diff --git a/_webGui/testWebComponents.page b/_webGui/testWebComponents.page
index e2008028e..67b7bef99 100644
--- a/_webGui/testWebComponents.page
+++ b/_webGui/testWebComponents.page
@@ -135,6 +135,9 @@ if ($display['theme'] === 'black' || $display['theme'] === 'azure') {
 <div class="ComponentWrapper">
   <connect-auth></connect-auth>
 </div>
+<div class="ComponentWrapper">
+  <connect-download-api-logs></connect-download-api-logs>
+</div>
 <div class="ComponentWrapper">
   <connect-key-actions></connect-key-actions>
 </div>
diff --git a/components/Auth.ce.vue b/components/Auth.ce.vue
index 1a198f012..3f36f79c4 100644
--- a/components/Auth.ce.vue
+++ b/components/Auth.ce.vue
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ const button = computed(() => {
 </script>
 
 <template>
-  <div class="whitespace-normal flex flex-col gap-y-16px">
-    <span v-if="stateData.error" class="text-red font-semibold leading-8 max-w-3xl">
-      {{ stateData.error.heading }}
+  <div class="whitespace-normal flex flex-col gap-y-16px max-w-3xl">
+    <span v-if="stateData.error" class="text-red font-semibold leading-8">
+      {{ stateData.heading }}
       <br />
-      {{ stateData.error.message }}
+      {{ stateData.message }}
     </span>
     <span>
       <component
diff --git a/components/DownloadApiLogs.ce.vue b/components/DownloadApiLogs.ce.vue
index 3f767c6f0..27055f6fe 100644
--- a/components/DownloadApiLogs.ce.vue
+++ b/components/DownloadApiLogs.ce.vue
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ const downloadUrl = computed(() => new URL(`/graphql/api/logs?apiKey=${apiKey.va
 </script>
 
 <template>
-  <div class="whitespace-normal flex flex-col gap-y-16px">
-    <span class="leading-8 max-w-3xl">
+  <div class="whitespace-normal flex flex-col gap-y-16px max-w-3xl">
+    <span class="leading-8">
       The primary method of support for Unraid Connect is through <a href="https://forums.unraid.net/forum/94-connect-plugin-support/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">our forums</a> and <a href="https://discord.gg/unraid" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Discord</a>. If you are asked to supply logs, please open a support request on our <a href="https://unraid.net/contact" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Contact Page</a> and reply to the email message you receive with your logs attached. The logs may contain sensitive information so do not post them publicly.
     </span>
     <span>
diff --git a/components/UserProfile.ce.vue b/components/UserProfile.ce.vue
index 431e53794..0eb5c4012 100644
--- a/components/UserProfile.ce.vue
+++ b/components/UserProfile.ce.vue
@@ -11,22 +11,21 @@ import '~/assets/main.css';
 
 export interface Props {
   server?: Server;
-  showDescription?: boolean;
 }
-const props = withDefaults(defineProps<Props>(), {
-  showDescription: true,
-});
+const props = defineProps<Props>();
 
 const callbackStore = useCallbackStore();
 const dropdownStore = useDropdownStore()
 const serverStore = useServerStore();
 
 const { dropdownVisible } = storeToRefs(dropdownStore);
-const { name, description, lanIp } = storeToRefs(serverStore);
+const { name, description, lanIp, theme } = storeToRefs(serverStore);
 
 /**
  * Close dropdown when clicking outside
- * @fix ignore not working
+ * @note
+ * If in testing you have two variants of the component on a page
+ * the clickOutside will fire twice making it seem like it doesn't work
  */
 const clickOutsideTarget = ref();
 const clickOutsideIgnoreTarget = ref();
@@ -90,7 +89,7 @@ onBeforeMount(() => {
 
     <div class="relative z-0 flex flex-row items-center justify-end gap-x-16px h-full">
       <h1 class="text-alpha relative text-18px border-t-0 border-r-0 border-l-0 border-b-2 border-transparent">
-        <template v-if="showDescription">
+        <template v-if="description && theme?.descriptionShow">
           <span>{{ description }}</span>
           <span class="text-grey-mid px-8px">&bull;</span>
         </template>
diff --git a/components/UserProfile/Dropdown.vue b/components/UserProfile/Dropdown.vue
index a421b033a..6dc39fdf8 100644
--- a/components/UserProfile/Dropdown.vue
+++ b/components/UserProfile/Dropdown.vue
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@ const { pluginInstalled, registered } = storeToRefs(useServerStore());
 
 const showDefaultContent = computed(() => !showLaunchpad.value);
 const showLaunchpad = computed(() => pluginInstalled.value && !registered.value);
-/**
- * @todo use gsap to animate width between the three dropdown variants
- */
 </script>
 
