diff --git a/src/admin/pages/lists/items-page.vue b/src/admin/pages/lists/items-page.vue
index 11f9c0a3c..6f2ace620 100644
--- a/src/admin/pages/lists/items-page.vue
+++ b/src/admin/pages/lists/items-page.vue
@@ -942,15 +942,15 @@
                                     else if (metadatum.display == 'yes')
                                         display = true;
 
-                                    // // Deciding display based on user prefs
-                                    // if (prefsFetchOnlyObject != undefined && 
-                                    //     prefsFetchOnlyObject.meta != undefined) {
-                                    //     let index = prefsFetchOnlyObject.meta.findIndex(metadatumId => metadatumId == metadatum.id);
-                                    //     if (index >= 0)
-                                    //         display = true;
-                                    //     else
-                                    //         display = false;
-                                    // }
+                                    // Deciding display based on user prefs
+                                    if (prefsFetchOnlyObject != undefined && 
+                                        prefsFetchOnlyObject.meta != undefined) {
+                                        let index = prefsFetchOnlyObject.meta.findIndex(metadatumId => metadatumId == metadatum.id);
+                                        if (index >= 0)
+                                            display = true;
+                                        else
+                                            display = false;
+                                    }
 
                                     metadata.push({
                                             name: metadatum.name,
@@ -1044,7 +1044,7 @@
                                 '2': 'author_name',
                                 '3': 'title',
                                 '4': 'description'
-                            });
+                            }, true);
                             
                             this.sortingMetadata.push({
                                 name: this.$i18n.get('label_title'),
@@ -1133,14 +1133,28 @@
                 let prefsViewMode = !this.isRepositoryLevel ? 'view_mode_' + this.collectionId : 'view_mode';
                 if (this.$userPrefs.get(prefsViewMode) == undefined)
                     this.$eventBusSearch.setInitialViewMode(this.defaultViewMode);
-                else 
-                    this.$eventBusSearch.setInitialViewMode(this.$userPrefs.get(prefsViewMode));
+                else {
+                    let existingViewModeIndex = Object.keys(this.registeredViewModes).findIndex(viewMode => viewMode == this.$userPrefs.get(prefsViewMode));
+                    if (existingViewModeIndex >= 0)
+                        this.$eventBusSearch.setInitialViewMode(this.$userPrefs.get(prefsViewMode));
+                    else   
+                        this.$eventBusSearch.setInitialViewMode(this.defaultViewMode);
+                }
             } else {
                 let prefsAdminViewMode = !this.isRepositoryLevel ? 'admin_view_mode_' + this.collectionId : 'admin_view_mode';
                 if (this.$userPrefs.get(prefsAdminViewMode) == undefined)
-                    this.$eventBusSearch.setInitialAdminViewMode('cards');
-                else 
-                    this.$eventBusSearch.setInitialAdminViewMode(this.$userPrefs.get(prefsAdminViewMode));
+                    this.$eventBusSearch.setInitialAdminViewMode('table');
+                else {
+                    let existingViewMode = this.$userPrefs.get(prefsAdminViewMode);
+                    if (existingViewMode == 'cards' || 
+                        existingViewMode == 'table' || 
+                        existingViewMode == 'records' || 
+                        existingViewMode == 'grid' || 
+                        existingViewMode == 'masonry')
+                        this.$eventBusSearch.setInitialAdminViewMode(this.$userPrefs.get(prefsAdminViewMode));
+                    else
+                        this.$eventBusSearch.setInitialAdminViewMode('table');
+                }
             }
 
             // Watches window resize to adjust filter's top position and compression on mobile 
diff --git a/src/admin/pages/lists/term-items-page.vue b/src/admin/pages/lists/term-items-page.vue
index b488b2811..0c589adb1 100644
--- a/src/admin/pages/lists/term-items-page.vue
+++ b/src/admin/pages/lists/term-items-page.vue
@@ -942,15 +942,15 @@
                                     else if (metadatum.display == 'yes')
                                         display = true;
 
