diff --git a/front_page.admin.inc b/front_page.admin.inc
index f4e9599..9c4de2d 100644
--- a/front_page.admin.inc
+++ b/front_page.admin.inc
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ function front_page_admin($form, &$form_state) {
   );
 
   // build the form for roles
-  $roles = user_roles();
+  $roles = front_page_get_roles_untranslated();
   $front_page_data = front_page_get_all();
 
   // Map the available modes common for all roles.
@@ -55,20 +55,20 @@ function front_page_admin($form, &$form_state) {
   }
 
   // Iterate each role
-  foreach ($roles as $rid => $role) {
+  foreach ($roles as $role) {
 
     // Determine the mode for this role
-    $mode = isset($front_page_data[$rid]['mode']) ? $front_page_data[$rid]['mode'] : '';
+    $mode = isset($front_page_data[$role->name]) ? $front_page_data[$role->name]->mode : '';
 
-    $form['roles'][$rid] = array(
+    $form['roles'][$role->name] = array(
       '#type' => 'fieldset',
       '#collapsible' => TRUE,
       '#collapsed' => TRUE,
-      '#title' => t('Front Page for !rolename (%mode)', array('!rolename' => $role, '%mode' => $modes[$mode])),
-      '#weight' => isset($front_page_data[$rid]['weight']) ? $front_page_data[$rid]['weight'] : 0,
+      '#title' => t('Front Page for !rolename (%mode)', array('!rolename' => $role->name, '%mode' => $modes[$mode])),
+      '#weight' => isset($front_page_data[$role->name]) ? $front_page_data[$role->name]->weight : 0,
     );
 
-    $form['roles'][$rid]['mode'] = array(
+    $form['roles'][$role->name]['mode'] = array(
       '#type' => 'radios',
       '#title' => t('Select mode'),
       '#default_value' => $mode,
@@ -78,11 +78,11 @@ function front_page_admin($form, &$form_state) {
     // We need a wrapper because of a core bug that prevents the visible
     // #state from properly hiding text_format widgets:
     // @see: https://drupal.org/node/997826
-    $form['roles'][$rid]['data_wrapper'] = array(
+    $form['roles'][$role->name]['data_wrapper'] = array(
       '#type' => 'container',
       '#states' => array(
         'visible' => array(
-          ':input[name="roles[' . $rid . '][mode]"]' => array(
+          ':input[name="roles[' . $role->name . '][mode]"]' => array(
             array('value' => 'full'),
             array('value' => 'themed')
           ),
@@ -90,24 +90,24 @@ function front_page_admin($form, &$form_state) {
       ),
     );
 
-    $form['roles'][$rid]['data_wrapper']['data'] = array(
+    $form['roles'][$role->name]['data_wrapper']['data'] = array(
       '#type' => 'text_format',
       '#title' => t('Data'),
-      '#default_value' => (isset($front_page_data[$rid]['data']) && isset($front_page_data[$rid]['mode']) && ($front_page_data[$rid]['mode'] == 'themed' || $front_page_data[$rid]['mode'] == 'full')) ? $front_page_data[$rid]['data'] : NULL,
-      '#format' => !empty($front_page_data[$rid]['filter_format']) ? $front_page_data[$rid]['filter_format'] : NULL,
+      '#default_value' => (isset($front_page_data[$role->name]) && ($front_page_data[$role->name]->mode == 'themed' || $front_page_data[$role->name]->mode == 'full')) ? $front_page_data[$role->name]->data : NULL,
+      '#format' => !empty($front_page_data[$role->name]) && $front_page_data[$role->name]->filter_format ? $front_page_data[$role->name]->filter_format : filter_default_format(),
       '#description' => t('Paste your HTML or TEXT here.') . '<br /><br />' . t('You can paste in the full HTML code for a complete page and include a different style sheet in the HEAD of the document if you want a completely different layout and style to the rest of your site.'),
     );
 
