diff --git a/src/Orchard.Tests/Mvc/Html/HtmlHelperExtensionsTests.cs b/src/Orchard.Tests/Mvc/Html/HtmlHelperExtensionsTests.cs
index fbaca012f..a2e757f5e 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Tests/Mvc/Html/HtmlHelperExtensionsTests.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard.Tests/Mvc/Html/HtmlHelperExtensionsTests.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ using System.Web.Mvc;
 using Moq;
 using NUnit.Framework;
 using Orchard.Mvc.Html;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 
 namespace Orchard.Tests.Mvc.Html {
     [TestFixture]
@@ -133,6 +134,32 @@ namespace Orchard.Tests.Mvc.Html {
             Assert.AreEqual(@"<option value=""value"">&lt;br /&gt;</option>", result.ToString());
         }
 
+        [Test]
+        public void UnorderedListWithNullItemsReturnsEmptyHtmlString() {
+            //arrange
+            var viewContext = new ViewContext();
+            var viewDataContainer = new Mock<IViewDataContainer>();
+            var html = new HtmlHelper(viewContext, viewDataContainer.Object);
 
+            //act
+            var result = html.UnorderedList((IEnumerable<string>)null, (a, b) => "", "test");
+
+            //assert
+            Assert.AreEqual(string.Empty, result.ToString());
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void UnorderedListWithEmptyItemsReturnsEmptyHtmlString() {
+            //arrange
+            var viewContext = new ViewContext();
+            var viewDataContainer = new Mock<IViewDataContainer>();
+            var html = new HtmlHelper(viewContext, viewDataContainer.Object);
+
+            //act
+            var result = html.UnorderedList(new string[]{}, (a, b) => "", "test");
+
+            //assert
+            Assert.AreEqual(string.Empty, result.ToString());
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Contents/Views/Item/Display.aspx b/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Contents/Views/Item/Display.aspx
index 2eb28576d..0b4fe2b12 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Contents/Views/Item/Display.aspx
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Contents/Views/Item/Display.aspx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <%@ Page Language="C#" Inherits="Orchard.Mvc.ViewPage<Orchard.Core.Contents.ViewModels.DisplayItemViewModel>" %>
 
 <div class="preview">
-    <%=Html.DisplayForItem(m=>m.Content) %>
+    <%: Html.DisplayForItem(m=>m.Content) %>
 </div>
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Contents/Views/Item/Preview.aspx b/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Contents/Views/Item/Preview.aspx
index 9bb5300af..31d9c2274 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Contents/Views/Item/Preview.aspx
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Contents/Views/Item/Preview.aspx
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 <%@ Page Language="C#" Inherits="Orchard.Mvc.ViewPage<Orchard.Core.Contents.ViewModels.DisplayItemViewModel>" %>
 
-<%=Html.DisplayForItem(m=>m.Content) %>
+<%: Html.DisplayForItem(m=>m.Content) %>
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Routable/Views/Item/Display.aspx b/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Routable/Views/Item/Display.aspx
index c4878ad6d..6754283e7 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Routable/Views/Item/Display.aspx
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Routable/Views/Item/Display.aspx
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 <%@ Page Language="C#" Inherits="Orchard.Mvc.ViewPage<Orchard.Core.Routable.ViewModels.RoutableDisplayViewModel>" %>
 <% Html.AddTitleParts(Model.Routable.Item.Title); %>
-<%=Html.DisplayForItem(m=>m.Routable) %>
+<%: Html.DisplayForItem(m=>m.Routable) %>
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Settings/Views/Admin/Culture.ascx b/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Settings/Views/Admin/Culture.ascx
index 452c8091e..05917dcd7 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Settings/Views/Admin/Culture.ascx
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Settings/Views/Admin/Culture.ascx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  Html.RegisterStyle("admin.css"); %>
 <h1><%:Html.TitleForPage(T("Manage Settings").ToString()) %></h1>
 <h2><%:T("Cultures this site supports") %></h2>
-<%=Html.UnorderedList(
+<%: Html.UnorderedList(
     Model.SiteCultures.OrderBy(s => s),
     (s, i) => Html.DisplayFor(scvm => s, s == Model.CurrentCulture ? "CurrentCulture" : "RemovableCulture", "").ToString(),
     "site-cultures", "culture", "odd")%>
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Blogs/Views/Archives.ascx b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Blogs/Views/Archives.ascx
index eb1be4679..fffbadd17 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Blogs/Views/Archives.ascx
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Blogs/Views/Archives.ascx
@@ -23,13 +23,13 @@
         <li class="previous">
             <h4><%=year %> <span>(<%=yearMonths.Sum(ym => ym.Value) %>)</span></h4><%
                 } %>
-            <%=Html.UnorderedList(yearMonths, (t, i) => Html.Link(string.Format("{0:MMMM} ({1})", t.Key.ToDateTime(), t.Value), Url.BlogArchiveMonth(Model.Blog.Slug, t.Key.Year, t.Key.Month)), "archiveMonthList") %>
+            <%: Html.UnorderedList(yearMonths, (t, i) => Html.Link(string.Format("{0:MMMM} ({1})", t.Key.ToDateTime(), t.Value), Url.BlogArchiveMonth(Model.Blog.Slug, t.Key.Year, t.Key.Month)), "archiveMonthList") %>
         </li><% 
             } %>
     </ul><%
         }
         else { %>
-        <%=Html.UnorderedList(Model.Archives, (t, i) => Html.Link(string.Format("{0:MMMM yyyy} ({1})", t.Key.ToDateTime(), t.Value), Url.BlogArchiveMonth(Model.Blog.Slug, t.Key.Year, t.Key.Month)), "archiveMonthList") %><%
+        <%: Html.UnorderedList(Model.Archives, (t, i) => Html.Link(string.Format("{0:MMMM yyyy} ({1})", t.Key.ToDateTime(), t.Value), Url.BlogArchiveMonth(Model.Blog.Slug, t.Key.Year, t.Key.Month)), "archiveMonthList") %><%
         }
     }
     else { %>
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Blogs/Views/Blog/Item.ascx b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Blogs/Views/Blog/Item.ascx
index 56566178e..07c0d4fea 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Blogs/Views/Blog/Item.ascx
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Blogs/Views/Blog/Item.ascx
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 <%@ Control Language="C#" Inherits="System.Web.Mvc.ViewUserControl<BlogViewModel>" %>
 <%@ Import Namespace="Orchard.Blogs.ViewModels"%>
-<%=Html.DisplayForItem(m => m.Blog) %>
\ No newline at end of file
+<%: Html.DisplayForItem(m => m.Blog) %>
