diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index a2d66def..316a2eb3 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 language: php
 
 php:
-  - 7
+  - 5.6
+  - 7.0
+  - 7.1
 
 before_script:
   - composer self-update
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 0314dc1f..0a079d93 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
         }
     ],
     "require": {
-        "cakephp/cakephp": "~3.0",
+        "cakephp/cakephp": "~3.4",
         "friendsofcake/crud": "*",
         "friendsofcake/bootstrap-ui": "~1.2"
     },
diff --git a/docs/_partials/pages/index/download-format-links.rst b/docs/_partials/pages/index/download-format-links.rst
index 4325b435..eba4d217 100644
--- a/docs/_partials/pages/index/download-format-links.rst
+++ b/docs/_partials/pages/index/download-format-links.rst
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ Each sub-array should contain ``title`` and ``url`` parameters.
     $action->config('scaffold.index_formats', [
         [
             'title' => 'JSON',
-            'url' => ['_ext' => 'json', '?' => $this->request->query]
+            'url' => ['_ext' => 'json', '?' => $this->request->getQueryParams()]
         ],
         [
             'title' => 'XML',
-            'url' => Router::url(['_ext' => 'xml', '?' => $this->request->query])
+            'url' => Router::url(['_ext' => 'xml', '?' => $this->request->getQueryParams()])
         ],
     ]);
 
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ can be modified to add a CSV Download Link.
         $this->Crud->action()->config('scaffold.index_formats', [
             [
                 'title' => 'CSV',
-                'url' => ['_ext' => 'csv', '?' => $this->request->query]
+                'url' => ['_ext' => 'csv', '?' => $this->request->getQueryParams()]
             ],
         ]);
         return $this->Crud->execute();
diff --git a/docs/_partials/pages/index/finder-scopes.rst b/docs/_partials/pages/index/finder-scopes.rst
index 450f9d8f..05c9f87b 100644
--- a/docs/_partials/pages/index/finder-scopes.rst
+++ b/docs/_partials/pages/index/finder-scopes.rst
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ result-set. This can be done in the mapped action as follows:
         ]);
 
         // We don't need to check for `all` as it is the default findMethod
-        if (in_array($this->request->query('finder'), ['active', 'inactive'])) {
-            $this->Crud->action()->config('findMethod', $this->request->query('finder'));
+        if (in_array($this->request->getQuery('finder'), ['active', 'inactive'])) {
+            $this->Crud->action()->config('findMethod', $this->request->getQuery('finder'));
         }
         return $this->Crud->execute();
     }
diff --git a/docs/basic-usage.rst b/docs/basic-usage.rst
index 3f03f4cc..e3cb8b1f 100644
--- a/docs/basic-usage.rst
+++ b/docs/basic-usage.rst
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ alter the ``contain()`` list for the pagination query:
     public function index()
     {
         $this->Crud->on('beforePaginate', function ($event) {
-            $paginationQuery  = $event->subject()->query;
+            $paginationQuery  = $event->getSubject()->query;
             $paginationQuery->contain([
                 'Categories',
                 'Authors' => ['fields' => ['id', 'name']]
@@ -306,9 +306,9 @@ you can use the ``relatedModels`` event:
     public function add()
     {
         $this->Crud->on('relatedModel', function(\Cake\Event\Event $event) {
-            if ($event->subject->association->name() === 'Categories') {
-                $event->subject->query->limit(3);
-                $event->subject->query->where(['is_active' => true]);
+            if ($event->getSubject()->association->name() === 'Categories') {
+                $event->getSubject()->query->limit(3);
+                $event->getSubject()->query->where(['is_active' => true]);
             }
         });
         return $this->Crud->execute();
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ alter the ``contain()`` list for the pagination query:
     public function view()
     {
         $this->Crud->on('beforeFind', function ($event) {
-            $event->subject()->query->contain([
+            $event->getSubject()->query->contain([
                 'Categories',
                 'Authors' => ['fields' => ['id', 'name']]
             ]);
diff --git a/src/Listener/Traits/FormTypeTrait.php b/src/Listener/Traits/FormTypeTrait.php
index 4cf36c20..37013539 100644
--- a/src/Listener/Traits/FormTypeTrait.php
+++ b/src/Listener/Traits/FormTypeTrait.php
@@ -1,17 +1,14 @@
 <?php
 namespace CrudView\Listener\Traits;
 