-                                    // // Deciding display based on user prefs
-                                    // if (prefsFetchOnlyObject != undefined && 
-                                    //     prefsFetchOnlyObject.meta != undefined) {
-                                    //     let index = prefsFetchOnlyObject.meta.findIndex(metadatumId => metadatumId == metadatum.id);
-                                    //     if (index >= 0)
-                                    //         display = true;
-                                    //     else
-                                    //         display = false;
-                                    // }
+                                    // Deciding display based on user prefs
+                                    if (prefsFetchOnlyObject != undefined && 
+                                        prefsFetchOnlyObject.meta != undefined) {
+                                        let index = prefsFetchOnlyObject.meta.findIndex(metadatumId => metadatumId == metadatum.id);
+                                        if (index >= 0)
+                                            display = true;
+                                        else
+                                            display = false;
+                                    }
 
                                     metadata.push(
                                         {
@@ -1042,7 +1042,7 @@
                                 '2': 'author_name',
                                 '3': 'title',
                                 '4': 'description'
-                            });
+                            }, true);
                             
                             this.sortingMetadata.push({
                                 name: this.$i18n.get('label_title'),
@@ -1132,14 +1132,28 @@
                 let prefsViewMode = !this.isRepositoryLevel ? 'view_mode_' + this.collectionId : 'view_mode';
                 if (this.$userPrefs.get(prefsViewMode) == undefined)
                     this.$eventBusSearch.setInitialViewMode(this.defaultViewMode);
-                else 
-                    this.$eventBusSearch.setInitialViewMode(this.$userPrefs.get(prefsViewMode));
+                else {
+                    let existingViewModeIndex = Object.keys(this.registeredViewModes).findIndex(viewMode => viewMode == this.$userPrefs.get(prefsViewMode));
+                    if (existingViewModeIndex >= 0)
+                        this.$eventBusSearch.setInitialViewMode(this.$userPrefs.get(prefsViewMode));
+                    else   
+                        this.$eventBusSearch.setInitialViewMode(this.defaultViewMode);
+                }
             } else {
                 let prefsAdminViewMode = !this.isRepositoryLevel ? 'admin_view_mode_' + this.collectionId : 'admin_view_mode';
                 if (this.$userPrefs.get(prefsAdminViewMode) == undefined)
-                    this.$eventBusSearch.setInitialAdminViewMode('cards');
-                else 
-                    this.$eventBusSearch.setInitialAdminViewMode(this.$userPrefs.get(prefsAdminViewMode));
+                    this.$eventBusSearch.setInitialAdminViewMode('table');
+                else {
+                    let existingViewMode = this.$userPrefs.get(prefsAdminViewMode);
+                    if (existingViewMode == 'cards' || 
+                        existingViewMode == 'table' || 
+                        existingViewMode == 'records' || 
+                        existingViewMode == 'grid' || 
+                        existingViewMode == 'masonry')
+                        this.$eventBusSearch.setInitialAdminViewMode(this.$userPrefs.get(prefsAdminViewMode));
+                    else
+                        this.$eventBusSearch.setInitialAdminViewMode('table');
+                }
             }
 
             // Watches window resize to adjust filter's top position and compression on mobile 
diff --git a/src/admin/scss/_view-mode-cards.scss b/src/admin/scss/_view-mode-cards.scss
index 05269b6b2..1c26edf52 100644
--- a/src/admin/scss/_view-mode-cards.scss
+++ b/src/admin/scss/_view-mode-cards.scss
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
         margin: 15px;
         max-width: 425px;
         min-width: 425px;
-        min-height: 215px;
-        max-height: 215px;
+        min-height: 210px;
+        max-height: 210px;
         cursor: pointer;
 
