diff --git a/examples/todo-list/main.go b/examples/todo-list/main.go
index 81ce1ae..791045b 100644
--- a/examples/todo-list/main.go
+++ b/examples/todo-list/main.go
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"embed"
-	"github.com/labstack/echo/v4"
 	"github.com/maddalax/htmgo/framework/h"
 	"github.com/maddalax/htmgo/framework/service"
 	_ "github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3"
 	"io/fs"
+	"net/http"
 	"todolist/__htmgo"
 	"todolist/ent"
 	"todolist/infrastructure/db"
@@ -22,18 +22,22 @@ func main() {
 		return db.Provide()
 	})
 
-	sub, err := fs.Sub(StaticAssets, "assets/dist")
-
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
-
 	h.Start(h.AppOpts{
 		ServiceLocator: locator,
 		LiveReload:     true,
-		Register: func(e *echo.Echo) {
-			e.StaticFS("/public", sub)
-			__htmgo.Register(e)
+		Register: func(app *h.App) {
+
+			sub, err := fs.Sub(StaticAssets, "assets/dist")
+
+			if err != nil {
+				panic(err)
+			}
+
+			http.FileServerFS(sub)
+
+			app.Router.Handle("/public/*", http.StripPrefix("/public", http.FileServerFS(sub)))
+
+			__htmgo.Register(app.Router)
 		},
 	})
 }
diff --git a/examples/todo-list/pages/base/root.go b/examples/todo-list/pages/base/root.go
index 79b125a..7a9ca91 100644
--- a/examples/todo-list/pages/base/root.go
+++ b/examples/todo-list/pages/base/root.go
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ func RootPage(children ...h.Ren) h.Ren {
 	return h.Html(
 		h.HxExtension(h.BaseExtensions()),
 		h.Head(
+			h.Meta("viewport", "width=device-width, initial-scale=1"),
+			h.Meta("title", "htmgo todo mvc"),
+			h.Meta("description", "an example of how to build a todo mvc app with htmgo"),
+			h.Meta("charset", "utf-8"),
 			h.Link("/public/main.css", "stylesheet"),
 			h.Script("/public/htmgo.js"),
 		),
diff --git a/examples/todo-list/partials/task/task.go b/examples/todo-list/partials/task/task.go
index bf15268..80245b1 100644
--- a/examples/todo-list/partials/task/task.go
+++ b/examples/todo-list/partials/task/task.go
@@ -68,9 +68,9 @@ func CompleteAllIcon(list []*ent.Task) *h.Element {
 	}))
 
 	return h.Div(
-		h.ClassX("absolute top-0 left-0 p-4 rotate-90 text-2xl cursor-pointer", map[string]bool{
+		h.ClassX("absolute top-1 left-5 p-2 rotate-90 text-3xl cursor-pointer", map[string]bool{
 			"text-slate-400": notCompletedCount > 0,
-		}), h.Text("❯"),
+		}), h.Text("›"),
 		h.PostPartialWithQs(CompleteAll, h.NewQs("complete", h.Ternary(notCompletedCount > 0, "true", "false"))),
 	)
 }
diff --git a/framework/h/app.go b/framework/h/app.go
index f80ae1f..95b5698 100644
--- a/framework/h/app.go
+++ b/framework/h/app.go
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ type RequestContext struct {
 	kv                map[string]interface{}
 }
 
+func (c *RequestContext) QueryParam(key string) string {
+	return c.Request.URL.Query().Get(key)
+}
+
 func (c *RequestContext) Set(key string, value interface{}) {
 	if c.kv == nil {
 		c.kv = make(map[string]interface{})
diff --git a/framework/h/qs.go b/framework/h/qs.go
index df83474..31b2b93 100644
--- a/framework/h/qs.go
+++ b/framework/h/qs.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func (q *Qs) ToString() string {
 
 func GetQueryParam(ctx *RequestContext, key string) string {
 	value, ok := ctx.URL.Query()[key]
-	if !ok {
+	if value == nil || !ok {
 		current := ctx.currentBrowserUrl
 		if current != "" {
 			u, err := url.Parse(current)
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ func GetQueryParam(ctx *RequestContext, key string) string {
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	if len(value) == 0 {
+		return ""
+	}
 	return value[0]
 }
 
diff --git a/templates/starter/main.go b/templates/starter/main.go
index 68e28eb..bd79fac 100644
--- a/templates/starter/main.go
+++ b/templates/starter/main.go
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"embed"
-	"github.com/labstack/echo/v4"
 	"github.com/maddalax/htmgo/framework/h"
 	"github.com/maddalax/htmgo/framework/service"
 	"io/fs"
+	"net/http"
 	"starter-template/__htmgo"
 )
 
@@ -15,18 +15,20 @@ var StaticAssets embed.FS
 func main() {
 	locator := service.NewLocator()
 
-	sub, err := fs.Sub(StaticAssets, "assets/dist")
-
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
-
 	h.Start(h.AppOpts{
 		ServiceLocator: locator,
 		LiveReload:     true,
-		Register: func(e *echo.Echo) {
-			e.StaticFS("/public", sub)
-			__htmgo.Register(e)
+		Register: func(app *h.App) {
+			sub, err := fs.Sub(StaticAssets, "assets/dist")
+
+			if err != nil {
+				panic(err)
+			}
+
+			http.FileServerFS(sub)
+
+			app.Router.Handle("/public/*", http.StripPrefix("/public", http.FileServerFS(sub)))
+			__htmgo.Register(app.Router)
 		},
 	})
 }