diff --git a/web/source/settings/admin/_federation.js b/web/source/settings/admin/_federation.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9ec1f2a63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/source/settings/admin/_federation.js
@@ -0,0 +1,282 @@
+/*
+	GoToSocial
+	Copyright (C) 2021-2022 GoToSocial Authors admin@gotosocial.org
+
+	This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+	it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+	the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+	(at your option) any later version.
+
+	This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+	but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+	MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+	GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+	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/>.
+*/
+
+"use strict";
+
+const Promise = require("bluebird");
+const React = require("react");
+const Redux = require("react-redux");
+const { Switch, Route, Link, Redirect, useRoute, useLocation } = require("wouter");
+const fileDownload = require("js-file-download");
+
+const { formFields } = require("../components/form-fields");
+
+const api = require("../lib/api");
+const adminActions = require("../redux/reducers/admin").actions;
+const submit = require("../lib/submit");
+const BackButton = require("../components/back-button");
+const Loading = require("../components/loading");
+const { matchSorter } = require("match-sorter");
+
+const base = "/settings/admin/federation";
+
+module.exports = function AdminSettings() {
+	const dispatch = Redux.useDispatch();
+	const loadedBlockedInstances = Redux.useSelector(state => state.admin.loadedBlockedInstances);
+
+	React.useEffect(() => {
+		if (!loadedBlockedInstances) {
+			Promise.try(() => {
+				return dispatch(api.admin.fetchDomainBlocks());
+			});
+		}
+	}, [dispatch, loadedBlockedInstances]);
+
+	if (!loadedBlockedInstances) {
+		return (
+			<div>
+				<h1>Federation</h1>
+				<div>
+					<Loading />
+				</div>
+			</div>
+		);
+	}
+
+	return (
+		<Switch>
+			<Route path={`${base}/:domain`}>
+				<InstancePageWrapped />
+			</Route>
+			<InstanceOverview />
+		</Switch>
+	);
+};
+
+function InstanceOverview() {
+	const [filter, setFilter] = React.useState("");
+	const blockedInstances = Redux.useSelector(state => state.admin.blockedInstances);
+	const [_location, setLocation] = useLocation();
+
+	const filteredInstances = React.useMemo(() => {
+		return matchSorter(Object.values(blockedInstances), filter, { keys: ["domain"] });
+	}, [blockedInstances, filter]);
+
+	function filterFormSubmit(e) {
+		e.preventDefault();
+		setLocation(`${base}/${filter}`);
+	}
+
+	return (
+		<>
+			<h1>Federation</h1>
+			Here you can see an overview of blocked instances.
+
+			<div className="instance-list">
+				<h2>Blocked instances</h2>
+				<form action={`${base}/view`} className="filter" role="search" onSubmit={filterFormSubmit}>
+					<input name="domain" value={filter} onChange={(e) => setFilter(e.target.value)} />
+					<Link to={`${base}/${filter}`}><a className="button">Add block</a></Link>
+				</form>
+				<div className="list scrolling">
+					{filteredInstances.map((entry) => {
+						return (
+							<Link key={entry.domain} to={`${base}/${entry.domain}`}>
+								<a className="entry nounderline">
+									<span id="domain">
+										{entry.domain}
+									</span>
+									<span id="date">
+										{new Date(entry.created_at).toLocaleString()}
+									</span>
+								</a>
+							</Link>
+						);
+					})}
+				</div>
+			</div>
+
+			<BulkBlocking />
+		</>
+	);
+}
+
+const Bulk = formFields(adminActions.updateBulkBlockVal, (state) => state.admin.bulkBlock);
+function BulkBlocking() {
+	const dispatch = Redux.useDispatch();
+	const { bulkBlock, blockedInstances } = Redux.useSelector(state => state.admin);
+
+	const [errorMsg, setError] = React.useState("");
+	const [statusMsg, setStatus] = React.useState("");
+
+	function importBlocks() {
+		setStatus("Processing");
+		setError("");
+		return Promise.try(() => {
+			return dispatch(api.admin.bulkDomainBlock());
+		}).then(({ success, invalidDomains }) => {
+			return Promise.try(() => {
+				return resetBulk();
+			}).then(() => {
+				dispatch(adminActions.updateBulkBlockVal(["list", invalidDomains.join("\n")]));
+
+				let stat = "";
+				if (success == 0) {
+					return setError("No valid domains in import");
+				} else if (success == 1) {
+					stat = "Imported 1 domain";
+				} else {
+					stat = `Imported ${success} domains`;
+				}
+
+				if (invalidDomains.length > 0) {
+					if (invalidDomains.length == 1) {
+						stat += ", input contained 1 invalid domain.";
+					} else {
+						stat += `, input contained ${invalidDomains.length} invalid domains.`;
+					}
+				} else {
+					stat += "!";
+				}
+
+				setStatus(stat);
+			});
+		}).catch((e) => {
+			setError(e.message);
+			setStatus("");
+		});
+	}
+
+	function exportBlocks() {
+		return Promise.try(() => {
+			setStatus("Exporting");
+			setError("");
+			let asJSON = bulkBlock.exportType.startsWith("json");
+			let _asCSV = bulkBlock.exportType.startsWith("csv");
+
+			let exportList = Object.values(blockedInstances).map((entry) => {
+				if (asJSON) {
+					return {
+						domain: entry.domain,
+						public_comment: entry.public_comment
+					};
+				} else {
+					return entry.domain;
+				}
+			});
+
+			if (bulkBlock.exportType == "json") {
+				return dispatch(adminActions.updateBulkBlockVal(["list", JSON.stringify(exportList)]));
+			} else if (bulkBlock.exportType == "json-download") {
+				return fileDownload(JSON.stringify(exportList), "block-export.json");
+			} else if (bulkBlock.exportType == "plain") {
+				return dispatch(adminActions.updateBulkBlockVal(["list", exportList.join("\n")]));
+			}
+		}).then(() => {
+			setStatus("Exported!");
+		}).catch((e) => {
+			setError(e.message);
+			setStatus("");
+		});
+	}
+
+	function resetBulk(e) {
+		if (e != undefined) {
+			e.preventDefault();
+		}
+		return dispatch(adminActions.resetBulkBlockVal());
+	}
+
+	function disableInfoFields(props = {}) {
+		if (bulkBlock.list[0] == "[") {
+			return {
+				...props,
+				disabled: true,
+				placeHolder: "Domain list is a JSON import, input disabled"
+			};
+		} else {
+			return props;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return (
+		<div className="bulk">
+			<h2>Import / Export <a onClick={resetBulk}>reset</a></h2>
+			<Bulk.TextArea
+				id="list"
+				name="Domains, one per line"
+				placeHolder={`google.com\nfacebook.com`}
+			/>
+
+			<Bulk.TextArea
+				id="public_comment"
+				name="Public comment"
+				inputProps={disableInfoFields({ rows: 3 })}
+			/>
+
+			<Bulk.TextArea
+				id="private_comment"
+				name="Private comment"
+				inputProps={disableInfoFields({ rows: 3 })}
+			/>
+
+			<Bulk.Checkbox
+				id="obfuscate"
+				name="Obfuscate domains? "
+				inputProps={disableInfoFields()}
+			/>
+
+			<div className="hidden">
+				<Bulk.File
+					id="json"
+					fileType="application/json"
+					withPreview={false}
+				/>
+			</div>
+
+			<div className="messagebutton">
+				<div>
+					<button type="submit" onClick={importBlocks}>Import</button>
+				</div>
+
+				<div>
+					<button type="submit" onClick={exportBlocks}>Export</button>
+
+					<Bulk.Select id="exportType" name="Export type" options={
+						<>
+							<option value="plain">One per line in text field</option>
+							<option value="json">JSON in text field</option>
+							<option value="json-download">JSON file download</option>
+							<option disabled value="csv">CSV in text field (glitch-soc)</option>
+							<option disabled value="csv-download">CSV file download (glitch-soc)</option>
+						</>
+					} />
+				</div>
+				<br />
+				<div>
+					{errorMsg.length > 0 &&
+						<div className="error accent">{errorMsg}</div>
+					}
+					{statusMsg.length > 0 &&
+						<div className="accent">{statusMsg}</div>
+					}
+				</div>
+			</div>
+		</div>
+	);
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/web/source/settings/admin/emoji/category-select.jsx b/web/source/settings/admin/emoji/category-select.jsx
index d22534ea8..605915e2f 100644
--- a/web/source/settings/admin/emoji/category-select.jsx
+++ b/web/source/settings/admin/emoji/category-select.jsx
@@ -36,13 +36,15 @@ function useEmojiByCategory(emoji) {
 	), [emoji]);
 }
 