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Blogs/Views/Blog/List.ascx b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Blogs/Views/Blog/List.ascx
index cdf3f1172..144186f1e 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Blogs/Views/Blog/List.ascx
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Blogs/Views/Blog/List.ascx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <%@ Control Language="C#" Inherits="Orchard.Mvc.ViewUserControl<BlogsViewModel>" %>
 <%@ Import Namespace="Orchard.Blogs.ViewModels"%>
 <%if (Model.Blogs.Count() > 0) { %>
-<%=Html.UnorderedList(Model.Blogs, (b, i) => Html.DisplayForItem(b).ToHtmlString(), "blogs contentItems") %><%
+<%: Html.UnorderedList(Model.Blogs, (b, i) => Html.DisplayForItem(b).ToHtmlString(), "blogs contentItems") %><%
 }
 else { %>
 <p><%: T("No blogs found.") %></p><%
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Blogs/Views/BlogAdmin/Item.ascx b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Blogs/Views/BlogAdmin/Item.ascx
index 1eafe5956..d5c557676 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Blogs/Views/BlogAdmin/Item.ascx
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Blogs/Views/BlogAdmin/Item.ascx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 <%@ Control Language="C#" Inherits="Orchard.Mvc.ViewUserControl<BlogForAdminViewModel>" %>
 <%@ Import Namespace="Orchard.Blogs.ViewModels"%>
 <% Html.AddTitleParts(T("Manage Blog").ToString()); %>
-<%=Html.DisplayForItem(m => m.Blog) %>
\ No newline at end of file
+<%: Html.DisplayForItem(m => m.Blog) %>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Blogs/Views/BlogAdmin/List.ascx b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Blogs/Views/BlogAdmin/List.ascx
index 7d4955817..8e6782583 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Blogs/Views/BlogAdmin/List.ascx
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Blogs/Views/BlogAdmin/List.ascx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 <%-- todo: Add helper text here when ready. <p><%: T("Possible text about setting up and managing a blog goes here.") %></p> --%><%
 if (Model.Entries.Count() > 0) { %>
 <div class="actions"><a class="add button primaryAction" href="<%=Url.BlogCreate() %>"><%: T("New Blog") %></a></div>
-<%=Html.UnorderedList(Model.Entries, (entry, i) => {
+<%: Html.UnorderedList(Model.Entries, (entry, i) => {
         // Add blog post count rendering into "meta" zone
         entry.ContentItemViewModel.Zones.AddAction("meta", html => {
             int draftCount = entry.TotalPostCount - entry.ContentItemViewModel.Item.PostCount;
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Blogs/Views/BlogPost/Item.ascx b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Blogs/Views/BlogPost/Item.ascx
index a82ec30e9..f98896342 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Blogs/Views/BlogPost/Item.ascx
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Blogs/Views/BlogPost/Item.ascx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 <%@ Control Language="C#" Inherits="System.Web.Mvc.ViewUserControl<BlogPostViewModel>" %>
 <%@ Import Namespace="Orchard.Blogs.ViewModels"%>
 <% Html.AddTitleParts(Model.Blog.Name); %>
-<%=Html.DisplayForItem(m => m.BlogPost) %>
\ No newline at end of file
+<%: Html.DisplayForItem(m => m.BlogPost) %>
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Blogs/Views/BlogPost/ListByArchive.ascx b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Blogs/Views/BlogPost/ListByArchive.ascx
index 1ef870044..1166d49d9 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Blogs/Views/BlogPost/ListByArchive.ascx
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Blogs/Views/BlogPost/ListByArchive.ascx
@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@
 %>
 </div>
 