 <template>
diff --git a/components/UserProfile/DropdownLaunchpad.vue b/components/UserProfile/DropdownLaunchpad.vue
index 62b5c6177..df5e795a0 100644
--- a/components/UserProfile/DropdownLaunchpad.vue
+++ b/components/UserProfile/DropdownLaunchpad.vue
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@ const showExpireTime = computed(() => {
 </script>
 
 <template>
-  <div class="flex flex-col gap-y-24px w-full min-w-300px md:min-w-[500px] max-w-4xl mr-8px p-16px md:py-24px md:px-32px lg:px-40px shadow-md rounded-lg">
+  <div class="flex flex-col gap-y-24px w-full min-w-300px md:min-w-[500px] max-w-4xl p-16px">
     <header class="text-center">
       <h2 class="text-24px font-semibold">Thank you for installing Connect!</h2>
       <h3>Sign In to your Unraid.net account to register your server</h3>
       <UpcUptimeExpire v-if="showExpireTime" class="opacity-75 mt-12px" />
     </header>
-    <ul class="list-reset flex flex-col gap-y-8px" v-if="stateData.actions">
+    <ul class="list-reset flex flex-col gap-y-8px px-16px" v-if="stateData.actions">
       <li v-for="action in stateData.actions" :key="action.name">
         <component
           :is="action.click ? 'button' : 'a'"
diff --git a/components/UserProfile/Promo.vue b/components/UserProfile/Promo.vue
index 754a7fa92..32d84f5e7 100644
--- a/components/UserProfile/Promo.vue
+++ b/components/UserProfile/Promo.vue
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  * @todo future idea – turn this into a carousel. each feature could have a short video if we ever them
  */
 import { Switch, SwitchGroup, SwitchLabel } from '@headlessui/vue';
+import useInstallPlugin from '~/composables/installPlugin';
 import { usePromoStore } from '~/store/promo';
 import type { UserProfilePromoFeature } from '~/types/userProfile';
 import 'tailwindcss/tailwind.css';
@@ -53,10 +54,8 @@ const features = ref<UserProfilePromoFeature[]>([
   },
 ]);
 
-const installStaging = ref(false);
-const installPlugin = () => {
-  return console.debug(installStaging.value ? 'dynamix.unraid.net.staging.plg' : 'dynamix.unraid.net.plg');
-};
+const staging = ref(false);
+const { install } = useInstallPlugin();
 
