Systems and methods for client-side cached representation of database-persisted information

A server system, comprising:

• a web server;
• and
• a database associated with the web server and comprising a group of settings associated with a user of a client, wherein the web server receives a first request for a first page from the client, retrieves from the database a first subgroup of settings from the group of settings, and sends the first subgroup of settings to the client, and
• wherein the first subgroup of settings is smaller than the group of settings and is associated with the first page.

A method, comprising:

• storing product settings associated with a user and with a product in a group of settings, wherein the group of settings comprises settings associated with a user of a client;
• receiving a first request for first information associated with the product from the client;
• accessing the group of settings and retrieving a first subgroup of settings from the group of settings, wherein the first subgroup of settings is smaller than the group of settings;
• and
• sending the first subgroup of settings to the client.