diff --git a/addaccounts.php b/addaccounts.php
index c20d3f7..aaf139f 100644
--- a/addaccounts.php
+++ b/addaccounts.php
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 <?php
 $pagetitle = "Add a Guild Wars account to track";
 include_once ('header.php');
-
+if (isset($_SESSION['userid'])){
+	
 # delete this block when shit finally works.
 ini_set('display_errors', 'on');
 error_reporting(E_ALL);
@@ -99,5 +100,6 @@ while ($row2 = $res2->fetch_assoc()) {
 }
 echo '</table><input type="submit" value="Delete selected characters"></form><br />';
 echo '<br />Return to your <a href="index.php" class="navlink">user</a> page';
+}
 include_once ('footer.php');
 ?>
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diff --git a/adminlanding.php b/adminlanding.php
index 81025d4..ef2840f 100644
--- a/adminlanding.php
+++ b/adminlanding.php
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 <?php
 $pagetitle = "Admin Area";
 include_once ('header.php');
-unset($_SESSION['title']);
-unset($_SESSION['tid']);
-echo '<center>Welcome to the admin area!<br /><br />';
-echo 'Title creator / editor <a href="titlemanager.php" class="navlink">here</a> (work in progress)<br /><br />';
-echo 'User editor <a href="" class="navlink">here</a> (not working yet)<br />';
+if (isset($_SESSION['userid'])){
+	unset($_SESSION['title']);
+	unset($_SESSION['tid']);
+	echo '<center>Welcome to the admin area!<br /><br />';
+	echo 'Title creator / editor <a href="titlemanager.php" class="navlink">here</a> (work in progress)<br /><br />';
+	echo 'User editor <a href="" class="navlink">here</a> (not working yet)<br />';
+}
 include_once ('footer.php');
 ?>
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diff --git a/includes/addcharacters-submit.php b/includes/addcharacters-submit.php
index 65f4865..820cc0a 100644
--- a/includes/addcharacters-submit.php
+++ b/includes/addcharacters-submit.php
@@ -6,11 +6,12 @@ error_reporting(E_ALL);
 mysqli_report(MYSQLI_REPORT_ERROR | MYSQLI_REPORT_STRICT);
 # delete the above when shit finally works
 
-// $ac = AddCharacter
-$ac = $con->prepare("INSERT INTO gwchars (accid, userid, charname, birthdate, profid) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?)");
-$ac->bind_param("iissi", $_SESSION['prefaccid'], $_SESSION['userid'], $_POST['newcharname'], $_POST['bdate'], $_POST['profid']);
-$ac->execute();
-$ac->close();
-echo $_POST['newcharname'] . ' added to your account!<br /><br />';
-
+if (isset($_SESSION['userid'])){
+	// $ac = AddCharacter
+	$ac = $con->prepare("INSERT INTO gwchars (accid, userid, charname, birthdate, profid) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?)");
+	$ac->bind_param("iissi", $_SESSION['prefaccid'], $_SESSION['userid'], $_POST['newcharname'], $_POST['bdate'], $_POST['profid']);
+	$ac->execute();
+	$ac->close();
+	echo $_POST['newcharname'] . ' added to your account!<br /><br />';
+}
 ?>
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diff --git a/includes/set-prefacc.php b/includes/set-prefacc.php
index 0592145..eabe45d 100644
--- a/includes/set-prefacc.php
+++ b/includes/set-prefacc.php
@@ -1,25 +1,27 @@
 <?php
-if ($_POST['prefaccid'] == "nopref") {
-	$nap = $con->prepare("UPDATE userinfo SET prefaccid = 0, prefaccname = 'No default selected' WHERE userid = ?");
-	$nap->bind_param("i", $_SESSION['userid']);
-	$nap->execute();
-	$nap->close();
-	$_SESSION['prefaccid'] = "0";
-	$_SESSION['prefaccname'] = "No default selected";
-	echo 'Account preference update - no preferred account selected.<br />';
-} else {
-	$sap = $con->prepare("SELECT accid, accemail FROM gwaccounts WHERE accid = ? AND userid = ?");
-	$sap->bind_param("ii", $_POST['prefaccid'], $_SESSION['userid']);
-	$sap->execute();
-	$result = $sap->get_result();
-	while ($row = $result->fetch_assoc()) {
-		$uap = $con->prepare("UPDATE userinfo SET prefaccid = ?, prefaccname = ? WHERE userid = ?");
-		$uap->bind_param("isi", $_POST['prefaccid'], $row['accemail'], $_SESSION['userid']);
-		$uap->execute();
