diff --git a/boot.php b/boot.php
index 3fdaa55f0..8a212a11d 100755
--- a/boot.php
+++ b/boot.php
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
  * documented.
  */
 
-
 require_once('include/config.php');
 require_once('include/network.php');
 require_once('include/plugin.php');
@@ -570,7 +569,7 @@ define ( 'ITEM_RSS',             0x8000);  // Item comes from a feed. Use this t
 
 define ( 'DBTYPE_MYSQL',    0 );
 define ( 'DBTYPE_POSTGRES', 1 );
-										   
+
 /**
  *
  * Reverse the effect of magic_quotes_gpc if it is enabled.
@@ -614,10 +613,10 @@ function startup() {
 }
 
 /**
- *
  * class: App
  *
- * Our main application structure for the life of this page
+ * @brief Our main application structure for the life of this page.
+ *
  * Primarily deals with the URL that got us here
  * and tries to make some sense of it, and
  * stores our page contents and config storage
@@ -683,11 +682,15 @@ class App {
 	public  $force_max_items = 0;
 	public  $theme_thread_allow = true;
 
-	// An array for all theme-controllable parameters
-	// Mostly unimplemented yet. Only options 'template_engine' and
-	// beyond are used.
-
-	private	$theme = array(
+	/**
+	 * @brief An array for all theme-controllable parameters
+	 *
+	 * Mostly unimplemented yet. Only options 'template_engine' and
+	 * beyond are used.
+	 *
+	 * @var array
+	 */
+	private $theme = array(
 		'sourcename' => '',
 		'videowidth' => 425,
 		'videoheight' => 350,
@@ -697,9 +700,17 @@ class App {
 		'template_engine' => 'smarty3',
 	);
 
-	// array of registered template engines ('name'=>'class name')
+	/**
+	 * array of registered template engines ('name'=>'class name')
+	 *
+	 * @var array
+	 */
 	public $template_engines = array();
-	// array of instanced template engines ('name'=>'instance')
+	/**
+	 * array of instanced template engines ('name'=>'instance')
+	 *
+	 * @var array
+	 */
 	public $template_engine_instance = array();
 
 	private $ldelim = array(
@@ -716,7 +727,9 @@ class App {
 	private $baseurl;
 	private $path;
 
-
+	/**
+	 * App constructor.
+	 */
 	function __construct() {
 		// we'll reset this after we read our config file
 		date_default_timezone_set('UTC');
@@ -759,8 +772,8 @@ class App {
 
 		set_include_path("include/$this->hostname" . PATH_SEPARATOR . get_include_path());
 
-		if((x($_SERVER,'QUERY_STRING')) && substr($_SERVER['QUERY_STRING'],0,2) === "q=") {
-			$this->query_string = substr($_SERVER['QUERY_STRING'],2);
+		if((x($_SERVER,'QUERY_STRING')) && substr($_SERVER['QUERY_STRING'], 0, 2) === "q=") {
+			$this->query_string = substr($_SERVER['QUERY_STRING'], 2);
 			// removing trailing / - maybe a nginx problem
 			if (substr($this->query_string, 0, 1) == "/")
 				$this->query_string = substr($this->query_string, 1);
@@ -770,8 +783,8 @@ class App {
 
 		// unix style "homedir"
 
-		if(substr($this->cmd,0,1) === '~')
-			$this->cmd = 'channel/' . substr($this->cmd,1);
+		if(substr($this->cmd, 0, 1) === '~')
+			$this->cmd = 'channel/' . substr($this->cmd, 1);
 
