diff --git a/static/manifest-gui.css b/static/manifest-gui.css
index 1f88ee5..b6cc57c 100644
--- a/static/manifest-gui.css
+++ b/static/manifest-gui.css
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ header #uos-logo path {
   max-height: calc(100vh - 192px);
   scrollbar-width: thin;
   scrollbar-color: #303030 #101010;
+  opacity: 1;
+  transition: opacity 0.5s ease;
 }
 
 .readme-container p {
@@ -231,6 +233,9 @@ button {
   border-radius: 4px;
   opacity: 0.75;
   font-family: "Proxima Nova", sans-serif;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
 }
 button:hover {
   background-color: #404040;
diff --git a/static/scripts/authentication.ts b/static/scripts/authentication.ts
index 74e8660..ce8f068 100644
--- a/static/scripts/authentication.ts
+++ b/static/scripts/authentication.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { createClient, SupabaseClient, Session } from "@supabase/supabase-js";
 import { Octokit } from "@octokit/rest";
 import { GitHubUser } from "../types/github";
+import { CONFIG_ORG_REPO } from "@ubiquity-os/plugin-sdk/constants";
 
 declare const SUPABASE_URL: string;
 declare const SUPABASE_ANON_KEY: string;
@@ -131,9 +132,33 @@ export class AuthService {
   }
 
   public async getGitHubUserOrgs(): Promise<string[]> {
-    const octokit = await this.getOctokit();
-    const response = await octokit.rest.orgs.listForAuthenticatedUser();
-    return response.data.map((org: { login: string }) => org.login);
+    const user = await this.octokit?.rest.users.getAuthenticated();
+    const listForAuthUser = await this.octokit?.rest.orgs.listForAuthenticatedUser();
+    if (!user || !listForAuthUser) return [];
+    const listForUserPublic = await this.octokit?.rest.orgs.listForUser({ username: user?.data.login });
+    const allOrgs = [...(listForAuthUser?.data || []), ...(listForUserPublic?.data || [])].map((org) => org.login);
+
+    const orgConfigPermissions: Record<string, string> = {};
+
+    const getOrgConfigRepoUserPermissions = async (org: string) => {
+      try {
+        const p = await this.octokit?.rest.repos.getCollaboratorPermissionLevel({ owner: org, repo: CONFIG_ORG_REPO, username: user?.data.login });
+        orgConfigPermissions[org] = p?.data.permission || "none";
+      } catch (er) {
+        console.error(`[getOrgConfigPermissions] - ${org}::`, er);
+      }
+    };
+
+    for (const org of allOrgs) {
+      await getOrgConfigRepoUserPermissions(org);
+    }
+
+    return Array.from(
+      new Set([
+        ...(listForAuthUser?.data.map((org) => org.login) || []),
+        ...Object.keys(orgConfigPermissions).filter((org) => orgConfigPermissions[org] !== "none"),
+      ])
+    );
   }
 
   public async getGitHubUserOrgRepos(orgs: string[]): Promise<Record<string, string[]>> {
diff --git a/static/scripts/rendering/config-editor.ts b/static/scripts/rendering/config-editor.ts
index 3c30f43..259c25d 100644
--- a/static/scripts/rendering/config-editor.ts
+++ b/static/scripts/rendering/config-editor.ts
@@ -52,22 +52,27 @@ export function renderConfigEditor(renderer: ManifestRenderer, pluginManifest: M
       let value: string;
 
       if (typeof currentObj === "object" || Array.isArray(currentObj)) {
-        value = JSON.stringify(currentObj, null, 2);
+        value = currentObj[key] ? JSON.stringify(currentObj[key]) : "";
+        if (value === "") {
+          // no-op
+        } else if (!value) {
+          value = currentObj ? JSON.stringify(currentObj) : "";
+        }
       } else if (typeof currentObj === "boolean") {
         value = currentObj ? "true" : "false";
+      } else if (!currentObj) {
+        value = "";
       } else {
         value = currentObj as string;
       }
 
