diff --git a/crates/epix-plugins/src/sidebar.rs b/crates/epix-plugins/src/sidebar.rs
index 7246c16..504ef70 100644
--- a/crates/epix-plugins/src/sidebar.rs
+++ b/crates/epix-plugins/src/sidebar.rs
@@ -134,6 +134,13 @@ fn render_sidebar(address: &str, info: &Value, counts: PeerCounts, recv: u64, se
     let size_limit = info["size_limit"].as_i64().unwrap_or(10);
     let auth_address = info["auth_address"].as_str().unwrap_or("");
     let cert_user_id = info["cert_user_id"].as_str();
+    let serving = info["settings"]["serving"].as_bool().unwrap_or(true);
+    let favorite = info["settings"]["favorite"].as_bool().unwrap_or(false);
+    let autodownload = info["settings"]["autodownloadoptional"].as_bool().unwrap_or(false);
+    let size_optional = info["settings"]["size_optional"].as_i64().unwrap_or(0);
+    let optional_downloaded = info["settings"]["optional_downloaded"].as_i64().unwrap_or(0);
+    let bad_files = info["settings"]["cache"]["bad_files"].as_object().map(|m| m.len()).unwrap_or(0);
+    let hidden = |cond: bool| if cond { "hidden" } else { "" };
 
     let total = counts.total as f64;
     let recv_mb = recv as f64 / 1024.0 / 1024.0;
@@ -149,7 +156,8 @@ fn render_sidebar(address: &str, info: &Value, counts: PeerCounts, recv: u64, se
 
     // Peers
     b.push_str(&format!(
-        "<li><label>Peers</label>\
+        "<li><label>Peers \
+          <a href='#Copy' id='link-copypeers' class='link-right'>Copy to clipboard</a></label>\
          <ul class='graph'>\
           <li style='width: 100%' class='total back-black' title='Total peers'></li>\
           <li style='width: {connectable_w}' class='connectable back-blue' title='Connectable peers'></li>\
@@ -213,23 +221,68 @@ fn render_sidebar(address: &str, info: &Value, counts: PeerCounts, recv: u64, se
          <a href='#Set' class='button' id='button-sitelimit'>Set</a></li>",
     ));
 
+    // Optional files (only when the site declares any).
+    if size_optional > 0 {
+        let opt_mb = size_optional as f64 / 1024.0 / 1024.0;
+        let opt_dl_mb = optional_downloaded as f64 / 1024.0 / 1024.0;
+        b.push_str(&format!(
+            "<li><label>Optional files</label>\
+             <ul class='graph graph-stacked'>\
+              <li style='width: {dl_w}' class='downloaded back-green' title='Downloaded'></li>\
+             </ul>\
+             <ul class='graph-legend'>\
+              <li class='color-green'><span>Downloaded:</span><b>{opt_dl_mb:.2}MB</b></li>\
+              <li class='color-black'><span>Total optional:</span><b>{opt_mb:.2}MB</b></li>\
+             </ul>\
+             <label class='checkbox'><input type='checkbox' class='checkbox' id='checkbox-autodownloadoptional' {opt_checked}/>\
+              <div class='checkbox-skin'></div> Download and help distribute all files</label></li>",
+            dl_w = pct(opt_dl_mb, opt_mb),
+            opt_checked = if autodownload { "checked='checked'" } else { "" },
+        ));
+    }
+
+    // Not-synced files (bad files awaiting retry).
+    if bad_files > 0 {
+        b.push_str(&format!(
+            "<li><label>Needs to be updated</label>\
+             <span class='console-address'>{bad_files} file(s)</span></li>",
+        ));
+    }
+
+    // Database - reload/rebuild the site's db from its files.
+    b.push_str(
+        "<li><label>Database</label>\
+         <a href='#DB-Reload' class='button' id='button-dbreload'>Reload</a>\
+         <a href='#DB-Rebuild' class='button' id='button-dbrebuild'>Rebuild</a></li>",
+    );
+
     // Identity
     let identity = match cert_user_id {
         Some(id) => esc(id),
         None => esc(auth_address),
     };
     b.push_str(&format!(
-        "<li><label>Identity address</label>\
+        "<li><label>Identity address \
+          <a href='#Change' id='button-identity' class='link-right'>Change</a></label>\
          <span class='console-address'>{identity}</span></li>",
     ));
 