 
 		/**
@@ -855,7 +868,6 @@ class App {
 	}
 
 	function set_baseurl($url) {
-
 		if(is_array($this->config)
 			&& array_key_exists('system',$this->config)
 			&& is_array($this->config['system'])
@@ -888,7 +900,7 @@ class App {
 	}
 
 	function set_path($p) {
-		$this->path = trim(trim($p),'/');
+		$this->path = trim(trim($p), '/');
 	}
 
 	function get_path() {
@@ -1030,6 +1042,7 @@ class App {
 	* return engine defined by theme, or default
 	*
 	* @param string $name Template engine name
+	*
 	* @return object Template Engine instance
 	*/
 	function template_engine($name = ''){
@@ -1056,6 +1069,11 @@ class App {
 		echo "template engine <tt>$template_engine</tt> is not registered!\n"; killme();
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @brief Returns the active template engine.
+	 *
+	 * @return string
+	 */
 	function get_template_engine() {
 		return $this->theme['template_engine'];
 	}
@@ -1097,9 +1115,13 @@ class App {
 } // End App class
 
 
-// retrieve the App structure
-// useful in functions which require it but don't get it passed to them
-
+/**
+ * @brief Retrieve the App structure.
+ *
+ * Useful in functions which require it but don't get it passed to them
+ *
+ * @return App
+ */
 function get_app() {
 	global $a;
 	return $a;
@@ -1117,7 +1139,8 @@ function get_app() {
  *
  * @param string|array $s variable to check
  * @param string $k key inside the array to check
- * @return bool
+ *
+ * @return bool|int
  */
 function x($s, $k = null) {
 	if($k != null) {
@@ -1167,24 +1190,43 @@ function z_path() {
 	return $base;
 }
 
+/**
+ * @brief Returns the baseurl.
+ *
+ * @see App::get_baseurl()
+ *
+ * @return string
+ */
 function z_root() {
 	global $a;
 	return $a->get_baseurl();
 }
 
+/**
+ * @brief Return absolut URL for given $path.
+ *
+ * @param string $path
+ *
+ * @return string
+ */
 function absurl($path) {
-	if(strpos($path,'/') === 0)
+	if(strpos($path, '/') === 0)
 		return z_path() . $path;
 
 	return $path;
 }
 
-function os_mkdir($path,$mode = 0777,$recursive = false) {
+function os_mkdir($path, $mode = 0777, $recursive = false) {
 	$oldumask = @umask(0);
 	@mkdir($path, $mode, $recursive);
 	@umask($oldumask); 
 }
 
+/**
+ * @brief Function to check if request was an AJAX (xmlhttprequest) request.
+ *
+ * @return boolean
+ */
 function is_ajax() {
 	return (!empty($_SERVER['HTTP_X_REQUESTED_WITH']) && strtolower($_SERVER['HTTP_X_REQUESTED_WITH']) == 'xmlhttprequest');
 }
@@ -1332,11 +1374,11 @@ function check_config(&$a) {
 	else
 		$installed = array();
 
-	$plugins = get_config('system','addon');
+	$plugins = get_config('system', 'addon');
 	$plugins_arr = array();
 
 	if($plugins)
-		$plugins_arr = explode(',',str_replace(' ', '',$plugins));
+		$plugins_arr = explode(',', str_replace(' ', '', $plugins));
 
 	$a->plugins = $plugins_arr;
 
@@ -1344,7 +1386,7 @@ function check_config(&$a) {
 
 	if(count($installed)) {
 		foreach($installed as $i) {
-			if(! in_array($i['name'],$plugins_arr)) {
+			if(! in_array($i['name'], $plugins_arr)) {
 				unload_plugin($i['name']);
 			}
 			else {
@@ -1355,7 +1397,7 @@ function check_config(&$a) {
 
 	if(count($plugins_arr)) {
 		foreach($plugins_arr as $p) {
-			if(! in_array($p,$installed_arr)) {
+			if(! in_array($p, $installed_arr)) {
 				load_plugin($p);
 			}
 		}
@@ -1365,7 +1407,7 @@ function check_config(&$a) {
 }
 
 
-function fix_system_urls($oldurl,$newurl) {
+function fix_system_urls($oldurl, $newurl) {
 
 	require_once('include/crypto.php');
 