-<%=Html.UnorderedList(Model.BlogPosts, (c, i) => Html.DisplayForItem(c).ToHtmlString(), "blogPosts contentItems")%>
\ No newline at end of file
+<%: Html.UnorderedList(Model.BlogPosts, (c, i) => Html.DisplayForItem(c).ToHtmlString(), "blogPosts contentItems")%>
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Blogs/Views/DisplayTemplates/Parts/Blogs.BlogPost.List.ascx b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Blogs/Views/DisplayTemplates/Parts/Blogs.BlogPost.List.ascx
index cf95ecd8e..ce21cbb85 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Blogs/Views/DisplayTemplates/Parts/Blogs.BlogPost.List.ascx
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Blogs/Views/DisplayTemplates/Parts/Blogs.BlogPost.List.ascx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <%@ Control Language="C#" Inherits="Orchard.Mvc.ViewUserControl<IEnumerable<ContentItemViewModel<BlogPost>>>" %>
 <%@ Import Namespace="Orchard.Mvc.ViewModels"%>
 <%@ Import Namespace="Orchard.Blogs.Models"%>
-<%=Html.UnorderedList(Model, (bp, i) => Html.DisplayForItem(bp).ToHtmlString(), "blogPosts contentItems") %>
+<%: Html.UnorderedList(Model, (bp, i) => Html.DisplayForItem(bp).ToHtmlString(), "blogPosts contentItems") %>
 <% if (Model.Count() < 1) { %><div class="info message"><%: T("There are no posts for this blog.") %></div><% } %>
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.DevTools/Views/Content/Details.aspx b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.DevTools/Views/Content/Details.aspx
index 9d2e87d1d..2d1da670f 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.DevTools/Views/Content/Details.aspx
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.DevTools/Views/Content/Details.aspx
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
         Zone:<%: display.ZoneName ?? "(null)" %>
         Position:<%: display.Position ?? "(null)" %>
         <div style="margin-left: 20px; border: solid 1px black;">
-            <%=Html.DisplayFor(x => display.Model, display.TemplateName, display.Prefix)%>
+            <%: Html.DisplayFor(x => display.Model, display.TemplateName, display.Prefix)%>
         </div>
     </li>
     <%                      
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Modules/Views/Admin/Features.ascx b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Modules/Views/Admin/Features.ascx
index 8a9dd5acb..42c12be5b 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Modules/Views/Admin/Features.ascx
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Modules/Views/Admin/Features.ascx
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
                         if (feature.Descriptor.Dependencies != null) { %>
                         <div class="dependencies">
                             <h4><%: T("Depends on:")%></h4>
-                            <%=Html.UnorderedList(
+                            <%: Html.UnorderedList(
                                 feature.Descriptor.Dependencies.OrderBy(s => s),
                                 (s, i) => Html.Link(s, string.Format("#{0}", s.AsFeatureId(n => T(n)))),
                                 "",
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.MultiTenancy/Views/Admin/Index.ascx b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.MultiTenancy/Views/Admin/Index.ascx
index 2a3b95c4f..9856b9d22 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.MultiTenancy/Views/Admin/Index.ascx
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.MultiTenancy/Views/Admin/Index.ascx
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
             <div class="related"><%
                 if (!string.Equals(tenant.Name, "default", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)) { //todo: (heskew) base this off the view model so logic on what can be removed and have its state changed stays in the controller
                 var t = tenant; %>
-                <%=Html.DisplayFor(m => t, string.Format("ActionsFor{0}", tenant.State.CurrentState), "") %><%: T(" | ")%><%
+                <%: Html.DisplayFor(m => t, string.Format("ActionsFor{0}", tenant.State.CurrentState), "") %><%: T(" | ")%><%
                 } %>
                 <%: Html.ActionLink(T("Edit").ToString(), "Edit", new {name = tenant.Name, area = "Orchard.MultiTenancy"}) %><%
                 if (!string.Equals(tenant.Name, "default", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)) { //todo: (heskew) base this off the view model so logic on what can be removed and have its state changed stays in the controller
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Pages/Views/Page/Item.ascx b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Pages/Views/Page/Item.ascx
index 2e9c113fc..a85782268 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Pages/Views/Page/Item.ascx
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Pages/Views/Page/Item.ascx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 <%@ Control Language="C#" Inherits="System.Web.Mvc.ViewUserControl<PageViewModel>" %>
 <%@ Import Namespace="Orchard.Mvc.Html"%>
 <%@ Import Namespace="Orchard.Pages.ViewModels"%>
-<%=Html.DisplayForItem(m=>m.Page) %>
\ No newline at end of file
+<%: Html.DisplayForItem(m=>m.Page) %>
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Sandbox/Views/Page/Index.aspx b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Sandbox/Views/Page/Index.aspx
index afac17ae6..be7c70f58 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Sandbox/Views/Page/Index.aspx
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Sandbox/Views/Page/Index.aspx
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 <%@ Import Namespace="Orchard.Sandbox.ViewModels" %>
 <h1><%: Html.TitleForPage(T("Sandbox Pages").ToString()) %></h1>
 <p><%: Html.ActionLink(T("Add new page").ToString(), "create") %></p>
-<%=Html.UnorderedList(Model.Pages, (sp, i) => Html.DisplayForItem(sp).ToHtmlString(), "pages contentItems") %>
\ No newline at end of file
