diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9ff7c1e..9251c93 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -662,16 +662,27 @@ Pebble.addEventListener('webviewclosed', function(e) {
 
 ### `Clay([Array] config, [function] customFn, [object] options)`
 
+#### Constructor Parameters
+
+| Parameter | Type | Description |
+|----------|-------|-------------|
+| `config` | Array | The config that will be used to generate the configuration page |
+| `customFn` | Function\|null | (Optional) The [custom function](#custom-function) to be injected into the generated configuration page.  |
+| `options` | Object | (Optional) See below for properties |
+| `options.autoHandleEvents` | Boolean | (Optional) Defaults to `true`. If set to `false`, Clay will not [auto handle the `showConfiguration` and `webviewclosed` events](#handling-the-showconfiguration-and-webviewclosed-events-manually) |
+| `options.userData` | Any | (Optional) Any arbitrary data you want to pass to your config page. It will be available in your custom function as `this.meta.userData` |
+
 #### Properties
 
 | Property | Type | Description |
 |----------|------|-------------|
-| `.config` | Array | Reference to the config passed to the constructor and used for generating the page. **WARNING** this is a direct reference, not a copy of the config so any modification you make to it, will be reflected on the original as well |
+| `.config` | Array | Copy of the config passed to the constructor and used for generating the page. |
 | `.customFn` | Function | Reference to the custom function passed to the constructor. **WARNING** this is a direct reference, not a copy of the custom function so any modification you make to it, will be reflected on the original as well |
 | `.meta` | Object | Contains information about the current user and watch. **WARNING** This will only be populated in the `showConfiguration` event handler. (See example above) |
 | `.meta.activeWatchInfo` | watchinfo\|null | An object containing information on the currently connected Pebble smartwatch or null if unavailable. Read more [here](https://developer.pebble.com/docs/js/Pebble/#getActiveWatchInfo). |
 | `.meta.accountToken` | String | A unique account token that is associated with the Pebble account of the current user. Read more [here](https://developer.pebble.com/docs/js/Pebble/#getAccountToken). |
 | `.meta.watchToken` | String | A unique token that can be used to identify a Pebble device. Read more [here](https://developer.pebble.com/docs/js/Pebble/#getWatchToken). |
+| `.meta.userData` | Any | A deep copy of the arbitrary data provided in the `options.userData`. Defaults to an empty object |
 
 #### Methods
 
@@ -703,7 +714,8 @@ Make sure to always wait for the config page to be built before manipulating ite
 var Clay = require('./clay');
 var clayConfig = require('./config');
 var customClay = require('./custom-clay');
-var clay = new Clay(clayConfig, customClay);
+var userData = {token: 'abc123'}
+var clay = new Clay(clayConfig, customClay, {userData: userData});
 ```
 
 ##### custom-clay.js
@@ -732,6 +744,15 @@ module.exports = function(minified) {
     if (!clayConfig.meta.activeWatchInfo || clayConfig.meta.activeWatchInfo.platform === 'aplite') {
       clayConfig.getItemByAppKey('background').hide();
     }
+    
+    // Set the value of an item based on the userData
+    $.request('get', 'https://some.cool/api', {token: clayConfig.meta.userData.token})
+      .then(function(result) {
+        // Do something interesting with the data from the server
+      })
+      .error(function(status, statusText, responseText) {
+        // Handle the error
+      });
   });
   
 };
@@ -754,6 +775,7 @@ This is the main way of talking to your generated config page. An instance of th
 | `.meta.activeWatchInfo` | watchinfo\|null | An object containing information on the currently connected Pebble smartwatch or null if unavailable. Read more [here](https://developer.pebble.com/docs/js/Pebble/#getActiveWatchInfo). |
 | `.meta.accountToken` | String | A unique account token that is associated with the Pebble account of the current user. Read more [here](https://developer.pebble.com/docs/js/Pebble/#getAccountToken). |
