diff --git a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
index 4f33c0e91..b4d31e27b 100644
--- a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
+++ b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@
  - fix: dashlet user preference setting causing nested dashboard to appear
  - fix: saving edits to dashlet shortcuts kicks you out of your version tag
  - fix: Discussion tmpl variables in Article asset
+ - fix: dashlet www_saveUserPrefs refusing to execute
+ - API change: ProfileField::new now returns undef for invalid fields
+ - API change: in ProfileField, the get*Fields family of methods are now class methods
+ - API change: 'func' and 'op' are now reserved and not usable as profile fields
 
 7.0.6
  - fix: Error in DateTime.pm
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Shortcut.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Shortcut.pm
index deaf1f460..90fdd71b3 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Shortcut.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Shortcut.pm
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ sub getFieldsList {
 	my $output = '<a href="'.$self->getUrl('op=editProfileSettings').'" class="formLink">'.$i18n->get('Manage Profile Fields').'</a><br /><br />';
 	my %fieldNames;
 	tie %fieldNames, 'Tie::IxHash';
-	foreach my $field (@{WebGUI::ProfileField->new($self->session,'dummy')->getFields}) {
+	foreach my $field (@{WebGUI::ProfileField->getFields($self->session)}) {
 		my $fieldId = $field->getId;
 		next if $fieldId =~ /contentPositions/;
 		$fieldNames{$fieldId} = $field->getLabel.' ['.$fieldId.']';
@@ -616,11 +616,7 @@ sub prepareView {
 	$template->prepare;
 	$self->{_viewTemplate} = $template;
 	my $shortcut = $self->getShortcut;
-	if (defined $shortcut) {
-		$shortcut->prepareView;
-	} else {
-		$self->notLinked;
-	}
+	$shortcut->prepareView if defined $shortcut;
 }
 
 
@@ -645,18 +641,21 @@ sub view {
 	my $content;
 	my $i18n = WebGUI::International->new($self->session,"Asset_Shortcut");
 	my $shortcut = $self->getShortcut;
-	if (defined $shortcut) {
-		# continue
-	} elsif ($self->canEdit) {
-		return '<a href="'.$self->getUrl("func=delete").'">'.$self->notLinked.'</a>';
-	} else {
-		return undef;
+
+	unless (defined $shortcut) {
+		if ($self->canEdit) {
+			return $self->session->style->userStyle('<a href="'.$self->getUrl("func=delete").'">'.$self->notLinked.'</a>');
+		} else {
+			return $self->notLinked;
+		}
 	}
+	
 	if ($self->get("shortcutToAssetId") eq $self->get("parentId")) {
 		$content = $i18n->get("Displaying this shortcut would cause a feedback loop");
 	} else {
 		$content = $shortcut->view;
 	}
+
 	my %var = (
 		isShortcut => 1,
 		'shortcut.content' => $content,
@@ -866,16 +865,12 @@ sub www_saveOverride {
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------
 sub www_view {
+	# Hrrrm.  Why doesn't the default www_view work here?
 	my $self = shift;
-	my $shortcut = $self->getShortcut;
-
-	if (defined $shortcut) {
-		return $shortcut->www_view;
-	} elsif ($self->canEdit) {
-		return $self->session->style->userStyle('<a href="'.$self->getUrl("func=delete").'">'.$self->notLinked.'</a>');
-	} else {
-		return $self->notLinked;
-	}
+	my $check = $self->checkView;
+	return $check if defined $check;
+	$self->prepareView;
+	return $self->view;
 }
 
 1;
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Operation/Profile.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Operation/Profile.pm
index 724122472..e158ad126 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Operation/Profile.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Operation/Profile.pm
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ The current WebGUI session object.
 sub getRequiredProfileFields {
 	my $session = shift;
 	my @array;
-	foreach my $field (@{WebGUI::ProfileField->new($session,'dummy')->getRequiredFields}) {
+	foreach my $field (@{WebGUI::ProfileField->getRequiredFields($session)}) {
 		push(@array, {
 			'profile.formElement' => $field->formField,
 			'profile.formElement.label' => $field->getLabel
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ sub validateProfileData {
 	my $error = "";
 	my $warning = "";
 	my $i18n = WebGUI::International->new($session);
-	foreach my $field (@{WebGUI::ProfileField->new($session,'dummy')->getEditableFields}) {
+	foreach my $field (@{WebGUI::ProfileField->getEditableFields($session)}) {
 		my $fieldValue = $field->formProcess;
 		if (ref $fieldValue eq "ARRAY") {
 			$data{$field->getId} = $$fieldValue[0];
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Operation/User.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Operation/User.pm
index af870bbd9..39feda1a6 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Operation/User.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Operation/User.pm
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ sub www_editUserSave {
        		}
        		