-function CategorySelect({value, categoryState, setIsNew=() => {}, children}) {
+function CategorySelect({ field, children }) {
+	const { value, setIsNew } = field;
+
 	const {
 		data: emoji = [],
 		isLoading,
 		isSuccess,
 		error
-	} = query.useGetAllEmojiQuery({filter: "domain:local"});
+	} = query.useGetAllEmojiQuery({ filter: "domain:local" });
 
 	const emojiByCategory = useEmojiByCategory(emoji);
 
@@ -52,7 +54,7 @@ function CategorySelect({value, categoryState, setIsNew=() => {}, children}) {
 	const categoryItems = React.useMemo(() => {
 		return syncpipe(emojiByCategory, [
 			(_) => Object.keys(_),            // just emoji category names
-			(_) => matchSorter(_, value, {threshold: matchSorter.rankings.NO_MATCH}),  // sorted by complex algorithm
+			(_) => matchSorter(_, value, { threshold: matchSorter.rankings.NO_MATCH }),  // sorted by complex algorithm
 			(_) => _.map((categoryName) => [  // map to input value, and selectable element with icon
 				categoryName,
 				<>
@@ -67,24 +69,24 @@ function CategorySelect({value, categoryState, setIsNew=() => {}, children}) {
 		if (value != undefined && isSuccess && value.trim().length > 0) {
 			setIsNew(!categories.has(value.trim()));
 		}
-	}, [categories, value, setIsNew, isSuccess]);
+	}, [categories, value, isSuccess, setIsNew]);
 
 	if (error) { // fall back to plain text input, but this would almost certainly have caused a bigger error message elsewhere
 		return (
 			<>
-				<input type="text" placeholder="e.g., reactions" onChange={(e) => {categoryState.value = e.target.value;}}/>;
+				<input type="text" placeholder="e.g., reactions" onChange={(e) => { field.value = e.target.value; }} />;
 			</>
 		);
 	} else if (isLoading) {
-		return <input type="text" value="Loading categories..." disabled={true}/>;
+		return <input type="text" value="Loading categories..." disabled={true} />;
 	}
 
 	return (
 		<ComboBox
-			state={categoryState}
+			field={field}
 			items={categoryItems}
 			label="Category"
-			placeHolder="e.g., reactions"
+			placeholder="e.g., reactions"
 			children={children}
 		/>
 	);
diff --git a/web/source/settings/admin/emoji/local/detail.js b/web/source/settings/admin/emoji/local/detail.js
index c509ab4f4..4fb59e9e0 100644
--- a/web/source/settings/admin/emoji/local/detail.js
+++ b/web/source/settings/admin/emoji/local/detail.js
@@ -19,15 +19,21 @@
 "use strict";
 
 const React = require("react");
-
 const { useRoute, Link, Redirect } = require("wouter");
 
-const { CategorySelect } = require("../category-select");
-const { useComboBoxInput, useFileInput } = require("../../../lib/form");
-
 const query = require("../../../lib/query");
+
+const { useComboBoxInput, useFileInput, useValue } = require("../../../lib/form");
+const { CategorySelect } = require("../category-select");
+
+const useFormSubmit = require("../../../lib/form/submit");
+
 const FakeToot = require("../../../components/fake-toot");
+const FormWithData = require("../../../lib/form/form-with-data");
 const Loading = require("../../../components/loading");
+const { FileInput } = require("../../../components/form/inputs");
+const MutationButton = require("../../../components/form/mutation-button");
+const { Error } = require("../../../components/error");
 
 const base = "/settings/custom-emoji/local";
 
@@ -39,57 +45,41 @@ module.exports = function EmojiDetailRoute() {
 		return (
 			<div className="emoji-detail">
 				<Link to={base}><a>&lt; go back</a></Link>
-				<EmojiDetailData emojiId={params.emojiId} />
+				<FormWithData dataQuery={query.useGetEmojiQuery} arg={params.emojiId} DataForm={EmojiDetailForm} />
 			</div>
 		);
 	}
 };
 
-function EmojiDetailData({ emojiId }) {
-	const { currentData: emoji, isLoading, error } = query.useGetEmojiQuery(emojiId);
+function EmojiDetailForm({ data: emoji }) {
+	const form = {
+		id: useValue("id", emoji.id),
+		category: useComboBoxInput("category", { defaultValue: emoji.category }),
+		image: useFileInput("image", {
+			withPreview: true,
+			maxSize: 50 * 1024 // TODO: get from instance api
+		})
+	};
 
-	if (error) {
-		return (
-			<div className="error accent">
-				{error.status}: {error.data.error}
-			</div>
-		);
-	} else if (isLoading) {
-		return (
-			<div>
-				<Loading />
-			</div>
-		);
-	} else {
-		return <EmojiDetail emoji={emoji} />;
-	}
-}
-
-function EmojiDetail({ emoji }) {
-	const [modifyEmoji, modifyResult] = query.useEditEmojiMutation();
-
-	const [isNewCategory, setIsNewCategory] = React.useState(false);
-
-	const [categoryState, _resetCategory, { category }] = useComboBoxInput("category", { defaultValue: emoji.category });
-
-	const [onFileChange, _resetFile, { image, imageURL, imageInfo }] = useFileInput("image", {
-		withPreview: true,
-		maxSize: 50 * 1024
-	});
-
-	function modifyCategory() {
-		modifyEmoji({ id: emoji.id, category: category.trim() });
-	}
-
-	function modifyImage() {
-		modifyEmoji({ id: emoji.id, image: image });
-	}
+	const [modifyEmoji, result] = useFormSubmit(form, query.useEditEmojiMutation());
 
+	// Automatic submitting of category change
 	React.useEffect(() => {
-		if (category != emoji.category && !categoryState.open && !isNewCategory && category?.trim().length > 0) {
-			modifyEmoji({ id: emoji.id, category: category.trim() });
+		if (
+			form.category.hasChanged() &&
+			!form.category.state.open &&
+			!form.category.isNew) {
+			modifyEmoji();
 		}
-	}, [isNewCategory, category, categoryState.open, emoji.category, emoji.id, modifyEmoji]);
+	}, [form.category.hasChanged(), form.category.isNew, form.category.state.open]);
+
+	const [deleteEmoji, deleteResult] = query.useDeleteEmojiMutation();
+
+	if (deleteResult.isSuccess) {
+		return <Redirect to={base} />;
+	}
+
+	console.log(form.category);
 
 	return (
 		<>
@@ -97,58 +87,62 @@ function EmojiDetail({ emoji }) {
 				<img src={emoji.url} alt={emoji.shortcode} title={emoji.shortcode} />
 				<div>
 					<h2>{emoji.shortcode}</h2>
-					<DeleteButton id={emoji.id} />
+					<MutationButton
+						label="Delete"
+						type="button"
+						onClick={() => deleteEmoji(emoji.id)}
+						className="danger button-inline"
+						showError={false}
+						result={deleteResult}
+					/>
 				</div>
 			</div>
 
-			<div className="left-border">
-				<h2>Modify this emoji {modifyResult.isLoading && "(processing..)"}</h2>
-
-				{modifyResult.error && <div className="error">
-					{modifyResult.error.status}: {modifyResult.error.data.error}
-				</div>}
+			<form onSubmit={modifyEmoji} className="left-border">
+				<h2>Modify this emoji {result.isLoading && <Loading />}</h2>
 
 				<div className="update-category">
 					<CategorySelect
-						value={category}
-						categoryState={categoryState}
-						setIsNew={setIsNewCategory}
+						field={form.category}
 					>
-						<button style={{ visibility: (isNewCategory ? "initial" : "hidden") }} onClick={modifyCategory}>
-							Create
-						</button>
+						<MutationButton
+							name="create-category"
+							label="Create"
+							result={result}
+							showError={false}
+							style={{ visibility: (form.category.isNew ? "initial" : "hidden") }}
+						/>
 					</CategorySelect>
 				</div>
 
 				<div className="update-image">
-					<b>Image</b>
-					<div className="form-field file">
-						<label className="file-input button" htmlFor="image">
-							Browse
-						</label>
-						{imageInfo}
-						<input
-							className="hidden"
-							type="file"
-							id="image"
-							name="Image"
-							accept="image/png,image/gif"
-							onChange={onFileChange}
-						/>
-					</div>
+					<FileInput
+						field={form.image}
+						label="Image"
+						accept="image/png,image/gif"
+					/>
 
-					<button onClick={modifyImage} disabled={image == undefined}>Replace image</button>
+					<MutationButton
+						name="image"
+						label="Replace image"
+						showError={false}
+						className="button-inline"
+						result={result}
+					/>
 
