diff --git a/languages/ca.ini b/languages/ca.ini
index fe60760cbac94c77171b6d34d20d78f05b6af9a6..1b9cef191b6b4ff1ba143a44d78a0dc2ec4b5e8b 100644
--- a/languages/ca.ini
+++ b/languages/ca.ini
@@ -495,7 +495,6 @@ My Favorites = "Els meu favorits"
 My Fines = "Les meves sancions"
 My Holds = "Les meves reserves"
 My Profile = "El meu perfil"
-MyResearch Help = "Ajuda a la meva recerca"
 Narrow Search = "Refinar cerca"
 navigate_back = "Back"
 Need Help? = "Necessites ajuda?"
diff --git a/languages/cs.ini b/languages/cs.ini
index e570b0b75c0ec693889623154c70c7bedc93feff..93ba5d5732fb34b285ba6280ec062698477b497a 100644
--- a/languages/cs.ini
+++ b/languages/cs.ini
@@ -363,6 +363,7 @@ Group = Skupina
 group_AND = "VÅ ECHNY skupiny"
 group_OR = "LIBOVOLNÉ skupiny"
 Has Illustrations = "Obsahuje ilustrace"
+Help = "Nápověda"
 Help with Advanced Search = "Nápověda k pokročilému vyhledávání"
 Help with Search Operators = "Nápověda pro vyhledávací operátory"
 hierarchy_hide_tree = "Skrýt úplnou hierarchii"
@@ -550,7 +551,6 @@ My Favorites = "Oblíbené"
 My Fines = "Vaše upomínky"
 My Holds = "Vaše rezervace"
 My Profile = "Váš profil"
-MyResearch Help = "Nápověda"
 Narrow Search = "Upřesnit hledání"
 navigate_back = "Zpět"
 Need Help? = "Hledáte pomoc?"
diff --git a/languages/cy.ini b/languages/cy.ini
index 811d53c1175d551919b9689cab247f38be300413..736ec3b15b0731b59b41b2ca52dcac02c292a420 100644
--- a/languages/cy.ini
+++ b/languages/cy.ini
@@ -486,7 +486,6 @@ My Favorites ="Fy Ffefrynnau"
 My Fines ="Fy Nirwyon"
 My Holds ="Fy Naliadau"
 My Profile ="Fy Mhroffil"
-MyResearch Help ="MyResearch Help"
 Narrow Search ="Manylu'r Chwiliad"
 navigate_back = "Yn Ôl"
 Need Help? ="Angen Help?"
diff --git a/languages/da.ini b/languages/da.ini
index e6465efb2e3b5ddbb5c056e354e9f15373b23be2..88365fe7c2dc7a24afa31cb888a090215beb53f7 100644
--- a/languages/da.ini
+++ b/languages/da.ini
@@ -398,7 +398,6 @@ My Favorites = "Mine favoritter"
 My Fines = "Mine bøder"
 My Holds = "Mine beholdninger"
 My Profile = "Min profil"
-MyResearch Help = "MyResearch Hjælp"
 Narrow Search = "Indsnæver søgning"
 Need Help? = "Har du brug for hjælp?"
 New Item Feed = "Nyt emne"
diff --git a/languages/de.ini b/languages/de.ini
index 9ee87d9caf7bf0c951d5f158e255c83534cb5db2..4c6a546fd0d9c6690fdd670235d391b18e009e92 100644
--- a/languages/de.ini
+++ b/languages/de.ini
@@ -552,7 +552,6 @@ My Favorites = "Meine Favoriten"
 My Fines = "Meine Gebühren"
 My Holds = "Meine Bestellungen"
 My Profile = "Persönliche Angaben"
-MyResearch Help = "Suchhilfe"
 Narrow Search = "Suche einschränken"
 navigate_back = "Zurück"
 Need Help? = "Hilfe"
diff --git a/languages/el.ini b/languages/el.ini
index bcae726492d752c4ec3d42834474d01f769c5dd3..963927c39899a4fb7510b391a374a678f50e7102 100644
--- a/languages/el.ini
+++ b/languages/el.ini
@@ -551,7 +551,6 @@ My Favorites = "Τα αγαπημένα μου"
 My Fines = "Τα πρόστιμά μου"
 My Holds = "Οι κρατήσεις μου"
 My Profile = "Τα στοιχεία μου"
-MyResearch Help = "Βοήθεια για την έρευνά μου"
 Narrow Search = "Περιορισμός αναζήτησης"
 navigate_back = "Πίσω"
 Need Help? = "Χρειάζεστε βοήθεια;"
diff --git a/languages/en.ini b/languages/en.ini
index d435f45d277f6823f3946ba1e9797d023d178685..76bd755bfd681d8cbda88f0ee65b5e246eb74f34 100644
--- a/languages/en.ini
+++ b/languages/en.ini
@@ -366,8 +366,10 @@ Group = Group
 group_AND  = "ALL Groups"
 group_OR   = "ANY Groups"
 Has Illustrations = "Has Illustrations"
+Help = "Help"
 Help with Advanced Search = "Help with Advanced Search"
 Help with Search Operators = "Help with Search Operators"
+help_page_missing = "The requested help page does not exist."
