diff --git a/backend/middlewares/AdminMWs.ts b/backend/middlewares/AdminMWs.ts
index 9ddf9c85..d955dd9b 100644
--- a/backend/middlewares/AdminMWs.ts
+++ b/backend/middlewares/AdminMWs.ts
@@ -3,13 +3,14 @@ import {ErrorCodes, ErrorDTO} from '../../common/entities/Error';
 import {ObjectManagerRepository} from '../model/ObjectManagerRepository';
 import {Logger} from '../Logger';
 import {SQLConnection} from '../model/sql/SQLConnection';
-import {DataBaseConfig, DatabaseType, IndexingConfig, ThumbnailConfig} from '../../common/config/private/IPrivateConfig';
+import {DataBaseConfig, DatabaseType, IndexingConfig, IPrivateConfig, ThumbnailConfig} from '../../common/config/private/IPrivateConfig';
 import {Config} from '../../common/config/private/Config';
 import {ConfigDiagnostics} from '../model/ConfigDiagnostics';
 import {ClientConfig} from '../../common/config/public/ConfigClass';
 import {BasicConfigDTO} from '../../common/entities/settings/BasicConfigDTO';
 import {OtherConfigDTO} from '../../common/entities/settings/OtherConfigDTO';
 import {ProjectPath} from '../ProjectPath';
+import {PrivateConfigClass} from '../../common/config/private/PrivateConfigClass';
 
 
 const LOG_TAG = '[AdminMWs]';
@@ -244,18 +245,21 @@ export class AdminMWs {
 
     try {
       const settings: OtherConfigDTO = req.body.settings;
-      Config.Client.enableCache = settings.enableCache;
-      Config.Client.enableOnScrollRendering = settings.enableOnScrollRendering;
-      Config.Client.enableOnScrollThumbnailPrioritising = settings.enableOnScrollThumbnailPrioritising;
-      Config.Client.defaultPhotoSortingMethod = settings.defaultPhotoSortingMethod;
+      Config.Client.Other.enableCache = settings.Client.enableCache;
+      Config.Client.Other.enableOnScrollRendering = settings.Client.enableOnScrollRendering;
+      Config.Client.Other.enableOnScrollThumbnailPrioritising = settings.Client.enableOnScrollThumbnailPrioritising;
+      Config.Client.Other.defaultPhotoSortingMethod = settings.Client.defaultPhotoSortingMethod;
+      Config.Client.Other.NavBar.showItemCount = settings.Client.NavBar.showItemCount;
 
       // only updating explicitly set config (not saving config set by the diagnostics)
-      const original = Config.original();
-      original.Client.enableCache = settings.enableCache;
-      original.Client.enableOnScrollRendering = settings.enableOnScrollRendering;
-      original.Client.enableOnScrollThumbnailPrioritising = settings.enableOnScrollThumbnailPrioritising;
-      original.Client.defaultPhotoSortingMethod = settings.defaultPhotoSortingMethod;
-      original.Server.enableThreading = settings.enableThreading;
+      const original: PrivateConfigClass = Config.original();
+      original.Client.Other.enableCache = settings.Client.enableCache;
+      original.Client.Other.enableOnScrollRendering = settings.Client.enableOnScrollRendering;
+      original.Client.Other.enableOnScrollThumbnailPrioritising = settings.Client.enableOnScrollThumbnailPrioritising;
+      original.Client.Other.defaultPhotoSortingMethod = settings.Client.defaultPhotoSortingMethod;
+      original.Client.Other.NavBar.showItemCount = settings.Client.NavBar.showItemCount;
+      original.Server.threading.enable = settings.Server.enable;
+      original.Server.threading.thumbnailThreads = settings.Server.thumbnailThreads;
       original.save();
       await ConfigDiagnostics.runDiagnostics();
       Logger.info(LOG_TAG, 'new config:');
diff --git a/backend/middlewares/thumbnail/ThumbnailGeneratorMWs.ts b/backend/middlewares/thumbnail/ThumbnailGeneratorMWs.ts
index 937a1b2e..1b6ae226 100644
--- a/backend/middlewares/thumbnail/ThumbnailGeneratorMWs.ts
+++ b/backend/middlewares/thumbnail/ThumbnailGeneratorMWs.ts
@@ -26,18 +26,22 @@ export class ThumbnailGeneratorMWs {
     }
 
