diff --git a/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/pagemodel/PageModel.java b/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/pagemodel/PageModel.java
index 95ad6cf47..a594baf6a 100644
--- a/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/pagemodel/PageModel.java
+++ b/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/pagemodel/PageModel.java
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlTransient;
  * page.
  *
  * @author <a href="mailto:jens.pelzetter@googlemail.com">Jens Pelzetter</a>
- *
  * @see PageModelRepository
  * @see PageModelManager
  * @see PageRenderer
@@ -71,102 +70,116 @@ import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlTransient;
 @Inheritance(strategy = InheritanceType.JOINED)
 @Table(name = "PAGE_MODELS", schema = CoreConstants.DB_SCHEMA)
 @NamedQueries({
-    @NamedQuery(
-        name = "PageModel.findAllDraftModels",
-        query = "SELECT p FROM PageModel p "
-                    + "WHERE p.version = org.libreccm.pagemodel.PageModelVersion.DRAFT")
-    ,
-    @NamedQuery(
-        name = "PageModel.findAllLiveModels",
-        query = "SELECT p FROM PageModel p "
-                    + "WHERE p.version = org.libreccm.pagemodel.PageModelVersion.LIVE")
-    ,
-    @NamedQuery(
-        name = "PageModel.findDraftVersion",
-        query = "SELECT p FROM PageModel p "
-                    + "WHERE p.modelUuid = :uuid "
-                    + "AND p.version = org.libreccm.pagemodel.PageModelVersion.DRAFT")
-    ,
-    @NamedQuery(
-        name = "PageModel.hasLiveVersion",
-        query = "SELECT (CASE WHEN COUNT(p) > 0 THEN true ELSE False END) "
-                    + "FROM PageModel p "
-                    + "WHERE p.modelUuid = :uuid "
-                    + "AND p.version = org.libreccm.pagemodel.PageModelVersion.LIVE"
-    )
-    ,
-    @NamedQuery(
-        name = "PageModel.findLiveVersion",
-        query = "SELECT p FROM PageModel p "
-                    + "WHERE p.modelUuid = :uuid "
-                    + "AND p.version = org.libreccm.pagemodel.PageModelVersion.LIVE")
-    ,
-    @NamedQuery(
-        name = "PageModel.findDraftByApplication",
-        query = "SELECT p FROM PageModel p "
-                    + "WHERE  p.application = :application "
-                    + "AND p.version = org.libreccm.pagemodel.PageModelVersion.DRAFT"
-    )
-    ,
-    @NamedQuery(
-        name = "PageModel.findDraftByApplicationAndName",
-        query = "SELECT p FROM PageModel p "
-                    + "WHERE p.application = :application "
-                    + "AND p.name = :name "
-                    + "AND p.version = org.libreccm.pagemodel.PageModelVersion.DRAFT"
-    )
-    ,
-    @NamedQuery(
-        name = "PageModel.countDraftByApplicationAndName",
-        query = "SELECT COUNT(p) FROM PageModel p "
-                    + "WHERE p.application = :application "
-                    + "AND p.version = org.libreccm.pagemodel.PageModelVersion.DRAFT"
-    )
-    ,
-    @NamedQuery(
-        name = "PageModel.countDraftByApplication",
-        query = "SELECT COUNT(p) FROM PageModel p "
-                    + "WHERE p.application = :application "
-                    + "AND p.version = org.libreccm.pagemodel.PageModelVersion.DRAFT"
-    )
-    ,
-    @NamedQuery(
-        name = "PageModel.findLiveByApplication",
-        query = "SELECT p FROM PageModel p "
-                    + "WHERE p.application = :application "
-                    + "AND p.version = org.libreccm.pagemodel.PageModelVersion.LIVE")
-    ,
-    @NamedQuery(
-        name = "PageModel.countLiveByApplication",
-        query = "SELECT COUNT(p) FROM PageModel p "
-                    + "WHERE p.application = :application "
-                    + "AND p.version = org.libreccm.pagemodel.PageModelVersion.LIVE")
-    ,
-    @NamedQuery(
-        name = "PageModel.findLiveByApplicationAndName",
-        query = "SELECT p FROM PageModel p "
-                    + "WHERE p.name = :name "
-                    + "AND p.application = :application "
-                    + "AND p.version = org.libreccm.pagemodel.PageModelVersion.LIVE"
-    )
-    ,
-    @NamedQuery(
-        name = "PageModel.countLiveByApplicationAndName",
-        query = "SELECT COUNT(p) FROM PageModel p "
-                    + "WHERE p.name = :name "
-                    + "AND p.application = :application "
-                    + "AND p.version = org.libreccm.pagemodel.PageModelVersion.LIVE"
-    )
-})
+                  @NamedQuery(
+                      name = "PageModel.findAllDraftModels",
+                      query = "SELECT p FROM PageModel p "
+                              + "WHERE p.version = org.libreccm.pagemodel"
+                              + ".PageModelVersion.DRAFT")
+                  ,
+                  @NamedQuery(
+                      name = "PageModel.findAllLiveModels",
+                      query = "SELECT p FROM PageModel p "