-use Cake\Event\Event;
-
 trait FormTypeTrait
 {
     /**
      * beforeRender event
      *
-     * @param \Cake\Event\Event $event Event.
      * @return void
      */
-    protected function beforeRenderFormType(Event $event)
+    protected function beforeRenderFormType()
     {
         $controller = $this->_controller();
 
@@ -38,9 +35,9 @@ protected function _getFormEnableDirtyCheck()
     {
         $action = $this->_action();
 
-        $formEnableDirtyCheck = $action->config('scaffold.form_enable_dirty_check');
+        $formEnableDirtyCheck = $action->getConfig('scaffold.form_enable_dirty_check');
         if ($formEnableDirtyCheck === null) {
-            $formEnableDirtyCheck = $action->config('scaffold.enable_dirty_check');
+            $formEnableDirtyCheck = $action->getConfig('scaffold.enable_dirty_check');
             if ($formEnableDirtyCheck !== null) {
                 $this->deprecatedScaffoldKeyNotice(
                     'scaffold.enable_dirty_check',
@@ -61,9 +58,9 @@ protected function _getFormSubmitButtonText()
     {
         $action = $this->_action();
 
-        $formSubmitButtonText = $action->config('scaffold.form_submit_button_text');
+        $formSubmitButtonText = $action->getConfig('scaffold.form_submit_button_text');
         if ($formSubmitButtonText === null) {
-            $formSubmitButtonText = $action->config('scaffold.submit_button_text');
+            $formSubmitButtonText = $action->getConfig('scaffold.submit_button_text');
             if ($formSubmitButtonText !== null) {
                 $this->deprecatedScaffoldKeyNotice(
                     'scaffold.submit_button_text',
@@ -132,7 +129,7 @@ protected function _getFormSubmitExtraButtons()
             $defaults = $newDefaults;
         }
 
-        $buttons = $action->config('scaffold.form_submit_extra_buttons');
+        $buttons = $action->getConfig('scaffold.form_submit_extra_buttons');
         if ($buttons === null || $buttons === true) {
             $buttons = $defaults;
         }
@@ -154,7 +151,7 @@ protected function _getFormDisableExtraButtons()
     {
         $action = $this->_action();
 
-        return $action->config('scaffold.disable_extra_buttons') ?: false;
+        return $action->getConfig('scaffold.disable_extra_buttons') ?: false;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -167,7 +164,7 @@ protected function _getFormExtraButtonsBlacklist()
     {
         $action = $this->_action();
 
-        return $action->config('scaffold.extra_buttons_blacklist') ?: [];
+        return $action->getConfig('scaffold.extra_buttons_blacklist') ?: [];
     }
 
     /**
@@ -179,7 +176,7 @@ protected function _getFormUrl()
     {
         $action = $this->_action();
 
-        return $action->config('scaffold.form_action') ?: null;
+        return $action->getConfig('scaffold.form_action') ?: null;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/Listener/Traits/IndexTypeTrait.php b/src/Listener/Traits/IndexTypeTrait.php
index 10231527..bcbddf3b 100644
--- a/src/Listener/Traits/IndexTypeTrait.php
+++ b/src/Listener/Traits/IndexTypeTrait.php
@@ -1,17 +1,14 @@
 <?php
 namespace CrudView\Listener\Traits;
 
-use Cake\Event\Event;
-
 trait IndexTypeTrait
 {
     /**
      * beforeRender event
      *
-     * @param \Cake\Event\Event $event Event.
      * @return void
      */
-    public function beforeRenderIndexType(Event $event)
+    public function beforeRenderIndexType()
     {
         $indexTitleField = $this->_getIndexTitleField();
         $indexBodyField = $this->_getIndexBodyField();
@@ -39,7 +36,7 @@ protected function _getIndexFinderScopes()
     {
         $action = $this->_action();
 
-        return $action->config('scaffold.index_finder_scopes') ?: [];
+        return $action->getConfig('scaffold.index_finder_scopes') ?: [];
     }
 
     /**
@@ -52,7 +49,7 @@ protected function _getIndexFormats()
     {
         $action = $this->_action();
 
-        return $action->config('scaffold.index_formats') ?: [];
+        return $action->getConfig('scaffold.index_formats') ?: [];
     }
 