 
-    if (Config.Server.enableThreading === true ||
+    if (Config.Server.threading.enable === true ||
       Config.Server.thumbnail.processingLibrary !== ThumbnailProcessingLib.Jimp) {
-      Config.Client.concurrentThumbnailGenerations = Math.max(1, os.cpus().length - 1);
+      if (Config.Server.threading.thumbnailThreads > 0) {
+        Config.Client.Thumbnail.concurrentThumbnailGenerations = Config.Server.threading.thumbnailThreads;
+      } else {
+        Config.Client.Thumbnail.concurrentThumbnailGenerations = Math.max(1, os.cpus().length - 1);
+      }
     } else {
-      Config.Client.concurrentThumbnailGenerations = 1;
+      Config.Client.Thumbnail.concurrentThumbnailGenerations = 1;
     }
 
-    if (Config.Server.enableThreading === true &&
+    if (Config.Server.threading.enable === true &&
       Config.Server.thumbnail.processingLibrary === ThumbnailProcessingLib.Jimp) {
-      this.taskQue = new ThumbnailTH(Config.Client.concurrentThumbnailGenerations);
+      this.taskQue = new ThumbnailTH(Config.Client.Thumbnail.concurrentThumbnailGenerations);
     } else {
-      this.taskQue = new TaskQue(Config.Client.concurrentThumbnailGenerations);
+      this.taskQue = new TaskQue(Config.Client.Thumbnail.concurrentThumbnailGenerations);
     }
 
     this.initDone = true;
diff --git a/backend/model/DiskManger.ts b/backend/model/DiskManger.ts
index a753291b..f5914630 100644
--- a/backend/model/DiskManger.ts
+++ b/backend/model/DiskManger.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export class DiskManager {
   static threadPool: DiskManagerTH = null;
 
   public static init() {
-    if (Config.Server.enableThreading === true) {
+    if (Config.Server.threading.enable === true) {
       DiskManager.threadPool = new DiskManagerTH(1);
     }
   }
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export class DiskManager {
 
     let directory: DirectoryDTO = null;
 
-    if (Config.Server.enableThreading === true) {
+    if (Config.Server.threading.enable === true) {
       directory = await DiskManager.threadPool.execute(relativeDirectoryName);
     } else {
       directory = await DiskMangerWorker.scanDirectory(relativeDirectoryName);
diff --git a/common/Utils.ts b/common/Utils.ts
index 17bc5031..fc79c936 100644
--- a/common/Utils.ts
+++ b/common/Utils.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,22 @@ export class Utils {
   }
 
 
+
+  /**
+   *
+   * @param from
+   * @param to inclusive
+   * @returns {Array}
+   */
+  static createRange(from: number, to: number): Array<number> {
+    const arr = new Array(to - from + 1);
+    let c = to - from + 1;
+    while (c--) {
+      arr[c] = to--;
+    }
+    return arr;
+  }
+
   static concatUrls(...args: Array<string>) {
     let url = '';
     for (let i = 0; i < args.length; i++) {
diff --git a/common/config/private/IPrivateConfig.ts b/common/config/private/IPrivateConfig.ts
index a1f2e0d3..c19f441f 100644
--- a/common/config/private/IPrivateConfig.ts
+++ b/common/config/private/IPrivateConfig.ts
@@ -51,12 +51,17 @@ export interface IndexingConfig {
   reIndexingSensitivity: ReIndexingSensitivity;
 }
 
