diff --git a/.eslintignore b/.eslintignore
index cd0c80673..6fecd9d9b 100644
--- a/.eslintignore
+++ b/.eslintignore
@@ -10,4 +10,5 @@ plugins/*
 !plugins/coral-plugin-like
 !plugins/coral-plugin-mod
 !plugins/coral-plugin-love
+!plugins/coral-plugin-viewing-options
 node_modules
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 11e738d57..abd490356 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -23,5 +23,6 @@ plugins/*
 !plugins/coral-plugin-like
 !plugins/coral-plugin-mod
 !plugins/coral-plugin-love
+!plugins/coral-plugin-viewing-options
 
 **/node_modules/*
diff --git a/client/.eslintrc.json b/client/.eslintrc.json
index 1144f985d..5735a91a1 100644
--- a/client/.eslintrc.json
+++ b/client/.eslintrc.json
@@ -4,21 +4,20 @@
         "es6": true,
         "mocha": true
     },
-    "extends": "../.eslintrc.json",
     "parserOptions": {
+        "sourceType": "module",
         "ecmaFeatures": {
             "experimentalObjectRestSpread": true,
             "jsx": true
-        },
-        "sourceType": "module"
+        }
     },
     "parser": "babel-eslint",
     "plugins": [
         "react"
     ],
     "rules": {
-      "react/jsx-uses-react": "error",
-      "react/jsx-uses-vars": "error",
-      "no-console": ["warn", { "allow": ["warn", "error"] }]
+        "react/jsx-uses-react": "error",
+        "react/jsx-uses-vars": "error",
+        "no-console": ["warn", { "allow": ["warn", "error"] }]
     }
 }
diff --git a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/actions/stream.js b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/actions/stream.js
index 6a9e47838..9b5d94a9b 100644
--- a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/actions/stream.js
+++ b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/actions/stream.js
@@ -37,3 +37,13 @@ export const viewAllComments = () => {
 
   return {type: actions.VIEW_ALL_COMMENTS};
 };
+
+export const addCommentClassName = (className) => ({
+  type: actions.ADD_COMMENT_CLASSNAME,
+  className
+});
+
+export const removeCommentClassName = (idx) => ({
+  type: actions.REMOVE_COMMENT_CLASSNAME,
+  idx
+});
diff --git a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/components/Comment.css b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/components/Comment.css
index b0fca75c8..4ff0586da 100644
--- a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/components/Comment.css
+++ b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/components/Comment.css
@@ -98,6 +98,10 @@
   text-align: right;
 }
 
+.commentInfoBar {
+  float: right;
+}
+
 @keyframes enter {
   0% {background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);}
   50% {background-color: rgba(255,255,0, 0.2);}
diff --git a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/components/Comment.js b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/components/Comment.js
index c072e6ad0..b5eca4ff2 100644
--- a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/components/Comment.js
+++ b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/components/Comment.js
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 import React, {PropTypes} from 'react';
+
 import PermalinkButton from 'coral-plugin-permalinks/PermalinkButton';
-
 import AuthorName from 'coral-plugin-author-name/AuthorName';
-
 import TagLabel from 'coral-plugin-tag-label/TagLabel';
 import Content from 'coral-plugin-commentcontent/CommentContent';
 import PubDate from 'coral-plugin-pubdate/PubDate';
@@ -20,15 +19,15 @@ import {
 } from 'coral-plugin-best/BestButton';
 import Slot from 'coral-framework/components/Slot';
 import LoadMore from './LoadMore';
-import IgnoredCommentTombstone from './IgnoredCommentTombstone';
 import {TopRightMenu} from './TopRightMenu';
-import classnames from 'classnames';
+import IgnoredCommentTombstone from './IgnoredCommentTombstone';
 import {EditableCommentContent} from './EditableCommentContent';
 import {getActionSummary, iPerformedThisAction} from 'coral-framework/utils';
 import {getEditableUntilDate} from './util';
 import styles from './Comment.css';
 
 const isStaff = (tags) => !tags.every((t) => t.name !== 'STAFF');
+const hasTag = (tags, lookupTag) => !!tags.filter((tag) => tag.name === lookupTag).length;
 const hasComment = (nodes, id) => nodes.some((node) => node.id === id);
 
 // resetCursors will return the id cursors of the first and second newest comment in
@@ -74,8 +73,7 @@ const ActionButton = ({children}) => {
   );
 };
 
-class Comment extends React.Component {
-
+export default class Comment extends React.Component {
   constructor(props) {
     super(props);
 
@@ -273,28 +271,29 @@ class Comment extends React.Component {
   }
   render () {
     const {
-      comment,
-      parentId,
-      currentUser,
       asset,
       depth,
-      postComment,
-      addNotification,
-      showSignInDialog,
-      highlighted,
+      comment,
       postFlag,
+      parentId,
+      ignoreUser,
+      highlighted,
+      postComment,
+      currentUser,
       postDontAgree,
       setActiveReplyBox,
       activeReplyBox,
       deleteAction,
-      addCommentTag,
-      removeCommentTag,
-      ignoreUser,
-      liveUpdates,
       disableReply,
-      commentIsIgnored,
       maxCharCount,
-      charCountEnable
+      addCommentTag,
+      addNotification,
+      charCountEnable,
+      showSignInDialog,
+      removeCommentTag,
+      liveUpdates,
+      commentIsIgnored,
+      commentClassNames = []
     } = this.props;
 
     const view = this.getVisibileReplies();
@@ -350,9 +349,39 @@ class Comment extends React.Component {
       () => 'Failed to remove best comment tag'
     );
 