        		# Loop through all profile fields, and update them with new values.
-		foreach my $field (@{WebGUI::ProfileField->new($session,'dummy')->getFields}) {
+		foreach my $field (@{WebGUI::ProfileField->getFields($session)}) {
 			next if $field->getId =~ /contentPositions/;
 			$u->profileField($field->getId,$field->formProcess);
 		}
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/ProfileField.pm b/lib/WebGUI/ProfileField.pm
index 5701e9f57..56b1625e8 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/ProfileField.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/ProfileField.pm
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ use WebGUI::Form::DynamicField;
 use WebGUI::Operation::Shared;
 use WebGUI::HTML;
 use WebGUI::User;
+use WebGUI::Utility;
 
 
 =head1 NAME
@@ -54,6 +55,19 @@ sub _reorderFields {
         $sth->finish;
 }
 
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------
+=head2 isReservedFieldName ( fieldName )
+
+Return true iff fieldName is reserved and therefore not usable as a profile field name.
+
+=cut
+
+sub isReservedFieldName {
+	my $class = shift;
+	my $fieldName = shift;
+	return isIn($fieldName, ('func', 'op'));
+}
+
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 =head2 create ( session, fieldName [, properties, categoryId] )
@@ -86,6 +100,8 @@ sub create {
 	my $categoryId = shift || "1";
 	my ($fieldNameExists) = $session->db->quickArray("select count(*) from userProfileField where fieldName=".$session->db->quote($fieldName));
 	return undef if ($fieldNameExists);
+	return undef if $class->isReservedFieldName($fieldName);
+
         my $id = $session->db->setRow("userProfileField","fieldName",{fieldName=>"new"},$fieldName);
         my $self = $class->new($session,$id);
 	$self->setCategory($categoryId);
@@ -225,34 +241,36 @@ sub getCategory {
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-=head2 getEditableFields ( )
+=head2 getEditableFields ( session )
 
 Returns an array reference of WebGUI::ProfileField objects that are marked "editable" or "required". This is a class method.
 
 =cut
 
 sub getEditableFields {
-        my $self = shift;
+        my $class = shift;
+	my $session = shift;
         my @fields = ();
-        foreach my $fieldName ($self->session->db->buildArray("select fieldName from userProfileField where required=1 or editable=1 order by sequenceNumber")) {
-                push(@fields,WebGUI::ProfileField->new($self->session,$fieldName));
+        foreach my $fieldName ($session->db->buildArray("select fieldName from userProfileField where required=1 or editable=1 order by sequenceNumber")) {
+                push(@fields,WebGUI::ProfileField->new($session,$fieldName));
         }
         return \@fields;
 }
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-=head2 getFields ( )
+=head2 getFields ( session )
 
 Returns an array reference of WebGUI::ProfileField objects. This is a class method.
 
 =cut
 
 sub getFields {
-        my $self = shift;
+        my $class = shift;
+	my $session = shift;
         my @fields = ();
-        foreach my $fieldName ($self->session->db->buildArray("select fieldName from userProfileField order by profileCategoryId, sequenceNumber")) {
-                push(@fields,WebGUI::ProfileField->new($self->session,$fieldName));
+        foreach my $fieldName ($session->db->buildArray("select fieldName from userProfileField order by profileCategoryId, sequenceNumber")) {
+                push(@fields,WebGUI::ProfileField->new($session,$fieldName));
         }
         return \@fields;
 }
@@ -287,17 +305,18 @@ sub getLabel {
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-=head2 getRequiredFields ( )
+=head2 getRequiredFields ( session )
 
 Returns an array reference of WebGUI::ProfileField objects that are marked "required". This is a class method.
 
 =cut
 
 sub getRequiredFields {
-	my $self = shift;
+	my $class = shift;
+	my $session = shift;
 	my @fields = ();
-	foreach my $fieldName ($self->session->db->buildArray("select userProfileField.fieldName from  userProfileField LEFT JOIN userProfileCategory ON userProfileField.profileCategoryId = userProfileCategory.profileCategoryId where userProfileField.required=1 order by userProfileCategory.sequenceNumber, userProfileField.sequenceNumber")) {
-		push(@fields,WebGUI::ProfileField->new($self->session,$fieldName));
+	foreach my $fieldName ($session->db->buildArray("select userProfileField.fieldName from  userProfileField LEFT JOIN userProfileCategory ON userProfileField.profileCategoryId = userProfileCategory.profileCategoryId where userProfileField.required=1 order by userProfileCategory.sequenceNumber, userProfileField.sequenceNumber")) {
+		push(@fields,WebGUI::ProfileField->new($session,$fieldName));
 	}
 	return \@fields;
 }
@@ -417,7 +436,10 @@ sub new {
 	my $session = shift;
         my $id = shift;
         return undef unless ($id);
+	return undef if $class->isReservedFieldName($id);
         my $properties = $session->db->getRow("userProfileField","fieldName",$id);
+	# Reject properties that don't exist.
+	return undef unless scalar keys %$properties;
         bless {_session=>$session, _properties=>$properties}, $class;
 }