diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/lib/cloudcarousel.js b/app/assets/javascripts/lib/cloudcarousel.js
index 31a9aa7a..db7633c7 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/lib/cloudcarousel.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/lib/cloudcarousel.js
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ jQuery.browser = browser;
 				{
                     $(options.titleBox).html( ($(event.target).attr('title') ));
 				    // METAMAPS CODE
-			        Metamaps.Create.newTopic.metacode = $(event.target).attr('title');
+			        Metamaps.Create.newTopic.metacode = $(event.target).attr('data-id');
 			        // NOT METAMAPS CODE
 					var	idx = $(event.target).data('itemIndex');	
 					var	frontIndex = event.data.frontIndex;
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ jQuery.browser = browser;
 		{	
 			if ( items[this.frontIndex] === undefined ) { return; }	// Images might not have loaded yet.
             // METAMAPS CODE
-			Metamaps.Create.newTopic.metacode = $(items[this.frontIndex].image).attr('title');
+			Metamaps.Create.newTopic.metacode = $(items[this.frontIndex].image).attr('data-id');
         //$('img.cloudcarousel').css({"background":"none", "width":"","height":""});
         //$(items[this.frontIndex].image).css({"width":"45px","height":"45px"});
 			// NOT METAMAPS CODE
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/src/Metamaps.js b/app/assets/javascripts/src/Metamaps.js
index 5c4bd5da..88059d31 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/src/Metamaps.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/src/Metamaps.js
@@ -410,37 +410,39 @@ Metamaps.Create = {
             return false;
         }
 
-        var codesToSwitchTo;
+        var codesToSwitchToIds;
+        var metacodeModels = new Metamaps.Backbone.MetacodeCollection();
         Metamaps.Create.selectedMetacodeSetIndex = index;
         Metamaps.Create.selectedMetacodeSet = "metacodeset-" + set;
 
         if (!custom) {
-            codesToSwitchTo = $('#metacodeSwitchTabs' + set).attr('data-metacodes').split(',');
+            codesToSwitchToIds = $('#metacodeSwitchTabs' + set).attr('data-metacodes').split(',');
             $('.customMetacodeList li').addClass('toggledOff');
             Metamaps.Create.selectedMetacodes = [];
             Metamaps.Create.selectedMetacodeNames = [];
             Metamaps.Create.newSelectedMetacodes = [];
             Metamaps.Create.newSelectedMetacodeNames = [];
         }
-        if (custom) {
+        else if (custom) {
             // uses .slice to avoid setting the two arrays to the same actual array
             Metamaps.Create.selectedMetacodes = Metamaps.Create.newSelectedMetacodes.slice(0);
             Metamaps.Create.selectedMetacodeNames = Metamaps.Create.newSelectedMetacodeNames.slice(0);
-            codesToSwitchTo = Metamaps.Create.selectedMetacodeNames.slice(0);
+            codesToSwitchToIds = Metamaps.Create.selectedMetacodes.slice(0);
         }
 
         // sort by name
-        codesToSwitchTo.sort();
-        codesToSwitchTo.reverse();
+        for (var i = 0; i < codesToSwitchToIds.length; i++) {
+            metacodeModels.add( Metamaps.Metacodes.get(codesToSwitchToIds[i]) );
+        };
+        metacodeModels.sort();
 
         $('#metacodeImg, #metacodeImgTitle').empty();
         $('#metacodeImg').removeData('cloudcarousel');
         var newMetacodes = "";
-        var metacode;
-        for (var i = 0; i < codesToSwitchTo.length; i++) {
-            metacode = Metamaps.Metacodes.findWhere({ name: codesToSwitchTo[i] });
-            newMetacodes += '<img class="cloudcarousel" width="40" height="40" src="' + metacode.get('icon') + '" title="' + metacode.get('name') + '" alt="' + metacode.get('name') + '"/>';
-        };
+        metacodeModels.each(function(metacode){
+            newMetacodes += '<img class="cloudcarousel" width="40" height="40" src="' + metacode.get('icon') + '" data-id="' + metacode.id + '" title="' + metacode.get('name') + '" alt="' + metacode.get('name') + '"/>';
+        });
+            
         $('#metacodeImg').empty().append(newMetacodes).CloudCarousel({
             titleBox: $('#metacodeImgTitle'),
             yRadius: 40,
@@ -772,13 +774,11 @@ Metamaps.TopicCard = {
 
