diff --git a/lib/WebGUI.pm b/lib/WebGUI.pm
index 1a1c1739f..af2ded042 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI.pm
@@ -271,8 +271,7 @@ sub page {
 	}
 	$httpHeader = WebGUI::Session::httpHeader();
 	unless ($useCache && defined $content) {
-		$content = WebGUI::Template::process(WebGUI::Style::get($pageEdit.WebGUI::Page::getTemplate($template)), 
-			$positions);
+		$content = WebGUI::Macro::process(WebGUI::Template::process(WebGUI::Style::get($pageEdit.WebGUI::Page::getTemplate($template)), $positions));
 		$cache->set($cacheKey, $content, $session{config}{cachePages}) if ($useCache);
 	}
 	$debug = _generateDebug();
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Privilege.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Privilege.pm
index 279cd4f90..17343438b 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Privilege.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Privilege.pm
@@ -173,7 +173,6 @@ sub insufficient {
 	$output = '<h1>'.WebGUI::International::get(37).'</h1>';
 	$output .= WebGUI::International::get(38);
 	$output .= '<p>';
-	$output = WebGUI::Macro::process($output);
 	return $output;
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Style.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Style.pm
index 99f0cb961..4f048411e 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Style.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Style.pm
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ package WebGUI::Style;
 
 use strict;
 use Tie::CPHash;
-use WebGUI::Macro;
 use WebGUI::Session;
 use WebGUI::SQL;
 use WebGUI::Template;
@@ -79,7 +78,7 @@ sub get {
         }
         $header .= '</head>'.$body[0];
         $footer = $body[1].' </html>';
-        return WebGUI::Macro::process($header.$_[0].$footer);
+        return $header.$_[0].$footer;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Wobject.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Wobject.pm
index 3e7246436..05c03d41e 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Wobject.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Wobject.pm
@@ -264,7 +264,6 @@ sub duplicate {
 		title => $_[0]->get("title"),
 		description => $_[0]->get("description"),
 		displayTitle => $_[0]->get("displayTitle"),
-		processMacros => $_[0]->get("processMacros"),
 		startDate => $_[0]->get("startDate"),
 		endDate => $_[0]->get("endDate"),
 		templatePosition => $_[0]->get("templatePosition")
@@ -642,7 +641,7 @@ NOTE: This method should be extended by all subclasses.
 
 A hash reference of the properties of this wobject instance. This method will accept any name/value pair and associate it with this wobject instance in memory, but will only store the following fields to the database:
 
- title, displayTitle, description, processMacros, pageId, templatePosition, startDate, endDate, sequenceNumber
+ title, displayTitle, description, pageId, templatePosition, startDate, endDate, sequenceNumber
 
