diff --git a/app/templates/components.php b/app/templates/components.php
index e1b61f1..c2c12db 100644
--- a/app/templates/components.php
+++ b/app/templates/components.php
@@ -46,7 +46,11 @@
 <?php if ($time_range_specified || count($filterMessage)) { ?>
                             <div class="alert alert-info m-0 mb-3 small">
 <?php   if ($time_range_specified) { ?>
-                                <p class="mb-0"><i class="fas fa-calendar-alt me-2"></i>Time period: <strong><?= htmlspecialchars($from_time) ?> - <?= htmlspecialchars($until_time) ?></strong></p>
+                              <p class="mb-0"><i class="fas fa-calendar-alt me-2"></i>Time period:
+                                  <strong>
+                                      <?= $from_time == '0000-01-01' ? 'beginning' : date('d M Y', strtotime($from_time)) ?> - <?= $until_time == '9999-12-31' ? 'now' : date('d M Y', strtotime($until_time)) ?>
+                                  </strong>
+                              </p>
 <?php   } ?>
 <?php   if (count($filterMessage)) {
           foreach ($filterMessage as $message) { ?>
diff --git a/app/templates/conferences.php b/app/templates/conferences.php
index 1f2c954..2052efc 100644
--- a/app/templates/conferences.php
+++ b/app/templates/conferences.php
@@ -46,7 +46,11 @@
 <?php if ($time_range_specified || count($filterMessage)) { ?>
                             <div class="alert alert-info m-0 mb-3 small">
 <?php   if ($time_range_specified) { ?>
-                                <p class="mb-0"><i class="fas fa-calendar-alt me-2"></i>Time period: <strong><?= htmlspecialchars($from_time) ?> - <?= htmlspecialchars($until_time) ?></strong></p>
+                                <p class="mb-0"><i class="fas fa-calendar-alt me-2"></i>Time period:
+                                    <strong>
+                                        <?= $from_time == '0000-01-01' ? 'beginning' : date('d M Y', strtotime($from_time)) ?> - <?= $until_time == '9999-12-31' ? 'now' : date('d M Y', strtotime($until_time)) ?>
+                                    </strong>
+                                </p>
 <?php   } ?>
 <?php   if (count($filterMessage)) {
           foreach ($filterMessage as $message) { ?>
@@ -72,43 +76,40 @@
                                             <tr>
 <?php       foreach ($row as $key => $column) {
                     if ($key === 'conference ID' && isset($conferenceId) && $conferenceId === $column) { ?>
-<td class="text-nowrap">
-    <strong 
-        <?= (strlen($column ?? '') > 20) ? 'data-toggle="tooltip" title="' . htmlspecialchars($column) . '"' : '' ?>>
-        <?= htmlspecialchars(strlen($column ?? '') > 20 ? substr($column, 0, 20) . '...' : $column ?? '') ?>
-    </strong>
-</td>
+                                                <td class="text-nowrap">
+                                                    <strong <?= (strlen($column ?? '') > 20) ? 'data-toggle="tooltip" title="' . htmlspecialchars($column) . '"' : '' ?>>
+                                                        <?= htmlspecialchars(strlen($column ?? '') > 20 ? substr($column, 0, 20) . '...' : $column ?? '') ?>
+                                                    </strong>
+                                                </td>
 <?php               } elseif ($key === 'conference ID') { ?>
-<td class="text-nowrap">
-    <a href="<?= htmlspecialchars($app_root) ?>?platform=<?= htmlspecialchars($platform_id) ?>&page=conferences&id=<?= htmlspecialchars($column ?? '') ?>"
-       <?= (strlen($column ?? '') > 16) ? 'data-toggle="tooltip" title="' . htmlspecialchars($column) . '"' : '' ?>>
-        <?= htmlspecialchars(strlen($column ?? '') > 16 ? substr($column, 0, 16) . '...' : $column ?? '') ?>
-    </a>
-</td>
+                                                <td class="text-nowrap">
+                                                    <a href="<?= htmlspecialchars($app_root) ?>?platform=<?= htmlspecialchars($platform_id) ?>&page=conferences&id=<?= htmlspecialchars($column ?? '') ?>"
+                                                       <?= (strlen($column ?? '') > 16) ? 'data-toggle="tooltip" title="' . htmlspecialchars($column) . '"' : '' ?>>