         var metacodeLiClick = function () {
             selectingMetacode = false;
-            var metacodeName = $(this).find('.mSelectName').text();
-            var metacode = Metamaps.Metacodes.findWhere({
-                name: metacodeName
-            });
-            $('.CardOnGraph').find('.metacodeTitle').html(metacodeName)
+            var metacodeId = parseInt($(this).attr('data-id'));
+            var metacode = Metamaps.Metacodes.get(metacodeId);
+            $('.CardOnGraph').find('.metacodeTitle').html(metacode.get('name'))
                 .append('<div class="expandMetacodeSelect"></div>')
-                .attr('class', 'metacodeTitle mbg' + metacodeName.replace(/\s/g, ''));
+                .attr('class', 'metacodeTitle mbg' + metacode.id);
             $('.CardOnGraph').find('.metacodeImage').css('background-image', 'url(' + metacode.get('icon') + ')');
             topic.save({
                 metacode_id: metacode.id
@@ -993,7 +993,7 @@ Metamaps.TopicCard = {
         nodeValues.synapse_count = topic.get("synapse_count").toString();
         nodeValues.id = topic.isNew() ? topic.cid : topic.id;
         nodeValues.metacode = topic.getMetacode().get("name");
-        nodeValues.metacode_class = 'mbg' + topic.getMetacode().get("name").replace(/\s/g, '');
+        nodeValues.metacode_class = 'mbg' + topic.get('metacode_id');
         nodeValues.imgsrc = topic.getMetacode().get("icon");
         nodeValues.name = topic.get("name");
         nodeValues.userid = topic.get("user_id");
@@ -3285,9 +3285,7 @@ Metamaps.Topic = {
 
         $(document).trigger(Metamaps.Map.events.editedByActiveMapper);
 
-        var metacode = Metamaps.Metacodes.findWhere({
-            name: Metamaps.Create.newTopic.metacode
-        });
+        var metacode = Metamaps.Metacodes.get(Metamaps.Create.newTopic.metacode);
 
         var topic = new Metamaps.Backbone.Topic({
             name: Metamaps.Create.newTopic.name,
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/application.css b/app/assets/stylesheets/application.css
index 9c7268df..c6002195 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/application.css
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/application.css
@@ -1669,8 +1669,10 @@ float: left;
     background-position: 0 0;
 }
 /* only display share button if 'public' or 'commons' */
+/* we're currently disabling this, as we're not ready for it
+and it won't be important on password protected instances */
 .shareable .mapInfoShare {
-    display: block;
+    display: none;
 }
 .mapInfoDelete {
     background-image: url(delete_mapinfo.png);
diff --git a/app/views/maps/_newtopic.html.erb b/app/views/maps/_newtopic.html.erb
index 048f453f..f22920bb 100644
--- a/app/views/maps/_newtopic.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/maps/_newtopic.html.erb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     <% end %>
     <% @metacodes.sort! {|m1,m2| m2.name.downcase <=> m1.name.downcase }.rotate!(-1) %>
     <% @metacodes.each do |metacode| %>
-      <img class="cloudcarousel" width="40" height="40" src="<%= metacode.icon %>" alt="<%= metacode.name %>" title="<%= metacode.name %>"/>
+      <img class="cloudcarousel" width="40" height="40" src="<%= metacode.icon %>" alt="<%= metacode.name %>" title="<%= metacode.name %>" data-id="<%= metacode.id %>" />
     <% end %>
   </div> 
   <%= form.text_field :name, :maxlength => 140, :placeholder => "title..." %>
diff --git a/app/views/shared/_metacodeBgColors.html.erb b/app/views/shared/_metacodeBgColors.html.erb
index a1aa030c..09396a3b 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/_metacodeBgColors.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/shared/_metacodeBgColors.html.erb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <style>
 <% Metacode.all.each do |m| %>
 	<% if m.color %>
-		<%= ".mbg" + m.name.gsub(/\s+/, "") + "{" %>
+		<%= ".mbg" + m.id.to_s + "{" %>
 		<%= "background-color:" + m.color + " !important;" %>
 		<%= "}" %>
 	<% end %>
diff --git a/app/views/shared/_switchmetacodes.html.erb b/app/views/shared/_switchmetacodes.html.erb
index 42d1f59f..bca2f101 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/_switchmetacodes.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/shared/_switchmetacodes.html.erb
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   </ul>
   <% allMetacodeSets.each_with_index do |m, localindex| %>
   <div id="metacodeSwitchTabs<%= m.id %>"
-       data-metacodes="<%= m.metacodes.map(&:name).join(',') %>">
+       data-metacodes="<%= m.metacodes.map(&:id).join(',') %>">
     <% @list = '' %>
     <% m.metacodes.sort{|x,y| x.name <=> y.name }.each_with_index do |m, index| %>
       <% @list += '<li><img src="' + m.icon + '" alt="' + m.name + '" /><p>' + m.name.downcase + '</p><div class="clearfloat"></div></li>' %>