 					<FakeToot>
 						Look at this new custom emoji <img
 							className="emoji"
-							src={imageURL ?? emoji.url}
+							src={form.image.previewURL ?? emoji.url}
 							title={`:${emoji.shortcode}:`}
 							alt={emoji.shortcode}
 						/> isn&apos;t it cool?
 					</FakeToot>
+
+					{result.error && <Error error={result.error} />}
+					{deleteResult.error && <Error error={deleteResult.error} />}
 				</div>
-			</div>
+			</form>
 		</>
 	);
 }
diff --git a/web/source/settings/admin/emoji/local/index.js b/web/source/settings/admin/emoji/local/index.js
index 4160fe41d..0cf4254f7 100644
--- a/web/source/settings/admin/emoji/local/index.js
+++ b/web/source/settings/admin/emoji/local/index.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 "use strict";
 
 const React = require("react");
-const {Switch, Route} = require("wouter");
+const { Switch, Route } = require("wouter");
 
 const EmojiOverview = require("./overview");
 const EmojiDetail = require("./detail");
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ module.exports = function CustomEmoji() {
 		<>
 			<Switch>
 				<Route path={`${base}/:emojiId`}>
-					<EmojiDetail />
+					<EmojiDetail baseUrl={base} />
 				</Route>
-				<EmojiOverview />
+				<EmojiOverview baseUrl={base} />
 			</Switch>
 		</>
 	);
diff --git a/web/source/settings/admin/emoji/local/new-emoji.js b/web/source/settings/admin/emoji/local/new-emoji.js
index 3a539686b..1424eea96 100644
--- a/web/source/settings/admin/emoji/local/new-emoji.js
+++ b/web/source/settings/admin/emoji/local/new-emoji.js
@@ -21,98 +21,65 @@
 const Promise = require('bluebird');
 const React = require("react");
 
-const FakeToot = require("../../../components/fake-toot");
-const MutationButton = require("../../../components/form/mutation-button");
+const query = require("../../../lib/query");
 
 const {
 	useTextInput,
 	useFileInput,
 	useComboBoxInput
 } = require("../../../lib/form");
+const useShortcode = require("./use-shortcode");
+
+const useFormSubmit = require("../../../lib/form/submit");
+
+const {
+	TextInput, FileInput
+} = require("../../../components/form/inputs");
 
-const query = require("../../../lib/query");
 const { CategorySelect } = require('../category-select');
+const FakeToot = require("../../../components/fake-toot");
+const MutationButton = require("../../../components/form/mutation-button");
 
-const shortcodeRegex = /^[a-z0-9_]+$/;
+module.exports = function NewEmojiForm() {
+	const shortcode = useShortcode();
 
-module.exports = function NewEmojiForm({ emoji }) {
-	const emojiCodes = React.useMemo(() => {
-		return new Set(emoji.map((e) => e.shortcode));
-	}, [emoji]);
-
-	const [addEmoji, result] = query.useAddEmojiMutation();
-
-	const [onFileChange, resetFile, { image, imageURL, imageInfo }] = useFileInput("image", {
+	const image = useFileInput("image", {
 		withPreview: true,
-		maxSize: 50 * 1024
+		maxSize: 50 * 1024 // TODO: get from instance api?
 	});
 
-	const [onShortcodeChange, resetShortcode, { shortcode, setShortcode, shortcodeRef }] = useTextInput("shortcode", {
-		validator: function validateShortcode(code) {
-			// technically invalid, but hacky fix to prevent validation error on page load
-			if (shortcode == "") { return ""; }
+	const category = useComboBoxInput("category");
 
-			if (emojiCodes.has(code)) {
-				return "Shortcode already in use";
-			}
+	const [submitForm, result] = useFormSubmit({
+		shortcode, image, category
+	}, query.useAddEmojiMutation());
 
-			if (code.length < 2 || code.length > 30) {
-				return "Shortcode must be between 2 and 30 characters";
-			}
+	// const [onFileChange, resetFile, { image, imageURL, imageInfo }] = useFileInput("image", {
+	// 	withPreview: true,
+	// 	maxSize: 50 * 1024
+	// });
 
-			if (code.toLowerCase() != code) {
-				return "Shortcode must be lowercase";
-			}
-
-			if (!shortcodeRegex.test(code)) {
-				return "Shortcode must only contain lowercase letters, numbers, and underscores";
-			}
-
-			return "";
-		}
-	});
-
-	const [categoryState, resetCategory, { category }] = useComboBoxInput("category");
+	// const [categoryState, resetCategory, { category }] = useComboBoxInput("category");
 
 	React.useEffect(() => {
-		if (shortcode.length == 0) {
-			if (image != undefined) {
-				let [name, _ext] = image.name.split(".");
-				setShortcode(name);
+		if (shortcode.value.length == 0) {
+			if (image.value != undefined) {
+				let [name, _ext] = image.value.name.split(".");
+				shortcode.setter(name);
 			}
 		}
 		// we explicitly don't want to add 'shortcode' as a dependency here
 		// because we only want this to update to the filename if the field is empty
 		// at the moment the file is selected, not some time after when the field is emptied
 		// eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
-	}, [image]);
+	}, [image.value]);
 
-	function uploadEmoji(e) {
-		if (e) {
-			e.preventDefault();
-		}
+	let emojiOrShortcode = `:${shortcode.value}:`;
 
-		Promise.try(() => {
-			return addEmoji({
-				image,
-				shortcode,
-				category
-			});
-		}).then((res) => {
-			if (res.error == undefined) {
-				resetFile();
-				resetShortcode();
-				resetCategory();
-			}
-		});
-	}
-
-	let emojiOrShortcode = `:${shortcode}:`;
-
-	if (imageURL != undefined) {
+	if (image.previewValue != undefined) {
 		emojiOrShortcode = <img
 			className="emoji"
-			src={imageURL}
+			src={image.previewValue}
 			title={`:${shortcode}:`}
 			alt={shortcode}
 		/>;
@@ -126,39 +93,19 @@ module.exports = function NewEmojiForm({ emoji }) {
 				Look at this new custom emoji {emojiOrShortcode} isn&apos;t it cool?
 			</FakeToot>
 
-			<form onSubmit={uploadEmoji} className="form-flex">
-				<div className="form-field file">
-					<label className="file-input button" htmlFor="image">
-						Browse
-					</label>
-					{imageInfo}
-					<input
-						className="hidden"
-						type="file"
-						id="image"
-						name="Image"
-						accept="image/png,image/gif"
-						onChange={onFileChange}
-					/>
-				</div>
+			<form onSubmit={submitForm} className="form-flex">
+				<FileInput
+					field={image}
+					accept="image/png,image/gif"
+				/>
 
-				<div className="form-field text">
-					<label htmlFor="shortcode">
-						Shortcode, must be unique among the instance's local emoji
-					</label>
-					<input
-						type="text"
-						id="shortcode"
-						name="Shortcode"
-						ref={shortcodeRef}
-						onChange={onShortcodeChange}
-						value={shortcode}
-					/>
-				</div>
+				<TextInput
+					field={shortcode}
+					label="Shortcode, must be unique among the instance's local emoji"
+				/>
 
 				<CategorySelect
-					value={category}
-					categoryState={categoryState}
+					field={category}
 				/>
 
 				<MutationButton label="Upload emoji" result={result} />
diff --git a/web/source/settings/admin/emoji/local/overview.js b/web/source/settings/admin/emoji/local/overview.js
index ebfb89695..99c3122e1 100644
--- a/web/source/settings/admin/emoji/local/overview.js
+++ b/web/source/settings/admin/emoji/local/overview.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 "use strict";
 
 const React = require("react");
-const {Link} = require("wouter");
+const { Link } = require("wouter");
 
 const NewEmojiForm = require("./new-emoji");
 
@@ -27,33 +27,31 @@ const query = require("../../../lib/query");
 const { useEmojiByCategory } = require("../category-select");
 const Loading = require("../../../components/loading");
 
-const base = "/settings/custom-emoji/local";
-
-module.exports = function EmojiOverview() {
+module.exports = function EmojiOverview({ baseUrl }) {
 	const {
 		data: emoji = [],
 		isLoading,
 		error
-	} = query.useGetAllEmojiQuery({filter: "domain:local"});
+	} = query.useGetAllEmojiQuery({ filter: "domain:local" });
 
 	return (
 		<>
 			<h1>Custom Emoji (local)</h1>
-			{error && 
+			{error &&
 				<div className="error accent">{error}</div>
 			}
 			{isLoading
-				? <Loading/>
+				? <Loading />
 				: <>
-					<EmojiList emoji={emoji}/>
-					<NewEmojiForm emoji={emoji}/>
+					<EmojiList emoji={emoji} baseUrl={baseUrl} />
+					<NewEmojiForm emoji={emoji} />
 				</>
 			}
 		</>
 	);
 };
 
