diff --git a/nengo_gui/components/htmlview.py b/nengo_gui/components/htmlview.py
index 7be3ad14..6172678a 100644
--- a/nengo_gui/components/htmlview.py
+++ b/nengo_gui/components/htmlview.py
@@ -4,22 +4,25 @@
 import nengo
 import numpy as np
 
-from nengo_gui.components.component import Component, Template
+from nengo_gui.components.component import Component
 
 
 class HTMLView(Component):
-    def __init__(self, viz, config, uid, obj):
-        super(HTMLView, self).__init__(viz, config, uid)
+    def __init__(self, obj):
+        super(HTMLView, self).__init__()
         self.obj = obj
         self.obj_output = obj.output
-        self.label = viz.viz.get_label(obj)
         self.data = collections.deque()
 
-    def add_nengo_objects(self, viz):
-        with viz.model:
+    def attach(self, page, config, uid):
+        super(HTMLView, self).attach(page, config, uid)
+        self.label = page.get_label(self.obj)
+
+    def add_nengo_objects(self, page):
+        with page.model:
             self.obj.output = self.gather_data
 
-    def remove_nengo_objects(self, viz):
+    def remove_nengo_objects(self, page):
         self.obj.output = self.obj_output
 
     def gather_data(self, t, *x):
@@ -34,10 +37,9 @@ def update_client(self, client):
             client.write(item)
 
     def javascript(self):
-        info = dict(uid=self.uid, label=self.label)
+        info = dict(uid=id(self), label=self.label)
         json = self.javascript_config(info)
         return 'new Nengo.HTMLView(main, sim, %s);' % json
 
-class HTMLViewTemplate(Template):
-    cls = HTMLView
-    config_params = dict(**Template.default_params)
+    def code_python_args(self, uids):
+        return [uids[self.obj]]