+    /**
+     * classNamesToAdd
+     * adds classNames based on condition
+     * classnames is an array of objects with key as classnames and value as conditions
+     * i.e:
+     * {
+     *  'myClassName': { tags: ['STAFF']}
+     * }
+     *
+     * This will add myClassName to comments tagged with STAFF TAG.
+     * **/
+
+    const classNamesToAdd = commentClassNames.reduce((acc, className) => {
+      let res = [];
+
+      // Adding classNames based on tags
+      Object.keys(className).forEach((cn) => {
+        const condition = className[cn];
+        condition.tags.forEach((tag) => {
+          if (hasTag(comment.tags, tag)) {
+            res = [...res, cn];
+          }
+        });
+      });
+
+      // TODO: Compare rest of the comment obj to the condition if needed
+
+      return [...acc, ...res];
+    }, []);
+
     return (
       <div
-        className={cn(commentClass, 'talk-stream-comment-wrapper', {[styles.enter]: this.state.animateEnter})}
+        className={cn(commentClass, 'talk-stream-comment-wrapper', classNamesToAdd, {[styles.enter]: this.state.animateEnter})}
         id={`c_${comment.id}`}
         style={{marginLeft: depth * 30}}
       >
@@ -377,11 +406,13 @@ class Comment extends React.Component {
           </span>
 
           <Slot
+            className={styles.commentInfoBar}
             fill="commentInfoBar"
-            data={this.props.data}
-            root={this.props.root}
+            depth={depth}
             comment={comment}
             commentId={comment.id}
+            data={this.props.data}
+            root={this.props.root}
             inline
           />
 
@@ -543,8 +574,6 @@ class Comment extends React.Component {
   }
 }
 
-export default Comment;
-
 // return whether the comment is editable
 function commentIsStillEditable (comment) {
   const editing = comment && comment.editing;
diff --git a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/components/Stream.js b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/components/Stream.js
index 31012c9f1..586d28f23 100644
--- a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/components/Stream.js
+++ b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/components/Stream.js
@@ -1,19 +1,18 @@
 import React, {PropTypes} from 'react';
 import LoadMore from './LoadMore';
-
 import Comment from '../components/Comment';
 import SuspendedAccount from './SuspendedAccount';
-import RestrictedMessageBox
-  from 'coral-framework/components/RestrictedMessageBox';
 import Slot from 'coral-framework/components/Slot';
 import InfoBox from 'coral-plugin-infobox/InfoBox';
 import {can} from 'coral-framework/services/perms';
 import {ModerationLink} from 'coral-plugin-moderation';
+import RestrictedMessageBox
+  from 'coral-framework/components/RestrictedMessageBox';
+import t, {timeago} from 'coral-framework/services/i18n';
 import CommentBox from 'coral-plugin-commentbox/CommentBox';
 import QuestionBox from 'coral-plugin-questionbox/QuestionBox';
 import IgnoredCommentTombstone from './IgnoredCommentTombstone';
 import NewCount from './NewCount';
-import t, {timeago} from 'coral-framework/services/i18n';
 import {TransitionGroup} from 'react-transition-group';
 
 const hasComment = (nodes, id) => nodes.some((node) => node.id === id);
@@ -122,6 +121,7 @@ class Stream extends React.Component {
 
   render() {
     const {
+      commentClassNames,
       root: {asset, asset: {comments}, comment, me},
       postComment,
       addNotification,
@@ -130,10 +130,10 @@ class Stream extends React.Component {
       deleteAction,
       showSignInDialog,
       addCommentTag,
-      removeCommentTag,
-      pluginProps,
       ignoreUser,
       auth: {loggedIn, user},
+      removeCommentTag,
+      pluginProps,
       editName
     } = this.props;
     const view = this.getVisibleComments();
@@ -202,11 +202,17 @@ class Stream extends React.Component {
                 />}
             </div>
           : <p>{asset.settings.closedMessage}</p>}
-        {loggedIn &&
+
+        {loggedIn && (
           <ModerationLink
             assetId={asset.id}
             isAdmin={can(user, 'MODERATE_COMMENTS')}
-          />}
+          />
+        )}
+
+        <div className="talk-stream-wrapper-box">
+          <Slot fill="streamBox" />
+        </div>
 