 hierarchy_hide_tree = "Hide Full Hierarchy"
 hierarchy_show_tree = "Show Full Hierarchy"
 hierarchy_tree = "Context"
@@ -553,7 +555,6 @@ My Favorites = "My Favorites"
 My Fines = "My Fines"
 My Holds = "My Holds"
 My Profile = "My Profile"
-MyResearch Help = "MyResearch Help"
 Narrow Search = "Narrow Search"
 navigate_back = "Back"
 Need Help? = "Need Help?"
@@ -796,10 +797,10 @@ Series = Series
 Set = Set
 Showing = Showing
 Similar Items = "Similar Items"
+Skip to content = "Skip to content"
 skip_confirm = "Are you sure you want to skip this step?"
 skip_fix_metadata = "Do not fix the metadata at this time."
 skip_step = "Skip this step"
-Skip to content = "Skip to content"
 Slide = Slide
 sms_failure = "Error!  Could not send message."
 sms_phone_number = "10-Digit Phone Number"
@@ -872,10 +873,10 @@ Supplied by Amazon = "Supplied by Amazon"
 Switch view to = "Switch view to"
 switchquery_intro = "You may be able to get more results by adjusting your search query."
 switchquery_lowercasebools = "If you are trying to use Boolean operators, they must be ALL CAPS"
+switchquery_truncatechar = "Shorten your search to broaden it"
 switchquery_unwantedbools = "The words AND, OR and NOT may confuse the search; try adding quotes"
 switchquery_unwantedquotes = "Removing quotes may allow a broader search"
 switchquery_wildcard = "Adding a wildcard symbol may retrieve word variants"
-switchquery_truncatechar = "Shorten your search to broaden it"
 System Unavailable = "System Unavailable"
 Table of Contents = "Table of Contents"
 Table of Contents unavailable = "Table of Contents unavailable"
@@ -984,4 +985,4 @@ Your Profile = "Your Profile"
 Your search terms = "Your search terms"
 Your Tags = "Your Tags"
 Zip = Zip
-zoom = "Zoom"
+zoom = "Zoom"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/languages/es.ini b/languages/es.ini
index ebc8f63d951846b75bee1abdcbd16c29a3ce1efa..6d2a3c1986720db970421ac77eb7f7ff6f5fe577 100644
--- a/languages/es.ini
+++ b/languages/es.ini
@@ -484,7 +484,6 @@ My Favorites = "Mis Favoritos"
 My Fines = "Mis Multas"
 My Holds = "Mis Reservas"
 My Profile = "Mi Perfil"
-MyResearch Help = "Ayuda a mi investigación"
 Narrow Search = "Resultados Agrupados"
 navigate_back = "Atrás"
 Need Help? = "¿Necesita Ayuda?"
diff --git a/languages/eu.ini b/languages/eu.ini
index 89ca97d0fad18f086190ac63af20f6f7e4deff46..e6b3113dd0375d06bab7a7d692d177386da0caa0 100644
--- a/languages/eu.ini
+++ b/languages/eu.ini
@@ -945,6 +945,7 @@ Group = Taldea
 group_AND = ETA
 group_OR = EDO
 Has Illustrations = "Irudiduna"
+Help = Laguntza
 Help with Advanced Search = "Bilaketa aurreratuan lagundu"
 Help with Search Operators = "Eragileak nola erabili"
 hierarchy_hide_tree = "Ezkutatu Hierarkia Osoa"
@@ -1104,7 +1105,6 @@ My Favorites = "Nire gogokoenak"
 My Fines = "Nire penalizazioak"
 My Holds = "Nire erreserbak"
 My Profile = "Nire profila"
-MyResearch Help = Laguntza
 Narrow Search = "Emaitzak murriztu"
 navigate_back = "Atzera"
 Need Help? = "Laguntza behar al duzu?"