-		$uap->close();
-		$_SESSION['prefaccid'] = $row['accid'];
-		$_SESSION['prefaccname'] = $row['accemail'];
+if (isset($_SESSION['userid'])) {
+	if ($_POST['prefaccid'] == "nopref") {
+		$nap = $con->prepare("UPDATE userinfo SET prefaccid = 0, prefaccname = 'No default selected' WHERE userid = ?");
+		$nap->bind_param("i", $_SESSION['userid']);
+		$nap->execute();
+		$nap->close();
+		$_SESSION['prefaccid'] = "0";
+		$_SESSION['prefaccname'] = "No default selected";
+		echo 'Account preference update - no preferred account selected.<br />';
+	} else {
+		$sap = $con->prepare("SELECT accid, accemail FROM gwaccounts WHERE accid = ? AND userid = ?");
+		$sap->bind_param("ii", $_POST['prefaccid'], $_SESSION['userid']);
+		$sap->execute();
+		$result = $sap->get_result();
+		while ($row = $result->fetch_assoc()) {
+			$uap = $con->prepare("UPDATE userinfo SET prefaccid = ?, prefaccname = ? WHERE userid = ?");
+			$uap->bind_param("isi", $_POST['prefaccid'], $row['accemail'], $_SESSION['userid']);
+			$uap->execute();
+			$uap->close();
+			$_SESSION['prefaccid'] = $row['accid'];
+			$_SESSION['prefaccname'] = $row['accemail'];
+		}
+		echo 'Guild Wars preferred account updated! <br />';
 	}
-	echo 'Guild Wars preferred account updated! <br />';
 }
 ?>
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diff --git a/includes/set-prefchar.php b/includes/set-prefchar.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f640c5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/includes/set-prefchar.php
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<?php
+if (isset($_SESSION['userid'])) {
+echo 'this is the set-prefchar.php file text!<br />';
+}
+?>
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diff --git a/preferences.php b/preferences.php
index 8c3a1e5..9664f27 100644
--- a/preferences.php
+++ b/preferences.php
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 <?php
 $pagetitle = "Account options";
 include_once ('header.php');
-
+if (isset($_SESSION['userid'])){
+	
 if (!empty($_POST['useremail'])) {
 	//this section contains code to update the users e-mail address
 	include_once ('includes/update-email.php');
@@ -16,6 +17,12 @@ if (!empty($_POST['setacc'])) {
     //this section contains code to set the users preferred game account
     include_once ('includes/set-prefacc.php');
 }
+
+if (!empty($_POST['setchar'])) {
+	//this section contains code to the users preferred character
+	include_once ('includes/set-prefchar.php');
+}
+
 echo '<h3>Change e-mail or password</h3>';
 
 // select which GW account you want to default to
@@ -32,6 +39,19 @@ while ($row = $resacc->fetch_assoc()) {
 echo '</td><td><input type="submit" value="Set account"></td></tr></select></table><input type="hidden" name="setacc" value="update"></form><br />';
 
 // select which character from your GW account you want to default to
+echo 'the session prefaccid is: ' . $_SESSION['prefaccid'] . '<br/>';
+echo 'the session userid is: ' .$_SESSION['userid'] . '<br/>';
+echo '<form action="preferences.php" method="post"><table border="1"><caption style="white-space: nowrap; overflow: hidden;">Current preferred character: <b>' .$_SESSION['prefcharname'] . '</b></caption>';
+echo '<tr><td><select name="prefcharid">';
+echo '<option value="nopref">Prefer no default</option>';
+$prefchar = $con->prepare("SELECT charid, charname FROM gwchars WHERE accid = ? AND userid = ?");
+$prefchar->bind_param("ii", $_SESSION['prefaccid'], $_SESSION['userid']);
+$prefchar->execute();
+$reschar = $prefchar->get_result();
+while ($row2 = $reschar->fetch_assoc()) {
+	echo '<option value="' . $row2['charid'] . '">' . $row2['charname'] . '</option>';
+}
+echo '</td><td><input type="submit" value="Set character"></td></tr></select></table><input type="hidden" name="setchar" value="updatechar"></form><br />';
 # needed code: select charrid from table gwchars selected by accid
 
 // update e-mail address form
@@ -62,5 +82,6 @@ echo <<<UPDPASS
 </script>
