diff --git a/IsAliveCheck.php b/IsAliveCheck.php
index 11f9bd6..4b4b3d8 100644
--- a/IsAliveCheck.php
+++ b/IsAliveCheck.php
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ Alphaland 2021
 //vars
 
 use Alphaland\Web\WebContextManager;
-use Alphaland\Web\WebsiteSettings;
 
 $thumbalive = false;
 $gamealive = false;
@@ -20,14 +19,18 @@ function checkThumb($override)
 	{
 		if (!$GLOBALS['thumbalive'] or $override) //to prevent flooding mysql calls
 		{
-			WebsiteSettings::UpdateSetting('isThumbnailerAlive', true);
+			$GLOBALS['thumbalive'] = true;
+			$set = $GLOBALS['pdo']->prepare("UPDATE websettings SET isThumbnailerAlive = 1");
+			$set->execute();
 		}
 	}
 	else //thumb arbiter offline
 	{
 		if ($GLOBALS['thumbalive'] or $override) //to prevent flooding mysql calls
 		{
-			WebsiteSettings::UpdateSetting('isThumbnailerAlive', false);
+			$GLOBALS['thumbalive'] = false;
+			$set = $GLOBALS['pdo']->prepare("UPDATE websettings SET isThumbnailerAlive = 0");
+			$set->execute();
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -39,14 +42,18 @@ function checkGame($override)
 	{
 		if (!$GLOBALS['gamealive'] or $override) //to prevent flooding mysql calls
 		{
-			WebsiteSettings::UpdateSetting('IsGameServerAlive', true);
+			$GLOBALS['gamealive'] = true;
+			$set = $GLOBALS['pdo']->prepare("UPDATE websettings SET IsGameServerAlive = 1");
+			$set->execute();
 		}
 	}
 	else //gameserver arbiter offline
 	{
 		if ($GLOBALS['gamealive'] or $override) //to prevent flooding mysql calls
 		{
-			WebsiteSettings::UpdateSetting('IsGameServerAlive', false);
+			$GLOBALS['gamealive'] = false;
+			$set = $GLOBALS['pdo']->prepare("UPDATE websettings SET IsGameServerAlive = 0");
+			$set->execute();
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/globals/Dependencies/Games/Game.php b/globals/Dependencies/Games/Game.php
index 297f97b..833c45d 100644
--- a/globals/Dependencies/Games/Game.php
+++ b/globals/Dependencies/Games/Game.php
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ namespace Alphaland\Games {
 
     use Alphaland\Assets\Asset;
     use Alphaland\Grid\RccServiceHelper;
-    use Alphaland\Web\WebsiteSettings;
     use Exception;
     use PDO;
 
@@ -231,7 +230,12 @@ namespace Alphaland\Games {
 
         public static function ArbiterOnline() //the main portion of this check is now a background script
         {
-            return WebsiteSettings::GetSetting("isGameServerAlive");
+            $check = $GLOBALS['pdo']->prepare("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM websettings WHERE isGameServerAlive = 1");
+            $check->execute();        
+            if ($check->fetchColumn() > 0) {
+                return true;
+            }
+            return false;
         }
 
         public static function RemovePersonalBuildServerRank(int $placeid, int $userid)
diff --git a/globals/Dependencies/Web/WebContextManager.php b/globals/Dependencies/Web/WebContextManager.php
index 44da04e..ca6f0e0 100644
--- a/globals/Dependencies/Web/WebContextManager.php
+++ b/globals/Dependencies/Web/WebContextManager.php
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ namespace Alphaland\Web {
         public static function IsCurrentIpAddressWhitelisted()
         {
             $currentIp = WebContextManager::GetCurrentIPAddress();
-            $ipWhitelist = explode(";", WebsiteSettings::GetSetting("webservice_whitelist", "127.0.0.0/8;192.168.0.0/16;10.0.0.0/8"));
+            $ipWhitelist = explode(";", $GLOBALS['ws']->webservice_whitelist);
 
             return IpHelper::IsIpInCidrNetmaskOrRangeList($currentIp, $ipWhitelist);
         }
@@ -27,10 +27,13 @@ namespace Alphaland\Web {
         
         public static function IsUnderMaintenance(bool $status = false)
         {
-            $isUnderMaintenance = WebsiteSettings::GetSetting('maintenance');
+            $query = $GLOBALS['pdo']->prepare("SELECT * FROM `websettings` WHERE `maintenance` = 1");
+            $query->execute();
 