@@ -1222,17 +1222,17 @@ Range = Maila
 Range slider = "Rango de Deslizamiento"
 Read the full review online... = "Azterketa osoa linean irakurri"
 Recall This = "Jakinarazi"
-recaptcha_visual_challenge    = "Eskuratu ikusizko erronka"
 recaptcha_audio_challenge     = "Eskuratu audio-erronka"
-recaptcha_refresh_btn         = "Eskuratu erronka berria"
-recaptcha_instructions_visual = ""
-recaptcha_instructions_audio  = "Idatzi entzuten duzuna:"
-recaptcha_help_btn            = "Laguntza"
-recaptcha_play_again          = "Erreproduzitu soinua berriro"
 recaptcha_cant_hear_this      = "Deskargatu soinua MP3 gisa"
-recaptcha_incorrect_try_again = "Ez da zuzena. Saiatu berriro."
+recaptcha_help_btn            = "Laguntza"
 recaptcha_image_alt_text      = "reCAPTCHA erronkaren irudia"
+recaptcha_incorrect_try_again = "Ez da zuzena. Saiatu berriro."
+recaptcha_instructions_audio  = "Idatzi entzuten duzuna:"
+recaptcha_instructions_visual = ""
+recaptcha_play_again          = "Erreproduzitu soinua berriro"
 recaptcha_privacy_and_terms   = "Pribatutasuna eta baldintzak"
+recaptcha_refresh_btn         = "Eskuratu erronka berria"
+recaptcha_visual_challenge    = "Eskuratu ikusizko erronka"
 Record Citations = "Dokumentuaren aipamena"
 Record Count = "Erregistro-zenbatzea"
 Region = Eskualdea
diff --git a/languages/fi.ini b/languages/fi.ini
index 06dcaf2a1f90a820737f5d79ed957f47c0ea4e15..fda489126e674b3b43ae6404af0f7777518f311b 100644
--- a/languages/fi.ini
+++ b/languages/fi.ini
@@ -511,7 +511,6 @@ My Favorites = "Omat suosikit"
 My Fines = "Omat maksut"
 My Holds = "Omat varaukset"
 My Profile = "Oma profiili"
-MyResearch Help = "Omien sivujen ohje"
 Narrow Search = "Rajaa hakua"
 navigate_back = "Takaisin"
 Need Help? = "Tarvitsetko apua?"
diff --git a/languages/fr.ini b/languages/fr.ini
index 005d3bf3cb6d3171589180e07b9f5747e2262cf7..4896b6322594551a53e4d8f4a4c226b0e39efa03 100644
--- a/languages/fr.ini
+++ b/languages/fr.ini
@@ -551,7 +551,6 @@ My Favorites = "Mes favoris"
 My Fines = "Mes frais"
 My Holds = "Mes empruntes"
 My Profile = "Mon profil"
-MyResearch Help = "Aide à la Recherche"
 Narrow Search = "Affiner la recherche"
 navigate_back = "Retour"
 Need Help? = "Besoin d'aide ?"
diff --git a/languages/ga.ini b/languages/ga.ini
index b1bfbe4b1cb9c8ccaf6d324d9df374a639d04c8a..0ee7da7c1cd1eafaaffef5d3caeff4c5d7f246f6 100644
--- a/languages/ga.ini
+++ b/languages/ga.ini
@@ -385,7 +385,6 @@ My Favorites = "Mo Chuid Ceanán"
 My Fines = "Mo Chuid Fíneálacha"
 My Holds = "Mo Chuid Leabhar ar Coimeád"
 My Profile = "Mo Phróifíl"
-MyResearch Help = "Cabhair MyResearch"
 Narrow Search = "Cuardach Cúng"
 Need Help? = "Cabhair ag teastáil?"