 =item arrayRef
 
@@ -678,7 +677,7 @@ sub set {
 	$sql = "update wobject set";
 	foreach $key (keys %{$_[1]}) {
 		$_[0]->{_property}{$key} = ${$_[1]}{$key};
-		if (isIn($key, qw(userDefined1 userDefined2 userDefined3 userDefined4 userDefined5 moderationType groupToModerate groupToPost karmaPerPost editTimeout title displayTitle description processMacros pageId templatePosition startDate endDate sequenceNumber))) {
+		if (isIn($key, qw(userDefined1 userDefined2 userDefined3 userDefined4 userDefined5 moderationType groupToModerate groupToPost karmaPerPost editTimeout title displayTitle description pageId templatePosition startDate endDate sequenceNumber))) {
         		$sql .= " ".$key."=".quote(${$_[1]}{$key}).",";
 		}
                 if (isIn($key, @{$_[2]})) {
@@ -1023,12 +1022,6 @@ sub www_edit {
 		-value=>$displayTitle,
 		-uiLevel=>5
 		);
-	$f->yesNo(
-		-name=>"processMacros",
-		-label=>WebGUI::International::get(175),
-		-value=>$_[0]->get("processMacros"),
-		-uiLevel=>5
-		);
 	$f->select(
 		-name=>"templatePosition",
 		-label=>WebGUI::International::get(363),
@@ -1084,7 +1077,6 @@ sub www_editSave {
 	$_[0]->set({
 		title=>$title,
 		displayTitle=>$session{form}{displayTitle},
-		processMacros=>$session{form}{processMacros},
 		templatePosition=>$templatePosition,
 		startDate=>$startDate,
 		endDate=>$endDate,
@@ -1348,7 +1340,6 @@ sub www_view {
 	my ($output);
 	$output = $_[0]->displayTitle;
 	$output .= $_[0]->description;
-	$output = $_[0]->processMacros($output);
 	return $output;
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Wobject/Article.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Wobject/Article.pm
index c371e89c7..ece1097e9 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Wobject/Article.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Wobject/Article.pm
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ sub www_view {
         	$var{"post.URL"} = WebGUI::URL::page('func=post&mid=new&wid='.$_[0]->get("wobjectId"));
         	$var{"post.label"} = WebGUI::International::get(24,$namespace);
 	}
-	return $_[0]->processMacros($_[0]->processTemplate($_[0]->get("templateId"),\%var));
+	return $_[0]->processTemplate($_[0]->get("templateId"),\%var);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Wobject/EventsCalendar.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Wobject/EventsCalendar.pm
index aaa1fb193..d2d031586 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Wobject/EventsCalendar.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Wobject/EventsCalendar.pm
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ sub www_view {
         $var{"list.pageList"} = $p->getPageLinks;
         $var{"list.previousPage"} = $p->getPreviousPageLink;
         $var{"list.multiplePages"} = ($p->getNumberOfPages > 1);
-	return $_[0]->processMacros($_[0]->processTemplate($_[0]->get("templateId"),\%var));
+	return $_[0]->processTemplate($_[0]->get("templateId"),\%var);
 }
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -540,14 +540,7 @@ sub www_viewEvent {
         $var{"next.label"} = WebGUI::International::get(93,$namespace).'&raquo;';
         $var{"next.url"} = WebGUI::URL::page("func=viewEvent&wid=".$_[0]->get("wobjectId")."&eid=".$id) if ($id);
 	$var{description} = $event{description};
-	return WebGUI::Macro::process(
-		WebGUI::Template::process(
-			WebGUI::Template::get(
-				$_[0]->get("eventTemplateId"),
-				"EventsCalendar/Event"
-				), 
-			\%var)
-		);
+	return WebGUI::Template::process( WebGUI::Template::get( $_[0]->get("eventTemplateId"), "EventsCalendar/Event"), \%var);
 }
 
 1;
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Wobject/ExtraColumn.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Wobject/ExtraColumn.pm
index 91a1efdbd..144d9268c 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Wobject/ExtraColumn.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Wobject/ExtraColumn.pm
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ sub www_edit {
        	$f->readOnly($_[0]->get("wobjectId"),WebGUI::International::get(499));
        	$f->hidden("title",$namespace);
        	$f->hidden("displayTitle",0);
-       	$f->hidden("processMacros",0);
 	$f->select(
                 -name=>"templatePosition",
                 -label=>WebGUI::International::get(363),
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Wobject/FAQ.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Wobject/FAQ.pm
index 27869e3b9..ce2ae8377 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Wobject/FAQ.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Wobject/FAQ.pm
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ sub www_view {
 	}
 	$sth->finish;
 	$var{qa_loop} = \@qa;
-	return $_[0]->processMacros($_[0]->processTemplate($_[0]->get("templateId"),\%var));
+	return $_[0]->processTemplate($_[0]->get("templateId"),\%var);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Wobject/FileManager.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Wobject/FileManager.pm
index 379e77f9a..46ea836e5 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Wobject/FileManager.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Wobject/FileManager.pm
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ sub www_view {
         $var{pageList} = $p->getPageLinks;
         $var{previousPage} = $p->getPreviousPageLink;
         $var{multiplePages} = ($p->getNumberOfPages > 1);
-        return $_[0]->processMacros($_[0]->processTemplate($_[0]->get("templateId"),\%var));
+        return $_[0]->processTemplate($_[0]->get("templateId"),\%var);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Wobject/HttpProxy.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Wobject/HttpProxy.pm
index 4279276c2..89f78bf7d 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Wobject/HttpProxy.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Wobject/HttpProxy.pm
@@ -139,7 +139,6 @@ sub www_view {
 
    $output = $_[0]->displayTitle;
    $output .= $_[0]->description;
-   $output = $_[0]->processMacros($output);
 
    if(not(-w $_[0]->get("cookiebox") && -r $_[0]->get("cookiebox"))) {
       return "<b>Error while opening cookie directory ".$_[0]->get("cookiebox")."</b><p><i>$!</i>";
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Wobject/Item.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Wobject/Item.pm
index 5ec9d70a9..17c82e457 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Wobject/Item.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Wobject/Item.pm
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ sub www_view {
 		$var{"attachment.URL"} = $file->getURL;
 		$var{"attachment.Icon"} = $file->getIcon;
 	}
-        return $_[0]->processMacros($_[0]->processTemplate($_[0]->get("templateId"),\%var));
+        return $_[0]->processTemplate($_[0]->get("templateId"),\%var);
 }	
 
