diff --git a/data/interfaces/default/manageunmatched.html b/data/interfaces/default/manageunmatched.html
index 59f36776..de090ab7 100644
--- a/data/interfaces/default/manageunmatched.html
+++ b/data/interfaces/default/manageunmatched.html
@@ -1,16 +1,20 @@
 <%inherit file="base.html" />
 <%!
 	import headphones
-	import json
-	from headphones import db, helpers
-	myDB = db.DBConnection()
-	artist_json = {}
-	counter = 0
-	artist_list = myDB.action("SELECT ArtistName from artists ORDER BY ArtistName COLLATE NOCASE")
-	for artist in artist_list:
-		artist_json[counter] = artist['ArtistName'] 
-		counter+=1
-	json_artists = json.dumps(artist_json)
+	# Removed direct DB imports and queries from template.
+	# These operations (fetching artists and creating json_artists)
+	# should be performed in the Python view/controller and passed
+	# to the template as part of its context.
+	# import json
+	# from headphones import db, helpers
+	# myDB = db.DBConnection()
+	# artist_json = {}
+	# counter = 0
+	# artist_list = myDB.action("SELECT ArtistName from artists ORDER BY ArtistName COLLATE NOCASE")
+	# for artist in artist_list:
+	# 	artist_json[counter] = artist['ArtistName'] 
+	# 	counter+=1
+	# json_artists = json.dumps(artist_json)
 %>
 
 <%def name="headerIncludes()">
@@ -29,97 +33,109 @@
 		<h1 class="clearfix"><i class="fa fa-music"></i> Manage Unmatched Albums</h1>
 	</div>
 
-	<table class="display" id="artist_table">
+	<table class="display" id="unmatched_album_table"> <%-- Changed ID for clarity --%>
 		<thead>
 			<tr>
-				<th id="artist">Local Artist</th>
-				<th id="album">Local Album</th>
+				<th class="column-artist">Local Artist</th>
+				<th class="column-album">Local Album</th>
 			</tr>
 		</thead>
 		<tbody>
-		<% count_albums=0 %>
+		<% count_albums=0 %> <%-- Still useful for unique IDs if needed, but aiming for generic dialogs --%>
 		%for album in unmatchedalbums:
 			<tr class="gradeZ">
 				<% 
-					old_artist_clean = album['ArtistName'].replace('&','%26').replace("'","%27")
-					old_album_clean = album['AlbumTitle'].replace('&','%26').replace("'","%27")
-					old_artist_js = album['ArtistName'].replace("'","\\'").replace('"','\\"')
-					old_album_js = album['AlbumTitle'].replace("'","\\'").replace('"','\\"')
+					# Pre-escape for direct use in data-attributes where JS string is needed.
+					# URL encoding will happen in JS with encodeURIComponent.
