diff --git a/src/tixlbase/models.py b/src/tixlbase/models.py
index cd4621c7d3..8f3f00ad46 100644
--- a/src/tixlbase/models.py
+++ b/src/tixlbase/models.py
@@ -51,10 +51,24 @@ class Versionable(BaseVersionable):
         earlier_version.version_end_date = forced_version_date
         earlier_version.save()
 
+        for field in earlier_version._meta.many_to_many:
+            earlier_version.clone_relations_shallow(later_version, field.attname, forced_version_date)
+
+        if hasattr(earlier_version._meta, 'many_to_many_related'):
+            for rel in earlier_version._meta.many_to_many_related:
+                earlier_version.clone_relations_shallow(later_version, rel.via_field_name, forced_version_date)
+
         later_version.save()
 
         return later_version
 
+    def clone_relations_shallow(self, clone, manager_field_name, forced_version_date):
+        # Source: the original object, where relations are currently pointing to
+        source = getattr(self, manager_field_name)  # returns a VersionedRelatedManager instance
+        # Destination: the clone, where the cloned relations should point to
+        source.through.objects.filter(**{source.source_field.attname: clone.id}).update(**{
+            source.source_field.attname: self.id})
+
 
 class UserManager(BaseUserManager):
     """
@@ -156,11 +170,11 @@ class User(AbstractBaseUser, PermissionsMixin):
         return self.identifier
 
     def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        if self.identifier is None:
+        if not self.identifier:
             if self.event is None:
                 self.identifier = self.email.lower()
             else:
-                self.identifier = "%s@%d.event.tixl" % (self.username.lower(), self.event.id)
+                self.identifier = "%s@%s.event.tixl" % (self.username.lower(), self.event.id)
         if not self.pk:
             self.identifier = self.identifier.lower()
         super().save(*args, **kwargs)
@@ -179,7 +193,7 @@ class User(AbstractBaseUser, PermissionsMixin):
         elif not self.givenname and self.familyname:
             return self.familyname
         elif self.familyname and self.givenname:
-            return '%(family)s, %(given)s' % {
+            return _('%(family)s, %(given)s') % {
                 'family': self.familyname,
                 'given': self.givenname
             }
diff --git a/src/tixlbase/tests/test_middleware.py b/src/tixlbase/tests/test_middleware.py
index eadd26b511..a379328148 100644
--- a/src/tixlbase/tests/test_middleware.py
+++ b/src/tixlbase/tests/test_middleware.py
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ class LocaleDeterminationTest(TestCase):
         language = response['Content-Language']
         self.assertEqual(language, self.TEST_LOCALE)
 
+    def test_unknown_browser_default(self):
+        c = Client(HTTP_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE='sjn')
+        response = c.get('/control/')
+        language = response['Content-Language']
+        self.assertEqual(language, settings.LANGUAGE_CODE)
+
     def test_cookie_settings(self):
         c = Client()
         cookies = c.cookies
diff --git a/src/tixlbase/tests/test_models.py b/src/tixlbase/tests/test_models.py
index 90d5ac4630..8d33e34cd5 100644
--- a/src/tixlbase/tests/test_models.py
+++ b/src/tixlbase/tests/test_models.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from django.utils.timezone import now
 
 from tixlbase.models import (
     Event, Organizer, Item, ItemVariation,
-    Property, PropertyValue
+    Property, PropertyValue, User
 )
 from tixlbase.types import VariationDict
 