     /**
@@ -64,7 +61,7 @@ protected function _getIndexType()
     {
         $action = $this->_action();
 
-        $indexType = $action->config('scaffold.index_type');
+        $indexType = $action->getConfig('scaffold.index_type');
         if (empty($indexType)) {
             $indexType = 'table';
         }
@@ -81,9 +78,9 @@ protected function _getIndexTitleField()
     {
         $action = $this->_action();
 
-        $field = $action->config('scaffold.index_title_field');
+        $field = $action->getConfig('scaffold.index_title_field');
         if ($field === null) {
-            $field = $action->config('scaffold.index_blog_title_field');
+            $field = $action->getConfig('scaffold.index_blog_title_field');
             if ($field !== null) {
                 $this->deprecatedScaffoldKeyNotice(
                     'scaffold.index_blog_title_field',
@@ -93,7 +90,7 @@ protected function _getIndexTitleField()
         }
 
         if (empty($field)) {
-            $field = $this->_table()->displayField();
+            $field = $this->_table()->getDisplayField();
         }
 
         return $field;
@@ -108,9 +105,9 @@ protected function _getIndexBodyField()
     {
         $action = $this->_action();
 
-        $field = $action->config('scaffold.index_body_field');
+        $field = $action->getConfig('scaffold.index_body_field');
         if ($field === null) {
-            $field = $action->config('scaffold.index_blog_body_field');
+            $field = $action->getConfig('scaffold.index_blog_body_field');
             if ($field !== null) {
                 $this->deprecatedScaffoldKeyNotice(
                     'scaffold.index_blog_body_field',
@@ -135,7 +132,7 @@ protected function _getIndexImageField()
     {
         $action = $this->_action();
 
-        $field = $action->config('scaffold.index_image_field');
+        $field = $action->getConfig('scaffold.index_image_field');
         if (empty($field)) {
             $field = 'image';
         }
@@ -152,7 +149,7 @@ protected function _getIndexGalleryCssClasses()
     {
         $action = $this->_action();
 
-        $field = $action->config('scaffold.index_gallery_css_classes');
+        $field = $action->getConfig('scaffold.index_gallery_css_classes');
         if (empty($field)) {
             $field = 'col-sm-6 col-md-3';
         }
diff --git a/src/Listener/Traits/SidebarNavigationTrait.php b/src/Listener/Traits/SidebarNavigationTrait.php
index 1a79bbfc..37d7d554 100644
--- a/src/Listener/Traits/SidebarNavigationTrait.php
+++ b/src/Listener/Traits/SidebarNavigationTrait.php
@@ -1,17 +1,14 @@
 <?php
 namespace CrudView\Listener\Traits;
 
-use Cake\Event\Event;
-
 trait SidebarNavigationTrait
 {
     /**
      * beforeRender event
      *
-     * @param \Cake\Event\Event $event Event.
      * @return void
      */
-    public function beforeRenderSidebarNavigation(Event $event)
+    public function beforeRenderSidebarNavigation()
     {
         $controller = $this->_controller();
         $sidebarNavigation = $this->_getSidebarNavigation();
@@ -29,11 +26,11 @@ protected function _getSidebarNavigation()
         $action = $this->_action();
 
         // deprecated check
-        if ($action->config('scaffold.disable_sidebar')) {
+        if ($action->getConfig('scaffold.disable_sidebar')) {
             return false;
         }
 
-        return $action->config('scaffold.sidebar_navigation');
+        return $action->getConfig('scaffold.sidebar_navigation');
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/Listener/Traits/SiteTitleTrait.php b/src/Listener/Traits/SiteTitleTrait.php
index 6a0de25c..637a388d 100644
--- a/src/Listener/Traits/SiteTitleTrait.php
+++ b/src/Listener/Traits/SiteTitleTrait.php
@@ -2,17 +2,15 @@
 namespace CrudView\Listener\Traits;
 
 use Cake\Core\Configure;
-use Cake\Event\Event;
 
 trait SiteTitleTrait
 {
     /**
      * beforeRender event
      *
-     * @param \Cake\Event\Event $event Event.
      * @return void
      */
-    public function beforeRenderSiteTitle(Event $event)
+    public function beforeRenderSiteTitle()
     {
         $controller = $this->_controller();
 