+					old_artist_js_str = album['ArtistName'].replace("'","\\'").replace('"','&quot;')
+					old_album_js_str = album['AlbumTitle'].replace("'","\\'").replace('"','&quot;')
 				%>
-				<td id="artist">${album['ArtistName']}<BR>
-				<button id="ignore_artists${count_albums}" onClick="ignore_Artist(this.id)">(-) Ignore Artist</button>
-				<div id="ignore_artist_dialog${count_albums}" title="Ignore Artist" style="display:none">
-					<table>
-					<tr><td>Are you sure you want to ignore Local Artist: ${album['ArtistName']} from future matching?</td></tr>
-					<tr><td align="right"><BR>
-					<button href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="doAjaxCall('markUnmatched?action=ignoreArtist&existing_artist=${old_artist_clean}', $(this), 'page');" data-success="Successfully ignored ${album['ArtistName']} from future matching">Ignore Artist</button>
-					</td></tr>
-					</table>
-				</div>
-
-				<button id="match_artists${count_albums}" onClick="load_Artist(this.id)">(->) Match Artist</button>
-				<div id="artist_dialog${count_albums}" title="Match Artist" style="display:none">
-					<table width=400>
-					<tr><td>Local Artist:</td><td>${album['ArtistName']}</td></tr>
-						<tr><td>Match Artist</td><td>
-						<select id="artist_options${count_albums}" name="new_artist">
-						</select>
-						</td></tr>
-					<tr><td></td><td align="right"><BR>
-					<button href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="artist_matcher(${count_albums}, '${old_artist_js}')">Match Artist</button>
-					</td></tr>
-					</table>
-				</div>
+				<td class="column-artist">
+					${album['ArtistName']}<BR>
+					<%-- Data attributes to pass context to JS --%>
+					<button type="button" class="action-button ignore-artist-button"
+                            data-artist-name="${album['ArtistName']}"
+                            data-old-artist-js="${old_artist_js_str}">
+                        (-) Ignore Artist
+                    </button>
 
+					<button type="button" class="action-button match-artist-button"
+                            data-artist-name="${album['ArtistName']}"
+                            data-old-artist-js="${old_artist_js_str}">
+                        (->) Match Artist
+                    </button>
 				</td>
-				<td id="album">${album['AlbumTitle']}<BR>
-				<button id="ignore_albums${count_albums}" onClick="ignore_Album(this.id)">(-) Ignore Album</button>
-				<div id="ignore_album_dialog${count_albums}" title="Ignore Album" style="display:none">
-					<table>
-					<tr><td>Are you sure you want to ignore Local Album: ${album['AlbumTitle']} from future matching?</td></tr>
-					<tr><td align="right"><BR>
-					<button href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="doAjaxCall('markUnmatched?action=ignoreAlbum&existing_artist=${old_artist_clean}&existing_album=${old_album_clean}', $(this), 'page');" data-success="Successfully ignored ${album['AlbumTitle']} from future matching">Ignore Album</button>
-					</td></tr>
-					</table>
-				</div>
-
-				<button id="match_albums${count_albums}" onClick="load_AlbumArtist(this.id)">(->) Match Album</button>
-				<div id="album_dialog${count_albums}" title="Match Album" style="display:none">
-					<table width=650>
-					<tr><td>Local Artist:</td><td>${album['ArtistName']}</td></tr>
-					<tr><td>Local Album:</td><td>${album['AlbumTitle']}</td></tr>
-					<tr><td>Match Artist</td><td>
-					<select id="album_artist_options${count_albums}" name="new_artist">
-					</select>
-					</td></tr>
-					<tr><td>Match Album</td><td>
-					<select id="album_options${count_albums}" name="new_album">
-					</select>
-					</td></tr>
-					<tr><td></td><td align="right"><BR>
-					<button href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="album_matcher(${count_albums}, '${old_artist_js}', '${old_album_js}')">Match Album</button>
-					</td></tr>
-					</table>
-				</div>
+				<td class="column-album">
+					${album['AlbumTitle']}<BR>
+					<button type="button" class="action-button ignore-album-button"
+                            data-artist-name="${album['ArtistName']}"
+                            data-album-title="${album['AlbumTitle']}"