 | `.meta.watchToken` | String | A unique token that can be used to identify a Pebble device. Read more [here](https://developer.pebble.com/docs/js/Pebble/#getWatchToken). |
+| `.meta.userData` | Any | The data passed in the `options.userData` of the [Clay constructor.](#clayarray-config-function-customfn-object-options) |
 
 
 #### Methods
diff --git a/dev/custom-fn.js b/dev/custom-fn.js
index 259bc60..fe004aa 100644
--- a/dev/custom-fn.js
+++ b/dev/custom-fn.js
@@ -21,4 +21,6 @@ module.exports = function() {
     toggleBackground.call(coolStuffToggle);
     coolStuffToggle.on('change', toggleBackground);
   });
+
+  console.log('userData: ', Clay.meta.userData);
 };
diff --git a/dev/dev.js b/dev/dev.js
index bee8be2..72cccee 100644
--- a/dev/dev.js
+++ b/dev/dev.js
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ window.clayConfig = require('./config.js');
 window.claySettings = {};
 window.customFn = require('./custom-fn.js');
 window.clayComponents = require('../src/scripts/components');
+window.clayMeta = require('../test/fixture').meta({
+  userData: {foo: 'bar'}
+});
 
 var platform = window.navigator.userAgent.match(/Android/) ? 'android' : 'ios';
 document.documentElement.classList.add('platform-' + platform);
diff --git a/gulpfile.js b/gulpfile.js
index e2e891a..3bd50d7 100755
--- a/gulpfile.js
+++ b/gulpfile.js
@@ -94,7 +94,9 @@ gulp.task('clay', ['inlineHtml'], function() {
     .bundle()
     .pipe(source('clay.js'))
     .pipe(buffer())
-    .pipe(uglify())
+    .pipe(uglify({
+      preserveComments: 'license'
+    }))
     .pipe(insert.prepend(versionMessage))
     .pipe(gulp.dest('./dist/'));
 });
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 66f2e04..d1f9e98 100755
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -3,14 +3,17 @@
 var configPageHtml = require('./tmp/config-page.html');
 var toSource = require('tosource');
 var standardComponents = require('./src/scripts/components');
+var deepcopy = require('deepcopy/build/deepcopy.min');
 
 /**
  * @param {Array} config - the Clay config
  * @param {function} [customFn] - Custom code to run from the config page. Will run
  *   with the ClayConfig instance as context
  * @param {Object} [options] - Additional options to pass to Clay
- * @param {boolean} [options.autoHandleEvents] - If false, Clay will not
+ * @param {boolean} [options.autoHandleEvents=true] - If false, Clay will not
  *   automatically handle the 'showConfiguration' and 'webviewclosed' events
+ * @param {*} [options.userData={}] - Arbitrary data to pass to the config page. Will
+ *   be available as `clayConfig.meta.userData`
  * @constructor
  */
 function Clay(config, customFn, options) {
@@ -26,15 +29,30 @@ function Clay(config, customFn, options) {
 
   options = options || {};
 
-  self.config = config;
+  self.config = deepcopy(config);
   self.customFn = customFn || function() {};
   self.components = {};
   self.meta = {
     activeWatchInfo: null,
     accountToken: '',
-    watchToken: ''
+    watchToken: '',
+    userData: {}
   };
 
+  /**
+   * Populate the meta with data from the Pebble object. Make sure to run this inside
+   * either the "showConfiguration" or "ready" event handler
+   * @return {void}
+   */
+  function _populateMeta() {
+    self.meta = {
+      activeWatchInfo: Pebble.getActiveWatchInfo && Pebble.getActiveWatchInfo(),
+      accountToken: Pebble.getAccountToken(),
+      watchToken: Pebble.getWatchToken(),
+      userData: deepcopy(options.userData || {})
+    };
+  }
+
   // Let Clay handle all the magic
   if (options.autoHandleEvents !== false && typeof Pebble !== 'undefined') {
 
@@ -61,19 +79,6 @@ function Clay(config, customFn, options) {
     });
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Populate the meta with data from the Pebble object. Make sure to run this inside
-   * either the "showConfiguration" or "ready" event handler
-   * @return {void}
-   */
-  function _populateMeta() {
-    self.meta = {
-      activeWatchInfo: Pebble.getActiveWatchInfo && Pebble.getActiveWatchInfo(),
-      accountToken: Pebble.getAccountToken(),
-      watchToken: Pebble.getWatchToken()