@@ -1456,7 +1498,7 @@ function login($register = false, $form_id = 'main-login', $hiddens=false) {
 	$a = get_app();
 	$o = '';
 	$reg = false;
-	$reglink = get_config('system','register_link');
+	$reglink = get_config('system', 'register_link');
 	if(! strlen($reglink))
 		$reglink = 'register';
 
@@ -1472,7 +1514,7 @@ function login($register = false, $form_id = 'main-login', $hiddens=false) {
 		$tpl = get_markup_template("logout.tpl");
 	}
 	else {
-		$a->page['htmlhead'] .= replace_macros(get_markup_template("login_head.tpl"),array(
+		$a->page['htmlhead'] .= replace_macros(get_markup_template("login_head.tpl"), array(
 			'$baseurl' => $a->get_baseurl(true)
 		));
 
@@ -1501,16 +1543,17 @@ function login($register = false, $form_id = 'main-login', $hiddens=false) {
 }
 
 
-// Used to end the current process, after saving session state.
-
+/**
+ * @brief Used to end the current process, after saving session state.
+ */
 function killme() {
 	session_write_close();
 	exit;
 }
 
-
-// redirect to another URL and terminate this process.
-
+/**
+ * @brief Redirect to another URL and terminate this process.
+ */
 function goaway($s) {
 	header("Location: $s");
 	killme();
@@ -1532,7 +1575,7 @@ function get_account_id() {
 }
 
 /**
- * @brief Returns the entity id of locally logged in user or false.
+ * @brief Returns the entity id (channel_id) of locally logged in user or false.
  *
  * Returns authenticated numeric channel_id if authenticated and connected to
  * a channel or 0. Sometimes referred to as $uid in the code.
@@ -1546,22 +1589,28 @@ function local_user() {
 	return false;
 }
 
-
-// Returns contact id of authenticated site visitor or false
-
+/**
+ * @brief Returns contact id (visitor_id) of authenticated site visitor or false.
+ *
+ * @return int|bool visitor_id or false
+ */
 function remote_user() {
-	if((x($_SESSION,'authenticated')) && (x($_SESSION,'visitor_id')))
+	if((x($_SESSION, 'authenticated')) && (x($_SESSION, 'visitor_id')))
 		return $_SESSION['visitor_id'];
+
 	return false;
 }
 
-
-// contents of $s are displayed prominently on the page the next time
-// a page is loaded. Usually used for errors or alerts.
-
+/**
+ * Contents of $s are displayed prominently on the page the next time
+ * a page is loaded. Usually used for errors or alerts.
+ *
+ * @param string $s Text to display
+ */
 function notice($s) {
 	$a = get_app();
 	if(! x($_SESSION, 'sysmsg')) $_SESSION['sysmsg'] = array();
+
 	if($a->interactive) {
 		// shameless plug, permission is denied and they have no identity.
 		// There's a fairly good chance that they've not got zot.
@@ -1572,7 +1621,13 @@ function notice($s) {
 	}
 }
 
-
+/**
+ * Contents of $s are displayed prominently on the page the next time a page is
+ * loaded. Usually used for information.
+ * For error and alerts use notice().
+ *
+ * @param string $s Text to display
+ */
 function info($s) {
 	$a = get_app();
 	if(! x($_SESSION, 'sysmsg_info')) $_SESSION['sysmsg_info'] = array();
@@ -1736,13 +1791,19 @@ function current_theme(){
 
 
 /**
- * Return full URL to theme which is currently in effect.
+ * @brief Return full URL to theme which is currently in effect.
+ *
  * Provide a sane default if nothing is chosen or the specified theme does not exist.
+ *
+ * @param bool $installing default false
+ *
+ * @return string
  */
-
 function current_theme_url($installing = false) {
 	global $a;
+
 	$t = current_theme();
+
 	$opts = '';
 	$opts = (($a->profile_uid) ? '?f=&puid=' . $a->profile_uid : '');
 	$opts .= ((x($a->layout,'schema')) ? '&schema=' . $a->layout['schema'] : '');
@@ -1761,10 +1822,12 @@ function current_theme_url($installing = false) {
  */
 function is_site_admin() {
 	$a = get_app();
+
 	if((intval($_SESSION['authenticated']))
 		&& (is_array($a->account))
 		&& ($a->account['account_roles'] & ACCOUNT_ROLE_ADMIN))
 		return true;
+
 	return false;
 }
 
@@ -1816,6 +1879,7 @@ function load_contact_links($uid) {
  *
  * @param array $params mapped array with query parameters
  * @param string $name of parameter, default null
+ *
  * @return string
  */
 function build_querystring($params, $name = null) {
@@ -1857,6 +1921,11 @@ function dba_timer() {
 	return microtime(true);
 }
 
+/**
+ * @brief Returns xchan_hash from the observer.
+ *
+ * @return string Empty if no observer, otherwise xchan_hash from observer
+ */
 function get_observer_hash() {
 	$observer = get_app()->get_observer();
 	if(is_array($observer))
@@ -1892,6 +1961,7 @@ function curPageURL() {
  *
  * @param App $a global application object
  * @param string $navname
+ *
  * @return mixed
  */
 function get_custom_nav(&$a, $navname) {
@@ -2043,12 +2113,20 @@ function construct_page(&$a) {
 	);
 }
 
-
+/**
+ * @brief Returns RedMatrix's root directory.
+ *
+ * @return string
+ */
 function appdirpath() {
 	return dirname(__FILE__);
 }
 
-
+/**
+ * @brief Set a pageicon.
+ *
+ * @param string $icon
+ */
 function head_set_icon($icon) {
 	global $a;
 
@@ -2056,6 +2134,11 @@ function head_set_icon($icon) {
 //	logger('head_set_icon: ' . $icon);
 }
 
+/**
+ * @brief Get the pageicon.
+ *
+ * @return string absolut path to pageicon
+ */
 function head_get_icon() {
 	global $a;
 
@@ -2066,6 +2149,11 @@ function head_get_icon() {
 	return $icon;
 }
 
+/**
+ * @brief Return the Realm of the directory.
+ *
+ * @return string
+ */
 function get_directory_realm() {
 	if($x = get_config('system', 'directory_realm'))
 		return $x;
diff --git a/include/Import/Importer.php b/include/Import/Importer.php
index c42344236..5e684cd8e 100644
--- a/include/Import/Importer.php
+++ b/include/Import/Importer.php
@@ -1,26 +1,28 @@
 <?php /** @file */
 
-namespace Redmatrix\Import;
-
+namespace RedMatrix\Import;
 
+/**
+ * @brief Class Import
+ *
+ * @package RedMatrix\Import
+ */
 class Import {
 
-	$credentials = null;
-	$itemlist    = null;
-	$src_items   = null;
+	private $credentials = null;
 
-	$items       = null;
+	protected $itemlist    = null;
+	protected $src_items   = null;
+	protected $items       = null;
 
 	function get_credentials() {
-
+		return $this->credentials;
 	}
 
 	function get_itemlist() {
-
-
+		return $this->itemlist;
 	}
 
-
 	function get_item_ident($item) {
 
 	}
@@ -43,19 +45,17 @@ class Import {
 
 	function convert_taxonomy($item_ident) {
 
-
 	}
 
 	function convert_child($child) {
 
 	}
 
-	function store($item,$update = false) {
+	function store($item, $update = false) {
 
 	}
 
 	function run() {
-
 		$this->credentials = $this->get_credentials();
 		$this->itemlist = $this->get_itemlist();
 		if($this->itemlist) {
@@ -77,18 +77,6 @@ class Import {
 				}
 				$cnt ++;
 			}
-
-
-
-
 		}
-
-
-
-
-
-
 	}
-
-
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/include/Import/refimport.php b/include/Import/refimport.php
index 4f2572660..181b2b398 100644
--- a/include/Import/refimport.php
+++ b/include/Import/refimport.php
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ require_once('include/hubloc.php');
 // with a browser until all the posts had been imported.     
 
 
-
-
 define('REDMATRIX_IMPORTCHANNEL','mike');
 define('REFLECT_EXPORTUSERNAME','mike');
 define('REFLECT_BLOGNAME','Diary and Other Rantings');
diff --git a/include/permissions.php b/include/permissions.php
index b078de4d5..563d574db 100644
--- a/include/permissions.php
+++ b/include/permissions.php
@@ -1,6 +1,19 @@
-<?php /** @file */
-
+<?php
+/**
+ * @file incldue/permissions.php
+ *
+ * This file conntains functions to check and work with permissions.
+ */
 
+/**
+ * @brief Return an array with all available permissions.
+ *
+ * These are channel specific permissions.
+ * The list of available permissions can get manipulated by the <i>hook</i>
+ * <b>global_permissions</b>.
+ *
+ * @return array associative array containing all permissions
+ */
 function get_perms() {
 
 // thinking about making element[2] a bitmask instead of boolean so that we can provide a list of applicable selections
@@ -14,8 +27,8 @@ function get_perms() {
 		'view_profile'  => array('channel_r_profile', intval(PERMS_R_PROFILE), true, t('Can view my default channel profile'), ''),
 		'view_photos'   => array('channel_r_photos',  intval(PERMS_R_PHOTOS),  true, t('Can view my photo albums'), ''),
 		'view_contacts' => array('channel_r_abook',   intval(PERMS_R_ABOOK),   true, t('Can view my connections'), ''),
-		'view_storage' => array('channel_r_storage',   intval(PERMS_R_STORAGE),   true, t('Can view my file storage'), ''),
-		'view_pages' => array('channel_r_pages',   intval(PERMS_R_PAGES),   true, t('Can view my webpages'), ''),
+		'view_storage'  => array('channel_r_storage', intval(PERMS_R_STORAGE), true, t('Can view my file storage'), ''),
+		'view_pages'    => array('channel_r_pages',   intval(PERMS_R_PAGES),   true, t('Can view my webpages'), ''),
 
 		// Write permissions
 		'send_stream'   => array('channel_w_stream',  intval(PERMS_W_STREAM),  false, t('Can send me their channel stream and posts'), ''),
@@ -23,19 +36,20 @@ function get_perms() {
 		'post_comments' => array('channel_w_comment', intval(PERMS_W_COMMENT), false, t('Can comment on or like my posts'), ''),
 		'post_mail'     => array('channel_w_mail',    intval(PERMS_W_MAIL),    false, t('Can send me private mail messages'), ''),
 		'post_photos'   => array('channel_w_photos',  intval(PERMS_W_PHOTOS),  false, t('Can post photos to my photo albums'), ''),
-		'post_like'   => array('channel_w_like',  intval(PERMS_W_LIKE),  false, t('Can like/dislike stuff'), t('Profiles and things other than posts/comments')),
+		'post_like'     => array('channel_w_like',    intval(PERMS_W_LIKE),    false, t('Can like/dislike stuff'), t('Profiles and things other than posts/comments')),
 
 		'tag_deliver'   => array('channel_w_tagwall', intval(PERMS_W_TAGWALL), false, t('Can forward to all my channel contacts via post @mentions'), t('Advanced - useful for creating group forum channels')),
 		'chat'          => array('channel_w_chat',    intval(PERMS_W_CHAT),    false, t('Can chat with me (when available)'), t('')),
-		'write_storage' => array('channel_w_storage',   intval(PERMS_W_STORAGE),   false, t('Can write to my file storage'), ''),
-		'write_pages' => array('channel_w_pages',   intval(PERMS_W_PAGES),   false, t('Can edit my webpages'), ''),
+		'write_storage' => array('channel_w_storage', intval(PERMS_W_STORAGE), false, t('Can write to my file storage'), ''),
+		'write_pages'   => array('channel_w_pages',   intval(PERMS_W_PAGES),   false, t('Can edit my webpages'), ''),
 
