diff --git a/src/DotNetElements.Core/Core/Extensions/DateTimeOffsetExtensions.cs b/src/DotNetElements.Core/Core/Extensions/DateTimeOffsetExtensions.cs
index 576ba38..afc35b9 100644
--- a/src/DotNetElements.Core/Core/Extensions/DateTimeOffsetExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/DotNetElements.Core/Core/Extensions/DateTimeOffsetExtensions.cs
@@ -23,4 +23,33 @@ public static string ToFriendlyLocalDateTime(this DateTimeOffset? dateTimeOffset
     {
         return dateTimeOffset?.LocalDateTime.ToFriendlyDateTime() ?? Placeholder;
     }
+
+    public static string ToFriendlyDateDiff(this DateTimeOffset dateTimeOffset, DateTime now)
+    {
+        TimeSpan timeSpan = new DateTimeOffset(now).Subtract(dateTimeOffset);
+
+        if (timeSpan.TotalMinutes < 1)
+            return "just now";
+        if (timeSpan.TotalMinutes < 2)
+            return "a minute ago";
+        if (timeSpan.TotalHours < 1)
+            return $"{timeSpan.Minutes} minutes ago";
+        if (timeSpan.TotalHours < 2)
+            return "an hour ago";
+        if (timeSpan.TotalDays < 1)
+            return $"{timeSpan.Hours} hours ago";
+        if (timeSpan.TotalDays < 2)
+            return "yesterday";
+        if (timeSpan.TotalDays < 30)
+            return $"{timeSpan.Days} days ago";
+        if (timeSpan.TotalDays < 60)
+            return "a month ago";
+        if (timeSpan.TotalDays < 365)
+            return $"{Math.Round(timeSpan.TotalDays / 30)} months ago";
+        if (timeSpan.TotalDays < 730)
+            return "last year";
+
+        // Handle dates more than 2 years ago
+        return string.Format("{0} years ago", Math.Round(timeSpan.TotalDays / 365));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/DotNetElements.Web.AspNetCore/CurrentUserProviderWeb.cs b/src/DotNetElements.Web.AspNetCore/CurrentUserProviderWeb.cs
index 15ad45e..51117e2 100644
--- a/src/DotNetElements.Web.AspNetCore/CurrentUserProviderWeb.cs
+++ b/src/DotNetElements.Web.AspNetCore/CurrentUserProviderWeb.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-using DotNetElements.Core;
-using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
 
 namespace DotNetElements.Web.AspNetCore;
 
@@ -15,6 +14,6 @@ public CurrentUserProviderWeb(IHttpContextAccessor contextAccessor)
     // todo
     public Guid GetCurrentUserId()
     {
-        return new Guid("FF4F759C-0916-4611-9B66-306543A51B2A");
+        return new Guid("e8d118e0-18c6-4fff-9d86-e91a915d8198");
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/DotNetElements.Web.AspNetCore/FakeCurrentUserProviderWeb.cs b/src/DotNetElements.Web.AspNetCore/FakeCurrentUserProviderWeb.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0a4aa9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/DotNetElements.Web.AspNetCore/FakeCurrentUserProviderWeb.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+namespace DotNetElements.Web.AspNetCore;
+
+public class FakeCurrentUserProviderWeb : ICurrentUserProvider
+{
+    private readonly Guid fakeUserId;
+
+    public FakeCurrentUserProviderWeb(Guid fakeUserId)
+    {
+        this.fakeUserId = fakeUserId;
+    }
+
+    public Guid GetCurrentUserId()
+    {
+        return fakeUserId;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/DotNetElements.Web.Blazor/CrudService.cs b/src/DotNetElements.Web.Blazor/CrudService.cs
index 2606df2..4cac7d2 100644
--- a/src/DotNetElements.Web.Blazor/CrudService.cs
+++ b/src/DotNetElements.Web.Blazor/CrudService.cs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ public interface ICrudService<TKey, TModel, TDetails, TEditModel> : IReadOnlyCru
     where TKey : notnull, IEquatable<TKey>
     where TModel : IModel<TKey>
     where TDetails : ModelDetails
-    where TEditModel : IMapFromModel<TEditModel, TModel>, ICreateNew<TEditModel>
 {
     Task<Result<TModel>> CreateEntryAsync(TEditModel editModel);
     Task<Result> DeleteEntryAsync(TModel model);
@@ -15,7 +14,6 @@ public class CrudService<TKey, TModel, TDetails, TEditModel> : ReadOnlyCrudServi
     where TKey : notnull, IEquatable<TKey>
     where TModel : IModel<TKey>
     where TDetails : ModelDetails
-    where TEditModel : IMapFromModel<TEditModel, TModel>, ICreateNew<TEditModel>
 {
     public CrudService(ISnackbar snackbar, HttpClient httpClient, CrudOptions<TModel> options) : base(snackbar, httpClient, options)
     {
@@ -77,4 +75,20 @@ public virtual async Task<Result> DeleteEntryAsync(TModel model)
 
