diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/components/buttons/AppButton.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/components/buttons/AppButton.svelte
index e21a498820..d974227922 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/components/buttons/AppButton.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/components/buttons/AppButton.svelte
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 	export let preclickAction: (() => Promise<void>) | undefined = undefined
 	export let customCss: ComponentCustomCSS<'buttoncomponent'> | undefined = undefined
 	export let render: boolean
-	export let initializing: boolean | undefined = true
+	export let initializing: boolean | undefined = false
 	export let extraKey: string | undefined = undefined
 
 	export let controls: { left: () => boolean; right: () => boolean | string } | undefined =
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@
 
 	const { worldStore, app, componentControl, selectedComponent } =
 		getContext<AppViewerContext>('AppViewerContext')
+	let resolvedConfig = initConfig(
+		components['buttoncomponent'].initialData.configuration,
+		configuration
+	)
+
+	$: initializing = resolvedConfig?.label == undefined
 
 	let outputs = initOutput($worldStore, id, {
 		result: undefined,
@@ -46,10 +52,6 @@
 	let isLoading: boolean = false
 	let ownClick: boolean = false
 
-	let resolvedConfig = initConfig(components['buttoncomponent'].initialData.configuration)
-
-	$: initializing = resolvedConfig?.label == undefined
-
 	let beforeIconComponent: any
 	let afterIconComponent: any
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/components/buttons/AppForm.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/components/buttons/AppForm.svelte
index 0845c3d839..6daa90cc0d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/components/buttons/AppForm.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/components/buttons/AppForm.svelte
@@ -31,7 +31,10 @@
 		loading: false
 	})
 
-	let resolvedConfig = initConfig(components['formcomponent'].initialData.configuration)
+	let resolvedConfig = initConfig(
+		components['formcomponent'].initialData.configuration,
+		configuration
+	)
 	let runnableComponent: RunnableComponent
 
 	let isLoading: boolean = false
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/components/buttons/AppFormButton.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/components/buttons/AppFormButton.svelte
index 4ed6b99cf7..d4a0a347d9 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/components/buttons/AppFormButton.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/components/buttons/AppFormButton.svelte
@@ -34,7 +34,10 @@
 		loading: false
 	})
 
-	let resolvedConfig = initConfig(components['formbuttoncomponent'].initialData.configuration)
+	let resolvedConfig = initConfig(
+		components['formbuttoncomponent'].initialData.configuration,
+		configuration
+	)
 	let runnableComponent: RunnableComponent
 
 	let isLoading: boolean = false
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/components/display/AppImage.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/components/display/AppImage.svelte
index 9763817f1f..7398534fa4 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/components/display/AppImage.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/components/display/AppImage.svelte
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@
 	export let customCss: ComponentCustomCSS<'imagecomponent'> | undefined = undefined
 	export let render: boolean
 
+	let resolvedConfig = initConfig(
+		components['imagecomponent'].initialData.configuration,
+		configuration
+	)
+
 	const { app, worldStore } = getContext<AppViewerContext>('AppViewerContext')
 	const fit: Record<string, string> = {
 		cover: 'object-cover',
@@ -23,8 +28,6 @@
 	//used so that we can count number of outputs setup for first refresh
 	initOutput($worldStore, id, {})
 
-	let resolvedConfig = initConfig(components['imagecomponent'].initialData.configuration)
-
 	$: css = concatCustomCss($app.css?.imagecomponent, customCss)
 </script>
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/components/display/AppText.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/components/display/AppText.svelte
index aab9c5a0f3..75999ba5f8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/components/display/AppText.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/components/display/AppText.svelte
@@ -3,9 +3,8 @@
 	import { copyToClipboard } from '../../../../utils'
 	import Button from '../../../common/button/Button.svelte'
 	import Popover from '../../../Popover.svelte'
-	import type { AppInput } from '../../inputType'
+	import type { AppInput, EvalAppInput } from '../../inputType'
 	import AlignWrapper from '../helpers/AlignWrapper.svelte'
-	import InputValue from '../helpers/InputValue.svelte'
 	import RunnableWrapper from '../helpers/RunnableWrapper.svelte'
 	import { twMerge } from 'tailwind-merge'
 	import type {
@@ -15,9 +14,12 @@
 		RichConfigurations
 	} from '../../types'
 	import { getContext } from 'svelte'
-	import { initOutput } from '../../editor/appUtils'
+	import { initConfig, initOutput } from '../../editor/appUtils'
 	import Tooltip from '$lib/components/Tooltip.svelte'
 	import { get } from 'svelte/store'
+	import ResolveConfig from '../helpers/ResolveConfig.svelte'
+	import { components } from '../../editor/component'
+	import { isCodeInjection } from '$lib/components/flows/utils'
 
 	export let id: string
 	export let componentInput: AppInput | undefined
@@ -28,22 +30,29 @@
 	export let customCss: ComponentCustomCSS<'textcomponent'> | undefined = undefined
 	export let render: boolean
 
