diff --git a/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/ConfigNavHelper.java b/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/ConfigNavHelper.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..40371a8333
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/ConfigNavHelper.java
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+package net.i2p.router.web;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+/**
+ * refactored from confignav.jsp to reduce size and make translation easier
+ * @author zzz
+ */
+public class ConfigNavHelper extends HelperBase {
+
+    /** configX.jsp */
+    private static final String pages[] =
+                                          {"", "ui", "service", "update", "tunnels",
+                                           "clients", "peer", "keyring", "logging", "stats",
+                                           "advanced" };
+
+    private static final String titles[] =
+                                          {_x("Network"), _x("UI"), _x("Service"), _x("Update"), _x("Tunnels"),
+                                           _x("Clients"), _x("Peers"), _x("Keyring"), _x("Logging"), _x("Stats"),
+                                           _x("Advanced") };
+
+    public void renderNavBar(String requestURI) throws IOException {
+        StringBuilder buf = new StringBuilder(1024);
+        for (int i = 0; i < pages.length; i++) {
+            String page = "config" + pages[i] + ".jsp";
+            if (requestURI.indexOf(page) != -1) {
+                // we are there
+                buf.append(_(titles[i]));
+            } else {
+                // we are not there, make a link
+                buf.append("<a href=\"").append(page).append("\">").append(_(titles[i])).append("</a>");
+            }
+            if (i != pages.length - 1)
+                buf.append(" |\n");
+        }
+        _out.write(buf.toString());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/FormHandler.java b/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/FormHandler.java
index 8ed39f5c19..4f338c4e3d 100644
--- a/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/FormHandler.java
+++ b/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/FormHandler.java
@@ -194,4 +194,21 @@ public class FormHandler {
     public String _(String s) {
         return Messages.getString(s, _context);
     }
+
+    /**
+     *  translate a string with a parameter
+     *  This is a lot more expensive than _(s), so use sparingly.
+     *
+     *  @param s string to be translated containing {0}
+     *    The {0} will be replaced by the parameter.
+     *    Single quotes must be doubled, i.e. ' -> '' in the string.
+     *  @param o parameter, not translated.
+     *    To tranlslate parameter also, use _("foo {0} bar", _("baz"))
+     *    Do not double the single quotes in the parameter.
+     *    Use autoboxing to call with ints, longs, floats, etc.
+     */
+    public String _(String s, Object o) {
+        return Messages.getString(s, o, _context);
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/HelperBase.java b/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/HelperBase.java
index e5e640957d..c43caa550a 100644
--- a/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/HelperBase.java
+++ b/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/HelperBase.java
@@ -35,6 +35,22 @@ public abstract class HelperBase {
         return Messages.getString(s, _context);
     }
 
+    /**
+     *  translate a string with a parameter
+     *  This is a lot more expensive than _(s), so use sparingly.
+     *
+     *  @param s string to be translated containing {0}
+     *    The {0} will be replaced by the parameter.
+     *    Single quotes must be doubled, i.e. ' -> '' in the string.
+     *  @param o parameter, not translated.
+     *    To tranlslate parameter also, use _("foo {0} bar", _("baz"))
+     *    Do not double the single quotes in the parameter.
+     *    Use autoboxing to call with ints, longs, floats, etc.
+     */
+    public String _(String s, Object o) {
+        return Messages.getString(s, o, _context);
+    }
+
     /**
      *  Mark a string for extraction by xgettext and translation.
      *  Use this only in static initializers.
diff --git a/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/Messages.java b/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/Messages.java
index a251f7e124..8d1d781747 100644
--- a/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/Messages.java
+++ b/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/Messages.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package net.i2p.router.web;
 
+import java.text.MessageFormat;
 import java.util.Locale;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.MissingResourceException;
@@ -54,6 +55,34 @@ public class Messages {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     *  translate a string with a parameter
+     *  This is a lot more expensive than getString(s, ctx), so use sparingly.
+     *
+     *  @param s string to be translated containing {0}
+     *    The {0} will be replaced by the parameter.
+     *    Single quotes must be doubled, i.e. ' -> '' in the string.
+     *  @param o parameter, not translated.
+     *    To tranlslate parameter also, use _("foo {0} bar", _("baz"))
+     *    Do not double the single quotes in the parameter.
+     *    Use autoboxing to call with ints, longs, floats, etc.
