diff --git a/src/interface/components/Slider.svelte b/src/interface/components/Slider.svelte
index 00459c70..2dd465f6 100644
--- a/src/interface/components/Slider.svelte
+++ b/src/interface/components/Slider.svelte
@@ -1,13 +1,24 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-  let { state, onChange } = $props<{ state: number, onChange: (value: number) => void }>();
-  let percentage = $derived((state / 100) * 100);
+  let { state, onChange, min = 0, max = 100, step = 1 } = $props<{ 
+    state: number, 
+    onChange: (value: number) => void,
+    min?: number,
+    max?: number,
+    step?: number
+  }>();
+  let percentage = $derived(((state - min) / (max - min)) * 100);
+
+  $effect(() => {
+    console.log('min / max / step', min, max, step);
+  });
 </script>
 
-<div class="relative w-full max-w-lg mx-auto">
+<div class="relative mx-auto w-full max-w-lg">
   <input
     type="range"
-    min="0"
-    max="100"
+    min={min}
+    max={max}
+    step={step}
     bind:value={state}
     style={`background: linear-gradient(to right, #30D259 ${percentage}%, #dddddd ${percentage}%)`}
     onchange={(e) => onChange(Number(e.currentTarget.value))}
diff --git a/src/interface/pages/settings/general.svelte b/src/interface/pages/settings/general.svelte
index 61db53ab..0375969f 100644
--- a/src/interface/pages/settings/general.svelte
+++ b/src/interface/pages/settings/general.svelte
@@ -12,21 +12,24 @@
   import hideSensitiveContent from "@/seqta/ui/dev/hideSensitiveContent"
 
   import { getAllPluginSettings } from "@/plugins"
+  import type { BooleanSetting, StringSetting, NumberSetting, SelectSetting } from "@/plugins/core/types"
 
-  interface PluginSetting {
-    id: string;
-    title: string;
-    description?: string;
-    type: string;
-    default: any;
-    options?: Array<{value: string, label: string}>;
-  }
+  // Union type representing all possible settings
+  type SettingType = 
+    (Omit<BooleanSetting, 'type'> & { type: 'boolean', id: string }) |
+    (Omit<StringSetting, 'type'> & { type: 'string', id: string }) |
+    (Omit<NumberSetting, 'type'> & { type: 'number', id: string }) |
+    (Omit<SelectSetting<string>, 'type'> & { 
+      type: 'select', 
+      id: string, 
+      options: Array<{ value: string, label: string }> 
+    });
 
   interface Plugin {
     pluginId: string;
     name: string;
     description: string;
-    settings: Record<string, PluginSetting>;
+    settings: Record<string, SettingType>;
   }
 
