diff --git a/searchlib/components/Facets/Facet.jsx b/searchlib/components/Facets/Facet.jsx
index 03166e28d..0d4701346 100644
--- a/searchlib/components/Facets/Facet.jsx
+++ b/searchlib/components/Facets/Facet.jsx
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ const FacetContainer = (props) => {
     label,
     view,
     isFilterable = false,
+    onSelect,
+    onChange,
+    onRemove,
     ...rest
   } = props;
   const searchContext = useSearchContext();
@@ -66,12 +69,15 @@ const FacetContainer = (props) => {
       label={label}
       onRemove={(value) => {
         removeFilter(field, value, filterType);
+        onRemove && onRemove(field, value, filterType);
       }}
       onChange={(value) => {
         setFilter(field, value, filterType);
+        onChange && onChange(field, value, filterType);
       }}
       onSelect={(value) => {
         addFilter(field, value, filterType);
+        onSelect && onSelect(field, value, filterType);
       }}
       options={facetValues}
       values={selectedValues}
diff --git a/searchlib/components/Result/HorizontalCardItem.jsx b/searchlib/components/Result/HorizontalCardItem.jsx
index fac8f0c52..5e1a89084 100644
--- a/searchlib/components/Result/HorizontalCardItem.jsx
+++ b/searchlib/components/Result/HorizontalCardItem.jsx
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ const HorizontalCardItem = (props) => {
   const UniversalCard = registry.resolve['UniversalCard'].component;
 
   const item = {
+    '@id': result.href,
     title: (
       <>
         <ExternalLink href={result.href} title={result.title}>
diff --git a/searchlib/components/SearchApp/BasicSearchApp.jsx b/searchlib/components/SearchApp/BasicSearchApp.jsx
index 28e526a7b..787131dd5 100644
--- a/searchlib/components/SearchApp/BasicSearchApp.jsx
+++ b/searchlib/components/SearchApp/BasicSearchApp.jsx
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ export default function BasicSearchApp(props) {
     paramOnAutocomplete,
     initialState,
     uniqueId,
+    mode,
   });
   // console.log('driver', driverInstance);
 
diff --git a/searchlib/components/SearchApp/FacetApp.jsx b/searchlib/components/SearchApp/FacetApp.jsx
index 7cd462a02..9421e96d5 100644
--- a/searchlib/components/SearchApp/FacetApp.jsx
+++ b/searchlib/components/SearchApp/FacetApp.jsx
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 /**
  * A Search app that wraps and provides access to a single facet
+ *
+ * Note, unlike BasicSearchApp, this is not a standalone search app,
+ * it needs to be executed in the context of a search app
  */
 import React from 'react';
-import { isEqual } from 'lodash';
-import useDeepCompareEffect from 'use-deep-compare-effect';
+// import { isEqual } from 'lodash';
+// import useDeepCompareEffect from 'use-deep-compare-effect';
 
 import { Facet as SUIFacet } from '@eeacms/search/components';
-import { useSearchContext } from '@eeacms/search/lib/hocs'; // , useSearchDriver
+import { useSearchContext, useSearchDriver } from '@eeacms/search/lib/hocs'; // , useSearchDriver
 
 // const sorter = (fa, fb) =>
 //   fa.field === fb.field ? 0 : fa.field < fb.field ? -1 : 0;
@@ -15,7 +18,7 @@ export default function FacetApp(props) {
   const searchContext = useSearchContext();
   const { appConfig, registry, field, onChange, value } = props;
   // const { field, onChange, value } = props;
-  // const driver = useSearchDriver();
+  const driver = useSearchDriver();
   // console.log({ searchContext, props, driver });
   const { filters, removeFilter, addFilter } = searchContext; // driver.state
 
@@ -54,7 +57,7 @@ export default function FacetApp(props) {
   //   }
   // }, [value, filters, field, setFilter, driver]); // searchContext
 
-  const activeValue = filters.find((f) => f.field === field);
+  // const activeValue = filters.find((f) => f.field === field);
 
   // const dirty = !isEqual(activeValue, value);
   // console.log('redraw facet', { value, activeValue, dirty });
@@ -63,15 +66,15 @@ export default function FacetApp(props) {
 
