diff --git a/django_lostplaces/lostplaces/tests/views/__init__.py b/django_lostplaces/lostplaces/tests/views/__init__.py
index 3b83e11..12f6d09 100644
--- a/django_lostplaces/lostplaces/tests/views/__init__.py
+++ b/django_lostplaces/lostplaces/tests/views/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+import re
 
 from django.test import TestCase
 
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ class ViewTestCase(TestCase):
             self.assertEqual(
                 response['location'],
                 redirect_to,
-                msg='Expecting the response to redirect to %s, where redirected to %s instea' % (
+                msg='Expecting the response to redirect to %s, where redirected to %s instead' % (
                     str(redirect_to),
                     str(response['location'])
                 )
@@ -113,6 +114,84 @@ class ViewTestCase(TestCase):
 
     def assertHttpMethodNotAllowed(self, response):
         self.assertHttpCode(response, 405)
+
+class GlobalTemplateTestCaseMixin:
+    
+    def assertGlobal(self, response):
+        self.assertLogo(response)
+        self.assertMenu(response)
+        self.assertProfileMenu(response)
+
+    def assertLogo(self, response):
+        """
+        Looks for an image tag with with 'logo' or 'Logo' in the file name
+        all within an <header> tag.
+        """
+        self.assertNotEqual(
+            None,
+            re.search(
+                """<header.*>.*<img.*src=("|').*(logo|Logo).*("|').*>.*</header>""",
+                response.content.decode().replace('\n', '')
+            ),
+            msg='Expecting a header containing a logo with \'logo\' in the source name'
+        )
+        
+    def assertMenu(self, response):
+        """
+        Looks for an '<nav>' tag containing a link to / and a link labeled 'urbex code.*'
+        """
+        self.assertNotEqual(
+            None,
+            re.search(
+                """<nav.*>.*<a.*href=("|')/("|').*>.*<a.*>.*urbex code.*</nav>""",
+                response.content.decode().replace('\n', '').lower()
+            ),
+            msg='Expecting an menu containing a link to the homepage and a link to the urbex codex'
+        )
+        
+    def assertMenuItem(self, response, label=None, url=None):
+        """
+        Checks for an additional menu item by label or url. Regex can be passed.
+        """
+        if label is None and url is None:
+            raise ValueError("Either a label or url has to be provided")
+        
+        found_label = None
+        if label != None:
+            label = label.lower()
+            found_label = re.search(
+                """<nav.*>.*<a.*>.*%s.*</a>.*</nav>""" % label,
+                response.content.decode().replace('\n', '').lower()
+            )
+        
+        found_url = None
+        if url != None:
+            url = url.lower()
+            found_url = re.search(
+                """<nav.*>.*<a.*href=("|')%s("|')>.*</a>.*</nav>""" % url,
+                response.content.decode().replace('\n', '')
+            )
+        
+        self.assertTrue(
+            found_label != None and found_url != None,
+            msg='Expecting an menu item with either label \'%s\' or url \'%s\'' % (
+                label,
+                url
+            )
+        )
+        
+    def assertProfileMenu(self, response):
+        """
+        Looks for a logout or login+signup link within the an header tag
+        """
+        self.assertNotEqual(
+            None,
+            re.search(
+                """<header.*>.*(<a.*href=("|').*logout.*("|')|<a.*href=("|').*login.*("|').*<a.*href=("|').*signup.*("|')).*</header>""",
+                response.content.decode().replace('\n', '').lower()
+            ),
+            msg='Expecting a profile menu containing either a logout link or a login and then a signup link'
+        )
         
 class TaggableViewTestCaseMixin: