diff --git a/ajax/networking/wifi_stations.php b/ajax/networking/wifi_stations.php
index 7d9bb82ef..10f2bd8d0 100644
--- a/ajax/networking/wifi_stations.php
+++ b/ajax/networking/wifi_stations.php
@@ -1,18 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 
-require '../../includes/csrf.php';
-require_once '../../includes/config.php';
-require_once '../../includes/defaults.php';
-require_once '../../includes/functions.php';
 require_once '../../includes/wifi_functions.php';
 
-$networks = [];
-$network  = null;
-$ssid     = null;
-
-knownWifiStations($networks);
-nearbyWifiStations($networks, !isset($_REQUEST["refresh"]));
-connectedWifiStations($networks);
-sortNetworksByRSSI($networks);
+$networks = getWifiStations();
 
 echo renderTemplate('wifi_stations', compact('networks'));
diff --git a/includes/adblock.php b/includes/adblock.php
index 64bfdc845..bc3eccb24 100644
--- a/includes/adblock.php
+++ b/includes/adblock.php
@@ -1,60 +1,11 @@
 <?php
-
-require_once 'includes/status_messages.php';
-require_once 'config.php';
+require_once 'functions.php';   
 
 /**
  * Manages ad blocking (dnsmasq) configuration
  *
  */
 function DisplayAdBlockConfig()
-{
-    $status = new StatusMessages();
-    $enabled = false;
-
-    if (!RASPI_MONITOR_ENABLED) {
-        if (isset($_POST['saveadblocksettings'])) {
-            if ($_POST['adblock-enable'] == "1") {
-                $config = 'conf-file=' .RASPI_ADBLOCK_LISTPATH .'domains.txt'.PHP_EOL;
-                $config.= 'addn-hosts=' .RASPI_ADBLOCK_LISTPATH .'hostnames.txt'.PHP_EOL;
-            } elseif ($_POST['adblock-enable'] == "0") {
-                $config = null;
-            }
-            file_put_contents("/tmp/dnsmasqdata", $config);
-            system('sudo cp /tmp/dnsmasqdata '.RASPI_ADBLOCK_CONFIG, $return);
-
-            if ($return == 0) {
-                $status->addMessage('Adblock configuration updated successfully', 'success');
-            } else {
-                $status->addMessage('Adblock configuration failed to be updated.', 'danger');
-            }
-        } elseif (isset($_POST['restartadblock']) || isset($_POST['startadblock'])) {
-            exec('sudo /bin/systemctl restart dnsmasq.service', $dnsmasq, $return);
-            if ($return == 0) {
-                $status->addMessage('Adblock restart successful', 'success');
-            } else {
-                $status->addMessage('Adblock failed to restart.', 'danger');
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    exec('cat '. RASPI_ADBLOCK_CONFIG, $return);
-    $arrConf = ParseConfig($return);
-    if (sizeof($arrConf) > 0) {
-        $enabled = true;
-    }
-
-    exec('pidof dnsmasq | wc -l', $dnsmasq);
-    $dnsmasq_state = ($dnsmasq[0] > 0);
-    $serviceStatus = $dnsmasq_state && $enabled ? "up" : "down";
-
-    echo renderTemplate(
-        "adblock", compact(
-        "status",
-        "serviceStatus",
-        "dnsmasq_state",
-        "enabled"
-        )
-    );
+{    $config = getAdBlockConfig();
+    echo renderTemplate("adblock", $config);
 }
-
diff --git a/includes/functions.php b/includes/functions.php
index 55d1d1f7e..372672094 100755
--- a/includes/functions.php
+++ b/includes/functions.php
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 /* Functions for Networking */
+require 'status_messages.php'; //for getAdblockConfig
 