 
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Wobject/LinkList.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Wobject/LinkList.pm
index 58c63700a..42309de75 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Wobject/LinkList.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Wobject/LinkList.pm
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ use Tie::CPHash;
 use WebGUI::HTMLForm;
 use WebGUI::Icon;
 use WebGUI::International;
-use WebGUI::Macro;
 use WebGUI::Privilege;
 use WebGUI::Session;
 use WebGUI::SQL;
@@ -206,7 +205,7 @@ sub www_view {
 	}
 	$sth->finish;
 	$var{link_loop} = \@linkloop;
-	return $_[0]->processMacros($_[0]->processTemplate($_[0]->get("templateId"),\%var));
+	return $_[0]->processTemplate($_[0]->get("templateId"),\%var);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Wobject/MailForm.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Wobject/MailForm.pm
index 57e27880d..abfe279a8 100755
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Wobject/MailForm.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Wobject/MailForm.pm
@@ -321,8 +321,6 @@ sub www_view {
 	
 	$sth = WebGUI::SQL->read("select * from MailForm_field where wobjectId=".$_[0]->get("wobjectId")." order by sequenceNumber");
 	while (%data = $sth->hash) {
-		# process macros on default values
-		$data{defaultValue} = $_[0]->processMacros($data{defaultValue});
 		if ($data{status} == 1) {
 			# hidden field, don't show on form for security reasons
 			$row = "";
@@ -348,7 +346,7 @@ sub www_view {
 	$f->submit(WebGUI::International::get(73, $namespace));
 	$output .= $f->print;
 	
-	return $_[0]->processMacros($output);	
+	return $output;	
 }
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -452,7 +450,7 @@ sub _createField {
 			# add an empty option if no default value is provided
 			foreach (split(/\n/, $data->{possibleValues})) {
 				s/\s+$//; # remove trailing spaces
-				$selectOptions{$_} = $_[0]->processMacros($_);
+				$selectOptions{$_} = $_;
 			}
 			$f->selectList(
                                 -name=>$name,
@@ -470,7 +468,7 @@ sub _createField {
 			tie %selectOptions, 'Tie::IxHash';
 			foreach (split(/\n/, $data->{possibleValues})) {
 				s/\s+$//; # remove trailing spaces
-                                $selectOptions{$_} = $_[0]->processMacros($_);
+                                $selectOptions{$_} = $_;
                         }
 			if ($session{form}{$name}) {
 				@defaultValues = $session{cgi}->param($name);
@@ -498,7 +496,7 @@ sub _createField {
                         tie %selectOptions, 'Tie::IxHash';
                         foreach (split(/\n/, $data->{possibleValues})) {
                                 s/\s+$//; # remove trailing spaces
-                                $selectOptions{$_} = $_[0]->processMacros($_);
+                                $selectOptions{$_} = $_;
                         }
                         if ($session{form}{$name}) {
                                 @defaultValues = $session{cgi}->param($name);
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Wobject/MessageBoard.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Wobject/MessageBoard.pm
index 411df5646..1b1f59e93 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Wobject/MessageBoard.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Wobject/MessageBoard.pm
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@ sub www_showMessage {
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------
 sub www_view {
 	my ($p, $data, %var, @message_loop, $rows, @last, $replies);
-	$var{title} = $_[0]->processMacros($_[0]->get("title"));
-	$var{description} = $_[0]->processMacros($_[0]->get("description"));
+	$var{title} = $_[0]->get("title");
+	$var{description} = $_[0]->get("description");
 	$var{canPost} = WebGUI::Privilege::isInGroup($_[0]->get("groupToPost"));
 	$var{"post.url"} = WebGUI::URL::page('func=post&mid=new&wid='.$_[0]->get("wobjectId"));
 	$var{"post.label"} = WebGUI::International::get(17,$namespace);
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Wobject/Poll.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Wobject/Poll.pm
index 63fd2a1f4..64db08d00 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Wobject/Poll.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Wobject/Poll.pm
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ sub www_view {
                 }
                 $output .= '<span class="pollAnswer"><hr size="1"><b>'.WebGUI::International::get(12,$namespace).'</b> '.$totalResponses.'</span>';
 	}
-	return $_[0]->processMacros($output);
+	return $output;
 }
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Wobject/Product.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Wobject/Product.pm
index bb5f4dc0f..262c7abdb 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Wobject/Product.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Wobject/Product.pm
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ sub www_view {
         }
         $sth->finish;
 	$var{relatedproduct_loop} = \@relatedloop;
-        return $_[0]->processMacros($_[0]->processTemplate($_[0]->get("templateId"),\%var));
+        return $_[0]->processTemplate($_[0]->get("templateId"),\%var);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Wobject/SQLReport.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Wobject/SQLReport.pm
index 22c3989c1..04fc73953 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Wobject/SQLReport.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Wobject/SQLReport.pm
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ sub www_view {
 		$output .= WebGUI::International::get(12,$namespace).'<p>' if ($_[0]->get("debugMode"));
 		WebGUI::ErrorHandler::warn("SQLReport [".$_[0]->get("wobjectId")."] Could not connect to database.");
 	}	
-	return $_[0]->processMacros($output);
+	return $output;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Wobject/SiteMap.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Wobject/SiteMap.pm
index be92bbae6..02b304dea 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Wobject/SiteMap.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Wobject/SiteMap.pm
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ sub www_editSave {
 sub www_view {
         my (%var);
 	$var{page_loop} = _traversePageTree($_[0]->get("startAtThisLevel"),0,$_[0]->get("depth"),$_[0]->get("indent"));
-	return $_[0]->processMacros($_[0]->processTemplate($_[0]->get("templateId"),\%var));
+	return $_[0]->processTemplate($_[0]->get("templateId"),\%var);
 }
 