 New Item Feed = "Fotha Míre Nua"
diff --git a/languages/he.ini b/languages/he.ini
index 8e059b8a0af420e8897d2fcd5dce76d478119efc..ca20f2b14c0537deb501b5828c3d889a042c12d4 100644
--- a/languages/he.ini
+++ b/languages/he.ini
@@ -449,7 +449,6 @@ My Favorites = "המועדפים שלי"
 My Fines = "קנסות שלי"
 My Holds = "הזמנות שלי"
 My Profile = "פרופיל שלי"
-MyResearch Help = "עזרה עבור האיזור האישי"
 Narrow Search = "צמצם חיפוש"
 navigate_back = "חזרה"
 Need Help? = "צריכים עזרה?"
diff --git a/languages/it.ini b/languages/it.ini
index c2d52d1a6d63bfaf089769777392e0b9b5f3d2d6..bc513ede59f614897c6e9891fe2efcb2410108f1 100644
--- a/languages/it.ini
+++ b/languages/it.ini
@@ -364,6 +364,7 @@ Group = Gruppo
 group_AND = "Tutti i gruppi"
 group_OR  = "Qualsiasi gruppo"
 Has Illustrations = "Contiene illustrazioni"
+Help = "Help"
 Help with Advanced Search = "Aiuto (ricerca avanzata)"
 Help with Search Operators = "Aiuto (strumenti e operatori)"
 hierarchy_hide_tree = "Nascondi l'intera gerarchia"
@@ -551,7 +552,6 @@ My Favorites = "I miei preferiti"
 My Fines = "Le mie multe"
 My Holds = "Le mie prenotazioni"
 My Profile = "Il mio profilo"
-MyResearch Help = "Help"
 Narrow Search = "Restringi la ricerca"
 navigate_back = "Indietro"
 Need Help? = "Serve aiuto?"
diff --git a/languages/ja.ini b/languages/ja.ini
index 47fa2aff7085bd7c4ee226191c6d3617a87ffdd2..da3b7a04c259746171595343e421972b337ed52f 100644
--- a/languages/ja.ini
+++ b/languages/ja.ini
@@ -551,7 +551,6 @@ My Favorites = "私のお気に入り"
 My Fines = "私の延滞金"
 My Holds = "私の予約"
 My Profile = "私のプロフィール"
-MyResearch Help = "マイ･リサーチの使い方"
 Narrow Search = "絞込み検索"
 navigate_back = "戻る"
 Need Help? = "ヘルプ"
diff --git a/languages/nl.ini b/languages/nl.ini
index 357fa441738cd314036c00e0f74b4135116303ea..6430e84643767dcff5ae2e7467086bbabba075e8 100644
--- a/languages/nl.ini
+++ b/languages/nl.ini
@@ -350,7 +350,6 @@ My Favorites = "Mijn favorieten"
 My Fines = "Mijn boetes"
 My Holds = "Mijn reserveringen"
 My Profile = "Mijn profiel"
-MyResearch Help = "Hulp bij mijn onderzoek"
 Narrow Search = "Verfijnd zoeken"
 Need Help? = "Hulp nodig?"
 New Item Feed = "Abonnement op nieuwe items"
diff --git a/languages/pl.ini b/languages/pl.ini
index d290f82a920984529134bf9f481262d342f37d3b..422d436a3d6e06d81919e9ec2a16a98e7857a8f5 100644
--- a/languages/pl.ini
+++ b/languages/pl.ini
@@ -386,6 +386,7 @@ Group = Grupa
 group_AND  = "z WSZYSTKIMI grupami"
 group_OR   = "z JAKÄ„KOLWIEK z grup"
 Has Illustrations = "z ilustracjami"
+Help = Pomoc
 Help with Advanced Search = "Pomoc do wyszukiwania zaawansowanego"
 Help with Search Operators = "Pomoc do operatorów wyszukiwania"
 hierarchy_hide_tree = "Ukryj całą hierarchię"
@@ -545,7 +546,6 @@ My Favorites = "Moje listy ulubionych"
 My Fines = "Moje opłaty"
 My Holds = "Moje zamówienia i rezerwacje"
 My Profile = "Mój profil"
-MyResearch Help = Pomoc
 Narrow Search = "Redukuj rezultaty"
 navigate_back = "z powrotem"
 Need Help? = Pomoc
@@ -663,17 +663,17 @@ Range = "Okres czasu"
 Range slider = "Slider"
 Read the full review online... = "Przeczytaj całą recenzję..."