+                              + "WHERE p.version = org.libreccm.pagemodel"
+                              + ".PageModelVersion.LIVE")
+                  ,
+                  @NamedQuery(
+                      name = "PageModel.findDraftVersion",
+                      query = "SELECT p FROM PageModel p "
+                              + "WHERE p.modelUuid = :uuid "
+                              + "AND p.version = org.libreccm.pagemodel"
+                              + ".PageModelVersion.DRAFT")
+                  ,
+                  @NamedQuery(
+                      name = "PageModel.hasLiveVersion",
+                      query =
+                          "SELECT (CASE WHEN COUNT(p) > 0 THEN true ELSE "
+                          + "False END) "
+                          + "FROM PageModel p "
+                          + "WHERE p.modelUuid = :uuid "
+                          + "AND p.version = org.libreccm.pagemodel"
+                          + ".PageModelVersion.LIVE"
+                  )
+                  ,
+                  @NamedQuery(
+                      name = "PageModel.findLiveVersion",
+                      query = "SELECT p FROM PageModel p "
+                              + "WHERE p.modelUuid = :uuid "
+                              + "AND p.version = org.libreccm.pagemodel"
+                              + ".PageModelVersion.LIVE")
+                  ,
+                  @NamedQuery(
+                      name = "PageModel.findDraftByApplication",
+                      query = "SELECT p FROM PageModel p "
+                              + "WHERE  p.application = :application "
+                              + "AND p.version = org.libreccm.pagemodel"
+                              + ".PageModelVersion.DRAFT"
+                  )
+                  ,
+                  @NamedQuery(
+                      name = "PageModel.findDraftByApplicationAndName",
+                      query = "SELECT p FROM PageModel p "
+                              + "WHERE p.application = :application "
+                              + "AND p.name = :name "
+                              + "AND p.version = org.libreccm.pagemodel"
+                              + ".PageModelVersion.DRAFT"
+                  )
+                  ,
+                  @NamedQuery(
+                      name = "PageModel.countDraftByApplicationAndName",
+                      query = "SELECT COUNT(p) FROM PageModel p "
+                              + "WHERE p.name = :name "
+                              + "AND p.application = :application "
+                              + "AND p.version = org.libreccm.pagemodel"
+                              + ".PageModelVersion.DRAFT"
+                  )
+                  ,
+                  @NamedQuery(
+                      name = "PageModel.countDraftByApplication",
+                      query = "SELECT COUNT(p) FROM PageModel p "
+                              + "WHERE p.application = :application "
+                              + "AND p.version = org.libreccm.pagemodel"
+                              + ".PageModelVersion.DRAFT"
+                  )
+                  ,
+                  @NamedQuery(
+                      name = "PageModel.findLiveByApplication",
+                      query = "SELECT p FROM PageModel p "
+                              + "WHERE p.application = :application "
+                              + "AND p.version = org.libreccm.pagemodel"
+                              + ".PageModelVersion.LIVE")
+                  ,
+                  @NamedQuery(
+                      name = "PageModel.countLiveByApplication",
+                      query = "SELECT COUNT(p) FROM PageModel p "
+                              + "WHERE p.application = :application "
+                              + "AND p.version = org.libreccm.pagemodel"
+                              + ".PageModelVersion.LIVE")
+                  ,
+                  @NamedQuery(
+                      name = "PageModel.findLiveByApplicationAndName",
+                      query = "SELECT p FROM PageModel p "
+                              + "WHERE p.name = :name "
+                              + "AND p.application = :application "
+                              + "AND p.version = org.libreccm.pagemodel"
+                              + ".PageModelVersion.LIVE"
+                  )
+                  ,
+                  @NamedQuery(
+                      name = "PageModel.countLiveByApplicationAndName",
+                      query = "SELECT COUNT(p) FROM PageModel p "
+                              + "WHERE p.name = :name "
+                              + "AND p.application = :application "
+                              + "AND p.version = org.libreccm.pagemodel"
+                              + ".PageModelVersion.LIVE"
+                  )
+              })
 @XmlRootElement(name = "pagemodel")
 public class PageModel implements Serializable {
 
