diff --git a/packages/frontend/src/components/MkForm.vue b/packages/frontend/src/components/MkForm.vue
index 750ffa77df..711aa611c3 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/src/components/MkForm.vue
+++ b/packages/frontend/src/components/MkForm.vue
@@ -7,15 +7,15 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
 <div v-if="Object.keys(form).filter(item => !form[item].hidden).length > 0" class="_gaps_m">
 	<template v-for="v, k in form">
 		<template v-if="typeof v.hidden == 'function' ? v.hidden(values) : v.hidden"></template>
-		<MkInput v-else-if="v.type === 'number'" v-model="values[k]" type="number" :step="v.step || 1">
+		<MkInput v-else-if="v.type === 'number'" v-model="values[k]" type="number" :step="v.step || 1" :manualSave="v.manualSave">
 			<template #label><span v-text="v.label || k"></span><span v-if="v.required === false"> ({{ i18n.ts.optional }})</span></template>
 			<template v-if="v.description" #caption>{{ v.description }}</template>
 		</MkInput>
-		<MkInput v-else-if="v.type === 'string' && !v.multiline" v-model="values[k]" type="text" :mfmAutocomplete="v.treatAsMfm">
+		<MkInput v-else-if="v.type === 'string' && !v.multiline" v-model="values[k]" type="text" :mfmAutocomplete="v.treatAsMfm" :manualSave="v.manualSave">
 			<template #label><span v-text="v.label || k"></span><span v-if="v.required === false"> ({{ i18n.ts.optional }})</span></template>
 			<template v-if="v.description" #caption>{{ v.description }}</template>
 		</MkInput>
-		<MkTextarea v-else-if="v.type === 'string' && v.multiline" v-model="values[k]" :mfmAutocomplete="v.treatAsMfm" :mfmPreview="v.treatAsMfm">
+		<MkTextarea v-else-if="v.type === 'string' && v.multiline" v-model="values[k]" :mfmAutocomplete="v.treatAsMfm" :mfmPreview="v.treatAsMfm" :manualSave="v.manualSave">
 			<template #label><span v-text="v.label || k"></span><span v-if="v.required === false"> ({{ i18n.ts.optional }})</span></template>
 			<template v-if="v.description" #caption>{{ v.description }}</template>
 		</MkTextarea>
diff --git a/packages/frontend/src/components/MkWidgetSettingsDialog.vue b/packages/frontend/src/components/MkWidgetSettingsDialog.vue
index cebbe93986..0dc26e054d 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/src/components/MkWidgetSettingsDialog.vue
+++ b/packages/frontend/src/components/MkWidgetSettingsDialog.vue
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
 					>
 						<component
 							:is="`widget-${widgetName}`"
-							:key="currentId"
 							:widget="{ name: widgetName, id: '__PREVIEW__', data: settings }"
 						></component>
 					</div>
@@ -48,13 +47,12 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
 
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import { reactive, useTemplateRef, ref, computed, watch, onBeforeUnmount, onMounted } from 'vue';
+import MkPreviewWithControls from './MkPreviewWithControls.vue';
+import type { Form } from '@/utility/form.js';
 import { deepClone } from '@/utility/clone.js';
-import { genId } from '@/utility/id.js';
 import { i18n } from '@/i18n.js';
 import MkModalWindow from '@/components/MkModalWindow.vue';
-import MkPreviewWithControls from './MkPreviewWithControls.vue';
 import MkForm from '@/components/MkForm.vue';
-import type { Form } from '@/utility/form.js';
 
 const props = defineProps<{
 	widgetName: string;
@@ -71,11 +69,6 @@ const emit = defineEmits<{
 const dialog = useTemplateRef('dialog');
 
 const settings = reactive<Record<string, any>>(deepClone(props.currentSettings));
-const currentId = ref(genId());
-
-watch(settings, () => {
-	currentId.value = genId();
-});
 
