diff --git a/view/component/account/changebio.templ b/view/component/account/changebio.templ
index e48d5c4..ba79b7b 100644
--- a/view/component/account/changebio.templ
+++ b/view/component/account/changebio.templ
@@ -15,6 +15,41 @@ templ ChangeBio(err string, bio string) {
 		class="w-[90%] mx-auto mt-5"
 		x-data={ templ.JSFuncCall("bioComponent", bio, user.Bio, err).CallInline }
 	>
+		<script>
+            function bioComponent(newBio, oldBio, err) {
+                return {
+                    bio: newBio,
+                    initialBio: oldBio, 
+                    err: err,
+                    bioLenText: '', 
+                    updateTextArea() {
+                        this.$nextTick(() => {
+                            if (this.$refs.bio) {
+                                this.$refs.bio.style.height = 'auto';
+                                this.$refs.bio.style.height = `
+                                    ${this.$refs.bio.scrollHeight+20}px`;
+                            };
+                            this.bioLenText = `${this.bio.length}/128`;
+                        });
+                    },
+                    resetBio() {
+                        this.bio = this.initialBio;
+                        this.err = "",
+                        this.updateTextArea();
+                    },
+                    init() {
+                        this.$nextTick(() => {
+                            // this timeout makes sure the textarea resizes on 
+                            // page render correctly. seems 20ms is the sweet
+                            // spot between a noticable delay and not working
+                            setTimeout(() => {
+                                this.updateTextArea();
+                            }, 20);
+                        });
+                    }
+                };
+            }
+        </script>
 		<div
 			class="flex flex-col"
 		>
@@ -78,40 +113,5 @@ templ ChangeBio(err string, bio string) {
 			x-show="err"
 			x-text="err"
 		></p>
-		<script>
-            function bioComponent(newBio, oldBio, err) {
-                return {
-                    bio: newBio,
-                    initialBio: oldBio, 
-                    err: err,
-                    bioLenText: '', 
-                    updateTextArea() {
-                        this.$nextTick(() => {
-                            if (this.$refs.bio) {
-                                this.$refs.bio.style.height = 'auto';
-                                this.$refs.bio.style.height = `
-                                    ${this.$refs.bio.scrollHeight+20}px`;
-                            };
-                            this.bioLenText = `${this.bio.length}/128`;
-                        });
-                    },
-                    resetBio() {
-                        this.bio = this.initialBio;
-                        this.err = "",
-                        this.updateTextArea();
-                    },
-                    init() {
-                        this.$nextTick(() => {
-                            // this timeout makes sure the textarea resizes on 
-                            // page render correctly. seems 20ms is the sweet
-                            // spot between a noticable delay and not working
-                            setTimeout(() => {
-                                this.updateTextArea();
-                            }, 20);
-                        });
-                    }
-                };
-            }
-        </script>
 	</form>
 }
diff --git a/view/component/account/changeusername.templ b/view/component/account/changeusername.templ
index 00e5bf5..25cc151 100644
--- a/view/component/account/changeusername.templ
+++ b/view/component/account/changeusername.templ
@@ -13,11 +13,25 @@ templ ChangeUsername(err string, username string) {
 		hx-post="/change-username"
 		hx-swap="outerHTML"
 		class="w-[90%] mx-auto mt-5"
-		x-data={ "{ err: '" + err + "'}" }
+		x-data={ templ.JSFuncCall(
+                    "usernameComponent", username, user.Username, err,
