diff --git a/src/app/browse-by/browse-by.module.ts b/src/app/browse-by/browse-by.module.ts
index 14e21f8b4c..07165b1a28 100644
--- a/src/app/browse-by/browse-by.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/browse-by/browse-by.module.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { ComcolModule } from '../shared/comcol/comcol.module';
 import { ThemedBrowseByMetadataPageComponent } from './browse-by-metadata-page/themed-browse-by-metadata-page.component';
 import { ThemedBrowseByDatePageComponent } from './browse-by-date-page/themed-browse-by-date-page.component';
 import { ThemedBrowseByTitlePageComponent } from './browse-by-title-page/themed-browse-by-title-page.component';
+import { DsoPageModule } from '../shared/dso-page/dso-page.module';
 
 const ENTRY_COMPONENTS = [
   // put only entry components that use custom decorator
@@ -27,7 +28,8 @@ const ENTRY_COMPONENTS = [
   imports: [
     CommonModule,
     ComcolModule,
-    SharedModule
+    SharedModule,
+    DsoPageModule
   ],
   declarations: [
     BrowseBySwitcherComponent,
diff --git a/src/app/collection-page/collection-page.module.ts b/src/app/collection-page/collection-page.module.ts
index ff49b983ff..e032694e0e 100644
--- a/src/app/collection-page/collection-page.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/collection-page/collection-page.module.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import { StatisticsModule } from '../statistics/statistics.module';
 import { CollectionFormModule } from './collection-form/collection-form.module';
 import { ThemedCollectionPageComponent } from './themed-collection-page.component';
 import { ComcolModule } from '../shared/comcol/comcol.module';
+import { DsoPageModule } from '../shared/dso-page/dso-page.module';
 
 @NgModule({
   imports: [
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ import { ComcolModule } from '../shared/comcol/comcol.module';
     EditItemPageModule,
     CollectionFormModule,
     ComcolModule,
+    DsoPageModule,
   ],
   declarations: [
     CollectionPageComponent,
diff --git a/src/app/community-page/community-page.module.ts b/src/app/community-page/community-page.module.ts
index 1dd9e82499..45ffb2a786 100644
--- a/src/app/community-page/community-page.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/community-page/community-page.module.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import {
 import {
   ThemedCollectionPageSubCollectionListComponent
 } from './sub-collection-list/themed-community-page-sub-collection-list.component';
+import { DsoPageModule } from '../shared/dso-page/dso-page.module';
 
 const DECLARATIONS = [CommunityPageComponent,
   ThemedCommunityPageComponent,
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ const DECLARATIONS = [CommunityPageComponent,
     StatisticsModule.forRoot(),
     CommunityFormModule,
     ComcolModule,
+    DsoPageModule,
   ],
   declarations: [
     ...DECLARATIONS
diff --git a/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/journal-entities.module.ts b/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/journal-entities.module.ts
index 3bf861e10d..9c214468d5 100644
--- a/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/journal-entities.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/journal-entities.module.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import { JournalVolumeSidebarSearchListElementComponent } from './item-list-elem
 import { JournalIssueSidebarSearchListElementComponent } from './item-list-elements/sidebar-search-list-elements/journal-issue/journal-issue-sidebar-search-list-element.component';
 import { JournalSidebarSearchListElementComponent } from './item-list-elements/sidebar-search-list-elements/journal/journal-sidebar-search-list-element.component';
 import { ItemSharedModule } from '../../item-page/item-shared.module';
+import { DsoPageModule } from '../../shared/dso-page/dso-page.module';
 
 const ENTRY_COMPONENTS = [
   // put only entry components that use custom decorator
@@ -47,7 +48,8 @@ const ENTRY_COMPONENTS = [
   imports: [
     CommonModule,
     ItemSharedModule,
-    SharedModule
+    SharedModule,
+    DsoPageModule
   ],
   declarations: [
     ...ENTRY_COMPONENTS
diff --git a/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/research-entities.module.ts b/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/research-entities.module.ts
index 721a22be08..d115f61784 100644
--- a/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/research-entities.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/research-entities.module.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import { OrgUnitSidebarSearchListElementComponent } from './item-list-elements/s
 import { PersonSidebarSearchListElementComponent } from './item-list-elements/sidebar-search-list-elements/person/person-sidebar-search-list-element.component';
 import { ProjectSidebarSearchListElementComponent } from './item-list-elements/sidebar-search-list-elements/project/project-sidebar-search-list-element.component';
 import { ItemSharedModule } from '../../item-page/item-shared.module';
+import { DsoPageModule } from '../../shared/dso-page/dso-page.module';
 