+                                                        <?= htmlspecialchars(strlen($column ?? '') > 16 ? substr($column, 0, 16) . '...' : $column ?? '') ?>
+                                                    </a>
+                                                </td>
 <?php               } elseif ($key === 'conference name' && isset($conferenceName) && $conferenceName === $column) { ?>
-<td class="text-nowrap">
-    <strong 
-        <?= (strlen($column ?? '') > 20) ? 'data-toggle="tooltip" title="' . htmlspecialchars($column) . '"' : '' ?>>
-        <?= htmlspecialchars(strlen($column ?? '') > 20 ? substr($column, 0, 20) . '...' : $column ?? '') ?>
-    </strong>
-</td>
+                                                <td class="text-nowrap">
+                                                    <strong <?= (strlen($column ?? '') > 20) ? 'data-toggle="tooltip" title="' . htmlspecialchars($column) . '"' : '' ?>>
+                                                        <?= htmlspecialchars(strlen($column ?? '') > 20 ? substr($column, 0, 20) . '...' : $column ?? '') ?>
+                                                    </strong>
+                                                </td>
 <?php               } elseif ($key === 'conference name') { ?>
-<td class="text-nowrap">
-    <a href="<?= htmlspecialchars($app_root) ?>?platform=<?= htmlspecialchars($platform_id) ?>&page=conferences&name=<?= htmlspecialchars($column ?? '') ?>"
-       <?= (strlen($column ?? '') > 16) ? 'data-toggle="tooltip" title="' . htmlspecialchars($column) . '"' : '' ?>>
-        <?= htmlspecialchars(strlen($column ?? '') > 16 ? substr($column, 0, 16) . '...' : $column ?? '') ?>
-    </a>
-</td>
+                                                <td class="text-nowrap">
+                                                    <a href="<?= htmlspecialchars($app_root) ?>?platform=<?= htmlspecialchars($platform_id) ?>&page=conferences&name=<?= htmlspecialchars($column ?? '') ?>"
+                                                       <?= (strlen($column ?? '') > 16) ? 'data-toggle="tooltip" title="' . htmlspecialchars($column) . '"' : '' ?>>
+                                                        <?= htmlspecialchars(strlen($column ?? '') > 16 ? substr($column, 0, 16) . '...' : $column ?? '') ?>
+                                                    </a>
+                                                </td>
 <?php               } elseif ($key === 'conference host') { ?>
-<td class="text-nowrap">
-    <strong 
-        <?= (strlen($column ?? '') > 30) ? 'data-toggle="tooltip" title="' . htmlspecialchars($column) . '"' : '' ?>>
-        <?= htmlspecialchars(strlen($column ?? '') > 30 ? substr($column, 0, 30) . '...' : $column ?? '') ?>
-    </strong>
-</td>
+                                                <td class="text-nowrap">
+                                                    <span <?= (strlen($column ?? '') > 30) ? 'data-toggle="tooltip" title="' . htmlspecialchars($column) . '"' : '' ?>>
+                                                        <?= htmlspecialchars(strlen($column ?? '') > 30 ? substr($column, 0, 30) . '...' : $column ?? '') ?>
+                                                    </span>
+                                                </td>
 <?php
                     } elseif ($key === 'time' || $key === 'start' || $key === 'end') { ?>
-                                                <td class="text-nowrap"><?= !empty($column) ? date('d M Y H:i:s',strtotime($column)) : 'n/a' ?></td>
+                                                <td class="text-nowrap"><?= !empty($column) ? date('d M Y H:i:s',strtotime($column)) : '<small class="text-muted">n/a</small>' ?></td>
 <?php               } else { ?>
                                                 <td><?= htmlspecialchars($column ?? '') ?></td>
 <?php               }
diff --git a/app/templates/participants.php b/app/templates/participants.php
index c5c55e2..2af8181 100644
--- a/app/templates/participants.php
+++ b/app/templates/participants.php
@@ -46,7 +46,11 @@
 <?php if ($time_range_specified || count($filterMessage)) { ?>
                             <div class="alert alert-info m-0 mb-3 small">
 <?php   if ($time_range_specified) { ?>