+	let resolvedConfig = initConfig(
+		components['textcomponent'].initialData.configuration,
+		configuration
+	)
+
 	const { app, worldStore, mode } = getContext<AppViewerContext>('AppViewerContext')
 
 	const editorcontext = getContext<AppEditorContext>('AppEditorContext')
 
+	let result: string | undefined = undefined
+
+	if (componentInput?.type == 'template' && !isCodeInjection(componentInput.eval)) {
+		result = componentInput.eval
+		initializing = false
+	}
+
 	const outputs = initOutput($worldStore, id, {
-		result: undefined,
-		loading: false
+		result,
+		loading: initializing
 	})
 
-	let result: string | undefined = undefined
-	let style: 'Title' | 'Subtitle' | 'Body' | 'Caption' | 'Label' | undefined = undefined
-	let copyButton: boolean
-	let tooltip: string = ''
-
 	function getComponent() {
-		switch (style) {
+		switch (resolvedConfig.style) {
 			case 'Title':
 				return 'h1'
 			case 'Subtitle':
@@ -60,7 +69,7 @@
 	}
 
 	function getClasses() {
-		switch (style) {
+		switch (resolvedConfig.style) {
 			case 'Caption':
 				return 'text-sm italic text-gray-500'
 			case 'Label':
@@ -72,13 +81,18 @@
 
 	let component = 'p'
 	let classes = ''
-	$: style && (component = getComponent())
-	$: style && (classes = getClasses())
+	$: resolvedConfig.style && (component = getComponent())
+	$: resolvedConfig.style && (classes = getClasses())
 </script>
 
-<InputValue {id} input={configuration.style} bind:value={style} />
-<InputValue {id} input={configuration.copyButton} bind:value={copyButton} />
-<InputValue {id} input={configuration.tooltip} bind:value={tooltip} />
+{#each Object.keys(components['textcomponent'].initialData.configuration) as key (key)}
+	<ResolveConfig
+		{id}
+		{key}
+		bind:resolvedConfig={resolvedConfig[key]}
+		configuration={configuration[key]}
+	/>
+{/each}
 
 <RunnableWrapper {outputs} {render} {componentInput} {id} bind:initializing bind:result>
 	<div class="h-full w-full overflow-hidden">
@@ -113,10 +127,10 @@
 						style={[$app.css?.['textcomponent']?.['text']?.style, customCss?.text?.style].join(';')}
 					>
 						{String(result)}
-						{#if tooltip != ''}
-							<Tooltip>{tooltip}</Tooltip>
+						{#if resolvedConfig.tooltip != ''}
+							<Tooltip>{resolvedConfig.tooltip}</Tooltip>
 						{/if}
-						{#if copyButton && result}
+						{#if resolvedConfig.copyButton && result}
 							<Popover notClickable>
 								<Button
 									variant="border"
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/components/helpers/InputValue.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/components/helpers/InputValue.svelte
index 6d32c8e1e1..46ae351409 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/components/helpers/InputValue.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/components/helpers/InputValue.svelte
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@
 	}
 
 	async function getValue(input: AppInput) {
+		if (!input) return
 		if (input.type === 'template' && isCodeInjection(input.eval)) {
 			try {
 				const r = await eval_like(
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/editor/appUtils.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/editor/appUtils.ts
index dece748199..88280e3ed3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/editor/appUtils.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/editor/appUtils.ts
@@ -92,7 +92,12 @@ export function getAllRecomputeIdsForComponent(app: App, id: string) {
 	return recomputedBy
 }
 
-export function createNewGridItem(grid: GridItem[], id: string, data: AppComponent): GridItem {
+export function createNewGridItem(
+	grid: GridItem[],
+	id: string,
+	data: AppComponent,
+	columns?: Record<number, any>
+): GridItem {
 	const newComponent = {
 		fixed: false,
 		x: 0,
@@ -108,12 +113,16 @@ export function createNewGridItem(grid: GridItem[], id: string, data: AppCompone
 	}
 
 	gridColumns.forEach((column) => {
-		const rec = getRecommendedDimensionsByComponent(newData.type, column)
+		if (!columns) {
+			const rec = getRecommendedDimensionsByComponent(newData.type, column)
 
