diff --git a/blog/sx/editor.sx b/blog/sx/editor.sx
index a55b0ca..1704c74 100644
--- a/blog/sx/editor.sx
+++ b/blog/sx/editor.sx
@@ -153,10 +153,6 @@
     "  sync();"
     "})();"))
 
-;; SX initial content script for edit form
-(defcomp ~blog-editor-sx-initial (&key sx-content)
-  (script (str "window.__SX_INITIAL__ = '" sx-content "' || null;")))
-
 (defcomp ~blog-editor-styles (&key css-href)
   (<> (link :rel "stylesheet" :href css-href)
     (style
diff --git a/blog/sx/sx_components.py b/blog/sx/sx_components.py
index 50e1a55..9f383c1 100644
--- a/blog/sx/sx_components.py
+++ b/blog/sx/sx_components.py
@@ -1271,7 +1271,7 @@ def render_editor_panel(save_error: str | None = None, is_page: bool = False) ->
         "\n"
         "    if (typeof SxEditor !== 'undefined') {\n"
         "      SxEditor.mount('sx-editor', {\n"
-        "        initialSx: window.__SX_INITIAL__ || null,\n"
+        "        initialSx: (document.getElementById('sx-content-input') || {}).value || null,\n"
         "        csrfToken: csrfToken,\n"
         "        uploadUrls: uploadUrls,\n"
         f"        oembedUrl: '{oembed_url}',\n"
@@ -1748,16 +1748,13 @@ def _post_edit_content_sx(ctx: dict) -> str:
         badge_parts.append(f'(span :class "inline-block px-2 py-0.5 rounded-full text-xs font-semibold bg-green-100 text-green-800" "Emailed{suffix}")')
     footer_extra_sx = SxExpr("(<> " + " ".join(badge_parts) + ")") if badge_parts else None
 
-    # Escape sx_content for JS string literal
-    sx_initial_escaped = sx_content.replace('\\', '\\\\').replace("'", "\\'").replace('\n', '\\n').replace('\r', '')
-
     parts: list[str] = []
 
     # Error banner
     if save_error:
         parts.append(sx_call("blog-editor-error", error=save_error))
 
-    # Form
+    # Form (sx_content_val populates #sx-content-input; JS reads from there)
     parts.append(sx_call("blog-editor-edit-form",
         csrf=csrf,
         updated_at=str(updated_at),
@@ -1778,9 +1775,6 @@ def _post_edit_content_sx(ctx: dict) -> str:
     # Publish-mode JS
     parts.append(sx_call("blog-editor-publish-js", already_emailed=already_emailed))
 
-    # SX initial content
-    parts.append(sx_call("blog-editor-sx-initial", sx_content=sx_initial_escaped))
-
     # Editor CSS + styles
     parts.append(sx_call("blog-editor-styles", css_href=editor_css))
     parts.append(sx_call("sx-editor-styles"))
@@ -1863,7 +1857,7 @@ def _post_edit_content_sx(ctx: dict) -> str:
         '    });'
         "    if (typeof SxEditor !== 'undefined') {"
         "      SxEditor.mount('sx-editor', {"
-        "        initialSx: window.__SX_INITIAL__ || null,"
+        "        initialSx: (document.getElementById('sx-content-input') || {}).value || null,"
         '        csrfToken: csrfToken,'
         '        uploadUrls: uploadUrls,'
         f"        oembedUrl: '{oembed_url}',"
diff --git a/shared/static/scripts/sx-editor.js b/shared/static/scripts/sx-editor.js
index 80b8974..e72be18 100644
--- a/shared/static/scripts/sx-editor.js
+++ b/shared/static/scripts/sx-editor.js
@@ -2249,7 +2249,9 @@
       return null;
     }
 
-    root.className = (root.className || "") + " sx-editor";
+    // Clear any previous mount
+    root.innerHTML = "";
+    root.className = (root.className || "").replace(/\bsx-editor\b/g, "").trim() + " sx-editor";
 
     var container = el("div", { className: "sx-blocks-container" });
     root.appendChild(container);
diff --git a/shared/static/scripts/sx.js b/shared/static/scripts/sx.js
index 536fa7f..136a3d0 100644
--- a/shared/static/scripts/sx.js
+++ b/shared/static/scripts/sx.js
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
 
   var RE_WS = /\s+/y;
   var RE_COMMENT = /;[^\n]*/y;
-  var RE_STRING = /"(?:[^"\\]|\\.)*"/y;
+  var RE_STRING = /"(?:[^"\\]|\\[\s\S])*"/y;
   var RE_NUMBER = /-?(?:\d+\.?\d*|\.\d+)(?:[eE][+-]?\d+)?/y;
   var RE_KEYWORD = /:[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_>:\-]*/y;
   var RE_SYMBOL = /[a-zA-Z_~*+\-><=/!?&][a-zA-Z0-9_~*+\-><=/!?.:&]*/y;
diff --git a/shared/sx/helpers.py b/shared/sx/helpers.py
index 0f044d4..32dd77d 100644
--- a/shared/sx/helpers.py
+++ b/shared/sx/helpers.py
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ def search_desktop_sx(ctx: dict) -> str:
     )
 
 
-def post_header_sx(ctx: dict, *, oob: bool = False) -> str:
+def post_header_sx(ctx: dict, *, oob: bool = False, child: str = "") -> str:
     """Build the post-level header row as sx call string."""
     post = ctx.get("post") or {}
     slug = post.get("slug", "")
@@ -273,6 +273,7 @@ def post_header_sx(ctx: dict, *, oob: bool = False) -> str:
         link_label_content=SxExpr(label_sx),
         nav=SxExpr(nav_sx) if nav_sx else None,
         child_id="post-header-child",
+        child=SxExpr(child) if child else None,
         oob=oob, external=True,
     )
 
diff --git a/shared/sx/layouts.py b/shared/sx/layouts.py
index 4b4bc0e..4a18b01 100644
--- a/shared/sx/layouts.py
+++ b/shared/sx/layouts.py
@@ -104,16 +104,18 @@ def _post_full(ctx: dict, **kw: Any) -> str:
 
 def _post_oob(ctx: dict, **kw: Any) -> str:
     post_hdr = post_header_sx(ctx, oob=True)
-    return post_hdr
+    # Also replace #post-header-child (empty — clears any nested admin rows)
+    child_oob = oob_header_sx("post-header-child", "", "")
+    return "(<> " + post_hdr + " " + child_oob + ")"
 
 
 def _post_admin_full(ctx: dict, **kw: Any) -> str:
     slug = ctx.get("post", {}).get("slug", "")
     selected = kw.get("selected", "")
     root_hdr = root_header_sx(ctx)
-    post_hdr = post_header_sx(ctx)
     admin_hdr = post_admin_header_sx(ctx, slug, selected=selected)
-    return "(<> " + root_hdr + " " + post_hdr + " " + admin_hdr + ")"
+    post_hdr = post_header_sx(ctx, child=admin_hdr)
+    return "(<> " + root_hdr + " " + post_hdr + ")"
 
 
 def _post_admin_oob(ctx: dict, **kw: Any) -> str: