diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index 0904ba41e..2de4ff84f 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -175,7 +175,8 @@ module ApplicationHelper
   end
 
   def body_attributes(user = CurrentUser.user)
-    attributes = [:id, :name, :level, :level_string, :theme, :can_approve_posts?, :can_upload_free?]
+    attributes = user.api_attributes
+    attributes -= [:custom_style, :blacklisted_tags, :favorite_tags]
     attributes += User::Roles.map { |role| :"is_#{role}?" }
 
     controller_param = params[:controller].parameterize.dasherize
diff --git a/app/javascript/packs/application.js b/app/javascript/packs/application.js
index da34763a3..1ed58eb97 100644
--- a/app/javascript/packs/application.js
+++ b/app/javascript/packs/application.js
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ importAll(require.context('../src/styles', true, /\.s?css(?:\.erb)?$/));
 export { default as Autocomplete } from '../src/javascripts/autocomplete.js.erb';
 export { default as Blacklist } from '../src/javascripts/blacklists.js';
 export { default as Comment } from '../src/javascripts/comments.js';
+export { default as CurrentUser } from '../src/javascripts/current_user.js';
 export { default as Dtext } from '../src/javascripts/dtext.js';
 export { default as Note } from '../src/javascripts/notes.js';
 export { default as Post } from '../src/javascripts/posts.js.erb';
diff --git a/app/javascript/src/javascripts/autocomplete.js.erb b/app/javascript/src/javascripts/autocomplete.js.erb
index c4a07a83e..be27667c0 100644
--- a/app/javascript/src/javascripts/autocomplete.js.erb
+++ b/app/javascript/src/javascripts/autocomplete.js.erb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import Utility from './utility'
+import CurrentUser from './current_user'
 import SavedSearch from './saved_searches'
 
 let Autocomplete = {};
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Autocomplete.METATAGS_REGEX = Autocomplete.METATAGS.concat(Object.keys(Autocompl
 Autocomplete.TERM_REGEX = new RegExp(`([-~]*)(?:(${Autocomplete.METATAGS_REGEX}):)?(\\S*)$`, "i");
 
 Autocomplete.initialize_all = function() {
-  if (Utility.meta("enable-auto-complete") === "true") {
+  if (CurrentUser.data("enable-auto-complete")) {
     $.widget("ui.autocomplete", $.ui.autocomplete, {
       options: {
         delay: 0,
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ Autocomplete.render_item = function(list, item) {
   } else if (item.type === "user") {
     var level_class = "user-" + item.level.toLowerCase();
     $link.addClass(level_class);
-    if (Utility.meta("style-usernames") === "true") {
+    if (CurrentUser.data("style-usernames")) {
       $link.addClass("with-style");
     }
   } else if (item.type === "pool") {
diff --git a/app/javascript/src/javascripts/common.js b/app/javascript/src/javascripts/common.js
index 6d611bd3d..c03552164 100644
--- a/app/javascript/src/javascripts/common.js
+++ b/app/javascript/src/javascripts/common.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import Cookie from './cookie'
-import Utility from './utility'
+import CurrentUser from './current_user'
 
 $(function() {
   $("#hide-upgrade-account-notice").on("click.danbooru", function(e) {
@@ -21,16 +21,10 @@ $(function() {
     e.preventDefault();
   });
 
-  $("#desktop-version-link a").on("click.danbooru", function(e) {
+  $("#desktop-version-link a").on("click.danbooru", async function(e) {
     e.preventDefault();
-    $.ajax("/users/" + Utility.meta("current-user-id") + ".json", {
-      method: "PUT",
-      data: {
-        "user[disable_responsive_mode]": "true"
-      }
-    }).then(function() {
-      location.reload();
-    });
+    await CurrentUser.update({ disable_responsive_mode: true });
+    location.reload();
   });
 });
 
diff --git a/app/javascript/src/javascripts/current_user.js b/app/javascript/src/javascripts/current_user.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..286253e03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/javascript/src/javascripts/current_user.js
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+let CurrentUser = {};
+
+CurrentUser.data = function(key) {
+  return $("body").data(`user-${key}`);
+};
+
+CurrentUser.update = function(settings) {
+  return $.ajax(`/users/${CurrentUser.data("id")}.json`, {
+    method: "PUT",
+    data: { user: settings }
+  });
+};
+
+export default CurrentUser;
diff --git a/app/javascript/src/javascripts/notes.js b/app/javascript/src/javascripts/notes.js
index c6131e8fc..615de3c50 100644
--- a/app/javascript/src/javascripts/notes.js
+++ b/app/javascript/src/javascripts/notes.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import CurrentUser from './current_user'
 import Utility from './utility'
 
 let Note = {
@@ -348,7 +349,7 @@ let Note = {
         e.stopPropagation();
       });
 
-      if (Utility.meta("current-user-name") !== "Anonymous") {
+      if (CurrentUser.data("is-anonymous") === false) {
         $note_body.on("click.danbooru", function(e) {
           if (e.target.tagName !== "A") {
             var $note_body_inner = $(e.currentTarget);
@@ -573,7 +574,7 @@ let Note = {
     start: function(e) {
       e.preventDefault();
 