   const pluginSettings = getAllPluginSettings() as Plugin[];
@@ -75,10 +78,10 @@
 
   function getPluginSettingEntries() {
     const entries: any[] = [];
-    
+
     pluginSettings.forEach(plugin => {
       if (Object.keys(plugin.settings).length === 0) return;
-      
+
       // Add enable/disable toggle if plugin has disableToggle set
       if ((plugin as any).disableToggle) {
         entries.push({
@@ -90,37 +93,61 @@
             state: pluginSettingsValues[plugin.pluginId]?.enabled ?? true,
             onChange: (value: boolean) => {
               updatePluginSetting(plugin.pluginId, 'enabled', value);
-              // The plugin manager will handle the actual enabling/disabling
             }
           }
         });
       }
-      
+
       Object.entries(plugin.settings).forEach(([key, setting]) => {
         const id = getPluginSettingId(plugin.pluginId, key);
-        
+
+        const props: Record<string, any> = {
+          state: pluginSettingsValues[plugin.pluginId]?.[key] ?? setting.default,
+          onChange: (value: any) => {
+            if (setting.type === 'number' && typeof value === 'string') {
+              value = parseFloat(value);
+            }
+            updatePluginSetting(plugin.pluginId, key, value);
+          }
+        };
+
+        if (setting.type === 'number') {
+          if (typeof setting.min === 'number') props.min = setting.min;
+          if (typeof setting.max === 'number') props.max = setting.max;
+          if (typeof setting.step === 'number') props.step = setting.step;
+        }
+
+        if (setting.type === 'select') {
+          props.options = setting.options;
+        }
+
+        let Component;
+        switch (setting.type) {
+          case 'boolean':
+            Component = Switch;
+            break;
+          case 'number':
+            Component = Slider;
+            break;
+          case 'select':
+            Component = Select;
+            break;
+          default:
+            Component = null;
+        }
+
+        if (!Component) return;
+
         entries.push({
           title: setting.title || key,
           description: setting.description || '',
           id,
-          Component: setting.type === 'boolean' ? Switch :
-                    setting.type === 'select' ? Select :
-                    setting.type === 'number' ? Slider : 
-                    setting.type === 'string' ? (setting.options ? Select : null) : Switch,
-          props: {
-            state: pluginSettingsValues[plugin.pluginId]?.[key] ?? setting.default,
-            onChange: (value: any) => {
-              if (setting.type === 'number' && typeof value === 'string') {
-                value = parseFloat(value);
-              }
-              updatePluginSetting(plugin.pluginId, key, value);
-            },
-            options: setting.options
-          }
+          Component,
+          props
         });
       });
     });
-    
+
     return entries;
   }
 
@@ -155,26 +182,6 @@
         onChange: (isOn: boolean) => settingsState.transparencyEffects = isOn
       }
     },
-    {
-      title: "Animated Background",
-      description: "Adds an animated background to BetterSEQTA. (May impact battery life)",
-      id: 2,
-      Component: Switch,
-      props: {
-        state: $settingsState.animatedbk,
-        onChange: (isOn: boolean) => settingsState.animatedbk = isOn
-      }
-    },
-    {
-      title: "Animated Background Speed",
-      description: "Controls the speed of the animated background.",
-      id: 3,
-      Component: Slider,
-      props: {
-        state: $settingsState.bksliderinput,
-        onChange: (value: number) => settingsState.bksliderinput = `${value}`
-      }
-    },
     {
       title: "Custom Theme Colour",
       description: "Customise the overall theme colour of SEQTA Learn.",
diff --git a/src/plugins/built-in/animated-background/index.ts b/src/plugins/built-in/animated-background/index.ts
index b3eb00c6..e3907b84 100644
--- a/src/plugins/built-in/animated-background/index.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/built-in/animated-background/index.ts
@@ -1,28 +1,34 @@
-import type { Plugin } from '../../core/types';
+import { BasePlugin } from '../../core/settings';
+import { type Plugin } from '@/plugins/core/types';
+import { defineSettings, numberSetting, Setting } from '@/plugins/core/settingsHelpers';
 import styles from './styles.css?inline';
-import { BasePlugin, NumberSetting } from '../../core/settings';
 
-class AnimatedBackgroundPluginClass extends BasePlugin {
-  @NumberSetting({
+const settings = defineSettings({
+  speed: numberSetting({
     default: 1,
     title: "Animation Speed",
-    description: "Controls the speed of the animated background",
+    description: "Controls how fast the background moves",
     min: 0.1,
-    max: 2
+    max: 2,
+    step: 0.05
   })
+});
+
+class AnimatedBackgroundPluginClass extends BasePlugin<typeof settings> {
+  @Setting(settings.speed)
   speed!: number;
 }
 
-const settingsInstance = new AnimatedBackgroundPluginClass();
+const instance = new AnimatedBackgroundPluginClass();
 