-    $form['roles'][$rid]['path'] = array(
+    $form['roles'][$role->name]['path'] = array(
       '#type' => 'textfield',
       '#title' => t('Path'),
-      '#default_value' => (isset($front_page_data[$rid]['data']) && isset($front_page_data[$rid]['mode']) && ($front_page_data[$rid]['mode'] == 'redirect' || $front_page_data[$rid]['mode'] == 'alias')) ? $front_page_data[$rid]['data'] : NULL,
+      '#default_value' => (isset($front_page_data[$role->name]) && ($front_page_data[$role->name]->mode == 'redirect' || $front_page_data[$role->name]->mode == 'alias')) ? $front_page_data[$role->name]->data : NULL,
       '#cols' => 20,
       '#rows' => 1,
       '#description' => t('If you are using <strong>Redirect</strong> or <strong>Alias</strong> you need to specify the path. An alias path should only include the URL part of a URL (eg "node/51"). A redirect path can contain a full URL including get parameters and fragment string (eg "node/51?page=5#anchor").'),
       '#states' => array(
         'visible' => array(
-          ':input[name="roles[' . $rid . '][mode]"]' => array(
+          ':input[name="roles[' . $role->name . '][mode]"]' => array(
             array('value' => 'redirect'),
             array('value' => 'alias')
           ),
@@ -129,25 +129,25 @@ function front_page_admin($form, &$form_state) {
  */
 function front_page_admin_validate($form, &$form_state) {
   if (is_array($form_state['values']['roles'])) {
-    foreach ($form_state['values']['roles'] as $rid => $role) {
+    foreach ($form_state['values']['roles'] as $role_name => $role) {
       switch ($role['mode']) {
         case 'themed':
         case 'full':
           if (empty($role['data_wrapper']['data']['value'])) {
-            form_set_error('roles][' . $rid . '][data][value', 'You must set the data field for ' . $role['mode'] . ' mode.');
+            form_set_error('roles][' . $role_name . '][data][value', 'You must set the data field for ' . $role['mode'] . ' mode.');
           }
           break;
         case 'redirect':
           if (empty($role['path'])) {
-            form_set_error('roles][' . $rid . '][path', 'You must set the path field for redirect mode.');
+            form_set_error('roles][' . $role_name . '][path', 'You must set the path field for redirect mode.');
           }
           break;
         case 'alias':
           if (empty($role['path'])) {
-            form_set_error('roles][' . $rid . '][path', 'You must set the path field for alias mode.');
+            form_set_error('roles][' . $role_name . '][path', 'You must set the path field for alias mode.');
           }
           elseif (!preg_match('@^[^?#]+$@', $role['path'])) {
-            form_set_error('roles][' . $rid . '][path', 'You must set only the URI part of a URL in alias mode.');
+            form_set_error('roles][' . $role_name . '][path', 'You must set only the URI part of a URL in alias mode.');
           }
           break;
       }
@@ -160,44 +160,34 @@ function front_page_admin_validate($form, &$form_state) {
  */
 function front_page_admin_submit($form, &$form_state) {
   variable_set('front_page_enable', $form_state['values']['front_page_enable']);
-
-  db_query("UPDATE {front_page} SET mode=''");
   if (is_array($form_state['values']['roles'])) {
-    foreach ($form_state['values']['roles'] as $rid => $role) {
+    foreach ($form_state['values']['roles'] as $role_name => $role) {
+      $setting = front_page_get_by_role_name($role_name);
+      if (!$setting) {
+        $setting = new stdClass();
+        $setting->role = $role_name;
+        $setting->export_type = EXPORT_IN_CODE;
+      }
       switch ($role['mode']) {
         case 'themed':
         case 'full':
-          db_merge('front_page')
-              ->key(array('rid' => $rid))
-              ->fields(array(
-                'mode' => $role['mode'],
-                'data' => $role['data_wrapper']['data']['value'],
-                'filter_format' => $role['data_wrapper']['data']['format'],
-              ))
-              ->execute();
+          $setting->mode = $role['mode'];
+          $setting->data = $role['data_wrapper']['data']['value'];
+          $setting->filter_format = $role['data_wrapper']['data']['format'];
           break;
         case 'redirect':
         case 'alias':
-          db_merge('front_page')
-              ->key(array('rid' => $rid))
-              ->fields(array(
-                'mode' => $role['mode'],
-                'data' => $role['path'],
-                'filter_format' => '',
-              ))
-              ->execute();
+          $setting->mode = $role['mode'];
+          $setting->data = $role['path'];
+          $setting->filter_format = '';
           break;
         default:
-          db_merge('front_page')
-              ->key(array('rid' => $rid))
-              ->fields(array(
-                'mode' => '',
-                'data' => '',
-                'filter_format' => '',
-              ))
-              ->execute();
+          $setting->mode = '';
+          $setting->data = '';
+          $setting->filter_format = '';
           break;
       }
+      ctools_export_crud_save('front_page', $setting);
     }
   }
   drupal_set_message(t('Your settings have been saved.'));
@@ -207,21 +197,18 @@ function front_page_admin_submit($form, &$form_state) {
  * Form for arranging the roles according to what order the roles should be processed.
  */
 function front_page_admin_arrange_form($form, &$form_state) {
-  $roles = user_roles();
   $front_page_data = front_page_get_all();
-  foreach ($roles as $rid => $role) {
-    $front_page_data[$rid]['name'] = $role;
-  }
 