-                                <p class="mb-0"><i class="fas fa-calendar-alt me-2"></i>Time period: <strong><?= htmlspecialchars($from_time) ?> - <?= htmlspecialchars($until_time) ?></strong></p>
+                                <p class="mb-0"><i class="fas fa-calendar-alt me-2"></i>Time period:
+                                    <strong>
+                                        <?= $from_time == '0000-01-01' ? 'beginning' : date('d M Y', strtotime($from_time)) ?> - <?= $until_time == '9999-12-31' ? 'now' : date('d M Y', strtotime($until_time)) ?>
+                                    </strong>
+                                </p>
 <?php   } ?>
 <?php   if (count($filterMessage)) {
           foreach ($filterMessage as $message) { ?>
@@ -76,19 +80,19 @@
             if (isset($row['event']) && $row['event'] === 'pair selected') $participant_ip = true;
             foreach ($row as $key => $column) {
                     if ($key === 'conference ID') { ?>
-<td class="text-nowrap">
-    <a href="<?= htmlspecialchars($app_root) ?>?platform=<?= htmlspecialchars($platform_id) ?>&page=conferences&id=<?= htmlspecialchars($column ?? '') ?>"
-       <?= (strlen($column ?? '') > 16) ? 'data-toggle="tooltip" title="' . htmlspecialchars($column) . '"' : '' ?>>
-        <?= htmlspecialchars(strlen($column ?? '') > 16 ? substr($column, 0, 16) . '...' : $column ?? '') ?>
-    </a>
-</td>
+                                                <td class="text-nowrap">
+                                                    <a href="<?= htmlspecialchars($app_root) ?>?platform=<?= htmlspecialchars($platform_id) ?>&page=conferences&id=<?= htmlspecialchars($column ?? '') ?>"
+                                                       <?= (strlen($column ?? '') > 16) ? 'data-toggle="tooltip" title="' . htmlspecialchars($column) . '"' : '' ?>>
+                                                        <?= htmlspecialchars(strlen($column ?? '') > 16 ? substr($column, 0, 16) . '...' : $column ?? '') ?>
+                                                    </a>
+                                                </td>
 <?php               } elseif ($key === 'conference name') { ?>
-<td class="text-nowrap">
-    <a href="<?= htmlspecialchars($app_root) ?>?platform=<?= htmlspecialchars($platform_id) ?>&page=conferences&name=<?= htmlspecialchars($column ?? '') ?>"
-       <?= (strlen($column ?? '') > 16) ? 'data-toggle="tooltip" title="' . htmlspecialchars($column) . '"' : '' ?>>
-        <?= htmlspecialchars(strlen($column ?? '') > 16 ? substr($column, 0, 16) . '...' : $column ?? '') ?>
-    </a>
-</td>
+                                                <td class="text-nowrap">
+                                                    <a href="<?= htmlspecialchars($app_root) ?>?platform=<?= htmlspecialchars($platform_id) ?>&page=conferences&name=<?= htmlspecialchars($column ?? '') ?>"
+                                                       <?= (strlen($column ?? '') > 16) ? 'data-toggle="tooltip" title="' . htmlspecialchars($column) . '"' : '' ?>>
+                                                        <?= htmlspecialchars(strlen($column ?? '') > 16 ? substr($column, 0, 16) . '...' : $column ?? '') ?>
+                                                    </a>
+                                                </td>
 <?php               } elseif ($key === 'participant ID' && isset($participantId) && $participantId === $column) { ?>
                                                 <td><strong><?= htmlspecialchars($column ?? '') ?></strong></td>
 <?php               } elseif ($key === 'participant ID') { ?>
@@ -107,7 +111,7 @@
                                                 <td><a href="<?= htmlspecialchars($app_root) ?>?platform=<?= htmlspecialchars($platform_id) ?>&page=components&name=<?= htmlspecialchars($column ?? '') ?>"><?= htmlspecialchars($column ?? '') ?></a></td>
 <?php
                     } elseif ($key === 'time') { ?>
-                                                <td class="text-nowrap"><?= !empty($column) ? date('d M Y H:i:s',strtotime($column)) : 'n/a' ?></td>
+                                                <td class="text-nowrap"><?= !empty($column) ? date('d M Y H:i:s',strtotime($column)) : '<small class="text-muted">n/a</small>' ?></td>
 <?php               } else { ?>
                                                 <td><?= htmlspecialchars($column ?? '') ?></td>
 <?php               }
diff --git a/app/templates/widget.php b/app/templates/widget.php
index 918fae7..f587c2c 100644
--- a/app/templates/widget.php
+++ b/app/templates/widget.php
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@
 <?php } else { ?>
                     <div class="card w-auto bg-light border-light card-body"  style="flex-direction: row;"><?= $widget['title'] ?></div>
 <?php } ?>
-<?php if ($widget['filter'] === true) {
-    include '../app/templates/block-results-filter.php'; } ?>
 <?php if ($widget['collapsible'] === true) { ?>
                     </a>
 <?php } ?>
@@ -16,7 +14,11 @@
                 <!-- widget "<?= htmlspecialchars($widget['name']) ?>" -->
                 <div class="collapse show" id="collapse<?= htmlspecialchars($widget['name']) ?>">
 <?php if ($time_range_specified) { ?>
-                    <p class="m-3">time period: <strong><?= htmlspecialchars($from_time) ?> - <?= htmlspecialchars($until_time) ?></strong></p>
+                    <p class="m-3">time period:
+                        <strong>
+                            <?= $from_time == '0000-01-01' ? 'beginning' : date('d M Y', strtotime($from_time)) ?> - <?= $until_time == '9999-12-31' ? 'now' : date('d M Y', strtotime($until_time)) ?>
+                        </strong>
+                    </p>
 <?php } ?>
                     <div class="mb-5">
 <?php if ($widget['full'] === true) { ?>
@@ -24,46 +26,41 @@
                             <thead class="thead-dark">
                                 <tr>
 <?php     foreach ($widget['table_headers'] as $header) { ?>
-                                    <th scope="col"><?= htmlspecialchars($header) ?></th>
+                                    <th scope="col" class="text-nowrap"><?= htmlspecialchars($header) ?></th>
 <?php     } ?>
                                 </tr>
                             </thead>
                             <tbody>
 <?php     foreach ($widget['table_records'] as $row) { ?>
                                 <tr>
-<?php       $stats_id = false;
-            $participant_ip = false;
-            if (isset($row['event']) && $row['event'] === 'stats_id') $stats_id = true;
-            if (isset($row['event']) && $row['event'] === 'pair selected') $participant_ip = true;
-            foreach ($row as $key => $column) {
-                    if ($key === 'conference ID' && isset($conferenceId) && $conferenceId === $column) { ?>
-                                    <td><strong><?= htmlspecialchars($column ?? '') ?></strong></td>
-<?php               } elseif ($key === 'conference ID') { ?>
-                                    <td><a href="<?= htmlspecialchars($app_root) ?>?platform=<?= htmlspecialchars($platform_id) ?>&page=conferences&id=<?= htmlspecialchars($column ?? '') ?>"><?= htmlspecialchars($column ?? '') ?></a></td>
-<?php               } elseif ($key === 'conference name' && isset($conferenceName) && $conferenceName === $column) { ?>
-                                    <td><strong><?= htmlspecialchars($column ?? '') ?></strong></td>
+<?php        foreach ($row as $key => $column) {
+                    if ($key === 'conference ID') { ?>
+                                    <td class="text-nowrap">
+                                        <a href="<?= htmlspecialchars($app_root) ?>?platform=<?= htmlspecialchars($platform_id) ?>&page=conferences&id=<?= htmlspecialchars($column ?? '') ?>"
+                                           <?= (strlen($column ?? '') > 16) ? 'data-toggle="tooltip" title="' . htmlspecialchars($column) . '"' : '' ?>>
+                                            <?= htmlspecialchars(strlen($column ?? '') > 16 ? substr($column, 0, 16) . '...' : $column ?? '') ?>
+                                        </a>
+                                    </td>
 <?php               } elseif ($key === 'conference name') { ?>
-                                    <td><a href="<?= htmlspecialchars($app_root) ?>?platform=<?= htmlspecialchars($platform_id) ?>&page=conferences&name=<?= htmlspecialchars($column ?? '') ?>"><?= htmlspecialchars($column ?? '') ?></a></td>
-<?php               } elseif ($key === 'participant ID' && isset($participantId) && $participantId === $column) { ?>
