diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/MapPoint.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/MapPoint.pm
index 023d4f35f..25237aaf7 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/MapPoint.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/MapPoint.pm
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ sub getTemplateVarsEditForm {
     for my $key ( keys %{$definition} ) {
         next if $definition->{$key}->{noFormPost};
         $definition->{$key}->{name}     = $key;
-        $definition->{$key}->{value}    = $self->getValue($key);
+        $definition->{$key}->{value}    = $self->$key;
         $var->{ "form_$key" } 
             = WebGUI::Form::dynamicField( $session, %{$definition->{$key}} );
     }
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/MatrixListing.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/MatrixListing.pm
index eb2d06856..2b5989793 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/MatrixListing.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/MatrixListing.pm
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ sub getEditForm {
         -defaultValue   =>'Untitled',
         -label          =>$i18n->get("product name label"),
         -hoverHelp      =>$i18n->get('product name description'),
-        -value          =>$self->getValue('title'),
+        -value          =>$self->title,
         );
     $form->image(
         -name           =>'screenshots',
@@ -302,19 +302,19 @@ sub getEditForm {
         -maxAttachments =>20,
         -label          =>$i18n->get("screenshots label"),
         -hoverHelp      =>$i18n->get("screenshots description"),,
-        -value          =>$self->getValue('screenshots'),
+        -value          =>$self->screenshots,
         );
     $form->HTMLArea(
         -name           =>'description',
         -defaultValue   =>undef,
         -label          =>$i18n->get("description label"),
         -hoverHelp      =>$i18n->get("description description"),
-        -value          =>$self->getValue('description'),
+        -value          =>$self->description,
         );
     if ($self->getParent->canEdit) {
         $form->user(
             name        =>"ownerUserId",
-            value       =>$self->getValue('ownerUserId'),
+            value       =>$self->ownerUserId,
             label       =>$i18n->get('maintainer label'),
             hoverHelp   =>$i18n->get('maintainer description'),
             );
@@ -337,28 +337,28 @@ sub getEditForm {
         -defaultValue   =>undef,
         -label          =>$i18n->get("version label"),
         -hoverHelp      =>$i18n->get("version description"),
-        -value          =>$self->getValue('version'),
+        -value          =>$self->version,
         );
     $form->text(
         -name           =>'manufacturerName',
         -defaultValue   =>undef,
         -label          =>$i18n->get("manufacturerName label"),
         -hoverHelp      =>$i18n->get("manufacturerName description"),
-        -value          =>$self->getValue('manufacturerName'),
+        -value          =>$self->manufacturerName,
         );
     $form->url(
         -name           =>'manufacturerURL',
         -defaultValue   =>undef,
         -label          =>$i18n->get("manufacturerURL label"),
         -hoverHelp      =>$i18n->get("manufacturerURL description"),
-        -value          =>$self->getValue('manufacturerURL'),
+        -value          =>$self->manufacturerURL,
         );
     $form->url(
         -name           =>'productURL',
         -defaultValue   =>undef,
         -label          =>$i18n->get("productURL label"),
         -hoverHelp      =>$i18n->get("productURL description"),
-        -value          =>$self->getValue('productURL'),
+        -value          =>$self->productURL,
         );
 
     foreach my $category (keys %{$self->getParent->getCategories}) {
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Post.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Post.pm
index 4c12cd72b..007f91188 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Post.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Post.pm
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ Returns a URL to the owner's avatar.
 sub getAvatarUrl {
 	my $self = shift;
 	my $parent = $self->getThread->getParent;
-	return '' unless $parent and $parent->getValue("avatarsEnabled");
+	return '' unless $parent and $parent->avatarsEnabled;
 	my $user = WebGUI::User->new($self->session, $self->ownerUserId);
 	#Get avatar field, storage Id.
 	my $storageId = $user->profileField("avatar");
@@ -1459,7 +1459,7 @@ sub www_edit {
             value=>$form->process("class","className")
         });
         