-const animatedBackgroundPlugin: Plugin<typeof settingsInstance.settings> = {
+const animatedBackgroundPlugin: Plugin<typeof settings> = {
   id: 'animated-background',
   name: 'Animated Background',
   description: 'Adds an animated background to BetterSEQTA+',
   version: '1.0.0',
   disableToggle: true,
-  styles,
-  settings: settingsInstance.settings,
+  styles: styles,
+  settings: instance.settings,
 
   run: async (api) => {
     // Create the background elements
diff --git a/src/plugins/built-in/test/index.ts b/src/plugins/built-in/test/index.ts
index d77bc5c1..0bab39cf 100644
--- a/src/plugins/built-in/test/index.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/built-in/test/index.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,26 @@
-import type { Plugin } from '../../core/types';
-import { BasePlugin, BooleanSetting } from '../../core/settings';
+import type { Plugin } from '@/plugins/core/types';
+import { BasePlugin } from '@/plugins/core/settings';
+import { defineSettings, booleanSetting, Setting } from '@/plugins/core/settingsHelpers';
 
-class TestPluginClass extends BasePlugin {
-  @BooleanSetting({
+// Step 1: Define settings with proper typing
+const settings = defineSettings({
+  someSetting: booleanSetting({
     default: true,
     title: "Test Plugin",
     description: "Some random setting",
   })
+});
+
+// Step 2: Create the plugin class with @Setting decorators
+class TestPluginClass extends BasePlugin<typeof settings> {
+  @Setting(settings.someSetting)
   someSetting!: boolean;
 }
 
+// Step 3: Instantiate and plug it in
 const settingsInstance = new TestPluginClass();
 
-const testPlugin: Plugin<typeof settingsInstance.settings> = {
+const testPlugin: Plugin<typeof settings> = {
   id: 'test',
   name: 'Test Plugin',
   description: 'A test plugin for BetterSEQTA+',
@@ -24,6 +32,8 @@ const testPlugin: Plugin<typeof settingsInstance.settings> = {
 
     const { unregister } = api.seqta.onPageChange((page) => {
       console.log('Page changed to', page);
+
+      console.log('Current setting value:', api.settings.someSetting);
     });
 
     return () => {
@@ -33,4 +43,4 @@ const testPlugin: Plugin<typeof settingsInstance.settings> = {
   }
 };
 
-export default testPlugin;
\ No newline at end of file
+export default testPlugin;
diff --git a/src/plugins/core/createAPI.ts b/src/plugins/core/createAPI.ts
index 6233c2eb..ca5fd467 100644
--- a/src/plugins/core/createAPI.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/core/createAPI.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type { EventsAPI, Plugin, PluginAPI, PluginSettings, SEQTAAPI, SettingsAPI, StorageAPI } from './types';
+import type { EventsAPI, Plugin, PluginAPI, PluginSettings, SEQTAAPI, SettingsAPI, SettingValue, StorageAPI } from './types';
 import { eventManager } from '@/seqta/utils/listeners/EventManager';
 import ReactFiber from '@/seqta/utils/ReactFiber';
 import browser from 'webextension-polyfill';
@@ -41,28 +41,17 @@ function createSEQTAAPI(): SEQTAAPI {
 
 function createSettingsAPI<T extends PluginSettings>(plugin: Plugin<T>): SettingsAPI<T> & { loaded: Promise<void> } {
   const storageKey = `plugin.${plugin.id}.settings`;
-  
-  // Use SettingValue to properly type the listeners
-  // This ensures callbacks get correctly typed parameters
-  const listeners = new Map<keyof T, Set<(value: SettingValue<T[keyof T]>) => void>>();
-  
+  const listeners = new Map<keyof T, Set<(value: any) => void>>();
   let settings: { [K in keyof T]: SettingValue<T[K]> };
   const storageListeners = new Set<(changes: { [key: string]: any }, area: string) => void>();
 
