diff --git a/src/app/shared/loading/themed-loading.component.ts b/src/app/shared/loading/themed-loading.component.ts
index ffdf9d3cbe..48773d75c8 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/loading/themed-loading.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/loading/themed-loading.component.ts
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ import { ThemeService } from '../theme-support/theme.service';
 export class ThemedLoadingComponent extends ThemedComponent<LoadingComponent> {
 
   @Input() message: string;
-  @Input() showMessage = true;
-  @Input() spinner = false;
+  @Input() showMessage: boolean;
+  @Input() spinner: boolean;
 
   protected inAndOutputNames: (keyof LoadingComponent & keyof this)[] = ['message', 'showMessage', 'spinner'];
 
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/my-dspace-result-list-element/item-list-preview/themed-item-list-preview.component.ts b/src/app/shared/object-list/my-dspace-result-list-element/item-list-preview/themed-item-list-preview.component.ts
index 3fe825d236..eff5911dca 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-list/my-dspace-result-list-element/item-list-preview/themed-item-list-preview.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-list/my-dspace-result-list-element/item-list-preview/themed-item-list-preview.component.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export class ThemedItemListPreviewComponent extends ThemedComponent<ItemListPrev
 
   @Input() status: MyDspaceItemStatusType;
 
-  @Input() showSubmitter = false;
+  @Input() showSubmitter: boolean;
 
 
   protected getComponentName(): string {
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/themed-object-list.component.ts b/src/app/shared/object-list/themed-object-list.component.ts
index 8d47f9e108..2229d61c3b 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-list/themed-object-list.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-list/themed-object-list.component.ts
@@ -19,10 +19,6 @@ import {ListableObject} from '../object-collection/shared/listable-object.model'
   templateUrl: '../theme-support/themed.component.html',
 })
 export class ThemedObjectListComponent extends ThemedComponent<ObjectListComponent> {
-  /**
-   * The view mode of the this component
-   */
-  viewMode = ViewMode.ListElement;
 
   /**
    * The current pagination configuration
@@ -37,18 +33,20 @@ export class ThemedObjectListComponent extends ThemedComponent<ObjectListCompone
   /**
    * Whether or not the list elements have a border
    */
-  @Input() hasBorder = false;
+  @Input() hasBorder: boolean;
 
   /**
    * The whether or not the gear is hidden
    */
-  @Input() hideGear = false;
+  @Input() hideGear: boolean;
 
   /**
    * Whether or not the pager is visible when there is only a single page of results
    */
-  @Input() hidePagerWhenSinglePage = true;
-  @Input() selectable = false;
+  @Input() hidePagerWhenSinglePage: boolean;
+
+  @Input() selectable: boolean;
+
   @Input() selectionConfig: { repeatable: boolean, listId: string };
 
   /**
@@ -64,12 +62,12 @@ export class ThemedObjectListComponent extends ThemedComponent<ObjectListCompone
   /**
    * Option for hiding the pagination detail
    */
-  @Input() hidePaginationDetail = false;
+  @Input() hidePaginationDetail: boolean;
 
   /**
    * Whether or not to add an import button to the object
    */
-  @Input() importable = false;
+  @Input() importable: boolean;
 
   /**
    * Config used for the import button
@@ -79,42 +77,24 @@ export class ThemedObjectListComponent extends ThemedComponent<ObjectListCompone
   /**
    * Whether or not the pagination should be rendered as simple previous and next buttons instead of the normal pagination
    */
-  @Input() showPaginator = true;
+  @Input() showPaginator: boolean;
 
   /**
    * Emit when one of the listed object has changed.
    */
-  @Output() contentChange = new EventEmitter<any>();
+  @Output() contentChange: EventEmitter<any> = new EventEmitter();
 
   /**
    * If showPaginator is set to true, emit when the previous button is clicked
    */
-  @Output() prev = new EventEmitter<boolean>();
+  @Output() prev: EventEmitter<boolean> = new EventEmitter();
 