         return result;
     }
+
+    // todo use everywhere
+    protected void NotifyUser(Result result, string messageOk, string messageFail)
+    {
+        // todo add logging
+        // todo wrap Snackbar call in bool option NotifyUser
+        // todo add function OnDeleteSuccess
+        if (result.IsOk)
+        {
+            Snackbar.Add(messageOk, Severity.Success);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            Snackbar.Add(messageFail, Severity.Error);
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/DotNetElements.Web.Blazor/CrudServiceBase.cs b/src/DotNetElements.Web.Blazor/CrudServiceBase.cs
index a3471ad..2439d10 100644
--- a/src/DotNetElements.Web.Blazor/CrudServiceBase.cs
+++ b/src/DotNetElements.Web.Blazor/CrudServiceBase.cs
@@ -68,4 +68,16 @@ public virtual async Task<Result<List<TModel>>> GetAllEntriesAsync()
 
         return result;
     }
+
+    // todo use everywhere
+    protected void NotifyUserIfFailed(Result result, string message= "Failed to fetch entries from server")
+    {
+        // todo add logging
+        // todo wrap Snackbar call in bool option NotifyUser
+        // todo add function OnDeleteSuccess
+        if (result.IsFail)
+        {
+            Snackbar.Add(message, Severity.Error);
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/DotNetElements.Web.Blazor/CrudTable.cs b/src/DotNetElements.Web.Blazor/CrudTable.cs
index be2fdb0..02de1de 100644
--- a/src/DotNetElements.Web.Blazor/CrudTable.cs
+++ b/src/DotNetElements.Web.Blazor/CrudTable.cs
@@ -74,5 +74,43 @@ protected override async Task OnEditEntry(ModelWithDetails<TModel, TDetails> con
             Snackbar.Add("Failed to save changes", Severity.Error);
         }
     }
+
+    protected async Task<Result<TDialogModel>> ShowCrudEditDialogAsync<TDialog, TDialogModel, TDialogEditModel>(
+        bool isEditMode,
+        string title,
+        string apiEndpoint,
+        TDialogEditModel editModel,
+        DialogParameters<TDialog>? additionalParameters = null,
+        DialogOptions? dialogOptions = null)
+        where TDialog : CrudEditDialog<TDialogModel, TDialogEditModel>
+        where TDialogEditModel : notnull
+    {
+        DialogParameters<TDialog> parameters = new()
+        {
+            { x => x.IsEditMode, isEditMode },
+            { x => x.Model, editModel },
+            { x => x.EditContext, new EditContext(editModel) },
+            { x => x.ApiEndpoint, apiEndpoint }
+        };
+
+        foreach ((string key, object value) in additionalParameters ?? [])
+            parameters.Add(key, value);
+
+        IDialogReference dialog = await DialogService.ShowAsync<TDialog>(title, parameters, dialogOptions ?? CrudTable.DefaultEditDialogOptions);
+        DialogResult result = await dialog.Result;
+
+        Result<TDialogModel> dialogResult = (Result<TDialogModel>)result.Data;
+
+        if (dialogResult.IsOk)
+        {
+            Snackbar.Add("Entry saved", Severity.Success);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            Snackbar.Add("Failed to save entry", Severity.Error);
+        }
+
+        return dialogResult;
+    }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/DotNetElements.Web.Blazor/CrudTableNotRecords.razor b/src/DotNetElements.Web.Blazor/CrudTableNotRecords.razor
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b3d0baa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/DotNetElements.Web.Blazor/CrudTableNotRecords.razor
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+No Records found
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/DotNetElements.Web.Blazor/DialogeServiceExtensions.cs b/src/DotNetElements.Web.Blazor/Extensions/DialogeServiceExtensions.cs
similarity index 97%
rename from src/DotNetElements.Web.Blazor/DialogeServiceExtensions.cs
rename to src/DotNetElements.Web.Blazor/Extensions/DialogeServiceExtensions.cs
index 9490c04..43a2b55 100644
--- a/src/DotNetElements.Web.Blazor/DialogeServiceExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/DotNetElements.Web.Blazor/Extensions/DialogeServiceExtensions.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 using System.Linq.Expressions;
 
-namespace DotNetElements.Web.Blazor;
+namespace DotNetElements.Web.Blazor.Extensions;
 
 public static class DialogeServiceExtensions
 {
diff --git a/src/DotNetElements.Web.Blazor/Extensions/ServiceCollectionExtensions.cs b/src/DotNetElements.Web.Blazor/Extensions/ServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
index a2bba27..92d08ce 100644
--- a/src/DotNetElements.Web.Blazor/Extensions/ServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/DotNetElements.Web.Blazor/Extensions/ServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ public static IServiceCollection AddCrudService<TKey, TModel, TDetails, TEditMod
         where TKey : notnull, IEquatable<TKey>
         where TModel : IModel<TKey>
         where TDetails : ModelDetails
-        where TEditModel : IMapFromModel<TEditModel, TModel>, ICreateNew<TEditModel>
     {
         // todo consider using the options pattern
         // Action<CrudOptions<TModel>> configureOptions as parameter