 1;
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Wobject/Survey.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Wobject/Survey.pm
index 4704f7d66..779d22edb 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Wobject/Survey.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Wobject/Survey.pm
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@ sub www_view {
                         $output .= WebGUI::International::get(49,$namespace);
                 }
 	}
-	return $_[0]->processMacros($output);
+	return $output;
 }
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Wobject/SyndicatedContent.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Wobject/SyndicatedContent.pm
index ecdf5b17c..04e37a90c 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Wobject/SyndicatedContent.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Wobject/SyndicatedContent.pm
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ use WebGUI::DateTime;
 use WebGUI::HTMLForm;
 use WebGUI::Icon;
 use WebGUI::International;
-use WebGUI::Macro;
 use WebGUI::Privilege;
 use WebGUI::Session;
 use WebGUI::SQL;
@@ -83,7 +82,6 @@ sub www_view {
 	my ($output);
 	$output = $_[0]->displayTitle;
 	$output .= $_[0]->description;
-	$output = $_[0]->processMacros($output);
 	$output .= $_[0]->get("content");
 	return $output;
 }
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Wobject/USS.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Wobject/USS.pm
index 1f9201332..93d521617 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Wobject/USS.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Wobject/USS.pm
@@ -320,8 +320,8 @@ sub www_view {
 	$numResults = $_[0]->get("submissionsPerPage");
 	$var{"readmore.label"} = WebGUI::International::get(46,$namespace);
 	$var{"responses.label"} = WebGUI::International::get(57,$namespace);
-	$var{title} = $_[0]->processMacros($_[0]->get("title"));
-        $var{description} = $_[0]->processMacros($_[0]->get("description"));
+	$var{title} = $_[0]->get("title");
+        $var{description} = $_[0]->get("description");
 	$var{canPost} = WebGUI::Privilege::isInGroup($_[0]->get("groupToContribute"));
         $var{"post.url"} = WebGUI::URL::page('func=editSubmission&sid=new&wid='.$_[0]->get("wobjectId"));
 	$var{"post.label"} = WebGUI::International::get(20,$namespace);
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Wobject/WobjectProxy.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Wobject/WobjectProxy.pm
index a828113fb..6c9573904 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Wobject/WobjectProxy.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Wobject/WobjectProxy.pm
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ sub www_edit {
        	$f->readOnly($_[0]->get("wobjectId"),WebGUI::International::get(499));
        	$f->hidden("title",$namespace);
        	$f->hidden("displayTitle",0);
-       	$f->hidden("processMacros",0);
 	$f->select(
                 -name=>"templatePosition",
                 -label=>WebGUI::International::get(363),