-function EmojiList({emoji}) {
+function EmojiList({ emoji, baseUrl }) {
 	const emojiByCategory = useEmojiByCategory(emoji);
 
 	return (
@@ -62,24 +60,23 @@ function EmojiList({emoji}) {
 			<div className="list emoji-list">
 				{emoji.length == 0 && "No local emoji yet, add one below"}
 				{Object.entries(emojiByCategory).map(([category, entries]) => {
-					return <EmojiCategory key={category} category={category} entries={entries}/>;
+					return <EmojiCategory key={category} category={category} entries={entries} baseUrl={baseUrl} />;
 				})}
 			</div>
 		</div>
 	);
 }
 
-function EmojiCategory({category, entries}) {
+function EmojiCategory({ category, entries, baseUrl }) {
 	return (
 		<div className="entry">
 			<b>{category}</b>
 			<div className="emoji-group">
 				{entries.map((e) => {
 					return (
-						<Link key={e.id} to={`${base}/${e.id}`}>
-							{/* <Link key={e.static_url} to={`${base}`}> */}
+						<Link key={e.id} to={`${baseUrl}/${e.id}`}>
 							<a>
-								<img src={e.url} alt={e.shortcode} title={`:${e.shortcode}:`}/>
+								<img src={e.url} alt={e.shortcode} title={`:${e.shortcode}:`} />
 							</a>
 						</Link>
 					);
diff --git a/web/source/settings/admin/emoji/local/use-shortcode.js b/web/source/settings/admin/emoji/local/use-shortcode.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a8ac30dc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/source/settings/admin/emoji/local/use-shortcode.js
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+/*
+	 GoToSocial
+	 Copyright (C) 2021-2022 GoToSocial Authors admin@gotosocial.org
+
+	 This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+	 it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+	 the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+	 (at your option) any later version.
+
+	 This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+	 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+	 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+	 GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+	 You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+	 along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+"use strict";
+
+const React = require("react");
+
+const query = require("../../../lib/query");
+const { useTextInput } = require("../../../lib/form");
+
+const shortcodeRegex = /^[a-z0-9_]+$/;
+
+module.exports = function useShortcode() {
+	const {
+		data: emoji = []
+	} = query.useGetAllEmojiQuery({ filter: "domain:local" });
+
+	const emojiCodes = React.useMemo(() => {
+		return new Set(emoji.map((e) => e.shortcode));
+	}, [emoji]);
+
+	return useTextInput("shortcode", {
+		validator: function validateShortcode(code) {
+			// technically invalid, but hacky fix to prevent validation error on page load
+			if (code == "") { return ""; }
+
+			if (emojiCodes.has(code)) {
+				return "Shortcode already in use";
+			}
+
+			if (code.length < 2 || code.length > 30) {
+				return "Shortcode must be between 2 and 30 characters";
+			}
+
+			if (code.toLowerCase() != code) {
+				return "Shortcode must be lowercase";
+			}
+
+			if (!shortcodeRegex.test(code)) {
+				return "Shortcode must only contain lowercase letters, numbers, and underscores";
+			}
+
+			return "";
+		}
+	});
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/web/source/settings/admin/emoji/remote/parse-from-toot.js b/web/source/settings/admin/emoji/remote/parse-from-toot.js
index dc56ae48a..e860512e4 100644
--- a/web/source/settings/admin/emoji/remote/parse-from-toot.js
+++ b/web/source/settings/admin/emoji/remote/parse-from-toot.js
@@ -18,10 +18,9 @@
 
 "use strict";
 
-const Promise = require("bluebird");
 const React = require("react");
-const Redux = require("react-redux");
-const syncpipe = require("syncpipe");
+
+const query = require("../../../lib/query");
 
 const {
 	useTextInput,
@@ -34,44 +33,15 @@ const useFormSubmit = require("../../../lib/form/submit");
 const CheckList = require("../../../components/check-list");
 const { CategorySelect } = require('../category-select');
 
-const query = require("../../../lib/query");
-const Loading = require("../../../components/loading");
 const { TextInput } = require("../../../components/form/inputs");
 const MutationButton = require("../../../components/form/mutation-button");
+const { Error } = require("../../../components/error");
 
 module.exports = function ParseFromToot({ emojiCodes }) {
-	const [searchStatus, { data, isLoading, isSuccess, error }] = query.useSearchStatusForEmojiMutation();
-	const instanceDomain = Redux.useSelector((state) => (new URL(state.oauth.instance).host));
+	const [searchStatus, result] = query.useSearchStatusForEmojiMutation();
 
 	const [onURLChange, _resetURL, { url }] = useTextInput("url");
 
-	const searchResult = React.useMemo(() => {
-		if (!isSuccess) {
-			return null;
-		}
-
-		if (data.type == "none") {
-			return "No results found";
-		}
-
-		if (data.domain == instanceDomain) {
-			return <b>This is a local user/toot, all referenced emoji are already on your instance</b>;
-		}
-
-		if (data.list.length == 0) {
-			return <b>This {data.type == "statuses" ? "toot" : "account"} doesn't use any custom emoji</b>;
-		}
-
-		return (
-			<CopyEmojiForm
-				localEmojiCodes={emojiCodes}
-				type={data.type}
-				domain={data.domain}
-				emojiList={data.list}
-			/>
-		);
-	}, [isSuccess, data, instanceDomain, emojiCodes]);
-
 	function submitSearch(e) {
 		e.preventDefault();
 		if (url.trim().length != 0) {
@@ -95,101 +65,143 @@ module.exports = function ParseFromToot({ emojiCodes }) {
 							onChange={onURLChange}
 							value={url}
 						/>
-						<button className="button-inline" disabled={isLoading}>
+						<button className="button-inline" disabled={result.isLoading}>
 							<i className={[
 								"fa fa-fw",
-								(isLoading
+								(result.isLoading
 									? "fa-refresh fa-spin"
 									: "fa-search")
 							].join(" ")} aria-hidden="true" title="Search" />
 							<span className="sr-only">Search</span>
 						</button>
 					</div>
-					{error && <div className="error">{error.data.error}</div>}
 				</div>
 			</form>
-			{searchResult}
+			<SearchResult result={result} localEmojiCodes={emojiCodes} />
 		</div>
 	);
 };
 
-function CopyEmojiForm({ localEmojiCodes, type, domain, emojiList }) {
-	const [patchRemoteEmojis, patchResult] = query.usePatchRemoteEmojisMutation();
-	const [err, setError] = React.useState();
+function SearchResult({ result, localEmojiCodes }) {
+	const { error, data, isSuccess, isError } = result;
 
-	const emojiCheckList = useCheckListInput("selectedEmoji", {
-		entries: emojiList,
-		uniqueKey: "shortcode"
-	});
+	if (!(isSuccess || isError)) {
+		return null;
+	}
 
-	const [categoryState, resetCategory, { category }] = useComboBoxInput("category");
+	if (error == "NONE_FOUND") {
+		return "No results found";
+	} else if (error == "LOCAL_INSTANCE") {
+		return <b>This is a local user/toot, all referenced emoji are already on your instance</b>;
+	} else if (error != undefined) {
+		return <Error error={result.error} />;
+	}
 
-	const buttonsInactive = emojiCheckList.someSelected
+	if (data.list.length == 0) {
+		return <b>This {data.type == "statuses" ? "toot" : "account"} doesn't use any custom emoji</b>;
+	}
+
+	return (
+		<CopyEmojiForm
+			localEmojiCodes={localEmojiCodes}
+			type={data.type}
+			domain={data.domain}
+			emojiList={data.list}
+		/>
+	);
+}
+
+function CopyEmojiForm({ localEmojiCodes, type, emojiList }) {
+	const form = {
+		selectedEmoji: useCheckListInput("selectedEmoji", {
+			entries: emojiList,
+			uniqueKey: "shortcode"
+		}),
+		category: useComboBoxInput("category")
+	};
+
+	const [formSubmit, result] = useFormSubmit(form, query.usePatchRemoteEmojisMutation(), { changedOnly: false });
+	console.log("action:", result.action);
+
+	const buttonsInactive = form.selectedEmoji.someSelected
 		? {}
 		: {
 			disabled: true,
 			title: "No emoji selected, cannot perform any actions"
 		};
 
