diff --git a/core/modules/widgetbase.js b/core/modules/widgetbase.js
index ef659f712..6d30ad8c5 100644
--- a/core/modules/widgetbase.js
+++ b/core/modules/widgetbase.js
@@ -25,6 +25,32 @@ WidgetBase.prototype.init = function(renderer) {
 	this.renderer = renderer;
 };
 
+/*
+Default render() method just renders child nodes
+*/
+WidgetBase.prototype.render = function(type) {
+	var output = [];
+	$tw.utils.each(this.children,function(node) {
+		if(node.render) {
+			output.push(node.render(type));
+		}
+	});
+	return output.join("");
+};
+
+/*
+Default renderInDom() method just renders child nodes
+*/
+WidgetBase.prototype.renderInDom = function(parentElement) {
+	this.parentElement = parentElement;
+	// Render any child nodes
+	$tw.utils.each(this.children,function(node) {
+		if(node.renderInDom) {
+			parentElement.appendChild(node.renderInDom());
+		}
+	});
+};
+
 exports.WidgetBase = WidgetBase;
 
 })();
diff --git a/core/modules/widgets/button.js b/core/modules/widgets/button.js
index dcd2ab1bf..611645aa0 100644
--- a/core/modules/widgets/button.js
+++ b/core/modules/widgets/button.js
@@ -55,26 +55,6 @@ exports.generateChildNodes = function() {
 	}]);
 };
 
-exports.render = function(type) {
-	var output = [];
-	$tw.utils.each(this.children,function(node) {
-		if(node.render) {
-			output.push(node.render(type));
-		}
-	});
-	return output.join("");
-};
-
-exports.renderInDom = function(parentElement) {
-	this.parentElement = parentElement;
-	// Render any child nodes
-	$tw.utils.each(this.children,function(node) {
-		if(node.renderInDom) {
-			parentElement.appendChild(node.renderInDom());
-		}
-	});
-};
-
 exports.dispatchMessage = function(event) {
 	$tw.utils.dispatchCustomEvent(event.target,this.message,{
 		param: this.param,
diff --git a/core/modules/widgets/link.js b/core/modules/widgets/link.js
index 1ee43908b..ea5fa4bbe 100644
--- a/core/modules/widgets/link.js
+++ b/core/modules/widgets/link.js
@@ -68,26 +68,6 @@ exports.generateChildNodes = function() {
 	}]);
 };
 
-exports.render = function(type) {
-	var output = [];
-	$tw.utils.each(this.children,function(node) {
-		if(node.render) {
-			output.push(node.render(type));
-		}
-	});
-	return output.join("");
-};
-
-exports.renderInDom = function(parentElement) {
-	this.parentElement = parentElement;
-	// Render any child nodes
-	$tw.utils.each(this.children,function(node) {
-		if(node.renderInDom) {
-			parentElement.appendChild(node.renderInDom());
-		}
-	});
-};
-
 exports.handleClickEvent = function(event) {
 	if(isLinkExternal(this.to)) {
 		event.target.setAttribute("target","_blank");
diff --git a/core/modules/widgets/list/list.js b/core/modules/widgets/list/list.js
index b1c2bce4e..7545d2790 100644
--- a/core/modules/widgets/list/list.js
+++ b/core/modules/widgets/list/list.js
@@ -193,26 +193,6 @@ exports.findListElementByTitle = function(startIndex,title) {
 	return undefined;
 };
 
-exports.render = function(type) {
-	var output = [];
-	$tw.utils.each(this.children,function(node) {
-		if(node.render) {
-			output.push(node.render(type));
-		}
-	});
-	return output.join("");
-};
-
-exports.renderInDom = function(parentElement) {
-	this.parentElement = parentElement;
-	// Render any child nodes
-	$tw.utils.each(this.children,function(node) {
-		if(node.renderInDom) {
-			parentElement.appendChild(node.renderInDom());
-		}
-	});
-};
-
 exports.refreshInDom = function(changedAttributes,changedTiddlers) {
 	// Reexecute the widget if any of our attributes have changed
 	if(changedAttributes.itemClass || changedAttributes.template || changedAttributes.editTemplate || changedAttributes.emptyMessage || changedAttributes.type || changedAttributes.filter || changedAttributes.template) {
diff --git a/core/modules/widgets/navigator.js b/core/modules/widgets/navigator.js
index 339809a65..3d60dcae0 100644
--- a/core/modules/widgets/navigator.js
+++ b/core/modules/widgets/navigator.js
@@ -31,16 +31,6 @@ exports.generateChildNodes = function() {
 	this.children = this.renderer.renderTree.createRenderers(this.renderer.renderContext,this.renderer.parseTreeNode.children);
 };
 
-exports.render = function(type) {
-	var output = [];
-	$tw.utils.each(this.children,function(node) {
-		if(node.render) {
-			output.push(node.render(type));
-		}
-	});
-	return output.join("");
-};
-
 exports.renderInDom = function(parentElement) {
 	this.parentElement = parentElement;
 	// Render any child nodes
diff --git a/core/modules/widgets/transclude.js b/core/modules/widgets/transclude.js
index 7b6f22234..ac5001a48 100644
--- a/core/modules/widgets/transclude.js
+++ b/core/modules/widgets/transclude.js
@@ -100,26 +100,6 @@ exports.generateChildNodes = function() {
 	}]);
 };
 
-exports.render = function(type) {
-	var output = [];
-	$tw.utils.each(this.children,function(node) {
-		if(node.render) {
-			output.push(node.render(type));
-		}
-	});
-	return output.join("");
-};
-
-exports.renderInDom = function(parentElement) {
-	this.parentElement = parentElement;
-	// Render any child nodes
-	$tw.utils.each(this.children,function(node) {
-		if(node.renderInDom) {
-			parentElement.appendChild(node.renderInDom());
-		}
-	});
-};
-
 exports.refreshInDom = function(changedAttributes,changedTiddlers) {
 	// Set the class for missing tiddlers
 	if(this.targetTitle) {
diff --git a/core/modules/widgets/view/view.js b/core/modules/widgets/view/view.js
index c1f834a6c..198ba794e 100644
--- a/core/modules/widgets/view/view.js
+++ b/core/modules/widgets/view/view.js
@@ -95,26 +95,6 @@ exports.generateChildNodes = function() {
 	this.children = this.viewer.render();
 };
 
-exports.render = function(type) {
-	var output = [];
-	$tw.utils.each(this.children,function(node) {
-		if(node.render) {
-			output.push(node.render(type));
-		}
-	});
-	return output.join("");
-};
-
-exports.renderInDom = function(parentElement) {
-	this.parentElement = parentElement;
-	// Render any child nodes
-	$tw.utils.each(this.children,function(node) {
-		if(node.renderInDom) {
-			parentElement.appendChild(node.renderInDom());
-		}
-	});
-};
-
 exports.refreshInDom = function(changedAttributes,changedTiddlers) {
 	// Check if any of our attributes have changed, or if a tiddler we're interested in has changed
 	if(changedAttributes.tiddler || changedAttributes.field || changedAttributes.format || (this.tiddlerTitle && changedTiddlers[this.tiddlerTitle])) {