 function save() {
 	emit('saved', deepClone(settings));
diff --git a/packages/frontend/src/utility/form.ts b/packages/frontend/src/utility/form.ts
index cb4a227f67..fe89333285 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/src/utility/form.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend/src/utility/form.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ export interface StringFormItem extends FormItemBase {
 	required?: boolean;
 	multiline?: boolean;
 	treatAsMfm?: boolean;
+	manualSave?: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface NumberFormItem extends FormItemBase {
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ export interface NumberFormItem extends FormItemBase {
 	description?: string;
 	required?: boolean;
 	step?: number;
+	manualSave?: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface BooleanFormItem extends FormItemBase {
@@ -145,3 +147,11 @@ type GetItemType<Item extends FormItem> =
 export type GetFormResultType<F extends Form> = {
 	[P in keyof F]: GetItemType<F[P]>;
 };
+
+export function getDefaultFormValues<F extends FormWithDefault>(form: F): GetFormResultType<F> {
+	const result = {} as GetFormResultType<F>;
+	for (const key of Object.keys(form) as (keyof F)[]) {
+		result[key] = form[key].default as GetItemType<F[typeof key]>;
+	}
+	return result;
+}
diff --git a/packages/frontend/src/widgets/WidgetRss.vue b/packages/frontend/src/widgets/WidgetRss.vue
index e5499aa0da..5fa9e833b8 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/src/widgets/WidgetRss.vue
+++ b/packages/frontend/src/widgets/WidgetRss.vue
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import { useWidgetPropsManager } from './widget.js';
 import type { WidgetComponentEmits, WidgetComponentExpose, WidgetComponentProps } from './widget.js';
 import type { FormWithDefault, GetFormResultType } from '@/utility/form.js';
 import MkContainer from '@/components/MkContainer.vue';
-import { i18n } from '@/i18n.js';
 
 const name = 'rss';
 
@@ -36,6 +35,7 @@ const widgetPropsDef = {
 	url: {
 		type: 'string',
 		default: 'http://feeds.afpbb.com/rss/afpbb/afpbbnews',
+		manualSave: true,
 	},
 	refreshIntervalSec: {
 		type: 'number',
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ const fetching = ref(true);
 const fetchEndpoint = computed(() => {
 	const url = new URL('/api/fetch-rss', base);
 	url.searchParams.set('url', widgetProps.url);
-	return url;
+	return url.toString();
 });
 const intervalClear = ref<(() => void) | undefined>();
 
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ const tick = () => {
 		});
 };
 
-watch(() => fetchEndpoint, tick);
+watch(fetchEndpoint, tick);
 watch(() => widgetProps.refreshIntervalSec, () => {
 	if (intervalClear.value) {
 		intervalClear.value();
diff --git a/packages/frontend/src/widgets/WidgetRssTicker.vue b/packages/frontend/src/widgets/WidgetRssTicker.vue
index 95f82f7d7b..b0d9eec883 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/src/widgets/WidgetRssTicker.vue
+++ b/packages/frontend/src/widgets/WidgetRssTicker.vue
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ const widgetPropsDef = {
 	url: {
 		type: 'string',
 		default: 'http://feeds.afpbb.com/rss/afpbb/afpbbnews',
+		manualSave: true,
 	},
 	shuffle: {
 		type: 'boolean',
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@ const tick = () => {
 		});
 };
 
-watch(() => fetchEndpoint, tick);
+watch(fetchEndpoint, tick);
 watch(() => widgetProps.refreshIntervalSec, () => {
 	if (intervalClear.value) {
 		intervalClear.value();
diff --git a/packages/frontend/src/widgets/widget.ts b/packages/frontend/src/widgets/widget.ts
index 6c5ff36b16..d4209f6251 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/src/widgets/widget.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend/src/widgets/widget.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@
  */
 
 import { defineAsyncComponent, reactive, watch } from 'vue';
-import type { Reactive } from 'vue';
 import { throttle } from 'throttle-debounce';
+import { getDefaultFormValues } from '@/utility/form.js';
+import type { Reactive } from 'vue';
 import type { FormWithDefault, GetFormResultType } from '@/utility/form.js';
 import * as os from '@/os.js';
 import { deepClone } from '@/utility/clone.js';
@@ -39,19 +40,23 @@ export const useWidgetPropsManager = <F extends FormWithDefault>(
 	save: () => void;
 	configure: () => void;
 } => {
-	const widgetProps = reactive<GetFormResultType<F>>((props.widget ? deepClone(props.widget.data) : {}) as GetFormResultType<F>);
-
-	const mergeProps = () => {
-		for (const prop of Object.keys(propsDef)) {
-			if (typeof widgetProps[prop] === 'undefined') {
-				widgetProps[prop] = propsDef[prop].default;
+	const widgetProps = reactive((() => {
+		const np = getDefaultFormValues(propsDef);
+		if (props.widget?.data != null) {
+			for (const key of Object.keys(props.widget.data) as (keyof F)[]) {
+				np[key] = props.widget.data[key] as GetFormResultType<F>[typeof key];
 			}
 		}
-	};
+		return np;
+	})());
 
-	watch(widgetProps, () => {
-		mergeProps();
-	}, { deep: true, immediate: true });
+	watch(() => props.widget?.data, (to) => {
+		if (to != null) {
+			for (const key of Object.keys(propsDef)) {
+				widgetProps[key] = to[key];
+			}
+		}
+	}, { deep: true });
 
 	const save = throttle(3000, () => {
 		emit('updateProps', widgetProps as GetFormResultType<F>);