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 7252512839926020978L;
 
     /**
-     *
      * The ID of the entity in the database.
-     *
      */
     @Id
     @Column(name = "PAGE_MODEL_ID")
@@ -175,11 +188,9 @@ public class PageModel implements Serializable {
     private long pageModelId;
 
     /**
-     *
      * The UUID of this {@code PageModel}. Please note that this UUID identifies
      * the dataset not the model. Therefore the draft and the live version have
      * different values for this field.
-     *
      */
     @Column(name = "UUID", length = 255, nullable = false)
     @NotNull
@@ -257,115 +268,142 @@ public class PageModel implements Serializable {
     private List<ContainerModel> containers;
 
     public PageModel() {
+
         title = new LocalizedString();
         description = new LocalizedString();
         containers = new ArrayList<>();
     }
 
     public long getPageModelId() {
+
         return pageModelId;
     }
 
     protected void setPageModelId(final long pageModelId) {
+
         this.pageModelId = pageModelId;
     }
 
     public String getUuid() {
+
         return uuid;
     }
 
     protected void setUuid(final String uuid) {
+
         this.uuid = uuid;
     }
 
     public String getModelUuid() {
+
         return modelUuid;
     }
 
     protected void setModelUuid(final String modelUuid) {
+
         this.modelUuid = modelUuid;
     }
 
     public String getName() {
+
         return name;
     }
 
     public void setName(final String name) {
+
         this.name = name;
     }
 
     public PageModelVersion getVersion() {
+
         return version;
     }
 
     protected void setVersion(final PageModelVersion version) {
+
         this.version = version;
     }
 
     public Date getLastModified() {
+
         return lastModified;
     }
 
     protected void setLastModified(final Date lastModified) {
+
         this.lastModified = new Date(lastModified.getTime());
     }
 
     public LocalizedString getTitle() {
+
         return title;
     }
 
     protected void setTitle(final LocalizedString title) {
+
         Objects.requireNonNull(title);
         this.title = title;
     }
 
     public LocalizedString getDescription() {
+
         return description;
     }
 
     protected void setDescription(final LocalizedString description) {
+
         Objects.requireNonNull(description);
         this.description = description;
     }
 
     public CcmApplication getApplication() {
+
         return application;
     }
 
     public void setApplication(final CcmApplication application) {
+
         this.application = application;
     }
 
     public String getType() {
+
         return type;
     }
 
     public void setType(final String type) {
+
         this.type = type;
     }
 
     public List<ContainerModel> getContainers() {
+
         return Collections.unmodifiableList(containers);
     }
 
     protected void setContainers(final List<ContainerModel> containers) {
+
         this.containers = new ArrayList<>(containers);
     }
 
     protected void addContainer(final ContainerModel container) {
+
         containers.add(container);
     }
 
     protected void removeContainer(final ContainerModel container) {
+
         containers.remove(container);
     }
 
     protected void clearContainers() {
+
         containers.clear();
     }
 
     @Override
     public int hashCode() {
+
         int hash = 7;
         hash = 71 * hash + (int) (pageModelId ^ (pageModelId >>> 32));
         hash = 71 * hash + Objects.hashCode(uuid);
@@ -378,6 +416,7 @@ public class PageModel implements Serializable {
 
     @Override
     public boolean equals(final Object obj) {
+
         if (this == obj) {
             return true;
         }
@@ -410,6 +449,7 @@ public class PageModel implements Serializable {
     }
 
     public boolean canEqual(final Object obj) {
+
         return obj instanceof PageModel;
     }
 
@@ -424,13 +464,13 @@ public class PageModel implements Serializable {
     public String toString(final String data) {
 
         return String.format("%s{ "
-                                 + "pageModelId = %d, "
-                                 + "uuid = %s, "
-                                 + "name = \"%s\", "
-                                 + "title = %s, "
-                                 + "description = %s, "
-                                 + "type = \"%s\""
-                                 + " }",
+                             + "pageModelId = %d, "
+                             + "uuid = %s, "
+                             + "name = \"%s\", "
+                             + "title = %s, "
+                             + "description = %s, "
+                             + "type = \"%s\""
+                             + " }",
                              super.toString(),
                              pageModelId,
                              uuid,
diff --git a/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/pagemodel/PageModelManager.java b/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/pagemodel/PageModelManager.java
index d27a36128..97e5e0056 100644
--- a/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/pagemodel/PageModelManager.java
+++ b/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/pagemodel/PageModelManager.java
@@ -85,15 +85,16 @@ public class PageModelManager {
     private PageModelRepository pageModelRepo;
 
     private final Map<String, PageModelComponentModel> components
-                                                           = new HashMap<>();
+        = new HashMap<>();
 