-      if (Utility.meta("current-user-id") === "") {
+      if (CurrentUser.data("is-anonymous")) {
         Utility.notice("You must be logged in to edit notes");
         return;
       }
diff --git a/app/javascript/src/javascripts/post_mode_menu.js b/app/javascript/src/javascripts/post_mode_menu.js
index f98732605..b1f456b1a 100644
--- a/app/javascript/src/javascripts/post_mode_menu.js
+++ b/app/javascript/src/javascripts/post_mode_menu.js
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-import Utility from './utility'
 import Cookie from './cookie'
-import Post from './posts.js.erb'
+import CurrentUser from './current_user'
 import Favorite from './favorites'
+import Post from './posts.js.erb'
+import Utility from './utility'
 
 let PostModeMenu = {};
 
@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@ PostModeMenu.initialize_edit_form = function() {
 
 PostModeMenu.close_edit_form = function() {
   $("#quick-edit-div").slideUp("fast");
-  if (Utility.meta("enable-auto-complete") === "true") {
+  if (CurrentUser.data("enable-auto-complete")) {
     $("#post_tag_string").data("uiAutocomplete").close();
   }
 }
diff --git a/app/javascript/src/javascripts/post_tooltips.js b/app/javascript/src/javascripts/post_tooltips.js
index d504adbab..58a1e4577 100644
--- a/app/javascript/src/javascripts/post_tooltips.js
+++ b/app/javascript/src/javascripts/post_tooltips.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import CurrentUser from './current_user'
 import Utility from './utility'
 
 require('qtip2');
@@ -99,25 +100,21 @@ PostTooltip.hide = function (event) {
 };
 
 PostTooltip.disabled = function (event) {
-  return PostTooltip.isTouching || Utility.meta("disable-post-tooltips") === "true";
+  return PostTooltip.isTouching || CurrentUser.data("disable-post-tooltips");
 };
 
-PostTooltip.on_disable_tooltips = function (event) {
+PostTooltip.on_disable_tooltips = async function (event) {
   event.preventDefault();
   $(event.target).parents(".qtip").qtip("hide");
 
-  if (Utility.meta("current-user-id") === "") {
-    Utility.notice('<a href="/session/new">Login</a> to disable tooltips permanently');
+  if (CurrentUser.data("is-anonymous")) {
+    Utility.notice('You must <a href="/session/new">login</a> to disable tooltips');
     return;
   }
 
-  $.ajax("/users/" + Utility.meta("current-user-id") + ".json", {
-    method: "PUT",
-    data: { "user[disable_post_tooltips]": "true" },
-  }).then(function() {
-    Utility.notice("Tooltips disabled; check your account settings to re-enable.");
-    location.reload();
-  });
+  await CurrentUser.update({ disable_post_tooltips: true });
+  Utility.notice("Tooltips disabled; check your account settings to re-enable.");
+  location.reload();
 };
 
 $(document).ready(PostTooltip.initialize);
diff --git a/app/javascript/src/javascripts/posts.js.erb b/app/javascript/src/javascripts/posts.js.erb
index 7334e8cc8..d7fad487b 100644
--- a/app/javascript/src/javascripts/posts.js.erb
+++ b/app/javascript/src/javascripts/posts.js.erb
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import CurrentUser from './current_user'
 import Utility from './utility'
 import Hammer from 'hammerjs'
 import Cookie from './cookie'
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ Post.initialize_all = function() {
 }
 
 Post.initialize_gestures = function() {
-  if (Utility.meta("disable-mobile-gestures") === "true") {
+  if (CurrentUser.data("disable-mobile-gestures")) {
     return;
   }
   var $body = $("body");
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ Post.open_edit_dialog = function() {
       of: window
     },
     drag: function(e, ui) {
-      if (Utility.meta("enable-auto-complete") === "true") {
+      if (CurrentUser.data("enable-auto-complete")) {
         $tag_string.data("uiAutocomplete").close();
       }
     },
@@ -591,7 +592,7 @@ Post.initialize_saved_searches = function() {
   $("#save-search").on("click.danbooru", function(e) {
     $("#save-search-dialog #saved_search_query").val($("#tags").val());
 
-    if (Utility.meta("disable-labeled-saved-searches") === "false") {
+    if (CurrentUser.data("disable-categorized-saved-searches") === false) {
       $("#save-search-dialog").dialog("open");
     } else {
       $.post(
diff --git a/app/javascript/src/javascripts/utility.js b/app/javascript/src/javascripts/utility.js
index 20dfb54ec..72bb4325b 100644
--- a/app/javascript/src/javascripts/utility.js
+++ b/app/javascript/src/javascripts/utility.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import CurrentUser from "./current_user";
+
 let Utility = {};
 
 Utility.delay = function(milliseconds) {
@@ -66,7 +68,7 @@ Utility.dialog = function(title, html) {
 }
 
 Utility.keydown = function(keys, namespace, handler) {
-  if (Utility.meta("enable-js-navigation") === "true") {
+  if (CurrentUser.data("enable-post-navigation")) {
     $(document).on("keydown.danbooru." + namespace, null, keys, handler);
   }
 };