   $form['roles'] = array(
     '#tree' => TRUE,
   );
-  foreach ($front_page_data as $role_id => $role) {
-    $form['roles'][$role_id]['title']['#markup'] = $role['name'];
-    $form['roles'][$role_id]['mode']['#markup'] = !empty($role['mode']) ? $role['mode'] : 'skip';
-    $form['roles'][$role_id]['preview']['#markup'] = !empty($role['mode']) ? l(t('preview'), 'front_page/preview/' . $role_id, array('attributes' => array('target' => '_blank'))) : '';
-    if (!empty($role['mode'])) {
-      $form['roles'][$role_id]['enabled'] = array(
+  foreach ($front_page_data as $role_name => $role) {
+    $loaded_role = user_role_load_by_name($role_name);
+    $form['roles'][$role_name]['title']['#markup'] = $role->role;
+    $form['roles'][$role_name]['mode']['#markup'] = !empty($role->mode) ? $role->mode : 'skip';
+    $form['roles'][$role_name]['preview']['#markup'] = !empty($role->mode) ? l(t('preview'), 'front_page/preview/' . $loaded_role->rid, array('attributes' => array('target' => '_blank'))) : '';
+    if (!empty($role->mode)) {
+      $form['roles'][$role_name]['enabled'] = array(
         '#type' => 'checkbox',
         '#title' => t('Enable'),
         '#title_display' => 'invisible',
@@ -229,14 +216,14 @@ function front_page_admin_arrange_form($form, &$form_state) {
       );
     }
     else {
-      $form['roles'][$role_id]['enabled']['#markup'] = 'disabled';
+      $form['roles'][$role_name]['enabled']['#markup'] = 'disabled';
     }
-    $form['roles'][$role_id]['weight'] = array(
+    $form['roles'][$role_name]['weight'] = array(
       '#type' => 'weight',
       '#title' => t('Weight'),
       '#title_display' => 'invisible',
       '#delta' => 10,
-      '#default_value' => isset($role['weight']) ? $role['weight'] : 0,
+      '#default_value' => isset($role->weight) ? $role->weight : 0,
     );
   }
 
@@ -252,25 +239,20 @@ function front_page_admin_arrange_form($form, &$form_state) {
  */
 function front_page_admin_arrange_form_submit($form, &$form_state) {
   $front_page_data = front_page_get_all();
-  foreach ($form_state['values']['roles'] as $rid => $role) {
-    if (isset($role['mode']) && !$role['mode'] || !isset($front_page_data[$rid])) {
-      db_merge('front_page')
-          ->key(array('rid' => $rid))
-          ->fields(array(
-            'mode' => '',
-            'data' => '',
-            'filter_format' => '',
-            'weight' => $role['weight'],
-          ))
-          ->execute();
+  foreach ($form_state['values']['roles'] as $role_name => $role) {
+    if (isset($role['mode']) && !$role['mode'] || !isset($front_page_data[$role_name])) {
+      $setting = isset($front_page_data[$role_name]) ? $front_page_data[$role_name] : new stdClass();
+      $setting->role = $role_name;
+      $setting->mode = '';
+      $setting->data = '';
+      $setting->fielter_format = '';
+      $setting->weight = $role['weight'];
+      ctools_export_crud_save('front_page', $setting);
     }
     else {
-      db_merge('front_page')
-          ->key(array('rid' => $rid))
-          ->fields(array(
-            'weight' => $role['weight'],
-          ))
-          ->execute();
+      $setting = $front_page_data[$role_name];
+      $setting->weight = $role['weight'];
+      ctools_export_crud_save('front_page', $setting);
     }
   }
 }
@@ -313,8 +295,8 @@ function theme_front_page_admin_arrange_form($variables) {
   );
 
