diff --git a/frontend/cs-hx.lisp b/frontend/cs-hx.lisp
index a9833d5..22e3643 100644
--- a/frontend/cs-hx.lisp
+++ b/frontend/cs-hx.lisp
@@ -5,9 +5,14 @@
 (defpackage :scopes/frontend/cs-hx
   (:use :common-lisp)
   (:local-nicknames (:dom :scopes/web/dom)
+                    (:message :scopes/core/message)
                     (:response :scopes/web/response))
   (:export #:render-content #:response))
 
 (in-package :scopes/frontend/cs-hx)
 
 (defclass response (response:html-response) ())
+
+(defmethod render-content ((resp response) msg)
+  (dom:render (dom:dlist nil (message:data msg))))
+
diff --git a/test/etc/config-web.lisp b/test/etc/config-web.lisp
index 761c957..29ddce1 100644
--- a/test/etc/config-web.lisp
+++ b/test/etc/config-web.lisp
@@ -4,19 +4,22 @@
 
 (config:root :env-keys '(:address :port))
 
-(config:add :logger  :class 'logging:config
-            :loglevel :debug
-            :logfile (t:test-path "scopes-test.log" "log")
-            :console nil)
+(config:add :logger  
+  :class 'logging:config
+  :loglevel :debug
+  :logfile (t:test-path "scopes-test.log" "log")
+  :console nil)
 
-(config:add :server :class 'server:config
-            :port "8899"
-            :routes 
-              `((("api") server:message-handler)
-                (() server:fileserver 
-                    :doc-root ,(t:test-path "" "docs"))))
+(config:add :server 
+  :class 'server:config
+  :port "8899"
+  :routes 
+    `((("api") server:message-handler :html-responder cs-hx:response)
+      (() server:fileserver 
+          :doc-root ,(t:test-path "" "docs"))))
 (config:add-action '(:test :data) #'core:echo)
 
-(config:add :client :class 'client:config
-            :base-url "http://localhost:8899"
-            :doc-path "/" :api-path "/api/")
+(config:add :client 
+  :class 'client:config
+  :base-url "http://localhost:8899"
+  :doc-path "/" :api-path "/api/")
diff --git a/test/test-core.lisp b/test/test-core.lisp
index d202d55..a380196 100644
--- a/test/test-core.lisp
+++ b/test/test-core.lisp
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@
       (t:show-result))))
 
 (deftest test-util ()
-  (== (util:to-keyword "hello-kitty") :hello-kitty))
+  (== (util:to-keyword "hello-kitty") :hello-kitty)
+  (== (util:loop-plist '(:a "a" :b "b") k v collect (string-upcase k)) '("A" "B")))
 
 (deftest test-send ()
   (let ((rcvr (receiver t:*test-suite*))
diff --git a/test/test-web.lisp b/test/test-web.lisp
index 2614747..7c8ea1b 100644
--- a/test/test-web.lisp
+++ b/test/test-web.lisp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   (:local-nicknames (:config :scopes/config)
                     (:core :scopes/core)
                     (:client :scopes/web/client)
+                    (:cs-hx :scopes/frontend/cs-hx)
                     (:dom :scopes/web/dom)
                     (:logging :scopes/logging)
                     (:message :scopes/core/message)
diff --git a/util.lisp b/util.lisp
index 84604de..4964792 100644
--- a/util.lisp
+++ b/util.lisp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 (defpackage :scopes/util
   (:use :common-lisp)
   (:export #:flatten-str #:to-keyword #:to-string
+           #:loop-plist
            #:absolute-dir #:check-dir #:ensure-dir #:home-path #:path-from-string
            #:relative-path #:runtime-path #:system-path))
 
@@ -22,6 +23,9 @@
 (defun to-keyword (s)
   (intern (string-upcase s) :keyword))
 
+(defmacro loop-plist (plist kvar vvar &body body)
+  `(loop for (,kvar ,vvar . _) on ,plist by #'cddr ,@body))
+
 ;;;; directory and pathname utilities
 
 (defun split-filename (name)
diff --git a/web/dom.lisp b/web/dom.lisp
index f1cada7..a4e2532 100644
--- a/web/dom.lisp
+++ b/web/dom.lisp
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@
 
 (defun dlist (attrs plist)
   (elem :dl attrs
-    (loop for (key val . r) on plist by #'cddr append 
+    ;(loop for (key val . r) on plist by #'cddr append 
+    (util:loop-plist plist key val append
           (cons (element :dt nil (string-downcase key)) (dds nil val)))))
 
 (defun dds (attrs cont)
@@ -88,7 +89,8 @@
   (write-char c *output*))
 
 (defun put-attrs (plist)
-  (loop for (key val . r) on plist by #'cddr do
+  ;(loop for (key val . r) on plist by #'cddr do
+  (util:loop-plist plist key val do
      (put-char #\Space)
      (when val
        (put-string (string-downcase key))