     /**
      * Called by CDI after an instance of this class is created. Initialises the
-     * {@link #components} by retrieving the data about all available
-     * {@link ComponentModel}s.
+     * {@link #components} by retrieving the data about all available {@link
+     * ComponentModel}s.
      */
     @PostConstruct
     private void init() {
+
         LOGGER.debug("Initalising {}...", PageModelManager.class.getName());
 
         final ServiceLoader<CcmModule> modules = ServiceLoader.load(
@@ -127,11 +128,11 @@ public class PageModelManager {
 
     /**
      * Creates a new {@link PageModel} for the provided application. The method
-     * tries to retrieve the appropriate application by using
-     * {@link PageModelRepository#findLiveByApplicationAndName(org.libreccm.web.CcmApplication, java.lang.String)}.
-     * Please note that this method will always return the
-     * <strong>draft</strong>
-     * version of the page model.
+     * tries to retrieve the appropriate application by using {@link
+     * PageModelRepository#findLiveByApplicationAndName(org.libreccm.web
+     * .CcmApplication,
+     * java.lang.String)}. Please note that this method will always return the
+     * <strong>draft</strong> version of the page model.
      *
      * @param name        The name of the new page model. Must be unique for the
      *                    application.
@@ -149,16 +150,18 @@ public class PageModelManager {
                                      final String type) {
 
         Objects.requireNonNull(application,
-                               "Can't create a page model for application null");
+                               "Can't create a page model for application "
+                               + "null");
         Objects.requireNonNull(name, "Then name of a Pagemodel can't be null.");
         if (name.isEmpty()
-                || name.matches("\\s*")) {
+            || name.matches("\\s*")) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException(
                 "The name of a PageModel can't be empty.");
         }
 
         LOGGER.debug(
-            "Creating new PageModel with name \"{}\" for application \"{}\" and type \"{}\".",
+            "Creating new PageModel with name \"{}\" for application \"{}\" "
+            + "and type \"{}\".",
             name,
             application.getPrimaryUrl(),
             type);
@@ -169,12 +172,12 @@ public class PageModelManager {
 
         if (count > 0) {
             LOGGER.error("A page model with the name \"{}\" for the "
-                             + "application \"{}\" already exists.",
+                         + "application \"{}\" already exists.",
                          name,
                          application.getPrimaryUrl());
             throw new IllegalArgumentException(String.format(
                 "A page model with the name \"%s\" for the application \"%s\" "
-                    + "already exists.",
+                + "already exists.",
                 name,
                 application.getPrimaryUrl()));
         }
@@ -191,8 +194,8 @@ public class PageModelManager {
 
     /**
      * Retrieves the draft version of a {@link PageModel}. To invoke this method
-     * the current user needs a permission granting the
-     * {@link CoreConstants#PRIVILEGE_ADMIN} privilege.
+     * the current user needs a permission granting the {@link
+     * CoreConstants#PRIVILEGE_ADMIN} privilege.
      *
      * @param pageModel The {@link PageModel} for which the draft version is
      *                  retrieved.
@@ -222,11 +225,12 @@ public class PageModelManager {
      *
      * @param pageModel The {@link PageModel} to check for a live version.
      *
-     * @return {@code true} if there is a live version for the provided
-     *         {@link PageModel}, {@code false} otherwise.
+     * @return {@code true} if there is a live version for the provided {@link
+     *     PageModel}, {@code false} otherwise.
      */
     @Transactional(Transactional.TxType.REQUIRED)
     public boolean isLive(final PageModel pageModel) {
+
         final TypedQuery<Boolean> query = entityManager.createNamedQuery(
             "PageModel.hasLiveVersion", Boolean.class);
         query.setParameter("uuid", pageModel.getModelUuid());
@@ -242,8 +246,8 @@ public class PageModelManager {
      *                  retrieved.
      *
      * @return An {@link Optional} containing the live version of the provided
-     *         {@link PageModel} if there is a live version. Otherwise an empty
-     *         {@link Optional} is returned.
+     *     {@link PageModel} if there is a live version. Otherwise an empty
+     *     {@link Optional} is returned.
      */
     @Transactional(Transactional.TxType.REQUIRED)
     public Optional<PageModel> getLiveVersion(final PageModel pageModel) {
@@ -280,10 +284,13 @@ public class PageModelManager {
         final PageModel draftModel = getDraftVersion(pageModel);
         final PageModel liveModel;
 
