diff --git a/wire/core/Paths.php b/wire/core/Paths.php
index 8a16d7d8..4fe5fd89 100644
--- a/wire/core/Paths.php
+++ b/wire/core/Paths.php
@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@
  * #pw-summary-paths-only These properties are only useful when accessed from `$config->paths` as they are not HTTP accessible as URLs. 
  * #pw-summary-urls-only These properties apply only to the `$urls` or `$config->urls`. Do not use them with `$config->paths`. 
  * #pw-summary-pagination These properties apply only to the `$urls` or `$config->urls` and only when pagination is active for the current request.
+ * #pw-var $var
  * 
  * #pw-body = 
- * The Paths class is used by `$config->paths` and `$config->urls`. The `$config->paths` refers to server disk paths
+ * The Paths class is used by `$config->paths` and `$config->urls` (or just `$urls`). The `$config->paths` refers to server disk paths
  * while `$config->urls` refers to web server URLs. All of the same properties are present on both, though several properties
  * are only useful on one or the other (as outlined below). You can access a path or URL like this:
  * ~~~~~
@@ -46,6 +47,10 @@
  * In the examples on this page, you can replace the `$urls` variable with `$config->paths` if you need to get the server path
  * instead of a URL. As indicated earlier, `$urls` can aso be accessed at the more verbose `$config->urls` if you prefer. 
  * 
+ * > Please note in the property/method descriptions below that the placeholder `$var` refers to either `$config->paths` or 
+ * `$config->urls` (or the shorter alias `$urls`). So `$var->files` (for example) refers to either `$config->paths->files` 
+ * or `$config->urls->files` (or the shorter alias `$urls->files`).
+ * 
  * #pw-body
  * 
  * ProcessWire 3.x, Copyright 2020 by Ryan Cramer
diff --git a/wire/core/Template.php b/wire/core/Template.php
index 86aa0e9f..097f73fa 100644
--- a/wire/core/Template.php
+++ b/wire/core/Template.php
@@ -746,14 +746,14 @@ class Template extends WireData implements Saveable, Exportable {
 	 */
 	protected function setSetting($key, $value) {
 		
-		if($key == 'id') {
+		if($key === 'id') {
 			$value = (int) $value;
 			
-		} else if($key == 'name') {
-			$value = $this->loaded ? $this->wire('sanitizer')->name($value) : $value;
+		} else if($key === 'name') {
+			$value = $this->loaded ? $this->wire()->sanitizer->templateName($value) : $value;
 			
-		} else if($key == 'fieldgroups_id' && $value) {
-			$fieldgroup = $this->wire('fieldgroups')->get($value);
+		} else if($key === 'fieldgroups_id' && $value) {
+			$fieldgroup = $this->wire()->fieldgroups->get($value);
 			if($fieldgroup) {
 				$this->setFieldgroup($fieldgroup);
 			} else {
@@ -778,6 +778,28 @@ class Template extends WireData implements Saveable, Exportable {
 		$this->settings[$key] = $value; 
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Set setting value without processing
+	 * 
+	 * @param string $key
+	 * @param mixed $value
+	 * @since 3.0.194
+	 * 
+	 */
+	public function setRaw($key, $value) {
+		if($key === 'fieldgroups_id') {
+			$fieldgroup = $this->wire()->fieldgroups->get($value);
+			if($fieldgroup) {
+				$this->settings['fieldgroups_id'] = (int) $value;
+				$this->fieldgroup = $fieldgroup;
+			}
+		} else if(isset($this->settings[$key])) {
+			$this->settings[$key] = $value;
+		} else {
+			parent::set($key, $value);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Set the cacheExpirePages property
 	 * 
diff --git a/wire/core/Wire.php b/wire/core/Wire.php
index 8df58b85..302fe243 100644
--- a/wire/core/Wire.php
+++ b/wire/core/Wire.php
@@ -974,7 +974,7 @@ abstract class Wire implements WireTranslatable, WireFuelable, WireTrackable {
 	 * @var int Bitmask
 	 *
 	 */
-	private $trackChanges = 0;
+	protected $trackChanges = 0;
 
 	/**
 	 * Array containing the names of properties (as array keys) that were changed while change tracking was ON.
diff --git a/wire/core/WireData.php b/wire/core/WireData.php
index 7dce3f8c..5e02bc46 100644
--- a/wire/core/WireData.php
+++ b/wire/core/WireData.php
@@ -63,8 +63,10 @@ class WireData extends Wire implements \IteratorAggregate, \ArrayAccess {
 			if(!is_array($value)) $value = (array) $value;
 			return $this->setArray($value); 
 		}
-		$v = isset($this->data[$key]) ? $this->data[$key] : null;
-		if(!$this->isEqual($key, $v, $value)) $this->trackChange($key, $v, $value); 
+		if($this->trackChanges) {
+			$v = isset($this->data[$key]) ? $this->data[$key] : null;
+			if(!$this->isEqual($key, $v, $value)) $this->trackChange($key, $v, $value);
+		}
 		$this->data[$key] = $value; 
 		return $this; 
 	}