         {/* the highlightedComment is isolated after the user followed a permalink */}
         {highlightedComment
@@ -235,7 +241,7 @@ class Stream extends React.Component {
               editComment={this.props.editComment}
               liveUpdates={true}
             />
-          : <div>
+          : <div className="talk-stream-comments-container">
               <NewCount
                 count={comments.nodes.length - view.length}
                 loadMore={this.viewNewComments}
@@ -245,6 +251,7 @@ class Stream extends React.Component {
                   return commentIsIgnored(comment)
                     ? <IgnoredCommentTombstone key={comment.id} />
                     : <Comment
+                        commentClassNames={commentClassNames}
                         data={this.props.data}
                         root={this.props.root}
                         disableReply={!open}
diff --git a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/components/SuspendedAccount.js b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/components/SuspendedAccount.js
index 756b7e37f..63fab84fa 100644
--- a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/components/SuspendedAccount.js
+++ b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/components/SuspendedAccount.js
@@ -41,7 +41,10 @@ class SuspendedAccount extends Component {
       <span>{
           canEditName ?
           t('framework.edit_name.msg')
-          : t('framework.banned_account_msg')
+          :
+          <span>
+            <b>{t('framework.banned_account_header')}</b><br/> {t('framework.banned_account_body')}
+          </span>
         }</span>
       {
         canEditName ?
diff --git a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/constants/stream.js b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/constants/stream.js
index 4be4dc125..58004e877 100644
--- a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/constants/stream.js
+++ b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/constants/stream.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 export const SET_ACTIVE_REPLY_BOX = 'SET_ACTIVE_REPLY_BOX';
 export const ADDTL_COMMENTS_ON_LOAD_MORE = 10;
 export const VIEW_ALL_COMMENTS = 'VIEW_ALL_COMMENTS';
+export const ADD_COMMENT_CLASSNAME = 'ADD_COMMENT_CLASSNAME';
+export const REMOVE_COMMENT_CLASSNAME = 'REMOVE_COMMENT_CLASSNAME';
diff --git a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/containers/Stream.js b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/containers/Stream.js
index 6baee1591..f6e1fd9ec 100644
--- a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/containers/Stream.js
+++ b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/containers/Stream.js
@@ -290,6 +290,7 @@ const mapStateToProps = (state) => ({
   assetUrl: state.stream.assetUrl,
   activeTab: state.embed.activeTab,
   previousTab: state.embed.previousTab,
+  commentClassNames: state.stream.commentClassNames
 });
 
 const mapDispatchToProps = (dispatch) =>
diff --git a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/graphql/index.js b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/graphql/index.js
index fc052a232..7d20ea48b 100644
--- a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/graphql/index.js
+++ b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/graphql/index.js
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ const extension = {
                 id: auth.toJS().user.id,
               },
             })),
+            tags: tags.map((t) => ({name: t, __typename: 'Tag'})),
             status: null,
             replyCount: 0,
             parent: parent_id
diff --git a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/reducers/index.js b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/reducers/index.js
index 5ddac4567..61fe950c9 100644
--- a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/reducers/index.js
+++ b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/reducers/index.js
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ import stream from './stream';
 
 export default {
   embed,
-  stream,
   config,
+  stream,
 };
diff --git a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/reducers/stream.js b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/reducers/stream.js
index 59f068530..9e03e3528 100644
--- a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/reducers/stream.js
+++ b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/reducers/stream.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ const initialState = {
   assetId: getQueryVariable('asset_id'),
   assetUrl: getQueryVariable('asset_url'),
   commentId: getQueryVariable('comment_id'),
+  commentClassNames: []
 };
 
 export default function stream(state = initialState, action) {
@@ -39,6 +40,19 @@ export default function stream(state = initialState, action) {
       ...state,
       commentId: '',
     };
+  case actions.ADD_COMMENT_CLASSNAME :
+    return {
+      ...state,
+      commentClassNames: [...state.commentClassNames, action.className]
+    };
+  case actions.REMOVE_COMMENT_CLASSNAME :
+    return {
+      ...state,
+      commentClassNames: [
+        ...state.commentClassNames.slice(0, action.idx),
+        ...state.commentClassNames.slice(action.idx + 1)
+      ]
+    };
   default:
     return state;
   }
diff --git a/client/coral-embed-stream/style/default.css b/client/coral-embed-stream/style/default.css
index 04b2536a3..c2371b25c 100644
--- a/client/coral-embed-stream/style/default.css
+++ b/client/coral-embed-stream/style/default.css
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ hr {
 .coral-plugin-questionbox-info {
   top: 0;
   border: 0;
-  background: rgb(213,213,213);
+  background: #F0F0F0;
   color: black;
   width: 100%;
   text-align: left;
@@ -134,26 +134,25 @@ hr {
 
 .coral-plugin-questionbox-icon.bubble{
   position: absolute;
-  top: 11px;
+  top: 8px;
   left: 10px;
-  color: #949393;
-  font-size: 20px;
+  color: #9E9E9E;
+  font-size: 24px;
   z-index: 0;
 }
 
 .coral-plugin-questionbox-icon.person{
   z-index: 2;
-  top: 20px;
-  left: 15px;
+  top: 12px;
+  left: 12px;
   position: absolute;
-  font-size: 24px;
-  color: white;
+  font-size: 33px;
+  color: #262626;
 }
 
 .coral-plugin-questionbox-box {
   position: relative;
   border: 0;
-  background: black;
   color: white;
   padding: 20px;
   margin-left: 0px !important;
@@ -178,6 +177,15 @@ hr {
   display: none;
 }
 
+.talk-stream-wrapper-box {
+  padding: 10px 0;
+}
+
+.talk-stream-comments-container {
+  position: relative;
+  z-index: 0;
+}
+
 .commentStream {
   /* prevent absolutely positioned final permalink popover from being clipped */
   padding-bottom: 50px;
diff --git a/client/coral-framework/components/RestrictedMessageBox.css b/client/coral-framework/components/RestrictedMessageBox.css
index 94b193a17..ebee2fc57 100644
--- a/client/coral-framework/components/RestrictedMessageBox.css
+++ b/client/coral-framework/components/RestrictedMessageBox.css
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 .message {
-  background: #D8D8D8;
   padding: 25px;
   margin-bottom: 8px;
+  background-color: white;
+  border: 1px #F0F0F0 solid;
+  text-align: center;
+  font-weight: 100;
 }
-
diff --git a/client/coral-framework/components/Slot.js b/client/coral-framework/components/Slot.js
index 939068e83..22a315623 100644
--- a/client/coral-framework/components/Slot.js
+++ b/client/coral-framework/components/Slot.js
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ import styles from './Slot.css';
 import {connect} from 'react-redux';
 import {getSlotElements} from 'coral-framework/helpers/plugins';
 