 <input type="submit" name="submission" value="Update password" onclick="return Validate()" id="btnSubmit"></form>
 UPDPASS;
+}
 include_once ('footer.php');
 ?>
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diff --git a/titlemanager.php b/titlemanager.php
index 98ac47b..a21ee55 100644
--- a/titlemanager.php
+++ b/titlemanager.php
@@ -1,82 +1,79 @@
 <?php
 $pagetitle = "Title Editor";
 include_once ('header.php');
-include_once ('connect.php');
-$con = mysqli_connect(DATABASE_HOST, DATABASE_USER, DATABASE_PASS, DATABASE_NAME);
-if ($con->connect_errno){
-	die ('Unable to connect to database [' . $db->connect_errno . ']');
-}
-if (isset($_SESSION['title'])) {
-	if ($_SESSION['title'] == "repeat") {
-		$_POST['title'] = "addsubtitle";
-		unset($_SESSION['title']);
-	} else {
-		unset($_SESSION['tr']);
-	}
-}
-if ($_SESSION['admin'] == 1) {
-	echo '<br />';
-	if (isset($_POST['title'])) {
-		if ($_POST['title'] == "addtitle") {
-			// included file contains all the code to add a new title
-			include_once ('includes/title-add.php');
-		} else if ($_POST['title'] == "titlesubmit") {
-			// included file contains all the code to submit a new title
-			include_once ('includes/title-submit.php');
-		} else if ($_POST['title'] == "modtitle") { 
-			// included file contains all the code to edit a title
-			include_once ('includes/title-editor.php');
-		} else if ($_POST['title'] == "updatetitle") {
-			// this section doesn't require human interaction
-			include_once ('includes/title-update.php');
-		} else if ($_POST['title'] == "addsubtitle") {
-			// included file contains all code to add the title ranks and points required
-			include_once ('includes/titleranks-add.php');
-		} else if ($_POST['title'] == "titleranksubmit") {
-			// this section doesn't require human interaction
-			include_once ('includes/titleranks-submit.php');
-		} else if ($_POST['title'] == "modsubtitle") {
-			// included file contains all code to edit a title rank
-			include_once ('includes/titleranks-editor.php');
-		} else if ($_POST['title'] == "updatesubtitle") {
-			// this sectionupdates modified title ranks in the database, or deletes them
-			include_once ('includes/titleranks-update.php');
-		}
-	} else {
-		unset($_SESSION['tid']);
-		unset($_SESSION['tr']);
-		echo 'Add titles <form action="titlemanager.php" method="post"><input type="hidden" name="title" value="addtitle"><input type="submit" value="Add title"></form><br />';
-		echo 'Modify titles <form action="titlemanager.php" method="post"><input type="hidden" name="title" value="modtitle"><select name="tid" onchange="this.form.submit()"><option selected disabled>Select title</option>';
-		include ('includes/title-select.php');
-		echo '</select><noscript><input type="submit" value="Modify Title"></noscript></form><br /><br />';
-		echo 'Add or modify title ranks and points <form action="titlemanager.php" method="post"><input type="hidden" name="title" value="addsubtitle"><select name="tid" onchange="this.form.submit()"><option selected disabled>Add title rank(s)</option>';
-        include ('includes/title-select.php');
-        echo '</select><noscript><input type="submit" value="Add title rank"></noscript></form><br /><br />';
-		// now to view the last 5 title entries in the database
-		echo 'Here is the last 15 titles entered into the database, newest entry is on top:<br />';
-		echo '<table border="1"><tr><th>titleid</th><th>titlename</th><th>titletype</th><th>titletype</th></tr>';
-		$stmtview = $con->prepare("SELECT * FROM gwtitles ORDER BY titlenameid DESC LIMIT 15");
-		$stmtview->execute();
-		$result = $stmtview->get_result();
-		while ($row = $result->fetch_assoc()) {
-			$tid = $row['titlenameid'];
-			$tname = $row['titlename'];
-			$ttype = $row['titletype'];
-            $tmr = $row['titlemaxrank'];
-			echo '<tr><td>' . $tid . '</td><td>' . $tname . ' (' . $tmr . ')</td><td>' . $ttype . '</td><td>';
-			if ($ttype == "0") {
-				echo 'account';
-			} else if ($ttype == "1") {
-				echo 'character';
