diff --git a/tailbone/grids/core.py b/tailbone/grids/core.py
index 754868bc..afd6e11b 100644
--- a/tailbone/grids/core.py
+++ b/tailbone/grids/core.py
@@ -24,9 +24,10 @@
 Core Grid Classes
 """
 
-from urllib.parse import urlencode
-import warnings
+import inspect
 import logging
+import warnings
+from urllib.parse import urlencode
 
 import sqlalchemy as sa
 from sqlalchemy import orm
@@ -858,9 +859,13 @@ class Grid(WuttaGrid):
             settings['page'] = self.page
         if self.filterable:
             for filtr in self.iter_filters():
-                settings['filter.{}.active'.format(filtr.key)] = filtr.default_active
-                settings['filter.{}.verb'.format(filtr.key)] = filtr.default_verb
-                settings['filter.{}.value'.format(filtr.key)] = filtr.default_value
+                defaults = self.filter_defaults.get(filtr.key, {})
+                settings[f'filter.{filtr.key}.active'] = defaults.get('active',
+                                                                      filtr.default_active)
+                settings[f'filter.{filtr.key}.verb'] = defaults.get('verb',
+                                                                    filtr.default_verb)
+                settings[f'filter.{filtr.key}.value'] = defaults.get('value',
+                                                                     filtr.default_value)
 
         # If user has default settings on file, apply those first.
         if self.user_has_defaults():
@@ -1239,7 +1244,7 @@ class Grid(WuttaGrid):
         view = None
         for action in self.actions:
             if action.key == 'view':
-                return action.click_handler
+                return getattr(action, 'click_handler', None)
 
     def set_filters_sequence(self, filters, only=False):
         """
@@ -1475,10 +1480,22 @@ class Grid(WuttaGrid):
 
                 # leverage configured rendering logic where applicable;
                 # otherwise use "raw" data value as string
+                value = self.obtain_value(rowobj, name)
                 if self.renderers and name in self.renderers:
-                    value = self.renderers[name](rowobj, name)
-                else:
-                    value = self.obtain_value(rowobj, name)
+                    renderer = self.renderers[name]
+
+                    # TODO: legacy renderer callables require 2 args,
+                    # but wuttaweb callables require 3 args
+                    sig = inspect.signature(renderer)
+                    required = [param for param in sig.parameters.values()
+                                if param.default == param.empty]
+
+                    if len(required) == 2:
+                        # TODO: legacy renderer
+                        value = renderer(rowobj, name)
+                    else: # the future
+                        value = renderer(rowobj, name, value)
+
                 if value is None:
                     value = ""
 
diff --git a/tailbone/views/master.py b/tailbone/views/master.py
index c53fd8b4..1028ff27 100644
--- a/tailbone/views/master.py
+++ b/tailbone/views/master.py
@@ -612,7 +612,9 @@ class MasterView(View):
 
             # delete action
             if self.rows_deletable and self.has_perm('delete_row'):
-                actions.append(self.make_action('delete', icon='trash', url=self.row_delete_action_url))
+                actions.append(self.make_action('delete', icon='trash',
+                                                url=self.row_delete_action_url,
+                                                link_class='has-text-danger'))
                 defaults['delete_speedbump'] = self.rows_deletable_speedbump
 
             defaults['actions'] = actions
@@ -3322,7 +3324,7 @@ class MasterView(View):
                                 url=self.default_clone_url)
 
     def make_grid_action_delete(self):
-        kwargs = {}
+        kwargs = {'link_class': 'has-text-danger'}
         if self.delete_confirm == 'simple':
             kwargs['click_handler'] = 'deleteObject'
         return self.make_action('delete', icon='trash', url=self.default_delete_url, **kwargs)
diff --git a/tailbone/views/wutta/people.py b/tailbone/views/wutta/people.py
index 968eaf3d..bd96bd4d 100644
--- a/tailbone/views/wutta/people.py
+++ b/tailbone/views/wutta/people.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ from wuttaweb.views import people as wutta
 from tailbone.views import people as tailbone
 from tailbone.db import Session
 from rattail.db.model import Person
+from tailbone.grids import Grid
 
 
 class PersonView(wutta.PersonView):
@@ -44,7 +45,6 @@ class PersonView(wutta.PersonView):
     """
     model_class = Person
     Session = Session
-    sort_defaults = 'display_name'
 
     labels = {
         'display_name': "Full Name",
@@ -59,6 +59,11 @@ class PersonView(wutta.PersonView):
         'merge_requested',
     ]
 
+    filter_defaults = {
+        'display_name': {'active': True, 'verb': 'contains'},
+    }
+    sort_defaults = 'display_name'
+
     form_fields = [
         'first_name',
         'middle_name',
@@ -74,6 +79,11 @@ class PersonView(wutta.PersonView):
     # CRUD methods
     ##############################
 
+    # TODO: must use older grid for now, to render filters correctly
+    def make_grid(self, **kwargs):
+        """ """
+        return Grid(self.request, **kwargs)
+
     def configure_grid(self, g):
         """ """
         super().configure_grid(g)