-function Slot ({fill, inline = false, plugin_config: config, ...rest}) {
+function Slot ({fill, inline = false, className, plugin_config: config, ...rest}) {
   return (
-    <div className={cn({[styles.inline]: inline, [styles.debug]: config.debug})}>
+    <div className={cn({[styles.inline]: inline, [styles.debug]: config.debug}, className)}>
       {getSlotElements(fill, {...rest, config})}
     </div>
   );
diff --git a/client/coral-framework/components/index.js b/client/coral-framework/components/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b7aaef665
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/coral-framework/components/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export {default as Slot} from './Slot';
diff --git a/client/coral-framework/helpers/camelize.js b/client/coral-framework/helpers/camelize.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ffc09cebb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/coral-framework/helpers/camelize.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+const regExp = /[-\s]+(.)?/g;
+
+/**
+ * Convert dash separated strings to camel case.
+ *
+ * @param {String} str
+ * @return {String}
+ */
+
+export default function camelize(str) {
+  return str.replace(regExp, toUpper);
+}
+
+function toUpper(match, c) {
+  return c ? c.toUpperCase() : '';
+}
diff --git a/client/coral-framework/helpers/plugins.js b/client/coral-framework/helpers/plugins.js
index 0eaecbadd..e0aa05c80 100644
--- a/client/coral-framework/helpers/plugins.js
+++ b/client/coral-framework/helpers/plugins.js
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 import React from 'react';
-import merge from 'lodash/merge';
-import flatten from 'lodash/flatten';
-import flattenDeep from 'lodash/flattenDeep';
 import uniq from 'lodash/uniq';
 import pick from 'lodash/pick';
+import merge from 'lodash/merge';
 import plugins from 'pluginsConfig';
+import flatten from 'lodash/flatten';
+import flattenDeep from 'lodash/flattenDeep';
 import {getDefinitionName, mergeDocuments} from 'coral-framework/utils';
 import {loadTranslations} from 'coral-framework/services/i18n';
 import {injectReducers} from 'coral-framework/services/store';
+import camelize from './camelize';
 