+<%: Html.UnorderedList(Model.Pages, (sp, i) => Html.DisplayForItem(sp).ToHtmlString(), "pages contentItems") %>
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Sandbox/Views/Page/Show.aspx b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Sandbox/Views/Page/Show.aspx
index 165490752..fadd14b6e 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Sandbox/Views/Page/Show.aspx
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Sandbox/Views/Page/Show.aspx
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 <%@ Page Language="C#" Inherits="System.Web.Mvc.ViewPage<PageShowViewModel>" %>
 <%@ Import Namespace="Orchard.Sandbox.ViewModels" %>
-<%=Html.DisplayForItem(Model.Page) %>
\ No newline at end of file
+<%: Html.DisplayForItem(Model.Page) %>
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Search/Views/Search/Index.ascx b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Search/Views/Search/Index.ascx
index 472083772..09e0fa0c3 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Search/Views/Search/Index.ascx
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Search/Views/Search/Index.ascx
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(Model.Query)) {
     }
 }
 if (Model.PageOfResults != null && Model.PageOfResults.Count() > 0) { %>
-<%=Html.UnorderedList(Model.PageOfResults, (r, i) => Html.DisplayForItem(r.Content).ToHtmlString() , "search-results contentItems") %>
+<%: Html.UnorderedList(Model.PageOfResults, (r, i) => Html.DisplayForItem(r.Content).ToHtmlString() , "search-results contentItems") %>
 <%=Html.Pager(Model.PageOfResults, Model.PageOfResults.PageNumber, Model.DefaultPageSize, new {q = Model.Query}) %><%
 } %>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Tags/Views/Home/Index.ascx b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Tags/Views/Home/Index.ascx
index 16a02b48c..c729dd648 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Tags/Views/Home/Index.ascx
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Tags/Views/Home/Index.ascx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <%@ Control Language="C#" Inherits="Orchard.Mvc.ViewUserControl<TagsIndexViewModel>" %>
 <%@ Import Namespace="Orchard.Tags.ViewModels"%>
 <h1 class="page-title"><%: Html.TitleForPage(T("Tags").ToString())%></h1>
-<%=Html.UnorderedList(
+<%: Html.UnorderedList(
     Model.Tags,
     (t, i) => Html.ActionLink(
         Html.Encode(t.TagName),
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Tags/Views/Home/Search.ascx b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Tags/Views/Home/Search.ascx
index a68b8050f..5aea18f3c 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Tags/Views/Home/Search.ascx
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Tags/Views/Home/Search.ascx
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 <%@ Import Namespace="Orchard.Tags.ViewModels"%>
 <% Html.AddTitleParts(T("Tags").ToString(), T("Contents tagged with {0}", Model.TagName).ToString()); %>
 <h1 class="page-title"><%=T("Contents tagged with <span>{0}</span>", Html.Encode(Model.TagName)) %></h1>
-<%=Html.UnorderedList(Model.Items, (c, i) => Html.DisplayForItem(c).ToHtmlString(), "taggedPosts contentItems") %>
\ No newline at end of file
+<%: Html.UnorderedList(Model.Items, (c, i) => Html.DisplayForItem(c).ToHtmlString(), "taggedPosts contentItems") %>
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Themes/Classic/Views/DisplayTemplates/Parts/Blogs.BlogPost.List.ascx b/src/Orchard.Web/Themes/Classic/Views/DisplayTemplates/Parts/Blogs.BlogPost.List.ascx
index 09561fa15..d3add1534 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Themes/Classic/Views/DisplayTemplates/Parts/Blogs.BlogPost.List.ascx
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Themes/Classic/Views/DisplayTemplates/Parts/Blogs.BlogPost.List.ascx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <%@ Control Language="C#" Inherits="Orchard.Mvc.ViewUserControl<IEnumerable<ContentItemViewModel<BlogPost>>>" %>
 <%@ Import Namespace="Orchard.Mvc.ViewModels"%>
 <%@ Import Namespace="Orchard.Blogs.Models"%>
-<%=Html.UnorderedList(Model, (bp, i) => Html.DisplayForItem(bp).ToHtmlString(), "blogPosts contentItems") %>
+<%: Html.UnorderedList(Model, (bp, i) => Html.DisplayForItem(bp).ToHtmlString(), "blogPosts contentItems") %>
 <% if (Model.Count() < 1) { %><p><%: T("There are no posts for this blog.") %></p><% } %>
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Themes/ClassicDark/Views/DisplayTemplates/Parts/Blogs.BlogPost.List.ascx b/src/Orchard.Web/Themes/ClassicDark/Views/DisplayTemplates/Parts/Blogs.BlogPost.List.ascx
index 09561fa15..d3add1534 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Themes/ClassicDark/Views/DisplayTemplates/Parts/Blogs.BlogPost.List.ascx
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Themes/ClassicDark/Views/DisplayTemplates/Parts/Blogs.BlogPost.List.ascx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <%@ Control Language="C#" Inherits="Orchard.Mvc.ViewUserControl<IEnumerable<ContentItemViewModel<BlogPost>>>" %>
 <%@ Import Namespace="Orchard.Mvc.ViewModels"%>
 <%@ Import Namespace="Orchard.Blogs.Models"%>
-<%=Html.UnorderedList(Model, (bp, i) => Html.DisplayForItem(bp).ToHtmlString(), "blogPosts contentItems") %>
+<%: Html.UnorderedList(Model, (bp, i) => Html.DisplayForItem(bp).ToHtmlString(), "blogPosts contentItems") %>
 <% if (Model.Count() < 1) { %><p><%: T("There are no posts for this blog.") %></p><% } %>
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Themes/Contoso/Views/DisplayTemplates/Items/Blogs.BlogPost.ListByArchive.ascx b/src/Orchard.Web/Themes/Contoso/Views/DisplayTemplates/Items/Blogs.BlogPost.ListByArchive.ascx
index 1ef870044..1166d49d9 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Themes/Contoso/Views/DisplayTemplates/Items/Blogs.BlogPost.ListByArchive.ascx
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Themes/Contoso/Views/DisplayTemplates/Items/Blogs.BlogPost.ListByArchive.ascx
@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@
 %>
 </div>
 
