diff --git a/src/main/java/net/bootsfaces/component/DatePicker.java b/src/main/java/net/bootsfaces/component/DatePicker.java
index c502bba2a..654a5c0e7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/bootsfaces/component/DatePicker.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/bootsfaces/component/DatePicker.java
@@ -335,6 +335,9 @@ private void encodeJS(FacesContext fc, ResponseWriter rw, String cId, String dpI
 		if (mode.equals("toggle-icon") || mode.equals("icon-toggle")) {
 			sb.append(JQ.SHOWON).append(":").append("'" + "button" + "'").append(",");
 		}
+		if(A.toBool(attrs.get(JQ.DTDISABLED))) {
+			sb.append(JQ.DTDISABLED).append(":").append("true").append(",");
+		}
 
 		/*
 		 * Attributes that need decoding the Date
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/bootsfaces/component/badge/Badge.java b/src/main/java/net/bootsfaces/component/badge/Badge.java
index 3facc2317..6eed39261 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/bootsfaces/component/badge/Badge.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/bootsfaces/component/badge/Badge.java
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@ public class Badge extends UIOutput {
 	private Map<String, Object> attributes;
 	
 	public Badge() {
-		
-		
 		setRendererType(DEFAULT_RENDERER);
 	}
 	
@@ -62,10 +60,10 @@ public Map<String, Object> getAttributes() {
 	}
 	
     protected enum PropertyKeys {
-binding,
-style,
-styleClass
-;
+		binding,
+		style,
+		styleClass
+		;
 
         String toString;
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/bootsfaces/render/CoreRenderer.java b/src/main/java/net/bootsfaces/render/CoreRenderer.java
index eed943671..bc8845bbd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/bootsfaces/render/CoreRenderer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/bootsfaces/render/CoreRenderer.java
@@ -338,15 +338,28 @@ public String getValue2Render(FacesContext fc, UIComponent c) {
 
 			// format the value as string
 			if (val != null) {
+				/* OLD
 				Converter converter = getConverter(fc, vh);
-
-				if (converter != null)
+				*/
+				
+				/* NEW */
+                Converter converter = vh.getConverter();
+                if (converter == null) {
+                    Class<?> valueType = val.getClass();
+                    if(valueType == String.class) {                        
+                        return (String) val;
+                    }
+
+                    converter = fc.getApplication().createConverter(valueType);
+                }
+                /* END NEW */
+
+                if (converter != null)
 					return converter.getAsString(fc, c, val);
 				else
 					return val.toString(); // Use toString as a fallback if
 											// there is no explicit or implicit
 											// converter
-
 			} else {
 				// component is a value holder but has no value
 				return null;
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/bootsfaces/render/JQ.java b/src/main/java/net/bootsfaces/render/JQ.java
index 8358b1acf..2866ebc3a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/bootsfaces/render/JQ.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/bootsfaces/render/JQ.java
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ public static void simpleSlider(ResponseWriter rw, String cId, String opts, bool
     public static final String CHNGYEAR = "changeYear"; //Bool
     public static final String SHOWWK = "showWeek"; //Bool
     public static final String DTFORMAT = "dateFormat";
+    public static final String DTDISABLED = "disabled"; //Bool
     /*
      * Default: "c-10:c+10" 
      * The range of years displayed in the year drop-down: