diff --git a/js/forum/src/components/DiscussionPage.js b/js/forum/src/components/DiscussionPage.js
index c51d7792ff..df815c2520 100644
--- a/js/forum/src/components/DiscussionPage.js
+++ b/js/forum/src/components/DiscussionPage.js
@@ -128,12 +128,12 @@ export default class DiscussionPage extends Page {
       // component for the first time on page load, then any calls to m.redraw
       // will be ineffective and thus any configs (scroll code) will be run
       // before stuff is drawn to the page.
-      setTimeout(this.init.bind(this, preloadedDiscussion));
+      setTimeout(this.show.bind(this, preloadedDiscussion));
     } else {
       const params = this.requestParams();
 
       app.store.find('discussions', m.route.param('id').split('-')[0], params)
-        .then(this.init.bind(this));
+        .then(this.show.bind(this));
     }
 
     m.lazyRedraw();
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ export default class DiscussionPage extends Page {
    *
    * @param {Discussion} discussion
    */
-  init(discussion) {
+  show(discussion) {
     this.discussion = discussion;
 
     app.setTitle(discussion.title());
diff --git a/js/forum/src/components/PostStream.js b/js/forum/src/components/PostStream.js
index ddfb28bd00..ea0a97a720 100644
--- a/js/forum/src/components/PostStream.js
+++ b/js/forum/src/components/PostStream.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class PostStream extends mixin(Component, evented) {
     this.loadPageTimeouts = {};
     this.pagesLoading = 0;
 
-    this.init(this.props.includedPosts);
+    this.show(this.props.includedPosts);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ class PostStream extends mixin(Component, evented) {
    *
    * @param {Post[]} posts
    */
-  init(posts) {
+  show(posts) {
     this.visibleStart = posts.length ? this.discussion.postIds().indexOf(posts[0].id()) : 0;
     this.visibleEnd = this.visibleStart + posts.length;
   }
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ class PostStream extends mixin(Component, evented) {
     return app.store.find('posts', {
       filter: {discussion: this.discussion.id()},
       page: {near: number}
-    }).then(this.init.bind(this));
+    }).then(this.show.bind(this));
   }
 
   /**
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ class PostStream extends mixin(Component, evented) {
 
     this.reset(start, end);
 
-    return this.loadRange(start, end).then(this.init.bind(this));
+    return this.loadRange(start, end).then(this.show.bind(this));
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/js/forum/src/components/PostsUserPage.js b/js/forum/src/components/PostsUserPage.js
index ede930842a..d08a3f3e18 100644
--- a/js/forum/src/components/PostsUserPage.js
+++ b/js/forum/src/components/PostsUserPage.js
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ export default class PostsUserPage extends UserPage {
    * Initialize the component with a user, and trigger the loading of their
    * activity feed.
    */
-  init(user) {
-    super.init(user);
+  show(user) {
+    super.show(user);
 
     this.refresh();
   }
diff --git a/js/forum/src/components/SettingsPage.js b/js/forum/src/components/SettingsPage.js
index 31180d0152..e2d15b9af0 100644
--- a/js/forum/src/components/SettingsPage.js
+++ b/js/forum/src/components/SettingsPage.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export default class SettingsPage extends UserPage {
   constructor(...args) {
     super(...args);
 
-    this.init(app.session.user);
+    this.show(app.session.user);
     app.setTitle(app.trans('core.settings'));
   }
 
diff --git a/js/forum/src/components/UserPage.js b/js/forum/src/components/UserPage.js
index 2d3158ea12..fea80cb034 100644
--- a/js/forum/src/components/UserPage.js
+++ b/js/forum/src/components/UserPage.js
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ export default class UserPage extends Page {
    * @param {User} user
    * @protected
    */
-  init(user) {
+  show(user) {
     this.user = user;
 
     app.setTitle(user.username());
@@ -90,13 +90,13 @@ export default class UserPage extends Page {
 
     app.store.all('users').some(user => {
       if (user.username().toLowerCase() === lowercaseUsername && user.joinTime()) {
-        this.init(user);
+        this.show(user);
         return true;
       }
     });
 
     if (!this.user) {
-      app.store.find('users', username).then(this.init.bind(this));
+      app.store.find('users', username).then(this.show.bind(this));
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/js/lib/Component.js b/js/lib/Component.js
index 9c622129ed..8f36306ea4 100644
--- a/js/lib/Component.js
+++ b/js/lib/Component.js
@@ -53,6 +53,16 @@ export default class Component {
      * @public
      */
     this.element = null;
+
+    this.init();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Called when the component is constructed.
+   *
+   * @protected
+   */
+  init() {
   }
 
   /**