+                            data-old-artist-js="${old_artist_js_str}"
+                            data-old-album-js="${old_album_js_str}">
+                        (-) Ignore Album
+                    </button>
 
+					<button type="button" class="action-button match-album-button"
+                            data-artist-name="${album['ArtistName']}"
+                            data-album-title="${album['AlbumTitle']}"
+                            data-old-artist-js="${old_artist_js_str}"
+                            data-old-album-js="${old_album_js_str}">
+                        (->) Match Album
+                    </button>
 				</td>
 			</tr>
 		<% count_albums+=1 %>
 		%endfor
 		</tbody>
 	</table>
+
+    <%-- Generic Ignore Confirmation Dialog --%>
+    <div id="ignore_dialog" title="Confirm Ignore" style="display:none">
+        <p class="dialog-message"></p>
+        <p class="dialog-actions" align="right"><BR>
+            <button type="button" class="confirm-ignore-button"></button>
+        </p>
+    </div>
+
+    <%-- Generic Match Dialog --%>
+    <div id="match_dialog" title="Match Album" style="display:none">
+        <p><strong>Local Artist:</strong> <span id="local-artist-display"></span></p>
+        <p><strong>Local Album:</strong> <span id="local-album-display"></span></p>
+
+        <div id="artist-match-section">
+            <p>Match Artist:</p>
+            <select id="match-artist-options" name="new_artist"></select>
+        </div>
+
+        <div id="album-match-section">
+            <p>Match Album:</p>
+            <select id="match-album-options" name="new_album"></select>
+        </div>
+        
+        <p class="dialog-actions" align="right"><BR>
+            <button type="button" class="confirm-match-button"></button>
+        </p>
+    </div>
+
 	</div>
 </%def>
 
 <%def name="headIncludes()">
+	${parent.headIncludes()} <%-- Ensure parent head includes are kept --%>
 	<link rel="stylesheet" href="interfaces/default/css/data_table.css">
 </%def>
 
 <%def name="javascriptIncludes()">
+	${parent.javascriptIncludes()} <%-- Ensure parent javascript includes are kept --%>
 	<script src="js/libs/jquery.dataTables.min.js"></script>
 	<script>
-	$(document).ready(function() {
-		$('#artist_table').dataTable({
+	// Encapsulate page-specific logic
+	var ManageUnmatchedPage = ManageUnmatchedPage || {};
+
+	ManageUnmatchedPage.jsonArtists = ${json_artists | n, unicode}; // Assuming json_artists is passed from backend
+
+	ManageUnmatchedPage.initDataTable = function() {
+		$('#unmatched_album_table').dataTable({ <%-- Use the updated ID --%>
 			"bStateSave": true,
 			"bPaginate": true,
 			"oLanguage": {
@@ -129,133 +145,203 @@
 					"sInfoEmpty":"Showing 0 to 0 of 0 albums",
 					"sInfoFiltered":"(filtered from _MAX_ total albums)",
 					"sEmptyTable": " ",
-                    },
+                },
             "sPaginationType": "full_numbers",
             "fnDrawCallback": function (o) {
                 // Jump to top of page
                 $('html,body').scrollTop(0);
             }
          });
+	};
 
-initActions();
+    ManageUnmatchedPage.initDialogs = function() {
+        // Initialize the generic ignore dialog
+        $('#ignore_dialog').dialog({
+            autoOpen: false,
+            modal: true,
+            resizable: false,
+            width: 500,
+            height: 'auto',
+            buttons: {
+                "Cancel": function() {
+                    $(this).dialog('close');
+                }
+            }
+        });
+
+        // Initialize the generic match dialog
+        $('#match_dialog').dialog({
+            autoOpen: false,
+            modal: true,
+            resizable: false,
+            width: 700,
+            height: 'auto',
+            buttons: {
+                "Cancel": function() {
+                    $(this).dialog('close');
+                }
+            }
+        });
+    };
+
+    ManageUnmatchedPage.initActions = function() {
+        // --- Ignore Artist/Album Logic ---
+        $(document).on('click', '.ignore-artist-button, .ignore-album-button', function() {
+            var $button = $(this);
+            var isArtistIgnore = $button.hasClass('ignore-artist-button');