-        if($self->getThread->getParent->getValue("useCaptcha")) {
+        if($self->getThread->getParent->useCaptcha) {
             $var{'useCaptcha'   } = "true";
             
             use WebGUI::Form::Captcha;
@@ -1534,16 +1534,16 @@ sub www_edit {
         });
 	    $var{'form.header'} .= WebGUI::Form::hidden($session, {
             name=>"ownerUserId",
-            value=>$self->getValue("ownerUserId")
+            value=>$self->ownerUserId
         });
         $var{'form.header'} .= WebGUI::Form::hidden($session, {
             name=>"username",
-            value=>$self->getValue("username")
+            value=>$self->username
         });
 		$var{isEdit} = 1;
-		$content     = $form->process('content') || $self->getValue("content");
-		$title       = $form->process('title') || $self->getValue("title");
-		$synopsis    = $form->process('synopsis') || $self->getValue("synopsis");
+		$content     = $form->process('content')  || $self->content;
+		$title       = $form->process('title')    || $self->title;
+		$synopsis    = $form->process('synopsis') || $self->synopsis;
 	}
     
     $var{'archive.form'} = WebGUI::Form::yesNo($session, {
@@ -1568,13 +1568,13 @@ sub www_edit {
 	$var{'user.isVisitor'  } = ($user->isVisitor);
 	$var{'visitorName.form'} = WebGUI::Form::text($session, {
 		name => "visitorName",
-		value => $form->process('visitorName') || $self->getValue("visitorName")
+		value => $form->process('visitorName') || $self->visitorName
     });
     
 	for my $x (1..5) {
 		my $userDefinedValue 
             = $form->process("userDefined".$x) 
-            || $self->getValue("userDefined".$x)
+            || $self->get("userDefined".$x)
             ;
 		$var{'userDefined'.$x}  = $userDefinedValue;
         $var{'userDefined'.$x.'.form'} 
@@ -1644,13 +1644,13 @@ sub www_edit {
 	$var{'karmaScale.form'} = WebGUI::Form::integer($session, {
         name=>"karmaScale",
         defaultValue=>$self->getThread->getParent->defaultKarmaScale,
-        value=>$self->getValue("karmaScale"),
+        value=>$self->karmaScale,
     });
 	$var{karmaIsEnabled} = $session->setting->useKarma;
 	$var{'form.preview'} = WebGUI::Form::submit($session, {
         value=>$i18n->get("preview","Asset_Collaboration")
     });
-	my $numberOfAttachments = $self->getThread->getParent->getValue("attachmentsPerPost");
+	my $numberOfAttachments = $self->getThread->getParent->attachmentsPerPost;
 	$var{'attachment.form'} = WebGUI::Form::image($session, {
         name=>"storageId",
         value=>$self->storageId,
@@ -1660,7 +1660,7 @@ sub www_edit {
     
     $var{'contentType.form'} = WebGUI::Form::contentType($session, {
         name=>'contentType',
-        value=>$self->getValue("contentType") || "mixed",
+        value=>$self->contentType || "mixed",
     });
     if ($session->setting->get("metaDataEnabled")
      && $self->getThread->getParent->enablePostMetaData) {
@@ -1716,7 +1716,7 @@ We're extending www_editSave() here to deal with editing a post that has been de
 sub www_editSave {
     my $self = shift;
     my $assetId = $self->session->form->param("assetId");
-    if($assetId eq "new" && $self->getThread->getParent->getValue("useCaptcha")) {
+    if($assetId eq "new" && $self->getThread->getParent->useCaptcha) {
         my $captcha = $self->session->form->process("captcha","Captcha");
         unless ($captcha) {
             return $self->www_edit;
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Post/Thread.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Post/Thread.pm
index 151f80fd8..2065115fa 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Post/Thread.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Post/Thread.pm
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ Extend the base method to do captcha processing.
 sub processPropertiesFromFormPost {
     my $self = shift;
 
-    if ($self->isNew && $self->getParent->getValue('useCaptcha')) {
+    if ($self->isNew && $self->getParent->useCaptcha) {
         my $captchaOk = $self->session->form->process("captcha","Captcha");
 
