diff --git a/themes/vivo-basic/ftl/components/footer.ftl b/themes/vivo-basic/ftl/components/footer.ftl
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+<#-- $This file is distributed under the terms of the license in /doc/license.txt$ -->
+
+<#import "/macros/list.ftl" as l>
+
+<div id="footer">
+
+    <#if bannerImageUrl??>
+        <img class="footerLogo" src="${urls.bannerImage}" alt="${tagline!}" />
+    </#if>
+    
+    <div class="footerLinks">
+        <ul class="otherNav">  
+            <@l.makeList> 
+                <li><a href="${urls.about}" title="more about this web site">About</a></li>,
+                <#if urls.contact??>    
+                    <li><a href="${urls.contact}" title="feedback form">Contact Us</a></li>
+                </#if> 
+            </@l.makeList>
+        </ul>
+    </div>
+  
+    <#include "copyright.ftl">
+    
+    All Rights Reserved. <a href="${urls.termsOfUse}">Terms of Use</a>
+
+</div>
+
+<#-- SCRIPT TAGS SHOULD GO HERE --> 
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diff --git a/themes/vivo-basic/ftl/components/identity.ftl b/themes/vivo-basic/ftl/components/identity.ftl
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+<#-- $This file is distributed under the terms of the license in /doc/license.txt$ -->
+
+<#import "/macros/list.ftl" as l>
+
+<div id="identity">
+
+    <h1><a title="Home" href="${urls.home}">${siteName}</a></h1>
+    
+    <#-- RY We will need this in non-NIHVIVO versions
+    <#if tagline.has_content>
+        <em>${tagline}</em>
+    </#if>
+    -->
+    
+    <ul id="otherMenu">  
+        <@l.makeList>  
+            <#if loginName??>
+                <li>
+                    Logged in as <strong>${loginName}</strong> (<a href="${urls.logout}">Log out</a>)     
+                </li>, 
+                <li><a href="${urls.siteAdmin}">Site Admin</a></li>, 
+            <#else>
+                 <li><a title="log in to manage this site" href="${urls.login}">Log in</a></li>,
+            </#if> 
+            
+            <li><a href="${urls.about}$">About</a></li>,
+            <#if urls.contact??>
+                <li><a href="${urls.contact}">Contact Us</a></li>
+            </#if> 
+        </@l.makeList>       
+    </ul>   
+</div>
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diff --git a/themes/vivo-basic/ftl/components/menu.ftl b/themes/vivo-basic/ftl/components/menu.ftl
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+<#-- $This file is distributed under the terms of the license in /doc/license.txt$ -->
+
+<div id="primaryAndOther">
+    <ul id="primary">
+        <#list tabMenu.items as item>
+            <li>
+                <a href="${item.url}" <#if item.active> class="activeTab" </#if>>
+                    ${item.linkText}
+                </a>
+            </li>          
+        </#list>
+    </ul>
+</div>
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diff --git a/themes/vivo-basic/ftl/components/search.ftl b/themes/vivo-basic/ftl/components/search.ftl
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+<#-- $This file is distributed under the terms of the license in /doc/license.txt$ -->
+
+<div id="searchBlock">
+    <form id="searchForm" action="${urls.search}" >                    
+        <label for="search">Search </label>
+
+        <#if showFlag1SearchField??>
+            <select id="search-form-modifier" name="flag1" class="form-item" >
+                <option value="nofiltering" selected="selected">entire database (${loginName})</option>
+                <option value="${portalId}">${tagline!}</option>
+            </select>
+        <#else>
+            <input type="hidden" name="flag1" value="${portalId}" />
+        </#if>
+            
+        <input type="text" name="querytext" id="search" class="search-form-item" value="${querytext!}" size="20" />
+        <input class="search-form-submit" name="submit" type="submit"  value="Search" />
+    </form>
+</div>
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