 Recall This = Odwołaj
-recaptcha_visual_challenge    = "Pokaż podpowiedź wizualną"
 recaptcha_audio_challenge     = "Odtwórz podpowiedź dźwiękową"
-recaptcha_refresh_btn         = "Nowa podpowiedź"
-recaptcha_instructions_visual = "Przepisz tekst:"
-recaptcha_instructions_audio  = "Wpisz usłyszane słowa:"
-recaptcha_help_btn            = "Pomoc"
-recaptcha_play_again          = "Odtwórz dźwięk ponownie"
 recaptcha_cant_hear_this      = "Pobierz dźwięk jako plik MP3"
-recaptcha_incorrect_try_again = "Nieprawidłowo. Spróbuj ponownie."
+recaptcha_help_btn            = "Pomoc"
 recaptcha_image_alt_text      = "Zadanie obrazkowe reCAPTCHA"
+recaptcha_incorrect_try_again = "Nieprawidłowo. Spróbuj ponownie."
+recaptcha_instructions_audio  = "Wpisz usłyszane słowa:"
+recaptcha_instructions_visual = "Przepisz tekst:"
+recaptcha_play_again          = "Odtwórz dźwięk ponownie"
 recaptcha_privacy_and_terms   = "Prywatność i warunki"
+recaptcha_refresh_btn         = "Nowa podpowiedź"
+recaptcha_visual_challenge    = "Pokaż podpowiedź wizualną"
 Record Citations = "Cytaty zapisu"
 Record Count = "Ilość zapisów"
 Region = Region
diff --git a/languages/pt-br.ini b/languages/pt-br.ini
index 2dc909eb7943ec420d83113ae1a695cafb878d10..8393cd2148932bb115a2b2b66675af21eeee1a46 100644
--- a/languages/pt-br.ini
+++ b/languages/pt-br.ini
@@ -551,7 +551,6 @@ My Favorites = "Os meus favoritos"
 My Fines = "As minha multas"
 My Holds = "As minhas reservas"
 My Profile = O meu perfil
-MyResearch Help = "Ajuda no MyResearch"
 Narrow Search = "Refinar a Busca"
 navigate_back = "Voltar"
 Need Help? = "Precisa de ajuda?"
diff --git a/languages/pt.ini b/languages/pt.ini
index 0142d2221b51abbc91445667b616b27be9187133..338ec29d3bff56fbf8a0abc8fa167a7a61123764 100644
--- a/languages/pt.ini
+++ b/languages/pt.ini
@@ -484,7 +484,6 @@ My Favorites = "Os meus favoritos"
 My Fines = "As minha multas"
 My Holds = "As minhas reservas"
 My Profile = O meu perfil
-MyResearch Help = "Ajuda no MyResearch"
 Narrow Search = "Refinar a Pesquisa"
 navigate_back = "Voltar"
 Need Help? = "Precisa de ajuda?"
diff --git a/languages/ru.ini b/languages/ru.ini
index 5741a00d9aab7f4192ba6a543920f926f8ea5905..2299493ba1c4912456236bdfedb1bd71ba3d0f3e 100644
--- a/languages/ru.ini
+++ b/languages/ru.ini
@@ -567,7 +567,6 @@ My Favorites = "Мои Избранные"
 My Fines = "Мои штрафы"
 My Holds = "Мои задолженности"
 My Profile = "Мой профиль"
-MyResearch Help = "Моя исследовательская справка"
 Narrow Search = "Сужение результатов поиска"
 navigate_back = "Назад"
 Need Help? = "Нужна ли Справка? Она ниже."
