diff --git a/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Web/Plugin.pm b/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Web/Plugin.pm
index 99249f12..04d4638d 100644
--- a/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Web/Plugin.pm
+++ b/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Web/Plugin.pm
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ sub _register_tab {
   my ($nav, $config) = @_;
   my $stash = setting("${nav}_tabs");
 
-  if (!length $config->{id}
+  if (!length $config->{tag}
       or !length $config->{label}) {
 
       error "bad config to register_${nav}_item";
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ sub _register_tab {
   }
 
   foreach my $item (@{ $stash }) {
-      if ($item->{id} eq $config->{id}) {
+      if ($item->{tag} eq $config->{tag}) {
           $item = $config;
           return;
       }
diff --git a/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Web/Plugin/Device/Addresses.pm b/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Web/Plugin/Device/Addresses.pm
index e3a10cf8..ad55025b 100644
--- a/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Web/Plugin/Device/Addresses.pm
+++ b/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Web/Plugin/Device/Addresses.pm
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use Dancer::Plugin::DBIC;
 
 use App::Netdisco::Web::Plugin;
 
-register_device_tab({ id => 'addresses', label => 'Addresses' });
+register_device_tab({ tag => 'addresses', label => 'Addresses' });
 
 # device interface addresses
 ajax '/ajax/content/device/addresses' => sub {
diff --git a/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Web/Plugin/Device/Details.pm b/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Web/Plugin/Device/Details.pm
index f9959274..6e6d30a4 100644
--- a/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Web/Plugin/Device/Details.pm
+++ b/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Web/Plugin/Device/Details.pm
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use Dancer::Plugin::DBIC;
 
 use App::Netdisco::Web::Plugin;
 
-register_device_tab({ id => 'details', label => 'Details' });
+register_device_tab({ tag => 'details', label => 'Details' });
 
 # device details table
 ajax '/ajax/content/device/details' => sub {
diff --git a/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Web/Plugin/Device/Modules.pm b/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Web/Plugin/Device/Modules.pm
index 4a9850d3..47341216 100644
--- a/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Web/Plugin/Device/Modules.pm
+++ b/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Web/Plugin/Device/Modules.pm
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use Dancer::Plugin::Ajax;
 
 use App::Netdisco::Web::Plugin;
 
-register_device_tab({ id => 'modules', label => 'Modules' });
+register_device_tab({ tag => 'modules', label => 'Modules' });
 
 ajax '/ajax/content/device/:thing' => sub {
     return "<p>Hello, this is where the ". param('thing') ." content goes.</p>";
diff --git a/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Web/Plugin/Device/Neighbors.pm b/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Web/Plugin/Device/Neighbors.pm
index ea1d0d22..106919e8 100644
--- a/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Web/Plugin/Device/Neighbors.pm
+++ b/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Web/Plugin/Device/Neighbors.pm
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use Dancer::Plugin::DBIC;
 
 use App::Netdisco::Web::Plugin;
 
-register_device_tab({ id => 'netmap', label => 'Neighbors' });
+register_device_tab({ tag => 'netmap', label => 'Neighbors' });
 
 ajax '/ajax/content/device/netmap' => sub {
     content_type('text/html');
diff --git a/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Web/Plugin/Device/Ports.pm b/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Web/Plugin/Device/Ports.pm
index b04b6275..a083be99 100644
--- a/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Web/Plugin/Device/Ports.pm
+++ b/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Web/Plugin/Device/Ports.pm
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use Dancer::Plugin::DBIC;
 use App::Netdisco::Util::Web (); # for sort_port
 use App::Netdisco::Web::Plugin;
 
-register_device_tab({ id => 'ports', label => 'Ports' });
+register_device_tab({ tag => 'ports', label => 'Ports' });
 
 # device ports with a description (er, name) matching
 ajax '/ajax/content/device/ports' => sub {
diff --git a/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Web/Plugin/Search/Device.pm b/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Web/Plugin/Search/Device.pm
index dfdbb7b8..47cfdae4 100644
--- a/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Web/Plugin/Search/Device.pm
+++ b/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Web/Plugin/Search/Device.pm
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use List::MoreUtils ();
 
 use App::Netdisco::Web::Plugin;
 
-register_search_tab({id => 'device', label => 'Device'});
+register_search_tab({ tag => 'device', label => 'Device' });
 