+export interface ThreadingConfig {
+  enable: boolean;
+  thumbnailThreads: number;
+}
+
 export interface ServerConfig {
   port: number;
   imagesFolder: string;
   thumbnail: ThumbnailConfig;
+  threading: ThreadingConfig;
   database: DataBaseConfig;
-  enableThreading: boolean;
   sharing: SharingConfig;
   sessionTimeout: number;
   indexing: IndexingConfig;
diff --git a/common/config/private/PrivateConfigClass.ts b/common/config/private/PrivateConfigClass.ts
index 9847a4b0..f3120771 100644
--- a/common/config/private/PrivateConfigClass.ts
+++ b/common/config/private/PrivateConfigClass.ts
@@ -33,12 +33,15 @@ export class PrivateConfigClass extends PublicConfigClass implements IPrivateCon
     sharing: {
       updateTimeout: 1000 * 60 * 5
     },
+    threading: {
+      enable: true,
+      thumbnailThreads: 0
+    },
     indexing: {
       folderPreviewSize: 2,
       cachedFolderTimeout: 1000 * 60 * 60,
       reIndexingSensitivity: ReIndexingSensitivity.medium
-    },
-    enableThreading: true
+    }
   };
   private ConfigLoader: any;
 
diff --git a/common/config/public/ConfigClass.ts b/common/config/public/ConfigClass.ts
index ce1d5c53..495ad86b 100644
--- a/common/config/public/ConfigClass.ts
+++ b/common/config/public/ConfigClass.ts
@@ -28,24 +28,33 @@ export module ClientConfig {
   export interface ThumbnailConfig {
     iconSize: number;
     thumbnailSizes: Array<number>;
+    concurrentThumbnailGenerations: number;
+  }
+
+  export interface NavBarConfig {
+    showItemCount: boolean;
+  }
+
+  export interface OtherConfig {
+    enableCache: boolean;
+    enableOnScrollRendering: boolean;
+    defaultPhotoSortingMethod: SortingMethods;
+    enableOnScrollThumbnailPrioritising: boolean;
+    NavBar: NavBarConfig;
   }
 
   export interface Config {
     applicationTitle: string;
+    publicUrl: string;
+    urlBase: string;
     Thumbnail: ThumbnailConfig;
     Search: SearchConfig;
     Sharing: SharingConfig;
     Map: MapConfig;
     RandomPhoto: RandomPhotoConfig;
-    concurrentThumbnailGenerations: number;
-    enableCache: boolean;
-    enableOnScrollRendering: boolean;
-    enableOnScrollThumbnailPrioritising: boolean;
+    Other: OtherConfig;
     authenticationRequired: boolean;
-    publicUrl: string;
-    urlBase: string;
     languages: string[];
-    defaultPhotoSortingMethod: SortingMethods;
   }
 
 }
@@ -58,6 +67,7 @@ export class PublicConfigClass {
   public Client: ClientConfig.Config = {
     applicationTitle: 'PiGallery 2',
     Thumbnail: {
+      concurrentThumbnailGenerations: 1,
       thumbnailSizes: [200, 400, 600],
       iconSize: 30
     },
@@ -81,15 +91,19 @@ export class PublicConfigClass {
     RandomPhoto: {
       enabled: true
     },
-    concurrentThumbnailGenerations: 1,
-    enableCache: true,
-    enableOnScrollRendering: true,
-    enableOnScrollThumbnailPrioritising: true,
+    Other: {
+      enableCache: true,
+      enableOnScrollRendering: true,
+      enableOnScrollThumbnailPrioritising: true,
+      defaultPhotoSortingMethod: SortingMethods.ascDate,
+      NavBar: {
+        showItemCount: true
+      }
+    },
     authenticationRequired: true,
     publicUrl: '',
     urlBase: '',
-    languages: [],
-    defaultPhotoSortingMethod: SortingMethods.ascDate
+    languages: []
   };
 
