statusDiv.classList.remove('hidden');
+  statusText.textContent = 'Clearing all browser data...';
 
   try {
-    // Invoke the main process to clear cookies, local storage, and cache
     const ok = await ipcRenderer.invoke('clear-browser-data');
     showStatus(ok
       ? 'All browser data and bookmarks cleared!'
@@ -26,5 +26,11 @@ clearBtn.onclick = async () => {
   } catch (error) {
     console.error('Error clearing browser data:', error);
     showStatus('An error occurred while clearing data.');
+  } finally {
+    // Send theme update to host after clearing
+    const currentTheme = window.browserCustomizer ? window.browserCustomizer.currentTheme : null;
+    if (currentTheme && window.electronAPI && typeof window.electronAPI.sendToHost === 'function') {
+      window.electronAPI.sendToHost('theme-update', currentTheme);
+    }
   }
 };
diff --git a/site-history.json b/site-history.json
index 7223fd2..53389b7 100644
--- a/site-history.json
+++ b/site-history.json
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
   "https://www.youtube.com/",
   "https://github.com/",
   "file:///X:/Projects/Code/NebulaBrowser/renderer/index.html",
+  "https://youtube.com/",
+  "file:///X:/Projects/Code/NebulaBrowser/renderer/index.html",
+  "https://youtube.com/",
+  "file:///X:/Projects/Code/NebulaBrowser/renderer/index.html",
+  "file:///X:/Projects/Code/NebulaBrowser/renderer/index.html",
   "file:///X:/Projects/Code/NebulaBrowser/renderer/index.html",
   "file:///X:/Projects/Code/NebulaBrowser/renderer/index.html",
   "file:///X:/Projects/Code/NebulaBrowser/renderer/index.html",