@@ -34,7 +32,7 @@ protected function _getSiteTitle()
     {
         $action = $this->_action();
 
-        $title = $action->config('scaffold.site_title');
+        $title = $action->getConfig('scaffold.site_title');
         if (!empty($title)) {
             return $title;
         }
@@ -45,7 +43,7 @@ protected function _getSiteTitle()
         }
 
         // deprecated
-        $title = $action->config('scaffold.brand');
+        $title = $action->getConfig('scaffold.brand');
         if (!empty($title)) {
             return $title;
         }
@@ -62,7 +60,7 @@ protected function _getSiteTitleLink()
     {
         $action = $this->_action();
 
-        $link = $action->config('scaffold.site_title_link');
+        $link = $action->getConfig('scaffold.site_title_link');
         if (empty($link)) {
             $link = '';
         }
@@ -79,7 +77,7 @@ protected function _getSiteTitleImage()
     {
         $action = $this->_action();
 
-        $image = $action->config('scaffold.site_title_image');
+        $image = $action->getConfig('scaffold.site_title_image');
         if (empty($image)) {
             $image = '';
         }
diff --git a/src/Listener/Traits/UtilityNavigationTrait.php b/src/Listener/Traits/UtilityNavigationTrait.php
index c81ff035..81a5958c 100644
--- a/src/Listener/Traits/UtilityNavigationTrait.php
+++ b/src/Listener/Traits/UtilityNavigationTrait.php
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 namespace CrudView\Listener\Traits;
 
-use Cake\Event\Event;
 use CrudView\Menu\MenuItem;
 
 trait UtilityNavigationTrait
@@ -9,10 +8,9 @@ trait UtilityNavigationTrait
     /**
      * beforeRender event
      *
-     * @param \Cake\Event\Event $event Event.
      * @return void
      */
-    public function beforeRenderUtilityNavigation(Event $event)
+    public function beforeRenderUtilityNavigation()
     {
         $controller = $this->_controller();
         $controller->set('utilityNavigation', $this->_getUtilityNavigation());
@@ -27,7 +25,7 @@ protected function _getUtilityNavigation()
     {
         $action = $this->_action();
 
-        $utilityNavigation = $action->config('scaffold.utility_navigation');
+        $utilityNavigation = $action->getConfig('scaffold.utility_navigation');
         if ($utilityNavigation === null) {
             $utilityNavigation = [
                 new MenuItem('Account', ['controller' => 'Users', 'action' => 'account']),
diff --git a/src/Listener/ViewListener.php b/src/Listener/ViewListener.php
index cf5d878e..e5709a80 100644
--- a/src/Listener/ViewListener.php
+++ b/src/Listener/ViewListener.php
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ class ViewListener extends BaseListener
     public function beforeFind(Event $event)
     {
         $this->associations = $this->_associations(array_keys($this->_getRelatedModels()));
-        if (!$event->subject()->query->contain()) {
-            $event->subject()->query->contain($this->_getRelatedModels());
+        if (!$event->getSubject()->query->contain()) {
+            $event->getSubject()->query->contain($this->_getRelatedModels());
         }
     }
 
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ public function beforeFind(Event $event)
     public function beforePaginate(Event $event)
     {
         $this->associations = $this->_associations(array_keys($this->_getRelatedModels()));
-        if (!$event->subject()->query->contain()) {
-            $event->subject()->query->contain($this->_getRelatedModels(['manyToOne', 'oneToOne']));
+        if (!$event->getSubject()->query->contain()) {
+            $event->getSubject()->query->contain($this->_getRelatedModels(['manyToOne', 'oneToOne']));
         }
     }
 
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ public function beforeRender(Event $event)
             return;
         }
 
-        if (!empty($event->subject()->entity)) {
-            $this->_entity = $event->subject()->entity;
+        if (!empty($event->getSubject()->entity)) {
+            $this->_entity = $event->getSubject()->entity;
         }
 
         if (empty($this->associations)) {
@@ -82,13 +82,13 @@ public function beforeRender(Event $event)
 
         $this->ensureConfig();
 
