diff --git a/app/models/content_instance.rb b/app/models/content_instance.rb
index 37148bae..f2ed4aaa 100644
--- a/app/models/content_instance.rb
+++ b/app/models/content_instance.rb
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ class ContentInstance
   ## methods ##
 
   alias :visible? :_visible?
+  alias :_permalink :_slug
 
   def site_id  # needed by the uploader of custom fields
     self.content_type.site_id
diff --git a/doc/TODO b/doc/TODO
index 75e07ef5..58c19657 100644
--- a/doc/TODO
+++ b/doc/TODO
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ BOARD:
   - increase the input field for domain names
   - drag&drop for assets ('last' class issue)
 
+- api
+  - handle html request (for now, it's just json)
+
 - refactor slugify method (use parameterize + create a module)
 - [content types] the "display column" selector should not include file types
 
diff --git a/lib/locomotive/liquid/drops/contents.rb b/lib/locomotive/liquid/drops/contents.rb
index fc0e77c7..46710f55 100644
--- a/lib/locomotive/liquid/drops/contents.rb
+++ b/lib/locomotive/liquid/drops/contents.rb
@@ -18,29 +18,15 @@ module Locomotive
         end
 
         def first
-          content = @content_type.ordered_contents(@context['with_scope']).first
+          self.collection.first
         end
 
         def last
-          content = @content_type.ordered_contents(@context['with_scope']).last
+          self.collection.last
         end
 
         def each(&block)
-          @collection ||= @content_type.ordered_contents(@context['with_scope'])
-          @collection.each(&block)
-        end
-
-        def paginate(options = {})
-          @collection ||= @content_type.ordered_contents(@context['with_scope']).paginate(options)
-          {
-            :collection       => @collection,
-            :current_page     => @collection.current_page,
-            :previous_page    => @collection.previous_page,
-            :next_page        => @collection.next_page,
-            :total_entries    => @collection.total_entries,
-            :total_pages      => @collection.total_pages,
-            :per_page         => @collection.per_page
-          }
+          self.collection.each(&block)
         end
 
         def api
@@ -55,6 +41,25 @@ module Locomotive
             klass.send(meth)
           end
         end
+
+        protected
+
+        def paginate(options = {})
+          @collection ||= self.collection.paginate(options)
+          {
+            :collection       => @collection,
+            :current_page     => @collection.current_page,
+            :previous_page    => @collection.previous_page,
+            :next_page        => @collection.next_page,
+            :total_entries    => @collection.total_entries,
+            :total_pages      => @collection.total_pages,
+            :per_page         => @collection.per_page
+          }
+        end
+
+        def collection
+          @collection ||= @content_type.ordered_contents(@context['with_scope']) # remove per_page, page keys
+        end
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/lib/locomotive/liquid/tags/paginate.rb b/lib/locomotive/liquid/tags/paginate.rb
index f21ce22d..eb41575a 100644
--- a/lib/locomotive/liquid/tags/paginate.rb
+++ b/lib/locomotive/liquid/tags/paginate.rb
@@ -36,13 +36,13 @@ module Locomotive
 
             raise ::Liquid::ArgumentError.new("Cannot paginate array '#{@collection_name}'. Not found.") if collection.nil?
 
-            pagination = collection.paginate({
+            pagination = collection.send(:paginate, {
               :page       => context['current_page'],
-              :per_page   => @per_page }).stringify_keys!
+              :per_page   => @per_page }).stringify_keys
 
             page_count, current_page = pagination['total_pages'], pagination['current_page']
 
-            path = context['page'].path rescue '/'
+            path = context.registers[:page].fullpath
 
             pagination['previous'] = link(I18n.t('pagination.previous'), current_page - 1, path) if pagination['previous_page']
             pagination['next'] = link(I18n.t('pagination.next'), current_page + 1, path) if pagination['next_page']