 }
diff --git a/common/entities/settings/OtherConfigDTO.ts b/common/entities/settings/OtherConfigDTO.ts
index de51fdd1..1e112fdc 100644
--- a/common/entities/settings/OtherConfigDTO.ts
+++ b/common/entities/settings/OtherConfigDTO.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
-import {SortingMethods} from '../SortingMethods';
+import {ClientConfig} from '../../config/public/ConfigClass';
+import {ThreadingConfig} from '../../config/private/IPrivateConfig';
 
 export interface OtherConfigDTO {
-  enableCache: boolean;
-  enableOnScrollRendering: boolean;
-  enableOnScrollThumbnailPrioritising: boolean;
-  enableThreading: boolean;
-  defaultPhotoSortingMethod: SortingMethods;
+  Server: ThreadingConfig;
+  Client: ClientConfig.OtherConfig;
 }
diff --git a/frontend/app/gallery/cache.gallery.service.ts b/frontend/app/gallery/cache.gallery.service.ts
index bac71040..4808590c 100644
--- a/frontend/app/gallery/cache.gallery.service.ts
+++ b/frontend/app/gallery/cache.gallery.service.ts
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ export class GalleryCacheService {
 
 
   public getDirectory(directoryName: string): DirectoryDTO {
-    if (Config.Client.enableCache === false) {
+    if (Config.Client.Other.enableCache === false) {
       return null;
     }
     const value = localStorage.getItem(GalleryCacheService.CONTENT_PREFIX + Utils.concatUrls(directoryName));
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ export class GalleryCacheService {
   }
 
   public setDirectory(directory: DirectoryDTO): void {
-    if (Config.Client.enableCache === false) {
+    if (Config.Client.Other.enableCache === false) {
       return;
     }
 
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ export class GalleryCacheService {
    */
   public photoUpdated(photo: PhotoDTO): void {
 
-    if (Config.Client.enableCache === false) {
+    if (Config.Client.Other.enableCache === false) {
       return;
     }
 
diff --git a/frontend/app/gallery/gallery.service.ts b/frontend/app/gallery/gallery.service.ts
index 7c8ad8f3..def4d1a7 100644
--- a/frontend/app/gallery/gallery.service.ts
+++ b/frontend/app/gallery/gallery.service.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export class GalleryService {
               private _shareService: ShareService,
               private navigatoinService: NavigationService) {
     this.content = new BehaviorSubject<ContentWrapper>(new ContentWrapper());
-    this.sorting = new BehaviorSubject<SortingMethods>(Config.Client.defaultPhotoSortingMethod);
+    this.sorting = new BehaviorSubject<SortingMethods>(Config.Client.Other.defaultPhotoSortingMethod);
   }
 
   lastRequest: { directory: string } = {
diff --git a/frontend/app/gallery/grid/grid.gallery.component.ts b/frontend/app/gallery/grid/grid.gallery.component.ts
index e8bdda97..59eb8531 100644
--- a/frontend/app/gallery/grid/grid.gallery.component.ts
+++ b/frontend/app/gallery/grid/grid.gallery.component.ts
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ export class GalleryGridComponent implements OnChanges, OnInit, AfterViewInit, O
   ngAfterViewInit() {
     this.lightbox.setGridPhotoQL(this.gridPhotoQL);
 
-    if (Config.Client.enableOnScrollThumbnailPrioritising === true) {
+    if (Config.Client.Other.enableOnScrollThumbnailPrioritising === true) {
       this.gridPhotoQL.changes.subscribe(() => {
         this.scrollListenerPhotos = this.gridPhotoQL.filter(pc => pc.ScrollListener);
       });
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ export class GalleryGridComponent implements OnChanges, OnInit, AfterViewInit, O
    * @returns {boolean}
    */
   private shouldRenderMore(offset: number = 0): boolean {
-    return Config.Client.enableOnScrollRendering === false ||
+    return Config.Client.Other.enableOnScrollRendering === false ||
       PageHelper.ScrollY >= (document.body.clientHeight + offset - window.innerHeight) * 0.7
       || (document.body.clientHeight + offset) * 0.85 < window.innerHeight;
 