-        $this->beforeRenderFormType($event);
-        $this->beforeRenderIndexType($event);
-        $this->beforeRenderSiteTitle($event);
-        $this->beforeRenderUtilityNavigation($event);
-        $this->beforeRenderSidebarNavigation($event);
+        $this->beforeRenderFormType();
+        $this->beforeRenderIndexType();
+        $this->beforeRenderSiteTitle();
+        $this->beforeRenderUtilityNavigation();
+        $this->beforeRenderSidebarNavigation();
         $controller = $this->_controller();
-        $controller->set('actionConfig', $this->_action()->config());
+        $controller->set('actionConfig', $this->_action()->getConfig());
         $controller->set('title', $this->_getPageTitle());
         $controller->set('breadcrumbs', $this->_getBreadcrumbs());
         $associations = $this->associations;
@@ -127,8 +127,8 @@ public function ensureConfig()
      */
     public function setFlash(Event $event)
     {
-        unset($event->subject()->params['class']);
-        $event->subject()->element = ltrim($event->subject()->type);
+        unset($event->getSubject()->params['class']);
+        $event->getSubject()->element = ltrim($event->getSubject()->type);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -140,12 +140,12 @@ protected function _getPageTitle()
     {
         $action = $this->_action();
 
-        $title = $action->config('scaffold.page_title');
+        $title = $action->getConfig('scaffold.page_title');
         if (!empty($title)) {
             return $title;
         }
 
-        $scope = $action->config('scope');
+        $scope = $action->getConfig('scope');
 
         $request = $this->_request();
         $actionName = Inflector::humanize(Inflector::underscore($request->action));
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ protected function _getPageTitle()
         }
 
         $displayFieldValue = $this->_displayFieldValue();
-        if ($displayFieldValue === null || $this->_table()->displayField() == $this->_table()->primaryKey()) {
+        if ($displayFieldValue === null || $this->_table()->getDisplayField() == $this->_table()->getPrimaryKey()) {
             return sprintf('%s %s #%s', $actionName, $controllerName, $primaryKeyValue);
         }
 
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ protected function _getBreadcrumbs()
     {
         $action = $this->_action();
 
-        return $action->config('scaffold.breadcrumbs') ?: [];
+        return $action->getConfig('scaffold.breadcrumbs') ?: [];
     }
 
     /**
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ protected function _getBreadcrumbs()
      */
     protected function _getRelatedModels($relations = [])
     {
-        $models = $this->_action()->config('scaffold.relations');
+        $models = $this->_action()->getConfig('scaffold.relations');
 
         if ($models === false) {
             return [];
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ protected function _getRelatedModels($relations = [])
 
         $models = Hash::normalize($models);
 
-        $blacklist = $this->_action()->config('scaffold.relations_blacklist');
+        $blacklist = $this->_action()->getConfig('scaffold.relations_blacklist');
         if (!empty($blacklist)) {
             $blacklist = Hash::normalize($blacklist);
             $models = array_diff_key($models, $blacklist);
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ protected function _getRelatedModels($relations = [])
      */
     protected function _blacklist()
     {
-        return (array)$this->_action()->config('scaffold.fields_blacklist');
+        return (array)$this->_action()->getConfig('scaffold.fields_blacklist');
     }
 
     /**
@@ -253,17 +253,17 @@ protected function _getPageVariables()
     {
         $table = $this->_table();
         $controller = $this->_controller();
-        $scope = $this->_action()->config('scope');
+        $scope = $this->_action()->getConfig('scope');
 
         $data = [
             'modelClass' => $controller->modelClass,
-            'modelSchema' => $table->schema(),
-            'displayField' => $table->displayField(),
+            'modelSchema' => $table->getSchema(),
+            'displayField' => $table->getDisplayField(),
             'singularHumanName' => Inflector::humanize(Inflector::underscore(Inflector::singularize($controller->modelClass))),
             'pluralHumanName' => Inflector::humanize(Inflector::underscore($controller->name)),
             'singularVar' => Inflector::singularize($controller->name),
             'pluralVar' => Inflector::variable($controller->name),
-            'primaryKey' => $table->primaryKey(),
+            'primaryKey' => $table->getPrimaryKey(),
         ];
 
         if ($scope === 'entity') {
@@ -284,16 +284,16 @@ protected function _getPageVariables()
     protected function _scaffoldFields(array $associations = [])
     {
         $action = $this->_action();
-        $scaffoldFields = (array)$action->config('scaffold.fields');
+        $scaffoldFields = (array)$action->getConfig('scaffold.fields');
         if (!empty($scaffoldFields)) {
             $scaffoldFields = Hash::normalize($scaffoldFields);
         }
 