-                                    <td><strong><?= htmlspecialchars($column ?? '') ?></strong></td>
-<?php               } elseif ($key === 'participant ID') { ?>
-                                    <td><a href="<?= htmlspecialchars($app_root) ?>?platform=<?= htmlspecialchars($platform_id) ?>&page=participants&id=<?= htmlspecialchars($column ?? '') ?>"><?= htmlspecialchars($column ?? '') ?></a></td>
+                                    <td class="text-nowrap">
+                                        <a href="<?= htmlspecialchars($app_root) ?>?platform=<?= htmlspecialchars($platform_id) ?>&page=conferences&name=<?= htmlspecialchars($column ?? '') ?>"
+                                           <?= (strlen($column ?? '') > 16) ? 'data-toggle="tooltip" title="' . htmlspecialchars($column) . '"' : '' ?>>
+                                            <?= htmlspecialchars(strlen($column ?? '') > 16 ? substr($column, 0, 16) . '...' : $column ?? '') ?>
+                                        </a>
+                                    </td>
+<?php               } elseif ($key === 'conference host') { ?>
+                                    <td class="text-nowrap">
+                                        <span <?= (strlen($column ?? '') > 30) ? 'data-toggle="tooltip" title="' . htmlspecialchars($column) . '"' : '' ?>>
+                                            <?= htmlspecialchars(strlen($column ?? '') > 30 ? substr($column, 0, 30) . '...' : $column ?? '') ?>
+                                        </span>
+                                    </td>
 <?php               } elseif ($key === 'component ID') { ?>
                                     <td><a href="<?= htmlspecialchars($app_root) ?>?platform=<?= htmlspecialchars($platform_id) ?>&page=components&id=<?= htmlspecialchars($column ?? '') ?>"><?= htmlspecialchars($column ?? '') ?></a></td>
-<?php               } elseif ($stats_id && $key === 'parameter' && isset($participantName) && $participantName === $column) { ?>
-                                    <td><strong><?= htmlspecialchars($column ?? '') ?></strong></td>
-<?php               } elseif ($stats_id && $key === 'parameter') { ?>
-                                    <td><a href="<?= htmlspecialchars($app_root) ?>?platform=<?= htmlspecialchars($platform_id) ?>&page=participants&name=<?= htmlspecialchars($column ?? '') ?>"><?= htmlspecialchars($column ?? '') ?></a></td>
-<?php               } elseif ($participant_ip && $key === 'parameter' && isset($participantIp) && $participantIp === $column) { ?>
-                                    <td><strong><?= htmlspecialchars($column ?? '') ?></strong></td>
-<?php               } elseif ($participant_ip && $key === 'parameter') { ?>
-                                    <td><a href="<?= htmlspecialchars($app_root) ?>?platform=<?= htmlspecialchars($platform_id) ?>&page=participants&ip=<?= htmlspecialchars($column ?? '') ?>"><?= htmlspecialchars($column ?? '') ?></a></td>
 <?php               } elseif ($key === 'component') { ?>
                                     <td><a href="<?= htmlspecialchars($app_root) ?>?platform=<?= htmlspecialchars($platform_id) ?>&page=components&name=<?= htmlspecialchars($column ?? '') ?>"><?= htmlspecialchars($column ?? '') ?></a></td>
 <?php
-                    // in general listings we don't show seconds and miliseconds
                     } elseif ($key === 'start' || $key === 'end') { ?>
-                                    <td><?= htmlspecialchars(substr($column ?? '', 0, -7)) ?></td>
+                                    <td class="text-nowrap"><?= !empty($column) ? date('d M Y H:i:s',strtotime($column)) : '<small class="text-muted">n/a</small>' ?></td>
 <?php               } else { ?>
                                     <td><?= htmlspecialchars($column ?? '') ?></td>
 <?php               }
@@ -72,12 +69,6 @@
 <?php     } ?>
                             </tbody>
                         </table>
-<?php
-if ($widget['pagination'] && $item_count > $items_per_page) {
-    $url = "$app_root?platform=$platform_id&page=$page";
-    include '../app/helpers/pagination.php';
-}
-?>
 <?php } else { ?>
                     <p class="m-3">No matching records found.</p>
 <?php } ?>