-    };
-  }
-
   /**
    * @private
    * @param {Clay~ConfigItem|Array} item
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ae8f2b8..831d2cc 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
     "browserify-istanbul": "^0.2.1",
     "chai": "^3.4.1",
     "deamdify": "^0.2.0",
+    "deepcopy": "^0.6.1",
     "del": "^2.0.2",
     "eslint": "^1.5.1",
     "eslint-config-pebble": "^1.2.0",
diff --git a/src/scripts/lib/clay-item.js b/src/scripts/lib/clay-item.js
index 3d38138..c3ad27f 100644
--- a/src/scripts/lib/clay-item.js
+++ b/src/scripts/lib/clay-item.js
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ function ClayItem(config) {
   };
 
   // attach event methods
-  ClayEvents.call(self, self.$element);
+  ClayEvents.call(self, self.$manipulatorTarget);
 
   // attach the manipulator methods to the clayItem
   _.eachObj(_component.manipulator, function(methodName, method) {
diff --git a/src/templates/components/checkboxgroup.tpl b/src/templates/components/checkboxgroup.tpl
index 2a7906b..6f7c15c 100755
--- a/src/templates/components/checkboxgroup.tpl
+++ b/src/templates/components/checkboxgroup.tpl
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
           type="checkbox"
           value="{{this.value}}"
           name="clay-{{clayId}}"
-          data-manipulator-target
           {{each key: attributes}}{{key}}="{{this}}"{{/each}}
         />
         <i></i>
diff --git a/src/templates/components/radiogroup.tpl b/src/templates/components/radiogroup.tpl
index 48c15b9..f2e4ba8 100755
--- a/src/templates/components/radiogroup.tpl
+++ b/src/templates/components/radiogroup.tpl
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
           type="radio"
           value="{{this.value}}"
           name="clay-{{clayId}}"
-          data-manipulator-target
           {{each key: attributes}}{{key}}="{{this}}"{{/each}}
         />
         <i></i>
diff --git a/test/fixture.js b/test/fixture.js
index 9eac5d2..20c9e99 100644
--- a/test/fixture.js
+++ b/test/fixture.js
@@ -11,12 +11,13 @@ var componentRegistry = require('../src/scripts/lib/component-registry');
 var idCounter = 0;
 
 /**
+ * @param {Object} [extra] - add/replace keys in the meta
  * @returns {{accountToken: string, watchToken: string, activeWatchInfo: {platform:
  *   string, model: string, language: string, firmware: {major: number, minor:
- *   number, patch: number, suffix: string}}}}
+ *   number, patch: number, suffix: string}}, userData: {}}}
  */
-module.exports.meta = function() {
-  return {
+module.exports.meta = function(extra) {
+  var result = {
     accountToken: '0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef',
     watchToken: '0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef',
     activeWatchInfo: {
@@ -29,8 +30,15 @@ module.exports.meta = function() {
         patch: 2,
         suffix: ''
       }
-    }
+    },
+    userData: {}
   };
+
+  _.eachObj(extra || {}, function(key, val) {
+    result[key] = val;
+  });
+
+  return result;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -106,6 +114,8 @@ module.exports.clayConfig = function(types, build, autoRegister, settings) {
  * @param {Object} [options] - Additional options to pass to Clay
  * @param {boolean} [options.autoHandleEvents] - If false, Clay will not
  *   automatically handle the 'showConfiguration' and 'webviewclosed' events
+ * @param {*} [options.userData={}] - Arbitrary data to pass to the config page. Will
+ *   be available as `clayConfig.meta.userData`
  * @param {boolean} [destroyLocalStorage=true]
  * @return {Clay}
  */
diff --git a/test/spec/components/index.js b/test/spec/components/index.js
index b916c45..f077c57 100644
--- a/test/spec/components/index.js
+++ b/test/spec/components/index.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ var HTML = require('../../../src/scripts/vendor/minified').HTML;
 var components = require('../../../src/scripts/components');
 var manipulators = require('../../../src/scripts/lib/manipulators');
 var fixture = require('../../fixture');
+var sinon = require('sinon');
 
 var componentSchema = Joi.object().keys({
   name: Joi.string().required(),