-        if (empty($scaffoldFields) || $action->config('scaffold.autoFields')) {
-            $cols = $this->_table()->schema()->columns();
+        if (empty($scaffoldFields) || $action->getConfig('scaffold.autoFields')) {
+            $cols = $this->_table()->getSchema()->columns();
             $cols = Hash::normalize($cols);
 
-            $scope = $action->config('scope');
+            $scope = $action->getConfig('scope');
             if ($scope === 'entity' && !empty($associations['manyToMany'])) {
                 foreach ($associations['manyToMany'] as $alias => $options) {
                     $cols[sprintf('%s._ids', $options['entities'])] = [
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ protected function _scaffoldFields(array $associations = [])
         }
 
         // Check for blacklisted fields
-        $blacklist = $action->config('scaffold.fields_blacklist');
+        $blacklist = $action->getConfig('scaffold.fields_blacklist');
         if (!empty($blacklist)) {
             $scaffoldFields = array_diff_key($scaffoldFields, array_combine($blacklist, $blacklist));
         }
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ protected function _scaffoldFields(array $associations = [])
             $scaffoldFields[$field] += ['formatter' => null];
         }
 
-        $fieldSettings = $action->config('scaffold.field_settings');
+        $fieldSettings = $action->getConfig('scaffold.field_settings');
         if (empty($fieldSettings)) {
             $fieldSettings = [];
         }
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ protected function _getControllerActions()
         }
 
         $actionBlacklist = [];
-        $groups = $this->_action()->config('scaffold.action_groups') ?: [];
+        $groups = $this->_action()->getConfig('scaffold.action_groups') ?: [];
         foreach ($groups as $group) {
             $group = Hash::normalize($group);
             foreach ($group as $actionName => $config) {
@@ -454,19 +454,19 @@ protected function _getControllerActionConfiguration($actionName, $config)
      */
     protected function _getAllowedActions()
     {
-        $actions = $this->_action()->config('scaffold.actions');
+        $actions = $this->_action()->getConfig('scaffold.actions');
         if ($actions === null) {
-            $actions = $this->_crud()->config('actions');
+            $actions = $this->_crud()->getConfig('actions');
         }
 
-        $extraActions = $this->_action()->config('scaffold.extra_actions') ?: [];
+        $extraActions = $this->_action()->getConfig('scaffold.extra_actions') ?: [];
 
         $allActions = array_merge(
             $this->_normalizeActions($actions),
             $this->_normalizeActions($extraActions)
         );
 
-        $blacklist = (array)$this->_action()->config('scaffold.actions_blacklist');
+        $blacklist = (array)$this->_action()->getConfig('scaffold.actions_blacklist');
         $blacklist = array_combine($blacklist, $blacklist);
 
         return array_diff_key($allActions, $blacklist);
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ protected function _associations(array $whitelist = [])
         $associations = $table->associations();
 
         $keys = $associations->keys();
-        if ($whitelist) {
+        if (!empty($whitelist)) {
             $keys = array_intersect($keys, array_map('strtolower', $whitelist));
         }
         foreach ($keys as $associationName) {
@@ -527,8 +527,8 @@ protected function _associations(array $whitelist = [])
             $assocKey = $association->name();
             $associationConfiguration[$type][$assocKey]['model'] = $assocKey;
             $associationConfiguration[$type][$assocKey]['type'] = $type;
-            $associationConfiguration[$type][$assocKey]['primaryKey'] = $association->target()->primaryKey();
-            $associationConfiguration[$type][$assocKey]['displayField'] = $association->target()->displayField();
+            $associationConfiguration[$type][$assocKey]['primaryKey'] = $association->target()->getPrimaryKey();
+            $associationConfiguration[$type][$assocKey]['displayField'] = $association->target()->getDisplayField();
             $associationConfiguration[$type][$assocKey]['foreignKey'] = $association->foreignKey();
             $associationConfiguration[$type][$assocKey]['propertyName'] = $association->property();
             $associationConfiguration[$type][$assocKey]['plugin'] = pluginSplit($association->className())[0];
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ protected function _associations(array $whitelist = [])
             $associationConfiguration[$type][$assocKey]['entity'] = Inflector::singularize(Inflector::underscore($assocKey));
             $associationConfiguration[$type][$assocKey]['entities'] = Inflector::underscore($assocKey);
 
