diff --git a/frontend/app/block/block.less b/frontend/app/block/block.less
index 1b045829..54d0137c 100644
--- a/frontend/app/block/block.less
+++ b/frontend/app/block/block.less
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@
                     align-items: center;
                     gap: 8px;
                     color: var(--main-text-color);
+                    flex: 1 1 auto;
+                    overflow-x: hidden;
+                    min-width: 0;
 
                     .block-frame-view-icon {
                         font-size: var(--header-icon-size);
@@ -122,7 +125,9 @@
 
                 .block-frame-textelems-wrapper {
                     display: flex;
-                    flex-grow: 1;
+                    flex: 1 100 auto;
+                    overflow-x: hidden;
+                    min-width: 0;
                     gap: 8px;
                     height: 20px;
                     align-items: center;
diff --git a/frontend/app/view/helpview.tsx b/frontend/app/view/helpview.tsx
index 0724a49a..e2792f5b 100644
--- a/frontend/app/view/helpview.tsx
+++ b/frontend/app/view/helpview.tsx
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ import { Markdown } from "../element/markdown";
 import "./helpview.less";
 
 const helpText = `
-# Help
-
 ## Blocks
 Every individual Component is contained in its own block. These can be added, removed, moved and resized. Each block has its own header which can be right clicked to reveal more operations you can do with that block.
 
diff --git a/frontend/app/workspace/workspace.tsx b/frontend/app/workspace/workspace.tsx
index 9b2acdae..007f2d6f 100644
--- a/frontend/app/workspace/workspace.tsx
+++ b/frontend/app/workspace/workspace.tsx
@@ -99,9 +99,6 @@ const Widgets = React.memo(() => {
                     {!util.isBlank(data.label) ? <div className="widget-label">{data.label}</div> : null}
                 </div>
             ))}
-            <div className="widget no-hover">
-                <i className="fa fa-solid fa-plus fa-fw" />
-            </div>
         </div>
     );
 });
diff --git a/pkg/service/clientservice/clientservice.go b/pkg/service/clientservice/clientservice.go
index d8c90cee..c64f4e93 100644
--- a/pkg/service/clientservice/clientservice.go
+++ b/pkg/service/clientservice/clientservice.go
@@ -147,8 +147,7 @@ func (cs *ClientService) BootstrapStarterLayout(ctx context.Context) error {
 		}},
 		{IndexArr: []int{2}, BlockDef: &wstore.BlockDef{
 			Meta: wstore.MetaMapType{
-				wstore.MetaKey_View:       "term",
-				wstore.MetaKey_Controller: "shell",
+				wstore.MetaKey_View: "help",
 			},
 		}},
 		{IndexArr: []int{2, 1}, BlockDef: &wstore.BlockDef{
diff --git a/pkg/wconfig/settingsconfig.go b/pkg/wconfig/settingsconfig.go
index 754f8916..137d90d0 100644
--- a/pkg/wconfig/settingsconfig.go
+++ b/pkg/wconfig/settingsconfig.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"os/user"
 	"path/filepath"
 
-	"github.com/wavetermdev/thenextwave/pkg/wavebase"
 	"github.com/wavetermdev/thenextwave/pkg/waveobj"
 	"github.com/wavetermdev/thenextwave/pkg/wstore"
 )
@@ -266,25 +265,6 @@ func applyDefaultSettings(settings *SettingsConfigType) {
 		}
 	}
 	defaultWidgets := []WidgetsConfigType{
-		{
-			Icon:  "files",
-			Label: "files",
-			BlockDef: wstore.BlockDef{
-				Meta: map[string]any{
-					wstore.MetaKey_View: "preview",
-					wstore.MetaKey_File: wavebase.GetHomeDir(),
-				},
-			},
-		},
-		{
-			Icon:  "chart-simple",
-			Label: "chart",
-			BlockDef: wstore.BlockDef{
-				Meta: map[string]any{
-					wstore.MetaKey_View: "plot",
-				},
-			},
-		},
 		{
 			Icon:  "globe",
 			Label: "web",