         return [ 'invalid captcha' ] unless $captchaOk;
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Shortcut.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Shortcut.pm
index 5078f6f62..a90194347 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Shortcut.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Shortcut.pm
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ sub _drawQueryBuilder {
 	# Static form fields
 	my $shortcutCriteriaField = WebGUI::Form::textarea($session, {
 		name=>"shortcutCriteria",
-		value=>$self->getValue("shortcutCriteria"),
+		value=>$self->shortcutCriteria,
 		extras=>'style="width: 100%" '.$self->{_disabled}
 	});
 	my $conjunctionField = WebGUI::Form::selectBox($session, {
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ sub getEditForm {
 			);
 	}
 	$tabform->getTab("display")->template(
-		-value=>$self->getValue("templateId"),
+		-value=>$self->templateId,
 		-label=>$i18n->get('shortcut template title'),
 		-hoverHelp=>$i18n->get('shortcut template title description'),
 		-namespace=>"Shortcut"
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ sub getShortcutByCriteria {
 	my $scratchId;
 	if ($assetId) {
 		$scratchId = "Shortcut_" . $assetId;
-		if($self->session->scratch->get($scratchId) && !$self->getValue("disableContentLock")) {
+		if($self->session->scratch->get($scratchId) && !$self->disableContentLock) {
 			unless ($self->session->var->isAdminOn) {
 				return WebGUI::Asset->newById($self->session, $self->session->scratch->get($scratchId));
 			}
@@ -729,7 +729,7 @@ Returns an array of profile fields to show to the user as preferences.
 
 sub getPrefFieldsToShow {
 	my $self = shift;
-	return split("\n",$self->getValue("prefFieldsToShow"));
+	return split("\n",$self->prefFieldsToShow);
 }
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -743,7 +743,7 @@ for overrides.
 
 sub getPrefFieldsToImport {
 	my $self = shift;
-	return split("\n",$self->getValue("prefFieldsToImport"));
+	return split("\n",$self->prefFieldsToImport);
 }
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1136,7 +1136,7 @@ sub www_editOverride {
 	# Cannot fetch the original value from the overrides hash b/c it will be empty if
 	# the override has not been set before. Also getOverrides uses a cached version of
 	# the origValue, which can be out of date.
-	my $origValue = $self->getShortcutOriginal->getValue($fieldName); 
+	my $origValue = $self->getShortcutOriginal->$fieldName; 
 
 	my $output = '';
 	$output .= '</table>';
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Sku.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Sku.pm
index fdf32120e..7bd35f27e 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Sku.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Sku.pm
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ sub getTaxConfiguration {
     my $self        = shift;
     my $namespace   = shift;
 
-    my $configs = eval { from_json( $self->getValue('taxConfiguration') ) };
+    my $configs = eval { from_json( $self->taxConfiguration ) };
     if ($@) {
         $self->session->log->error( 'Tax configuration of asset ' . $self->getId . ' appears to be corrupt. :' . $@ );
         return undef;
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ sub setTaxConfiguration {
     my $configuration   = shift;
 
     # Fetch current tax configurations
-    my $configs = eval { from_json( $self->getValue('taxConfiguration') ) };
+    my $configs = eval { from_json( $self->taxConfiguration ) };
     if ($@) {
         $self->session->log->error( 'Tax configuration of asset ' . $self->getId . ' is corrupt.' );
         return undef;
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Template.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Template.pm
index 891db2167..a418ace2d 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Template.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Template.pm
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ sub processPropertiesFromFormPost {
     # TODO: Perhaps add a way to check template syntax before it blows stuff up?
     my %data;
     my $needsUpdate = 0;
-	if ($self->getValue("parser") ne $self->session->form->process("parser","className") && ($self->session->form->process("parser","className") ne "")) {
+	if ($self->parser ne $self->session->form->process("parser","className") && ($self->session->form->process("parser","className") ne "")) {
         $needsUpdate = 1;
 		if (isIn($self->session->form->process("parser","className"),@{$self->session->config->get("templateParsers")})) {
 			%data = ( parser => $self->session->form->process("parser","className") );
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Layout.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Layout.pm
index 6ec0f5cdb..35889eefd 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Layout.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Layout.pm
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ sub getEditForm {
     if ( $self->session->setting->get('useMobileStyle') ) {
         $tabform->getTab("display")->template(
             name        => 'mobileTemplateId',
-            value       => $self->getValue('mobileTemplateId'),
+            value       => $self->mobileTemplateId,
             label       => $i18n->get('mobileTemplateId label'),
             hoverHelp   => $i18n->get('mobileTemplateId description'),
             namespace   => 'Layout',
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Navigation.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Navigation.pm
index 83dd98d7c..b478930d1 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Navigation.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Navigation.pm
@@ -98,13 +98,13 @@ sub getEditForm {
 	my $tabform = $self->SUPER::getEditForm;
 	my $i18n = WebGUI::International->new($self->session, "Asset_Navigation");
    	$tabform->getTab("display")->template(
-      		-value=>$self->getValue('templateId'),
+      		-value=>$self->templateId,
       		-namespace=>"Navigation",
 		-label=>$i18n->get(1096),
 		-hoverHelp=>$i18n->get('1096 description'),
    		);
    	$tabform->getTab("display")->mimeType(
-      		-value=>$self->getValue('mimeType'),
+      		-value=>$self->mimeType,
       		-name=>"mimeType",
 		-label=>$i18n->get('mimeType'),
 		-hoverHelp=>$i18n->get('mimeType description'),
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ sub getEditForm {
 		value=>$self->session->form->process("returnUrl")
 		});
 	my ($descendantsChecked, $ancestorsChecked, $selfChecked, $pedigreeChecked, $siblingsChecked);
-	my @assetsToInclude = split("\n",$self->getValue("assetsToInclude"));
+	my @assetsToInclude = split("\n",$self->assetsToInclude);
 	my $afterScript;
 	foreach my $item (@assetsToInclude) {
 		if ($item eq "self") {
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ sub getEditForm {
 			relativeToCurrentUrl=>$i18n->get('Relative To Current URL'),
 			relativeToRoot=>$i18n->get('Relative To Root')
 			},
-		-value=>[$self->getValue("startType")],
+		-value=>[$self->startType],
 		-label=>$i18n->get("Start Point Type"),
 		-hoverHelp=>$i18n->get("Start Point Type description"),
 		-id=>"navStartType",
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ sub getEditForm {
 		'</tbody><tbody id="navAncestorEnd"><tr><td class="formDescription">'.$i18n->get("Ancestor End Point").'</td><td>'
 		.WebGUI::Form::selectBox($self->session,{
 			name=>"ancestorEndPoint",
-			value=>[$self->getValue("ancestorEndPoint")],
+			value=>[$self->ancestorEndPoint],
 			options=>\%options
 			})
 		.'</td></tr></tbody><tbody>'
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ sub getEditForm {
 		'</tbody><tbody id="navDescendantEnd"><tr><td class="formDescription">'.$i18n->get('Descendant End Point').'</td><td>'
 		.WebGUI::Form::selectBox($self->session,{
 			name=>"descendantEndPoint",
-			value=>[$self->getValue("descendantEndPoint")],
+			value=>[$self->descendantEndPoint],
 			options=>\%options
 			})
 		.'</td></tr></tbody><tbody>'
@@ -221,27 +221,27 @@ sub getEditForm {
 		-name=>'showSystemPages',
 		-label=>$i18n->get(30),
 		-hoverHelp=>$i18n->get('30 description'),
-		-value=>$self->getValue("showSystemPages")
+		-value=>$self->showSystemPages
 		);
         $tabform->getTab("display")->yesNo(
                 -name=>'showHiddenPages',
                 -label=>$i18n->get(31),
                 -hoverHelp=>$i18n->get('31 description'),
-                -value=>$self->getValue("showHiddenPages")
+                -value=>$self->showHiddenPages
         	);
         $tabform->getTab("display")->yesNo(
                 -name=>'showUnprivilegedPages',
                 -label=>$i18n->get(32),
                 -hoverHelp=>$i18n->get('32 description'),
-                -value=>$self->getValue("showUnprivilegedPages")
+                -value=>$self->showUnprivilegedPages
         	);
 	$tabform->getTab("display")->yesNo(
 		-name=>'reversePageLoop',
 		-label=>$i18n->get('reverse page loop'),
 		-hoverHelp => $i18n->get('reverse page loop description'),
-		-value=>$self->getValue('reversePageLoop'),
+		-value=>$self->reversePageLoop,
 		);
-	my $start = $self->getValue("startPoint");
+	my $start = $self->startPoint;
 	$tabform->getTab("properties")->raw("<script type=\"text/javascript\">
 		//<![CDATA[
 		var displayNavDescendantEndPoint = true;
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ other types aside from text/html.
 
 sub www_view {
 	my $self = shift;
-	my $mimeType = $self->getValue('mimeType') || 'text/html';
+	my $mimeType = $self->mimeType || 'text/html';
 	if ($mimeType eq 'text/html') {
 		return $self->SUPER::www_view();
 	}