-            $associationConfiguration[$type][$assocKey] = array_merge($associationConfiguration[$type][$assocKey], $this->_action()->config('association.' . $assocKey) ?: []);
+            $associationConfiguration[$type][$assocKey] = array_merge($associationConfiguration[$type][$assocKey], $this->_action()->getConfig('association.' . $assocKey) ?: []);
         }
 
         return $associationConfiguration;
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ protected function _associations(array $whitelist = [])
      */
     protected function _primaryKeyValue()
     {
-        return $this->_deriveFieldFromContext($this->_table()->primaryKey());
+        return $this->_deriveFieldFromContext($this->_table()->getPrimaryKey());
     }
 
     /**
@@ -563,11 +563,11 @@ protected function _primaryKeyValue()
      */
     protected function _displayFieldValue()
     {
-        return $this->_deriveFieldFromContext($this->_table()->displayField());
+        return $this->_deriveFieldFromContext($this->_table()->getDisplayField());
     }
 
     /**
-     * Extract a field value from a either the CakeRequest::$data
+     * Extract a field value from a either the CakeRequest::getData()
      * or Controller::$viewVars for the current model + the supplied field
      *
      * @param string $field Name of field.
@@ -585,8 +585,8 @@ protected function _deriveFieldFromContext($field)
         }
 
         $path = "{$controller->modelClass}.{$field}";
-        if (!empty($request->data)) {
-            $value = Hash::get((array)$request->data, $path);
+        if (!empty($request->getData())) {
+            $value = Hash::get((array)$request->getData(), $path);
         }
 
         $singularVar = Inflector::variable($controller->modelClass);
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ protected function _getViewBlocks()
     {
         $action = $this->_action();
 
-        return $action->config('scaffold.viewblocks') ?: [];
+        return $action->getConfig('scaffold.viewblocks') ?: [];
     }
 
     /**
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ protected function _getBulkActions()
     {
         $action = $this->_action();
 
-        return $action->config('scaffold.bulk_actions') ?: [];
+        return $action->getConfig('scaffold.bulk_actions') ?: [];
     }
 
     /**
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ protected function _getBulkActions()
     protected function _getActionGroups()
     {
         $action = $this->_action();
-        $groups = $action->config('scaffold.action_groups') ?: [];
+        $groups = $action->getConfig('scaffold.action_groups') ?: [];
 
         $groupedActions = [];
         foreach ($groups as $group) {
diff --git a/src/Listener/ViewSearchListener.php b/src/Listener/ViewSearchListener.php
index 9974c3d6..9ff48a36 100644
--- a/src/Listener/ViewSearchListener.php
+++ b/src/Listener/ViewSearchListener.php
@@ -43,11 +43,12 @@ public function implementedEvents()
      */
     public function afterPaginate(Event $event)
     {
+        $event;
         if (!$this->_table()->behaviors()->has('Search')) {
             return;
         }
 
-        $enabled = $this->config('enabled') ?: !$this->_request()->is('api');
+        $enabled = $this->getConfig('enabled') ?: !$this->_request()->is('api');
         if (!$enabled) {
             return;
         }
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ public function afterPaginate(Event $event)
      */
     public function fields()
     {
-        return $this->config('fields') ?: $this->_deriveFields();
+        return $this->getConfig('fields') ?: $this->_deriveFields();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -83,11 +84,11 @@ protected function _deriveFields()
         }
 
         $fields = [];
-        $schema = $table->schema();
+        $schema = $table->getSchema();
         $config = $this->_config;
 
         foreach ($filters->all() as $filter) {
-            if ($filter->config('form') === false) {
+            if ($filter->getConfig('form') === false) {
                 continue;
             }
 
@@ -105,7 +106,7 @@ protected function _deriveFields()
                 'type' => 'text'
             ];
 
-            $input['value'] = $request->query($field);
+            $input['value'] = $request->getQuery($field);
 
             if (empty($input['options']) && $schema->columnType($field) === 'boolean') {
                 $input['options'] = ['No', 'Yes'];
@@ -130,8 +131,10 @@ protected function _deriveFields()
             $urlArgs = [];
 