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ export class GalleryGridComponent implements OnChanges, OnInit, AfterViewInit, O
       window.requestAnimationFrame(() => {
         this.renderPhotos();
 
-        if (Config.Client.enableOnScrollThumbnailPrioritising === true) {
+        if (Config.Client.Other.enableOnScrollThumbnailPrioritising === true) {
           this.scrollListenerPhotos.forEach((pc: GalleryPhotoComponent) => {
             pc.onScroll();
           });
diff --git a/frontend/app/gallery/navigator/navigator.gallery.component.css b/frontend/app/gallery/navigator/navigator.gallery.component.css
index 4d432c88..532c78dc 100644
--- a/frontend/app/gallery/navigator/navigator.gallery.component.css
+++ b/frontend/app/gallery/navigator/navigator.gallery.component.css
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 }
 
 ol {
-  padding-right: 130px;
+  padding-right: 150px;
 }
 
 .dropdown-menu {
diff --git a/frontend/app/gallery/navigator/navigator.gallery.component.html b/frontend/app/gallery/navigator/navigator.gallery.component.html
index 91c9a2ec..33818ca3 100644
--- a/frontend/app/gallery/navigator/navigator.gallery.component.html
+++ b/frontend/app/gallery/navigator/navigator.gallery.component.html
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@
   </ol>
 
   <div class="right-side">
-    <div class="photos-count" *ngIf="directory.photos.length > 0">
+    <div class="photos-count" *ngIf="directory.photos.length > 0 && config.Client.Other.NavBar.showItemCount">
       {{directory.photos.length}} <span i18n>items</span>
     </div>
-    <div class="divider" *ngIf="directory.photos.length > 0">&nbsp;</div>
+    <div class="divider" *ngIf="directory.photos.length > 0 && config.Client.Other.NavBar.showItemCount">&nbsp;</div>
     <div class="btn-group" dropdown placement="bottom right">
       <button id="button-alignment" dropdownToggle type="button"
               class="btn btn-default dropdown-toggle" aria-controls="dropdown-alignment"
diff --git a/frontend/app/gallery/navigator/navigator.gallery.component.ts b/frontend/app/gallery/navigator/navigator.gallery.component.ts
index 4e122fef..a2c71e05 100644
--- a/frontend/app/gallery/navigator/navigator.gallery.component.ts
+++ b/frontend/app/gallery/navigator/navigator.gallery.component.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {QueryService} from '../../model/query.service';
 import {GalleryService} from '../gallery.service';
 import {Utils} from '../../../../common/Utils';
 import {SortingMethods} from '../../../../common/entities/SortingMethods';
+import {Config} from '../../../../common/config/public/Config';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'app-gallery-navbar',
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ export class GalleryNavigatorComponent implements OnChanges {
   routes: Array<NavigatorPath> = [];
   SortingMethods = SortingMethods;
   sortingMethodsType: { key: number; value: string }[] = [];
+  config = Config;
 
   constructor(private _authService: AuthenticationService,
               public queryService: QueryService,
diff --git a/frontend/app/gallery/thumnailLoader.service.ts b/frontend/app/gallery/thumnailLoader.service.ts
index 49669017..f1d2647e 100644
--- a/frontend/app/gallery/thumnailLoader.service.ts
+++ b/frontend/app/gallery/thumnailLoader.service.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export class ThumbnailLoaderService {
   }
 
   run = () => {
-    if (this.que.length === 0 || this.runningRequests >= Config.Client.concurrentThumbnailGenerations) {
+    if (this.que.length === 0 || this.runningRequests >= Config.Client.Thumbnail.concurrentThumbnailGenerations) {
       return;
     }
     const task = this.getNextTask();
diff --git a/frontend/app/settings/_abstract/abstract.settings.component.ts b/frontend/app/settings/_abstract/abstract.settings.component.ts
index 9b258959..657a6f5b 100644
--- a/frontend/app/settings/_abstract/abstract.settings.component.ts
+++ b/frontend/app/settings/_abstract/abstract.settings.component.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export abstract class SettingsComponent<T, S extends AbstractSettingsService<T>
   @ViewChild('settingsForm')
   form: HTMLFormElement;
 
