diff --git a/web/react/components/channel_header.jsx b/web/react/components/channel_header.jsx
index 0254d0e82e..90a7767917 100644
--- a/web/react/components/channel_header.jsx
+++ b/web/react/components/channel_header.jsx
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         if (!utils.areStatesEqual(newState, this.state)) {
             this.setState(newState);
         }
-        $('.channel-header__info .description').popover({placement: 'bottom', trigger: 'hover click', html: true, delay: {show: 500, hide: 500}});
+        $('.channel-header__info .description').popover({placement: 'bottom', trigger: 'hover', html: true, delay: {show: 500, hide: 500}});
     },
     onSocketChange: function(msg) {
         if (msg.action === 'new_user') {
diff --git a/web/react/components/channel_info_modal.jsx b/web/react/components/channel_info_modal.jsx
index 6d999870aa..18addb52fe 100644
--- a/web/react/components/channel_info_modal.jsx
+++ b/web/react/components/channel_info_modal.jsx
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                   <div className="modal-content">
                     <div className="modal-header">
                       <button type="button" className="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close"><span aria-hidden="true">&times;</span></button>
-                      <h4 className="modal-title" id="myModalLabel"><span className="name">{channel.display_name}</span></h4>
+                      <h4 className="modal-title" id="myModalLabel">{channel.display_name}</h4>
                     </div>
                     <div className="modal-body">
                       <div className="row form-group">
diff --git a/web/react/components/channel_invite_modal.jsx b/web/react/components/channel_invite_modal.jsx
index b9ac2bd263..1b8fe41995 100644
--- a/web/react/components/channel_invite_modal.jsx
+++ b/web/react/components/channel_invite_modal.jsx
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                 <div className="modal-content">
                   <div className="modal-header">
                     <button type="button" className="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close"><span aria-hidden="true">&times;</span></button>
-                    <h4 className="modal-title">Add New Members to <span className="name">{this.state.channel_name}</span></h4>
+                    <h4 className="modal-title">Add New Members to {this.state.channel_name}</h4>
                   </div>
                   <div className="modal-body">
                     { invite_error }
diff --git a/web/react/components/channel_members.jsx b/web/react/components/channel_members.jsx
index db4bec4003..cfb8ed41c1 100644
--- a/web/react/components/channel_members.jsx
+++ b/web/react/components/channel_members.jsx
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                   <div className="modal-content">
                     <div className="modal-header">
                         <button type="button" className="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close"><span aria-hidden="true">×</span></button>
-                        <h4 className="modal-title"><span className="name">{this.state.channel_name}</span> Members</h4>
+                        <h4 className="modal-title">{this.state.channel_name + " Members"}</h4>
                         <a className="btn btn-md btn-primary" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#channel_invite"><i className="glyphicon glyphicon-envelope"/>  Add New Members</a>
                     </div>
                     <div ref="modalBody" className="modal-body">
diff --git a/web/react/components/channel_notifications.jsx b/web/react/components/channel_notifications.jsx
index 56ae7ae4d0..38bc916825 100644
--- a/web/react/components/channel_notifications.jsx
+++ b/web/react/components/channel_notifications.jsx
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                                 <span aria-hidden="true">&times;</span>
                                 <span className="sr-only">Close</span>
                             </button>
-                            <h4 className="modal-title">Notification Preferences for <span className="name">{this.state.title}</span></h4>
+                            <h4 className="modal-title">{"Notification Preferences for " + this.state.title}</h4>
                         </div>
                         <div className="modal-body">
                             <div className="settings-table">
diff --git a/web/react/components/post_list.jsx b/web/react/components/post_list.jsx
index 67a69985f4..8b60f0251a 100644
--- a/web/react/components/post_list.jsx
+++ b/web/react/components/post_list.jsx
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
             utils.changeCss('.mention-link', 'color: ' + user.props.theme + ';');
             utils.changeCss('@media(max-width: 768px){.search-bar__container', 'background: ' + user.props.theme + ';}');
             utils.changeCss('.search-item-container:hover', 'background: ' + utils.changeOpacity(user.props.theme, 0.05) + ';');
-            utils.changeCss('.nav-pills__unread-indicator', 'background: ' + utils.changeOpacity(user.props.theme, 0.05) + ';');
         }
 
         if (user.props.theme !== '#000000' && user.props.theme !== '#585858') {
@@ -378,8 +377,8 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                                 <strong><UserProfile userId={teammate.id} /></strong>
                             </div>
                             <p className='channel-intro-text'>
-                                This is the start of your private message history with <strong>{teammateName}</strong>.<br/>
-                                Private messages and files shared here are not shown to people outside this area.
+                                {'This is the start of your private message history with ' + teammateName + '.'}<br/>
+                                {'Private messages and files shared here are not shown to people outside this area.'}
                             </p>
                             <a className='intro-links' href='#' style={userStyle} data-toggle='modal' data-target='#edit_channel' data-desc={channel.description} data-title={channel.display_name} data-channelid={channel.id}><i className='fa fa-pencil'></i>Set a description</a>
                         </div>
@@ -417,9 +416,9 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                         <div className='channel-intro'>
                             <h4 className='channel-intro__title'>Beginning of {uiName}</h4>
                             <p className='channel-intro__content'>
-                                Welcome to <strong>{uiName}</strong>!
+                                Welcome to {uiName}!
                                 <br/><br/>
-                                This is the first channel {strings.Team} mates see when they
+                                {'This is the first channel ' + strings.Team + 'mates see when they'}
                                 <br/>
                                 sign up - use it for posting updates everyone needs to know.
                                 <br/><br/>
@@ -435,7 +434,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                         <div className='channel-intro'>
                             <h4 className='channel-intro__title'>Beginning of {uiName}</h4>
                             <p className='channel-intro__content'>
-                                This is the start of <strong>{uiName}</strong>, a channel for non-work-related conversations.
+                                {'This is the start of ' + uiName + ', a channel for non-work-related conversations.'}
                                 <br/>
                             </p>
                             <a className='intro-links' href='#' style={userStyle} data-toggle='modal' data-target='#edit_channel' data-desc={channel.description} data-title={uiName} data-channelid={channel.id}><i className='fa fa-pencil'></i>Set a description</a>
@@ -454,7 +453,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
 
                     var createMessage;
                     if (creatorName !== '') {
-                        createMessage = (<span>This is the start of the <strong>{uiName}</strong> {uiType} created by <strong>{creatorName}</strong> on <strong>{utils.displayDate(channel.create_at)}</strong></span>);
+                        createMessage = 'This is the start of the ' + uiName + ' ' + uiType + ', created by ' + creatorName + ' on ' + utils.displayDate(channel.create_at) + '.';
                     } else {
                         createMessage = 'This is the start of the ' + uiName + ' ' + uiType + ', created on ' + utils.displayDate(channel.create_at) + '.';
                     }
diff --git a/web/react/components/removed_from_channel_modal.jsx b/web/react/components/removed_from_channel_modal.jsx
index 8674567340..a8889a92a4 100644
--- a/web/react/components/removed_from_channel_modal.jsx
+++ b/web/react/components/removed_from_channel_modal.jsx
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                       <div className="modal-content">
                         <div className="modal-header">
                           <button type="button" className="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close"><span aria-hidden="true">&times;</span></button>
-                          <h4 className="modal-title">Removed from <span className="name">{channelName}</span></h4>
+                          <h4 className="modal-title">Removed from {channelName}</h4>
                         </div>
                         <div className="modal-body">
                             <p>{remover} removed you from {channelName}</p>
diff --git a/web/react/components/view_image.jsx b/web/react/components/view_image.jsx
index 70b0aea718..2b7f64030a 100644
--- a/web/react/components/view_image.jsx
+++ b/web/react/components/view_image.jsx
@@ -109,22 +109,6 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
             }
         );
 
