diff --git a/e107_core/shortcodes/batch/signup_shortcodes.php b/e107_core/shortcodes/batch/signup_shortcodes.php
index 2c5a0c424..c7eb75921 100755
--- a/e107_core/shortcodes/batch/signup_shortcodes.php
+++ b/e107_core/shortcodes/batch/signup_shortcodes.php
@@ -255,8 +255,17 @@ class signup_shortcodes extends e_shortcode
 		$options['required'] = true;
 		$options['pattern'] = '(?=^.{'.$len.',}$)((?=.*\d)|(?=.*\W+))(?![.\n])(?=.*[A-Z])(?=.*[a-z]).*$';
 		$options['autocomplete'] = 'off';
-		$options['class']   = vartrue($parm['class'],'');
-		$options['placeholder'] = vartrue($parm['placeholder'],'');
+
+		if(!empty($parm['class']))
+		{
+			$options['class'] = $parm['class'];
+		}
+
+		if(!empty($parm['placeholder']))
+		{
+			$options['placeholder'] = $parm['placeholder'];
+		}
+
 		
 	//	$options['pattern'] = '\w{'.$len.',}'; // word of minimum length 
 	
@@ -277,9 +286,18 @@ class signup_shortcodes extends e_shortcode
 		{
 			return false;
 		}
-		$options = array('size'=>30,'class'=>'e-password tbox','required'=>1);
-		$options['class']   = vartrue($parm['class'],'');
-		$options['placeholder'] = vartrue($parm['placeholder'],'');
+
+		$options = array('size'=>30,'class'=>'e-password tbox','required'=>1); //defaults
+
+		if(!empty($parm['class']))
+		{
+			$options['class'] = $parm['class'];
+		}
+
+		if(!empty($parm['placeholder']))
+		{
+			$options['placeholder'] = $parm['placeholder'];
+		}
 				
 		return e107::getForm()->password('password2', '', 20, $options);
 	}
@@ -301,7 +319,7 @@ class signup_shortcodes extends e_shortcode
 		
 	function sc_signup_email($parm=null)
 	{	
-		$options = array('size'=>30,'required'=>1,'class'=>'tbox form-control input-text e-email');
+		$options = array('size'=>30,'required'=>1,'class'=>'tbox form-control e-email');
 		$options['title'] = LAN_SIGNUP_108; // Must be a valid email address.
 		$options['class']   = vartrue($parm['class'],'');
 		$options['placeholder'] = vartrue($parm['placeholder'],'');   
@@ -378,8 +396,8 @@ class signup_shortcodes extends e_shortcode
 		$uc = e107::getUserClass();
 		$frm = e107::getForm();
 
-		if(deftrue('BOOTSTRAP'))
-		{
+	//	if(deftrue('BOOTSTRAP'))
+	//	{
 
 			$text   = "<div class='checkboxes'>";
 			$label  = $tp->toHTML($uc->getName($classnum),false, 'defs');
@@ -389,11 +407,13 @@ class signup_shortcodes extends e_shortcode
 			$text .= "</div>";
 
 			return $text;
-		}
+	//	}
 
+		// code below is too unpredictable for reliable BC.
 
 		global $USERCLASS_SUBSCRIBE_ROW;
 
+		e107::getDebug()->log($USERCLASS_SUBSCRIBE_ROW);
 
 		$tmp = explode(',',$current_value);
 
diff --git a/e107_core/templates/signup_template.php b/e107_core/templates/signup_template.php
index 1e6043bb0..54c69d51b 100755
--- a/e107_core/templates/signup_template.php
+++ b/e107_core/templates/signup_template.php
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ if(!defined($USERCLASS_SUBSCRIBE_START))
 		<td class='forumheader3' style='width:70%;margin-left:0px'>
 			<table style='".USER_WIDTH."'>";
 }
-
+/*
 if(!defined($USERCLASS_SUBSCRIBE_ROW))
 {
 	$USERCLASS_SUBSCRIBE_ROW = "
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ if(!defined($USERCLASS_SUBSCRIBE_ROW))
 			<span class='smalltext'>{USERCLASS_DESCRIPTION}</span>
 		</td>
 	</tr>";
-}
+}*/
 
 if(!defined($USERCLASS_SUBSCRIBE_END))
 {
diff --git a/e107_handlers/form_handler.php b/e107_handlers/form_handler.php
index b3f83ab1e..0d8e2e27f 100644
--- a/e107_handlers/form_handler.php
+++ b/e107_handlers/form_handler.php
@@ -1010,7 +1010,7 @@ class e_form
 		foreach($avFiles as $fi)
 		{
 			$img_path = $tp->thumbUrl(e_AVATAR_DEFAULT.$fi['fname']);	
-			$text .= "\n<a class='e-expandit' title='Choose this avatar' href='#{$optioni}'><img src='".$img_path."' alt=''  onclick=\"insertext('".$fi['fname']."', '".$idinput."');document.getElementById('".$previnput."').src = this.src;\" /></a> ";			
+			$text .= "\n<a class='e-expandit' title='Choose this avatar' href='#{$optioni}'><img src='".$img_path."' alt=''  onclick=\"insertext('".$fi['fname']."', '".$idinput."');document.getElementById('".$previnput."').src = this.src;return false\" /></a> ";
 			$count++;
 
 
@@ -1871,11 +1871,13 @@ class e_form
 		//width should be explicit set by current admin theme
 	//	$size = 'input-large';
 		$height = '';
+		$cols = 70;
 		
 		switch($size)
 		{
 			case 'tiny':
 				$rows = '3';
+				$cols = 50;
 			//	$height = "style='height:250px'"; // inline required for wysiwyg
 			break;
 			
@@ -1926,7 +1928,7 @@ class e_form
 
 
 		$ret .=	e107::getBB()->renderButtons($template,$help_tagid);
-		$ret .=	$this->textarea($name, $value, $rows, 70, $options, $counter); // higher thank 70 will break some layouts. 
+		$ret .=	$this->textarea($name, $value, $rows, $cols, $options, $counter); // higher thank 70 will break some layouts.
 			
 		$ret .= "</div>\n";
 		
diff --git a/e107_web/css/backcompat.css b/e107_web/css/backcompat.css
index f97d9c145..aa17e68da 100644
--- a/e107_web/css/backcompat.css
+++ b/e107_web/css/backcompat.css
@@ -23,4 +23,8 @@ mark            { text-decoration: underline; color:#FF0000; font-weight:bold; }
 #login-template { width:60%; max-width:350px; margin-right:auto;margin-left:auto; }
 div.form-group  { padding-top: 5px }
 
-div.news-empty  { text-align:center; font-weight: bold }
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+div.news-empty  { text-align:center; font-weight: bold }
+
+div.checkboxes label.checkbox { display: block }
+
+textarea.bbarea { margin:0;  }
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