-  @Output('hasAvailableSettings')
+  @Output()
   hasAvailableSettings = true;
 
   public inProgress = false;
@@ -61,6 +61,31 @@ export abstract class SettingsComponent<T, S extends AbstractSettingsService<T>
     this.ngOnChanges();
   };
 
+  settingsSame(newSettings: T, original: T): boolean {
+    if (typeof original !== 'object' || original == null) {
+      return newSettings === original;
+    }
+    if (!newSettings) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    const keys = Object.keys(newSettings);
+    for (let i = 0; i < keys.length; i++) {
+      const key = keys[i];
+      if (typeof original[key] === 'undefined') {
+        throw new Error('unknown settings: ' + key);
+      }
+      if (typeof original[key] === 'object') {
+        if (this.settingsSame(newSettings[key], original[key]) === false) {
+          return false;
+        }
+      } else if (newSettings[key] !== original[key]) {
+        return false;
+      }
+    }
+
+    return true;
+  }
+
   ngOnInit() {
     if (!this._authService.isAuthenticated() ||
       this._authService.user.value.role < UserRoles.Admin) {
@@ -69,11 +94,11 @@ export abstract class SettingsComponent<T, S extends AbstractSettingsService<T>
     }
     this.getSettings();
 
-    this._subscription = this.form.valueChanges.subscribe((data) => {
-      if (!data) {
-        return;
-      }
-      this.changed = !Utils.equalsFilter(data, this.original);
+    // TODO: fix after this issue is fixed: https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/24818
+    this._subscription = this.form.valueChanges.subscribe(() => {
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        this.changed = !this.settingsSame(this.settings, this.original);
+      }, 0);
     });
 
   }
diff --git a/frontend/app/settings/basic/basic.settings.component.html b/frontend/app/settings/basic/basic.settings.component.html
index a7c63246..bead78e3 100644
--- a/frontend/app/settings/basic/basic.settings.component.html
+++ b/frontend/app/settings/basic/basic.settings.component.html
@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@
       </div>
 
       <div class="form-group row">
-        <label class="col-md-2 control-label" for="folder" i18n>Images folder</label>
+        <label class="col-md-2 control-label" for="imagesFolder" i18n>Images folder</label>
         <div class="col-md-10">
           <input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="path"
-                 id="folder"
+                 id="imagesFolder"
                  [(ngModel)]="settings.imagesFolder"
-                 name="folder" required>
+                 name="imagesFolder" required>
           <small class="form-text text-muted" i18n>Images are loaded from this folder (read permission required)</small>
         </div>
       </div>
diff --git a/frontend/app/settings/other/other.settings.component.html b/frontend/app/settings/other/other.settings.component.html
index d2b4aa8c..2dea3dfa 100644
--- a/frontend/app/settings/other/other.settings.component.html
+++ b/frontend/app/settings/other/other.settings.component.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<form #settingsForm="ngForm" class="form-horizontal">
+<form #settingsForm="ngForm" class="form-horizontal" >
   <div class="card mb-4">
     <h5 class="card-header" i18n>
       Other settings
@@ -7,20 +7,21 @@
       <div [hidden]="!error" class="alert alert-danger" role="alert"><strong i18n>Error: </strong>{{error}}</div>
 
 
-      <div class="form-group row">
+      <p class="title" i18n>Threads:</p>
+      <div class="form-group row" >
         <label class="col-md-2 control-label" for="enableThreading" i18n>Threading</label>
         <div class="col-md-10">
           <bSwitch
             id="enableThreading"
             class="switch"
-            name="enableThreading"
+            name="enable"
             [switch-on-color]="'primary'"
             [switch-inverse]="'inverse'"
             [switch-off-text]="text.Disabled"
             [switch-on-text]="text.Enabled"
             [switch-handle-width]="'100'"
             [switch-label-width]="'20'"
-            [(ngModel)]="settings.enableThreading">
+            [(ngModel)]="settings.Server.enable">
           </bSwitch>
           <small class="form-text text-muted" i18n>Runs directory scanning and thumbnail generation (only for Jimp) in a
             different thread
@@ -28,6 +29,20 @@
         </div>
       </div>
 