+        final boolean isLive;
         if (isLive(pageModel)) {
+            isLive = true;
             liveModel = getLiveVersion(draftModel).get();
         } else {
             liveModel = new PageModel();
+            isLive = false;
         }
 
         liveModel.setName(draftModel.getName());
@@ -312,11 +319,17 @@ public class PageModelManager {
             .getContainers()
             .stream()
             .map(this::publishContainerModel)
-            .forEach(liveContainerModel -> addContainerModel(pageModel,
+            .forEach(liveContainerModel -> addContainerModel(liveModel,
                                                              liveContainerModel));
-
         liveModel.setLastModified(new Date());
 
+        pageModelRepo.save(liveModel);
+        //if (isLive) {
+        //    entityManager.merge(liveModel);
+        //} else {
+        //    entityManager.persist(liveModel);
+        //}
+
         LOGGER.debug("Successfully published PageModel \"{}\".",
                      liveModel.getName());
         return liveModel;
@@ -332,18 +345,20 @@ public class PageModelManager {
         liveModel.setContainerUuid(draftModel.getContainerUuid());
 
         final Styles draftStyles = draftModel.getStyles();
-        final Styles liveStyles = new Styles();
-        liveStyles.setStyleName(draftStyles.getStyleName());
-        liveStyles.setRules(draftStyles
-            .getRules()
-            .stream()
-            .map(this::publishRule)
-            .collect(Collectors.toList()));
-        liveStyles.setMediaRules(draftStyles
-            .getMediaRules()
-            .stream()
-            .map(this::publishMediaRule)
-            .collect(Collectors.toList()));
+        if (draftStyles != null) {
+            final Styles liveStyles = new Styles();
+            liveStyles.setStyleName(draftStyles.getStyleName());
+            liveStyles.setRules(draftStyles
+                                    .getRules()
+                                    .stream()
+                                    .map(this::publishRule)
+                                    .collect(Collectors.toList()));
+            liveStyles.setMediaRules(draftStyles
+                                         .getMediaRules()
+                                         .stream()
+                                         .map(this::publishMediaRule)
+                                         .collect(Collectors.toList()));
+        }
 
         draftModel
             .getComponents()
@@ -360,7 +375,7 @@ public class PageModelManager {
 
         Objects.requireNonNull(draftMediaRule);
 
-        final MediaRule liveMediaRule = new MediaRule();
+        final MediaRule  liveMediaRule  = new MediaRule();
         final MediaQuery liveMediaQuery = new MediaQuery();
         liveMediaQuery
             .setMaxWidth(draftMediaRule.getMediaQuery().getMaxWidth());
@@ -370,10 +385,10 @@ public class PageModelManager {
             .setMinWidth(draftMediaRule.getMediaQuery().getMinWidth());
 
         liveMediaRule.setRules(draftMediaRule
-            .getRules()
-            .stream()
-            .map(this::publishRule)
-            .collect(Collectors.toList()));
+                                   .getRules()
+                                   .stream()
+                                   .map(this::publishRule)
+                                   .collect(Collectors.toList()));
 
         return liveMediaRule;
     }
@@ -385,10 +400,10 @@ public class PageModelManager {
         final Rule liveRule = new Rule();
         liveRule.setSelector(draftRule.getSelector());
         liveRule.setProperties(draftRule
-            .getProperties()
-            .stream()
-            .map(this::publishCssProperty)
-            .collect(Collectors.toList()));
+                                   .getProperties()
+                                   .stream()
+                                   .map(this::publishCssProperty)
+                                   .collect(Collectors.toList()));
 
         return liveRule;
     }
@@ -414,9 +429,11 @@ public class PageModelManager {
      * @return The live version of the {@link ComponentModel}.
      */
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-    private ComponentModel publishComponentModel(final ComponentModel draftModel) {
+    private ComponentModel publishComponentModel(final ComponentModel
+                                                         draftModel) {
 
-        Objects.requireNonNull(draftModel, "Can't publish ComponentModel null.");
+        Objects.requireNonNull(draftModel,
+                               "Can't publish ComponentModel null.");
 
         LOGGER.debug("Publishing ComponentModel \"{}\"...",
                      draftModel.getKey());
@@ -447,9 +464,9 @@ public class PageModelManager {
                 propertyDescriptor.getName(),
                 draftModel.getKey());
 
