diff --git a/js/Renderer.js b/js/Renderer.js
index 085461120..e9196c761 100644
--- a/js/Renderer.js
+++ b/js/Renderer.js
@@ -153,6 +153,10 @@ MacroNode.prototype.parseMacroParamString = function(paramString) {
 	return params;
 };
 
+MacroNode.prototype.hasParameter = function(name) {
+	return this.params.hasOwnProperty(name);
+};
+
 MacroNode.prototype.clone = function() {
 	return new MacroNode(this.macroName,this.srcParams,this.cloneChildren(),this.store,this.dependencies);
 };
@@ -348,6 +352,7 @@ ElementNode.prototype.renderInDom = function(domNode) {
 		}
 	}
 	domNode.appendChild(element);
+	this.domNode = element;
 	if(this.children) {
 		for(var t=0; t<this.children.length; t++) {
 			this.children[t].renderInDom(element);
@@ -387,7 +392,8 @@ TextNode.prototype.render = function(type) {
 };
 
 TextNode.prototype.renderInDom = function(domNode) {
-	domNode.appendChild(document.createTextNode(this.text));	
+	this.domNode = document.createTextNode(this.text);
+	domNode.appendChild(this.domNode);
 };
 
 var EntityNode = function(entity) {
@@ -406,7 +412,8 @@ EntityNode.prototype.render = function(type) {
 };
 
 EntityNode.prototype.renderInDom = function(domNode) {
-	domNode.appendChild(document.createTextNode(utils.entityDecode(this.entity)));
+	this.domNode = document.createTextNode(utils.entityDecode(this.entity));
+	domNode.appendChild(this.domNode);
 };
 
 var RawNode = function(html) {
@@ -425,9 +432,9 @@ RawNode.prototype.render = function(type) {
 };
 
 RawNode.prototype.renderInDom = function(domNode) {
-	var div = document.createElement("div");
-	div.innerHTML = this.html;
-	domNode.appendChild(div);	
+	this.domNode = document.createElement("div");
+	this.domNode.innerHTML = this.html;
+	domNode.appendChild(this.domNode);	
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/js/macros/slider.js b/js/macros/slider.js
index 439bcddb5..9a4240868 100644
--- a/js/macros/slider.js
+++ b/js/macros/slider.js
@@ -112,13 +112,13 @@ exports.macro = {
 			var attributes = {
 				"class": ["tw-slider"]
 			};
-			if(this.params.hasOwnProperty("class")) {
+			if(this.hasParameter("class")) {
 				attributes["class"].push(this.params["class"]);
 			}
-			if(this.params.hasOwnProperty("state")) {
+			if(this.hasParameter("state")) {
 				attributes["data-tw-slider-type"] = this.params.state;
 			}
-			if(this.params.hasOwnProperty("tooltip")) {
+			if(this.hasParameter("tooltip")) {
 				attributes.alt = this.params.tooltip;
 				attributes.title = this.params.tooltip;
 			}
@@ -147,22 +147,21 @@ exports.macro = {
 	refreshInDom: function(changes) {
 		var needContentRefresh = true; // Avoid refreshing the content nodes if we don't need to
 		// If the state tiddler has changed then reset the open state
-		if(this.params.hasOwnProperty("state") && changes.hasOwnProperty(this.params.state)) {
+		if(this.hasParameter("state") && changes.hasOwnProperty(this.params.state)) {
 			this.isOpen = getOpenState(this);
 		}
 		// Render the content if the slider is open and we don't have any content yet
 		if(this.isOpen && this.content[0].children[1].children.length === 0) {
+			// Remove the existing dom node for the body
+			this.content[0].domNode.removeChild(this.content[0].children[1].domNode);
 			// Get the slider content and execute it
 			this.content[0].children[1].children = getSliderContent(this);
 			this.content[0].children[1].execute(this.parents,this.store.getTiddler(this.tiddlerTitle));
-			// Replace the existing slider body DOM node
-			this.domNode.firstChild.removeChild(this.domNode.firstChild.firstChild.nextSibling);
-			this.content[0].children[1].renderInDom(this.domNode.firstChild,this.domNode.firstChild.firstChild.nextSibling);
+			this.content[0].children[1].renderInDom(this.content[0].domNode,null);
 			needContentRefresh = false; // Don't refresh the children if we've just created them
 		}
 		// Set the visibility of the slider content
-		var el = this.domNode.firstChild.firstChild.nextSibling;
-		el.style.display = this.isOpen ? "block" : "none";
+		this.content[0].children[1].domNode.style.display = this.isOpen ? "block" : "none";
 		// Refresh any children
 		if(needContentRefresh) {
 			for(var t=0; t<this.content.length; t++) {