 # device with various properties or a default match-all
 ajax '/ajax/content/search/device' => sub {
diff --git a/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Web/Plugin/Search/Node.pm b/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Web/Plugin/Search/Node.pm
index 08fa3e30..beaec028 100644
--- a/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Web/Plugin/Search/Node.pm
+++ b/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Web/Plugin/Search/Node.pm
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use Net::MAC ();
 
 use App::Netdisco::Web::Plugin;
 
-register_search_tab({ id => 'node', label => 'Node' });
+register_search_tab({ tag => 'node', label => 'Node' });
 
 # nodes matching the param as an IP or DNS hostname or MAC
 ajax '/ajax/content/search/node' => sub {
diff --git a/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Web/Plugin/Search/Port.pm b/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Web/Plugin/Search/Port.pm
index bdabb865..047ce6ce 100644
--- a/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Web/Plugin/Search/Port.pm
+++ b/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Web/Plugin/Search/Port.pm
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use Dancer::Plugin::DBIC;
 
 use App::Netdisco::Web::Plugin;
 
-register_search_tab({ id => 'port', label => 'Port' });
+register_search_tab({ tag => 'port', label => 'Port' });
 
 # device ports with a description (er, name) matching
 ajax '/ajax/content/search/port' => sub {
diff --git a/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Web/Plugin/Search/VLAN.pm b/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Web/Plugin/Search/VLAN.pm
index c8f689bb..46b8ba44 100644
--- a/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Web/Plugin/Search/VLAN.pm
+++ b/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Web/Plugin/Search/VLAN.pm
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use Dancer::Plugin::DBIC;
 
 use App::Netdisco::Web::Plugin;
 
-register_search_tab({ id => 'vlan', label => 'VLAN' });
+register_search_tab({ tag => 'vlan', label => 'VLAN' });
 
 # devices carrying vlan xxx
 ajax '/ajax/content/search/vlan' => sub {
diff --git a/Netdisco/share/views/device.tt b/Netdisco/share/views/device.tt
index 18584a61..1ccb6f10 100644
--- a/Netdisco/share/views/device.tt
+++ b/Netdisco/share/views/device.tt
@@ -20,18 +20,18 @@
         rel="tooltip" data-placement="left" data-offset="5" data-title="Unpin Sidebar"></i>
       <div class="tab-content">
         [% FOREACH tab IN settings.device_tabs %]
-        <div id="[% tab.id %]_search" class="tab-pane [% 'active' IF params.tab == tab.id %]">
-          <form id="[% tab.id %]_form" class="nd_sidesearchform form-stacked"
+        <div id="[% tab.tag %]_search" class="tab-pane [% 'active' IF params.tab == tab.tag %]">
+          <form id="[% tab.tag %]_form" class="nd_sidesearchform form-stacked"
               method="get" action="[% uri_for('/device') %]">
-            <input name="tab" value="[% tab.id %]" type="hidden"/>
+            <input name="tab" value="[% tab.tag %]" type="hidden"/>
             [% TRY %]
-            [% INCLUDE "sidebar/device/${tab.id}.tt" %]
-            <script type="text/javascript">has_sidebar["[% tab.id %]"] = 1;</script>
+            [% INCLUDE "sidebar/device/${tab.tag}.tt" %]
+            <script type="text/javascript">has_sidebar["[% tab.tag %]"] = 1;</script>
             [% CATCH %]
-            <!-- no "[% tab.id %]" search options -->
+            <!-- no "[% tab.tag %]" search options -->
             <input name="q" value="[% params.q | html_entity %]" type="hidden"/>
             <input name="f" value="[% params.f | html_entity %]" type="hidden"/>
-            <script type="text/javascript">has_sidebar["[% tab.id %]"] = 0;</script>
+            <script type="text/javascript">has_sidebar["[% tab.tag %]"] = 0;</script>
             [% END %]
           </form>
         </div> <!-- /tab-pane -->
@@ -43,13 +43,13 @@
   <div class="content">
     <ul id="search_results" class="nav nav-tabs">
       [% FOREACH tab IN settings.device_tabs %]
-      <li[% ' class="active"' IF params.tab == tab.id %]><a id="[% tab.id %]_link" href="#[% tab.id %]_pane">[% tab.label %]</a></li>
+      <li[% ' class="active"' IF params.tab == tab.tag %]><a id="[% tab.tag %]_link" href="#[% tab.tag %]_pane">[% tab.label %]</a></li>
       [% END %]
       <span id="nd_device_name">[% d.dns || d.name | html_entity %]</span>
     </ul>
     <div class="tab-content">
       [% FOREACH tab IN settings.device_tabs %]
-      <div class="tab-pane[% ' active' IF params.tab == tab.id %]" id="[% tab.id %]_pane"></div>
+      <div class="tab-pane[% ' active' IF params.tab == tab.tag %]" id="[% tab.tag %]_pane"></div>
       [% END %]
   </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/Netdisco/share/views/js/common.js b/Netdisco/share/views/js/common.js
index 362f0cf0..b2080087 100644
--- a/Netdisco/share/views/js/common.js
+++ b/Netdisco/share/views/js/common.js
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
   $(document).ready(function() {
     // search hook for each tab
     [% FOREACH tab IN settings.search_tabs %]
-    $('[% "#${tab.id}_form" %]').submit(function(event){ do_search(event, '[% tab.id %]'); });
+    $('[% "#${tab.tag}_form" %]').submit(function(event){ do_search(event, '[% tab.tag %]'); });
     [% END %]
     [% FOREACH tab IN settings.device_tabs %]
-    $('[% "#${tab.id}_form" %]').submit(function(event){ do_search(event, '[% tab.id %]'); });
+    $('[% "#${tab.tag}_form" %]').submit(function(event){ do_search(event, '[% tab.tag %]'); });
     [% END %]
 