-	function submit(action) {
-		Promise.try(() => {
-			setError(null);
-			const selectedShortcodes = emojiCheckList.selectedValues.map(([shortcode, entry]) => {
-				if (action == "copy" && !entry.valid) {
-					throw `One or more selected emoji have non-unique shortcodes (${shortcode}), unselect them or pick a different local shortcode`;
-				}
-				return {
-					shortcode,
-					localShortcode: entry.shortcode
-				};
-			});
+	// function submit(action) {
+	// 	Promise.try(() => {
+	// 		setError(null);
+	// 		const selectedShortcodes = emojiCheckList.selectedValues.map(([shortcode, entry]) => {
+	// 			if (action == "copy" && !entry.valid) {
+	// 				throw `One or more selected emoji have non-unique shortcodes (${shortcode}), unselect them or pick a different local shortcode`;
+	// 			}
+	// 			return {
+	// 				shortcode,
+	// 				localShortcode: entry.shortcode
+	// 			};
+	// 		});
 
-			return patchRemoteEmojis({
-				action,
-				domain,
-				list: selectedShortcodes,
-				category
-			}).unwrap();
-		}).then(() => {
-			emojiCheckList.reset();
-			resetCategory();
-		}).catch((e) => {
-			if (Array.isArray(e)) {
-				setError(e.map(([shortcode, msg]) => (
-					<div key={shortcode}>
-						{shortcode}: <span style={{ fontWeight: "initial" }}>{msg}</span>
-					</div>
-				)));
-			} else {
-				setError(e);
-			}
-		});
-	}
+	// 		return patchRemoteEmojis({
+	// 			action,
+	// 			domain,
+	// 			list: selectedShortcodes,
+	// 			category
+	// 		}).unwrap();
+	// 	}).then(() => {
+	// 		emojiCheckList.reset();
+	// 		resetCategory();
+	// 	}).catch((e) => {
+	// 		if (Array.isArray(e)) {
+	// 			setError(e.map(([shortcode, msg]) => (
+	// 				<div key={shortcode}>
+	// 					{shortcode}: <span style={{ fontWeight: "initial" }}>{msg}</span>
+	// 				</div>
+	// 			)));
+	// 		} else {
+	// 			setError(e);
+	// 		}
+	// 	});
+	// }
 
 	return (
 		<div className="parsed">
 			<span>This {type == "statuses" ? "toot" : "account"} uses the following custom emoji, select the ones you want to copy/disable:</span>
-			<CheckList
-				field={emojiCheckList}
-				Component={EmojiEntry}
-				localEmojiCodes={localEmojiCodes}
-			/>
+			<form onSubmit={formSubmit}>
+				<CheckList
+					field={form.selectedEmoji}
+					Component={EmojiEntry}
+					localEmojiCodes={localEmojiCodes}
+				/>
 
-			<CategorySelect
-				value={category}
-				categoryState={categoryState}
-			/>
+				<CategorySelect
+					field={form.category}
+				/>
 
-			<div className="action-buttons row">
-				<MutationButton label="Copy to local emoji" type="button" result={patchResult} {...buttonsInactive} />
-				<MutationButton label="Disable" type="button" result={patchResult} className="button danger" {...buttonsInactive} />
-			</div>
-			{err && <div className="error">
-				{err}
-			</div>}
-			{patchResult.isSuccess && <div>
-				Action applied to {patchResult.data.length} emoji
-			</div>}
+				<div className="action-buttons row">
+					<MutationButton name="copy" label="Copy to local emoji" result={result} showError={false} {...buttonsInactive} />
+					<MutationButton name="disable" label="Disable" result={result} className="button danger" showError={false} {...buttonsInactive} />
+				</div>
+				{result.error && (
+					Array.isArray(result.error)
+						? <ErrorList errors={result.error} />
+						: <Error error={result.error} />
+				)}
+			</form>
+		</div>
+	);
+}
+
+function ErrorList({ errors }) {
+	return (
+		<div className="error">
+			One or multiple emoji failed to process:
+			{errors.map(([shortcode, err]) => (
+				<div key={shortcode}>
+					<b>{shortcode}:</b> {err}
+				</div>
+			))}
 		</div>
 	);
 }
diff --git a/web/source/settings/admin/federation/import-export.js b/web/source/settings/admin/federation/import-export.js
index 8962827d0..1d70ff86d 100644
--- a/web/source/settings/admin/federation/import-export.js
+++ b/web/source/settings/admin/federation/import-export.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 const React = require("react");
 
 const query = require("../../lib/query");
+const processDomainList = require("../../lib/import-export");
 
 const {
 	useTextInput,
@@ -34,37 +35,71 @@ const {
 	TextInput,
 	TextArea,
 	Checkbox,
-	FileInput
+	FileInput,
+	useCheckListInput
 } = require("../../components/form/inputs");
+
 const FormWithData = require("../../lib/form/form-with-data");
+const CheckList = require("../../components/check-list");
+const MutationButton = require("../../components/form/mutation-button");
 
 module.exports = function ImportExport() {
+	const [parsedList, setParsedList] = React.useState();
+
+	const form = {
+		domains: useTextInput("domains"),
+		obfuscate: useBoolInput("obfuscate"),
+		commentPrivate: useTextInput("private_comment"),
+		commentPublic: useTextInput("public_comment"),
+		// json: useFileInput("json")
+	};
+
+	function submitImport(e) {
+		e.preventDefault();
+
+		Promise.try(() => {
+			return processDomainList(form.domains.value);
+		}).then((processed) => {
+			setParsedList(processed);
+		}).catch((e) => {
+			console.error(e);
+		});
+	}
+
 	return (
 		<div className="import-export">
 			<h2>Import / Export</h2>
-			<FormWithData
-				dataQuery={query.useInstanceBlocksQuery}
-				DataForm={ImportExportForm}
-			/>
+			<div>
+				{
+					parsedList
+						? <ImportExportList list={parsedList} />
+						: <ImportExportForm form={form} submitImport={submitImport} />
+				}
+			</div>
 		</div>
 	);
 };
 
-function ImportExportForm({ data: blockedInstances }) {
-	const form = {
-		list: useTextInput("list"),
-		obfuscate: useBoolInput("obfuscate"),
-		commentPrivate: useTextInput("private_comment"),
-		commentPublic: useTextInput("public_comment"),
-		json: useFileInput("json")
-	};
+function ImportExportList({ list }) {
+	const entryCheckList = useCheckListInput("selectedDomains", {
+		entries: list,
+		uniqueKey: "domain"
+	});
 
 	return (
-		<form>
+		<CheckList
+		/>
+	);
+}
+
+function ImportExportForm({ form, submitImport }) {
+	return (
+		<form onSubmit={submitImport}>
 			<TextArea
-				field={form.list}
-				label="Domains, one per line"
+				field={form.domains}
+				label="Domains, one per line (plaintext) or JSON"
 				placeholder={`google.com\nfacebook.com`}
+				rows={8}
 			/>
 
 			<TextArea
@@ -83,6 +118,10 @@ function ImportExportForm({ data: blockedInstances }) {
 				field={form.obfuscate}
 				label="Obfuscate domain in public lists"
 			/>
+
+			<div>
+				<MutationButton label="Import" result={importResult} /> {/* default form action */}
+			</div>
 		</form>
 	);
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/web/source/settings/admin/federation/index.js b/web/source/settings/admin/federation/index.js
index 0f1664e5c..2c4cf7aaa 100644
--- a/web/source/settings/admin/federation/index.js
+++ b/web/source/settings/admin/federation/index.js
@@ -25,13 +25,14 @@ const baseUrl = `/settings/admin/federation`;
 
 const InstanceOverview = require("./overview");
 const InstanceDetail = require("./detail");
+const InstanceImportExport = require("./import-export");
 
 module.exports = function Federation({ }) {
 	return (
 		<Switch>
-			{/* <Route path={`${baseUrl}/import-export`}>
+			<Route path={`${baseUrl}/import-export`}>
 				<InstanceImportExport />
-			</Route> */}
+			</Route>
 
 			<Route path={`${baseUrl}/:domain`}>
 				<InstanceDetail baseUrl={baseUrl} />
diff --git a/web/source/settings/admin/federation/overview.js b/web/source/settings/admin/federation/overview.js
index e330da996..d7dcb158b 100644
--- a/web/source/settings/admin/federation/overview.js
+++ b/web/source/settings/admin/federation/overview.js
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ module.exports = function InstanceOverview({ baseUrl }) {
 					<span>
 						{blockedInstances.length} blocked instance{blockedInstances.length != 1 ? "s" : ""} {filtered > 0 && `(${filtered} filtered)`}
 					</span>
-					<div className="list">
+					<div className="list scrolling">
 						{filteredInstances.map((entry) => {
 							return (
 								<Link key={entry.domain} to={`${baseUrl}/${entry.domain}`}>
@@ -90,8 +90,7 @@ module.exports = function InstanceOverview({ baseUrl }) {
 					</div>
 				</div>
 			</div>
-
-			<ImportExport />
+			<Link to={`${baseUrl}/import-export`}><a>Or use the bulk import/export interface</a></Link>
 		</>
 	);
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/web/source/settings/components/combo-box.jsx b/web/source/settings/components/combo-box.jsx
index 07d4abb6c..aaa56daac 100644
--- a/web/source/settings/components/combo-box.jsx
+++ b/web/source/settings/components/combo-box.jsx
@@ -26,21 +26,21 @@ const {
 	ComboboxPopover,
 } = require("ariakit/combobox");
 
-module.exports = function ComboBox({state, items, label, placeHolder, children}) {
+module.exports = function ComboBox({ field, items, label, children, ...inputProps }) {
 	return (
 		<div className="form-field combobox-wrapper">
 			<label>
 				{label}
 				<div className="row">
 					<Combobox
-						state={state}
-						placeholder={placeHolder}
+						state={field.state}
 						className="combobox input"
+						{...inputProps}
 					/>
 					{children}
 				</div>
 			</label>
-			<ComboboxPopover state={state} className="popover">
+			<ComboboxPopover state={field.state} className="popover">
 				{items.map(([key, value]) => (
 					<ComboboxItem className="combobox-item" key={key} value={key}>
 						{value}
diff --git a/web/source/settings/components/error.jsx b/web/source/settings/components/error.jsx
index 5d808c467..b21d13597 100644
--- a/web/source/settings/components/error.jsx
+++ b/web/source/settings/components/error.jsx
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 const React = require("react");
 
-module.exports = function ErrorFallback({error, resetErrorBoundary}) {
+function ErrorFallback({ error, resetErrorBoundary }) {
 	return (
 		<div className="error">
 			<p>
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ module.exports = function ErrorFallback({error, resetErrorBoundary}) {
 				<a href="https://github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/issues">GoToSocial issue tracker</a>
 				{" or "}
 				<a href="https://matrix.to/#/#gotosocial-help:superseriousbusiness.org">Matrix support room</a>.
-				<br/>Include the details below:
+				<br />Include the details below:
 			</p>
 			<pre>
 				{error.name}: {error.message}
@@ -41,4 +41,33 @@ module.exports = function ErrorFallback({error, resetErrorBoundary}) {
 			</p>
 		</div>
 	);
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+function Error({ error }) {
+	console.error("Rendering:", error);
+	let message;
+
+	if (error.data != undefined) { // RTK Query error with data
+		if (error.status) {
+			message = (<>
+				<b>{error.status}:</b> {error.data.error}
+			</>);
+		} else {
+			message = error.data.error;
+		}
+	} else if (error.name != undefined || error.type != undefined) { // JS error
+		message = (<>
+			<b>{error.type && error.name}:</b> {error.message}
+		</>);
+	} else {
+		message = error.message ?? error;
+	}
+
+	return (
+		<div className="error">
+			{message}
+		</div>
+	);
+}
+
+module.exports = { ErrorFallback, Error };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/web/source/settings/components/form/inputs.jsx b/web/source/settings/components/form/inputs.jsx
index ded336c03..54fc671a8 100644
--- a/web/source/settings/components/form/inputs.jsx
+++ b/web/source/settings/components/form/inputs.jsx
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ function FileInput({ label, field, ...inputProps }) {
 	return (
 		<div className="form-field file">
 			<label>
-				{label}
+				<div className="label">{label}</div>
 				<div className="file-input button">Browse</div>
 				{infoComponent}
 				{/* <a onClick={removeFile("header")}>remove</a> */}
diff --git a/web/source/settings/components/form/mutation-button.jsx b/web/source/settings/components/form/mutation-button.jsx
index 00b439bd6..e0f4a9814 100644
--- a/web/source/settings/components/form/mutation-button.jsx
+++ b/web/source/settings/components/form/mutation-button.jsx
@@ -19,23 +19,30 @@
 "use strict";
 
 const React = require("react");
+const { Error } = require("../error");
 
-module.exports = function MutationButton({ label, result, disabled, ...inputProps }) {
+module.exports = function MutationButton({ label, result, disabled, showError = true, className = "", ...inputProps }) {
 	let iconClass = "";
+	const targetsThisButton = result.action == inputProps.name; // can also both be undefined, which is correct
 
-	if (result.isLoading) {
-		iconClass = "fa-spin fa-refresh";
-	} else if (result.isSuccess) {
-		iconClass = "fa-check fadeout";
+	/* FIXME? submitting an unchanged form will never transition to isLoading,
+		and check icon will stay faded out because the css animation doesn't restart
+	*/
+	if (targetsThisButton) {
+		if (result.isLoading) {
+			iconClass = "fa-spin fa-refresh";
+		} else if (result.isSuccess) {
+			iconClass = "fa-check fadeout";
+		}
 	}
 
 	return (<div>
-		{result.error &&
-			<section className="error">{result.error.status}: {result.error.data.error}</section>
+		{(showError && targetsThisButton && result.error) &&
+			<Error error={result.error} />
 		}
-		<button type="submit" disabled={result.isLoading || disabled}	{...inputProps}>
-			<i className={`fa fa-fw with-text ${iconClass}`} aria-hidden="true"></i>
-			{result.isLoading
+		<button type="submit" className={"with-icon " + className} disabled={result.isLoading || disabled}	{...inputProps}>
+			<i className={`fa fa-fw ${iconClass}`} aria-hidden="true"></i>
+			{(targetsThisButton && result.isLoading)
 				? "Processing..."
 				: label
 			}
diff --git a/web/source/settings/components/login.jsx b/web/source/settings/components/login.jsx
index 4774423fc..b10453e12 100644
--- a/web/source/settings/components/login.jsx
+++ b/web/source/settings/components/login.jsx
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@
 	MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 	GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
 
-  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/>.
+	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/>.
 */
-	
+
 "use strict";
 
 const Promise = require("bluebird");
@@ -24,11 +24,12 @@ const Redux = require("react-redux");
 
 const { setInstance } = require("../redux/reducers/oauth").actions;
 const api = require("../lib/api");
+const { Error } = require("./error");
 
-module.exports = function Login({error}) {
+module.exports = function Login({ error }) {
 	const dispatch = Redux.useDispatch();
-	const [ instanceField, setInstanceField ] = React.useState("");
-	const [ errorMsg, setErrorMsg ] = React.useState();
+	const [instanceField, setInstanceField] = React.useState("");
+	const [loginError, setLoginError] = React.useState();
 	const instanceFieldRef = React.useRef("");
 
 	React.useEffect(() => {
@@ -65,12 +66,7 @@ module.exports = function Login({error}) {
 		}).then(() => {
 			return dispatch(api.oauth.authorize()); // will send user off-page
 		}).catch((e) => {
-			setErrorMsg(
-				<>
-					<b>{e.type}</b>
-					<span>{e.message}</span>
-				</>
-			);
+			setLoginError(e);
 		});
 	}
 
@@ -89,11 +85,9 @@ module.exports = function Login({error}) {
 			{error}
 			<form onSubmit={(e) => e.preventDefault()}>
 				<label htmlFor="instance">Instance: </label>
-				<input value={instanceField} onChange={updateInstanceField} id="instance"/>
-				{errorMsg && 
-				<div className="error">
-					{errorMsg}
-				</div>
+				<input value={instanceField} onChange={updateInstanceField} id="instance" />
+				{loginError &&
+					<Error error={loginError} />
 				}
 				<button onClick={tryInstance}>Authenticate</button>
 			</form>
diff --git a/web/source/settings/index.js b/web/source/settings/index.js
index f59539bff..2c0c6a6cc 100644
--- a/web/source/settings/index.js
+++ b/web/source/settings/index.js
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ const { AuthenticationError } = require("./lib/errors");
 
 const Login = require("./components/login");
 const Loading = require("./components/loading");
+const { Error } = require("./components/error");
 
 require("./style.css");
 
@@ -103,12 +104,7 @@ function App() {
 
 	let ErrorElement = null;
 	if (errorMsg != undefined) {
-		ErrorElement = (
-			<div className="error">
-				<b>{errorMsg.type}</b>
-				<span>{errorMsg.message}</span>
-			</div>
-		);
+		ErrorElement = <Error error={errorMsg} />;
 	}
 
 	const LogoutElement = (
diff --git a/web/source/settings/lib/api/admin.js b/web/source/settings/lib/api/admin.js
index 75f332bc1..a18a13261 100644
--- a/web/source/settings/lib/api/admin.js
+++ b/web/source/settings/lib/api/admin.js
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ module.exports = function ({ apiCall, getChanges }) {
 					});
 
 					let defaultDate = new Date().toUTCString();
-					
+
 					if (list[0] == "[") {
 						domains = JSON.parse(state.list);
 					} else {
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ module.exports = function ({ apiCall, getChanges }) {
 								return null;
 							}
 