-<%=Html.UnorderedList(Model.BlogPosts, (c, i) => Html.DisplayForItem(c).ToHtmlString(), "blogPosts contentItems")%>
\ No newline at end of file
+<%: Html.UnorderedList(Model.BlogPosts, (c, i) => Html.DisplayForItem(c).ToHtmlString(), "blogPosts contentItems")%>
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Themes/Contoso/Views/DisplayTemplates/Parts/Blogs.BlogPost.List.ascx b/src/Orchard.Web/Themes/Contoso/Views/DisplayTemplates/Parts/Blogs.BlogPost.List.ascx
index d13c29631..89d7c5ba6 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Themes/Contoso/Views/DisplayTemplates/Parts/Blogs.BlogPost.List.ascx
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Themes/Contoso/Views/DisplayTemplates/Parts/Blogs.BlogPost.List.ascx
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 <%@ Import Namespace="Orchard.Mvc.ViewModels"%>
 <%@ Import Namespace="Orchard.Blogs.Models"%>
 
-<%=Html.UnorderedList(Model, (bp, i) => Html.DisplayForItem(bp).ToHtmlString(), "blogPosts contentItems") %>
+<%: Html.UnorderedList(Model, (bp, i) => Html.DisplayForItem(bp).ToHtmlString(), "blogPosts contentItems") %>
 <% if (Model.Count() < 1) { %><p><%: T("There are no posts for this blog.") %></p><% } %>
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Themes/Corporate/Views/DisplayTemplates/Items/Blogs.BlogPost.ListByArchive.ascx b/src/Orchard.Web/Themes/Corporate/Views/DisplayTemplates/Items/Blogs.BlogPost.ListByArchive.ascx
index 1ef870044..1166d49d9 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Themes/Corporate/Views/DisplayTemplates/Items/Blogs.BlogPost.ListByArchive.ascx
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Themes/Corporate/Views/DisplayTemplates/Items/Blogs.BlogPost.ListByArchive.ascx
@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@
 %>
 </div>
 