diff --git a/languages/sl.ini b/languages/sl.ini
index 3d2b2ce6c3f12c14c20409a6507db09ea61337ac..9c7ecb49097626de6baf0dd9865f4a2530a7578e 100644
--- a/languages/sl.ini
+++ b/languages/sl.ini
@@ -482,7 +482,6 @@ My Favorites = "Moje priljubljene"
 My Fines = "Moje zamudnine"
 My Holds = "Moje izposojene"
 My Profile = "Moj profil"
-MyResearch Help = "Moja raziskovalna pomoč"
 Narrow Search = "Zoži iskanje"
 navigate_back = "Nazaj"
 Need Help? = "Potrebujete pomoč?"
diff --git a/languages/sv.ini b/languages/sv.ini
index 47193d0bb1d03660273bbba6b3e3206cbe45fe3f..f489bcda44428c86b6ada54cebb37660c2ea8a5d 100644
--- a/languages/sv.ini
+++ b/languages/sv.ini
@@ -511,7 +511,6 @@ My Favorites = "Mina favoriter"
 My Fines = "Mina avgifter"
 My Holds = "Mina reserveringar"
 My Profile = "Min profil"
-MyResearch Help = "Hjälp för mina uppgifter"
 Narrow Search = "Begränsa sökningen"
 navigate_back = "Back"
 Need Help? = "Behöver du hjälp?"
diff --git a/languages/tr.ini b/languages/tr.ini
index 5e746bd1125ad7af5efb9368cc997bf54b357710..ac5796f5636a5a3c120446766145b8f90009601d 100644
--- a/languages/tr.ini
+++ b/languages/tr.ini
@@ -561,7 +561,6 @@ My Favorites ="Favori Listem"
 My Fines = "Cezalarım"
 My Holds = "Rezervelerim"
 My Profile = "Profilim"
-MyResearch Help = "Tarama Yardımı"
 Narrow Search = "Taramayı Daralt"
 navigate_back = "Geri"
 Need Help? = Yardım
diff --git a/languages/zh-cn.ini b/languages/zh-cn.ini
index 2dcd0945cb4997f11b0c07995b6a97ddfb721204..cecef07d88c20ef67061da5a9f3aabc14a490e51 100644
--- a/languages/zh-cn.ini
+++ b/languages/zh-cn.ini
@@ -385,7 +385,6 @@ My Favorites = "我的最爱"
 My Fines = "我的罚款"
 My Holds = "My Holds"
 My Profile = "我的档案"
-MyResearch Help = "我的研究帮助"
 Narrow Search = "缩小搜索"
 Need Help? = "需要帮助?"
 New Item Feed = "新项目"
diff --git a/languages/zh.ini b/languages/zh.ini
index 0d109792533b221a6842a1f821fdea3dcdc903df..3d0872163c3fdcd2237d051e6af705379858e039 100644
--- a/languages/zh.ini
+++ b/languages/zh.ini
@@ -385,7 +385,6 @@ My Favorites = "我的最愛"
 My Fines = "我的罰款"
 My Holds = "My Holds"
 My Profile = "我的檔案"
-MyResearch Help = "我的研究幫助"
 Narrow Search = "縮小搜索"
 Need Help? = "需要幫助?"
 New Item Feed = "æ–°é …ç›®"
diff --git a/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/Controller/HelpController.php b/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/Controller/HelpController.php
index fe6ea409d23c72dbf86653ea3b2e207e9b36d1a7..9f593daf2ad099a31e9f5f49f93e8bf771126f92 100644
--- a/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/Controller/HelpController.php
+++ b/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/Controller/HelpController.php
@@ -51,26 +51,8 @@ class HelpController extends AbstractBase
     public function homeAction()
     {
         $this->layout()->setTemplate('layout/help');
-
-        // Sanitize the topic name to include only alphanumeric characters
-        // or underscores.
-        $safe_topic
-            = preg_replace('/[^\w]/', '', $this->params()->fromQuery('topic'));
-
-        // Construct two possible template names -- the help screen in the
-        // current selected language and help in English (most likely to exist).