         @media screen and (max-width: 480px) {
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
         }
         .metadata-title {
             flex-shrink: 0;
-            padding: 0.5rem 4.75rem 0.5rem 2.75rem;
+            padding: 0.6rem 4.75rem 0.5rem 2.75rem;
             margin-bottom: -27px;
             min-height: 40px;
             font-size: 0.875rem !important; 
diff --git a/src/admin/scss/_view-mode-grid.scss b/src/admin/scss/_view-mode-grid.scss
index d29b062a7..383a403c8 100644
--- a/src/admin/scss/_view-mode-grid.scss
+++ b/src/admin/scss/_view-mode-grid.scss
@@ -40,10 +40,8 @@
             opacity: 0;
             padding: 3px 8px;
             transition: visibility 0.2s, opacity 0.2s;
-            margin-top: -43px;
+            margin-top: -31px;
             background-color: $gray2;
-            border-bottom-left-radius: 2px;
-            border-bottom-right-radius: 2px;
 
             a {
                 margin-left: 12px;
diff --git a/src/js/event-bus-search.js b/src/js/event-bus-search.js
index 9be18447f..285fe9ca6 100644
--- a/src/js/event-bus-search.js
+++ b/src/js/event-bus-search.js
@@ -189,14 +189,16 @@ export default {
                     this.$store.dispatch('search/add_fetchonly_meta', metadatum );
                     this.updateURLQueries();             
                 },
-                addFetchOnly( metadatum ){
+                addFetchOnly( metadatum, ignorePrefs ){
                     this.$store.dispatch('search/add_fetchonly', metadatum );
                     this.updateURLQueries();  
                     
-                    let prefsFetchOnly = this.collectionId != undefined ? 'fetch_only_' + this.collectionId : 'fetch_only';
-                    if (JSON.stringify(this.$userPrefs.get(prefsFetchOnly)) != JSON.stringify(metadatum)) {
-                        this.$userPrefs.set(prefsFetchOnly, metadatum)
-                            .catch(() => { this.$console.log("Error setting user prefs for fetch_only"); });
+                    if (!ignorePrefs) {
+                        let prefsFetchOnly = this.collectionId != undefined ? 'fetch_only_' + this.collectionId : 'fetch_only';
+                        if (JSON.stringify(this.$userPrefs.get(prefsFetchOnly)) != JSON.stringify(metadatum)) {
+                            this.$userPrefs.set(prefsFetchOnly, metadatum)
+                                .catch(() => { this.$console.log("Error setting user prefs for fetch_only"); });
+                        }
                     }
                 },
                 cleanFetchOnly() {
diff --git a/src/theme-helper/view-mode-cards.vue b/src/theme-helper/view-mode-cards.vue
index 08886ae65..360871f21 100644
--- a/src/theme-helper/view-mode-cards.vue
+++ b/src/theme-helper/view-mode-cards.vue
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ export default {
     @import "../../src/admin/scss/_view-mode-cards.scss";
 
     .tainacan-cards-container .tainacan-card .metadata-title {
-        padding: 0.75rem;
+        padding: 0.6rem 0.75rem;
         margin-bottom: 0px;
     }
 </style>
diff --git a/src/theme-helper/view-mode-masonry.vue b/src/theme-helper/view-mode-masonry.vue
index 9ec611f16..b3beabfd8 100644
--- a/src/theme-helper/view-mode-masonry.vue
+++ b/src/theme-helper/view-mode-masonry.vue
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ export default {
     $tainacan-input-color: #1d1d1d;
     $gray1: #f2f2f2;
     $gray2: #e5e5e5;
-    $gray4: #898d8f;
     $gray3: #dcdcdc;
+    $gray4: #898d8f;
 
     @import "../../src/admin/scss/_view-mode-masonry.scss";
 
diff --git a/src/theme-helper/view-mode-records.vue b/src/theme-helper/view-mode-records.vue
index 0f9b8f418..950d529e3 100644
--- a/src/theme-helper/view-mode-records.vue
+++ b/src/theme-helper/view-mode-records.vue
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ export default {
     @import "../../src/admin/scss/_view-mode-records.scss";
 
     .tainacan-records-container .tainacan-record .metadata-title {
-        padding: 0.75rem;
+        padding: 0.6rem 0.75rem;
         margin-bottom: 0px;
     }
 </style>