 const ENTRY_COMPONENTS = [
 // put only entry components that use custom decorator
@@ -69,7 +70,8 @@ const COMPONENTS = [
     CommonModule,
     ItemSharedModule,
     SharedModule,
-    NgbTooltipModule
+    NgbTooltipModule,
+    DsoPageModule
   ],
   declarations: [
     ...COMPONENTS,
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/item-page.module.ts b/src/app/item-page/item-page.module.ts
index 5842e9e17e..bbe43ec590 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/item-page.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/item-page/item-page.module.ts
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ import { ItemVersionsModule } from './versions/item-versions.module';
 import { BitstreamRequestACopyPageComponent } from './bitstreams/request-a-copy/bitstream-request-a-copy-page.component';
 import { FileSectionComponent } from './simple/field-components/file-section/file-section.component';
 import { ItemSharedModule } from './item-shared.module';
+import { DsoPageModule } from '../shared/dso-page/dso-page.module';
 
 
 const ENTRY_COMPONENTS = [
@@ -89,7 +90,6 @@ const DECLARATIONS = [
   OrcidSyncSettingsComponent,
   OrcidQueueComponent,
   ItemAlertsComponent,
-  VersionedItemComponent,
   BitstreamRequestACopyPageComponent,
 ];
 
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ const DECLARATIONS = [
     NgxGalleryModule,
     NgbAccordionModule,
     UploadModule,
+    DsoPageModule,
   ],
   declarations: [
     ...DECLARATIONS,
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/item-shared.module.ts b/src/app/item-page/item-shared.module.ts
index c558b11692..0249e3cf22 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/item-shared.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/item-page/item-shared.module.ts
@@ -10,16 +10,14 @@ import { TabbedRelatedEntitiesSearchComponent } from './simple/related-entities/
 import { ItemVersionsDeleteModalComponent } from './versions/item-versions-delete-modal/item-versions-delete-modal.component';
 import { ItemVersionsSummaryModalComponent } from './versions/item-versions-summary-modal/item-versions-summary-modal.component';
 import { MetadataValuesComponent } from './field-components/metadata-values/metadata-values.component';
-import { DsoPageVersionButtonComponent } from '../shared/dso-page/dso-page-version-button/dso-page-version-button.component';
-import { PersonPageClaimButtonComponent } from '../shared/dso-page/person-page-claim-button/person-page-claim-button.component';
 import { GenericItemPageFieldComponent } from './simple/field-components/specific-field/generic/generic-item-page-field.component';
 import { MetadataRepresentationListComponent } from './simple/metadata-representation-list/metadata-representation-list.component';
 import { RelatedItemsComponent } from './simple/related-items/related-items-component';
-import { DsoPageOrcidButtonComponent } from '../shared/dso-page/dso-page-orcid-button/dso-page-orcid-button.component';
 
 const ENTRY_COMPONENTS = [
   ItemVersionsDeleteModalComponent,
   ItemVersionsSummaryModalComponent,
+
 ];
 
 const COMPONENTS = [
@@ -27,12 +25,9 @@ const COMPONENTS = [
   RelatedEntitiesSearchComponent,
   TabbedRelatedEntitiesSearchComponent,
   MetadataValuesComponent,
-  DsoPageVersionButtonComponent,
-  PersonPageClaimButtonComponent,
   GenericItemPageFieldComponent,
   MetadataRepresentationListComponent,
   RelatedItemsComponent,
-  DsoPageOrcidButtonComponent
 ];
 
 @NgModule({
diff --git a/src/app/shared/dso-page/dso-edit-menu/dso-edit-menu.component.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/dso-page/dso-edit-menu/dso-edit-menu.component.spec.ts
index 1502407081..5616e8ea10 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/dso-page/dso-edit-menu/dso-edit-menu.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/dso-page/dso-edit-menu/dso-edit-menu.component.spec.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { ComponentFixture, TestBed, waitForAsync } from '@angular/core/testing';
 import { TranslateModule } from '@ngx-translate/core';
-import { ChangeDetectionStrategy, Injector, NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA } from '@angular/core';
+import { Injector, NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA } from '@angular/core';
 import { of as observableOf } from 'rxjs';
 import { RouterTestingModule } from '@angular/router/testing';
 import { ActivatedRoute } from '@angular/router';
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@ import { AuthorizationDataService } from '../../../core/data/feature-authorizati
 import { AuthService } from '../../../core/auth/auth.service';
 import { AuthServiceStub } from '../../testing/auth-service.stub';
 import { MenuService } from '../../menu/menu.service';
-import {
-  ExpandableNavbarSectionComponent
-} from '../../../navbar/expandable-navbar-section/expandable-navbar-section.component';
 import { MenuItemModel } from '../../menu/menu-item/models/menu-item.model';
 import { ThemeService } from '../../theme-support/theme.service';
 import { getMockThemeService } from '../../mocks/theme-service.mock';
 