-  // Initialize settings with defaults and proper typing
-  settings = Object.entries(plugin.settings).reduce((acc, [key, setting]) => {
-    // Extract the value from the default based on the setting type
-    if (setting.type === 'boolean') {
-      acc[key as keyof T] = setting.default as SettingValue<T[keyof T]>;
-    } else if (setting.type === 'number') {
-      acc[key as keyof T] = setting.default as SettingValue<T[keyof T]>;
-    } else if (setting.type === 'string') {
-      acc[key as keyof T] = setting.default as SettingValue<T[keyof T]>;
-    } else if (setting.type === 'select') {
-      acc[key as keyof T] = setting.default as SettingValue<T[keyof T]>;
-    }
-    return acc;
-  }, {} as { [K in keyof T]: SettingValue<T[K]> });
+  // Initialize settings with defaults
+  const defaultSettings = {} as { [K in keyof T]: SettingValue<T[K]> };
+  for (const key in plugin.settings) {
+    defaultSettings[key] = plugin.settings[key].default as SettingValue<T[typeof key]>;
+  }
+  settings = defaultSettings;
+
 
   // Create a promise that resolves when settings are loaded
   const loaded = (async () => {
@@ -71,22 +60,9 @@ function createSettingsAPI<T extends PluginSettings>(plugin: Plugin<T>): Setting
       if (stored[storageKey]) {
         Object.entries(stored[storageKey]).forEach(([key, value]) => {
           if (key in settings) {
-            // Use proper type assertion based on the setting type
-            const settingType = plugin.settings[key as keyof T].type;
-            if (settingType === 'boolean' && typeof value === 'boolean') {
-              settings[key as keyof T] = value as SettingValue<T[keyof T]>;
-            } else if (settingType === 'number' && typeof value === 'number') {
-              settings[key as keyof T] = value as SettingValue<T[keyof T]>;
-            } else if (settingType === 'string' && typeof value === 'string') {
-              settings[key as keyof T] = value as SettingValue<T[keyof T]>;
-            } else if (settingType === 'select' && typeof value === 'string') {
-              settings[key as keyof T] = value as SettingValue<T[keyof T]>;
-            }
-            
+            settings[key as keyof T] = value as any;
             // Notify any listeners that might have been registered already
-            listeners.get(key as keyof T)?.forEach(callback => 
-              callback(settings[key as keyof T] as SettingValue<T[keyof T]>)
-            );
+            listeners.get(key as keyof T)?.forEach(callback => callback(value));
           }
         });
       }
@@ -102,24 +78,8 @@ function createSettingsAPI<T extends PluginSettings>(plugin: Plugin<T>): Setting
       if (newValue) {
         // Update settings and notify listeners
         Object.entries(newValue).forEach(([key, value]) => {
-          if (key in settings) {
-            // Use proper type assertion based on the setting type
-            const settingType = plugin.settings[key as keyof T].type;
-            if (settingType === 'boolean' && typeof value === 'boolean') {
-              settings[key as keyof T] = value as SettingValue<T[keyof T]>;
-            } else if (settingType === 'number' && typeof value === 'number') {
-              settings[key as keyof T] = value as SettingValue<T[keyof T]>;
-            } else if (settingType === 'string' && typeof value === 'string') {
-              settings[key as keyof T] = value as SettingValue<T[keyof T]>;
-            } else if (settingType === 'select' && typeof value === 'string') {
-              settings[key as keyof T] = value as SettingValue<T[keyof T]>;
-            }
-            
-            // Notify listeners with the correctly typed value
-            listeners.get(key as keyof T)?.forEach(callback => 
-              callback(settings[key as keyof T] as SettingValue<T[keyof T]>)
-            );
-          }
+          settings[key as keyof T] = value as any;
+          listeners.get(key as keyof T)?.forEach(callback => callback(value));
         });
       }
     }
@@ -127,57 +87,45 @@ function createSettingsAPI<T extends PluginSettings>(plugin: Plugin<T>): Setting
   browser.storage.onChanged.addListener(handleStorageChange);
   storageListeners.add(handleStorageChange);
 