-        // The code will attempt to display the most appropriate existing help screen
-        $language = $this->getServiceLocator()->has('VuFind\Translator')
-            ? $this->getServiceLocator()->get('VuFind\Translator')->getLocale()
-            : 'en';
-
-        $tpl_lang = 'HelpTranslations/' . $language
-            . '/' . $safe_topic . '.phtml';
-        $tpl_en = 'HelpTranslations/en/' . $safe_topic . '.phtml';
-       
-        // Best case -- help is available in the user's chosen language
         return $this->createViewModel(
-            array('tpl_lang' => $tpl_lang, 'tpl_en' => $tpl_en)
+            array('topic' => $this->params()->fromQuery('topic'))
         );
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/View/Helper/Root/Factory.php b/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/View/Helper/Root/Factory.php
index bc9371e9cc45a89f3b2880aa87be15fa4b8e8015..d1ace6957dfe103f1b4581b261b8c6da40562a81 100644
--- a/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/View/Helper/Root/Factory.php
+++ b/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/View/Helper/Root/Factory.php
@@ -202,6 +202,21 @@ class Factory
         );
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Construct the HelpText helper.
+     *
+     * @param ServiceManager $sm Service manager.
+     *
+     * @return HelpText
+     */
+    public static function getHelpText(ServiceManager $sm)
+    {
+        $lang = $sm->getServiceLocator()->has('VuFind\Translator')
+            ? $sm->getServiceLocator()->get('VuFind\Translator')->getLocale()
+            : 'en';
+        return new HelpText($sm->get('context'), $lang);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Construct the HistoryLabel helper.
      *
diff --git a/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/View/Helper/Root/HelpText.php b/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/View/Helper/Root/HelpText.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..24f320070fd4af55002af8c5a77c87ac8d4885c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/View/Helper/Root/HelpText.php
@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * "Load help text" view helper
+ *
+ * PHP version 5
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) Villanova University 2010.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2,
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ *
+ * @category VuFind2
+ * @package  View_Helpers
+ * @author   Demian Katz <demian.katz@villanova.edu>
+ * @license  http://opensource.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.php GNU General Public License
+ * @link     http://vufind.org/wiki/vufind2:developer_manual Wiki
+ */
+namespace VuFind\View\Helper\Root;
+
+use Zend\View\Exception\RuntimeException;
+
+/**
+ * "Load help text" view helper
+ *
+ * @category VuFind2
+ * @package  View_Helpers
+ * @author   Demian Katz <demian.katz@villanova.edu>
+ * @license  http://opensource.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.php GNU General Public License
+ * @link     http://vufind.org/wiki/vufind2:developer_manual Wiki
+ */
+class HelpText extends \Zend\View\Helper\AbstractHelper
+{
+    /**
+     * The current language
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $language;
+
+    /**
+     * The default fallback language
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $defaultLanguage;
+
+    /**
+     * The context view helper
+     *
+     * @var Context
+     */
+    protected $contextHelper;
+
+    /**
+     * Warning messages
+     *
+     * @var array
+     */
+    protected $warnings = array();
+
+    /**
+     * Constructor
+     *
+     * @param Context $context         The context view helper
+     * @param string  $language        The current user-selected language
+     * @param string  $defaultLanguage The default fallback language
+     */
+    public function __construct(Context $context, $language, $defaultLanguage = 'en')
+    {
+        $this->contextHelper = $context;
+        $this->language = $language;
+        $this->defaultLanguage = $defaultLanguage;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get warnings generated during rendering (if any).
+     *
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function getWarnings()
+    {
+        return $this->warnings;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Render a help template (or return false if none found).
+     *
+     * @param string $name    Template name to render
+     * @param array  $context Variables needed for rendering template; these will
+     * be temporarily added to the global view context, then reverted after the
+     * template is rendered (default = empty).
+     *
+     * @return string|bool
+     */
+    public function render($name, $context = null)
+    {
+        // Set up the needed context in the view:
+        $this->contextHelper->__invoke($this->getView());
+        $oldContext = $this->contextHelper
+            ->apply(null === $context ? array() : $context);
+
+        // Sanitize the template name to include only alphanumeric characters
+        // or underscores.
+        $safe_topic = preg_replace('/[^\w]/', '', $name);
+
+        // Clear warnings
+        $this->warnings = array();
+
+        try {
+            $tpl = "HelpTranslations/{$this->language}/{$safe_topic}.phtml";
+            $html = $this->getView()->render($tpl);
+        } catch (RuntimeException $e) {
+            try {
+                // language missing -- try default language
+                $tplFallback = 'HelpTranslations/' . $this->defaultLanguage . '/'
+                    . $safe_topic . '.phtml';
+                $html = $this->getView()->render($tplFallback);
+                $this->warnings[] = 'Sorry, but the help you requested is '
+                    . 'unavailable in your language.';
+            } catch (RuntimeException $e) {
+                // no translation available at all!