 const installButtonClasses = 'text-white text-14px text-center w-full flex flex-row items-center justify-center gap-x-8px px-8px py-8px cursor-pointer rounded-md bg-gradient-to-r from-red to-orange hover:from-red/60 hover:to-orange/60 focus:from-red/60 focus:to-orange/60';
 </script>
@@ -91,14 +90,14 @@ const installButtonClasses = 'text-white text-14px text-center w-full flex flex-
       <div class="w-full max-w-xs flex flex-col gap-y-16px mx-auto">
         <!-- v-if="devEnv" -->
         <SwitchGroup as="div" class="flex items-center justify-center">
-          <Switch v-model="installStaging" :class="[installStaging ? 'bg-indigo-600' : 'bg-gray-200', 'relative inline-flex h-6 w-11 flex-shrink-0 cursor-pointer rounded-full border-2 border-transparent transition-colors duration-200 ease-in-out focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-indigo-600 focus:ring-offset-2']">
-            <span aria-hidden="true" :class="[installStaging ? 'translate-x-5' : 'translate-x-0', 'pointer-events-none inline-block h-5 w-5 transform rounded-full bg-white shadow ring-0 transition duration-200 ease-in-out']" />
+          <Switch v-model="staging" :class="[staging ? 'bg-indigo-600' : 'bg-gray-200', 'relative inline-flex h-6 w-11 flex-shrink-0 cursor-pointer rounded-full border-2 border-transparent transition-colors duration-200 ease-in-out focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-indigo-600 focus:ring-offset-2']">
+            <span aria-hidden="true" :class="[staging ? 'translate-x-5' : 'translate-x-0', 'pointer-events-none inline-block h-5 w-5 transform rounded-full bg-white shadow ring-0 transition duration-200 ease-in-out']" />
           </Switch>
           <SwitchLabel as="span" class="ml-3 text-12px">
             <span class="font-semibold">Install Staging</span>
           </SwitchLabel>
         </SwitchGroup>
-        <button @click="installPlugin()" :class="installButtonClasses">{{ 'Install Connect' }}</button>
+        <button @click="install({ staging, update: false })" :class="installButtonClasses">{{ staging ? 'Install Connect Staging' : 'Install Connect' }}</button>
         <div>
           <a
             href="https://docs.unraid.net/category/unraid-connect"
diff --git a/composables/installPlugin.ts b/composables/installPlugin.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..56f1127b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/composables/installPlugin.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+const useInstallPlugin = () => {
+  const install = (payload = { staging: false, update: false }) => {
+    console.debug('[useInstallPlugin.install]', { payload });
+    try {
+      const file = `https://sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/unraid-dl/unraid-api/dynamix.unraid.net${payload?.staging ? '.staging.plg' : '.plg'}`;
+      console.debug('[useInstallPlugin.install]', file);
+
+      if (!payload.update) {
+        // after initial install, the dropdown store looks for this to automatically open the launchpad dropdown
+        sessionStorage.setItem('clickedInstallPlugin', '1');
+      }
+      const modalTitle = payload.update ? 'Updating Connect (beta)' : 'Installing Connect (beta)';
+      // eslint-disable-next-line no-undef
+      // @ts-ignore – `openPlugin` will be included in 6.10.4+ DefaultPageLayout
+      if (typeof openPlugin === 'function') {
+        console.debug('[useInstallPlugin.install] using openPlugin', file);
+        // eslint-disable-next-line no-undef
+        // @ts-ignore
+        openPlugin(
+          `plugin ${payload.update ? 'update' : 'install'} ${file}`,
+          modalTitle,
+          '',
+          'refresh',
+        );
+      } else {
+        console.debug('[useInstallPlugin.install] using openBox', file);
+        // `openBox()` is defined in the webgui's DefaultPageLayout.php and used when openPlugin is not available
+        // eslint-disable-next-line no-undef
+        // @ts-ignore
+        openBox(
+          `/plugins/dynamix.plugin.manager/scripts/plugin&arg1=install&arg2=${file}`,
+          modalTitle,
+          600,
+          900,
+          true,
+        );
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error(error);
+    }
+  }
+
+  return {
+    install,
+  };
+};
+
+export default useInstallPlugin;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/composables/useFocusTrap.js b/composables/useFocusTrap.js
index 93ac9cfc1..8848dddeb 100644
--- a/composables/useFocusTrap.js
+++ b/composables/useFocusTrap.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 /**
  * @see https://www.telerik.com/blogs/how-to-trap-focus-modal-vue-3
  */
-import { customRef } from "vue";
-import { createFocusTrap } from "focus-trap";
+import { customRef } from 'vue';
+import { createFocusTrap } from 'focus-trap';
 
 const useFocusTrap = focusTrapArgs => {
   const trapRef = customRef((track, trigger) => {
diff --git a/store/dropdown.ts b/store/dropdown.ts
index c118572c4..02aa984b4 100644
--- a/store/dropdown.ts
+++ b/store/dropdown.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { useToggle } from '@vueuse/core';
 import { defineStore, createPinia, setActivePinia } from 'pinia';
+import { useServerStore } from './server';
 /**
  * @see https://stackoverflow.com/questions/73476371/using-pinia-with-vue-js-web-components
  * @see https://github.com/vuejs/pinia/discussions/1085
@@ -7,6 +8,8 @@ import { defineStore, createPinia, setActivePinia } from 'pinia';
 setActivePinia(createPinia());
 
 export const useDropdownStore = defineStore('dropdown', () => {
+  const serverStore = useServerStore();
+
   const dropdownVisible = ref<boolean>(false);
 
   const dropdownHide = () => dropdownVisible.value = false;
@@ -17,6 +20,14 @@ export const useDropdownStore = defineStore('dropdown', () => {
     console.debug('[dropdownVisible]', newVal, _oldVal);
   });
 
+  onMounted(() => {
+    // automatically open the launchpad dropdown after plugin install on first page load
+    if (serverStore.pluginInstalled && !serverStore.registered && sessionStorage.getItem('clickedInstallPlugin')) {
+      sessionStorage.removeItem('clickedInstallPlugin');
+      dropdownShow();
+    }
+  });
+
   return {
     dropdownVisible,
     dropdownHide,
diff --git a/store/server.ts b/store/server.ts
index 3551efd60..95bcc86de 100644
--- a/store/server.ts
+++ b/store/server.ts
@@ -445,6 +445,7 @@ export const useServerStore = defineStore('server', () => {
     regGuid,
     site,
     state,
+    theme,
     uptime,
     username,
     // getters