+            var artistName = $button.data('artist-name');
+            var albumTitle = $button.data('album-title');
+            var oldArtistJs = $button.data('old-artist-js'); // JS escaped, needs URI encoding for URL
+            var oldAlbumJs = $button.data('old-album-js'); // JS escaped, needs URI encoding for URL
+
+            var $dialog = $('#ignore_dialog');
+            var $dialogMessage = $dialog.find('.dialog-message');
+            var $confirmButton = $dialog.find('.confirm-ignore-button');
+
+            var message = "";
+            var actionUrl = "";
+            var successMessage = "";
+
+            if (isArtistIgnore) {
+                message = "Are you sure you want to ignore Local Artist: " + artistName + " from future matching?";
+                actionUrl = 'markUnmatched?action=ignoreArtist&existing_artist=' + encodeURIComponent(oldArtistJs);
+                successMessage = "Successfully ignored " + artistName + " from future matching";
+                $confirmButton.text('Ignore Artist');
+            } else { // ignore-album-button
+                message = "Are you sure you want to ignore Local Album: " + albumTitle + " from future matching?";
+                actionUrl = 'markUnmatched?action=ignoreAlbum&existing_artist=' + encodeURIComponent(oldArtistJs) + '&existing_album=' + encodeURIComponent(oldAlbumJs);
+                successMessage = "Successfully ignored " + albumTitle + " from future matching";
+                $confirmButton.text('Ignore Album');
+            }
+
+            $dialogMessage.text(message);
+
+            $confirmButton.off('click').on('click', function() {
+                if (typeof doAjaxCall === 'function') {
+                    doAjaxCall(actionUrl, $button, 'page', successMessage);
+                } else {
+                    console.error("doAjaxCall function is not defined. Cannot perform ignore action.");
+                }
+                $dialog.dialog('close');
+            });
+
+            $dialog.dialog('open');
+        });
+
+        // --- Match Artist/Album Logic ---
+        $(document).on('click', '.match-artist-button, .match-album-button', function() {
+            var $button = $(this);
+            var isArtistMatch = $button.hasClass('match-artist-button');
+            var artistName = $button.data('artist-name');
+            var albumTitle = $button.data('album-title');
+            var oldArtistJs = $button.data('old-artist-js');
+            var oldAlbumJs = $button.data('old-album-js');
+
+            var $dialog = $('#match_dialog');
+            var $localArtistDisplay = $('#local-artist-display');
+            var $localAlbumDisplay = $('#local-album-display');
+            var $artistMatchSection = $('#artist-match-section');
+            var $albumMatchSection = $('#album-match-section');
+            var $matchArtistOptions = $('#match-artist-options');
+            var $matchAlbumOptions = $('#match-album-options');
+            var $confirmButton = $dialog.find('.confirm-match-button');
+
+            // Reset dialog state
+            $localArtistDisplay.text(artistName);
+            $matchArtistOptions.empty();
+            $matchAlbumOptions.empty();
+            $confirmButton.off('click'); // Clear previous click handlers
+
+            // Populate artist options
+            $.each(ManageUnmatchedPage.jsonArtists, function(key, value) {
+                $matchArtistOptions.append($("<option/>", {
+                    value: value,
+                    text: value
+                }));
+            });
+
+            if (isArtistMatch) {
+                $localAlbumDisplay.closest('p').hide(); // Hide local album row
+                $albumMatchSection.hide(); // Hide match album section
+                $localArtistDisplay.text(artistName);
+                $artistMatchSection.show(); // Show match artist section
+                $confirmButton.text('Match Artist');
+
+                $confirmButton.on('click', function() {
+                    var newArtist = $matchArtistOptions.val();
+                    var actionUrl = 'markUnmatched?action=matchArtist&existing_artist=' + encodeURIComponent(oldArtistJs) + '&new_artist=' + encodeURIComponent(newArtist);