-            if ($isUnderMaintenance === true) {
-                if ($status) return true;
+            if ($query->rowCount() > 0) {
+                if ($status) {
+                    return true;
+                }
                 return !WebContextManager::CanBypassMaintenance();
             }
             return false;
@@ -54,8 +57,13 @@ namespace Alphaland\Web {
         
             if (!empty($accesskey))
             {
-                if(WebContextManager::IsCurrentIpAddressWhitelisted()) 
-                    return $accesskey == WebsiteSettings::GetSetting('webservice_key', null);
+                if(WebContextManager::IsCurrentIpAddressWhitelisted())
+                {
+                    if($accesskey == $GLOBALS['ws']->webservice_key)
+                    {
+                        return true;
+                    }
+                }
             }
             return false;
         }
diff --git a/globals/Dependencies/Web/WebsiteSettings.php b/globals/Dependencies/Web/WebsiteSettings.php
index 7226eab..aee1a37 100644
--- a/globals/Dependencies/Web/WebsiteSettings.php
+++ b/globals/Dependencies/Web/WebsiteSettings.php
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ namespace Alphaland\Web {
 
     use PDO;
 
-    class WebsiteSettings
+    /* public static */ class WebsiteSettings
     {
         // default return if no settings are found
         // because there may be a NULL value in the database
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ namespace Alphaland\Web {
          */
         public static function GetSetting(string $name, $default = null)
         {
-            $query = $GLOBALS['pdo']->prepare("SELECT `value`, `type` FROM `websettings_v2` WHERE `name` = :name");
+            $query = $GLOBALS['pdo']->prepare("SELECT `value`, `type` FROM `websettings` WHERE `name` = :name");
             $query->bindParam(':name', $name);
 
             if (!$query->execute()) {
@@ -99,6 +99,24 @@ namespace Alphaland\Web {
             return self::ConvertStringToValue($result['value'], $result['type']);
         }
 
+        /**
+         * Gets or sets the value of a website setting.
+         * 
+         * @param string $name The name of the setting.
+         * @param mixed $value The value of the setting.
+         * @param string $type The type of the setting.
+         * 
+         * @return mixed The value of the setting.
+         */
+        public static function GetOrCreateSetting(string $name, $value = null, string $type = null)
+        {
+            if (!self::SettingExists($name)) {
+                self::UpdateSetting($name, $value, $type);
+            }
+
+            return self::GetSetting($name);
+        }
+
         /**
          * Sets a website setting.
          * 
@@ -133,9 +151,9 @@ namespace Alphaland\Web {
             $query = null;
 
             if ($remote === self::DOES_NOT_EXIST) {
-                $query = $GLOBALS['pdo']->prepare("INSERT INTO `websettings_v2` (`name`, `value`, `type`) VALUES (:name, :value, :type)");
+                $query = $GLOBALS['pdo']->prepare("INSERT INTO `websettings` (`name`, `value`, `type`) VALUES (:name, :value, :type)");
             } else {
-                $query = $GLOBALS['pdo']->prepare("UPDATE `websettings_v2` SET `value` = :value, `type` = :type WHERE `name` = :name");
+                $query = $GLOBALS['pdo']->prepare("UPDATE `websettings` SET `value` = :value, `type` = :type WHERE `name` = :name");
             }
 
             if (gettype($value) === 'NULL') {
@@ -161,7 +179,7 @@ namespace Alphaland\Web {
          */
         public static function DeleteSetting(string $name): bool
         {
-            $query = $GLOBALS['pdo']->prepare("DELETE FROM `websettings_v2` WHERE `name` = :name");
+            $query = $GLOBALS['pdo']->prepare("DELETE FROM `websettings` WHERE `name` = :name");
             $query->bindParam(':name', $name);
 
             return $query->execute();
@@ -174,7 +192,7 @@ namespace Alphaland\Web {
          */
         public static function GetAllSettings(): array
         {
-            $query = $GLOBALS['pdo']->prepare("SELECT `name`, `value`, `type` FROM `websettings_v2`");
+            $query = $GLOBALS['pdo']->prepare("SELECT `name`, `value`, `type` FROM `websettings`");
 
             if (!$query->execute()) {
                 return [];
@@ -200,7 +218,7 @@ namespace Alphaland\Web {
          */
         public static function SettingExists(string $name): bool
         {
-            $query = $GLOBALS['pdo']->prepare("SELECT `name` FROM `websettings_v2` WHERE `name` = :name");
+            $query = $GLOBALS['pdo']->prepare("SELECT `name` FROM `websettings` WHERE `name` = :name");
             $query->bindParam(':name', $name);
 
