diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6607754..19ca237 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ t: clean $(VIRTUALENV)/bin/py.test
 	@$(VIRTUALENV)/bin/py.test
 
 $(CURDIR)/example/db.sqlite3: $(VIRTUALENV)
-	$(VIRTUALENV)/bin/python example/manage.py syncdb --noinput
+	$(VIRTUALENV)/bin/python example/manage.py migrate --noinput
 
 .PHONY: run
 run: $(CURDIR)/example/db.sqlite3
diff --git a/django_markdown/fields.py b/django_markdown/fields.py
index 05f8d94..02e45b1 100644
--- a/django_markdown/fields.py
+++ b/django_markdown/fields.py
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
 from django import forms
-from .widgets import MarkdownWidget
 
 
 class MarkdownFormField(forms.CharField):
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        # Django admin overrides the 'widget' value so this seems the only way
-        # to scupper it!
-        super(MarkdownFormField, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
-        self.widget = MarkdownWidget()
+    pass
diff --git a/django_markdown/migrations/__init__.py b/django_markdown/migrations/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/django_markdown/models.py b/django_markdown/models.py
index 1f40f94..c3585d2 100644
--- a/django_markdown/models.py
+++ b/django_markdown/models.py
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 from django.db import models
-from .fields import MarkdownFormField
 from .widgets import MarkdownWidget
 
 
 class MarkdownField(models.TextField):
     def formfield(self, **kwargs):
-        defaults = {'form_class': MarkdownFormField}
+        defaults = {'widget': MarkdownWidget}
         defaults.update(kwargs)
         return super(MarkdownField, self).formfield(**defaults)
diff --git a/django_markdown/static/django_markdown/jquery.init.js b/django_markdown/static/django_markdown/jquery.init.js
index 4af7e96..54a9266 100644
--- a/django_markdown/static/django_markdown/jquery.init.js
+++ b/django_markdown/static/django_markdown/jquery.init.js
@@ -35,4 +35,12 @@ jQuery = jQuery || django.jQuery;
         }
     });
 
- })(jQuery);
+    $(document).ready(function() {
+        var extra_settings = (extra_markitup_settings === undefined) ? {} : extra_markitup_settings;
+
+        $("[data-widget='markItUpEditor']")
+            .markItUp(mySettings, extra_settings)
+            .removeData('data-widget');
+    });
+
+})(jQuery);
diff --git a/django_markdown/templates/django_markdown/editor_init.html b/django_markdown/templates/django_markdown/editor_init.html
index 5c8ff7a..7e1e4b9 100644
--- a/django_markdown/templates/django_markdown/editor_init.html
+++ b/django_markdown/templates/django_markdown/editor_init.html
@@ -1,12 +1,4 @@
 <script type="text/javascript">
-(function($) {
-    $(document).ready(function() {
-        $("{{ selector }}").each(function (k, el) {
-            var el = $(el);
-            if(!el.hasClass("markItUpEditor")) el.markItUp(
-                mySettings, {{ extra_settings|default:"{}" }});
-        });
-    });
-})(jQuery);
+var extra_markitup_settings = {{ extra_settings|default:"{}"|safe }};
 </script>
 
diff --git a/django_markdown/urls.py b/django_markdown/urls.py
index ca80d4b..f942283 100644
--- a/django_markdown/urls.py
+++ b/django_markdown/urls.py
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 """ Define preview URL. """
 
-from django.conf.urls import patterns, url
+from django.conf.urls import url
 
 from .views import preview
 
-urlpatterns = patterns(
-    '', url('preview/$', preview, name='django_markdown_preview'))
+urlpatterns = [
+    url('preview/$', preview, name='django_markdown_preview')
+]
diff --git a/django_markdown/views.py b/django_markdown/views.py
index dbf352f..ef29860 100644
--- a/django_markdown/views.py
+++ b/django_markdown/views.py
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@ def preview(request):
 
     return render(
         request, settings.MARKDOWN_PREVIEW_TEMPLATE, dict(
-            content=request.REQUEST.get('data', 'No content posted'),
+            content=request.POST.get('data', 'No content posted'),
             css=settings.MARKDOWN_STYLE
         ))
diff --git a/django_markdown/widgets.py b/django_markdown/widgets.py
index 43174f5..647edeb 100644
--- a/django_markdown/widgets.py
+++ b/django_markdown/widgets.py
@@ -24,17 +24,19 @@ class MarkdownWidget(forms.Textarea):
 
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, attrs=None):
-        super(MarkdownWidget, self).__init__(attrs)
-
     def render(self, name, value, attrs=None):
         """ Render widget.
 
         :returns: A rendered HTML
 
         """
-        html = super(MarkdownWidget, self).render(name, value, attrs)
-        attrs = self.build_attrs(attrs)
+
+        final_attrs = {'data-widget': 'markItUpEditor'}
+        if attrs is not None:
+            final_attrs.update(attrs)
+
+        html = super(MarkdownWidget, self).render(name, value, final_attrs)
+        final_attrs = self.build_attrs(final_attrs)
         html += editor_js_initialization("#%s" % attrs['id'])
         return mark_safe(html)