+      <div class="form-group row"  [hidden]="simplifiedMode || settings.Server.enable == false">
+        <label class="col-md-2 control-label" for="thumbnailThreads" i18n>Thumbnail threads</label>
+        <div class="col-md-10">
+          <select id="thumbnailThreads" class="form-control" [(ngModel)]="settings.Server.thumbnailThreads"
+                  name="Server[thumbnailThreads]" required>
+            <option [ngValue]="0">auto</option>
+            <option *ngFor="let i of threads" [ngValue]="i">{{i}}</option>
+          </select>
+          <small class="form-text text-muted" i18n>Number of threads that are used to generate thumbnails. If auto, number of CPU cores -1 threads will be used.</small>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+
+      <p class="title" i18n>Misc:</p>
       <div class="form-group row">
         <label class="col-md-2 control-label" for="enableOnScrollThumbnailPrioritising" i18n>Scroll based thumbnail
           generation</label>
@@ -42,7 +57,7 @@
             [switch-on-text]="text.Enabled"
             [switch-handle-width]="'100'"
             [switch-label-width]="'20'"
-            [(ngModel)]="settings.enableOnScrollThumbnailPrioritising">
+            [(ngModel)]="settings.Client.enableOnScrollThumbnailPrioritising">
           </bSwitch>
           <small class="form-text text-muted" i18n>Those thumbnails get higher priority that are visible on the screen
           </small>
@@ -62,7 +77,7 @@
             [switch-on-text]="text.Enabled"
             [switch-handle-width]="'100'"
             [switch-label-width]="'20'"
-            [(ngModel)]="settings.enableOnScrollRendering">
+            [(ngModel)]="settings.Client.enableOnScrollRendering">
           </bSwitch>
           <small class="form-text text-muted" i18n>Shows only the required amount of photos at once. Renders more if
             page bottom is reached
@@ -84,7 +99,7 @@
             [switch-on-text]="text.Enabled"
             [switch-handle-width]="'100'"
             [switch-label-width]="'20'"
-            [(ngModel)]="settings.enableCache">
+            [(ngModel)]="settings.Client.enableCache">
           </bSwitch>
           <small class="form-text text-muted" i18n>Caches directory contents and search results for better performance
           </small>
@@ -92,10 +107,33 @@
       </div>
 
 
+      <p class="title" i18n>Navigation bar:</p>
+      <div class="form-group row">
+        <label class="col-md-2 control-label" for="showItemCount" [hidden]="simplifiedMode" i18n>Show item count</label>
+        <div class="col-md-10">
+          <bSwitch
+            id="showItemCount"
+            class="switch"
+            name="enableCache"
+            [switch-on-color]="'primary'"
+            [switch-inverse]="'inverse'"
+            [switch-off-text]="text.Disabled"
+            [switch-on-text]="text.Enabled"
+            [switch-handle-width]="'100'"
+            [switch-label-width]="'20'"
+            [(ngModel)]="settings.Client.NavBar.showItemCount">
+          </bSwitch>
+          <small class="form-text text-muted" i18n>Show hte number of items (photos) in the folder
+          </small>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+
+
       <div class="form-group row"  [hidden]="simplifiedMode">
         <label class="col-md-2 control-label" for="defaultPhotoSortingMethod" i18n>Default photo sorting method</label>
         <div class="col-md-10">
-          <select id="defaultPhotoSortingMethod" class="form-control" [(ngModel)]="settings.defaultPhotoSortingMethod"
+          <select id="defaultPhotoSortingMethod" class="form-control" [(ngModel)]="settings.Client.defaultPhotoSortingMethod"
                   name="defaultPhotoSortingMethod" required>
             <option *ngFor="let type of types" [ngValue]="type.key">{{type.key | stringifySorting}}
             </option>
diff --git a/frontend/app/settings/other/other.settings.component.ts b/frontend/app/settings/other/other.settings.component.ts
index 0356cc3a..8168f10b 100644
--- a/frontend/app/settings/other/other.settings.component.ts
+++ b/frontend/app/settings/other/other.settings.component.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import {NotificationService} from '../../model/notification.service';
 import {OtherSettingsService} from './other.settings.service';
 import {OtherConfigDTO} from '../../../../common/entities/settings/OtherConfigDTO';
 import {I18n} from '@ngx-translate/i18n-polyfill';
-import {ReIndexingSensitivity} from '../../../../common/config/private/IPrivateConfig';
 import {Utils} from '../../../../common/Utils';
 import {SortingMethods} from '../../../../common/entities/SortingMethods';
 