   // const sortedFilters = [...filters].sort(sorter);
 
-  useDeepCompareEffect(() => {
-    timerRef.current && clearTimeout(timerRef.current);
-    timerRef.current = setTimeout(() => {
-      if (!isEqual(activeValue, value)) {
-        // console.log('onchange', { activeValue, value });
-        onChange(activeValue);
-      }
-    }, 200);
-  }, [removeFilter, field, activeValue, value, onChange]);
+  // useDeepCompareEffect(() => {
+  //   timerRef.current && clearTimeout(timerRef.current);
+  //   timerRef.current = setTimeout(() => {
+  //     if (!isEqual(activeValue, value)) {
+  //       console.log('onchange', { activeValue, value });
+  //       onChange(activeValue);
+  //     }
+  //   }, 200);
+  // }, [removeFilter, field, activeValue, value, onChange]);
 
   React.useEffect(
     () => () => {
@@ -125,6 +128,21 @@ export default function FacetApp(props) {
       view={FacetComponent}
       filterType={localFilterType}
       onChangeFilterType={onChangeFilterType}
+      onRemove={() => {
+        const filter = driver.state.filters.find((f) => f.field === field);
+        onChange(filter);
+        // console.log('onRemove', JSON.stringify(driver.state.filters));
+      }}
+      onChange={() => {
+        const filter = driver.state.filters.find((f) => f.field === field);
+        onChange(filter);
+        // console.log('onChange', JSON.stringify(driver.state.filters));
+      }}
+      onSelect={() => {
+        const filter = driver.state.filters.find((f) => f.field === field);
+        onChange(filter);
+        // console.log('onSelect', JSON.stringify(driver.state.filters));
+      }}
     />
   );
 }
diff --git a/searchlib/components/SearchApp/useSearchApp.js b/searchlib/components/SearchApp/useSearchApp.js
index b8b9cc26c..7a869991d 100644
--- a/searchlib/components/SearchApp/useSearchApp.js
+++ b/searchlib/components/SearchApp/useSearchApp.js
@@ -46,11 +46,11 @@ export default function useSearchApp(props) {
     paramOnSearch,
     paramOnAutocomplete,
     initialState,
+    mode = 'view',
   } = props;
   // useWhyDidYouUpdate('sss', props);
 
   const appConfig = React.useMemo(() => {
-    // console.log('redo appConfig');
     return {
       ...applyConfigurationSchema(rebind(registry.searchui[appName])),
       appName,
@@ -101,9 +101,21 @@ export default function useSearchApp(props) {
       // we don't want to track the URL if our search app is configured as
       // a simple separate app (for ex. search input or landing page that
       // trampolines to another instance)
-      trackUrlState: appConfig.url ? false : appConfig.trackUrlState,
+      trackUrlState:
+        mode === 'edit'
+          ? false
+          : appConfig.url
+          ? false
+          : appConfig.trackUrlState,
     }),
-    [appConfig, onAutocomplete, onSearch, locationSearchTerm, initialState],
+    [
+      appConfig,
+      onAutocomplete,
+      onSearch,
+      locationSearchTerm,
+      initialState,
+      mode,
+    ],
   );
 
   const { facetOptions } = React.useState(useFacetsWithAllOptions(appConfig));
diff --git a/searchlib/components/SearchView/FilterAsideContentView.jsx b/searchlib/components/SearchView/FilterAsideContentView.jsx
index 642cbb26c..015c5db84 100644
--- a/searchlib/components/SearchView/FilterAsideContentView.jsx
+++ b/searchlib/components/SearchView/FilterAsideContentView.jsx
@@ -70,33 +70,37 @@ export const FilterAsideContentView = (props) => {
   const loadingAtom = loadingFamily(appConfig.appName);
   const isLoading = useAtomValue(loadingAtom);
 
