diff --git a/wire/core/WireInput.php b/wire/core/WireInput.php
index de39fb33..f95943cd 100644
--- a/wire/core/WireInput.php
+++ b/wire/core/WireInput.php
@@ -113,6 +113,8 @@ class WireInput extends Wire {
 		'DELETE' => 'DELETE',
 		'OPTIONS' => 'OPTIONS',
 		'PATCH' => 'PATCH',
+		'CONNECT' => 'CONNECT',
+		'TRACE' => 'TRACE',
 	);
 
 	/**
diff --git a/wire/modules/Inputfield/InputfieldText/InputfieldText.module b/wire/modules/Inputfield/InputfieldText/InputfieldText.module
index af77ba89..0321a4fc 100644
--- a/wire/modules/Inputfield/InputfieldText/InputfieldText.module
+++ b/wire/modules/Inputfield/InputfieldText/InputfieldText.module
@@ -134,8 +134,10 @@ class InputfieldText extends Inputfield {
 			}
 		}
 		
-		if(!strlen($attrs['value']) && $this->initValue) {
-			$attrs['value'] = $this->initValue; 
+		if($this->initValue) { 
+			if(!strlen($attrs['value'])) {
+				$attrs['value'] = $this->initValue;
+			}
 		}
 
 		if(isset($attrs['minlength'])) {
diff --git a/wire/modules/Inputfield/InputfieldTextarea.module b/wire/modules/Inputfield/InputfieldTextarea.module
index f65cb9e6..99398d08 100644
--- a/wire/modules/Inputfield/InputfieldTextarea.module
+++ b/wire/modules/Inputfield/InputfieldTextarea.module
@@ -86,11 +86,12 @@ class InputfieldTextarea extends InputfieldText {
 	public function ___render() {
 
 		$attrs = $this->getAttributes();
+		$value = $attrs['value'];
 		unset($attrs['value'], $attrs['size'], $attrs['type']);
 
 		$out = 
 			"<textarea " . $this->getAttributesString($attrs) . ">" . 
-				htmlspecialchars($this->value, ENT_QUOTES, "UTF-8") . 
+				htmlspecialchars($value, ENT_QUOTES, "UTF-8") . 
 			"</textarea>";
 		return $out; 
 	}
@@ -171,9 +172,11 @@ class InputfieldTextarea extends InputfieldText {
 
 	public function ___getConfigInputfields() {
 		$inputfields = parent::___getConfigInputfields();
-		$inputfields->remove($inputfields->getChildByName('size')); // size is not applicable to textarea
-		$inputfields->remove($inputfields->getChildByName('pattern')); // pattern is not applicable to textarea
-		//if($this->hasFieldtype !== false) $inputfields->remove($inputfields->get('maxlength')); 
+		$removes = array('size', 'pattern');
+		foreach($removes as $name) {
+			$f = $inputfields->getChildByName($name);
+			if($f) $inputfields->remove($f);
+		}
 
 		/** @var InputfieldInteger $field */
 		$field = $this->modules->get('InputfieldInteger');