-  // Create a proxy to handle direct property access
-  const proxy = new Proxy(settings, {
-    get(target, prop: string) {
-      if (prop === 'onChange') {
-        return <K extends keyof T>(key: K, callback: (value: SettingValue<T[K]>) => void) => {
-          if (!listeners.has(key)) {
-            listeners.set(key, new Set());
-          }
-          listeners.get(key)!.add(callback as (value: SettingValue<T[keyof T]>) => void);
-          return {
-            unregister: () => {
-              listeners.get(key)?.delete(callback as (value: SettingValue<T[keyof T]>) => void);
-            }
-          };
-        };
-      }      
-      if (prop === 'loaded') {
-        return loaded;
-      }
-      return target[prop as keyof T];
-    },
-    set(target, prop: string, value: any) {
-      if (prop === 'onChange' || prop === 'offChange' || prop === 'loaded') return false;
-      
-      // Try to apply the right type based on the setting definition
-      if (prop in plugin.settings) {
-        const settingType = plugin.settings[prop as keyof T].type;
-        if (settingType === 'boolean' && typeof value === 'boolean') {
-          target[prop as keyof T] = value as SettingValue<T[keyof T]>;
-        } else if (settingType === 'number' && typeof value === 'number') {
-          target[prop as keyof T] = value as SettingValue<T[keyof T]>;
-        } else if (settingType === 'string' && typeof value === 'string') {
-          target[prop as keyof T] = value as SettingValue<T[keyof T]>;
-        } else if (settingType === 'select' && typeof value === 'string') {
-          target[prop as keyof T] = value as SettingValue<T[keyof T]>;
-        }
-      }
-      
-      // Store all settings under the plugin's settings key
-      browser.storage.local.set({ 
-        [storageKey]: target 
-      });
-      
-      // Notify listeners
-      listeners.get(prop as keyof T)?.forEach(callback => 
-        callback(target[prop as keyof T] as SettingValue<T[keyof T]>)
-      );
-      return true;
-    },
-  }) as SettingsAPI<T> & { loaded: Promise<void> };
+  const baseSettings = {} as { [K in keyof T]: SettingValue<T[K]> };
+  for (const key in plugin.settings) {
+    baseSettings[key] = plugin.settings[key].default as SettingValue<T[typeof key]>;
+  }
 
+  const settingsWithMeta = {
+    ...baseSettings,
+    onChange: <K extends keyof T>(key: K, callback: (value: SettingValue<T[K]>) => void) => {
+      if (!listeners.has(key)) {
+        listeners.set(key, new Set());
+      }
+      listeners.get(key)!.add(callback);
+      return {
+        unregister: () => {
+          listeners.get(key)!.delete(callback);
+        }
+      };
+    },
+    offChange: <K extends keyof T>(key: K, callback: (value: SettingValue<T[K]>) => void) => {
+      listeners.get(key)?.delete(callback);
+    },
+    loaded
+  };
+
+  const proxy = new Proxy(settingsWithMeta, {
+    get(target, prop) {
+      return target[prop as keyof typeof target];
+    },
+    set(target, prop, value) {
+      if (prop === 'onChange' || prop === 'offChange' || prop === 'loaded') return false;
+
+      target[prop as keyof T] = value;
+      browser.storage.local.set({ [storageKey]: baseSettings }); // Only store base settings
+      listeners.get(prop as keyof T)?.forEach(callback => callback(value));
+      return true;
+    }
+  }) as SettingsAPI<T>;
+
+  
   return proxy;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/core/manager.ts b/src/plugins/core/manager.ts
index 600f49c4..b9879fd5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/core/manager.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/core/manager.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type { Plugin, PluginSettings } from './types';
+import type { Plugin, PluginSettings, BooleanSetting, StringSetting, NumberSetting, SelectSetting } from './types';
 import { createPluginAPI } from './createAPI';
 import browser from 'webextension-polyfill';
 
