diff --git a/packages/plugs/lib/settings_page.ts b/packages/plugs/lib/settings_page.ts
index c9d746e..c2bc2a9 100644
--- a/packages/plugs/lib/settings_page.ts
+++ b/packages/plugs/lib/settings_page.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 import { readYamlPage } from "./yaml_page";
+import { notifyUser } from "./util";
+import YAML from "yaml";
+import { writePage } from "@silverbulletmd/plugos-silverbullet-syscall/space";
 
 /**
  * Convenience function to read a specific set of settings from the `SETTINGS` page as well as default values
@@ -10,13 +13,15 @@ import { readYamlPage } from "./yaml_page";
  * @returns an object with the same shape as `settings` but with non-default values override based on `SETTINGS`
  */
 
+const SETTINGS_PAGE = "SETTINGS";
+
 export async function readSettings<T extends object>(settings: T): Promise<T> {
   try {
-    let allSettings = (await readYamlPage("SETTINGS", ["yaml"])) || {};
+    let allSettings = (await readYamlPage(SETTINGS_PAGE, ["yaml"])) || {};
     // TODO: I'm sure there's a better way to type this than "any"
     let collectedSettings: any = {};
     for (let [key, defaultVal] of Object.entries(settings)) {
-      if (allSettings[key]) {
+      if (key in allSettings) {
         collectedSettings[key] = allSettings[key];
       } else {
         collectedSettings[key] = defaultVal;
@@ -31,3 +36,22 @@ export async function readSettings<T extends object>(settings: T): Promise<T> {
     throw e;
   }
 }
+
+/**
+ * Convenience function to write a specific set of settings from the `SETTINGS` page.
+ * If the SETTiNGS page doesn't exist it will create it.
+ * @param settings 
+ */
+export async function writeSettings<T extends object>(settings: T) {
+  let readSettings = {};
+  try {
+    readSettings = (await readYamlPage(SETTINGS_PAGE, ["yaml"])) || {};
+  } catch (e: any) {
+    await notifyUser("Creating a new SETTINGS page...", "info");
+  }
+  const writeSettings = {...readSettings, ...settings};
+  const doc = new YAML.Document();
+  doc.contents = writeSettings;
+  const contents = `This page contains settings for configuring SilverBullet and its Plugs.\nAny changes outside of the yaml block will be overwritten.\n\`\`\`yaml\n${doc.toString()}\n\`\`\``; // might need \r\n for windows?
+  await writePage(SETTINGS_PAGE, contents)
+}
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diff --git a/packages/plugs/lib/util.ts b/packages/plugs/lib/util.ts
index 6bc6993..af0a2ce 100644
--- a/packages/plugs/lib/util.ts
+++ b/packages/plugs/lib/util.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { flashNotification } from "@silverbulletmd/plugos-silverbullet-syscall/editor";
+
 export async function replaceAsync(
   str: string,
   regex: RegExp,
@@ -12,3 +14,21 @@ export async function replaceAsync(
   const data = await Promise.all(promises);
   return str.replace(regex, () => data.shift()!);
 }
+
+export function isServer() {
+  return typeof window === 'undefined' || typeof window.document === "undefined"; // if something defines window the same way as the browser, this will fail.
+}
+
+// this helps keep if's condition as positive
+export function isBrowser() {
+  return !isServer();
+}
+
+export async function notifyUser(message: string, type?: "info"|"error") {
+  if (isBrowser()) {
+    return flashNotification(message, type);
+  }
+  const log = type === "error" ? console.error : console.log;
+  log(message); // we should end up sending the message to the user, users dont read logs.
+  return;
+}
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diff --git a/packages/plugs/lib/yaml_page.ts b/packages/plugs/lib/yaml_page.ts
index 902539a..c0deaaf 100644
--- a/packages/plugs/lib/yaml_page.ts
+++ b/packages/plugs/lib/yaml_page.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import { findNodeOfType, traverseTree } from "@silverbulletmd/common/tree";
+import { findNodeOfType, ParseTree, renderToText, replaceNodesMatching, traverseTree } from "@silverbulletmd/common/tree";
 import { parseMarkdown } from "@silverbulletmd/plugos-silverbullet-syscall/markdown";
-import { readPage } from "@silverbulletmd/plugos-silverbullet-syscall/space";
+import { readPage, writePage } from "@silverbulletmd/plugos-silverbullet-syscall/space";
 import YAML from "yaml";
 