+                    ).CallInline }
 	>
+		<script>
+            function usernameComponent(newUsername, oldUsername, err) {
+                return {
+                    username: newUsername,
+                    initialUsername: oldUsername, 
+                    err: err,
+                    resetUsername() {
+                        this.username = this.initialUsername;
+                        this.err = "";
+                    },
+                };
+            }
+        </script>
 		<div
 			class="flex flex-col sm:flex-row"
-			x-data={ "{username: '" + username + "'}" }
 		>
 			<div
 				class="flex flex-col sm:flex-row sm:items-center relative"
@@ -65,7 +79,7 @@ templ ChangeUsername(err string, username string) {
 					class="rounded-lg bg-blue py-1 px-2 text-mantle sm:ml-2
                 hover:cursor-pointer hover:bg-blue/75 transition"
 					x-cloak
-					x-show={ "username !=='" + user.Username + "'" }
+					x-show="username !== initialUsername"
 					x-transition.opacity.duration.500ms
 				>
 					Update
@@ -76,9 +90,9 @@ templ ChangeUsername(err string, username string) {
 					type="button"
 					href="#"
 					x-cloak
-					x-show={ "username !=='" + user.Username + "'" }
+					x-show="username !== initialUsername"
 					x-transition.opacity.duration.500ms
-					@click={ "username='" + user.Username + "';err=''" }
+					@click="resetUsername()"
 				>
 					Cancel
 				</button>
diff --git a/view/component/form/confirmpass.templ b/view/component/form/confirmpass.templ
index 6976ddf..90bb192 100644
--- a/view/component/form/confirmpass.templ
+++ b/view/component/form/confirmpass.templ
@@ -1,22 +1,27 @@
 package form
 
-import "fmt"
-
 templ ConfirmPassword(err string) {
-	{{
-	xdata := fmt.Sprintf(
-		"{ errMsg: '%s'}",
-		err,
-	)
-	}}
 	<form
 		hx-post="/reauthenticate"
-		x-data="{ submitted: false, buttontext: 'Confirm' }"
+		x-data={ templ.JSFuncCall(
+                "confirmPassData", err,
+                ).CallInline }
 		x-on:htmx:xhr:loadstart="submitted=true;buttontext='Loading...'"
 	>
+		<script>
+            function usernameComponent(err) {
+                return {
+                    submitted: false,
+                    buttontext: 'Confirm', 
+                    err: err,
+                    reset() {
+                        this.err = "";
+                    },
+                };
+            }
+        </script>
 		<div
 			class="grid gap-y-4"
-			x-data={ xdata }
 		>
 			<div class="mt-5">
 				<div class="relative">
@@ -30,6 +35,7 @@ templ ConfirmPassword(err string) {
 						placeholder="Confirm password"
 						required
 						aria-describedby="password-error"
+						@input="reset()"
 					/>
 					<div
 						class="absolute inset-y-0 end-0 
@@ -52,7 +58,8 @@ templ ConfirmPassword(err string) {
                                 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0-2z"
 							></path>
 						</svg>
-					</div>
+					</div> - change username
+					- confirm password
 				</div>
 				<p
 					class="text-center text-xs text-red mt-2"
diff --git a/view/component/form/loginform.templ b/view/component/form/loginform.templ
index 3380320..d6fa4a8 100644
--- a/view/component/form/loginform.templ
+++ b/view/component/form/loginform.templ
@@ -1,31 +1,34 @@
 package form
 
-import "fmt"
-
 // Login Form. If loginError is not an empty string, it will display the
 // contents of loginError to the user.
 // If loginError is "Username or password incorrect" it will also show
 // error icons on the username and password field
 templ LoginForm(loginError string) {
-	{{
-	errCreds := "false"
-	if loginError == "Username or password incorrect" {
-		errCreds = "true"
-	}
-	xdata := fmt.Sprintf(
-		"{credentialError: %s, errorMessage: '%s'}",
-		errCreds,
-		loginError,
-	)
-	}}
+	{{ credErr := "Username or password incorrect" }}
 	<form
 		hx-post="/login"
-		x-data="{ submitted: false, buttontext: 'Login' }"
+		x-data={ templ.JSFuncCall(
+                "loginFormData", loginError, credErr,
+                ).CallInline }
 		x-on:htmx:xhr:loadstart="submitted=true;buttontext='Loading...'"