-		newItem[column] = {
-			...newComponent,
-			w: rec.w,
-			h: rec.h
+			newItem[column] = {
+				...newComponent,
+				w: rec.w,
+				h: rec.h
+			}
+		} else {
+			newItem[column] = columns[column]
 		}
 		const position = gridHelp.findSpace(newItem, grid, column) as { x: number; y: number }
 		newItem[column] = { ...newItem[column], ...position }
@@ -190,6 +199,7 @@ export function insertNewGridItem(
 	app: App,
 	builddata: (id: string) => AppComponent,
 	focusedGrid: FocusedGrid | undefined,
+	columns?: Record<string, any>,
 	keepId?: string
 ): string {
 	const id = keepId ?? getNextGridItemId(app)
@@ -211,7 +221,7 @@ export function insertNewGridItem(
 		: undefined
 	let grid = focusedGrid ? app.subgrids[key!] : app.grid
 
-	const newItem = createNewGridItem(grid, id, data)
+	const newItem = createNewGridItem(grid, id, data, columns)
 	grid.push(newItem)
 
 	return id
@@ -400,7 +410,17 @@ export function initConfig<
 		  }
 	>
 >(
-	r: T
+	r: T,
+	configuration?: Record<
+		string,
+		| StaticAppInput
+		| {
+				type: 'oneOf'
+				selected: string
+				configuration: Record<string, Record<string, StaticAppInput | EvalAppInput>>
+		  }
+		| any
+	>
 ): {
 	[Property in keyof T]: T[Property] extends StaticAppInput
 		? T[Property]['value'] | undefined
@@ -423,7 +443,10 @@ export function initConfig<
 			Object.fromEntries(
 				Object.entries(r).map(([key, value]) =>
 					value.type == 'static'
-						? [key, undefined]
+						? [
+								key,
+								configuration?.[key]?.type == 'static' ? configuration?.[key]?.['value'] : undefined
+						  ]
 						: value.type == 'oneOf'
 						? [
 								key,
@@ -433,7 +456,7 @@ export function initConfig<
 									configuration: Object.fromEntries(
 										Object.entries(value.configuration).map(([choice, config]) => [
 											choice,
-											initConfig(config)
+											initConfig(config, configuration?.[key]?.configuration?.[choice])
 										])
 									)
 								}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/editor/component/ComponentNavigation.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/editor/component/ComponentNavigation.svelte
index 788e07447e..d14b5d8a1b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/editor/component/ComponentNavigation.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/editor/component/ComponentNavigation.svelte
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 	import type { AppEditorContext, AppViewerContext, GridItem } from '../../types'
 	import { push } from '$lib/history'
 	import { sendUserToast } from '$lib/utils'
+	import { gridColumns } from '../../gridUtils'
 
 	const { app, selectedComponent, worldStore, focusedGrid, componentControl } =
 		getContext<AppViewerContext>('AppViewerContext')
@@ -172,7 +173,13 @@
 			}
 
 			const gridItem = tempGridItem
-			insertNewGridItem($app, (id) => ({ ...gridItem.data, id }), $focusedGrid, tempGridItem.id)
+			insertNewGridItem(
+				$app,
+				(id) => ({ ...gridItem.data, id }),
+				$focusedGrid,
+				Object.fromEntries(gridColumns.map((column) => [column, gridItem[column]])),
+				tempGridItem.id
+			)
 
 			copiedGridItem = tempGridItem
 			$selectedComponent = tempGridItem.id
@@ -180,7 +187,12 @@
 			tempGridItem = undefined
 		} else if (copiedGridItem) {
 			const gridItem = copiedGridItem
-			$selectedComponent = insertNewGridItem($app, (id) => ({ ...gridItem.data, id }), $focusedGrid)
+			$selectedComponent = insertNewGridItem(
+				$app,
+				(id) => ({ ...gridItem.data, id }),
+				$focusedGrid,
+				Object.fromEntries(gridColumns.map((column) => [column, gridItem[column]]))
+			)
 		}
 
 		$worldStore = $worldStore
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/editor/component/components.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/editor/component/components.ts
index fb6b770017..36c5f39b60 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/editor/component/components.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/editor/component/components.ts
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ export const components = {
 					type: 'static',
 					onlyStatic: true,
 					selectOptions: selectOptions.textStyleOptions,
-					value: 'Body'
+					value: 'Body' as 'Title' | 'Subtitle' | 'Body' | 'Label' | 'Caption'
 				},
 				copyButton: {
 					type: 'static',
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/inputType.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/inputType.ts
index 2b9a68ee3d..65a43ab346 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/inputType.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/inputType.ts
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ type InputConfiguration<T extends InputType, V extends InputType> = {
 }
 
 export type StaticOptions = {
-	selectOptions: string[] | { value: string; label: string }[]
+	selectOptions: readonly string[] | readonly { value: string; label: string }[]
 }
 
 export type AppInput =