@@ -21,6 +20,7 @@ export class OtherSettingsComponent extends SettingsComponent<OtherConfigDTO> im
 
 
   types: { key: number; value: string }[] = [];
+  threads: number[] = Utils.createRange(1, 100);
 
   constructor(_authService: AuthenticationService,
               _navigation: NavigationService,
@@ -28,11 +28,8 @@ export class OtherSettingsComponent extends SettingsComponent<OtherConfigDTO> im
               notification: NotificationService,
               i18n: I18n) {
     super(i18n('Other'), _authService, _navigation, _settingsService, notification, i18n, s => ({
-      enableThreading: s.Server.enableThreading,
-      enableOnScrollThumbnailPrioritising: s.Client.enableOnScrollThumbnailPrioritising,
-      enableOnScrollRendering: s.Client.enableOnScrollRendering,
-      enableCache: s.Client.enableCache,
-      defaultPhotoSortingMethod: s.Client.defaultPhotoSortingMethod
+      Server: s.Server.threading,
+      Client: s.Client.Other
     }));
     this.types = Utils.enumToArray(SortingMethods);
     this.hasAvailableSettings = !this.simplifiedMode;
diff --git a/frontend/app/settings/settings.service.ts b/frontend/app/settings/settings.service.ts
index 01010de6..7b7ea41a 100644
--- a/frontend/app/settings/settings.service.ts
+++ b/frontend/app/settings/settings.service.ts
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ export class SettingsService {
           instantSearchCacheTimeout: 1000 * 60 * 60,
           autocompleteCacheTimeout: 1000 * 60 * 60
         },
-        concurrentThumbnailGenerations: null,
         Thumbnail: {
+          concurrentThumbnailGenerations: null,
           iconSize: 30,
           thumbnailSizes: []
         },
@@ -36,15 +36,20 @@ export class SettingsService {
         RandomPhoto: {
           enabled: true
         },
+        Other: {
+          enableCache: true,
+          enableOnScrollRendering: true,
+          enableOnScrollThumbnailPrioritising: true,
+          defaultPhotoSortingMethod: SortingMethods.ascDate,
+          NavBar: {
+            showItemCount: true
+          }
+        },
         urlBase: '',
         publicUrl: '',
         applicationTitle: '',
-        enableCache: true,
-        enableOnScrollRendering: true,
-        enableOnScrollThumbnailPrioritising: true,
         authenticationRequired: true,
-        languages: [],
-        defaultPhotoSortingMethod: SortingMethods.ascDate
+        languages: []
       },
       Server: {
         database: {
@@ -54,13 +59,16 @@ export class SettingsService {
           updateTimeout: 2000
         },
         imagesFolder: '',
-        enableThreading: true,
         port: 80,
         thumbnail: {
           folder: '',
           qualityPriority: true,
           processingLibrary: ThumbnailProcessingLib.sharp
         },
+        threading: {
+          enable: true,
+          thumbnailThreads: 0
+        },
         sessionTimeout: 0,
         indexing: {
           cachedFolderTimeout: 0,