       if (input.tagName === "TEXTAREA") {
         (input as HTMLTextAreaElement).value = value;
+      } else if (input.tagName === "INPUT" && (input as HTMLInputElement).type === "checkbox") {
+        (input as HTMLInputElement).checked = value === "true";
       } else {
         (input as HTMLInputElement).value = value;
       }
-
-      if (input.tagName === "INPUT" && (input as HTMLInputElement).type === "checkbox") {
-        (input as HTMLInputElement).checked = value === "true";
-      }
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/static/scripts/rendering/input-parsing.ts b/static/scripts/rendering/input-parsing.ts
index a8bd6c0..a029bcd 100644
--- a/static/scripts/rendering/input-parsing.ts
+++ b/static/scripts/rendering/input-parsing.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ export function processProperties(
     if (!prop) {
       return;
     }
-
     if (prop.type === "object" && prop.properties) {
       processProperties(renderer, manifest, prop.properties, fullKey);
     } else if ("anyOf" in prop && Array.isArray(prop.anyOf)) {
@@ -108,6 +107,19 @@ export function parseConfigInputs(
         missing.push(key);
       }
     }
+
+    /**
+     * We've ID'd the required fields that are missing, now we check if there are any fields
+     * that have null | undefined values and remove them from the configuration object,
+     * since the defaults will be used the config prop does not need to be present.
+     */
+
+    Object.keys(config).forEach((key) => {
+      if (config[key] === null || config[key] === undefined || config[key] === "") {
+        delete config[key];
+      }
+    });
+
     return { config, missing };
   } else {
     throw new Error("Invalid configuration: " + JSON.stringify(validate.errors, null, 2));
diff --git a/static/scripts/rendering/navigation.ts b/static/scripts/rendering/navigation.ts
index a350b3d..c53be20 100644
--- a/static/scripts/rendering/navigation.ts
+++ b/static/scripts/rendering/navigation.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export function createBackButton(renderer: ManifestRenderer): HTMLButtonElement
   return backButton;
 }
 
-function handleBackButtonClick(renderer: ManifestRenderer): void {
+export function handleBackButtonClick(renderer: ManifestRenderer): void {
   renderer.manifestGui?.classList.remove("plugin-editor");
   const readmeContainer = document.querySelector(".readme-container");
   if (readmeContainer) {
diff --git a/static/scripts/rendering/write-add-remove.ts b/static/scripts/rendering/write-add-remove.ts
index 7c41607..1e63fc8 100644
--- a/static/scripts/rendering/write-add-remove.ts
+++ b/static/scripts/rendering/write-add-remove.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { parseConfigInputs } from "./input-parsing";
 import { getOfficialPluginConfig } from "../../utils/storage";
 import { renderConfigEditor } from "./config-editor";
 import { normalizePluginName } from "./utils";
+import { handleBackButtonClick } from "./navigation";
 
 /**
  * Writes the new configuration to the config file. This does not push the config to GitHub
@@ -68,6 +69,8 @@ export function writeNewConfig(renderer: ManifestRenderer, option: "add" | "remo
     ],
   };
 
+  removePushNotificationIfPresent();
+
   if (option === "add") {
     handleAddPlugin(renderer, plugin, pluginManifest);
   } else if (option === "remove") {
@@ -75,6 +78,13 @@ export function writeNewConfig(renderer: ManifestRenderer, option: "add" | "remo
   }
 }
 
+function removePushNotificationIfPresent() {
+  const notification = document.querySelector(".toast.toast-success.show");
+  if (notification) {
+    notification.remove();
+  }
+}
+
 function handleAddPlugin(renderer: ManifestRenderer, plugin: Plugin, pluginManifest: Manifest): void {
   renderer.configParser.addPlugin(plugin);
   toastNotification(`Configuration for ${pluginManifest.name} saved successfully. Do you want to push to GitHub?`, {
@@ -127,6 +137,21 @@ async function notificationConfigPush(renderer: ManifestRenderer) {
     type: "success",
     shouldAutoDismiss: true,
   });
+
+  const container = document.querySelector("#manifest-gui") as HTMLElement | null;
+  const readmeContainer = document.querySelector(".readme-container") as HTMLElement | null;
+  if (container && readmeContainer) {
+    container.style.transition = "opacity 0.5s ease";
+    container.style.opacity = "0";
+    readmeContainer.style.transition = "opacity 0.5s ease";
+    readmeContainer.style.opacity = "0";
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      handleBackButtonClick(renderer);
+      container.style.opacity = "1";
+    }, 500);
+  } else {
+    handleBackButtonClick(renderer);
+  }
 }
 
 export function handleResetToDefault(renderer: ManifestRenderer, pluginManifest: Manifest | null) {
diff --git a/static/utils/element-helpers.ts b/static/utils/element-helpers.ts
index b7865ff..26682f6 100644
--- a/static/utils/element-helpers.ts
+++ b/static/utils/element-helpers.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { Manifest } from "../types/plugins";
+import { toastNotification } from "./toaster";
 
 const CONFIG_INPUT_STR = "config-input";
 
