diff --git a/3.0/modules/tag_albums/models/tag.php b/3.0/modules/tag_albums/models/tag.php
index 5fc267c5..e02a72c5 100644
--- a/3.0/modules/tag_albums/models/tag.php
+++ b/3.0/modules/tag_albums/models/tag.php
@@ -33,35 +33,39 @@ class Tag_Model_Core extends ORM {
    * Return all viewable items associated with this tag.
    * @param integer  $limit  number of rows to limit result to
    * @param integer  $offset offset in result to start returning rows from
-   * @param string   $type   the type of item (album, photo)
+   * @param string   $where   an array of arrays, each compatible with ORM::where()
    * @return ORM_Iterator
    */
-  public function items($limit=null, $offset=null, $type=null) {
-    $model = ORM::factory("item")
+  public function items($limit=null, $offset=null, $where=array()) {
+    if (is_scalar($where)) {
+      // backwards compatibility
+      $where = array(array("items.type", "=", $where));
+    }
+    return ORM::factory("item")
       ->viewable()
       ->join("items_tags", "items.id", "items_tags.item_id")
-      ->where("items_tags.tag_id", "=", $this->id);
-    if ($type) {
-      $model->where("items.type", "=", $type);
-    }
-    return $model->find_all($limit, $offset);
+      ->where("items_tags.tag_id", "=", $this->id)
+      ->merge_where($where)
+      ->order_by("items.id")
+      ->find_all($limit, $offset);
   }
 
   /**
    * Return the count of all viewable items associated with this tag.
-   * @param string   $type   the type of item (album, photo)
+   * @param string   $where   an array of arrays, each compatible with ORM::where()
    * @return integer
    */
-  public function items_count($type=null) {
-    $model = ORM::factory("item")
+  public function items_count($where=array()) {
+    if (is_scalar($where)) {
+      // backwards compatibility
+      $where = array(array("items.type", "=", $where));
+    }
+    return $model = ORM::factory("item")
       ->viewable()
       ->join("items_tags", "items.id", "items_tags.item_id")
-      ->where("items_tags.tag_id", "=", $this->id);
-
-    if ($type) {
-      $model->where("items.type", "=", $type);
-    }
-    return $model->count_all();
+      ->where("items_tags.tag_id", "=", $this->id)
+      ->merge_where($where)
+      ->count_all();
   }
 
   /**
@@ -69,13 +73,23 @@ class Tag_Model_Core extends ORM {
    * to this tag.
    */
   public function save() {
-    $related_item_ids = array();
-    foreach (db::build()
-             ->select("item_id")
-             ->from("items_tags")
-             ->where("tag_id", "=", $this->id)
-             ->execute() as $row) {
-      $related_item_ids[$row->item_id] = 1;
+    // Check to see if another tag exists with the same name
+    $duplicate_tag = ORM::factory("tag")
+      ->where("name", "=", $this->name)
+      ->where("id", "!=", $this->id)
+      ->find();
+    if ($duplicate_tag->loaded()) {
+      // If so, tag its items with this tag so as to merge it
+      $duplicate_tag_items = ORM::factory("item")
+        ->join("items_tags", "items.id", "items_tags.item_id")
+        ->where("items_tags.tag_id", "=", $duplicate_tag->id)
+        ->find_all();
+      foreach ($duplicate_tag_items as $item) {
+        $this->add($item);
+      }
+
+      // ... and remove the duplicate tag
+      $duplicate_tag->delete();
     }
 
     if (isset($this->object_relations["items"])) {
@@ -132,6 +146,7 @@ class Tag_Model_Core extends ORM {
    * @param string $query the query string (eg "page=3")
    */
   public function url($query=null) {
+    // rWatcher Edit:  Modify URL function to point users to tag_albums instead of tag.
     $album_id = Input::instance()->get("album");
     if (!($album_id)) {
       $album_id = 0;
@@ -142,4 +157,4 @@ class Tag_Model_Core extends ORM {
     }
     return $url;
   }
-}
+}
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