diff --git a/client/components/boards/boardArchive.js b/client/components/boards/boardArchive.js
index 5a5cf772e..e85c2e8e6 100644
--- a/client/components/boards/boardArchive.js
+++ b/client/components/boards/boardArchive.js
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ BlazeComponent.extendComponent({
     this.subscribe('archivedBoards');
   },
 
+  isBoardAdmin() {
+    return Meteor.user().isBoardAdmin();
+  },
+
   archivedBoards() {
     return Boards.find(
       { archived: true },
diff --git a/client/components/cards/attachments.js b/client/components/cards/attachments.js
index e4439155e..1e94087ac 100644
--- a/client/components/cards/attachments.js
+++ b/client/components/cards/attachments.js
@@ -1,49 +1,61 @@
-Template.attachmentsGalery.events({
-  'click .js-add-attachment': Popup.open('cardAttachments'),
-  'click .js-confirm-delete': Popup.afterConfirm(
-    'attachmentDelete',
-    function() {
-      Attachments.remove(this._id);
-      Popup.close();
-    },
-  ),
-  // If we let this event bubble, FlowRouter will handle it and empty the page
-  // content, see #101.
-  'click .js-download'(event) {
-    event.stopPropagation();
+Template.attachmentsGalery.events({});
+
+BlazeComponent.extendComponent({
+  isBoardAdmin() {
+    return Meteor.user().isBoardAdmin();
   },
-  'click .js-add-cover'() {
-    Cards.findOne(this.cardId).setCover(this._id);
+
+  events() {
+    return [
+      {
+        'click .js-add-attachment': Popup.open('cardAttachments'),
+        'click .js-confirm-delete': Popup.afterConfirm(
+          'attachmentDelete',
+          function() {
+            Attachments.remove(this._id);
+            Popup.close();
+          },
+        ),
+        // If we let this event bubble, FlowRouter will handle it and empty the page
+        // content, see #101.
+        'click .js-download'(event) {
+          event.stopPropagation();
+        },
+        'click .js-add-cover'() {
+          Cards.findOne(this.cardId).setCover(this._id);
+        },
+        'click .js-remove-cover'() {
+          Cards.findOne(this.cardId).unsetCover();
+        },
+        'click .js-preview-image'(event) {
+          Popup.open('previewAttachedImage').call(this, event);
+          // when multiple thumbnails, if click one then another very fast,
+          // we might get a wrong width from previous img.
+          // when popup reused, onRendered() won't be called, so we cannot get there.
+          // here make sure to get correct size when this img fully loaded.
+          const img = $('img.preview-large-image')[0];
+          if (!img) return;
+          const rePosPopup = () => {
+            const w = img.width;
+            const h = img.height;
+            // if the image is too large, we resize & center the popup.
+            if (w > 300) {
+              $('div.pop-over').css({
+                width: w + 20,
+                position: 'absolute',
+                left: (window.innerWidth - w) / 2,
+                top: (window.innerHeight - h) / 2,
+              });
+            }
+          };
+          const url = $(event.currentTarget).attr('src');
+          if (img.src === url && img.complete) rePosPopup();
+          else img.onload = rePosPopup;
+        },
+      },
+    ];
   },
-  'click .js-remove-cover'() {
-    Cards.findOne(this.cardId).unsetCover();
-  },
-  'click .js-preview-image'(event) {
-    Popup.open('previewAttachedImage').call(this, event);
-    // when multiple thumbnails, if click one then another very fast,
-    // we might get a wrong width from previous img.
-    // when popup reused, onRendered() won't be called, so we cannot get there.
-    // here make sure to get correct size when this img fully loaded.
-    const img = $('img.preview-large-image')[0];
-    if (!img) return;
-    const rePosPopup = () => {
-      const w = img.width;
-      const h = img.height;
-      // if the image is too large, we resize & center the popup.
-      if (w > 300) {
-        $('div.pop-over').css({
-          width: w + 20,
-          position: 'absolute',
-          left: (window.innerWidth - w) / 2,
-          top: (window.innerHeight - h) / 2,
-        });
-      }
-    };
-    const url = $(event.currentTarget).attr('src');
-    if (img.src === url && img.complete) rePosPopup();
-    else img.onload = rePosPopup;
-  },
-});
+}).register('attachmentsGalery');
 
 Template.previewAttachedImagePopup.events({
   'click .js-large-image-clicked'() {
diff --git a/client/components/cards/checklists.jade b/client/components/cards/checklists.jade
index 716153e3b..a3695a5ea 100644
--- a/client/components/cards/checklists.jade
+++ b/client/components/cards/checklists.jade
@@ -37,8 +37,7 @@ template(name="checklistDetail")
       .checklist-title
         span
         if canModifyCard
-          if currentUser.isBoardAdmin
-            a.js-delete-checklist.toggle-delete-checklist-dialog {{_ "delete"}}...
+          a.js-delete-checklist.toggle-delete-checklist-dialog {{_ "delete"}}...
 
         if canModifyCard
           h2.title.js-open-inlined-form.is-editable
@@ -60,10 +59,9 @@ template(name="checklistDeleteDialog")
       | {{_ 'confirm-checklist-delete-dialog'}}
       span {{checklist.title}}
       | ?
-    if currentUser.isBoardAdmin
-      .js-checklist-delete-buttons
-        button.confirm-checklist-delete(type="button") {{_ 'delete'}}
-        button.toggle-delete-checklist-dialog(type="button") {{_ 'cancel'}}
+    .js-checklist-delete-buttons
+      button.confirm-checklist-delete(type="button") {{_ 'delete'}}
+      button.toggle-delete-checklist-dialog(type="button") {{_ 'cancel'}}
 
 template(name="addChecklistItemForm")
   textarea.js-add-checklist-item(rows='1' autofocus)
diff --git a/client/components/lists/listHeader.js b/client/components/lists/listHeader.js
index 03ba5786c..9545f6609 100644
--- a/client/components/lists/listHeader.js
+++ b/client/components/lists/listHeader.js
@@ -104,6 +104,10 @@ BlazeComponent.extendComponent({
 }).register('listHeader');
 