+                $html = false;
+            }
+        }
+
+        $this->contextHelper->restore($oldContext);
+        return $html;
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/themes/bootstrap/templates/help/home.phtml b/themes/bootstrap/templates/help/home.phtml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..6e4705a4dfe03e58ce89e99ffb38ea5c2bd0f011
--- /dev/null
+++ b/themes/bootstrap/templates/help/home.phtml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<? $this->headTitle($this->translate('Help')); ?>
+<? if ($help = $this->helpText()->render($topic)): ?>
+  <? foreach ($this->helpText()->getWarnings() as $warning): ?>
+    <p class="alert alert-warning"><?=$this->transEsc($warning)?></p>
+  <? endforeach; ?>
+  <?=$help?>
+<? else: ?>
+  <p class="alert alert-error"><?=$this->transEsc('help_page_missing')?></p>
+<? endif; ?>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/themes/bootstrap3/templates/help/home.phtml b/themes/bootstrap3/templates/help/home.phtml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..92b678d6963b369c69619b2428df4a32256e9a5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/themes/bootstrap3/templates/help/home.phtml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<? $this->headTitle($this->translate('Help')); ?>
+<? if ($help = $this->helpText()->render($topic)): ?>
+  <? foreach ($this->helpText()->getWarnings() as $warning): ?>
+    <p class="alert alert-warning"><?=$this->transEsc($warning)?></p>
+  <? endforeach; ?>
+  <?=$help?>
+<? else: ?>
+  <p class="alert alert-danger"><?=$this->transEsc('help_page_missing')?></p>
+<? endif; ?>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/themes/root/templates/help/home.phtml b/themes/root/templates/help/home.phtml
index 982d19965e4386189b5966cf53ce5fb64475f970..bbea276caf237c836675adca17f7aecb0623e571 100644
--- a/themes/root/templates/help/home.phtml
+++ b/themes/root/templates/help/home.phtml
@@ -1,16 +1,9 @@
-<?
-  $this->headTitle($this->translate('MyResearch Help'));
-
-  try { // language missing
-    echo $this->render($this->tpl_lang);
-  } catch (Exception $e) {
-    try { // for missing file error message
-      $en = $this->render($this->tpl_en); // existence check
-      ?><p class="warning"><?=$this->transEsc('Sorry, but the help you requested is unavailable in your language.') ?></p><?
-      echo $en;
-    } catch (Exception $e) {
-      $this->layout->setLayout('layout');
-      throw new Exception('Unknown Help Page');
-    }
-  }
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+<? $this->headTitle($this->translate('Help')); ?>
+<? if ($help = $this->helpText()->render($topic)): ?>
+  <? foreach ($this->helpText()->getWarnings() as $warning): ?>
+    <p class="warning"><?=$this->transEsc($warning)?></p>
+  <? endforeach; ?>
+  <?=$help?>
+<? else: ?>
+  <p class="warning"><?=$this->transEsc('help_page_missing')?></p>
+<? endif; ?>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/themes/root/theme.config.php b/themes/root/theme.config.php
index f4449138ef3e14e0808db088032d8eda9ba1c0d6..eecfd12bdd7f2f69f36368a693286cbb7b2dd993 100644
--- a/themes/root/theme.config.php
+++ b/themes/root/theme.config.php
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ return array(
             'flashmessages' => 'VuFind\View\Helper\Root\Factory::getFlashmessages',
             'googleanalytics' => 'VuFind\View\Helper\Root\Factory::getGoogleAnalytics',
             'getlastsearchlink' => 'VuFind\View\Helper\Root\Factory::getGetLastSearchLink',
+            'helptext' => 'VuFind\View\Helper\Root\Factory::getHelpText',
             'historylabel' => 'VuFind\View\Helper\Root\Factory::getHistoryLabel',
             'ils' => 'VuFind\View\Helper\Root\Factory::getIls',
             'jstranslations' => 'VuFind\View\Helper\Root\Factory::getJsTranslations',