@@ -139,3 +139,41 @@ class ItemVariationsTest(TestCase):
             ['L', 'blue'],
         ]))
         self.assertEqual(num_variations, 1)
+
+
+class VersionableTestCase(TestCase):
+
+    def test_shallow_cone(self):
+        o = Organizer.objects.create(name='Dummy', slug='dummy')
+        event = Event.objects.create(
+            organizer=o, name='Dummy', slug='dummy',
+            date_from=now(),
+        )
+        old = Item.objects.create(event=event, name='Dummy', default_price=14)
+        prop = Property.objects.create(event=event, name='Size')
+        old.properties.add(prop)
+        new = old.clone_shallow()
+        self.assertIsNone(new.version_end_date)
+        self.assertIsNotNone(old.version_end_date)
+        self.assertEqual(new.properties.count(), 0)
+        self.assertEqual(old.properties.count(), 1)
+
+
+class UserTestCase(TestCase):
+
+    def test_identifier_local(self):
+        o = Organizer.objects.create(name='Dummy', slug='dummy')
+        event = Event.objects.create(
+            organizer=o, name='Dummy', slug='dummy',
+            date_from=now(),
+        )
+        u = User(event=event, username='tester')
+        u.set_password("test")
+        u.save()
+        self.assertEqual(u.identifier, "%s@%s.event.tixl" % (u.username.lower(), event.id))
+
+    def test_identifier_global(self):
+        u = User(email='test@example.com')
+        u.set_password("test")
+        u.save()
+        self.assertEqual(u.identifier, "test@example.com")
diff --git a/src/tixlcontrol/templates/tixlcontrol/item/base.html b/src/tixlcontrol/templates/tixlcontrol/item/base.html
index 8f9dc3058e..ac20434a87 100644
--- a/src/tixlcontrol/templates/tixlcontrol/item/base.html
+++ b/src/tixlcontrol/templates/tixlcontrol/item/base.html
@@ -2,12 +2,19 @@
 {% load i18n %}
 {% block title %}{{ item.name }} :: {% trans "Item" %}{% endblock %}
 {% block content %}
-	<h1>{% trans "Modify item:" %} {{ item.name }}</h1>
-	<ul class="nav nav-pills">
-		<li {% if "event.item" == url_name %}class="active"{% endif %}><a href="{% url 'control:event.item' organizer=request.event.organizer.slug event=request.event.slug item=item.identity %}">{% trans "General information" %}</a></li>
-		<li {% if "event.item.variations" == url_name %}class="active"{% endif %}><a href="{% url 'control:event.item.variations' organizer=request.event.organizer.slug event=request.event.slug item=item.identity %}">{% trans "Variations" %}</a></li>
-		<li {% if "event.item.restrictions" == url_name %}class="active"{% endif %}><a href="{% url 'control:event.item.restrictions' organizer=request.event.organizer.slug event=request.event.slug item=item.identity %}">{% trans "Restrictions" %}</a></li>
-	</ul>
+    {% if item.identity %}
+        <h1>{% trans "Modify item:" %} {{ item.name }}</h1>
+        <ul class="nav nav-pills">
+            <li {% if "event.item" == url_name %}class="active"{% endif %}><a href="{% url 'control:event.item' organizer=request.event.organizer.slug event=request.event.slug item=item.identity %}">{% trans "General information" %}</a></li>
+            <li {% if "event.item.variations" == url_name %}class="active"{% endif %}><a href="{% url 'control:event.item.variations' organizer=request.event.organizer.slug event=request.event.slug item=item.identity %}">{% trans "Variations" %}</a></li>
+            <li {% if "event.item.restrictions" == url_name %}class="active"{% endif %}><a href="{% url 'control:event.item.restrictions' organizer=request.event.organizer.slug event=request.event.slug item=item.identity %}">{% trans "Restrictions" %}</a></li>
+        </ul>
+    {% else %}
+        <h1>{% trans "Create item" %}</h1>
+        <p>{% blocktrans trimmed %}
+            You will be able to adjust further settings in the next step.
+        {% endblocktrans %}</p>
+    {% endif %}
     {% if item.identity and not item.quotas.exists %}
         <div class="alert alert-warning">
         	{% blocktrans trimmed %}