             if (!$query->execute()) {
@@ -219,7 +237,7 @@ namespace Alphaland\Web {
          */
         public static function DeleteAllSettings(): bool
         {
-            $query = $GLOBALS['pdo']->prepare("DELETE FROM `websettings_v2`");
+            $query = $GLOBALS['pdo']->prepare("DELETE FROM `websettings`");
 
             return $query->execute();
         }
diff --git a/globals/config.php b/globals/config.php
index affb3de..3b1183e 100644
--- a/globals/config.php
+++ b/globals/config.php
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ try
 	$siteName = "Alphaland"; //site name
 	$domain = "alphaland.cc";
 	$url = "https://www.".$domain; //site URL
-	 //websettings
+	$ws = $pdo->query("SELECT * FROM websettings WHERE id = 1")->fetch(PDO::FETCH_OBJ); //websettings
 	$clientUserAgent = "Roblox/WinInet";
 	$ROBLOXAssetAPI = "https://assetdelivery.roblox.com/v1/asset/?id=";
 	$ROBLOXProductInfoAPI = "https://api.roblox.com/marketplace/productinfo?assetId=";
diff --git a/globals/functions.php b/globals/functions.php
index 5c57ff7..544eca5 100644
--- a/globals/functions.php
+++ b/globals/functions.php
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ use Alphaland\Games\Game;
 use Alphaland\Moderation\Filter;
 use Alphaland\Users\Render as UsersRender;
 use Alphaland\Web\WebContextManager;
-use Alphaland\Web\WebsiteSettings;
 
 //safe generation utilities
 
@@ -1496,7 +1495,14 @@ function rewardUserBadge($UserID, $BadgeID, $PlaceID)
 
 function isThumbnailerAlive() //the main portion of this check is now a background script
 {
-	return WebsiteSettings::GetSetting("isThumbnailerAlive");
+	$check = $GLOBALS['pdo']->prepare("SELECT * FROM websettings WHERE isThumbnailerAlive = 1");
+	$check->execute();
+	
+	if ($check->rowCount() > 0)
+	{
+		return true;
+	}
+	return false;
 }
 
 function verifyLuaValue($value) //mostly due to booleans, but maybe something will come up in the future
@@ -2376,18 +2382,22 @@ function userPlaceVisits($userid)
 	
 function enableMaintenance($custom)
 {
-	if (!empty($custom))
-		WebsiteSettings::UpdateSetting("maintenance_text", $custom);
-			
-	WebsiteSettings::UpdateSetting("maintenance", true);
+	if (!empty($custom)) {
+		$setmaintenance = $GLOBALS['pdo']->prepare("UPDATE websettings SET maintenance = 1, maintenance_text = :t");
+		$setmaintenance->bindParam(":t", $custom, PDO::PARAM_STR);
+		$setmaintenance->execute();
+	} else {
+		$setmaintenance = $GLOBALS['pdo']->prepare("UPDATE websettings SET maintenance = 1");
+		$setmaintenance->execute();
+	}
 
 	soapCloseAllJobs($GLOBALS['gamesArbiter']);
 }
 
 function disableMaintenance()
 {
-	WebsiteSettings::UpdateSetting("maintenance", false);
-	WebsiteSettings::UpdateSetting("maintenance_text", "");
+	$setmaintenance = $GLOBALS['pdo']->prepare("UPDATE websettings SET maintenance = 0, maintenance_text = ''");
+	$setmaintenance->execute();
 }
 
 function setUserRank($rank, $userid)
@@ -2841,36 +2851,43 @@ function getNav()
 