   /**
    * If showPaginator is set to true, emit when the next button is clicked
    */
-  @Output() next = new EventEmitter<boolean>();
+  @Output() next: EventEmitter<boolean> = new EventEmitter();
 
-  /**
-   * The current listable objects
-   */
-  private _objects: RemoteData<PaginatedList<ListableObject>>;
-
-  /**
-   * Setter for the objects
-   * @param objects The new objects
-   */
-  @Input() set objects(objects: RemoteData<PaginatedList<ListableObject>>) {
-    this._objects = objects;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Getter to return the current objects
-   */
-  get objects() {
-    return this._objects;
-  }
+  @Input() objects: RemoteData<PaginatedList<ListableObject>>;
 
   /**
    * An event fired when the page is changed.
@@ -123,48 +103,45 @@ export class ThemedObjectListComponent extends ThemedComponent<ObjectListCompone
   @Output() change: EventEmitter<{
     pagination: PaginationComponentOptions,
     sort: SortOptions
-  }> = new EventEmitter<{
-    pagination: PaginationComponentOptions,
-    sort: SortOptions
-  }>();
+  }> = new EventEmitter();
 
   /**
    * An event fired when the page is changed.
    * Event's payload equals to the newly selected page.
    */
-  @Output() pageChange: EventEmitter<number> = new EventEmitter<number>();
+  @Output() pageChange: EventEmitter<number> = new EventEmitter();
 
   /**
    * An event fired when the page wsize is changed.
    * Event's payload equals to the newly selected page size.
    */
-  @Output() pageSizeChange: EventEmitter<number> = new EventEmitter<number>();
+  @Output() pageSizeChange: EventEmitter<number> = new EventEmitter();
 
   /**
    * An event fired when the sort direction is changed.
    * Event's payload equals to the newly selected sort direction.
    */
-  @Output() sortDirectionChange: EventEmitter<SortDirection> = new EventEmitter<SortDirection>();
+  @Output() sortDirectionChange: EventEmitter<SortDirection> = new EventEmitter();
 
   /**
    * An event fired when on of the pagination parameters changes
    */
-  @Output() paginationChange: EventEmitter<any> = new EventEmitter<any>();
+  @Output() paginationChange: EventEmitter<any> = new EventEmitter();
 
-  @Output() deselectObject: EventEmitter<ListableObject> = new EventEmitter<ListableObject>();
+  @Output() deselectObject: EventEmitter<ListableObject> = new EventEmitter();
 
-  @Output() selectObject: EventEmitter<ListableObject> = new EventEmitter<ListableObject>();
+  @Output() selectObject: EventEmitter<ListableObject> = new EventEmitter();
 
   /**
    * Send an import event to the parent component
    */
-  @Output() importObject: EventEmitter<ListableObject> = new EventEmitter<ListableObject>();
+  @Output() importObject: EventEmitter<ListableObject> = new EventEmitter();
 
   /**
    * An event fired when the sort field is changed.
    * Event's payload equals to the newly selected sort field.
    */
-  @Output() sortFieldChange: EventEmitter<string> = new EventEmitter<string>();
+  @Output() sortFieldChange: EventEmitter<string> = new EventEmitter();
 
   inAndOutputNames: (keyof ObjectListComponent & keyof this)[] = [
     'config',
diff --git a/src/app/shared/search/search-results/themed-search-results.component.ts b/src/app/shared/search/search-results/themed-search-results.component.ts
index deb64bf840..992cd7076b 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/search/search-results/themed-search-results.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/search/search-results/themed-search-results.component.ts
@@ -35,21 +35,21 @@ export class ThemedSearchResultsComponent extends ThemedComponent<SearchResultsC
 
   @Input() configuration: string;
 
-  @Input() disableHeader = false;
+  @Input() disableHeader: boolean;
 
-  @Input() selectable = false;
+  @Input() selectable: boolean;
 
   @Input() context: Context;
 
-  @Input() hidePaginationDetail = false;
+  @Input() hidePaginationDetail: boolean;
 
-  @Input() selectionConfig: SelectionConfig = null;
+  @Input() selectionConfig: SelectionConfig;
 