   $rows = array();
-  foreach (element_children($form['roles']) as $rid) {
-    $element = &$form['roles'][$rid];
+  foreach (element_children($form['roles']) as $role_name) {
+    $element = &$form['roles'][$role_name];
 
     // Add special classes to be used for tabledrag.js.
     $element['weight']['#attributes']['class'] = array('front-page-weight');
diff --git a/front_page.info b/front_page.info
index d41d193..acaca12 100644
--- a/front_page.info
+++ b/front_page.info
@@ -3,3 +3,5 @@ description = Allows site admins setup custom front pages for the site.
 package = Administration
 core = 7.x
 configure = admin/config/front/settings
+
+dependencies[] = ctools
diff --git a/front_page.install b/front_page.install
index 91c2ecf..0715dbd 100644
--- a/front_page.install
+++ b/front_page.install
@@ -30,11 +30,18 @@ function front_page_schema() {
   $schema['front_page'] = array(
     'description' => 'Stores Front Page settings.',
     'fields' => array(
-      'rid' => array(
-        'type' => 'int',
-        'not null' => TRUE,
+      'id' => array(
+        'type' => 'serial',
         'unsigned' => TRUE,
-        'description' => 'Primary Key: Role ID.',
+        'not null' => TRUE,
+        'description' => 'Primary key',
+      ),
+      'role' => array(
+        'type' => 'varchar',
+        'length' => 64,
+        'not null' => TRUE,
+        'default' => '',
+        'description' => 'Unique role name.',
       ),
       'mode' => array(
         'type' => 'varchar',
@@ -62,10 +69,23 @@ function front_page_schema() {
         'description' => 'The weight of the front page setting.',
       )
     ),
-    'primary key' => array('rid'),
+    'primary key' => array('id'),
     'indexes' => array(
       'weight' => array('weight'),
     ),
+    'export' => array(
+      'key' => 'role',
+      'key name' => 'Role name',
+      'primary key' => 'id',
+      'identifier' => 'front_page_preset', // Exports will be as $myobj
+      'default hook' => 'default_front_page_presets',  // Function hook name.
+      'api' => array(
+        'owner' => 'front_page',
+        'api' => 'default_front_page_presets',  // Base name for api include files.
+        'minimum_version' => 2,
+        'current_version' => 2,
+      ),
+    ),
   );
 
   return $schema;
@@ -143,4 +163,39 @@ function front_page_update_7201() {
   $path = variable_get('front_page_breadcrumb_redirect', '');
   variable_set('front_page_home_link_path', $path);
   variable_del('front_page_breadcrumb_redirect');
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+/**
+ * Use role names in stead of rids.
+ */
+function front_page_update_7202() {
+  db_change_field('front_page', 'rid', 'rid', array(
+    'type' => 'int',
+    'unsigned' => TRUE,
+    'not null' => TRUE,
+  ));
+  db_drop_primary_key('front_page');
+  db_add_field('front_page', 'id', array(
+    'type' => 'serial',
+    'unsigned' => TRUE,
+    'not null' => TRUE,
+    'description' => 'Primary key',
+  ), array('indexes' => array('temp_index' => array('id'))));
+  db_add_field('front_page', 'role', array(
+    'type' => 'varchar',
+    'length' => 64,
+    'not null' => TRUE,
+    'default' => '',
+    'description' => 'Unique role name.',
+  ));
+  $roles = db_select('role', 'r')
+    ->fields('r', array('rid', 'name'))
+    ->execute()
+    ->fetchAllKeyed();
+  foreach ($roles as $rid => $name) {
+    db_update('front_page')->fields(array('role' => $name))->condition('rid', $rid)->execute();
+  }
+  db_drop_field('front_page', 'rid');
+  db_add_primary_key('front_page', array('id'));
+  db_drop_index('front_page', 'temp_index');
+}
diff --git a/front_page.module b/front_page.module
index 13c97b8..7c42edc 100644
--- a/front_page.module
+++ b/front_page.module
@@ -123,11 +123,14 @@ function front_page_init() {
   }
 
   if (user_access('administer menu') && preg_match('@^front_page/preview/([0-9]+)$@', $_GET['q'], $match)) {
-    $_front_page = front_page_get_by_rid($match[1]);
+    $role = user_role_load($match[1]);
+    if ($role) {
+      $_front_page = front_page_get_by_role_name($role->name);
+    }
   }
 