 function fetchAnnouncement() 
 {
-	$announcement = WebsiteSettings::GetSetting("announcement");
-
-	if (empty($announcement)) return "";
-
-	$cleanAnnouncement = cleanOutput($announcement); //clean output
-
-	$announcement_color = WebsiteSettings::GetSetting("announcement_color");
-	
-	$html = "";
-
-	switch ($announcement_color) 
+	$announcementquery = $GLOBALS['pdo']->prepare("SELECT * FROM websettings");
+	$announcementquery->execute();
+	$announcementquery = $announcementquery->fetch(PDO::FETCH_OBJ);
+	$announcement = cleanOutput($announcementquery->announcement); //clean output
+	if (empty($announcementquery->announcement))
 	{
-		case "red":
-			$html = "<div style='margin:0 auto;Overflow:hidden;text-align: center' class='alert alert-danger' role='alert'>{$cleanAnnouncement}</div>";
-			break;
-		case "green":
-			$html = "<div style='margin:0 auto;Overflow:hidden;text-align: center' class='alert alert-success' role='alert'>{$cleanAnnouncement}</div>";
-			break;
-		case "blue":
-		default:
-			$html = "<div style='margin:0 auto;Overflow:hidden;text-align: center' class='alert alert-primary' role='alert'>{$cleanAnnouncement}</div>";
-			break;
+		return "";
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		$html = "";
+		if ($announcementquery->announcement_color == "red")
+		{
+			$html = "<div style='margin:0 auto;Overflow:hidden;text-align: center' class='alert alert-danger' role='alert'>{$announcement}</div>";
+		}
+		elseif ($announcementquery->announcement_color == "blue")
+		{
+			$html = "<div style='margin:0 auto;Overflow:hidden;text-align: center' class='alert alert-primary' role='alert'>{$announcement}</div>";
+		}
+		elseif ($announcementquery->announcement_color == "green")
+		{
+			$html = "<div style='margin:0 auto;Overflow:hidden;text-align: center' class='alert alert-success' role='alert'>{$announcement}</div>";
+		}
+		return $html;
 	}
-
-	return $html;
 }
 
 function canRegister()
 {
-	return WebsiteSettings::GetSetting("registration", false);
+	$check = $GLOBALS['pdo']->prepare("SELECT * FROM websettings WHERE registration = 1");
+	$check->execute();
+	
+	if($check->rowCount() > 0)
+	{
+		return true;
+	}
+	return false;
 }
 
 function adminPanelStats() {
diff --git a/html/asset/index.php b/html/asset/index.php
index 0dd27ad..30faa95 100644
--- a/html/asset/index.php
+++ b/html/asset/index.php
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ function ReturnAsset($hash, $assettypeid) //this determines which cdn to grab an
 		ReturnAssetFromHash($hash);
 	}
 }
+
+$websettings = $pdo->prepare("SELECT * FROM websettings");
+$websettings->execute();
+$websettings = $websettings->fetch(PDO::FETCH_OBJ);
 	
 if ($id)
 {
diff --git a/html/download.php b/html/download.php
index 04328f6..0e05914 100644
--- a/html/download.php
+++ b/html/download.php
@@ -1,13 +1,8 @@
 <?php
 
-use Alphaland\Web\WebsiteSettings;
-
-$alphalandVersion = WebsiteSettings::GetSetting("AlphalandVersion");
-$alphalandStudioVersion = WebsiteSettings::GetSetting("AlphalandStudioVersion");
-
 if (isset($_POST['SubmitClient']))
 {
-	$loc = $GLOBALS['setupHtmlPath'].$alphalandVersion."-AlphalandLauncher.exe";
+	$loc = $GLOBALS['setupHtmlPath'].$ws->AlphalandVersion."-AlphalandLauncher.exe";
 	header("Content-type: application/octet-stream");
 	header("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=AlphalandLauncher.exe");
 	echo file_get_contents($loc);
@@ -15,7 +10,7 @@ if (isset($_POST['SubmitClient']))
 
 if (isset($_POST['SubmitStudio']))
 {
-	$loc = $GLOBALS['setupHtmlPath'].$alphalandStudioVersion."-AlphalandStudioLauncher.exe";
+	$loc = $GLOBALS['setupHtmlPath'].$ws->AlphalandStudioVersion."-AlphalandStudioLauncher.exe";
 	header("Content-type: application/octet-stream");
 	header("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=AlphalandStudioLauncher.exe");
 	echo file_get_contents($loc);
diff --git a/html/maintenance.php b/html/maintenance.php
index 08028a7..75be226 100644
--- a/html/maintenance.php
+++ b/html/maintenance.php
@@ -1,12 +1,25 @@
 <?php
 
 use Alphaland\Web\WebContextManager;
-use Alphaland\Web\WebsiteSettings;
 
 if (!WebContextManager::IsUnderMaintenance())
+{
 	WebContextManager::Redirect("/");
+}
 
-$maintenance_text = WebsiteSettings::GetSetting('maintenance_text') ?? WebsiteSettings::GetSetting("default_maintenance_text");
+$websettings = $pdo->prepare("SELECT * FROM websettings");
+$websettings->execute();
+$websettings = $websettings->fetch(PDO::FETCH_OBJ);
+
+$status = '';
+if (!empty($websettings->maintenance_text))
+{
+	$status = $websettings->maintenance_text; //use custom text
+}
+else
+{
+	$status = $websettings->default_maintenance_text; //default maintenance text
+}
 