+  const { showFilters, showFacets, showClusters, showSorting } = appConfig;
+
   return (
     <>
       {appConfig.mode === 'edit' && (
         <div>Active filters are always shown in edit mode</div>
       )}
-      {(appConfig.showFilters || appConfig.mode === 'edit') && (
-        <ActiveFilterList />
-      )}
-      {appConfig.showFilters && <SectionTabs />}
+      {(showFilters || appConfig.mode === 'edit') && <ActiveFilterList />}
+      {showClusters && <SectionTabs />}
       <div className={`results-layout ${layoutMode}`}>
-        {appConfig.showFilters && (
+        {(showFacets || showSorting) && (
           <div className="above-results">
             <div className="above-left">
-              <DropdownFacetsList />
+              {showFacets && <DropdownFacetsList />}
             </div>
             <div className="above-right">
-              <Component factoryName="SecondaryFacetsList" {...props} />
-              <Sorting
-                label={''}
-                sortOptions={sortOptions}
-                view={SortingDropdownWithLabel}
-              />
-              {/* <ViewSelectorWithLabel */}
-              {/*   views={availableResultViews} */}
-              {/*   active={activeViewId} */}
-              {/*   onSetView={setActiveViewId} */}
-              {/* /> */}
+              {showSorting && (
+                <>
+                  <Component factoryName="SecondaryFacetsList" {...props} />
+                  <Sorting
+                    label={''}
+                    sortOptions={sortOptions}
+                    view={SortingDropdownWithLabel}
+                  />
+                  {/* <ViewSelectorWithLabel */}
+                  {/*   views={availableResultViews} */}
+                  {/*   active={activeViewId} */}
+                  {/*   onSetView={setActiveViewId} */}
+                  {/* /> */}
+                </>
+              )}
             </div>
           </div>
         )}
diff --git a/searchlib/lib/utils.js b/searchlib/lib/utils.js
index 608150d71..2049bcd74 100644
--- a/searchlib/lib/utils.js
+++ b/searchlib/lib/utils.js
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ export function applyConfigurationSchema(config) {
       config.disjunctiveFacets.push(facet.field);
     }
   });
+
   return config;
 }
 
diff --git a/searchlib/registry.js b/searchlib/registry.js
index f3f56bd80..a9c8b695a 100644
--- a/searchlib/registry.js
+++ b/searchlib/registry.js
@@ -275,7 +275,12 @@ const config = {
       defaultPromptQueries: [], // offered as possible queries, in a prompt below text input. One per line
       promptQueryInterval: 20000,
       alwaysSearchOnInitialLoad: false, // used in elastic search driver
+
       showFilters: true, // enables the filters interface, to allow falling back to just a simple results list
+      showClusters: true, // enables the tab clusters
+      showSorting: true, // show the sorting controls
+      showFacets: true, // show the facets dropdowns and sidebar facets
+
       getActiveFilters: 'defaultGetActiveFilters',
 
       // highlight: {
diff --git a/src/SearchBlock/SearchBlockView.jsx b/src/SearchBlock/SearchBlockView.jsx
index d65d03a55..6ce13305c 100644
--- a/src/SearchBlock/SearchBlockView.jsx
+++ b/src/SearchBlock/SearchBlockView.jsx
@@ -24,7 +24,19 @@ function SearchBlockView(props) {
     path,
   } = props;
   const { appName = 'default' } = data;
-  const blacklist = ['slotFills', 'defaultFilters', 'defaultSort'];
+
+  const schemaFields = [
+    'availableFacets',
+    'defaultFacets',
+    'defaultFilters',
+    'showClusters',
+    'defaultSort',
+    'showFacets',
+    'showFilters',
+    'showSorting',
+  ]; // mutating data in these fields makes the search engine to lose facets
+
+  const blacklist = ['slotFills', ...(mode === 'edit' ? schemaFields : [])];
 
   const stableData = useDebouncedStableData(
     Object.assign(
diff --git a/src/SearchBlock/hocs.js b/src/SearchBlock/hocs.js
index a4d1c45d6..9ba5a017c 100644
--- a/src/SearchBlock/hocs.js
+++ b/src/SearchBlock/hocs.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import { isEqual } from 'lodash';
 
