diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d70b9761..cbacf2a5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,54 +5,6 @@ All notable changes to Tailbone will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
-## v0.23.0 (2025-10-19)
-
-### Feat
-
-- require latest rattail; drop passlib dependency
-
-### Fix
-
-- depend on latest rattail
-
-## v0.22.11 (2025-09-20)
-
-### Fix
-
-- avoid error when row object missing field
-
-## v0.22.10 (2025-09-20)
-
-### Fix
-
-- avoid error if 'default' theme not included
-- fix config extension entry point
-
-## v0.22.9 (2025-09-20)
-
-### Fix
-
-- small bugfixes per upstream changes
-
-## v0.22.8 (2025-05-20)
-
-### Fix
-
-- add startup hack for tempmon DB model
-
-## v0.22.7 (2025-02-19)
-
-### Fix
-
-- stop using old config for logo image url on login page
-- fix warning msg for deprecated Grid param
-
-## v0.22.6 (2025-02-01)
-
-### Fix
-
-- register vue3 form component for products -> make batch
-
 ## v0.22.5 (2024-12-16)
 
 ### Fix
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index ade4c92a..52e384f5 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ templates_path = ['_templates']
 exclude_patterns = ['_build', 'Thumbs.db', '.DS_Store']
 
 intersphinx_mapping = {
-    'rattail': ('https://docs.wuttaproject.org/rattail/', None),
+    'rattail': ('https://rattailproject.org/docs/rattail/', None),
     'webhelpers2': ('https://webhelpers2.readthedocs.io/en/latest/', None),
-    'wuttaweb': ('https://docs.wuttaproject.org/wuttaweb/', None),
-    'wuttjamaican': ('https://docs.wuttaproject.org/wuttjamaican/', None),
+    'wuttaweb': ('https://rattailproject.org/docs/wuttaweb/', None),
+    'wuttjamaican': ('https://rattailproject.org/docs/wuttjamaican/', None),
 }
 
 # allow todo entries to show up
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 2b367c99..9c164772 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "Tailbone"
-version = "0.23.0"
+version = "0.22.5"
 description = "Backoffice Web Application for Rattail"
 readme = "README.md"
 authors = [{name = "Lance Edgar", email = "lance@edbob.org"}]
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ dependencies = [
         "openpyxl",
         "paginate",
         "paginate_sqlalchemy",
+        "passlib",
         "Pillow",
         "pyramid>=2",
         "pyramid_beaker",
@@ -52,13 +53,13 @@ dependencies = [
         "pyramid_mako",
         "pyramid_retry",
         "pyramid_tm",
-        "rattail[db,bouncer]>=0.21.0",
+        "rattail[db,bouncer]>=0.20.1",
         "sa-filters",
         "simplejson",
         "transaction",
         "waitress",
         "WebHelpers2",
-        "WuttaWeb>=0.21.0",
+        "WuttaWeb>=0.16.2",
         "zope.sqlalchemy>=1.5",
 ]
 
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ webapi = "tailbone.webapi:main"
 beaker = "tailbone.cleanup:BeakerCleaner"
 
 
-[project.entry-points."wutta.config.extensions"]
+[project.entry-points."rattail.config.extensions"]
 tailbone = "tailbone.config:ConfigExtension"
 
 
diff --git a/tailbone/app.py b/tailbone/app.py
index d2d0c5ef..b7262866 100644
--- a/tailbone/app.py
+++ b/tailbone/app.py
@@ -62,17 +62,6 @@ def make_rattail_config(settings):
     # nb. this is for compaibility with wuttaweb
     settings['wutta_config'] = rattail_config
 
-    # must import all sqlalchemy models before things get rolling,
-    # otherwise can have errors about continuum TransactionMeta class
-    # not yet mapped, when relevant pages are first requested...
-    # cf. https://docs.pylonsproject.org/projects/pyramid_cookbook/en/latest/database/sqlalchemy.html#importing-all-sqlalchemy-models
-    # hat tip to https://stackoverflow.com/a/59241485
-    if getattr(rattail_config, 'tempmon_engine', None):
-        from rattail_tempmon.db import model as tempmon_model, Session as TempmonSession
-        tempmon_session = TempmonSession()
-        tempmon_session.query(tempmon_model.Appliance).first()
-        tempmon_session.close()
-
     # configure database sessions
     if hasattr(rattail_config, 'appdb_engine'):
         tailbone.db.Session.configure(bind=rattail_config.appdb_engine)
diff --git a/tailbone/grids/core.py b/tailbone/grids/core.py
index b1533747..134642dd 100644
--- a/tailbone/grids/core.py
+++ b/tailbone/grids/core.py
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ class Grid(WuttaGrid):
 
         if 'pageable' in kwargs:
             warnings.warn("pageable param is deprecated for Grid(); "
-                          "please use paginated param instead",
+                          "please use vue_tagname param instead",
                           DeprecationWarning, stacklevel=2)
             kwargs.setdefault('paginated', kwargs.pop('pageable'))
 