             $fieldKeys = isset($input['fields']) ? $input['fields'] : ['id' => $field, 'value' => $field];
-            foreach ($fieldKeys as $key => $val) {
-                $urlArgs[$key] = $val;
+            if (is_array($fieldKeys)) {
+                foreach ($fieldKeys as $key => $val) {
+                    $urlArgs[$key] = $val;
+                }
             }
 
             unset($input['fields']);
diff --git a/src/View/Helper/CrudViewHelper.php b/src/View/Helper/CrudViewHelper.php
index 05436613..df460c44 100644
--- a/src/View/Helper/CrudViewHelper.php
+++ b/src/View/Helper/CrudViewHelper.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 use Cake\Utility\Text;
 use Cake\View\Helper;
 use Cake\View\Helper\FormHelper;
+use DateTime;
 
 /**
  * @property \Cake\View\Helper\FormHelper $Form
@@ -162,7 +163,7 @@ public function columnType($field)
      * Format a boolean value for display
      *
      * @param string $field Name of field.
-     * @param array $value Value of field.
+     * @param mixed $value Value of field.
      * @param array $options Options array
      * @return string
      */
@@ -177,7 +178,7 @@ public function formatBoolean($field, $value, $options)
      * Format a date for display
      *
      * @param string $field Name of field.
-     * @param array $value Value of field.
+     * @param mixed $value Value of field.
      * @param array $options Options array.
      * @return string
      */
@@ -187,14 +188,18 @@ public function formatDate($field, $value, array $options)
             return $this->Html->label(__d('crud', 'N/A'), 'info');
         }
 
-        return $this->Time->timeAgoInWords($value, $options);
+        if (is_int($value) || is_string($value) || $value instanceof DateTime) {
+            return $this->Time->timeAgoInWords($value, $options);
+        }
+
+        return $this->Html->label(__d('crud', 'N/A'), 'info');
     }
 
     /**
      * Format a time for display
      *
      * @param string $field Name of field.
-     * @param array $value Value of field.
+     * @param mixed $value Value of field.
      * @param array $options Options array.
      * @return string
      */
@@ -205,26 +210,30 @@ public function formatTime($field, $value, array $options)
         }
         $format = isset($options['format']) ? $options['format'] : null;
 
-        return $this->Time->nice($value, $format);
+        if (is_int($value) || is_string($value) || $value instanceof DateTime) {
+            return $this->Time->nice($value, $format);
+        }
+
+        return $this->Html->label(__d('crud', 'N/A'), 'info');
     }
 
     /**
      * Format a string for display
      *
      * @param string $field Name of field.
-     * @param array $value Value of field.
+     * @param mixed $value Value of field.
      * @return string
      */
     public function formatString($field, $value)
     {
-        return h(Text::truncate($value, 200));
+        return h(Text::truncate((string)$value, 200));
     }
 
     /**
      * Format display field value.
      *
      * @param string $value Display field value.
-     * @param array $options Field options.
+     * @param mixed $options Field options.
      * @return string
      */
     public function formatDisplayField($value, array $options)
@@ -284,7 +293,7 @@ public function relation($field)
      */
     public function redirectUrl()
     {
-        $redirectUrl = $this->request->query('_redirect_url');
+        $redirectUrl = $this->request->getQuery('_redirect_url');
         $redirectUrlViewVar = $this->getViewVar('_redirect_url');
 
         if (!empty($redirectUrlViewVar)) {
@@ -326,7 +335,7 @@ public function createRelationLink($alias, $relation, $options = [])
                 'action' => 'add',
                 '?' => [
                     $relation['foreignKey'] => $this->getViewVar('primaryKeyValue'),
-                    '_redirect_url' => $this->request->here
+                    '_redirect_url' => $this->request->getUri()->getPath()
                 ]
             ],
             $options
@@ -407,7 +416,7 @@ public function getViewVar($key = null)
      */
     public function getCssClasses()
     {
-        $action = (string)$this->request->param('action');
+        $action = (string)$this->request->getParam('action');
         $pluralVar = $this->getViewVar('pluralVar');
         $viewClasses = (array)$this->getViewVar('viewClasses');
         $args = func_get_args();