diff --git a/tailbone/templates/base_meta.mako b/tailbone/templates/base_meta.mako
index 00cfdfe9..b6376448 100644
--- a/tailbone/templates/base_meta.mako
+++ b/tailbone/templates/base_meta.mako
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 ## -*- coding: utf-8; -*-
+<%inherit file="wuttaweb:templates/base_meta.mako" />
 
-<%def name="app_title()">${rattail_app.get_node_title()}</%def>
-
-<%def name="global_title()">${"[STAGE] " if not request.rattail_config.production() else ''}${self.app_title()}</%def>
-
-<%def name="extra_styles()"></%def>
+<%def name="app_title()">${app.get_node_title()}</%def>
 
 <%def name="favicon()">
   <link rel="icon" type="image/x-icon" href="${request.rattail_config.get('tailbone', 'favicon_url', default=request.static_url('tailbone:static/img/rattail.ico'))}" />
@@ -13,9 +10,3 @@
 <%def name="header_logo()">
   ${h.image(request.rattail_config.get('tailbone', 'header_image_url', default=request.static_url('tailbone:static/img/rattail.ico')), "Header Logo", style="height: 49px;")}
 </%def>
-
-<%def name="footer()">
-  <p class="has-text-centered">
-    powered by ${h.link_to("Rattail", url('about'))}
-  </p>
-</%def>
diff --git a/tailbone/templates/home.mako b/tailbone/templates/home.mako
index e4f7d072..54e44d57 100644
--- a/tailbone/templates/home.mako
+++ b/tailbone/templates/home.mako
@@ -1,33 +1,7 @@
 ## -*- coding: utf-8; -*-
-<%inherit file="/page.mako" />
-<%namespace name="base_meta" file="/base_meta.mako" />
-
-<%def name="title()">Home</%def>
-
-<%def name="extra_styles()">
-  ${parent.extra_styles()}
-  <style type="text/css">
-    .logo {
-        text-align: center;
-    }
-    .logo img {
-        margin: 3em auto;
-        max-height: 350px;
-        max-width: 800px;
-    }
-  </style>
-</%def>
+<%inherit file="wuttaweb:templates/home.mako" />
 
+## DEPRECATED; remains for back-compat
 <%def name="render_this_page()">
   ${self.page_content()}
 </%def>
-
-<%def name="page_content()">
-  <div class="logo">
-    ${h.image(image_url, "{} logo".format(capture(base_meta.app_title)))}
-    <h1>Welcome to ${base_meta.app_title()}</h1>
-  </div>
-</%def>
-
-
-${parent.body()}
diff --git a/tailbone/templates/login.mako b/tailbone/templates/login.mako
index 3eb46403..d2ea7828 100644
--- a/tailbone/templates/login.mako
+++ b/tailbone/templates/login.mako
@@ -1,84 +1,17 @@
 ## -*- coding: utf-8; -*-
-<%inherit file="/form.mako" />
-<%namespace name="base_meta" file="/base_meta.mako" />
-
-<%def name="title()">Login</%def>
+<%inherit file="wuttaweb:templates/auth/login.mako" />
 
+## TODO: this will not be needed with wuttaform
 <%def name="extra_styles()">
   ${parent.extra_styles()}
-  <style type="text/css">
-    .logo img {
-        display: block;
-        margin: 3rem auto;
-        max-height: 350px;
-        max-width: 800px;
-    }
-
-    /* must force a particular label with, in order to make sure */
-    /* the username and password inputs are the same size */
-    .field.is-horizontal .field-label .label {
-        text-align: left;
-        width: 6rem;
-    }
-
-    .buttons {
+  <style>
+    .card-content .buttons {
         justify-content: right;
     }
   </style>
 </%def>
 
-<%def name="logo()">
-  ${h.image(image_url, "{} logo".format(capture(base_meta.app_title)))}
-</%def>
-
-<%def name="login_form()">
-  <div class="form">
-    ${form.render_deform(form_kwargs={'data-ajax': 'false'})|n}
-  </div>
-</%def>
-
+## DEPRECATED; remains for back-compat
 <%def name="render_this_page()">
   ${self.page_content()}
 </%def>
-
-<%def name="page_content()">
-  <div class="logo">
-    ${self.logo()}
-  </div>
-
-  <div class="columns is-centered">
-    <div class="column is-narrow">
-      <div class="card">
-        <div class="card-content">
-          <tailbone-form></tailbone-form>
-        </div>
-      </div>
-    </div>
-  </div>
-</%def>
-
-<%def name="modify_vue_vars()">
-  ${parent.modify_vue_vars()}
-  <script>
-
-    ${form.vue_component}Data.usernameInput = null
-
-    ${form.vue_component}.mounted = function() {
-        this.$refs.username.focus()
-        this.usernameInput = this.$refs.username.$el.querySelector('input')
-        this.usernameInput.addEventListener('keydown', this.usernameKeydown)
-    }
-
-    ${form.vue_component}.beforeDestroy = function() {
-        this.usernameInput.removeEventListener('keydown', this.usernameKeydown)
-    }
-
-    ${form.vue_component}.methods.usernameKeydown = function(event) {
-        if (event.which == 13) {
-            event.preventDefault()
-            this.$refs.password.focus()
-        }
-    }
-
-  </script>
-</%def>
diff --git a/tailbone/views/common.py b/tailbone/views/common.py
index 26ef2626..f4d98c05 100644
--- a/tailbone/views/common.py
+++ b/tailbone/views/common.py
@@ -67,9 +67,15 @@ class CommonView(View):
             if redirect:
                 return self.redirect(self.request.route_url('login'))
 
-        image_url = self.rattail_config.get(
-            'tailbone', 'main_image_url',
-            default=self.request.static_url('tailbone:static/img/home_logo.png'))
+        image_url = self.config.get('wuttaweb.logo_url')
+        if not image_url:
+            image_url = self.config.get('tailbone.main_image_url')
+            if image_url:
+                warnings.warn("tailbone.main_image_url setting is deprecated; "
+                              "please set wuttaweb.logo_url instead",
+                              DeprecationWarning)
+            else:
+                image_url = self.request.static_url('tailbone:static/img/home_logo.png')
 
         context = {
             'image_url': image_url,