-							if (!isValidDomain(line, {wildcard: true, allowUnicode: true})) {
+							if (!isValidDomain(line, { wildcard: true, allowUnicode: true })) {
 								invalidDomains.push(line);
 								return null;
 							}
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ module.exports = function ({ apiCall, getChanges }) {
 					}
 
 					const update = {
-						domains: new Blob([JSON.stringify(domains)], {type: "application/json"})
+						domains: new Blob([JSON.stringify(domains)], { type: "application/json" })
 					};
 
 					return dispatch(apiCall("POST", "/api/v1/admin/domain_blocks?import=true", update, "form"));
diff --git a/web/source/settings/lib/form/combobox.jsx b/web/source/settings/lib/form/combo-box.jsx
similarity index 82%
rename from web/source/settings/lib/form/combobox.jsx
rename to web/source/settings/lib/form/combo-box.jsx
index 79b02bf50..3e8cea44a 100644
--- a/web/source/settings/lib/form/combobox.jsx
+++ b/web/source/settings/lib/form/combo-box.jsx
@@ -18,9 +18,13 @@
 
 "use strict";
 
+const React = require("react");
+
 const { useComboboxState } = require("ariakit/combobox");
 
 module.exports = function useComboBoxInput({ name, Name }, { defaultValue } = {}) {
+	const [isNew, setIsNew] = React.useState(false);
+
 	const state = useComboboxState({
 		defaultValue,
 		gutter: 0,
@@ -36,11 +40,17 @@ module.exports = function useComboBoxInput({ name, Name }, { defaultValue } = {}
 		reset,
 		{
 			[name]: state.value,
-			name
+			name,
+			[`${name}IsNew`]: isNew,
+			[`set${Name}IsNew`]: setIsNew
 		}
 	], {
 		name,
+		state,
 		value: state.value,
+		hasChanged: () => state.value != defaultValue,
+		isNew,
+		setIsNew,
 		reset
 	});
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/web/source/settings/lib/form/form-with-data.jsx b/web/source/settings/lib/form/form-with-data.jsx
index 3e96f989b..090f20e26 100644
--- a/web/source/settings/lib/form/form-with-data.jsx
+++ b/web/source/settings/lib/form/form-with-data.jsx
@@ -6,12 +6,16 @@ const Loading = require("../../components/loading");
 
 // Wrap Form component inside component that fires the RTK Query call,
 // so Form will only be rendered when data is available to generate form-fields for
-module.exports = function FormWithData({dataQuery, DataForm}) {
-	const {data, isLoading} = dataQuery();
+module.exports = function FormWithData({ dataQuery, DataForm, arg }) {
+	const { data, isLoading } = dataQuery(arg);
 
 	if (isLoading) {
-		return <Loading/>;
+		return (
+			<div>
+				<Loading />
+			</div>
+		);
 	} else {
-		return <DataForm data={data}/>;
+		return <DataForm data={data} />;
 	}
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/web/source/settings/lib/form/index.js b/web/source/settings/lib/form/index.js
index aa73f4c5a..6abedbc07 100644
--- a/web/source/settings/lib/form/index.js
+++ b/web/source/settings/lib/form/index.js
@@ -33,6 +33,13 @@ module.exports = {
 	useTextInput: makeHook(require("./text")),
 	useFileInput: makeHook(require("./file")),
 	useBoolInput: makeHook(require("./bool")),
-	useComboBoxInput: makeHook(require("./combobox")),
-	useCheckListInput: makeHook(require("./check-list"))
+	useComboBoxInput: makeHook(require("./combo-box")),
+	useCheckListInput: makeHook(require("./check-list")),
+	useValue: function (name, value) {
+		return {
+			name,
+			value,
+			hasChanged: () => true // always included
+		};
+	}
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/web/source/settings/lib/form/submit.js b/web/source/settings/lib/form/submit.js
index f26da6885..900ae079e 100644
--- a/web/source/settings/lib/form/submit.js
+++ b/web/source/settings/lib/form/submit.js
@@ -18,31 +18,57 @@
 
 "use strict";
 
+const Promise = require("bluebird");
+const React = require("react");
 const syncpipe = require("syncpipe");
 
 module.exports = function useFormSubmit(form, [mutationQuery, result], { changedOnly = true } = {}) {
+	const [usedAction, setUsedAction] = React.useState();
 	return [
 		function submitForm(e) {
-			e.preventDefault();
-
+			let action;
+			if (e?.preventDefault) {
+				e.preventDefault();
+				action = e.nativeEvent.submitter.name;
+			} else {
+				action = e;
+			}
+			setUsedAction(action);
 			// transform the field definitions into an object with just their values 
 			let updatedFields = [];
 			const mutationData = syncpipe(form, [
 				(_) => Object.values(_),
 				(_) => _.map((field) => {
-					if (!changedOnly || field.hasChanged()) {
+					if (field.selectedValues != undefined) {
+						let selected = field.selectedValues();
+						if (!changedOnly || selected.length > 0) {
+							return [field.name, selected];
+						}
+					} else if (!changedOnly || field.hasChanged()) {
 						updatedFields.push(field);
 						return [field.name, field.value];
-					} else {
-						return null;
 					}
+					return null;
 				}),
 				(_) => _.filter((value) => value != null),
 				(_) => Object.fromEntries(_)
 			]);
 
-			return mutationQuery(mutationData);
+			mutationData.action = action;
+
+			return Promise.try(() => {
+				return mutationQuery(mutationData);
+			}).then((res) => {
+				if (res.error == undefined) {
+					updatedFields.forEach((field) => {
+						field.reset();
+					});
+				}
+			});
 		},
-		result
+		{
+			...result,
+			action: usedAction
+		}
 	];
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/web/source/settings/lib/get-views.js b/web/source/settings/lib/get-views.js
index 99644ea90..6e7dbf3b6 100644
--- a/web/source/settings/lib/get-views.js
+++ b/web/source/settings/lib/get-views.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ const React = require("react");
 const { Link, Route, Redirect } = require("wouter");
 const { ErrorBoundary } = require("react-error-boundary");
 
-const ErrorFallback = require("../components/error");
+const { ErrorFallback } = require("../components/error");
 const NavButton = require("../components/nav-button");
 
 function urlSafe(str) {
diff --git a/web/source/settings/lib/import-export.js b/web/source/settings/lib/import-export.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..22e322db9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/source/settings/lib/import-export.js
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+/*
+	GoToSocial
+	Copyright (C) 2021-2022 GoToSocial Authors admin@gotosocial.org
+
+	This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+	it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+	the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+	(at your option) any later version.
+
+	This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+	but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+	MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+	GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+	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/>.
+*/
+
+"use strict";
+
+const Promise = require("bluebird");
+const isValidDomain = require("is-valid-domain");
+
+function parseDomainList(list) {
+	if (list[0] == "[") {
+		return JSON.parse(list);
+	} else {
+		return list.split("\n").map((line) => {
+			let trimmed = line.trim();
+			return trimmed.length > 0
+				? { domain: trimmed }
+				: null;
+		}).filter((a) => a); // not `null`
+	}
+}
+
+function validateDomainList(list) {
+	list.forEach((entry) => {
+		entry.valid = isValidDomain(entry.domain, { wildcard: true, allowUnicode: true });
+	});
+
+	return list;
+}
+
+function deduplicateDomainList(list) {
+	let domains = new Set();
+	return list.filter((entry) => {
+		if (domains.has(entry.domain)) {
+			return false;
+		} else {
+			domains.add(entry.domain);
+			return true;
+		}
+	});
+}
+
+module.exports = function processDomainList(data) {
+	return Promise.try(() => {
+		return parseDomainList(data);
+	}).then((parsed) => {
+		return deduplicateDomainList(parsed);
+	}).then((deduped) => {
+		return validateDomainList(deduped);
+	});
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/web/source/settings/lib/query/admin/federation-bulk.js b/web/source/settings/lib/query/admin/federation-bulk.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e791128ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/source/settings/lib/query/admin/federation-bulk.js
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/*
+	GoToSocial
+	Copyright (C) 2021-2022 GoToSocial Authors admin@gotosocial.org
+
+	This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+	it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+	the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+	(at your option) any later version.
+
+	This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+	but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+	MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+	GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+	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/>.
+*/
+
+"use strict";
+
+module.exports = (build) => ({
+	// importInstanceBlocks: build.mutation({
+	// })
+});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/web/source/settings/lib/query/admin.js b/web/source/settings/lib/query/admin/index.js
similarity index 92%
rename from web/source/settings/lib/query/admin.js
rename to web/source/settings/lib/query/admin/index.js
index c679e684a..2e97fee43 100644
--- a/web/source/settings/lib/query/admin.js
+++ b/web/source/settings/lib/query/admin/index.js
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ const {
 	replaceCacheOnMutation,
 	appendCacheOnMutation,
 	spliceCacheOnMutation
-} = require("./lib");
-const base = require("./base");
+} = require("../lib");
+const base = require("../base");
 
