diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/controllers/admin-dashboard.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/controllers/admin-dashboard.js.es6
index 8953d4e7c5b..65e7f3f0124 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/controllers/admin-dashboard.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/controllers/admin-dashboard.js.es6
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ export default Ember.Controller.extend({
   versionCheck: null,
   problemsCheckMinutes: 1,
 
+  showVersionChecks: Discourse.computed.setting('version_checks'),
+
   foundProblems: function() {
     return(Discourse.User.currentProp('admin') && this.get('problems') && this.get('problems').length > 0);
   }.property('problems'),
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/controllers/admin-logs-screened-emails.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/controllers/admin-logs-screened-emails.js.es6
index df080246a57..7761b057b86 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/controllers/admin-logs-screened-emails.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/controllers/admin-logs-screened-emails.js.es6
@@ -10,11 +10,13 @@ export default Ember.ArrayController.extend(Discourse.Presence, {
   loading: false,
   content: [],
 
-  clearBlock: function(row){
-    row.clearBlock().then(function(){
-      // feeling lazy
-      window.location.reload();
-    });
+  actions: {
+    clearBlock: function(row){
+      row.clearBlock().then(function(){
+        // feeling lazy
+        window.location.reload();
+      });
+    }
   },
 
   show: function() {
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/controllers/admin-users-list.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/controllers/admin-users-list.js.es6
index 4fc037976fe..34ac64c2bf2 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/controllers/admin-users-list.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/controllers/admin-users-list.js.es6
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ export default Ember.ArrayController.extend(Discourse.Presence, {
   content: null,
   loading: false,
 
+  mustApproveUsers: Discourse.computed.setting('must_approve_users'),
   queryNew: Em.computed.equal('query', 'new'),
   queryPending: Em.computed.equal('query', 'pending'),
   queryHasApproval: Em.computed.or('queryNew', 'queryPending'),
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/dashboard.js.handlebars b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/dashboard.js.handlebars
index c4f138d7c73..99421f9f267 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/dashboard.js.handlebars
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/dashboard.js.handlebars
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <div class="dashboard-left">
-  {{#if Discourse.SiteSettings.version_checks}}
+  {{#if showVersionChecks}}
     {{partial 'admin/templates/version_checks'}}
   {{/if}}
 
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/logs/screened_emails.js.handlebars b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/logs/screened_emails.js.handlebars
index 94e2e42677d..d4e78bce6ac 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/logs/screened_emails.js.handlebars
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/logs/screened_emails.js.handlebars
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
         <div class="clearfix"></div>
       </div>
 
-      {{view Discourse.ScreenedEmailsListView contentBinding="controller"}}
+      {{view 'screened-emails-list' content=controller}}
     </div>
 
   {{else}}
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/logs/screened_ip_addresses.js.handlebars b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/logs/screened_ip_addresses.js.handlebars
index 3c34f8d4ffb..052bb46adab 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/logs/screened_ip_addresses.js.handlebars
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/logs/screened_ip_addresses.js.handlebars
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
         <div class="clearfix"></div>
       </div>
 
-      {{view Discourse.ScreenedIpAddressesListView contentBinding="controller"}}
+      {{view 'screened-ip-addresses-list' content=controller}}
     </div>
 
   {{else}}
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/logs/screened_urls.js.handlebars b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/logs/screened_urls.js.handlebars
index 09893ba7041..4753fb6c6b5 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/logs/screened_urls.js.handlebars
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/logs/screened_urls.js.handlebars
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
         <div class="clearfix"></div>
       </div>
 
-      {{view Discourse.ScreenedUrlsListView contentBinding="controller"}}
+      {{view 'screened-urls-list' content=controller}}
     </div>
 
   {{else}}
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/logs/staff_action_logs.js.handlebars b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/logs/staff_action_logs.js.handlebars
index 192531a6d61..27834e21a1e 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/logs/staff_action_logs.js.handlebars
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/logs/staff_action_logs.js.handlebars
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     <div class='admin-loading'>{{i18n loading}}</div>
   {{else}}
     {{#if model.length}}
-      {{view Discourse.StaffActionLogsListView contentBinding="controller"}}
+      {{view "staff-action-logs-list" content=controller}}
     {{else}}
       {{i18n search.no_results}}
     {{/if}}
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/site_settings_category.js.handlebars b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/site_settings_category.js.handlebars
index 1a93c299e17..c7a762e2964 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/site_settings_category.js.handlebars
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/site_settings_category.js.handlebars
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {{#if filteredContent.length}}
-  {{collection contentBinding="filteredContent" classNames="form-horizontal settings" itemViewClass="Discourse.SiteSettingView"}}
+  {{collection contentBinding="filteredContent" classNames="form-horizontal settings" itemView="site-setting"}}
 {{else}}
   <br/>
   {{i18n admin.site_settings.no_results}}
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/users_list.js.handlebars b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/users_list.js.handlebars
index 4dcdb8e45bd..c8ee3b22df8 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/users_list.js.handlebars
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/users_list.js.handlebars
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <ul class="nav nav-pills">
       <li>{{#link-to 'adminUsersList.active'}}{{i18n admin.users.nav.active}}{{/link-to}}</li>
       <li>{{#link-to 'adminUsersList.new'}}{{i18n admin.users.nav.new}}{{/link-to}}</li>
-      {{#if Discourse.SiteSettings.must_approve_users}}
+      {{#if mustApproveUsers}}
         <li>{{#link-to 'adminUsersList.pending'}}{{i18n admin.users.nav.pending}}{{/link-to}}</li>
       {{/if}}
       <li>{{#link-to 'adminUsersList.admins'}}{{i18n admin.users.nav.admins}}{{/link-to}}</li>
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/topic.js.handlebars b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/topic.js.handlebars
index 86059cb0c3b..ecd5b2ea4a5 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/topic.js.handlebars
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/topic.js.handlebars
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
 
   <div class="container posts">
 
-    {{view Discourse.SelectedPostsView}}
+    {{view "selected-posts"}}
 
     <div class="row">
       <section class="topic-area" id='topic' data-topic-id='{{unbound id}}'>