-<%=Html.UnorderedList(Model.BlogPosts, (c, i) => Html.DisplayForItem(c).ToHtmlString(), "blogPosts contentItems")%>
\ No newline at end of file
+<%: Html.UnorderedList(Model.BlogPosts, (c, i) => Html.DisplayForItem(c).ToHtmlString(), "blogPosts contentItems")%>
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Themes/Corporate/Views/DisplayTemplates/Parts/Blogs.BlogPost.List.ascx b/src/Orchard.Web/Themes/Corporate/Views/DisplayTemplates/Parts/Blogs.BlogPost.List.ascx
index d13c29631..89d7c5ba6 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Themes/Corporate/Views/DisplayTemplates/Parts/Blogs.BlogPost.List.ascx
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Themes/Corporate/Views/DisplayTemplates/Parts/Blogs.BlogPost.List.ascx
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 <%@ Import Namespace="Orchard.Mvc.ViewModels"%>
 <%@ Import Namespace="Orchard.Blogs.Models"%>
 
-<%=Html.UnorderedList(Model, (bp, i) => Html.DisplayForItem(bp).ToHtmlString(), "blogPosts contentItems") %>
+<%: Html.UnorderedList(Model, (bp, i) => Html.DisplayForItem(bp).ToHtmlString(), "blogPosts contentItems") %>
 <% if (Model.Count() < 1) { %><p><%: T("There are no posts for this blog.") %></p><% } %>
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Themes/Green/Views/Archives.ascx b/src/Orchard.Web/Themes/Green/Views/Archives.ascx
index 92429a47f..d9c0a330f 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Themes/Green/Views/Archives.ascx
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Themes/Green/Views/Archives.ascx
@@ -23,13 +23,13 @@
         <li class="previous">
             <h4><%=year %> <span>(<%=yearMonths.Sum(ym => ym.Value) %>)</span></h4><%
                 } %>
-            <%=Html.UnorderedList(yearMonths, (t, i) => Html.Link(string.Format("{0:MMMM} ({1})", t.Key.ToDateTime(), t.Value), Url.BlogArchiveMonth(Model.Blog.Slug, t.Key.Year, t.Key.Month)), "archiveMonthList") %>
+            <%: Html.UnorderedList(yearMonths, (t, i) => Html.Link(string.Format("{0:MMMM} ({1})", t.Key.ToDateTime(), t.Value), Url.BlogArchiveMonth(Model.Blog.Slug, t.Key.Year, t.Key.Month)), "archiveMonthList") %>
         </li><% 
             } %>
     </ul><%
         }
         else { %>
-        <%=Html.UnorderedList(Model.Archives, (t, i) => Html.Link(string.Format("{0:MMMM yyyy} ({1})", t.Key.ToDateTime(), t.Value), Url.BlogArchiveMonth(Model.Blog.Slug, t.Key.Year, t.Key.Month)), "archiveMonthList") %><%
+        <%: Html.UnorderedList(Model.Archives, (t, i) => Html.Link(string.Format("{0:MMMM yyyy} ({1})", t.Key.ToDateTime(), t.Value), Url.BlogArchiveMonth(Model.Blog.Slug, t.Key.Year, t.Key.Month)), "archiveMonthList") %><%
         }
     }
     else { %>
diff --git a/src/Orchard/Mvc/Html/HtmlHelperExtensions.cs b/src/Orchard/Mvc/Html/HtmlHelperExtensions.cs
index ba6c95122..368c540e1 100644
--- a/src/Orchard/Mvc/Html/HtmlHelperExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard/Mvc/Html/HtmlHelperExtensions.cs
@@ -112,16 +112,16 @@ namespace Orchard.Mvc.Html {
 
         #region UnorderedList
 
-        public static string UnorderedList<T>(this HtmlHelper htmlHelper, IEnumerable<T> items, Func<T, int, string> generateContent, string cssClass) {
+        public static IHtmlString UnorderedList<T>(this HtmlHelper htmlHelper, IEnumerable<T> items, Func<T, int, string> generateContent, string cssClass) {
             return htmlHelper.UnorderedList(items, generateContent, cssClass, null, null);
         }
 
-        public static string UnorderedList<T>(this HtmlHelper htmlHelper, IEnumerable<T> items, Func<T, int, string> generateContent, string cssClass, string itemCssClass, string alternatingItemCssClass) {
+        public static IHtmlString UnorderedList<T>(this HtmlHelper htmlHelper, IEnumerable<T> items, Func<T, int, string> generateContent, string cssClass, string itemCssClass, string alternatingItemCssClass) {
             return UnorderedList(items, generateContent, cssClass, t => itemCssClass, t => alternatingItemCssClass);
         }
 
-        private static string UnorderedList<T>(IEnumerable<T> items, Func<T, int, string> generateContent, string cssClass, Func<T, string> generateItemCssClass, Func<T, string> generateAlternatingItemCssClass) {
-            if (items == null || items.Count() == 0) return "";
+        private static IHtmlString UnorderedList<T>(IEnumerable<T> items, Func<T, int, string> generateContent, string cssClass, Func<T, string> generateItemCssClass, Func<T, string> generateAlternatingItemCssClass) {
+            if (items == null || !items.Any()) return new HtmlString(string.Empty);
 
             var sb = new StringBuilder(250);
             int counter = 0, count = items.Count() - 1;
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ namespace Orchard.Mvc.Html {
 
             sb.Append("</ul>");
 
-            return sb.ToString();
+            return new HtmlString(sb.ToString());
         }
 
         #endregion