 export async function readYamlPage(
diff --git a/packages/plugs/markdown/markdown.plug.yaml b/packages/plugs/markdown/markdown.plug.yaml
index 4e53d55..3f50a81 100644
--- a/packages/plugs/markdown/markdown.plug.yaml
+++ b/packages/plugs/markdown/markdown.plug.yaml
@@ -14,3 +14,7 @@ functions:
       - editor:updated
       - editor:pageLoaded
       - editor:pageReloaded
+  switchSide:
+    path: "./preview.ts:switchSide"
+    command:
+      name: "Swith Preview to other Sidebar"
diff --git a/packages/plugs/markdown/markdown.ts b/packages/plugs/markdown/markdown.ts
index 3c69ad7..78af980 100644
--- a/packages/plugs/markdown/markdown.ts
+++ b/packages/plugs/markdown/markdown.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
-import { hideRhs } from "@silverbulletmd/plugos-silverbullet-syscall/editor";
+import { hideRhs, hideLhs } from "@silverbulletmd/plugos-silverbullet-syscall/editor";
 import { invokeFunction } from "@silverbulletmd/plugos-silverbullet-syscall/system";
 import * as clientStore from "@silverbulletmd/plugos-silverbullet-syscall/clientStore";
+import { readSettings, writeSettings } from "@silverbulletmd/plugs/lib/settings_page";;
+
 
 export async function togglePreview() {
   let currentValue = !!(await clientStore.get("enableMarkdownPreview"));
@@ -13,5 +15,7 @@ export async function togglePreview() {
 }
 
 async function hideMarkdownPreview() {
-  await hideRhs();
+  const setting = await readSettings({previewOnRHS: true});
+  const hide = setting.previewOnRHS ? hideRhs : hideLhs;
+  await hide();
 }
diff --git a/packages/plugs/markdown/preview.ts b/packages/plugs/markdown/preview.ts
index 32956a9..c47a549 100644
--- a/packages/plugs/markdown/preview.ts
+++ b/packages/plugs/markdown/preview.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 import MarkdownIt from "markdown-it";
 import {
   getText,
+  showLhs,
   showRhs,
+  hideRhs,
+  hideLhs,
 } from "@silverbulletmd/plugos-silverbullet-syscall/editor";
 import * as clientStore from "@silverbulletmd/plugos-silverbullet-syscall/clientStore";
 import { cleanMarkdown } from "./util";
+import { readSettings, writeSettings } from "@silverbulletmd/plugs/lib/settings_page";
 
 const css = `
 <style>
@@ -76,9 +80,27 @@ export async function updateMarkdownPreview() {
   }
   let text = await getText();
   let cleanMd = await cleanMarkdown(text);
-  await showRhs(
+  const setting = await readSettings({previewOnRHS: true});
+  const show = setting.previewOnRHS ? showRhs : showLhs;
+  await show(
     `<html><head>${css}</head><body>${md.render(cleanMd)}</body></html>`,
     undefined,
     2
   );
 }
+
+export async function switchSide() {
+  const {previewOnRHS} = await readSettings({previewOnRHS: true});
+  const isVisible = await clientStore.get("enableMarkdownPreview");
+  if (isVisible) {
+    if (previewOnRHS){
+      hideRhs();
+    } else {
+      hideLhs();
+    }
+  }
+  await writeSettings({previewOnRHS: !previewOnRHS});
+  if (isVisible) {
+    updateMarkdownPreview();
+  }
+}
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