diff --git a/application/helpers/session_helper.php b/application/helpers/session_helper.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e74468896
--- /dev/null
+++ b/application/helpers/session_helper.php
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * FH-Complete
+ *
+ * @package		FHC-Helper
+ * @author		FHC-Team
+ * @copyright	Copyright (c) 2016 fhcomplete.org
+ * @license		GPLv3
+ * @since		Version 1.0.0
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Message Helper
+ *
+ * @subpackage	Helpers
+ * @category	Helpers
+ */
+
+if (! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
+
+// -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Collection of functions to handle comfortably the php session.
+// It works keeping a different session name for each functionality (ex. FilterWidget and NavigationWidget)
+// -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/**
+ * Returns the whole session by its name given as parameter
+ * If it's not present the a null value is returned
+ */
+function getSession($sessionName)
+{
+	$session = null;
+
+	// If it is present a session for this filter
+	if (isset($_SESSION[$sessionName]))
+	{
+		$session = $_SESSION[$sessionName];
+	}
+
+	return $session;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns one element specified by the paraemter name, from the session specified by the parameters sessionName
+ * If it's not present the a null value is returned
+ */
+function getElementSession($sessionName, $name)
+{
+	$session = getSession($sessionName); // get the whole session for this filter
+
+	if (isset($session[$name]))
+	{
+		return $session[$name];
+	}
+
+	return null;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Sets the whole session specified by the parameters sessionName
+ */
+function setSession($sessionName, $data)
+{
+	// If is NOT already present into the session
+	if (!isset($_SESSION[$sessionName])
+		|| (isset($_SESSION[$sessionName]) && !is_array($_SESSION[$sessionName])))
+	{
+		$_SESSION[$sessionName] = array(); // then create it
+	}
+
+	$_SESSION[$sessionName] = $data; // stores data
+}
+
+/**
+ * Sets one element of the session specified by the parameters sessionName
+ */
+function setElementSession($sessionName, $name, $value)
+{
+	// If is NOT already present into the session
+	if (!isset($_SESSION[$sessionName])
+		|| (isset($_SESSION[$sessionName]) && !is_array($_SESSION[$sessionName])))
+	{
+		$_SESSION[$sessionName] = array(); // then create it
+	}
+
+	$_SESSION[$sessionName][$name] = $value; // stores the single value
+}
diff --git a/application/libraries/FiltersLib.php b/application/libraries/FiltersLib.php
index 638fc7251..101fbe022 100644
--- a/application/libraries/FiltersLib.php
+++ b/application/libraries/FiltersLib.php
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class FiltersLib
 
 	const FILTER_PHRASES_CATEGORY = 'FilterWidget'; // The category used to store phrases for the FilterWidget
 
-	const FILTER_PAGE_PARAM = 'filter_page'; // Filter page parameter used to overwrite the page URI
+	const FILTER_PAGE_PARAM = 'filter_page'; // Filter page parameter name
 
 	private $_ci; // Code igniter instance
 	private $_filterUniqueId; // unique id for this filter widget
@@ -78,10 +78,12 @@ class FiltersLib
 	 */
 	public function __construct($params = null)
 	{
-		$this->_ci =& get_instance();
+		$this->_ci =& get_instance(); // get code igniter instance
 
 		// Loads helper message to manage returning messages
 		$this->_ci->load->helper('message');
+		// Loads helper session to manage the php session
+		$this->_ci->load->helper('session');
 
 		$this->_filterUniqueId = $this->_getFilterUniqueId($params); // sets the id for the related filter widget
 	}
@@ -90,27 +92,19 @@ class FiltersLib
 	// Public methods
 
 	/**
-	 * Returns the whole session for this filter widget if found, otherwise null
+	 * Wrapper method to the session helper funtions to retrive the whole session for this filter
 	 */
 	public function getSession()
 	{
-		$session = null;
-
-		// If it is present a session for this filter
-		if (isset($_SESSION[self::SESSION_NAME]) && isset($_SESSION[self::SESSION_NAME][$this->_filterUniqueId]))
-		{
-			$session = $_SESSION[self::SESSION_NAME][$this->_filterUniqueId];
-		}
-
-		return $session;
+		return getElementSession(self::SESSION_NAME, $this->_filterUniqueId);
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Returns one element from the session of this filter widget, otherwise null
+	 * Wrapper method to the session helper funtions to retrive one element from the session of this filter
 	 */
 	public function getElementSession($name)
 	{
-		$session = $this->getSession(); // get the whole session for this filter
+		$session = getElementSession(self::SESSION_NAME, $this->_filterUniqueId);
 
 		if (isset($session[$name]))
 		{
@@ -121,41 +115,23 @@ class FiltersLib
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Sets the whole session for this filter widget
+	 * Wrapper method to the session helper funtions to set the whole session for this filter
 	 */
 	public function setSession($data)
 	{
-		// If is NOT already present into the session
-		if (!isset($_SESSION[self::SESSION_NAME])
-			|| (isset($_SESSION[self::SESSION_NAME]) && !is_array($_SESSION[self::SESSION_NAME])))
-		{
-			$_SESSION[self::SESSION_NAME] = array(); // then create it
-		}
-
-		$_SESSION[self::SESSION_NAME][$this->_filterUniqueId] = $data; // stores data
+		setElementSession(self::SESSION_NAME, $this->_filterUniqueId, $data);
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Sets one element of the session of this filter widget
+	 * Wrapper method to the session helper funtions to set one element in the session for this filter
 	 */
 	public function setElementSession($name, $value)
 	{
-		// If is NOT already present into the session
-		if (!isset($_SESSION[self::SESSION_NAME])
-			|| (isset($_SESSION[self::SESSION_NAME]) && !is_array($_SESSION[self::SESSION_NAME])))
-		{
-			$_SESSION[self::SESSION_NAME] = array(); // then create it
-		}
+		$session = getElementSession(self::SESSION_NAME, $this->_filterUniqueId);
 
-		// If the session for this filter is NOT already present into the session
-		if (!isset($_SESSION[self::SESSION_NAME][$this->_filterUniqueId])
-			|| (isset($_SESSION[self::SESSION_NAME][$this->_filterUniqueId])
-			&& !is_array($_SESSION[self::SESSION_NAME][$this->_filterUniqueId])))
-		{
-			$_SESSION[self::SESSION_NAME][$this->_filterUniqueId] = array(); // then create it
-		}
+		$session[$name] = $value;
 
-		$_SESSION[self::SESSION_NAME][$this->_filterUniqueId][$name] = $value; // stores the single value
+		setElementSession(self::SESSION_NAME, $this->_filterUniqueId, $session); // stores the single value
 	}
 
 	/**