 /**
  * Returns React Elements for given slot.
@@ -98,7 +99,7 @@ export function injectPluginsReducers() {
   const reducers = merge(
     ...plugins
       .filter((o) => o.module.reducer)
-      .map((o) => ({...o.module.reducer}))
+      .map((o) => ({[camelize(o.plugin)] : o.module.reducer}))
   );
   injectReducers(reducers);
 }
diff --git a/client/coral-plugin-api/index.js b/client/coral-plugin-api/index.js
deleted file mode 100644
index f0f5ad9cc..000000000
--- a/client/coral-plugin-api/index.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-export {withReaction} from '../coral-framework/hocs';
diff --git a/client/coral-plugin-moderation/styles.css b/client/coral-plugin-moderation/styles.css
index 2e928d3df..734cc1e6f 100644
--- a/client/coral-plugin-moderation/styles.css
+++ b/client/coral-plugin-moderation/styles.css
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 .moderationLink {
+  display: inline;
+
   a {
     color: #679af3;
     text-decoration: none;
diff --git a/locales/en.yml b/locales/en.yml
index 403befecc..ce9abdce5 100644
--- a/locales/en.yml
+++ b/locales/en.yml
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ en:
     custom_css_url_desc: "URL of a CSS stylesheet that will override default Embed Stream styles. Can be internal or external."
     dashboard: Dashboard
     days: Days
-    description: "As an admin you may customize the settings for the comment stream for this asset"
+    description: "As an admin, you can customize the settings for the comment stream for this story:"
     domain_list_text: "Enter the domains you would like to permit for Talk e.g. your local staging and production environments (ex. localhost:3000 staging.domain.com domain.com)."
     domain_list_title: "Permitted Domains"
     edit_comment_timeframe_heading: "Edit Comment Timeframe"
@@ -101,13 +101,13 @@ en:
     enable_premod: "Enable Premoderation"
     enable_premod_description: "Moderators must approve any comment before its published."
     enable_premod_links_description: "Moderators must approve any comment containing a link before its published."
-    enable_questionbox: "Ask readers a question"
+    enable_questionbox: "Ask Readers a Question"
     enable_questionbox_description: "This question will appear at the top of this comment stream. Ask readers about a certain issue in the article or pose discussion questions etc."
     hours: Hours
     include_comment_stream: "Include Comment Stream Description for Readers"
     include_comment_stream_desc: "Write a message to be added to the top of your comment stream. Pose a topic include community guidelines etc."
     include_text: "Include your text here."
-    include_question_here: "Write your question here."
+    include_question_here: "Write your question here:"
     moderate: Moderate
     moderation_settings: "Moderation Settings"
     open: "Open"
@@ -202,7 +202,8 @@ en:
   flag_reason: "Reason for reporting (Optional)"
   flag_username: "Report username"
   framework:
-    banned_account_msg: "Your account is currently banned. This means that you cannot Like, Report, or write comments. Please contact us if you have any questions."
+    banned_account_header: "Your account is currently banned."
+    banned_account_body: "This means that you cannot Like, Report, or write comments."
     because_you_ignored: "Because you ignored the following commenters, their comments are hidden."
     comment: comment
     comment_is_ignored: "This comment is hidden because you ignored this user."
diff --git a/locales/es.yml b/locales/es.yml
index 0802a7604..1b483b70c 100644
--- a/locales/es.yml
+++ b/locales/es.yml
@@ -202,7 +202,8 @@ es:
   flag_reason: "Razón por la que hacer este reporte (Opcional)"
   flag_username: "Reportar el nombre de usuario"
   framework:
-    banned_account_msg: "Tu cuenta se encuentra suspendida. Esto significa que no puedes gustar, marcar o escribir comentarios."
+    banned_account_header: "Tu cuenta se encuentra suspendida."
+    banned_account_body: "Esto significa que no puedes gustar, marcar o escribir comentarios."
     comment: "comentario"
     comment_is_ignored: "Este comentario está escondido porque has ignorado al usuario."
     comments: "comentarios"
diff --git a/plugin-api/.babelrc b/plugin-api/.babelrc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..63b1c53de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugin-api/.babelrc
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+  "presets": [
+    "es2015"
+  ],
+  "plugins": [
+    "add-module-exports",
+    "transform-class-properties",
+    "transform-decorators-legacy",
+    "transform-object-assign",
+    "transform-object-rest-spread",
+    "transform-async-to-generator",
+    "transform-react-jsx"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/plugin-api/.eslintrc.json b/plugin-api/.eslintrc.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5735a91a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugin-api/.eslintrc.json
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+{
+    "env": {
+        "browser": true,
+        "es6": true,
+        "mocha": true
+    },
+    "parserOptions": {
+        "sourceType": "module",
+        "ecmaFeatures": {
+            "experimentalObjectRestSpread": true,
+            "jsx": true
+        }
+    },
+    "parser": "babel-eslint",
+    "plugins": [
+        "react"
+    ],
+    "rules": {
+        "react/jsx-uses-react": "error",
+        "react/jsx-uses-vars": "error",
+        "no-console": ["warn", { "allow": ["warn", "error"] }]
+    }
+}
diff --git a/plugin-api/alpha/client/actions/index.js b/plugin-api/alpha/client/actions/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8e8e11c0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugin-api/alpha/client/actions/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+export {addTag, removeTag} from 'coral-plugin-commentbox/actions';
+export {addCommentClassName, removeCommentClassName} from 'coral-embed-stream/src/actions/stream';
diff --git a/plugin-api/alpha/client/components/index.js b/plugin-api/alpha/client/components/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/plugin-api/alpha/client/selectors/index.js b/plugin-api/alpha/client/selectors/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ad76326cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugin-api/alpha/client/selectors/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+export const commentBoxTagsSelector = (state) => state.commentBox.tags;
+export const commentClassNamesSelector = (state) => state.stream.commentClassNames;
diff --git a/plugin-api/beta/client/components/index.js b/plugin-api/beta/client/components/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0330892bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugin-api/beta/client/components/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+export {Slot} from 'coral-framework/components';
+export {Icon} from 'coral-ui';
diff --git a/plugin-api/beta/client/hocs/index.js b/plugin-api/beta/client/hocs/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7ec875656
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugin-api/beta/client/hocs/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export {withReaction} from 'coral-framework/hocs';
diff --git a/plugin-api/beta/client/services/index.js b/plugin-api/beta/client/services/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..16872b9f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugin-api/beta/client/services/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export {t} from 'coral-framework/services/i18n';
diff --git a/plugin-api/client/actions/index.js b/plugin-api/client/actions/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/plugin-api/client/components/index.js b/plugin-api/client/components/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/plugin-api/client/hocs/index.js b/plugin-api/client/hocs/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/plugins/coral-plugin-love/client/LoveButton.js b/plugins/coral-plugin-love/client/LoveButton.js
index 430e2658d..4e9b56d44 100644
--- a/plugins/coral-plugin-love/client/LoveButton.js
+++ b/plugins/coral-plugin-love/client/LoveButton.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import React from 'react';
 import {Icon} from 'coral-ui';
 import styles from './styles.css';
 import t from 'coral-framework/services/i18n';
-import {withReaction} from 'coral-plugin-api';
+import {withReaction} from 'plugin-api/beta/client/hocs';
 
 class LoveButton extends React.Component {
   handleClick = () => {
diff --git a/plugins/coral-plugin-offtopic/client/actions.js b/plugins/coral-plugin-offtopic/client/actions.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9cb3947f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/coral-plugin-offtopic/client/actions.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import {OFFTOPIC_TOGGLE_CHECKBOX} from './constants';
+
+export const toggleCheckbox = () => ({
+  type: OFFTOPIC_TOGGLE_CHECKBOX
+});
diff --git a/plugins/coral-plugin-offtopic/client/components/OffTopicCheckbox.js b/plugins/coral-plugin-offtopic/client/components/OffTopicCheckbox.js
index dfcb026f1..70876f739 100644
--- a/plugins/coral-plugin-offtopic/client/components/OffTopicCheckbox.js
+++ b/plugins/coral-plugin-offtopic/client/components/OffTopicCheckbox.js
@@ -1,18 +1,15 @@
 import React from 'react';
-import {connect} from 'react-redux';
-import {bindActionCreators} from 'redux';
-import {addTag, removeTag, clearTags} from 'coral-plugin-commentbox/actions';
 import styles from './styles.css';
 
-import t from 'coral-framework/services/i18n';
+import {t} from 'plugin-api/beta/client/services';
 
-class OffTopicCheckbox extends React.Component {
+export default class OffTopicCheckbox extends React.Component {
 
   label = 'OFF_TOPIC';
 
   componentDidMount() {
     this.clearTagsHook = this.props.registerHook('postSubmit', () => {
-      const idx = this.props.commentBox.tags.indexOf(this.label);
+      const idx = this.props.tags.indexOf(this.label);
       this.props.removeTag(idx);
     });
   }
@@ -22,29 +19,27 @@ class OffTopicCheckbox extends React.Component {
   }
 
   handleChange = (e) => {
+    const {addTag, removeTag} = this.props;
     if (e.target.checked) {
-      this.props.addTag(this.label);
+      addTag(this.label);
     } else {
-      const idx = this.props.commentBox.tags.indexOf(this.label);
-      this.props.removeTag(idx);
+      const idx = this.props.tags.indexOf(this.label);
+      removeTag(idx);
     }
   }
 
   render() {
     return (
       <div className={styles.offTopic}>
-        <label className={styles.offTopicLabel}>
-          <input type="checkbox" onChange={this.handleChange}/>
-          {t('off_topic')}
-        </label>
+        {
+          !this.props.isReply ? (
+            <label className={styles.offTopicLabel}>
+              <input type="checkbox" onChange={this.handleChange}/>
+              {t('off_topic')}
+            </label>
+          ) : null
+        }
       </div>
     );
   }
 }
-
-const mapStateToProps = ({commentBox}) => ({commentBox});
-
-const mapDispatchToProps = (dispatch) =>
-  bindActionCreators({addTag, removeTag}, dispatch);
-
-export default connect(mapStateToProps, mapDispatchToProps)(OffTopicCheckbox);
diff --git a/plugins/coral-plugin-offtopic/client/components/OffTopicFilter.js b/plugins/coral-plugin-offtopic/client/components/OffTopicFilter.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fea2ac6fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/coral-plugin-offtopic/client/components/OffTopicFilter.js
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import styles from './styles.css';
+
+export default class OffTopicFilter extends React.Component {
+
+  tag = 'OFF_TOPIC';
+  className = 'coral-plugin-off-topic-comment';
+  cn = {[this.className] : {tags: [this.tag]}};
+
+  handleChange = (e) => {
+    if (e.target.checked) {
+      this.props.addCommentClassName(this.cn);
+      this.props.toggleCheckbox();
+    } else {
+      const idx = this.props.commentClassNames.findIndex((i) => i[this.className]);
+      this.props.removeCommentClassName(idx);
+      this.props.toggleCheckbox();
+    }
+    this.props.closeViewingOptions();
+  }
+
+  render() {
+    return (
+      <div className={styles.viewingOption}>
+        <label>
+          <input type="checkbox" onChange={this.handleChange} checked={this.props.checked} />
+          Hide Off-Topic Comments
+        </label>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/plugins/coral-plugin-offtopic/client/components/OffTopicTag.js b/plugins/coral-plugin-offtopic/client/components/OffTopicTag.js
index 89a4d03aa..e8029ce5e 100644
--- a/plugins/coral-plugin-offtopic/client/components/OffTopicTag.js
+++ b/plugins/coral-plugin-offtopic/client/components/OffTopicTag.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import styles from './styles.css';
 
-import t from 'coral-framework/services/i18n';
+import {t} from 'plugin-api/beta/client/services';
 
 const isOffTopic = (tags) => {
   return !!tags.filter((tag) => tag.name === 'OFF_TOPIC').length;
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const isOffTopic = (tags) => {
 export default (props) => (
   <span>
     {
-      isOffTopic(props.comment.tags) ? (
+      isOffTopic(props.comment.tags) && props.depth === 0 ? (
         <span className={styles.tag}>
           {t('off_topic')}
         </span>
diff --git a/plugins/coral-plugin-offtopic/client/components/styles.css b/plugins/coral-plugin-offtopic/client/components/styles.css
index f3e290b09..94d7eaa85 100644
--- a/plugins/coral-plugin-offtopic/client/components/styles.css
+++ b/plugins/coral-plugin-offtopic/client/components/styles.css
@@ -8,11 +8,20 @@
 }
 
 .tag {
-  background: rgba(245, 188, 168, 0.6);
+  background: #3D73D5;
+  font-size: 12px;
+  font-weight: bold;
+  color: white;
   display: inline-block;
   margin: 0px 5px;
   padding: 5px 5px;
   border-radius: 2px;
 }
 