+
+import { DsoPageModule } from '../dso-page.module';
+
 describe('DsoEditMenuComponent', () => {
   let comp: DsoEditMenuComponent;
   let fixture: ComponentFixture<DsoEditMenuComponent>;
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ describe('DsoEditMenuComponent', () => {
     });
     spyOn(menuService, 'getMenuTopSections').and.returnValue(observableOf([section]));
     TestBed.configureTestingModule({
-      imports: [TranslateModule.forRoot(), RouterTestingModule],
+      imports: [TranslateModule.forRoot(), RouterTestingModule, DsoPageModule],
       declarations: [DsoEditMenuComponent],
       providers: [
         Injector,
@@ -54,15 +54,10 @@ describe('DsoEditMenuComponent', () => {
         {provide: AuthService, useClass: AuthServiceStub},
         {provide: ActivatedRoute, useValue: routeStub},
         {provide: AuthorizationDataService, useValue: authorizationService},
-        { provide: ThemeService, useValue: getMockThemeService() },
+        {provide: ThemeService, useValue: getMockThemeService()},
       ],
       schemas: [NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA]
-    }).overrideComponent(ExpandableNavbarSectionComponent, {
-      set: {
-        changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.Default,
-      }
-    })
-      .compileComponents();
+    }).compileComponents();
   }));
 
   beforeEach(() => {
diff --git a/src/app/shared/dso-page/dso-page.module.ts b/src/app/shared/dso-page/dso-page.module.ts
index e69de29bb2..6820e8eb53 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/dso-page/dso-page.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/dso-page/dso-page.module.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
+import { TranslateModule } from '@ngx-translate/core';
+import { RouterModule } from '@angular/router';
+import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common';
+import { DsoEditMenuComponent } from '../dso-page/dso-edit-menu/dso-edit-menu.component';
+import {
+  DsoEditMenuSectionComponent
+} from '../dso-page/dso-edit-menu/dso-edit-menu-section/dso-edit-menu-section.component';
+import {
+  DsoEditMenuExpandableSectionComponent
+} from '../dso-page/dso-edit-menu/dso-edit-expandable-menu-section/dso-edit-menu-expandable-section.component';
+import { NgbTooltipModule } from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap';
+
+const COMPONENTS = [
+  DsoEditMenuComponent,
+  DsoEditMenuSectionComponent,
+  DsoEditMenuExpandableSectionComponent,
+];
+
+const ENTRY_COMPONENTS = [
+];
+
+const MODULES = [
+  TranslateModule,
+  RouterModule,
+  CommonModule,
+  NgbTooltipModule,
+];
+const PROVIDERS = [
+
+];
+
+@NgModule({
+  imports: [
+    ...MODULES
+  ],
+  declarations: [
+    ...COMPONENTS,
+    ...ENTRY_COMPONENTS,
+  ],
+  providers: [
+    ...PROVIDERS,
+    ...ENTRY_COMPONENTS,
+  ],
+  exports: [
+    ...COMPONENTS
+  ]
+})
+
+/**
+ * This module handles all components, providers and modules that are needed for the menu
+ */
+export class DsoPageModule {
+
+}
diff --git a/src/app/shared/dso-page/dso-versioning-modal-service/dso-versioning-modal.service.ts b/src/app/shared/dso-page/dso-versioning-modal-service/dso-versioning-modal.service.ts
index 708b0431e7..46792294dd 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/dso-page/dso-versioning-modal-service/dso-versioning-modal.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/dso-page/dso-versioning-modal-service/dso-versioning-modal.service.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-import {
-  ItemVersionsSummaryModalComponent
-} from '../../item/item-versions/item-versions-summary-modal/item-versions-summary-modal.component';
 import { getFirstCompletedRemoteData, getFirstSucceededRemoteDataPayload } from '../../../core/shared/operators';
 import { RemoteData } from '../../../core/data/remote-data';
 import { Version } from '../../../core/shared/version.model';
@@ -10,12 +7,15 @@ import { WorkspaceItem } from '../../../core/submission/models/workspaceitem.mod
 import { NgbModal } from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap';
 import { VersionDataService } from '../../../core/data/version-data.service';
 import { VersionHistoryDataService } from '../../../core/data/version-history-data.service';
-import { ItemVersionsSharedService } from '../../item/item-versions/item-versions-shared.service';
 import { Router } from '@angular/router';
 import { WorkspaceitemDataService } from '../../../core/submission/workspaceitem-data.service';
 import { ItemDataService } from '../../../core/data/item-data.service';
 import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
 import { Observable, of } from 'rxjs';
+import { ItemVersionsSharedService } from '../../../item-page/versions/item-versions-shared.service';
+import {
+  ItemVersionsSummaryModalComponent
+} from '../../../item-page/versions/item-versions-summary-modal/item-versions-summary-modal.component';
 