 Template.listHeader.helpers({
+  isBoardAdmin() {
+    return Meteor.user().isBoardAdmin();
+  },
+
   showDesktopDragHandles() {
     currentUser = Meteor.user();
     if (currentUser) {
@@ -117,6 +121,10 @@ Template.listHeader.helpers({
 });
 
 Template.listActionPopup.helpers({
+  isBoardAdmin() {
+    return Meteor.user().isBoardAdmin();
+  },
+
   isWipLimitEnabled() {
     return Template.currentData().getWipLimit('enabled');
   },
@@ -254,6 +262,12 @@ Template.listMorePopup.events({
   }),
 });
 
+Template.listHeader.helpers({
+  isBoardAdmin() {
+    return Meteor.user().isBoardAdmin();
+  },
+});
+
 BlazeComponent.extendComponent({
   onCreated() {
     this.currentList = this.currentData();
diff --git a/client/components/sidebar/sidebar.js b/client/components/sidebar/sidebar.js
index e9e4d985a..9fa87775d 100644
--- a/client/components/sidebar/sidebar.js
+++ b/client/components/sidebar/sidebar.js
@@ -155,6 +155,9 @@ Template.memberPopup.helpers({
   user() {
     return Users.findOne(this.userId);
   },
+  isBoardAdmin() {
+    return Meteor.user().isBoardAdmin();
+  },
   memberType() {
     const type = Users.findOne(this.userId).isBoardAdmin() ? 'admin' : 'normal';
     if (type === 'normal') {
@@ -224,6 +227,9 @@ Template.boardMenuPopup.onCreated(function() {
 });
 
 Template.boardMenuPopup.helpers({
+  isBoardAdmin() {
+    return Meteor.user().isBoardAdmin();
+  },
   withApi() {
     return Template.instance().apiEnabled.get();
   },
@@ -294,6 +300,9 @@ Template.membersWidget.helpers({
       return false;
     }
   },
+  isBoardAdmin() {
+    return Meteor.user().isBoardAdmin();
+  },
 });
 
 Template.membersWidget.events({
@@ -475,6 +484,12 @@ Template.labelsWidget.events({
   'click .js-add-label': Popup.open('createLabel'),
 });
 
+Template.labelsWidget.helpers({
+  isBoardAdmin() {
+    return Meteor.user().isBoardAdmin();
+  },
+});
+
 // Board members can assign people or labels by drag-dropping elements from the
 // sidebar to the cards on the board. In order to re-initialize the jquery-ui
 // plugin any time a draggable member or label is modified or removed we use a
diff --git a/client/components/sidebar/sidebarArchives.js b/client/components/sidebar/sidebarArchives.js
index 75b694e9e..7b77898c6 100644
--- a/client/components/sidebar/sidebarArchives.js
+++ b/client/components/sidebar/sidebarArchives.js
@@ -141,6 +141,9 @@ BlazeComponent.extendComponent({
 }).register('archivesSidebar');
 
 Template.archivesSidebar.helpers({
+  isBoardAdmin() {
+    return Meteor.user().isBoardAdmin();
+  },
   isWorker() {
     const currentBoard = Boards.findOne(Session.get('currentBoard'));
     return (
diff --git a/client/components/sidebar/sidebarFilters.js b/client/components/sidebar/sidebarFilters.js
index 56badba80..232d32918 100644
--- a/client/components/sidebar/sidebarFilters.js
+++ b/client/components/sidebar/sidebarFilters.js
@@ -134,6 +134,15 @@ BlazeComponent.extendComponent({
   },
 }).register('multiselectionSidebar');
 
+Template.multiselectionSidebar.helpers({
+  isBoardAdmin() {
+    return Meteor.user().isBoardAdmin();
+  },
+  isCommentOnly() {
+    return Meteor.user().isCommentOnly();
+  },
+});
+
 Template.disambiguateMultiLabelPopup.events({
   'click .js-remove-label'() {
     mutateSelectedCards('removeLabel', this._id);
diff --git a/client/components/swimlanes/swimlaneHeader.js b/client/components/swimlanes/swimlaneHeader.js
index b604e8953..1efc3defe 100644
--- a/client/components/swimlanes/swimlaneHeader.js
+++ b/client/components/swimlanes/swimlaneHeader.js
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ Template.swimlaneHeader.helpers({
   },
 });
 
+Template.swimlaneFixedHeader.helpers({
+  isBoardAdmin() {
+    return Meteor.user().isBoardAdmin();
+  },
+});
+
 Template.swimlaneActionPopup.events({
   'click .js-set-swimlane-color': Popup.open('setSwimlaneColor'),
   'click .js-close-swimlane'(event) {
@@ -50,6 +56,12 @@ Template.swimlaneActionPopup.events({
   },
 });
 
+Template.swimlaneActionPopup.helpers({
+  isCommentOnly() {
+    return Meteor.user().isCommentOnly();
+  },
+});
+
 BlazeComponent.extendComponent({
   onCreated() {
     this.currentSwimlane = this.currentData();