+.viewingOption {
+  padding: 5px 0;
+}
 
+:global(.coral-plugin-off-topic-comment) {
+  display: none;
+}
diff --git a/plugins/coral-plugin-offtopic/client/constants.js b/plugins/coral-plugin-offtopic/client/constants.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..122d7de17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/coral-plugin-offtopic/client/constants.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export const OFFTOPIC_TOGGLE_CHECKBOX = 'OFFTOPIC_TOGGLE_CHECKBOX';
diff --git a/plugins/coral-plugin-offtopic/client/containers/OffTopicCheckbox.js b/plugins/coral-plugin-offtopic/client/containers/OffTopicCheckbox.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..286fa8d9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/coral-plugin-offtopic/client/containers/OffTopicCheckbox.js
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import {connect} from 'react-redux';
+import {bindActionCreators} from 'redux';
+import {addTag, removeTag} from 'plugin-api/alpha/client/actions';
+import {commentBoxTagsSelector} from 'plugin-api/alpha/client/selectors';
+import OffTopicCheckbox from '../components/OffTopicCheckbox';
+
+const mapStateToProps = (state) => ({
+  tags: commentBoxTagsSelector(state)
+});
+
+const mapDispatchToProps = (dispatch) =>
+  bindActionCreators({addTag, removeTag}, dispatch);
+
+export default connect(mapStateToProps, mapDispatchToProps)(OffTopicCheckbox);
diff --git a/plugins/coral-plugin-offtopic/client/containers/OffTopicFilter.js b/plugins/coral-plugin-offtopic/client/containers/OffTopicFilter.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..98f5f7aea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/coral-plugin-offtopic/client/containers/OffTopicFilter.js
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import {connect} from 'react-redux';
+import {bindActionCreators} from 'redux';
+import {toggleCheckbox} from '../actions';
+import {commentClassNamesSelector} from 'plugin-api/alpha/client/selectors';
+import OffTopicFilter from '../components/OffTopicFilter';
+import {
+  closeViewingOptions
+} from 'plugins/coral-plugin-viewing-options/client/actions';
+import {
+  addCommentClassName,
+  removeCommentClassName
+} from 'plugin-api/alpha/client/actions';
+
+const mapStateToProps = (state) => ({
+  commentClassNames: commentClassNamesSelector(state),
+  checked: state.coralPluginOfftopic.checked
+});
+
+const mapDispatchToProps = (dispatch) =>
+  bindActionCreators(
+    {
+      toggleCheckbox,
+      closeViewingOptions,
+      addCommentClassName,
+      removeCommentClassName
+    },
+    dispatch
+  );
+
+export default connect(mapStateToProps, mapDispatchToProps)(OffTopicFilter);
diff --git a/plugins/coral-plugin-offtopic/client/index.js b/plugins/coral-plugin-offtopic/client/index.js
index f3459441d..383c7351e 100644
--- a/plugins/coral-plugin-offtopic/client/index.js
+++ b/plugins/coral-plugin-offtopic/client/index.js
@@ -1,11 +1,20 @@
-import OffTopicCheckbox from './components/OffTopicCheckbox';
-import OffTopicTag from './components/OffTopicTag';
 import translations from './translations.json';
+import OffTopicTag from './components/OffTopicTag';
+import OffTopicFilter from './containers/OffTopicFilter';
+import OffTopicCheckbox from './containers/OffTopicCheckbox';
+import reducer from './reducer';
+
+/**
+ * coral-plugin-offtopic depends on coral-plugin-viewing-options
+ * in other to display filter and use the streamViewingOptions slot
+ */
 