 $body = <<<EOT
 <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
@@ -41,8 +54,8 @@ body {
 </style>
 <div class="container" style="flex-direction: column!important;justify-content: center!important;display: flex!important;">
 	<img style="max-width: 30rem;max-width: 30rem;margin-right: auto;margin-left: auto;" src="alphaland/cdn/imgs/alphaland-white-1024.png">
-	<h1 style="text-align:center; ">{$maintenance_text}</h1>
+	<h1 style="text-align:center; ">{$status}</h1>
 </div>
 EOT;
 
-echo $body;
+echo $body;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/html_admin/announcements.php b/html_admin/announcements.php
index 7b55122..859ae23 100644
--- a/html_admin/announcements.php
+++ b/html_admin/announcements.php
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 
 use Alphaland\Web\WebContextManager;
-use Alphaland\Web\WebsiteSettings;
 
 WebContextManager::ForceHttpsCloudflare();
 
@@ -16,8 +15,9 @@ if (isset($_POST['setannouncement']))
 {
 	if (empty($_POST['setannouncement']))
 	{
-		WebsiteSettings::UpdateSetting('announcement', "");
-		WebsiteSettings::UpdateSetting('announcement_color', "");
+		//clear current announcement
+		$setsecmd5 = $pdo->prepare('UPDATE websettings SET announcement = "", announcement_color = ""');
+		$setsecmd5->execute();
 	}
 	else
 	{
@@ -47,8 +47,10 @@ if (isset($_POST['setannouncement']))
 				{
 					$color = "red";
 				}
-				WebsiteSettings::UpdateSetting('announcement', $_POST['setannouncement']);
-				WebsiteSettings::UpdateSetting('announcement_color', $color);
+				$setsecmd5 = $pdo->prepare("UPDATE websettings SET announcement = :m, announcement_color = :c");
+				$setsecmd5->bindParam(":m", $_POST['setannouncement'], PDO::PARAM_STR);
+				$setsecmd5->bindParam(":c", $color, PDO::PARAM_STR);
+				$setsecmd5->execute();
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/html_admin/client-deployer-upload.php b/html_admin/client-deployer-upload.php
index 3e14354..0bd3d48 100644
--- a/html_admin/client-deployer-upload.php
+++ b/html_admin/client-deployer-upload.php
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 
 use Alphaland\Web\WebContextManager;
-use Alphaland\Web\WebsiteSettings;
 
 WebContextManager::ForceHttpsCloudflare();
 
@@ -120,9 +119,9 @@ if ($pass) {
 	
 	$previousdeployversion = "";
 	if ($deploytype == "client") {
-		$previousdeployversion = WebsiteSettings::GetSetting("AlphalandVersion");
+		$previousdeployversion = $ws->AlphalandVersion;
 	} else if ($deploytype == "studio") {
-		$previousdeployversion = WebsiteSettings::GetSetting("AlphalandStudioVersion");
+		$previousdeployversion = $ws->AlphalandStudioVersion;
 	}
 	
 	//deploy type specific stuff
@@ -169,13 +168,17 @@ if ($pass) {
 
 	//update in db
 	if ($deploytype == "client") {
-		WebsiteSettings::UpdateSetting("AlphalandVersion", $newgameversion);
-		WebsiteSettings::UpdateSetting("security_version", $gamesecurityversion);
-		WebsiteSettings::UpdateSetting("md5_hash", $gamemd5hash);
-		WebsiteSettings::UpdateSetting("GameFileVersion", $gamefileversion);
+		$updatewebsettings = $pdo->prepare("UPDATE websettings SET AlphalandVersion = :av, security_version = :sv, md5_hash = :mh, GameFileVersion = :gv");
+		$updatewebsettings->bindParam(":av", $newgameversion, PDO::PARAM_STR);
+		$updatewebsettings->bindParam(":sv", $gamesecurityversion, PDO::PARAM_STR);
+		$updatewebsettings->bindParam(":mh", $gamemd5hash, PDO::PARAM_STR);
+		$updatewebsettings->bindParam(":gv", $gamefileversion, PDO::PARAM_STR);
+		$updatewebsettings->execute();
 	} else if ($deploytype == "studio") {
-		WebsiteSettings::UpdateSetting("AlphalandStudioVersion", $newgameversion);
-		WebsiteSettings::UpdateSetting("StudioFileVersion", $gamefileversion);
+		$updatewebsettings = $pdo->prepare("UPDATE websettings SET AlphalandStudioVersion = :asv, StudioFileVersion = :sfv");
+		$updatewebsettings->bindParam(":asv", $newgameversion, PDO::PARAM_STR);
+		$updatewebsettings->bindParam(":sfv", $gamefileversion, PDO::PARAM_STR);
+		$updatewebsettings->execute();
 	}
 