+                    var successMessage = 'Successfully matched ' + artistName + ' with ' + newArtist;
+                    if (typeof doAjaxCall === 'function') {
+                        doAjaxCall(actionUrl, $button, 'page', successMessage);
+                    } else {
+                        console.error("doAjaxCall function is not defined. Cannot match artist.");
+                    }
+                    $dialog.dialog('close');
+                });
+
+            } else { // match-album-button
+                $localAlbumDisplay.closest('p').show(); // Show local album row
+                $albumMatchSection.show(); // Show match album section
+                $localAlbumDisplay.text(albumTitle);
+                $artistMatchSection.show(); // Show match artist section (for selecting matched album's artist)
+                $confirmButton.text('Match Album');
+
+                // Load albums for selected artist initially
+                ManageUnmatchedPage.loadAlbumsForArtist($matchArtistOptions.val(), $matchAlbumOptions);
+
+                // Handle artist selection change
+                $matchArtistOptions.off('change').on('change', function() {
+                    ManageUnmatchedPage.loadAlbumsForArtist($(this).val(), $matchAlbumOptions);
+                });
+
+                $confirmButton.on('click', function() {
+                    var newArtist = $matchArtistOptions.val();
+                    var newAlbum = $matchAlbumOptions.val();
+                    var actionUrl = 'markUnmatched?action=matchAlbum&existing_artist=' + encodeURIComponent(oldArtistJs) + '&new_artist=' + encodeURIComponent(newArtist) + '&existing_album=' + encodeURIComponent(oldAlbumJs) + '&new_album=' + encodeURIComponent(newAlbum);
+                    var successMessage = 'Successfully matched ' + albumTitle + ' with ' + newAlbum + ' by ' + newArtist;
+                    if (typeof doAjaxCall === 'function') {
+                        doAjaxCall(actionUrl, $button, 'page', successMessage);
+                    } else {
+                        console.error("doAjaxCall function is not defined. Cannot match album.");
+                    }
+                    $dialog.dialog('close');
+                });
+            }
+            $dialog.dialog('open');
+        });
+
+        // Helper function to load albums for a given artist
+        ManageUnmatchedPage.loadAlbumsForArtist = function(artistName, $targetSelect) {
+            $targetSelect.empty().append($("<option/>", { value: "", text: "Loading albums..." })); // Add loading message
+            var cleanArtistName = encodeURIComponent(artistName);
+            $.getJSON("getAlbumsByArtist_json?artist=" + cleanArtistName, function(data) {
+                $targetSelect.empty();
+                if (Object.keys(data).length > 0) {
+                    $.each(data, function(key, value) {
+                        $targetSelect.append($("<option/>", {
+                            value: value,
+                            text: value
+                        }));
+                    });
+                } else {
+                    $targetSelect.append($("<option/>", { value: "", text: "No albums found" }));
+                }
+            }).fail(function() {
+                $targetSelect.empty().append($("<option/>", { value: "", text: "Error loading albums" }));
+            });
+        };
+
+        // Assuming initActions from common.js is called globally
+        if (typeof initActions === 'function') {
+            initActions();
+        }
+    };
+
+	$(document).ready(function() {
+		ManageUnmatchedPage.initDataTable();
+        ManageUnmatchedPage.initDialogs();
+		ManageUnmatchedPage.initActions();
 	});
 
-	function ignore_Artist(clicked_id) {
-		n=clicked_id.replace("ignore_artists","");
-		$("#ignore_artist_dialog"+n).dialog();
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	function ignore_Album(clicked_id) {
-		n=clicked_id.replace("ignore_albums","");
-		$("#ignore_album_dialog"+n).dialog();
-		return false;
-	}
-
-
-	function load_Artist(clicked_id) {
-		n=clicked_id.replace("match_artists","");