 export default {
   translations,
+  reducer,
   slots: {
     commentInputDetailArea: [OffTopicCheckbox],
-    commentInfoBar: [OffTopicTag]
+    commentInfoBar: [OffTopicTag],
+    viewingOptions: [OffTopicFilter]
   }
 };
diff --git a/plugins/coral-plugin-offtopic/client/reducer.js b/plugins/coral-plugin-offtopic/client/reducer.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..adab987a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/coral-plugin-offtopic/client/reducer.js
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import {OFFTOPIC_TOGGLE_CHECKBOX} from './constants';
+
+const initialState = {
+  checked: false
+};
+
+export default function offTopic (state = initialState, action) {
+  switch (action.type) {
+  case OFFTOPIC_TOGGLE_CHECKBOX: {
+    return {
+      ...state,
+      checked: !state.checked
+    };
+  }
+  default :
+    return state;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/plugins/coral-plugin-viewing-options/client/.babelrc b/plugins/coral-plugin-viewing-options/client/.babelrc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..60be246eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/coral-plugin-viewing-options/client/.babelrc
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+  "presets": [
+    "es2015"
+  ],
+  "plugins": [
+    "add-module-exports",
+    "transform-class-properties",
+    "transform-decorators-legacy",
+    "transform-object-assign",
+    "transform-object-rest-spread",
+    "transform-async-to-generator",
+    "transform-react-jsx"
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/coral-plugin-viewing-options/client/.eslintrc.json b/plugins/coral-plugin-viewing-options/client/.eslintrc.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9fe56bd14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/coral-plugin-viewing-options/client/.eslintrc.json
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+{
+  "env": {
+    "browser": true,
+    "es6": true,
+    "mocha": true
+  },
+  "parserOptions": {
+    "sourceType": "module",
+    "ecmaFeatures": {
+      "experimentalObjectRestSpread": true,
+      "jsx": true
+    }
+  },
+  "parser": "babel-eslint",
+  "plugins": [
+    "react"
+  ],
+  "rules": {
+    "react/jsx-uses-react": "error",
+    "react/jsx-uses-vars": "error",
+    "no-console": ["warn", { "allow": ["warn", "error"] }]
+  }
+}
diff --git a/plugins/coral-plugin-viewing-options/client/actions.js b/plugins/coral-plugin-viewing-options/client/actions.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8a6473e3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/coral-plugin-viewing-options/client/actions.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import {VIEWING_OPTIONS_OPEN, VIEWING_OPTIONS_CLOSE} from './constants';
+
+export const openViewingOptions = () => ({
+  type: VIEWING_OPTIONS_OPEN
+});
+
+export const closeViewingOptions = () => ({
+  type: VIEWING_OPTIONS_CLOSE
+});
diff --git a/plugins/coral-plugin-viewing-options/client/components/ViewingOptions.css b/plugins/coral-plugin-viewing-options/client/components/ViewingOptions.css
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..47cda9a1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/coral-plugin-viewing-options/client/components/ViewingOptions.css
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+.root {
+  float: right;
+  text-align: right;
+  position: relative;
+  display: inline-block;
+  min-width: 220px;
+  z-index: 10;
+  position: relative;
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.list {
+  background: white;
+  position: absolute;
+  box-shadow: 0px 3px 5px 0px rgba(0,0,0,0.15);
+  right: 3px;
+  top: 20px;
+}
+
+.list > ul, .list > ul > li {
+  padding: 0;
+  margin: 0;
+}
+
+.list > ul > li {
+  padding: 10px;
+  list-style: none;
+}
diff --git a/plugins/coral-plugin-viewing-options/client/components/ViewingOptions.js b/plugins/coral-plugin-viewing-options/client/components/ViewingOptions.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..513d9340b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/coral-plugin-viewing-options/client/components/ViewingOptions.js
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import cn from 'classnames';
+import styles from './ViewingOptions.css';
+import {Slot, Icon} from 'plugin-api/beta/client/components';
+
+const ViewingOptions = (props) => {
+  const toggleOpen = () => {
+    if (!props.open) {
+      props.openViewingOptions();
+    } else {
+      props.closeViewingOptions();
+    }
+  };
+  return (
+    <div className={cn([styles.root, 'coral-plugin-viewing-options'])}>
+      <div>
+        <a onClick={toggleOpen}>Viewing Options
+          {props.open ? <Icon name="arrow_drop_up"/> : <Icon name="arrow_drop_down"/>}
+        </a>
+      </div>
+      {
+        props.open ? (
+          <div className={cn([styles.list, 'coral-plugin-viewing-options-list'])}>
+            <ul>
+              {
+                React.Children.map(<Slot fill="viewingOptions" />, (component) => {
+                  return React.createElement('li', {
+                    className: 'coral-plugin-viewing-options-item'
+                  }, component);
+                })
+              }
+            </ul>
+          </div>
+        ) : null
+      }
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
+export default ViewingOptions;
diff --git a/plugins/coral-plugin-viewing-options/client/constants.js b/plugins/coral-plugin-viewing-options/client/constants.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..586fe7a28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/coral-plugin-viewing-options/client/constants.js
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+export const VIEWING_OPTIONS_OPEN = 'VIEWING_OPTIONS_OPEN';
+export const VIEWING_OPTIONS_CLOSE = 'VIEWING_OPTIONS_CLOSE';
diff --git a/plugins/coral-plugin-viewing-options/client/containers/ViewingOptions.js b/plugins/coral-plugin-viewing-options/client/containers/ViewingOptions.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..767a9197d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/coral-plugin-viewing-options/client/containers/ViewingOptions.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import {connect} from 'react-redux';
+import {bindActionCreators} from 'redux';
+import ViewingOptions from '../components/ViewingOptions';
+import {openViewingOptions, closeViewingOptions} from '../actions';
+
+const mapStateToProps = ({coralPluginViewingOptions: state}) => ({
+  open: state.open
+});
+
+const mapDispatchToProps = (dispatch) =>
+  bindActionCreators({openViewingOptions, closeViewingOptions}, dispatch);
+
+export default connect(mapStateToProps, mapDispatchToProps)(ViewingOptions);
diff --git a/plugins/coral-plugin-viewing-options/client/index.js b/plugins/coral-plugin-viewing-options/client/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..519ce42aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/coral-plugin-viewing-options/client/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import ViewingOptions from './containers/ViewingOptions';
+import reducer from './reducer';
+
+export default {
+  reducer,
+  slots: {
+    streamBox: [ViewingOptions]
+  }
+};
diff --git a/plugins/coral-plugin-viewing-options/client/reducer.js b/plugins/coral-plugin-viewing-options/client/reducer.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ab9f077df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/coral-plugin-viewing-options/client/reducer.js
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import {VIEWING_OPTIONS_OPEN, VIEWING_OPTIONS_CLOSE} from './constants';
+
+const initialState = {
+  open: false
+};
+
+export default function offTopic (state = initialState, action) {
+  switch (action.type) {
+  case VIEWING_OPTIONS_OPEN:
+    return {
+      ...state,
+      open: true
+    };
+  case VIEWING_OPTIONS_CLOSE:
+    return {
+      ...state,
+      open: false
+    };
+  default :
+    return state;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/plugins/coral-plugin-viewing-options/index.js b/plugins/coral-plugin-viewing-options/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f053ebf79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/coral-plugin-viewing-options/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+module.exports = {};
diff --git a/webpack.config.js b/webpack.config.js
index ddd2f9577..ce1e0bd29 100644
--- a/webpack.config.js
+++ b/webpack.config.js
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ const config = {
   },
   resolve: {
     alias: {
+      'plugin-api': path.resolve(__dirname, 'plugin-api/'),
       plugins: path.resolve(__dirname, 'plugins/'),
       pluginsConfig: pluginsConfigPath
     },