 	//output the new version
diff --git a/html_admin/client-deployer.php b/html_admin/client-deployer.php
index 183b380..9e3a6c6 100644
--- a/html_admin/client-deployer.php
+++ b/html_admin/client-deployer.php
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 <?php
 
 use Alphaland\Web\WebContextManager;
-use Alphaland\Web\WebsiteSettings;
 
 WebContextManager::ForceHttpsCloudflare();
 
-if (!($user->IsOwner())) {
+if(!($user->IsOwner())) {
 	if ($user->IsAdmin()) {
 		WebContextManager::Redirect("/");
 	}
@@ -14,14 +13,11 @@ if (!($user->IsOwner())) {
 
 adminPanelStats();
 
-$securityVersion = WebsiteSettings::GetSetting('security_version');
-$md5Hash = WebsiteSettings::GetSetting('md5_hash');
-$gameFileVersion = WebsiteSettings::GetSetting('GameFileVersion');
-$studioFileVersion = WebsiteSettings::GetSetting('StudioFileVersion');
-
-
-$body = <<<EOT
+$alert = '';
+	
+	$body = <<<EOT
 	<div class="container">
+	{$alert}
 		<h5>Network Security Key Generator<h5>
 		<h6>MAKE SURE TO DEPLOY RCC WITH UPDATED KEY</h6>
 		<div class="row">
@@ -34,7 +30,7 @@ $body = <<<EOT
 								<h6>Game Security Version</h6>
 									<div class="row marg-bot-15">
 										<div class="col-sm">
-											<input style="width:100%!important;" type="text" autocomplete="off" id="newgamesecurityversion" value="{$securityVersion}" class="form-control">
+											<input style="width:100%!important;" type="text" autocomplete="off" id="newgamesecurityversion" value="{$ws->security_version}" class="form-control">
 										</div>
 									</div>
 									<h6>Generated Security Key</h6>
@@ -79,19 +75,19 @@ $body = <<<EOT
 									<h6>Game Executable Security Version</h6>
 									<div class="row marg-bot-15">
 										<div class="col-sm">
-											<input style="width:100%!important;" type="text" autocomplete="off" id="gamesecurityver" value="{$securityVersion}" class="form-control">
+											<input style="width:100%!important;" type="text" autocomplete="off" id="gamesecurityver" value="{$ws->security_version}" class="form-control">
 										</div>
 									</div>
 									<h6>Game Executable MD5 Hash</h6>
 									<div class="row marg-bot-15">
 										<div class="col-sm">
-											<input style="width:100%!important;" type="text" autocomplete="off" id="gamemd5" value="{$md5Hash}" class="form-control">
+											<input style="width:100%!important;" type="text" autocomplete="off" id="gamemd5" value="{$ws->md5_hash}" class="form-control">
 										</div>
 									</div>
 									<h6>Game Executable Version (separated by '.')</h6>
 									<div class="row marg-bot-15">
 										<div class="col-sm">
-											<input style="width:100%!important;" type="text" autocomplete="off" id="gamefilever" value="{$gameFileVersion}" class="form-control">
+											<input style="width:100%!important;" type="text" autocomplete="off" id="gamefilever" value="{$ws->GameFileVersion}" class="form-control">
 										</div>
 									</div>
 									<h6>Game Launcher File Version (separated by ',') Ex:1, 2, 3, 4</h6>
@@ -136,7 +132,7 @@ $body = <<<EOT
 									<h6>Studio Executable Version (separated by '.')</h6>
 									<div class="row marg-bot-15">
 										<div class="col-sm">
-											<input style="width:100%!important;" type="text" autocomplete="off" id="studiofilever" value="{$studioFileVersion}" class="form-control">
+											<input style="width:100%!important;" type="text" autocomplete="off" id="studiofilever" value="{$ws->StudioFileVersion}" class="form-control">
 										</div>
 									</div>
 									<h6>Studio Launcher File Version (separated by ',')</h6>
@@ -206,8 +202,8 @@ $body = <<<EOT
 EOT;
 
 pageHandler();
-$ph->pagetitle = "";
+$ph->pagetitle = ""; 
 $ph->navbar = "";
 $ph->body = $body;
 $ph->footer = "";
-$ph->output();
+$ph->output();
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/html_admin/configuration.php b/html_admin/configuration.php
index ef0c360..5f83bad 100644
--- a/html_admin/configuration.php
+++ b/html_admin/configuration.php
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 
 use Alphaland\Web\WebContextManager;
-use Alphaland\Web\WebsiteSettings;
 