-		'republish' => array('channel_a_republish', intval(PERMS_A_REPUBLISH), false, t('Can source my public posts in derived channels'), t('Somewhat advanced - very useful in open communities')),
+		'republish'     => array('channel_a_republish', intval(PERMS_A_REPUBLISH), false, t('Can source my public posts in derived channels'), t('Somewhat advanced - very useful in open communities')),
 
-		'delegate'      => array('channel_a_delegate', intval(PERMS_A_DELEGATE),    false, t('Can administer my channel resources'), t('Extremely advanced. Leave this alone unless you know what you are doing')),
+		'delegate'      => array('channel_a_delegate', intval(PERMS_A_DELEGATE),   false, t('Can administer my channel resources'), t('Extremely advanced. Leave this alone unless you know what you are doing')),
 	);
 	$ret = array('global_permissions' => $global_perms);
-	call_hooks('global_permissions',$ret);
+	call_hooks('global_permissions', $ret);
+
 	return $ret['global_permissions'];
 }
 
@@ -43,13 +57,13 @@ function get_perms() {
 /**
  * get_all_perms($uid,$observer_xchan)
  *
- * @param $uid : The channel_id associated with the resource owner
- * @param $observer_xchan: The xchan_hash representing the observer
+ * @param int $uid The channel_id associated with the resource owner
+ * @param string $observer_xchan The xchan_hash representing the observer
+ * @param bool $internal_use (default true)
  *
- * @returns: array of all permissions, key is permission name, value is true or false
+ * @returns array of all permissions, key is permission name, value is true or false
  */
-
-function get_all_perms($uid,$observer_xchan,$internal_use = true) {
+function get_all_perms($uid, $observer_xchan, $internal_use = true) {
 
 	$global_perms = get_perms();
 
@@ -85,7 +99,6 @@ function get_all_perms($uid,$observer_xchan,$internal_use = true) {
 			continue;
 		}
 
-
 		// Next we're going to check for blocked or ignored contacts.
 		// These take priority over all other settings.
 
@@ -94,7 +107,7 @@ function get_all_perms($uid,$observer_xchan,$internal_use = true) {
 				$ret[$perm_name] = true;
 				continue;
 			}
-			
+
 			if(! $abook_checked) {
 				$x = q("select abook_my_perms, abook_flags, xchan_network from abook left join xchan on abook_xchan = xchan_hash
 					where abook_channel = %d and abook_xchan = '%s' and not ( abook_flags & %d )>0 limit 1",
@@ -105,7 +118,7 @@ function get_all_perms($uid,$observer_xchan,$internal_use = true) {
 				if(! $x) {
 					// not in address book, see if they've got an xchan
 					$y = q("select xchan_network from xchan where xchan_hash = '%s' limit 1",
-	            		dbesc($observer_xchan)
+						dbesc($observer_xchan)
 					);
 				}
 
@@ -113,7 +126,7 @@ function get_all_perms($uid,$observer_xchan,$internal_use = true) {
 			}
 
 			// If they're blocked - they can't read or write
- 
+
 			if(($x) && ($x[0]['abook_flags'] & ABOOK_FLAG_BLOCKED)) {
 				$ret[$perm_name] = false;
 				continue;
@@ -130,7 +143,7 @@ function get_all_perms($uid,$observer_xchan,$internal_use = true) {
 
 		// system is blocked to anybody who is not authenticated
 
-		if((! $observer_xchan) && intval(get_config('system','block_public'))) {
+		if((! $observer_xchan) && intval(get_config('system', 'block_public'))) {
 			$ret[$perm_name] = false;
 			continue;
 		}
@@ -177,14 +190,14 @@ function get_all_perms($uid,$observer_xchan,$internal_use = true) {
 