-            final Class<?> propType = propertyDescriptor.getPropertyType();
-            final Method readMethod = propertyDescriptor.getReadMethod();
-            final Method writeMethod = propertyDescriptor.getWriteMethod();
+            final Class<?> propType    = propertyDescriptor.getPropertyType();
+            final Method   readMethod  = propertyDescriptor.getReadMethod();
+            final Method   writeMethod = propertyDescriptor.getWriteMethod();
 
             if (propertyIsExcluded(propertyDescriptor.getName())) {
                 continue;
@@ -460,7 +477,7 @@ public class PageModelManager {
             }
 
             if (propType != null
-                    && propType.isAssignableFrom(List.class)) {
+                && propType.isAssignableFrom(List.class)) {
 
                 try {
                     final List<Object> source = (List<Object>) readMethod
@@ -469,30 +486,31 @@ public class PageModelManager {
                     target.addAll(source);
                     writeMethod.invoke(draftModel, target);
                 } catch (IllegalAccessException
-                             | IllegalArgumentException
-                             | InvocationTargetException ex) {
+                    | IllegalArgumentException
+                    | InvocationTargetException ex) {
                     throw new UnexpectedErrorException(ex);
                 }
 
             } else if (propType != null
-                           && propType.isAssignableFrom(Map.class)) {
+                       && propType.isAssignableFrom(Map.class)) {
 
                 final Map<Object, Object> source;
                 final Map<Object, Object> target;
 
                 try {
-                    source = (Map<Object, Object>) readMethod.invoke(draftModel);
+                    source
+                        = (Map<Object, Object>) readMethod.invoke(draftModel);
                     target = (Map<Object, Object>) readMethod.invoke(liveModel);
                 } catch (IllegalAccessException
-                             | IllegalArgumentException
-                             | InvocationTargetException ex) {
+                    | IllegalArgumentException
+                    | InvocationTargetException ex) {
                     throw new UnexpectedErrorException(ex);
                 }
 
                 source.forEach((key, value) -> target.put(key, value));
 
             } else if (propType != null
-                           && propType.isAssignableFrom(Set.class)) {
+                       && propType.isAssignableFrom(Set.class)) {
 
                 final Set<Object> source;
                 final Set<Object> target;
@@ -501,8 +519,8 @@ public class PageModelManager {
                     source = (Set<Object>) readMethod.invoke(draftModel);
                     target = (Set<Object>) readMethod.invoke(liveModel);
                 } catch (IllegalAccessException
-                             | IllegalArgumentException
-                             | InvocationTargetException ex) {
+                    | IllegalArgumentException
+                    | InvocationTargetException ex) {
                     throw new UnexpectedErrorException(ex);
                 }
 
@@ -513,8 +531,8 @@ public class PageModelManager {
                     value = readMethod.invoke(draftModel);
                     writeMethod.invoke(liveModel, value);
                 } catch (IllegalAccessException
-                             | IllegalArgumentException
-                             | InvocationTargetException ex) {
+                    | IllegalArgumentException
+                    | InvocationTargetException ex) {
                     throw new UnexpectedErrorException(ex);
                 }
             }
@@ -534,9 +552,10 @@ public class PageModelManager {
      * @param name The name of the property.
      *
      * @return {@code true} if the property is excluded from the publishing
-     *         process, {@link false} if not.
+     *     process, {@link false} if not.
      */
     private boolean propertyIsExcluded(final String name) {
+
         final String[] excluded = new String[]{
             "class",
             "uuid",
@@ -570,7 +589,7 @@ public class PageModelManager {
 
     @Transactional(Transactional.TxType.REQUIRED)
     public void removeContainerModel(final PageModel pageModel,
-                                final ContainerModel container) {
+                                     final ContainerModel container) {
 
         Objects.requireNonNull(pageModel);
         Objects.requireNonNull(container);
diff --git a/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/pagemodel/PageModelRepository.java b/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/pagemodel/PageModelRepository.java
index 65434fbbd..bbcb46ac0 100644
--- a/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/pagemodel/PageModelRepository.java
+++ b/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/pagemodel/PageModelRepository.java
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ public class PageModelRepository extends AbstractEntityRepository<Long, PageMode
                 "The name of a page model can't be null or empty.");
         }
 
-        final long count = countLiveByApplicationAndName(application, name);
+        final long count = countDraftByApplicationAndName(application, name);
         if (count == 0) {
             return Optional.empty();
         }
diff --git a/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/pagemodel/rs/PageModels.java b/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/pagemodel/rs/PageModels.java
index 3c1743df2..32301d974 100644
--- a/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/pagemodel/rs/PageModels.java
+++ b/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/pagemodel/rs/PageModels.java
@@ -38,8 +38,10 @@ import javax.json.JsonObject;
 import javax.transaction.Transactional;
 import javax.ws.rs.Consumes;
 import javax.ws.rs.DELETE;
+import javax.ws.rs.FormParam;
 import javax.ws.rs.GET;
 import javax.ws.rs.NotFoundException;
+import javax.ws.rs.POST;
 import javax.ws.rs.PUT;
 import javax.ws.rs.Path;
 import javax.ws.rs.PathParam;
@@ -151,6 +153,29 @@ public class PageModels {
         return mapPageModelToJson(pageModel);
     }
 