 const endpoints = (build) => ({
 	updateInstance: build.mutation({
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@ const endpoints = (build) => ({
 				return draft.findIndex((block) => block.id == newData.id);
 			}
 		})
-	})
+	}),
+	...require("./federation-bulk")(build)
 });
 
 module.exports = base.injectEndpoints({ endpoints });
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/web/source/settings/lib/query/custom-emoji.js b/web/source/settings/lib/query/custom-emoji.js
index 02660ed5d..d7b4bb8f3 100644
--- a/web/source/settings/lib/query/custom-emoji.js
+++ b/web/source/settings/lib/query/custom-emoji.js
@@ -37,12 +37,14 @@ const endpoints = (build) => ({
 				? [...res.map((emoji) => ({ type: "Emojis", id: emoji.id })), { type: "Emojis", id: "LIST" }]
 				: [{ type: "Emojis", id: "LIST" }]
 	}),
+
 	getEmoji: build.query({
 		query: (id) => ({
 			url: `/api/v1/admin/custom_emojis/${id}`
 		}),
 		providesTags: (res, error, id) => [{ type: "Emojis", id }]
 	}),
+
 	addEmoji: build.mutation({
 		query: (form) => {
 			return {
@@ -58,6 +60,7 @@ const endpoints = (build) => ({
 				? [{ type: "Emojis", id: "LIST" }, { type: "Emojis", id: res.id }]
 				: [{ type: "Emojis", id: "LIST" }]
 	}),
+
 	editEmoji: build.mutation({
 		query: ({ id, ...patch }) => {
 			return {
@@ -75,6 +78,7 @@ const endpoints = (build) => ({
 				? [{ type: "Emojis", id: "LIST" }, { type: "Emojis", id: res.id }]
 				: [{ type: "Emojis", id: "LIST" }]
 	}),
+
 	deleteEmoji: build.mutation({
 		query: (id) => ({
 			method: "DELETE",
@@ -82,75 +86,73 @@ const endpoints = (build) => ({
 		}),
 		invalidatesTags: (res, error, id) => [{ type: "Emojis", id }]
 	}),
+
 	searchStatusForEmoji: build.mutation({
-		query: (url) => ({
-			method: "GET",
-			url: `/api/v2/search?q=${encodeURIComponent(url)}&resolve=true&limit=1`
-		}),
-		transformResponse: (res) => {
-			/* Parses search response, prioritizing a toot result,
-				 and returns referenced custom emoji
-			*/
-			let type;
+		queryFn: (url, api, _extraOpts, baseQuery) => {
+			return Promise.try(() => {
+				return baseQuery({
+					url: `/api/v2/search?q=${encodeURIComponent(url)}&resolve=true&limit=1`
+				}).then(unwrapRes);
+			}).then((searchRes) => {
+				return emojiFromSearchResult(searchRes);
+			}).then(({ type, domain, list }) => {
+				const state = api.getState();
+				if (domain == new URL(state.oauth.instance).host) {
+					throw "LOCAL_INSTANCE";
+				}
 
-			if (res.statuses.length > 0) {
-				type = "statuses";
-			} else if (res.accounts.length > 0) {
-				type = "accounts";
-			} else {
-				return {
-					type: "none"
-				};
-			}
-
-			let data = res[type][0];
-
-			return {
-				type,
-				domain: (new URL(data.url)).host, // to get WEB_DOMAIN, see https://github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/issues/1225
-				list: data.emojis
-			};
-		}
-	}),
-	patchRemoteEmojis: build.mutation({
-		queryFn: ({ action, domain, list, category }, api, _extraOpts, baseQuery) => {
-			const data = [];
-			const errors = [];
-
-			return Promise.each(list, (emoji) => {
-				return Promise.try(() => {
+				// search for every mentioned emoji with the admin api to get their ID
+				return Promise.map(list, (emoji) => {
 					return baseQuery({
-						method: "GET",
 						url: `/api/v1/admin/custom_emojis`,
 						params: {
 							filter: `domain:${domain},shortcode:${emoji.shortcode}`,
 							limit: 1
 						}
-					}).then(unwrapRes);
-				}).then(([lookup]) => {
-					if (lookup == undefined) { throw "not found"; }
+					}).then((unwrapRes)).then((list) => list[0]);
+				}, { concurrency: 5 }).then((listWithIDs) => {
+					return {
+						data: {
+							type,
+							domain,
+							list: listWithIDs
+						}
+					};
+				});
+			}).catch((e) => {
+				return { error: e };
+			});
+		}
+	}),
 
+	patchRemoteEmojis: build.mutation({
+		queryFn: ({ action, ...formData }, _api, _extraOpts, baseQuery) => {
+			const data = [];
+			const errors = [];
+
+			return Promise.each(formData.selectedEmoji, (emoji) => {
+				return Promise.try(() => {
 					let body = {
 						type: action
 					};
 
 					if (action == "copy") {
-						body.shortcode = emoji.localShortcode ?? emoji.shortcode;
-						if (category.trim().length != 0) {
-							body.category = category;
+						body.shortcode = emoji.shortcode;
+						if (formData.category.trim().length != 0) {
+							body.category = formData.category;
 						}
 					}
 
 					return baseQuery({
 						method: "PATCH",
-						url: `/api/v1/admin/custom_emojis/${lookup.id}`,
+						url: `/api/v1/admin/custom_emojis/${emoji.id}`,
 						asForm: true,
 						body: body
 					}).then(unwrapRes);
 				}).then((res) => {
 					data.push([emoji.shortcode, res]);
 				}).catch((e) => {
-					console.error("emoji lookup for", emoji.shortcode, "failed:", e);
+					console.error("emoji", action, "for", emoji.shortcode, "failed:", e);
 					let msg = e.message ?? e;
 					if (e.data.error) {
 						msg = e.data.error;
@@ -171,4 +173,27 @@ const endpoints = (build) => ({
 	})
 });
 
+function emojiFromSearchResult(searchRes) {
+	/* Parses the search response, prioritizing a toot result,
+			and returns referenced custom emoji
+	*/
+	let type;
+
+	if (searchRes.statuses.length > 0) {
+		type = "statuses";
+	} else if (searchRes.accounts.length > 0) {
+		type = "accounts";
+	} else {
+		throw "NONE_FOUND";
+	}
+
+	let data = searchRes[type][0];
+
+	return {
+		type,
+		domain: (new URL(data.url)).host, // to get WEB_DOMAIN, see https://github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/issues/1225
+		list: data.emojis
+	};
+}
+
 module.exports = base.injectEndpoints({ endpoints });
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/web/source/settings/style.css b/web/source/settings/style.css
index 85c0a9514..6adff55af 100644
--- a/web/source/settings/style.css
+++ b/web/source/settings/style.css
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
 
+$fa-fw: 1.28571429em; /* Fork-Awesome 'fa-fw' fixed icon width */
+
 body {
 	grid-template-rows: auto 1fr;
 }
@@ -225,6 +227,7 @@ section.with-sidebar > div, section.with-sidebar > form {
 
 	.button-inline {
 		width: auto;
+		align-self: flex-start;
 	}
 
 	input[type=checkbox] {
@@ -344,8 +347,12 @@ form {
 }
 
 .form-field.file label {
-	width: 100%;
-	display: flex;
+	display: grid;
+	grid-template-columns: auto 1fr;
+
+	.label {
+		grid-column: 1 / span 2;
+	}
 }
 
 span.form-info {
@@ -598,6 +605,12 @@ span.form-info {
 		align-items: center;
 		gap: 0.5rem;
 
+		div {
+			display: flex;
+			flex-direction: column;
+			gap: 0.5rem;
+		}
+
 		img {
 			height: 8.5rem;
 			width: 8.5rem;
@@ -608,15 +621,13 @@ span.form-info {
 	}
 
 	.update-category {
-		margin-bottom: 1rem;
 		.combobox-wrapper button {
 			font-size: 1rem;
 			margin: 0.15rem 0;
 		}
 	
 		.row {
-			margin-top: 0.4rem;
-			gap: 0.5rem;
+			margin-top: 0.1rem;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -681,8 +692,14 @@ span.form-info {
 	}
 }
 
-button .fa.with-text {
-	margin-left: -1.28571429em;
+button.with-icon {
+	display: flex;
+	align-content: center;
+	padding-right: calc(0.5rem + $fa-fw);
+
+	.fa {
+		align-self: center;
+	}
 }
 
 .fadeout {