+if (isset($_SESSION['userid'])){
+	if (isset($_SESSION['title'])) {
+		if ($_SESSION['title'] == "repeat") {
+				$_POST['title'] = "addsubtitle";
+				unset($_SESSION['title']);
 			} else {
-				echo 'Anything other than a 0 or 1 means something broke!';
-				include_once ('footer.php');
-				exit();
+				unset($_SESSION['tr']);
+			}
+		}
+		if ($_SESSION['admin'] == 1) {
+		echo '<br />';
+		if (isset($_POST['title'])) {
+			if ($_POST['title'] == "addtitle") {
+				// included file contains all the code to add a new title
+				include_once ('includes/title-add.php');
+			} else if ($_POST['title'] == "titlesubmit") {
+				// included file contains all the code to submit a new title
+				include_once ('includes/title-submit.php');
+			} else if ($_POST['title'] == "modtitle") { 
+				// included file contains all the code to edit a title
+				include_once ('includes/title-editor.php');
+			} else if ($_POST['title'] == "updatetitle") {
+				// this section doesn't require human interaction
+				include_once ('includes/title-update.php');
+			} else if ($_POST['title'] == "addsubtitle") {
+				// included file contains all code to add the title ranks and points required
+				include_once ('includes/titleranks-add.php');
+			} else if ($_POST['title'] == "titleranksubmit") {
+				// this section doesn't require human interaction
+				include_once ('includes/titleranks-submit.php');
+			} else if ($_POST['title'] == "modsubtitle") {
+				// included file contains all code to edit a title rank
+				include_once ('includes/titleranks-editor.php');
+			} else if ($_POST['title'] == "updatesubtitle") {
+				// this sectionupdates modified title ranks in the database, or deletes them
+				include_once ('includes/titleranks-update.php');
+			}
+		} else {
+			unset($_SESSION['tid']);
+			unset($_SESSION['tr']);
+			echo 'Add titles <form action="titlemanager.php" method="post"><input type="hidden" name="title" value="addtitle"><input type="submit" value="Add title"></form><br />';
+			echo 'Modify titles <form action="titlemanager.php" method="post"><input type="hidden" name="title" value="modtitle"><select name="tid" onchange="this.form.submit()"><option selected disabled>Select title</option>';
+			include ('includes/title-select.php');
+			echo '</select><noscript><input type="submit" value="Modify Title"></noscript></form><br /><br />';
+			echo 'Add or modify title ranks and points <form action="titlemanager.php" method="post"><input type="hidden" name="title" value="addsubtitle"><select name="tid" onchange="this.form.submit()"><option selected disabled>Add title rank(s)</option>';
+			include ('includes/title-select.php');
+			echo '</select><noscript><input type="submit" value="Add title rank"></noscript></form><br /><br />';
+			// now to view the last 5 title entries in the database
+			echo 'Here is the last 15 titles entered into the database, newest entry is on top:<br />';
+			echo '<table border="1"><tr><th>titleid</th><th>titlename</th><th>titletype</th><th>titletype</th></tr>';
+			$stmtview = $con->prepare("SELECT * FROM gwtitles ORDER BY titlenameid DESC LIMIT 15");
+			$stmtview->execute();
+			$result = $stmtview->get_result();
+			while ($row = $result->fetch_assoc()) {
+				$tid = $row['titlenameid'];
+				$tname = $row['titlename'];
+				$ttype = $row['titletype'];
+				$tmr = $row['titlemaxrank'];
+				echo '<tr><td>' . $tid . '</td><td>' . $tname . ' (' . $tmr . ')</td><td>' . $ttype . '</td><td>';
+				if ($ttype == "0") {
+					echo 'account';
+				} else if ($ttype == "1") {
+					echo 'character';
+				} else {
+					echo 'Anything other than a 0 or 1 means something broke!';
+					include_once ('footer.php');
+					exit();
+				}
+				echo '</td></tr>';
 			}
-			echo '</td></tr>';
+			$stmtview->close();
+			echo '</table><br />If anything looks off, please fix it!<br /><br />';
 		}
-		$stmtview->close();
-		echo '</table><br />If anything looks off, please fix it!<br /><br />';
 	}
 }
 include_once ('footer.php');