@@ -39,6 +40,20 @@ describe('components', function() {
       it('is able to be passed to ClayConfig', function() {
         fixture.clayConfig([component.name]);
       });
+
+      it('only has one $manipulatorTarget', function() {
+        var configItem = fixture.clayConfig([component.name]).getAllItems()[0];
+        assert.strictEqual(configItem.$manipulatorTarget.length, 1);
+      });
+
+      it('only dispatches change events once', function() {
+        var configItem = fixture.clayConfig([component.name]).getAllItems()[0];
+        var handler = sinon.spy();
+        configItem.on('change', handler);
+        configItem.trigger('change');
+        assert.strictEqual(handler.callCount, 1);
+      });
+
     });
   });
 });
diff --git a/test/spec/index.js b/test/spec/index.js
index f868064..93e0a3c 100644
--- a/test/spec/index.js
+++ b/test/spec/index.js
@@ -7,31 +7,19 @@ var standardComponents = require('../../src/scripts/components');
 var sinon = require('sinon');
 var toSource = require('tosource');
 
-var accountToken = '0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef';
-var watchToken = '0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef';
-var activeWatchInfo = {
-  platform: 'chalk',
-  model: 'qemu_platform_chalk',
-  language: 'en_US',
-  firmware: {
-    major: 3,
-    minor: 3,
-    patch: 2,
-    suffix: ''
-  }
-};
-
 /**
  * @return {void}
  */
 function stubPebble() {
+  var meta = fixture.meta();
+
   global.Pebble = {
     addEventListener: sinon.stub(),
     openURL: sinon.stub(),
     sendAppMessage: sinon.stub(),
-    getActiveWatchInfo: sinon.stub().returns(activeWatchInfo),
-    getAccountToken: sinon.stub().returns(accountToken),
-    getWatchToken: sinon.stub().returns(watchToken)
+    getActiveWatchInfo: sinon.stub().returns(meta.activeWatchInfo),
+    getAccountToken: sinon.stub().returns(meta.accountToken),
+    getWatchToken: sinon.stub().returns(meta.watchToken)
   };
 }
 
@@ -135,6 +123,15 @@ describe('Clay', function() {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('.config', function() {
+    it('is a copy not a reference', function() {
+      var config = fixture.config(['input', 'text', 'color']);
+      var clay = fixture.clay(config);
+      assert.notStrictEqual(clay.config, config);
+      assert.deepEqual(clay.config, config);
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('.registerComponent()', function() {
     it('adds the component to the this.components', function() {
       var clay = fixture.clay([]);
@@ -323,37 +320,34 @@ describe('Clay', function() {
     var emptyMeta = {
       activeWatchInfo: null,
       accountToken: '',
-      watchToken: ''
+      watchToken: '',
+      userData: {}
     };
 
     it('populates the meta in the showConfiguration handler', function() {
       stubPebble();
-      var clay = fixture.clay([]);
+      var userData = {foo: 'bar'};
+      var clay = fixture.clay([], null, {userData: userData});
 
       // meta only gets populated after showConfiguration happens
       assert.deepEqual(clay.meta, emptyMeta);
       Pebble.addEventListener.withArgs('showConfiguration').callArg(1);
-
-      assert.deepEqual(clay.meta, {
-        activeWatchInfo: activeWatchInfo,
-        accountToken: accountToken,
-        watchToken: watchToken
-      });
+      assert.deepEqual(clay.meta, fixture.meta({userData: userData}));
     });
 
     it('populates the meta in the ready handler', function() {
       stubPebble();
-      var clay = fixture.clay([], null, {autoHandleEvents: false});
+      var userData = {foo: 'bar'};
+      var clay = fixture.clay([], null, {
+        autoHandleEvents: false,
+        userData: userData
+      });
 
       // meta only gets populated after ready happens
       assert.deepEqual(clay.meta, emptyMeta);
       Pebble.addEventListener.withArgs('ready').callArg(1);
 
-      assert.deepEqual(clay.meta, {
-        activeWatchInfo: activeWatchInfo,
-        accountToken: accountToken,
-        watchToken: watchToken
-      });
+      assert.deepEqual(clay.meta, fixture.meta({userData: userData}));
     });
 
     it('populates the meta with with empty values when there is no Pebble global',