diff --git a/dashboard/entity/entities.component.html b/dashboard/entity/entities.component.html
index 79cf5f9f..391abca7 100644
--- a/dashboard/entity/entities.component.html
+++ b/dashboard/entity/entities.component.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <div page-content class="admin-pages">
   <div header>
-    <admin-tabs tab="entity" [portal]="selectedCommunityPid"></admin-tabs>
+    <admin-tabs tab="entity" [portal]="portal"></admin-tabs>
     <div *ngIf="!errorMessage && !showLoading" class="uk-grid" uk-grid>
       <div class="uk-width-1-1">
         <ul *ngIf="!isPortalAdministrator" class="uk-subnav uk-subnav-pill">
diff --git a/dashboard/entity/entities.component.ts b/dashboard/entity/entities.component.ts
index 823d6199..b6600429 100644
--- a/dashboard/entity/entities.component.ts
+++ b/dashboard/entity/entities.component.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export class EntitiesComponent implements OnInit {
   public keyword = '';
   
   public communities: Portal[] = [];
-  public selectedCommunityPid: string;
+  public portal: string;
   
   @ViewChild('AlertModalRelatedPages') alertModalRelatedPages;
   
@@ -75,10 +75,12 @@ export class EntitiesComponent implements OnInit {
       this.applyStatusFilter();
     }));
     this.userManagementService.getUserInfo().subscribe(user => {
-      this.selectedCommunityPid = (this.route.snapshot.data.portal) ? this.route.snapshot.data.portal : this.route.snapshot.params[this.route.snapshot.data.param];
-      ConnectHelper.setPortalTypeFromPid(this.selectedCommunityPid );
-      this.applyCommunityFilter(this.selectedCommunityPid);
-      this.isPortalAdministrator = Session.isPortalAdministrator(user) && !this.selectedCommunityPid;
+      this.portal = (this.route.snapshot.data.portal) ? this.route.snapshot.data.portal : this.route.snapshot.params[this.route.snapshot.data.param];
+      if(this.portal === 'connect' || this.portal === 'explore') {
+        ConnectHelper.setPortalTypeFromPid(this.portal);
+      }
+      this.applyPortalFilter(this.portal);
+      this.isPortalAdministrator = Session.isPortalAdministrator(user) && !this.portal;
     });
     
     
@@ -94,7 +96,7 @@ export class EntitiesComponent implements OnInit {
     });
   }
   
-  getEntities(community_pid: string) {
+  getEntities(portal: string) {
     if (!Session.isLoggedIn()) {
       this._router.navigate(['/user-info'],
         {queryParams: {'errorCode': LoginErrorCodes.NOT_VALID, 'redirectUrl': this._router.url}});
@@ -102,8 +104,8 @@ export class EntitiesComponent implements OnInit {
       this.showLoading = true;
       this.updateErrorMessage = '';
       this.errorMessage = '';
-      if (community_pid) {
-        this._helpContentService.getCommunityEntities(community_pid, this.properties.adminToolsAPIURL).subscribe(
+      if (portal) {
+        this._helpContentService.getCommunityEntities(portal, this.properties.adminToolsAPIURL).subscribe(
           entities => {
             this.entities = entities;
             this.checkboxes = [];
@@ -321,8 +323,8 @@ export class EntitiesComponent implements OnInit {
     this.showLoading = false;
   }
   
-  public applyCommunityFilter(community_pid: string) {
-    this.getEntities(community_pid);
+  public applyPortalFilter(portal: string) {
+    this.getEntities(portal);
   }
   
   public toggleEntities(status: boolean, ids: string[]) {
@@ -353,7 +355,7 @@ export class EntitiesComponent implements OnInit {
     } else {
       this.updateErrorMessage = '';
       this._helpContentService.toggleEntities(
-        this.selectedCommunityPid, this.toggleIds, this.toggleStatus, this.properties.adminToolsAPIURL).subscribe(
+        this.portal, this.toggleIds, this.toggleStatus, this.properties.adminToolsAPIURL).subscribe(
         () => {
           for (let id of this.toggleIds) {
             const i = this.checkboxes.findIndex(_ => _.entity._id === id);
diff --git a/dashboard/page/pages.component.html b/dashboard/page/pages.component.html
index a65aee4a..ff96afbc 100644
--- a/dashboard/page/pages.component.html
+++ b/dashboard/page/pages.component.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <div page-content class="admin-pages">
   <div header>
-    <admin-tabs tab="page" [portal]="selectedCommunityPid"></admin-tabs>
+    <admin-tabs tab="page" [portal]="portal"></admin-tabs>
     <div *ngIf="!errorMessage && !showLoading" class="uk-grid" uk-grid>
       <div class="uk-width-1-1">
         <ul class="uk-subnav uk-subnav-pill">
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
                     <div class=" uk-margin-small-bottom"><span class="title">Route: </span> {{check.page.route}}</div>
                     <div *ngIf="!pagesType" class=" uk-margin-small-bottom"><span
                         class="title">Type: </span> {{check.page.type}}</div>
-                    <div *ngIf="!selectedCommunityPid" class=" uk-margin-small-bottom">
+                    <div *ngIf="!portal" class=" uk-margin-small-bottom">
                       <span class="title">Portal type: </span>{{check.page.portalType}}
                     </div>
                   </div>
@@ -101,14 +101,14 @@
                     <div class=" uk-margin-small-bottom">
                       <a *ngIf="check.page.top || check.page.bottom || check.page.left || check.page.right"
                          class="helpContents"
-                         [queryParams]="{communityId: selectedCommunityPid, pageId: check.page._id}"
+                         [queryParams]="{communityId: portal, pageId: check.page._id}"
                          routerLink="../../helptexts">
                         manage help texts
                       </a>
                     </div>
                     <div>
                       <a *ngIf="pageWithDivIds.includes(check.page._id)" class="classHelpContents"
-                         [queryParams]="{communityId: selectedCommunityPid, pageId: check.page._id}"
+                         [queryParams]="{communityId: portal, pageId: check.page._id}"
                          routerLink="../../classContents">manage class contents</a>
                     </div>
                   </div>
diff --git a/dashboard/page/pages.component.ts b/dashboard/page/pages.component.ts
index 72a02567..d2eb2e5f 100644
--- a/dashboard/page/pages.component.ts
+++ b/dashboard/page/pages.component.ts
@@ -40,9 +40,7 @@ export class PagesComponent implements OnInit {
   private searchText: RegExp = new RegExp('');
   public keyword: string = '';
 
-  public communities: Portal[] = [];
-
-  public selectedCommunityPid: string;
+  public portal: string;
 
   public pagesType: string;
   public properties: EnvProperties = null;
@@ -106,12 +104,14 @@ export class PagesComponent implements OnInit {
         // this.pagesType = params['type'];
         this.filterForm.get('type').setValue(params['type']);
       }
-      this.selectedCommunityPid = (this.route.snapshot.data.portal)?this.route.snapshot.data.portal:this.route.snapshot.params[this.route.snapshot.data.param];
-      ConnectHelper.setPortalTypeFromPid(this.selectedCommunityPid);
+      this.portal = (this.route.snapshot.data.portal)?this.route.snapshot.data.portal:this.route.snapshot.params[this.route.snapshot.data.param];
+      if(this.portal === 'connect' || this.portal === 'explore') {
+        ConnectHelper.setPortalTypeFromPid(this.portal);
+      }
       this.keyword = '';
       this.subscriptions.push(this.userManagementService.getUserInfo().subscribe(user => {
-        this.applyCommunityFilter(this.selectedCommunityPid);
-        this.isPortalAdministrator = Session.isPortalAdministrator(user) && !this.selectedCommunityPid;
+        this.applyPortalFilter(this.portal);
+        this.isPortalAdministrator = Session.isPortalAdministrator(user) && !this.portal;
       }));
     }));
 
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ export class PagesComponent implements OnInit {
     });
   }
 
-  getPages(community_pid: string) {
+  getPages(portal: string) {
     if (!Session.isLoggedIn()) {
       this._router.navigate(['/user-info'], {
         queryParams: {
@@ -154,12 +154,12 @@ export class PagesComponent implements OnInit {
       if (this.pagesType) {
         parameters = '?page_type=' + this.pagesType;
       }
-      if (community_pid) {
-        this.subscriptions.push(this._helpContentService.getCommunityPagesByType(community_pid, parameters, this.properties.adminToolsAPIURL).subscribe(
+      if (portal) {
+        this.subscriptions.push(this._helpContentService.getCommunityPagesByType(portal, parameters, this.properties.adminToolsAPIURL).subscribe(
           pages => {
             this.pagesReturned(pages);
             //if(!this.pagesType || this.pagesType == "link") {
-            this.getPagesWithDivIds(community_pid);
+            this.getPagesWithDivIds(portal);
             //} else {
             //this.showLoading = false;
             //}
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ export class PagesComponent implements OnInit {
     }
   }
 
-  getPagesWithDivIds(community_pid: string) {
+  getPagesWithDivIds(portal: string) {
     if (!Session.isLoggedIn()) {
       this._router.navigate(['/user-info'], {
         queryParams: {
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ export class PagesComponent implements OnInit {
         }
       });
     } else {
-      this.subscriptions.push(this._helpContentService.getPageIdsFromDivIds(community_pid, this.properties.adminToolsAPIURL).subscribe(
+      this.subscriptions.push(this._helpContentService.getPageIdsFromDivIds(portal, this.properties.adminToolsAPIURL).subscribe(
         pages => {
           this.pageWithDivIds = pages;
           this.showLoading = false;
@@ -208,13 +208,13 @@ export class PagesComponent implements OnInit {
   }
 
   /*
-      getCommunities() {
+      getPortals() {
           this._helpContentService.getCommunities(this.properties.adminToolsAPIURL).subscribe(
               communities => {
                   this.communities = communities;
-                  this.selectedCommunityPid = this.communities[0].pid;
-                  this.getPages(this.selectedCommunityPid);
-                  this.getPagesWithDivIds(this.selectedCommunityPid);
+                  this.portal = this.communities[0].pid;
+                  this.getPages(this.portal);
+                  this.getPagesWithDivIds(this.portal);
           },
           error => this.handleError('System error retrieving communities', error));
       }
@@ -492,13 +492,13 @@ export class PagesComponent implements OnInit {
     this.showLoading = false;
   }
 
-  // public filterByCommunity(event: any) {
-  //     this.selectedCommunityPid = event.target.value;
-  //     this.applyCommunityFilter(this.selectedCommunityPid);
+  // public filterByPortal(event: any) {
+  //     this.portal = event.target.value;
+  //     this.applyPortalFilter(this.portal);
   // }
 
-  public applyCommunityFilter(community_pid: string) {
-    this.getPages(community_pid);
+  public applyPortalFilter(portal: string) {
+    this.getPages(portal);
   }
 
   public togglePages(status: boolean, ids: string[]) {
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ export class PagesComponent implements OnInit {
     } else {
       this.updateErrorMessage = '';
 
-      this.subscriptions.push(this._helpContentService.togglePages(this.selectedCommunityPid, ids, status, this.properties.adminToolsAPIURL).subscribe(
+      this.subscriptions.push(this._helpContentService.togglePages(this.portal, ids, status, this.properties.adminToolsAPIURL).subscribe(
         () => {
           for (let id of ids) {
             let i = this.checkboxes.findIndex(_ => _.page._id == id);