   if ($_front_page) {
-    switch ($_front_page['mode']) {
+    switch ($_front_page->mode) {
       case 'themed':
       case 'full':
         $_GET['q'] = 'front_page';
@@ -136,12 +139,12 @@ function front_page_init() {
         break;
 
       case 'redirect':
-        $url = front_page_parse_url($_front_page['data']);
+        $url = front_page_parse_url($_front_page->data);
         drupal_goto($url['path'], $url['options']);
         break;
 
       case 'alias':
-        $url = front_page_parse_url($_front_page['data']);
+        $url = front_page_parse_url($_front_page->data);
         $_GET['q'] = drupal_get_normal_path($url['path']);
         // need to set variable site_frontpage to current path so that it thinks it is the front page.
         $conf['site_frontpage'] = $_GET['q'];
@@ -161,12 +164,12 @@ function front_page() {
   global $_front_page;
 
   if ($_front_page) {
-    switch ($_front_page['mode']) {
+    switch ($_front_page->mode) {
       case 'themed':
-        return check_markup($_front_page['data'], $_front_page['filter_format']);
+        return check_markup($_front_page->data, $_front_page->filter_format);
 
       case 'full':
-        print check_markup($_front_page['data'], $_front_page['filter_format']);
+        print check_markup($_front_page->data, $_front_page->filter_format);
         exit;
     }
   }
@@ -203,42 +206,29 @@ function front_page_parse_url($path) {
  */
 function front_page_get_by_role($index = 0, $number = 1) {
   global $user;
-  $result = db_select('front_page', 'fp')
-          ->fields('fp')
-          ->condition('rid', array_keys($user->roles))
-          ->condition('mode', '', '<>')
-          ->orderBy('weight', 'ASC')
-          ->orderBy('rid', 'DESC')
-          ->range($index, $number)
-          ->execute()
-          ->fetchAssoc();
-  return $result;
+  $roles = $user->roles;
+  ctools_include('export');
+  $result = ctools_export_load_object('front_page', 'names', $user->roles);
+  uasort($result, 'front_page_sort_weight');
+  return reset($result);
 }
 
 /**
  * Function to return the first role enabled in front page, ordered by weight.
  */
-function front_page_get_by_rid($rid) {
-  $result = db_select('front_page', 'fp')
-          ->fields('fp')
-          ->condition('rid', $rid)
-          ->condition('mode', '', '<>')
-          ->execute()
-          ->fetchAssoc();
-  return $result;
+function front_page_get_by_role_name($role_name) {
+  ctools_include('export');
+  $result = ctools_export_load_object('front_page', 'names', array($role_name));
+  return isset($result[$role_name]) ? $result[$role_name] : FALSE;
 }
 
 /**
  * Function to return all the roles in front page, ordered by weight.
  */
 function front_page_get_all() {
-  global $user;
-  $result = db_select('front_page', 'fp')
-          ->fields('fp')
-          ->orderBy('weight', 'ASC')
-          ->orderBy('rid', 'DESC')
-          ->execute()
-          ->fetchAllAssoc('rid', PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);
+  ctools_include('export');
+  $result = ctools_export_load_object('front_page');
+  uasort($result, 'front_page_sort_weight');
   return $result;
 }
 
@@ -276,8 +266,22 @@ function front_page_theme() {
  * Implements hook_user_role_delete().
  */
 function front_page_user_role_delete($role) {
-  // Delete Front configuration for the role being deleted.
-  db_delete('front_page')
-    ->condition('rid', $role->rid)
-    ->execute();
+  ctools_include('export');
+  ctools_export_crud_delete('front_page', $role->name);
+}
+
+function front_page_sort_weight($a, $b) {
+  if ($a->weight != $b->weight) {
+    return $a->weight - $b->weight;
+  }
+  $a_role = user_role_load_by_name($a->role);
+  $b_role = user_role_load_by_name($b->role);
+  return $b_role->rid - $a_role->rid;
+}
+
+function front_page_get_roles_untranslated() {
+  return db_select('role', 'r')
+    ->fields('r')
+    ->execute()
+    ->fetchAllAssoc('rid', PDO::FETCH_OBJ);
 }