 /**
  * Service to take care of all the functionality related to the version creation modal
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import { Observable, of } from 'rxjs';
 })
 export class DsoVersioningModalService {
 
+
   constructor(
     protected modalService: NgbModal,
     protected versionService: VersionDataService,
diff --git a/src/app/shared/menu/menu.module.ts b/src/app/shared/menu/menu.module.ts
index c007af517d..28bdab9987 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/menu/menu.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/menu/menu.module.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ const ENTRY_COMPONENTS = [
 const MODULES = [
   TranslateModule,
   RouterModule,
-  CommonModule
+  CommonModule,
 ];
 const PROVIDERS = [
 
diff --git a/src/app/shared/shared.module.ts b/src/app/shared/shared.module.ts
index 095af56c56..445ee82c83 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/shared.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/shared.module.ts
@@ -101,19 +101,19 @@ import {
   CreateCommunityParentSelectorComponent
 } from './dso-selector/modal-wrappers/create-community-parent-selector/create-community-parent-selector.component';
 import {
-    ThemedCreateCommunityParentSelectorComponent
+  ThemedCreateCommunityParentSelectorComponent
 } from './dso-selector/modal-wrappers/create-community-parent-selector/themed-create-community-parent-selector.component';
 import {
   CreateItemParentSelectorComponent
 } from './dso-selector/modal-wrappers/create-item-parent-selector/create-item-parent-selector.component';
 import {
-    ThemedCreateItemParentSelectorComponent
+  ThemedCreateItemParentSelectorComponent
 } from './dso-selector/modal-wrappers/create-item-parent-selector/themed-create-item-parent-selector.component';
 import {
   CreateCollectionParentSelectorComponent
 } from './dso-selector/modal-wrappers/create-collection-parent-selector/create-collection-parent-selector.component';
 import {
-    ThemedCreateCollectionParentSelectorComponent
+  ThemedCreateCollectionParentSelectorComponent
 } from './dso-selector/modal-wrappers/create-collection-parent-selector/themed-create-collection-parent-selector.component';
 import {
   CommunitySearchResultListElementComponent
@@ -125,19 +125,19 @@ import {
   EditItemSelectorComponent
 } from './dso-selector/modal-wrappers/edit-item-selector/edit-item-selector.component';
 import {
-    ThemedEditItemSelectorComponent
+  ThemedEditItemSelectorComponent
 } from './dso-selector/modal-wrappers/edit-item-selector/themed-edit-item-selector.component';
 import {
   EditCommunitySelectorComponent
 } from './dso-selector/modal-wrappers/edit-community-selector/edit-community-selector.component';
 import {
-    ThemedEditCommunitySelectorComponent
+  ThemedEditCommunitySelectorComponent
 } from './dso-selector/modal-wrappers/edit-community-selector/themed-edit-community-selector.component';
 import {
   EditCollectionSelectorComponent
 } from './dso-selector/modal-wrappers/edit-collection-selector/edit-collection-selector.component';
 import {
-    ThemedEditCollectionSelectorComponent
+  ThemedEditCollectionSelectorComponent
 } from './dso-selector/modal-wrappers/edit-collection-selector/themed-edit-collection-selector.component';
 import { RoleDirective } from './roles/role.directive';
 import { UserMenuComponent } from './auth-nav-menu/user-menu/user-menu.component';
@@ -238,13 +238,6 @@ import {
   ItemPageTitleFieldComponent
 } from '../item-page/simple/field-components/specific-field/title/item-page-title-field.component';
 import { MarkdownPipe } from './utils/markdown.pipe';
-import {
-  DsoEditMenuSectionComponent
-} from './dso-page/dso-edit-menu/dso-edit-menu-section/dso-edit-menu-section.component';
-import { DsoEditMenuComponent } from './dso-page/dso-edit-menu/dso-edit-menu.component';
-import {
-  DsoEditMenuExpandableSectionComponent
-} from './dso-page/dso-edit-menu/dso-edit-expandable-menu-section/dso-edit-menu-expandable-section.component';
 import { GoogleRecaptchaModule } from '../core/google-recaptcha/google-recaptcha.module';
 import { MenuModule } from './menu/menu.module';
 import {
@@ -351,7 +344,6 @@ const COMPONENTS = [
   ItemPageTitleFieldComponent,
   ThemedSearchNavbarComponent,
   ListableNotificationObjectComponent,
-  DsoPageEditButtonComponent,
   MetadataFieldWrapperComponent,
 ];
 