 				$onsite_checked = true;
 			}
-	
+
 			if($c)
 				$ret[$perm_name] = true;
 			else
 				$ret[$perm_name] = false;
 
 			continue;
-		}	
+		}
 
 		// From here on we require that the observer be a connection and
 		// handle whether we're allowing any, approved or specific ones
@@ -226,7 +239,6 @@ function get_all_perms($uid,$observer_xchan,$internal_use = true) {
 
 		$ret[$perm_name] = false;
 		continue;
-
 	}
 
 	$arr = array(
@@ -235,11 +247,23 @@ function get_all_perms($uid,$observer_xchan,$internal_use = true) {
 		'permissions'   => $ret);
 
 	call_hooks('get_all_perms',$arr);
+
 	return $arr['permissions'];
 }
 
-
-function perm_is_allowed($uid,$observer_xchan,$permission) {
+/**
+ * @brief Checks if given permission is allowed for given observer on a channel.
+ *
+ * Checks if the given observer with the hash $observer_xchan has permission
+ * $permission on channel_id $uid.
+ * $permission is one defined in get_perms();
+ *
+ * @param int $uid The channel_id associated with the resource owner
+ * @param string $observer_xchan The xchan_hash representing the observer
+ * @param string $permission
+ * @return bool true if permission is allowed for observer on channel
+ */
+function perm_is_allowed($uid, $observer_xchan, $permission) {
 
 	$arr = array(
 		'channel_id'    => $uid,
@@ -247,7 +271,7 @@ function perm_is_allowed($uid,$observer_xchan,$permission) {
 		'permission'    => $permission,
 		'result'        => false);
 
-	call_hooks('perm_is_allowed',$arr);
+	call_hooks('perm_is_allowed', $arr);
 	if($arr['result'])
 		return true;
 
@@ -279,21 +303,21 @@ function perm_is_allowed($uid,$observer_xchan,$permission) {
  
 		if(($x) && ($x[0]['abook_flags'] & ABOOK_FLAG_BLOCKED))
 			return false;
-		
+
 		if(($x) && (! $global_perms[$permission][2]) && ($x[0]['abook_flags'] & ABOOK_FLAG_IGNORED))
 			return false;
 
 		if(! $x) {
 			// not in address book, see if they've got an xchan
 			$y = q("select xchan_network from xchan where xchan_hash = '%s' limit 1",
-	            dbesc($observer_xchan)
+				dbesc($observer_xchan)
 			);
 		}
 	}
 
 	// system is blocked to anybody who is not authenticated
 
-	if((! $observer_xchan) && intval(get_config('system','block_public')))
+	if((! $observer_xchan) && intval(get_config('system', 'block_public')))
 		return false;
 
 	// Check if this $uid is actually the $observer_xchan
@@ -301,7 +325,6 @@ function perm_is_allowed($uid,$observer_xchan,$permission) {
 	if($r[0]['channel_hash'] === $observer_xchan)
 		return true;
 
-	
 	if($r[0][$channel_perm] & PERMS_PUBLIC)
 		return true;
 
@@ -326,6 +349,7 @@ function perm_is_allowed($uid,$observer_xchan,$permission) {
 		);
 		if($c)
 			return true;
+
 		return false;
 	}
 
@@ -361,25 +385,32 @@ function perm_is_allowed($uid,$observer_xchan,$permission) {
 
 	// No permissions allowed.
 
-	return false;		
+	return false;
 }
 
 
 // Check a simple array of observers against a permissions
 // return a simple array of those with permission
 
-function check_list_permissions($uid,$arr,$perm) {
+function check_list_permissions($uid, $arr, $perm) {
 	$result = array();
 	if($arr)
 		foreach($arr as $x)
-			if(perm_is_allowed($uid,$x,$perm))
+			if(perm_is_allowed($uid, $x, $perm))
 				$result[] = $x;
+
 	return($result);
 }
 
-
+/**
+ * @brief Sets site wide default permissions.
+ *
+ * @return array
+ */
 function site_default_perms() {
 
