diff --git a/templates/categories.tpl b/templates/categories.tpl
index 102e1d42..07532e51 100644
--- a/templates/categories.tpl
+++ b/templates/categories.tpl
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 <!-- IMPORT partials/breadcrumbs.tpl -->
 <div class="motd">
-	<div widget-area="motd"></div>
+	<div data-widget-area="motd"></div>
 </div>
 
 <div class="row categories" itemscope itemtype="http://www.schema.org/ItemList">
-	<div class="col-lg-12 col-sm-12 clearfix" has-widget-class="col-lg-9 col-sm-12" has-widget-target="sidebar">
+	<div class="col-lg-12 col-sm-12 clearfix" data-has-widget-class="col-lg-9 col-sm-12" data-has-widget-target="sidebar">
 		<div class="row">
 			<!-- BEGIN categories -->
 			<div component="categories/category" class="{categories.class}" data-cid="{categories.cid}" data-numRecentReplies="{categories.numRecentReplies}">
@@ -61,5 +61,5 @@
 		</div>
 	</div>
 
-	<div widget-area="sidebar" class="col-lg-3 col-sm-12"></div>
+	<div data-widget-area="sidebar" class="col-lg-3 col-sm-12"></div>
 </div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/templates/category.tpl b/templates/category.tpl
index 7dd25ab6..beabea31 100644
--- a/templates/category.tpl
+++ b/templates/category.tpl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
 <div class="category row">
-	<div class="col-md-12 col-sm-12" has-widget-class="col-lg-9 col-sm-12" has-widget-target="sidebar">
+	<div class="col-md-12 col-sm-12" data-has-widget-class="col-lg-9 col-sm-12" data-has-widget-target="sidebar">
 
 		<!-- IMPORT partials/breadcrumbs.tpl -->
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 	</div>
 
 	<!-- IF topics.length -->
-	<div widget-area="sidebar" class="col-md-3 col-xs-12 category-sidebar"></div>
+	<div data-widget-area="sidebar" class="col-md-3 col-xs-12 category-sidebar"></div>
 	<!-- ENDIF topics.length -->
 </div>
 
diff --git a/templates/groups/details.tpl b/templates/groups/details.tpl
index a92794f6..ec92d5aa 100644
--- a/templates/groups/details.tpl
+++ b/templates/groups/details.tpl
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
 			</div>
 		</div>
 		<!-- ENDIF group.isOwner -->
-		<div widget-area="left"></div>
+		<div data-widget-area="left"></div>
 	</div>
 	<div class="col-lg-6 col-xs-12">
 		<!-- IF group.isOwner -->
@@ -236,6 +236,6 @@
 			<!-- ENDIF !posts.length -->
 			<!-- IMPORT partials/posts_list.tpl -->
 		</div>
-		<div widget-area="right"></div>
+		<div data-widget-area="right"></div>
 	</div>
 </div>
diff --git a/templates/topic.tpl b/templates/topic.tpl
index 5db9db85..9d8dfb09 100644
--- a/templates/topic.tpl
+++ b/templates/topic.tpl
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@
 
 </div>
 
-<div widget-area="footer" class="col-xs-12"></div>
+<div data-widget-area="footer" class="col-xs-12"></div>
 
 <!-- IF !config.usePagination -->
 <noscript>