 WebContextManager::ForceHttpsCloudflare();
 
@@ -18,9 +17,15 @@ adminPanelStats();
 $devmode = false;
 
 ////db queries
-$isUnderMaitenance = WebsiteSettings::GetSetting('maintenance');
-$rccKey = WebsiteSettings::GetSetting('webservice_key');
-$ipWhitelist = WebsiteSettings::GetSetting("webservice_whitelist");
+$maintenancequery = $pdo->prepare("SELECT * FROM websettings WHERE maintenance = 1");
+$maintenancequery->execute();
+
+$status = $pdo->prepare("SELECT * FROM websettings WHERE maintenance = 1");
+$status->execute();
+
+$websettings = $pdo->prepare("SELECT * FROM websettings");
+$websettings->execute();
+$websettings = $websettings->fetch(PDO::FETCH_OBJ);
 ////end db queries
 
 ////Third party web queries
@@ -122,31 +127,43 @@ if (isset($_POST['clearcachesubmit']))
 if (isset($_POST['submitwskey']))
 {
 	$key = genHash(16);
-	WebsiteSettings::UpdateSetting("webservice_key", $key);
+	$setwskey = $pdo->prepare("UPDATE websettings SET webservice_key = :k");
+	$setwskey->bindParam(":k", $key, PDO::PARAM_STR);
+	$setwskey->execute();
 	WebContextManager::Redirect("configuration");
 }
 
 if (isset($_POST['setwsipwhitelist']))
 {
-	WebsiteSettings::UpdateSetting("webservice_whitelist", $_POST['setwsipwhitelist']);
+	$setwsip = $pdo->prepare("UPDATE websettings SET webservice_whitelist = :w");
+	$setwsip->bindParam(":w", $_POST['setwsipwhitelist'], PDO::PARAM_STR);
+	$setwsip->execute();
 	WebContextManager::Redirect("configuration");
 }
 
 if (isset($_POST['cachingon']))
 {
-	WebsiteSettings::UpdateSetting("avatarCaching", true);
+	$setapprovals = $pdo->prepare("UPDATE websettings SET avatarCaching = 1");
+	$setapprovals->execute();
 	WebContextManager::Redirect("configuration");
 }
 
 if (isset($_POST['cachingoff']))
 {
-	WebsiteSettings::UpdateSetting("avatarCaching", false);
+	$setapprovals = $pdo->prepare("UPDATE websettings SET avatarCaching = 0");
+	$setapprovals->execute();
 	WebContextManager::Redirect("configuration");
 }
 
-$maintenancestatus = '<b style="background-color:#c9c9c9;color:red;padding:2px;">OFF</b>';
-if ($isUnderMaitenance === true)
+$maintenancestatus = "";
+if ($maintenancequery->rowCount() > 0)
+{
 	$maintenancestatus = '<b style="background-color:#c9c9c9;color:green;padding:2px;">ON</b>';
+}
+else
+{
+	$maintenancestatus = '<b style="background-color:#c9c9c9;color:red;padding:2px;">OFF</b>';
+}
 