-    // Controls
-    b.push_str(
-        "<li><label>Site control</label>\
+    // Controls - favourite/pause-resume shown by state; the sidebar JS toggles
+    // the paired button's `hidden` class on click.
+    b.push_str(&format!(
+        "<li><label>Site control \
+          <a href='#Directory' id='link-directory' class='link-right'>Show directory</a></label>\
          <a href='#Update' class='button' id='button-update'>Update</a>\
-         <a href='#Pause' class='button' id='button-pause'>Pause</a>\
+         <a href='#Pause' class='button {pause_h}' id='button-pause'>Pause</a>\
+         <a href='#Resume' class='button {resume_h}' id='button-resume'>Resume</a>\
+         <a href='#Favourite' class='button {fav_h}' id='button-favourite'>Favourite</a>\
+         <a href='#Unfavourite' class='button {unfav_h}' id='button-unfavourite'>Unfavourite</a>\
          <a href='#Delete' class='button' id='button-delete'>Delete</a></li>",
-    );
+        pause_h = hidden(!serving),
+        resume_h = hidden(serving),
+        fav_h = hidden(favorite),
+        unfav_h = hidden(!favorite),
+    ));
 
     // "This is my site" - claim ownership. The owner panel below is always in
     // the DOM; the checkbox reveals it via CSS (#checkbox-owned:checked ~
@@ -275,13 +328,29 @@ mod tests {
             "auth_address": "epix1abcauthaddress",
             "cert_user_id": Value::Null,
             "size_limit": 10,
-            "settings": { "size": 2_097_152, "own": true }, // 2 MB, owned
+            "settings": {
+                "size": 2_097_152, "own": true, // 2 MB, owned
+                "serving": true, "favorite": false, "autodownloadoptional": true,
+                "size_optional": 4_194_304, "optional_downloaded": 1_048_576,
+                "cache": { "bad_files": { "a.txt": 1, "b.txt": 2 } },
+            },
             "content": { "title": "My Xite", "description": "desc", "files": 7 },
         });
         let counts = PeerCounts { total: 5, connected: 2, connectable: 4, onion: 1, local: 1 };
         let html = render_sidebar("1abc.epix", &info, counts, 1_048_576, 524_288);
 
         assert!(html.contains("<h1>My Xite</h1>"));
+        // New sections/controls.
+        assert!(html.contains("id='link-copypeers'"), "copy peers link");
+        assert!(html.contains("id='checkbox-autodownloadoptional' checked"), "autodownload on");
+        assert!(html.contains("id='button-dbreload'") && html.contains("id='button-dbrebuild'"), "db controls");
+        assert!(html.contains("id='button-resume'") && html.contains("id='button-favourite'"), "resume + favourite");
+        assert!(html.contains("id='link-directory'"), "show directory");
+        assert!(html.contains("2 file(s)"), "bad-files count");
+        // Serving + not-favourited -> resume/unfavourite start hidden.
+        assert!(html.contains("class='button hidden' id='button-resume'"));
+        assert!(html.contains("class='button hidden' id='button-unfavourite'"));
+        assert!(html.contains("class='button ' id='button-favourite'"));
         assert!(html.contains("<b>2</b>"), "connected count"); // connected=2
         assert!(html.contains("<b>7</b>"), "files count");
         assert!(html.contains("2.00MB"), "total size in MB");
@@ -301,7 +370,7 @@ mod tests {
         let mut info2 = info.clone();
         info2["settings"]["own"] = json!(false);
         let html2 = render_sidebar("1abc.epix", &info2, counts, 0, 0);
-        assert!(html2.contains("checkbox-owned") && !html2.contains("checked='checked'"));
+        assert!(html2.contains("id='checkbox-owned' />"), "owned checkbox unchecked when not owned");
         assert!(html2.contains("button-sign-publish"), "owner panel always present; CSS toggles it");
         assert!(html2.contains("class='settings-owned'"));
     }