-  @Output() contentChange: EventEmitter<ListableObject> = new EventEmitter<ListableObject>();
+  @Output() contentChange: EventEmitter<ListableObject> = new EventEmitter();
 
-  @Output() deselectObject: EventEmitter<ListableObject> = new EventEmitter<ListableObject>();
+  @Output() deselectObject: EventEmitter<ListableObject> = new EventEmitter();
 
-  @Output() selectObject: EventEmitter<ListableObject> = new EventEmitter<ListableObject>();
+  @Output() selectObject: EventEmitter<ListableObject> = new EventEmitter();
 
   protected getComponentName(): string {
     return 'SearchResultsComponent';
diff --git a/src/app/shared/search/themed-search.component.ts b/src/app/shared/search/themed-search.component.ts
index 64a2befeb2..a8d25550b4 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/search/themed-search.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/search/themed-search.component.ts
@@ -21,49 +21,49 @@ import { ListableObject } from '../object-collection/shared/listable-object.mode
 export class ThemedSearchComponent extends ThemedComponent<SearchComponent> {
   protected inAndOutputNames: (keyof SearchComponent & keyof this)[] = ['configurationList', 'context', 'configuration', 'fixedFilterQuery', 'useCachedVersionIfAvailable', 'inPlaceSearch', 'linkType', 'paginationId', 'searchEnabled', 'sideBarWidth', 'searchFormPlaceholder', 'selectable', 'selectionConfig', 'showSidebar', 'showViewModes', 'useUniquePageId', 'viewModeList', 'showScopeSelector', 'resultFound', 'deselectObject', 'selectObject', 'trackStatistics'];
 
-  @Input() configurationList: SearchConfigurationOption[] = [];
+  @Input() configurationList: SearchConfigurationOption[];
 
-  @Input() context: Context = Context.Search;
+  @Input() context: Context;
 
-  @Input() configuration = 'default';
+  @Input() configuration: string;
 
   @Input() fixedFilterQuery: string;
 
-  @Input() useCachedVersionIfAvailable = true;
+  @Input() useCachedVersionIfAvailable: boolean;
 
-  @Input() inPlaceSearch = true;
+  @Input() inPlaceSearch: boolean;
 
   @Input() linkType: CollectionElementLinkType;
 
-  @Input() paginationId = 'spc';
+  @Input() paginationId: string;
 
-  @Input() searchEnabled = true;
+  @Input() searchEnabled: boolean;
 
-  @Input() sideBarWidth = 3;
+  @Input() sideBarWidth: number;
 
-  @Input() searchFormPlaceholder = 'search.search-form.placeholder';
+  @Input() searchFormPlaceholder: string;
 
-  @Input() selectable = false;
+  @Input() selectable: boolean;
 
   @Input() selectionConfig: SelectionConfig;
 
-  @Input() showSidebar = true;
+  @Input() showSidebar: boolean;
 
-  @Input() showViewModes = true;
+  @Input() showViewModes: boolean;
 
-  @Input() useUniquePageId: false;
+  @Input() useUniquePageId: boolean;
 
   @Input() viewModeList: ViewMode[];
 
-  @Input() showScopeSelector = true;
+  @Input() showScopeSelector: boolean;
 
-  @Input() trackStatistics = false;
+  @Input() trackStatistics: boolean;
 
-  @Output() resultFound: EventEmitter<SearchObjects<DSpaceObject>> = new EventEmitter<SearchObjects<DSpaceObject>>();
+  @Output() resultFound: EventEmitter<SearchObjects<DSpaceObject>> = new EventEmitter();
 
-  @Output() deselectObject: EventEmitter<ListableObject> = new EventEmitter<ListableObject>();
+  @Output() deselectObject: EventEmitter<ListableObject> = new EventEmitter();
 
-  @Output() selectObject: EventEmitter<ListableObject> = new EventEmitter<ListableObject>();
+  @Output() selectObject: EventEmitter<ListableObject> = new EventEmitter();
 
   protected getComponentName(): string {
     return 'SearchComponent';