-        $(this.refs.previewArrowLeft.getDOMNode()).hover(
-            function onModalHover() {
-                $(self.refs.imageFooter.getDOMNode()).addClass('footer--show');
-            }, function offModalHover() {
-                $(self.refs.imageFooter.getDOMNode()).removeClass('footer--show');
-            }
-        );
-
-        $(this.refs.previewArrowRight.getDOMNode()).hover(
-            function onModalHover() {
-                $(self.refs.imageFooter.getDOMNode()).addClass('footer--show');
-            }, function offModalHover() {
-                $(self.refs.imageFooter.getDOMNode()).removeClass('footer--show');
-            }
-        );
-
         $(window).on('keyup', this.handleKeyPress);
 
         // keep track of whether or not this component is mounted so we can safely set the state asynchronously
@@ -268,13 +252,13 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         var rightArrow = '';
         if (this.props.filenames.length > 1) {
             leftArrow = (
-                <a ref='previewArrowLeft' className='modal-prev-bar' href='#' onClick={this.handlePrev}>
+                <a className='modal-prev-bar' href='#' onClick={this.handlePrev}>
                     <i className='image-control image-prev'/>
                 </a>
             );
 
             rightArrow = (
-                <a ref='previewArrowRight' className='modal-next-bar' href='#' onClick={this.handleNext}>
+                <a className='modal-next-bar' href='#' onClick={this.handleNext}>
                     <i className='image-control image-next'/>
                 </a>
             );
diff --git a/web/sass-files/sass/partials/_modal.scss b/web/sass-files/sass/partials/_modal.scss
index 8462701c9e..014f834ed0 100644
--- a/web/sass-files/sass/partials/_modal.scss
+++ b/web/sass-files/sass/partials/_modal.scss
@@ -50,13 +50,6 @@
 		@include clearfix;
 		.modal-title {
 			float: left;
-			font-size: 16px;
-			line-height: 27px;
-			color: #f4f4f4;
-			.name {
-				font-weight: 600;
-				color: #fff;
-			}
 		}
 		.modal-action {
 			padding: 0;
diff --git a/web/sass-files/sass/partials/_popover.scss b/web/sass-files/sass/partials/_popover.scss
index 126d239ecd..5008331b4a 100644
--- a/web/sass-files/sass/partials/_popover.scss
+++ b/web/sass-files/sass/partials/_popover.scss
@@ -1,8 +1,3 @@
-.channel-header__info .popover-content {
-	max-height: 250px;
-	overflow: auto;
-}
-
 .user-popover {
 	cursor: pointer;
 	display: inline-block;
@@ -18,5 +13,4 @@
 	overflow: hidden;
 	text-overflow: ellipsis;
 	display: block;
-}
-
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/web/sass-files/sass/partials/_sidebar--left.scss b/web/sass-files/sass/partials/_sidebar--left.scss
index 22b7426b11..6d9f2ad8b5 100644
--- a/web/sass-files/sass/partials/_sidebar--left.scss
+++ b/web/sass-files/sass/partials/_sidebar--left.scss
@@ -38,25 +38,24 @@
         height: 100%;
         position: relative;
         overflow: auto;
+
     }
 
     .nav-pills__unread-indicator {
         position: absolute;
         left: 0;
         right: 0;
-        width: 72%;
-        color: #777;
-        background: #DCF0FF;
-        @include border-radius(50px);
+        width: 70%;
+        background-color: darken($primary-color, 5%);
+        color: white;
         margin: 0 auto;
-        padding: 3px 0 4px;
-        font-size: 13.5px;
+        padding: 2px;
         text-align: center;
         z-index: 1;
     }
 
     .nav-pills__unread-indicator-top {
-        top: 66px;
+        top: 56px;
     }
     .nav-pills__unread-indicator-bottom {
         bottom: 0px;