@@ -164,25 +164,29 @@ export class PluginManager {
   public getAllPluginSettings(): Array<{
     pluginId: string;
     name: string;
+    description: string;
     settings: {
-      [key: string]: {
-        id: string;
-        title: string;
-        description?: string;
-        type: string;
-        default: any;
-      }
+      [key: string]: (Omit<BooleanSetting, 'type'> & { type: 'boolean', id: string }) |
+                     (Omit<StringSetting, 'type'> & { type: 'string', id: string }) |
+                     (Omit<NumberSetting, 'type'> & { type: 'number', id: string }) |
+                     (Omit<SelectSetting<string>, 'type'> & { type: 'select', id: string, options: Array<{ value: string, label: string }> });
     }
   }> {
     return Array.from(this.plugins.entries()).map(([id, plugin]) => {
       const settingsEntries = Object.entries(plugin.settings).map(([key, setting]) => {
-        return [key, {
-          id: key,
-          title: (setting as any).title || key,
-          description: (setting as any).description || '',
-          type: (setting as any).type,
-          default: (setting as any).default
-        }];
+        const settingObj = setting as any;
+        // Create a copy of the setting object without any functions
+        const result: any = Object.fromEntries(
+          Object.entries(settingObj)
+            .filter(([_, value]) => typeof value !== 'function')
+        );
+        
+        // Ensure required properties are present
+        result.id = key;
+        result.title = result.title || key;
+        result.description = result.description || '';
+        
+        return [key, result];
       });
 
       if (plugin.disableToggle) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/core/settings.ts b/src/plugins/core/settings.ts
index 38faf4d6..129bea79 100644
--- a/src/plugins/core/settings.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/core/settings.ts
@@ -1,108 +1,39 @@
 import type { PluginSettings } from './types';
 
-// Base interfaces for our settings
-interface BaseSettingOptions {
-  title: string;
-  description?: string;
-}
-
-interface BooleanSettingOptions extends BaseSettingOptions {
-  default: boolean;
-}
-
-interface StringSettingOptions extends BaseSettingOptions {
-  default: string;
-  maxLength?: number;
-  pattern?: string;
-}
-
-interface NumberSettingOptions extends BaseSettingOptions {
-  default: number;
-  min?: number;
-  max?: number;
-  step?: number;
-}
-
-interface SelectSettingOptions<T extends string> extends BaseSettingOptions {
-  default: T;
-  options: readonly T[];
-}
-
-// The actual decorators
-export function BooleanSetting(options: BooleanSettingOptions): PropertyDecorator {
-  return (target: Object, propertyKey: string | symbol) => {
-    // Ensure the settings property exists on the constructor's prototype
+export function Setting(settingDef: any): PropertyDecorator {
+  return (target, propertyKey) => {
     const proto = target.constructor.prototype;
     if (!proto.hasOwnProperty('settings')) {
-      proto.settings = {};
+      Object.defineProperty(proto, 'settings', {
+        value: {},
+        writable: true,
+        configurable: true,
+        enumerable: true
+      });
     }
-    
-    // Add the setting to the prototype's settings object with const assertion
-    proto.settings[propertyKey] = {
-      type: 'boolean' as const,
-      ...options
-    };
-  };
-}
 
-export function StringSetting(options: StringSettingOptions): PropertyDecorator {
-  return (target: Object, propertyKey: string | symbol) => {
-    // Ensure the settings property exists on the constructor's prototype
-    const proto = target.constructor.prototype;
-    if (!proto.hasOwnProperty('settings')) {
-      proto.settings = {};
-    }
-    
-    // Add the setting to the prototype's settings object with const assertion
-    proto.settings[propertyKey] = {
-      type: 'string' as const,
-      ...options
-    };
-  };
-}
-
-export function NumberSetting(options: NumberSettingOptions): PropertyDecorator {
-  return (target: Object, propertyKey: string | symbol) => {
-    // Ensure the settings property exists on the constructor's prototype
-    const proto = target.constructor.prototype;
-    if (!proto.hasOwnProperty('settings')) {
-      proto.settings = {};
-    }
-    
-    // Add the setting to the prototype's settings object with const assertion
-    proto.settings[propertyKey] = {
-      type: 'number' as const,
-      ...options
-    };
-  };
-}
-
-export function SelectSetting<T extends string>(options: SelectSettingOptions<T>): PropertyDecorator {
-  return (target: Object, propertyKey: string | symbol) => {
-    // Ensure the settings property exists on the constructor's prototype
-    const proto = target.constructor.prototype;
-    if (!proto.hasOwnProperty('settings')) {
-      proto.settings = {};
-    }
-    
-    // Add the setting to the prototype's settings object with const assertion
-    proto.settings[propertyKey] = {
-      type: 'select' as const,
-      ...options
-    };
+    proto.settings[propertyKey] = settingDef;
   };
 }
 