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ export function createInputRow(
   valueCell.className = "table-data-value";
   valueCell.ariaRequired = `${required}`;
 
-  const input = createInput(key, prop.default, prop);
+  const input = createInput(key, prop.default, prop.type);
   valueCell.appendChild(input);
 
   row.appendChild(valueCell);
@@ -49,21 +50,24 @@ export function createInputRow(
     items: prop.items ? { type: prop.items.type } : null,
   };
 }
-export function createInput(key: string, defaultValue: unknown, prop: Manifest["configuration"]): HTMLElement {
+export function createInput(key: string, defaultValue: unknown, prop: string): HTMLElement {
   if (!key) {
     throw new Error("Input name is required");
   }
 
   let ele: HTMLElement;
 
-  const dataType = prop.type;
-
-  if (dataType === "object" || dataType === "array") {
-    ele = createTextareaInput(key, defaultValue, dataType);
-  } else if (dataType === "boolean") {
+  if (prop === "object" || prop === "array") {
+    ele = createTextareaInput(key, defaultValue, prop);
+  } else if (prop === "boolean") {
     ele = createBooleanInput(key, defaultValue);
   } else {
-    ele = createStringInput(key, defaultValue, dataType);
+    ele = createStringInput(key, defaultValue, prop);
+  }
+
+  if (!ele) {
+    toastNotification("An error occurred while creating an input element", { type: "error" });
+    throw new Error("Input type is required");
   }
 
   return ele;
@@ -76,7 +80,8 @@ export function createStringInput(key: string, defaultValue: string | unknown, d
     "data-config-key": key,
     "data-type": dataType,
     class: CONFIG_INPUT_STR,
-    value: `${defaultValue}`,
+    value: defaultValue ? `${defaultValue}` : "",
+    placeholder: defaultValue ? "" : `Enter ${dataType}`,
   });
 }
 export function createBooleanInput(key: string, defaultValue: boolean | unknown): HTMLElement {
diff --git a/static/utils/toaster.ts b/static/utils/toaster.ts
index d726515..483a7dd 100644
--- a/static/utils/toaster.ts
+++ b/static/utils/toaster.ts
@@ -28,8 +28,7 @@ export function toastNotification(
   });
 
   closeButton.addEventListener("click", () => {
-    toastElement.classList.remove("show");
-    setTimeout(() => toastElement.remove(), 250);
+    kill();
   });
 
   toastElement.appendChild(messageElement);
@@ -68,21 +67,35 @@ export function toastNotification(
     toastElement.classList.add("show");
   });
 
-  function kill(withTimeout = false) {
-    if (withTimeout) {
-      setTimeout(() => {
-        toastElement.classList.remove("show");
-        setTimeout(() => toastElement.remove(), 250);
-      }, duration);
-    } else {
-      toastElement.classList.remove("show");
-      setTimeout(() => toastElement.remove(), 250);
+  let autoDismissTimeout: number | undefined;
+
+  function kill() {
+    toastElement.classList.remove("show");
+    setTimeout(() => toastElement.remove(), 250);
+    if (autoDismissTimeout) {
+      clearTimeout(autoDismissTimeout);
     }
   }
 
-  if (shouldAutoDismiss) {
-    kill(shouldAutoDismiss);
+  function startAutoDismiss() {
+    if (shouldAutoDismiss) {
+      autoDismissTimeout = window.setTimeout(() => {
+        kill();
+      }, duration);
+    }
   }
 
+  toastElement.addEventListener("mouseenter", () => {
+    if (autoDismissTimeout) {
+      clearTimeout(autoDismissTimeout);
+    }
+  });
+
+  toastElement.addEventListener("mouseleave", () => {
+    startAutoDismiss();
+  });
+
+  startAutoDismiss();
+
   return kill;
 }