+    @POST
+    @Path(PageModelsApp.PAGE_MODEL_PATH)
+    @Produces("application/json; charset=utf-8")
+    @Transactional(Transactional.TxType.REQUIRED)
+    @AuthorizationRequired
+    @RequiresPrivilege(CoreConstants.PRIVILEGE_ADMIN)
+    public JsonObject publishPageModel(
+        @PathParam(PageModelsApp.APP_NAME) final String appPath,
+        @PathParam(PageModelsApp.PAGE_MODEL_NAME) final String pageModelName,
+        @FormParam("action") String action) {
+
+        if ("publish".equals(action)) {
+
+            final CcmApplication app = controller
+                .findCcmApplication(String.format("/%s/", appPath));
+            final PageModel pageModel = controller.findPageModel(app,
+                                                                 pageModelName);
+            pageModelManager.publish(pageModel);
+        }
+
+        return getPageModel(appPath, pageModelName);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Creates or updates a {@link PageModel}.
      *
@@ -259,6 +284,12 @@ public class PageModels {
         } else {
             lastPublished = 0;
         }
+        final long lastModified;
+        if (pageModel.getLastModified() == null) {
+            lastModified = 0;
+        } else {
+            lastModified = pageModel.getLastModified().getTime();
+        }
 
         return Json
             .createObjectBuilder()
@@ -276,6 +307,7 @@ public class PageModels {
             .add("version", pageModel.getVersion().toString())
             .add("publicationStatus",
                  getPublicationStatus(pageModel).toString())
+            .add("lastModified", lastModified)
             .add("lastPublished", lastPublished)
             .build();
     }
@@ -302,10 +334,9 @@ public class PageModels {
                 || liveModel.get().getLastModified() == null) {
 
                 return PublicationStatus.NEEDS_UPDATE;
-            } else if (liveModel
-                .get()
+            } else if (draftModel
                 .getLastModified()
-                .before(draftModel.getLastModified())) {
+                .before(liveModel.get().getLastModified())) {
 
                 publicationStatus = PublicationStatus.PUBLISHED;
             } else {
diff --git a/ccm-core/src/main/resources/db/migrations/org/libreccm/ccm_core/h2/V7_0_0_26__page_model_last_modified.sql b/ccm-core/src/main/resources/db/migrations/org/libreccm/ccm_core/h2/V7_0_0_26__page_model_last_modified.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3a735e657
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ccm-core/src/main/resources/db/migrations/org/libreccm/ccm_core/h2/V7_0_0_26__page_model_last_modified.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+alter table CCM_CORE.PAGE_MODELS
+  add column LAST_MODIFIED TIMESTAMP;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ccm-core/src/main/resources/db/migrations/org/libreccm/ccm_core/pgsql/V7_0_0_26__page_model_last_modified.sql b/ccm-core/src/main/resources/db/migrations/org/libreccm/ccm_core/pgsql/V7_0_0_26__page_model_last_modified.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3a735e657
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ccm-core/src/main/resources/db/migrations/org/libreccm/ccm_core/pgsql/V7_0_0_26__page_model_last_modified.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+alter table CCM_CORE.PAGE_MODELS
+  add column LAST_MODIFIED TIMESTAMP;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ccm-pagemodelseditor/src/main/typescript/ccm-pagemodelseditor/PageModelsEditor.tsx b/ccm-pagemodelseditor/src/main/typescript/ccm-pagemodelseditor/PageModelsEditor.tsx
index 5ffd4dee9..35458c425 100644
--- a/ccm-pagemodelseditor/src/main/typescript/ccm-pagemodelseditor/PageModelsEditor.tsx
+++ b/ccm-pagemodelseditor/src/main/typescript/ccm-pagemodelseditor/PageModelsEditor.tsx
@@ -274,14 +274,12 @@ class PageModelComponent
                     <dd>{this.props.pageModel.version.toString()}</dd>
                     <dt>Description</dt>
                     <dd>{this.props.pageModel.description}</dd>
+                    <dt>Last modified</dt>
+                    <dd>{this.getLastModifiedDate()}</dd>
                     <dt>Last published</dt>
                     <dd>{this.getLastPublishedDate()}</dd>
                     <dt>PublicationStatus</dt>
                     <dd>{this.props.pageModel.publicationStatus}</dd>
-                    <dt>Publish</dt>
-                    <dd>{this.props.pageModel.publicationStatus === PublicationStatus.NOT_PUBLISHED}</dd>
-                    <dt>Republish</dt>
-                    <dd>{this.props.pageModel.publicationStatus === PublicationStatus.NEEDS_UPDATE}</dd>
                 </dl>
                 <button onClick={(event) => {
 