 // Base plugin class that handles settings
 export abstract class BasePlugin<T extends PluginSettings = PluginSettings> {
   // The settings property will be populated by decorators
-  settings!: T;
-  
+  // Keep the instance property and constructor logic as is,
+  // as changing it would require changing animated-background/index.ts
+  settings!: T; // Use definite assignment assertion
+
   constructor() {
     // Copy settings from the prototype to the instance
     // This ensures that each instance has its own settings object
-    if (this.constructor.prototype.settings) {
+    // IMPORTANT: Ensure the prototype actually HAS settings before copying
+    if (this.constructor.prototype.hasOwnProperty('settings')) {
+      // Deep clone might be safer if settings objects become complex,
+      // but a shallow clone is usually fine for this structure.
       this.settings = { ...this.constructor.prototype.settings } as T;
+    } else {
+      // Fallback if decorators somehow didn't run or add the property
+      this.settings = {} as T;
     }
   }
-} 
\ No newline at end of file
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/plugins/core/settingsHelpers.ts b/src/plugins/core/settingsHelpers.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5db3188f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/core/settingsHelpers.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+import type { NumberSetting, BooleanSetting, StringSetting, SelectSetting } from './types';
+
+export function numberSetting(options: Omit<NumberSetting, 'type'>): NumberSetting {
+  return {
+    type: 'number',
+    ...options
+  };
+}
+
+export function booleanSetting(options: Omit<BooleanSetting, 'type'>): BooleanSetting {
+  return {
+    type: 'boolean',
+    ...options
+  };
+}
+
+export function stringSetting(options: Omit<StringSetting, 'type'>): StringSetting {
+  return {
+    type: 'string',
+    ...options
+  };
+}
+
+export function selectSetting<T extends string>(options: Omit<SelectSetting<T>, 'type'>): SelectSetting<T> {
+  return {
+    type: 'select',
+    ...options
+  };
+}
+
+export function defineSettings<T extends Record<string, any>>(settings: T): T {
+  return settings;
+}
+
+export function Setting(settingDef: any): PropertyDecorator {
+  return (target, propertyKey) => {
+    const proto = target.constructor.prototype;
+    if (!proto.hasOwnProperty('settings')) {
+      Object.defineProperty(proto, 'settings', {
+        value: {},
+        writable: true,
+        configurable: true,
+        enumerable: true
+      });
+    }
+
+    proto.settings[propertyKey] = settingDef;
+  };
+}
+  
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/plugins/core/types.ts b/src/plugins/core/types.ts
index f2a2a382..c5f48f01 100644
--- a/src/plugins/core/types.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/core/types.ts
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ export type SettingsAPI<T extends PluginSettings> = {
 } & {
   onChange: <K extends keyof T>(key: K, callback: (value: SettingValue<T[K]>) => void) => { unregister: () => void };
   offChange: <K extends keyof T>(key: K, callback: (value: SettingValue<T[K]>) => void) => void;
-  loaded: Promise<void>; // Promise that resolves when settings are loaded
-}
+  loaded: Promise<void>;
+}  
 
 export interface SEQTAAPI {
   onMount: (selector: string, callback: (element: Element) => void) => { unregister: () => void };