diff --git a/node_adoption.module b/node_adoption.module
index b5c3a4f..0ac0097 100644
--- a/node_adoption.module
+++ b/node_adoption.module
@@ -128,4 +128,102 @@ function node_adoption_form_transfer_submit($form_id, $form_values) {
 
   return 'admin/content/node_adoption';
 }
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+
+/**
+ * Below here is the alternate interface
+ *
+ *  - integrated with the normal Drupal content management page.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Hook Implimentation
+ */
+function node_adoption_form_alter($form_id, &$form) {
+  // Enhance the node overview page
+  if ($form_id == 'node_admin_nodes') {
+    node_adoption_content_form_alter($form);
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Add a bulk classification function to the content admin
+ */
+function node_adoption_content_form_alter(&$form){
+  // support bulk classifications
+  $form['options']['operation']['#options']['set_new_owner'] = t('Assign a new owner');
+
+  $form['options']['new-owner-wrapper'] = array(
+    '#type' => 'fieldset',
+    '#attributes' => array('id' => 'fs-new-owner', 'style'=>'display:none;'),
+    'new_owner' => array(
+      '#type' => 'textfield',
+      '#title' => t("New owner"),
+      '#default_value' => '',
+      '#autocomplete_path' => 'user/autocomplete',
+      '#maxlength' => 60,
+      '#size' => 40,
+      '#description' => t("Assign all selected nodes to this new owner"),
+    ),
+  ); // used the extra fieldset because renderer was failing to honour doing the same via #prefix
+  $form['#submit']['node_adoption_content_form_submit'] = array();
+
+  drupal_add_js(node_adoption_content_form_javascript(),'inline');
+}
+
+/**
+ * Capture additional operations on the content management page
+ * @see node_admin_nodes_submit()
+ */
+function node_adoption_content_form_submit($form,$edit){
+  if ($edit['operation'] == 'set_new_owner') {
+    $new_owner = $edit['new_owner'];
+    $u = user_load(array('name' => $new_owner));
+    $urep = array('%user' => $new_owner);
+    if (isset($u) && is_object($u)) { // user found -> change owner
+      $sel_nodes = array();
+      foreach ($edit['nodes'] as $nid => $checked) {
+        if ($checked) $sel_nodes[] = $nid;
+      }
+      if (!empty($sel_nodes)) {
+        // TODO: find clever way to update node & node_revisions table
+        // without loading and saving all node 1 per 1
+//        $nid_str = implode("','", $sel_nodes);
+//        db_query("UPDATE {node} SET uid = %d WHERE nid IN ('".
+//          $nid_str ."')", $u->uid);
+        foreach ($sel_nodes as $nid) {
+          $n = node_load($nid);
+          $n->uid = $u->uid;
+          node_save($n);
+        }
+        drupal_set_message(t('Updated owner to %user', $urep));
+        //cache_clear_all();
+      }
+    }
+    else {
+      drupal_set_message(t('User %user not found', $urep), 'error');
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+function node_adoption_content_form_javascript(){
+  // quoted javascript:
+  return <<<EOT
+  /**
+   * Responds to the 'operation' selectbox on content edit screen by
+   * displaying or hiding extra fields
+   */
+  function on_changed_node_adoption(elem){
+    var owner_edit = $('#fs-new-owner');
+    if(!owner_edit) return;
+    if(elem.options[elem.selectedIndex].value == 'set_new_owner') {
+      owner_edit.show();
+    }  else {
+      owner_edit.hide();
+    }
+  }
+
+  $(document).ready(function() {
+    $('#edit-operation').change(function() { on_changed_node_adoption(this); });
+  });
+EOT;
+}