-		var d = $("#artist_dialog"+n).dialog();
-    	d.dialog("option", "width", 450);
-    	d.dialog("option", "position", "center");
-		$('#artist_options'+n).html('');
-		$.each(${json_artists}, function(key, value) {
-    		$('#artist_options'+n).append($("<option/>", {
-        		value: value,
-        		text: value
-    		}));
-		});
-		change_artist(n)
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	function change_artist(n) {
-		selected_artist = $("#artist_options"+n).find("option:selected").text();
-		selected_artist_clean = selected_artist.replace('&', '%26').replace('+', '%2B');
-		$("#artist_options"+n).change(function() {
-			selected_artist = $("#artist_options"+n).find("option:selected").text();
-			selected_artist_clean = selected_artist.replace('&', '%26').replace('+', '%2B');
-			});
-	}
-
-	function artist_matcher(n, existing_artist) {
-		var existing_artist = existing_artist.toString();
-		var existing_artist_clean = existing_artist.replace('&', '%26').replace('+', '%2B');
-		$('#match_artists'+n).attr('data-success', 'Successfully matched '+existing_artist+' with '+selected_artist);
-		doAjaxCall('markUnmatched?action=matchArtist&existing_artist='+existing_artist_clean+'&new_artist='+selected_artist_clean, $('#match_artists'+n), 'page'); 
-		}
-
-
-	function load_AlbumArtist(clicked_id) {
-		n=clicked_id.replace("match_albums","");
-		var d = $("#album_dialog"+n).dialog();
-    	d.dialog("option", "width", 700);
-    	d.dialog("option", "position", "center");
-    	$('#album_artist_options'+n).html('');
-		$.each(${json_artists}, function(key, value) {
-    		$('#album_artist_options'+n).append($("<option/>", {
-        		value: value,
-        		text: value
-    		}));
-		});
-		load_json_albums(n)
-		return false;
-	}
-
-
-	function load_json_albums(n) {
-		selected_album_artist = $("#album_artist_options"+n).find("option:selected").text();
-		selected_album_artist_clean = selected_album_artist.replace('&', '%26').replace('+', '%2B');
-		$('#album_options'+n).html('')
-		$.getJSON("getAlbumsByArtist_json?artist="+selected_album_artist_clean, function( data ) {
-			$.each( data, function( key, value ) {
-			    $('#album_options'+n).append($("<option/>", {
-        		value: value,
-        		text: value
-    			}));
-			});
-		selected_album= $("#album_options"+n).find("option:selected").text();
-		selected_album_clean = selected_album.replace('&', '%26').replace('+', '%2B');
-		});
-		change_json_albums(n)
-		change_album(n)
-	}
-
-
-	function change_json_albums(n) {
-		$("#album_artist_options"+n).change(function(){
-			selected_album_artist = $("#album_artist_options"+n).find("option:selected").text();
-			selected_album_artist_clean = selected_album_artist.replace('&', '%26').replace('+', '%2B');
-			$('#album_options'+n).html('')
-			$.getJSON("getAlbumsByArtist_json?artist="+selected_album_artist_clean, function( data ) {
-				$.each( data, function( key, value ) {
-				    $('#album_options'+n).append($("<option/>", {
-	        		value: value,
-	        		text: value
-	    			}));
-				});
-				selected_album= $("#album_options"+n).find("option:selected").text();
-				selected_album_clean = selected_album.replace('&', '%26').replace('+', '%2B');
-			});
-		change_album(n)
-	    });
-	}
-
-	function change_album(n) {
-		$("#album_options"+n).change(function() {
-			selected_album= $("#album_options"+n).find("option:selected").text();
-			selected_album_clean = selected_album.replace('&', '%26').replace('+', '%2B');
-			});
-	}
-
-	function album_matcher(n, existing_artist, existing_album) {
-		var existing_artist = existing_artist.toString();
-		var existing_artist_clean = existing_artist.replace('&', '%26').replace('+', '%2B');
-		var existing_album = existing_album.toString();
-		var existing_album_clean = existing_album.replace('&', '%26').replace('+', '%2B');
-		$('#match_albums'+n).attr('data-success', 'Successfully matched '+existing_album+' with '+selected_album);
-		doAjaxCall('markUnmatched?action=matchAlbum&existing_artist='+existing_artist_clean+'&new_artist='+selected_album_artist_clean+'&existing_album='+existing_album_clean+'&new_album='+selected_album_clean, $('#match_albums'+n), 'page'); 
-	}
-
 	</script>
 </%def>