@@ -292,11 +290,11 @@ class PageModelComponent
                     });
                 }}>Edit
                 </button>
-                {this.props.pageModel.publicationStatus === PublicationStatus.NOT_PUBLISHED
-                && <button>Publish</button>
+                {this.props.pageModel.publicationStatus === PublicationStatus.NOT_PUBLISHED.toString()
+                && <button onClick={(event) => this.publishPageModel(event)}>Publish</button>
                 }
-                {this.props.pageModel.publicationStatus === PublicationStatus.NEEDS_UPDATE
-                && <button>Republish</button>
+                {this.props.pageModel.publicationStatus === PublicationStatus.NEEDS_UPDATE.toString()
+                && <button onClick={(event) => this.publishPageModel(event)}>Republish</button>
                 }
             </div>;
         }
@@ -317,6 +315,18 @@ class PageModelComponent
         });
     }
 
+    private getLastModifiedDate():string {
+
+        if (this.props.pageModel.lastPublished === 0) {
+            return "";
+        } else {
+            const lastModified: Date = new Date();
+            lastModified.setTime(this.props.pageModel.lastModified);
+
+            return lastModified.toISOString();
+        }
+    }
+
     private getLastPublishedDate(): string {
 
         if (this.props.pageModel.lastPublished === 0) {
@@ -426,6 +436,53 @@ class PageModelComponent
             });
     }
 
+    private publishPageModel(event: React.MouseEvent<HTMLButtonElement>): void {
+
+        event.preventDefault();
+
+        const headers: Headers = new Headers();
+        //headers.append("Content-Type", "application/json");
+        headers.append("Content-Type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded");
+
+        //const formData: FormData = new FormData();
+        //formData.set("action", "publish");
+        //const data: URLSearchParams = new URLSearchParams();
+        //data.append("action", "publish");
+
+        const init: RequestInit = {
+
+            body: "action=publish",
+            credentials: "same-origin",
+            headers,
+            method: "POST",
+        }
+
+        const url: string = `${this.props.dispatcherPrefix}`
+            + `/page-models/${this.props.ccmApplication}/`
+            + `${this.props.pageModel.name}`
+
+        fetch(url, init)
+            .then((response: Response) => {
+                if (response.ok) {
+
+                    this.props.reload();
+                } else {
+                    this.setState({
+                        ...this.state,
+                        errorMsg: `Failed to publish PageModel: `
+                            + ` ${response.status} ${response.statusText}`,
+                    });
+                }
+            })
+            .catch((error) => {
+               this.setState({
+                   ...this.state,
+                   errorMsg: `Failed to publish PageModel: ${error.message}`,
+               })
+            });
+
+    }
+
 }
 
 // interface PageModelEditorProps {
@@ -551,11 +608,12 @@ class PageModelEditor
             ...this.state,
             selectedPageModel: {
                 description: "",
+                lastModified: 0,
                 lastPublished: 0,
                 modelUuid: "",
                 name: "",
                 pageModelId: 0,
-                publicationStatus: PublicationStatus.NOT_PUBLISHED,
+                publicationStatus: PublicationStatus.NOT_PUBLISHED.toString(),
                 title: "",
                 type: "",
                 uuid: "",
diff --git a/ccm-pagemodelseditor/src/main/typescript/ccm-pagemodelseditor/datatypes.ts b/ccm-pagemodelseditor/src/main/typescript/ccm-pagemodelseditor/datatypes.ts
index 4f25e870e..e6e582582 100644
--- a/ccm-pagemodelseditor/src/main/typescript/ccm-pagemodelseditor/datatypes.ts
+++ b/ccm-pagemodelseditor/src/main/typescript/ccm-pagemodelseditor/datatypes.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ interface PageModel {
     type: string;
     uuid: string;
     version: PageModelVersion;
-    publicationStatus: PublicationStatus;
+    publicationStatus: string;
+    lastModified: number;
     lastPublished: number;
 }
 
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ enum PageModelVersion {
 
 enum PublicationStatus {
 
-    NOT_PUBLISHED,
-    PUBLISHED,
-    NEEDS_UPDATE,
+    NOT_PUBLISHED = "NOT_PUBLISHED",
+    PUBLISHED = "PUBLISHED",
+    NEEDS_UPDATE = "NEEDS_UPDATE",
 }
\ No newline at end of file