 function mask2cidr($mask)
 {
@@ -417,3 +418,53 @@ function formatDateAgo($datetime, $full = false)
     if (!$full) $string = array_slice($string, 0, 1);
     return $string ? implode(', ', $string) . ' ago' : 'just now';
 }
+
+function getAdBlockConfig() 
+{
+    $status = new StatusMessages();
+    $enabled = false;
+
+    if (!RASPI_MONITOR_ENABLED) {
+        if (isset($_POST['saveadblocksettings'])) {
+            if ($_POST['adblock-enable'] == "1") {
+                $config = 'conf-file=' .RASPI_ADBLOCK_LISTPATH .'domains.txt'.PHP_EOL;
+                $config.= 'addn-hosts=' .RASPI_ADBLOCK_LISTPATH .'hostnames.txt'.PHP_EOL;
+            } elseif ($_POST['adblock-enable'] == "0") {
+                $config = null;
+            }
+            file_put_contents("/tmp/dnsmasqdata", $config);
+            system('sudo cp /tmp/dnsmasqdata '.RASPI_ADBLOCK_CONFIG, $return);
+
+            if ($return == 0) {
+                $status->addMessage('Adblock configuration updated successfully', 'success');
+            } else {
+                $status->addMessage('Adblock configuration failed to be updated.', 'danger');
+            }
+        } elseif (isset($_POST['restartadblock']) || isset($_POST['startadblock'])) {
+            exec('sudo /bin/systemctl restart dnsmasq.service', $dnsmasq, $return);
+            if ($return == 0) {
+                $status->addMessage('Adblock restart successful', 'success');
+            } else {
+                $status->addMessage('Adblock failed to restart.', 'danger');
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    exec('cat '. RASPI_ADBLOCK_CONFIG, $return);
+    $arrConf = ParseConfig($return);
+    if (sizeof($arrConf) > 0) {
+        $enabled = true;
+    }
+
+    exec('pidof dnsmasq | wc -l', $dnsmasq);
+    $dnsmasq_state = ($dnsmasq[0] > 0);
+    $serviceStatus = $dnsmasq_state && $enabled ? "up" : "down";   
+
+   return compact(
+    "status",
+    "serviceStatus",
+    "dnsmasq_state",
+    "enabled"
+    );
+}
+
diff --git a/includes/wifi_functions.php b/includes/wifi_functions.php
index 248cbda0f..4fa500842 100755
--- a/includes/wifi_functions.php
+++ b/includes/wifi_functions.php
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 
 require_once 'functions.php';
+require_once 'defaults.php';
 
 function knownWifiStations(&$networks)
 {
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ function () {
 
         $ssid = trim($arrNetwork[4]);
         // filter SSID string: anything invisible in 7bit ASCII or quotes -> ignore network
-        if (preg_match('[\x00-\x1f\x7f-\xff\'\`\´\"]', $ssid)) {
+        if (preg_match('[\x00-\x1f\x7f-\xff\'\`\�\"]', $ssid)) {
             continue;
         }
 
@@ -133,3 +134,16 @@ function sortNetworksByRSSI(&$networks)
         $networks[$SSID]['RSSI'] = $RSSI;
     }
 }
+
+function getWifiStations() {
+    $networks = [];
+    $network  = null;
+    $ssid     = null;
+
+    knownWifiStations($networks);
+    nearbyWifiStations($networks, !isset($_REQUEST["refresh"]));
+    connectedWifiStations($networks);
+    sortNetworksByRSSI($networks);
+
+    return $networks;
+}
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diff --git a/rest/get_adblock_config.php b/rest/get_adblock_config.php
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..1f3289149
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rest/get_adblock_config.php
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<?php
+require_once '../includes/functions.php';
+
+echo json_encode(getAdBlockConfig());
diff --git a/rest/get_wifi_stations.php b/rest/get_wifi_stations.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..eb4f1d6de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rest/get_wifi_stations.php
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<?php
+
+require_once '../includes/wifi_functions.php';
+
+echo json_encode(getWifiStations());
\ No newline at end of file