diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt
index f25c4e40..325e895f 100644
--- a/README.txt
+++ b/README.txt
@@ -105,11 +105,17 @@ ui-* cookies are for the client-side scripts only; in some configurations
 (eg with varnish cache) they will be stripped before they reach the server
 
 shm-* CSS classes are for javascript to hook into; if you're customising
-themes, be careful with these, and avoid styling them
+themes, be careful with these, and avoid styling them, eg:
 
 - shm-thumb = outermost element of a thumbnail
    - data-tags
    - data-post-id
+- shm-toggler = click this to toggle elements that match the selector
+  - data-toggle-sel
+- shm-unlocker = click this to unlock elements that match the selector
+  - data-unlock-sel
+- shm-clink = a link to a comment, flash the target element when clicked
+  - data-clink-sel
 
 http://shimmie.shishnet.org/doc/
 
diff --git a/ext/index/script.js b/ext/index/script.js
index 4a3663bf..f90bc95e 100644
--- a/ext/index/script.js
+++ b/ext/index/script.js
@@ -12,14 +12,16 @@ $(function() {
 	// text-align: justify with element margins and doesn't recalculate
 	// these margins when part of the line disappears...
 	if(needs_refresh) {
-		$('.shm-image-list').hide();
-		$('.shm-image-list').show();
+		$('.shm-image-list').hide(
+			0,
+			function() {$('.shm-image-list').show();}
+		);
 	}
 });
 
 function select_blocked_tags() {
 	var blocked_tags = prompt("Enter tags to ignore", $.cookie("ui-blocked-tags") || "My_Little_Pony");
-	if(blocked_tags) {
+	if(blocked_tags !== null) {
 		$.cookie("ui-blocked-tags", blocked_tags.toLowerCase(), {path: '/', expires: 365});
 		location.reload(true);
 	}
diff --git a/lib/shimmie.js b/lib/shimmie.js
index 4a3775a6..4dc2e0ce 100644
--- a/lib/shimmie.js
+++ b/lib/shimmie.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
 	});
 
 	try {
-		var sidebar_hidden = ($.cookie("ui-sidebar-hidden") || $.cookie("sidebar-hidden") || "").split("|");
+		var sidebar_hidden = ($.cookie("ui-sidebar-hidden") || "").split("|");
 		for(var i in sidebar_hidden) {
 			if(sidebar_hidden.hasOwnProperty(i) && sidebar_hidden[i].length > 0) {
 				$(sidebar_hidden[i]+" .blockbody").hide();