 	>
+		<script>
+            function loginFormData(err, credError) {
+                return {
+                    submitted: false,
+                    buttontext: 'Login',
+                    errorMessage: err, 
+                    credentialError: err === credError ? true : false,
+                    resetErr() {
+                        this.errorMessage = "";
+                        this.credentialError = false;
+                    },
+                };
+            }
+        </script>
 		<div
 			class="grid gap-y-4"
-			x-data={ xdata }
 		>
 			<!-- Form Group -->
 			<div>
@@ -44,6 +47,7 @@ templ LoginForm(loginError string) {
                         disabled:pointer-events-none"
 						required
 						aria-describedby="username-error"
+						@input="resetErr()"
 					/>
 					<div
 						class="absolute inset-y-0 end-0 
@@ -93,6 +97,7 @@ templ LoginForm(loginError string) {
                         disabled:opacity-50 disabled:pointer-events-none"
 						required
 						aria-describedby="password-error"
+						@input="resetErr()"
 					/>
 					<div
 						class="absolute inset-y-0 end-0 
diff --git a/view/component/form/registerform.templ b/view/component/form/registerform.templ
index f2a9da4..7344b00 100644
--- a/view/component/form/registerform.templ
+++ b/view/component/form/registerform.templ
@@ -1,36 +1,41 @@
 package form
 
-import "fmt"
-
 // Login Form. If loginError is not an empty string, it will display the
 // contents of loginError to the user.
 templ RegisterForm(registerError string) {
 	{{
-	errUsername := "false"
-	errPasswords := "false"
-	if registerError == "Username is taken" {
-		errUsername = "true"
-	} else if registerError == "Passwords do not match" ||
-		registerError == "Password exceeds maximum length of 72 bytes" {
-		errPasswords = "true"
+	usernameErr := "Username is taken"
+	passErrs := []string{
+		"Password exceeds maximum length of 72 bytes",
+		"Passwords do not match",
 	}
-	xdata := fmt.Sprintf(
-		"{errUsername: %s, errPasswords: %s, errorMessage: '%s'}",
-		errUsername,
-		errPasswords,
-		registerError,
-	)
 	}}
 	<form
 		hx-post="/register"
-		x-data="{ submitted: false, buttontext: 'Login' }"
+		x-data={ templ.JSFuncCall(
+                "registerFormData", registerError, usernameErr, passErrs,
+                ).CallInline }
 		x-on:htmx:xhr:loadstart="submitted=true;buttontext='Loading...'"
 	>
+		<script>
+            function registerFormData(err, usernameErr, passErrs) {
+                return {
+                    submitted: false,
+                    buttontext: 'Register',
+                    errorMessage: err, 
+                    errUsername: err === usernameErr ? true : false, 
+                    errPasswords: passErrs.includes(err) ? true : false,
+                    resetErr() {
+                        this.errorMessage = "";
+                        this.errUsername = false;
+                        this.errPasswords = false;
+                    },
+                };
+            }
+        </script>
 		<div
 			class="grid gap-y-4"
-			x-data={ xdata }
 		>
-			<!-- Form Group -->
 			<div>
 				<label
 					for="email"
@@ -47,6 +52,7 @@ templ RegisterForm(registerError string) {
                         disabled:pointer-events-none"
 						required
 						aria-describedby="username-error"
+						@input="resetErr()"
 					/>
 					<div
 						class="absolute inset-y-0 end-0 
@@ -96,6 +102,7 @@ templ RegisterForm(registerError string) {
                         disabled:opacity-50 disabled:pointer-events-none"
 						required
 						aria-describedby="password-error"
+						@input="resetErr()"
 					/>
 					<div
 						class="absolute inset-y-0 end-0 
@@ -138,6 +145,7 @@ templ RegisterForm(registerError string) {
                             disabled:opacity-50 disabled:pointer-events-none"
 						required
 						aria-describedby="confirm-password-error"
+						@input="resetErr()"
 					/>
 					<div
 						class="absolute inset-y-0 end-0 
diff --git a/view/layout/global.templ b/view/layout/global.templ
index 8532ab1..0b5c155 100644
--- a/view/layout/global.templ
+++ b/view/layout/global.templ
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ templ Global() {
                 // htmx.logAll();
             </script>
 			<script>
-                const popups = {
+                const bodyData = {
                     showError: false,
                     showConfirmPasswordModal: false,
                     handleHtmxBeforeOnLoad(event) {
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ templ Global() {
 		</head>
 		<body
 			class="bg-base text-text ubuntu-mono-regular overflow-x-hidden"
-			x-data="popups"
+			x-data="bodyData"
 			x-on:htmx:error="handleHtmxError($event)"
 			x-on:htmx:before-on-load="handleHtmxBeforeOnLoad($event)"
 		>