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ class Grid(WuttaGrid):
 
         try:
             return obj[column_name]
-        except (TypeError, KeyError):
+        except TypeError:
             pass
 
     def render_currency(self, obj, column_name):
diff --git a/tailbone/templates/products/batch.mako b/tailbone/templates/products/batch.mako
index db029e5a..9f969468 100644
--- a/tailbone/templates/products/batch.mako
+++ b/tailbone/templates/products/batch.mako
@@ -55,20 +55,19 @@
 </%def>
 
 <%def name="render_form_template()">
-  <script type="text/x-template" id="${form.vue_tagname}-template">
+  <script type="text/x-template" id="${form.component}-template">
     ${self.render_form_innards()}
   </script>
 </%def>
 
 <%def name="modify_vue_vars()">
   ${parent.modify_vue_vars()}
-  <% request.register_component(form.vue_tagname, form.vue_component) %>
   <script>
 
     ## TODO: ugh, an awful lot of duplicated code here (from /forms/deform.mako)
 
     let ${form.vue_component} = {
-        template: '#${form.vue_tagname}-template',
+        template: '#${form.component}-template',
         methods: {
 
             ## TODO: deprecate / remove the latter option here
diff --git a/tailbone/util.py b/tailbone/util.py
index 78ab07f0..71aa35e3 100644
--- a/tailbone/util.py
+++ b/tailbone/util.py
@@ -300,8 +300,8 @@ def get_available_themes(rattail_config, include=None):
     available.sort()
 
     # make default theme the first option
-    if 'default' in available:
-        i = available.index('default')
+    i = available.index('default')
+    if i >= 0:
         available.pop(i)
     available.insert(0, 'default')
 
diff --git a/tailbone/views/auth.py b/tailbone/views/auth.py
index eceab803..1338c107 100644
--- a/tailbone/views/auth.py
+++ b/tailbone/views/auth.py
@@ -94,6 +94,10 @@ class AuthenticationView(View):
             else:
                 self.request.session.flash("Invalid username or password", 'error')
 
+        image_url = self.rattail_config.get(
+            'tailbone', 'main_image_url',
+            default=self.request.static_url('tailbone:static/img/home_logo.png'))
+
         # nb. hacky..but necessary, to add the refs, for autofocus
         # (also add key handler, so ENTER acts like TAB)
         dform = form.make_deform_form()
@@ -106,6 +110,7 @@ class AuthenticationView(View):
         return {
             'form': form,
             'referrer': referrer,
+            'image_url': image_url,
             'index_title': app.get_node_title(),
             'help_url': global_help_url(self.rattail_config),
         }
diff --git a/tailbone/views/master.py b/tailbone/views/master.py
index cd167c38..21a5e58f 100644
--- a/tailbone/views/master.py
+++ b/tailbone/views/master.py
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ class MasterView(View):
             return self.redirect(self.request.current_route_url(**kw))
 
         # Stash some grid stats, for possible use when generating URLs.
-        if grid.paginated and grid.pager is not None:
+        if grid.paginated and hasattr(grid, 'pager'):
             self.first_visible_grid_index = grid.pager.first_item
 
         # return grid data only, if partial page was requested
diff --git a/tests/grids/test_core.py b/tests/grids/test_core.py
index e52b0f63..4d143c85 100644
--- a/tests/grids/test_core.py
+++ b/tests/grids/test_core.py
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ class TestGrid(WebTestCase):
 
         # settings are loaded, applied, saved
         self.assertEqual(grid.sort_defaults, [])
-        self.assertIsNone(grid.active_sorters)
+        self.assertFalse(hasattr(grid, 'active_sorters'))
         self.request.GET = {'sort1key': 'name', 'sort1dir': 'desc'}
         grid.load_settings()
         self.assertEqual(grid.active_sorters, [{'key': 'name', 'dir': 'desc'}])
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ class TestGrid(WebTestCase):
         # with sort defaults
         grid = self.make_grid(model_class=model.Setting, sortable=True,
                               sort_on_backend=True, sort_defaults='name')
-        self.assertIsNone(grid.active_sorters)
+        self.assertFalse(hasattr(grid, 'active_sorters'))
         grid.load_settings()
         self.assertEqual(grid.active_sorters, [{'key': 'name', 'dir': 'asc'}])
 
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ class TestGrid(WebTestCase):
             mod.SortInfo('name', 'asc'),
             mod.SortInfo('value', 'desc'),
         ]
-        self.assertIsNone(grid.active_sorters)
+        self.assertFalse(hasattr(grid, 'active_sorters'))
         grid.load_settings()
         self.assertEqual(grid.active_sorters, [{'key': 'name', 'dir': 'asc'}])
 
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ class TestGrid(WebTestCase):
         grid = self.make_grid(key='settings', model_class=model.Setting,
                               sortable=True, sort_on_backend=True,
                               paginated=True, paginate_on_backend=True)
-        self.assertIsNone(grid.active_sorters)
+        self.assertFalse(hasattr(grid, 'active_sorters'))
         grid.load_settings()
         self.assertEqual(grid.active_sorters, [{'key': 'name', 'dir': 'desc'}])