     // on page load, load the content for the active tab
diff --git a/Netdisco/share/views/search.tt b/Netdisco/share/views/search.tt
index e98039a3..bb02d812 100644
--- a/Netdisco/share/views/search.tt
+++ b/Netdisco/share/views/search.tt
@@ -9,16 +9,16 @@
         rel="tooltip" data-placement="left" data-offset="5" data-title="Pin Sidebar"></i>
       <div class="tab-content">
         [% FOREACH tab IN settings.search_tabs %]
-        <div id="[% tab.id %]_search" class="tab-pane [% 'active' IF params.tab == tab.id %]">
-          <form id="[% tab.id %]_form" class="nd_sidesearchform form-stacked" method="get" action="[% uri_for('/search') %]">
-            <input name="tab" value="[% tab.id %]" type="hidden"/>
+        <div id="[% tab.tag %]_search" class="tab-pane [% 'active' IF params.tab == tab.tag %]">
+          <form id="[% tab.tag %]_form" class="nd_sidesearchform form-stacked" method="get" action="[% uri_for('/search') %]">
+            <input name="tab" value="[% tab.tag %]" type="hidden"/>
             [% TRY %]
-            [% INCLUDE "sidebar/search/${tab.id}.tt" %]
-            <script type="text/javascript">has_sidebar["[% tab.id %]"] = 1;</script>
+            [% INCLUDE "sidebar/search/${tab.tag}.tt" %]
+            <script type="text/javascript">has_sidebar["[% tab.tag %]"] = 1;</script>
             [% CATCH %]
-            <!-- no "[% tab.id %]" search options -->
+            <!-- no "[% tab.tag %]" search options -->
             <input name="q" value="[% params.q | html_entity %]" type="hidden"/>
-            <script type="text/javascript">has_sidebar["[% tab.id %]"] = 0;</script>
+            <script type="text/javascript">has_sidebar["[% tab.tag %]"] = 0;</script>
             [% END %]
           </form>
         </div> <!-- /tab-pane -->
@@ -30,12 +30,12 @@
   <div class="content">
     <ul id="search_results" class="nav nav-tabs">
       [% FOREACH tab IN settings.search_tabs %]
-      <li[% ' class="active"' IF params.tab == tab.id %]><a id="[% tab.id %]_link" href="#[% tab.id %]_pane">[% tab.label %]</a></li>
+      <li[% ' class="active"' IF params.tab == tab.tag %]><a id="[% tab.tag %]_link" href="#[% tab.tag %]_pane">[% tab.label %]</a></li>
       [% END %]
     </ul>
     <div class="tab-content">
       [% FOREACH tab IN settings.search_tabs %]
-      <div class="tab-pane[% ' active' IF params.tab == tab.id %]" id="[% tab.id %]_pane"></div>
+      <div class="tab-pane[% ' active' IF params.tab == tab.tag %]" id="[% tab.tag %]_pane"></div>
       [% END %]
   </div>
 </div>