-export const useDebouncedStableData = (data, timeout = 100) => {
+export const useDebouncedStableData = (data, timeout = 1000) => {
   const [stableData, setStableData] = React.useState(data);
   const timer = React.useRef();
 
diff --git a/src/SearchBlock/templates/SearchResultsView.jsx b/src/SearchBlock/templates/SearchResultsView.jsx
index dd487412a..f7fe70f99 100644
--- a/src/SearchBlock/templates/SearchResultsView.jsx
+++ b/src/SearchBlock/templates/SearchResultsView.jsx
@@ -78,6 +78,11 @@ SearchResultsView.schemaEnhancer = ({ schema, formData }) => {
       'defaultResultView',
       'alwaysSearchOnInitialLoad',
       'showFilters',
+      'showFacets',
+      'showSorting',
+      'showClusters',
+      'availableFacets',
+      'defaultFacets',
       'defaultFilters',
       'defaultSort',
     ],
@@ -93,17 +98,45 @@ SearchResultsView.schemaEnhancer = ({ schema, formData }) => {
       configPath: 'alwaysSearchOnInitialLoad',
     },
     showFilters: {
-      title: 'Show filters?',
+      title: 'Show active filters?',
       type: 'boolean',
       default: true,
       configPath: 'showFilters',
     },
+    showFacets: {
+      title: 'Show facets?',
+      type: 'boolean',
+      default: true,
+      configPath: 'showFacets',
+    },
+    showClusters: {
+      title: 'Show tab clusters?',
+      type: 'boolean',
+      default: true,
+      configPath: 'showClusters',
+    },
+    showSorting: {
+      title: 'Show sorting?',
+      type: 'boolean',
+      default: true,
+      configPath: 'showSorting',
+    },
     defaultFilters: {
-      title: 'Default filters',
+      title: 'Pre-applied filters',
       widget: 'object_list',
       schema: FilterSchema({ formData }),
       schemaExtender: (schema) => schema,
     },
+    availableFacets: {
+      title: 'Available Facets',
+      widget: 'array',
+      choices: [],
+    },
+    defaultFacets: {
+      title: 'Default Facets',
+      widget: 'array',
+      choices: [],
+    },
     defaultSort: {
       title: 'Default sort',
       widget: 'sort_widget',
@@ -113,6 +146,15 @@ SearchResultsView.schemaEnhancer = ({ schema, formData }) => {
 
   if (appConfig) {
     const { resultViews } = appConfig;
+    // console.log(appConfig);
+
+    const availableFacets = appConfig.facets?.map(({ field, label }) => [
+      field,
+      label,
+    ]);
+
+    schema.properties.availableFacets.choices = availableFacets;
+    schema.properties.defaultFacets.choices = availableFacets;
 
     // fill in defaultResultView choices
     schema.properties.defaultResultView = {
diff --git a/src/SearchBlock/utils.js b/src/SearchBlock/utils.js
index 1bd06b014..70adfeeed 100644
--- a/src/SearchBlock/utils.js
+++ b/src/SearchBlock/utils.js
@@ -45,6 +45,37 @@ const _applyBlockSettings = (config, appName, data, schema) => {
       view.isDefault = view.id === data.defaultResultView;
     });
   }
+
+  // console.log(settings, data);
+  const availableFacets = [
+    ...(data.availableFacets || []),
+    ...(data.defaultFacets || []),
+  ];
+
+  if (data.availableFacets) {
+    settings.facets.forEach((f) => {
+      f.showInFacetsList = availableFacets.indexOf(f.field) > -1 ? true : false;
+    });
+  }
+
+  if (data.defaultFacets) {
+    settings.facets.forEach((f) => {
+      f.alwaysVisible = data.defaultFacets.indexOf(f.field) > -1 ? true : false;
+    });
+  }
+
+  if (data.defaultFilters) {
+    const filters = data.defaultFilters
+      .map((f) => ({ [f.name]: f.value }))
+      .reduce((acc, cur) => ({ ...acc, ...cur }));
+    settings.facets.forEach((f) => {
+      if (filters[f.field]) {
+        f.default = filters[f.field];
+      }
+    });
+  }
+  // console.log(data, settings);
+
   return config;
 };