+     */
+    public static String getString(String s, Object o, I2PAppContext ctx) {
+        String x = getString(s, ctx);
+        Object[] oArray = new Object[1];
+        oArray[0] = o;
+        try {
+            MessageFormat fmt = new MessageFormat(x, new Locale(getLanguage(ctx)));
+            return fmt.format(oArray, new StringBuffer(), null).toString();
+        } catch (IllegalArgumentException iae) {
+            System.err.println("Bad format: orig: \"" + s +
+                               "\" trans: \"" + x +
+                               "\" param: \"" + o +
+                               "\" lang: " + getLanguage(ctx));
+            return "FIXME: " + x + ' ' + o;
+        }
+    }
+
     public static String getLanguage(I2PAppContext ctx) {
         String lang = ctx.getProperty(PROP_LANG);
         if (lang == null || lang.length() <= 0)
diff --git a/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/ProfileOrganizerRenderer.java b/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/ProfileOrganizerRenderer.java
index 0a96bdbc29..5af36a7cb8 100644
--- a/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/ProfileOrganizerRenderer.java
+++ b/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/ProfileOrganizerRenderer.java
@@ -60,16 +60,18 @@ class ProfileOrganizerRenderer {
         int integrated = 0;
         int failing = 0;
         StringBuilder buf = new StringBuilder(16*1024);
-        buf.append("<h2>Peer Profiles</h2>\n");
-        buf.append("<p>Showing ").append(order.size()).append(" recent profiles, hiding ").append(peers.size()-order.size()).append(" older profiles</p>");
-        buf.append("<table>" +
+        buf.append("<h2>Peer Profiles</h2>\n<p>");
+        buf.append(_("Showing {0} recent profiles.", order.size())).append('\n');
+        buf.append(_("Hiding {0} older profiles.", peers.size()-order.size()));
+        buf.append("</p>" +
+                   "<table>" +
                    "<tr>" +
-                   "<th>Peer</th>" +
-                   "<th>Groups (Caps)</th>" +
-                   "<th>Speed</th>" +
-                   "<th>Capacity</th>" +
-                   "<th>Integration</th>" +
-                   "<th>Status</th>" +
+                   "<th>").append(_("Peer")).append("</th>" +
+                   "<th>").append(_("Groups (Caps)")).append("</th>" +
+                   "<th>").append(_("Speed")).append("</th>" +
+                   "<th>").append(_("Capacity")).append("</th>" +
+                   "<th>").append(_("Integration")).append("</th>" +
+                   "<th>").append(_("Status")).append("</th>" +
                    "<th>&nbsp;</th>" +
                    "</tr>");
         int prevTier = 1;
@@ -324,4 +326,20 @@ class ProfileOrganizerRenderer {
     private String _(String s) {
         return Messages.getString(s, _context);
     }
+
+    /**
+     *  translate a string with a parameter
+     *  This is a lot more expensive than _(s), so use sparingly.
+     *
+     *  @param s string to be translated containing {0}
+     *    The {0} will be replaced by the parameter.
+     *    Single quotes must be doubled, i.e. ' -> '' in the string.
+     *  @param o parameter, not translated.
+     *    To tranlslate parameter also, use _("foo {0} bar", _("baz"))
+     *    Do not double the single quotes in the parameter.
+     *    Use autoboxing to call with ints, longs, floats, etc.
+     */
+    public String _(String s, Object o) {
+        return Messages.getString(s, o, _context);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/apps/routerconsole/jsp/confignav.jsp b/apps/routerconsole/jsp/confignav.jsp
index 699a572371..adbf46fc78 100644
--- a/apps/routerconsole/jsp/confignav.jsp
+++ b/apps/routerconsole/jsp/confignav.jsp
@@ -1,25 +1,15 @@
+<%
+    /*
+     *  Included ~10 times, keep whitespace to a minimum
+     */
+%>
+<jsp:useBean class="net.i2p.router.web.ConfigNavHelper" id="navHelper" scope="request" />
+<jsp:setProperty name="navHelper" property="contextId" value="<%=(String)session.getAttribute("i2p.contextId")%>" />
+<jsp:setProperty name="navHelper" property="writer" value="<%=out%>" />
 <div class="confignav" id="confignav">
 <center>
-<% if (request.getRequestURI().indexOf("config.jsp") != -1) {
- %>Network | <% } else { %><a href="config.jsp">Network</a> | <% }
-     if (request.getRequestURI().indexOf("configui.jsp") != -1) {
-     %>UI | <% } else { %><a href="configui.jsp">UI</a> | <% }
- if (request.getRequestURI().indexOf("configservice.jsp") != -1) {
- %>Service | <% } else { %><a href="configservice.jsp">Service</a> | <% }
- if (request.getRequestURI().indexOf("configupdate.jsp") != -1) {
- %>Update | <% } else { %><a href="configupdate.jsp">Update</a> | <% }
- if (request.getRequestURI().indexOf("configtunnels.jsp") != -1) {
- %>Tunnels | <% } else { %><a href="configtunnels.jsp">Tunnels</a> | <% }
- if (request.getRequestURI().indexOf("configclients.jsp") != -1) {
- %>Clients | <% } else { %><a href="configclients.jsp">Clients</a> | <% }
- if (request.getRequestURI().indexOf("configpeer.jsp") != -1) {
- %>Peers | <% } else { %><a href="configpeer.jsp">Peers</a> | <% }
- if (request.getRequestURI().indexOf("configkeyring.jsp") != -1) {
- %>Keyring | <% } else { %><a href="configkeyring.jsp">Keyring</a> | <% }
- if (request.getRequestURI().indexOf("configlogging.jsp") != -1) {
- %>Logging | <% } else { %><a href="configlogging.jsp">Logging</a> | <% }
- if (request.getRequestURI().indexOf("configstats.jsp") != -1) {
- %>Stats | <% } else { %><a href="configstats.jsp">Stats</a> | <% }
- if (request.getRequestURI().indexOf("configadvanced.jsp") != -1) {
- %>Advanced<% } else { %><a href="configadvanced.jsp">Advanced</a><% } %>
+<%
+    // moved to java for ease of translation and to avoid 10 copies
+    navHelper.renderNavBar(request.getRequestURI());
+%>
 </center></div>