diff --git a/src/tixlcontrol/templates/tixlcontrol/items/index.html b/src/tixlcontrol/templates/tixlcontrol/items/index.html
index 4459df7dd4..297300784b 100644
--- a/src/tixlcontrol/templates/tixlcontrol/items/index.html
+++ b/src/tixlcontrol/templates/tixlcontrol/items/index.html
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 {% block title %}{% trans "Items" %}{% endblock %}
 {% block inside %}
 	<h1>{% trans "Items" %}</h1>
+    <p>
+        <a href="{% url "control:event.items.add" organizer=request.event.organizer.slug event=request.event.slug %}" class="btn btn-default"><i class="fa fa-plus"></i> {% trans "Create new item" %}</a>
+    </p>
 	<table class="table table-condensed table-hover">
 		<thead>
 			<tr>
@@ -15,7 +18,7 @@
 			<tr>
 				<td><strong><a href="
 				{% url "control:event.item" organizer=request.event.organizer.slug event=request.event.slug item=i.identity %}">{{ i.name }}</a></strong></td>
-				<td>{{ i.category }}</td>
+				<td>{% if i.category %}{{ i.category }}{% endif %}</td>
 			</tr>
 			{% endfor %}
 		</tbody>
diff --git a/src/tixlcontrol/urls.py b/src/tixlcontrol/urls.py
index ef93951062..f7bb3be77c 100644
--- a/src/tixlcontrol/urls.py
+++ b/src/tixlcontrol/urls.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ urlpatterns += patterns(
             url(r'^settings/$', event.EventUpdate.as_view(), name='event.settings'),
             url(r'^settings/plugins$', event.EventPlugins.as_view(), name='event.settings.plugins'),
             url(r'^items/$', item.ItemList.as_view(), name='event.items'),
+            url(r'^items/add$', item.ItemCreate.as_view(), name='event.items.add'),
             url(r'^items/(?P<item>[0-9a-f-]+)/$', item.ItemUpdateGeneral.as_view(), name='event.item'),
             url(r'^items/(?P<item>[0-9a-f-]+)/variations$', item.ItemVariations.as_view(),
                 name='event.item.variations'),
diff --git a/src/tixlcontrol/views/item.py b/src/tixlcontrol/views/item.py
index b97ef99beb..611196cc8d 100644
--- a/src/tixlcontrol/views/item.py
+++ b/src/tixlcontrol/views/item.py
@@ -513,11 +513,12 @@ class QuotaEditorMixin:
         # optimization of tixlbase.models.Versionable.clone_shallow()
         # items = self.object.items.all()
         # variations = self.object.variations.all()
+        self.object = form.instance
         for item in self.items:
             field = form.fields['item_%s' % item.identity]
             data = form.cleaned_data['item_%s' % item.identity]
             if isinstance(field, VariationsField):
-                self.object.variations.add(data)
+                self.object.variations.add(*data)
                 #  for v in data:
                 #     if v not in variations:
                 #         self.object.variations.add(v)
@@ -613,7 +614,7 @@ class ItemDetailMixin(SingleObjectMixin):
         return self.object
 
 
-class ItemUpdateFormGeneral(VersionedModelForm):
+class ItemFormGeneral(VersionedModelForm):
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
@@ -637,8 +638,30 @@ class ItemUpdateFormGeneral(VersionedModelForm):
         ]
 
 
+class ItemCreate(EventPermissionRequiredMixin, CreateView):
+    form_class = ItemFormGeneral
+    template_name = 'tixlcontrol/item/index.html'
+    permission = 'can_change_items'
+
+    def get_success_url(self) -> str:
+        return reverse('control:event.item', kwargs={
+            'organizer': self.request.event.organizer.slug,
+            'event': self.request.event.slug,
+            'item': self.object.identity,
+            }) + '?success=true'
+
+    def get_form_kwargs(self):
+        """
+        Returns the keyword arguments for instantiating the form.
+        """
+        newinst = Item(event=self.request.event)
+        kwargs = super().get_form_kwargs()
+        kwargs.update({'instance': newinst})
+        return kwargs
+
+
 class ItemUpdateGeneral(ItemDetailMixin, EventPermissionRequiredMixin, UpdateView):
-    form_class = ItemUpdateFormGeneral
+    form_class = ItemFormGeneral
     template_name = 'tixlcontrol/item/index.html'
     permission = 'can_change_items'