@@ -409,9 +401,6 @@ const ENTRY_COMPONENTS = [
   CommunitySidebarSearchListElementComponent,
   ScopeSelectorModalComponent,
   ListableNotificationObjectComponent,
-  ExternalLinkMenuItemComponent,
-  DsoEditMenuSectionComponent,
-  DsoEditMenuExpandableSectionComponent,
 ];
 
 const PROVIDERS = [
diff --git a/src/themes/custom/eager-theme.module.ts b/src/themes/custom/eager-theme.module.ts
index 50b56252d3..ed0f1a9285 100644
--- a/src/themes/custom/eager-theme.module.ts
+++ b/src/themes/custom/eager-theme.module.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import {
 import { CommunityListElementComponent } from './app/shared/object-list/community-list-element/community-list-element.component';
 import { CollectionListElementComponent } from './app/shared/object-list/collection-list-element/collection-list-element.component';
 import { CollectionDropdownComponent } from './app/shared/collection-dropdown/collection-dropdown.component';
+import { DsoPageModule } from '../../app/shared/dso-page/dso-page.module';
 
 
 /**
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@ const DECLARATIONS = [
     NavbarModule,
     ItemPageModule,
     ItemSharedModule,
+    DsoPageModule,
   ],
   declarations: DECLARATIONS,
   providers: [
diff --git a/src/themes/custom/lazy-theme.module.ts b/src/themes/custom/lazy-theme.module.ts
index 871764bc66..701c1e656f 100644
--- a/src/themes/custom/lazy-theme.module.ts
+++ b/src/themes/custom/lazy-theme.module.ts
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ import {
 } from './app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/external-source-tab/external-source-entry-import-modal/external-source-entry-import-modal.component';
 import { ItemVersionsModule } from '../../app/item-page/versions/item-versions.module';
 import { ItemSharedModule } from '../../app/item-page/item-shared.module';
+import { DsoPageModule } from '../../app/shared/dso-page/dso-page.module';
 
 const DECLARATIONS = [
   FileSectionComponent,
@@ -206,6 +207,7 @@ const DECLARATIONS = [
     InfoModule,
     JournalEntitiesModule,
     MenuModule,
+    DsoPageModule,
     MyDspaceSearchModule,
     NavbarModule,
     NgbModule,
diff --git a/src/themes/dspace/eager-theme.module.ts b/src/themes/dspace/eager-theme.module.ts
index 584c83a617..015283a0d6 100644
--- a/src/themes/dspace/eager-theme.module.ts
+++ b/src/themes/dspace/eager-theme.module.ts
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ import { NavbarModule } from '../../app/navbar/navbar.module';
  * Add components that use a custom decorator to ENTRY_COMPONENTS as well as DECLARATIONS.
  * This will ensure that decorator gets picked up when the app loads
  */
-const ENTRY_COMPONENTS = [
-];
+const ENTRY_COMPONENTS = [];
 
 const DECLARATIONS = [
   ...ENTRY_COMPONENTS,
@@ -32,7 +31,7 @@ const DECLARATIONS = [
   ],
   declarations: DECLARATIONS,
   providers: [
-    ...ENTRY_COMPONENTS.map((component) => ({ provide: component }))
+    ...ENTRY_COMPONENTS.map((component) => ({provide: component}))
   ],
 })
 /**