 $developmentmodestatus = "";
 if ($devmode)
@@ -219,7 +236,7 @@ $body = <<<EOT
 									<div class="col-sm">
 										<div class="input-group mb-3">
 											<form action="" method="post">
-												<input type="text" name="setwskey" class="form-control" value="{$rccKey}" autocomplete="off" disabled>
+												<input type="text" name="setwskey" class="form-control" value="{$websettings->webservice_key}" autocomplete="off" disabled>
 												<div class="input-group-append">
 													<button type="submit" name="submitwskey" class="btn btn-danger" type="button">Generate</button>
 												</div>
@@ -245,7 +262,7 @@ $body = <<<EOT
 								</div>
 							</form>
 							<div class="container text-center marg-bot-15">
-								<h6>Current Backend Whitelisted IP's: <hr><b style="background-color:#c9c9c9;color:red;padding:2px;">{$ipWhitelist}</b></h6>
+								<h6>Current Backend Whitelisted IP's: <hr><b style="background-color:#c9c9c9;color:red;padding:2px;">{$websettings->webservice_whitelist}</b></h6>
 							</div>
 							<hr>
 						</div>
diff --git a/html_clientsettings/Setting/QuietGet/WindowsBootstrapperSettings.php b/html_clientsettings/Setting/QuietGet/WindowsBootstrapperSettings.php
index 313884f..8905833 100644
--- a/html_clientsettings/Setting/QuietGet/WindowsBootstrapperSettings.php
+++ b/html_clientsettings/Setting/QuietGet/WindowsBootstrapperSettings.php
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
 <?php
 
-use Alphaland\Web\WebsiteSettings;
-
-$gameFileVersion = WebsiteSettings::GetSetting('GameFileVersion');
-
-echo '{"ExeVersion": "' . $gameFileVersion . '", "ValidateInstalledExeVersion": "True", "ShowInstallSuccessPrompt": "True"}';
+echo '{"ExeVersion": "'.$ws->GameFileVersion.'", "ValidateInstalledExeVersion": "True", "ShowInstallSuccessPrompt": "True"}';
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/html_setup/BootstrapperSettings.php b/html_setup/BootstrapperSettings.php
index 313884f..8905833 100644
--- a/html_setup/BootstrapperSettings.php
+++ b/html_setup/BootstrapperSettings.php
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
 <?php
 
-use Alphaland\Web\WebsiteSettings;
-
-$gameFileVersion = WebsiteSettings::GetSetting('GameFileVersion');
-
-echo '{"ExeVersion": "' . $gameFileVersion . '", "ValidateInstalledExeVersion": "True", "ShowInstallSuccessPrompt": "True"}';
+echo '{"ExeVersion": "'.$ws->GameFileVersion.'", "ValidateInstalledExeVersion": "True", "ShowInstallSuccessPrompt": "True"}';
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/html_setup/version.php b/html_setup/version.php
index 666dc30..8f9067f 100644
--- a/html_setup/version.php
+++ b/html_setup/version.php
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
 <?php
 
-use Alphaland\Web\WebsiteSettings;
-
-echo WebsiteSettings::GetSetting('AlphalandVersion');
\ No newline at end of file
+echo $ws->AlphalandVersion;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/html_setup/versionQTStudio.php b/html_setup/versionQTStudio.php
index 4cf93a0..3fe5b0f 100644
--- a/html_setup/versionQTStudio.php
+++ b/html_setup/versionQTStudio.php
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
 <?php
 
-use Alphaland\Web\WebsiteSettings;
-
-echo WebsiteSettings::GetSetting('AlphalandStudioVersion');
\ No newline at end of file
+echo $ws->AlphalandStudioVersion;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/html_versioncompatibility/GetAllowedMD5Hashes.php b/html_versioncompatibility/GetAllowedMD5Hashes.php
index 3a448e7..25be55b 100644
--- a/html_versioncompatibility/GetAllowedMD5Hashes.php
+++ b/html_versioncompatibility/GetAllowedMD5Hashes.php
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 
 use Alphaland\Web\WebContextManager;
-use Alphaland\Web\WebsiteSettings;
 
 if (!WebContextManager::VerifyAccessKeyHeader())
 {
@@ -12,6 +11,6 @@ header('Content-Type: application/json');
 
 echo json_encode(array(
     "data" => array(
-        WebsiteSettings::GetSetting("md5_hash"),
+        $ws->md5_hash
     )
 ), JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES);
diff --git a/html_versioncompatibility/GetAllowedSecurityKeys.php b/html_versioncompatibility/GetAllowedSecurityKeys.php
index d9b8ae7..4d72faa 100644
--- a/html_versioncompatibility/GetAllowedSecurityKeys.php
+++ b/html_versioncompatibility/GetAllowedSecurityKeys.php
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 
 use Alphaland\Web\WebContextManager;
-use Alphaland\Web\WebsiteSettings;
 
 if (!WebContextManager::VerifyAccessKeyHeader())
 {
@@ -12,6 +11,6 @@ header('Content-Type: application/json');
 
 echo json_encode(array(
     "data" => array(
-        WebsiteSettings::GetSetting("security_version"),
+        $ws->security_version
     )
 ), JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES);
\ No newline at end of file