+	$ret = array();
+
 	$typical = array(
 		'view_stream'   => PERMS_PUBLIC,
 		'view_profile'  => PERMS_PUBLIC,
@@ -401,14 +432,14 @@ function site_default_perms() {
 	);
 
 	$global_perms = get_perms();
-	$ret = array();
 
 	foreach($global_perms as $perm => $v) {
-		$x = get_config('default_perms',$perm);
+		$x = get_config('default_perms', $perm);
 		if($x === false)
 			$x = $typical[$perm];
 		$ret[$perm] = $x;
 	}
+
 	return $ret;
 }
 
@@ -449,7 +480,7 @@ function get_role_perms($role) {
 				|PERMS_R_STORAGE|PERMS_R_PAGES|PERMS_A_REPUBLISH|PERMS_W_LIKE;
 			$ret['channel_r_stream']    = PERMS_PUBLIC;
 			$ret['channel_r_profile']   = PERMS_PUBLIC;
-			$ret['channel_r_photos']    = PERMS_PUBLIC; 			
+			$ret['channel_r_photos']    = PERMS_PUBLIC;
 			$ret['channel_r_abook']     = PERMS_PUBLIC;
 			$ret['channel_w_stream']    = PERMS_CONTACTS;
 			$ret['channel_w_wall']      = PERMS_CONTACTS;
@@ -465,9 +496,8 @@ function get_role_perms($role) {
 			$ret['channel_w_pages']     = 0;
 			$ret['channel_a_republish'] = PERMS_SPECIFIC;
 			$ret['channel_w_like']      = PERMS_NETWORK;
-			
-			break;
 
+			break;
 
 		case 'social_restricted':
 			$ret['perms_auto'] = false;
@@ -482,7 +512,7 @@ function get_role_perms($role) {
 				|PERMS_R_STORAGE|PERMS_R_PAGES|PERMS_W_LIKE;
 			$ret['channel_r_stream']    = PERMS_PUBLIC;
 			$ret['channel_r_profile']   = PERMS_PUBLIC;
-			$ret['channel_r_photos']    = PERMS_PUBLIC; 			
+			$ret['channel_r_photos']    = PERMS_PUBLIC;
 			$ret['channel_r_abook']     = PERMS_PUBLIC;
 			$ret['channel_w_stream']    = PERMS_CONTACTS;
 			$ret['channel_w_wall']      = PERMS_CONTACTS;
@@ -498,9 +528,8 @@ function get_role_perms($role) {
 			$ret['channel_w_pages']     = 0;
 			$ret['channel_a_republish'] = PERMS_SPECIFIC;
 			$ret['channel_w_like']      = PERMS_CONTACTS;
-			
-			break;
 
+			break;
 
 		case 'social_private':
 			$ret['perms_auto'] = false;
@@ -515,7 +544,7 @@ function get_role_perms($role) {
 				|PERMS_R_STORAGE|PERMS_R_PAGES|PERMS_W_LIKE;
 			$ret['channel_r_stream']    = PERMS_PUBLIC;
 			$ret['channel_r_profile']   = PERMS_PUBLIC;
-			$ret['channel_r_photos']    = PERMS_PUBLIC; 			
+			$ret['channel_r_photos']    = PERMS_PUBLIC;
 			$ret['channel_r_abook']     = PERMS_CONTACTS;
 			$ret['channel_w_stream']    = PERMS_CONTACTS;
 			$ret['channel_w_wall']      = PERMS_CONTACTS;
@@ -531,7 +560,7 @@ function get_role_perms($role) {
 			$ret['channel_w_pages']     = 0;
 			$ret['channel_a_republish'] = PERMS_SPECIFIC;
 			$ret['channel_w_like']      = PERMS_CONTACTS;
-			
+
 			break;
 
 		case 'forum':
@@ -547,7 +576,7 @@ function get_role_perms($role) {
 				|PERMS_R_STORAGE|PERMS_R_PAGES|PERMS_A_REPUBLISH|PERMS_W_LIKE|PERMS_W_TAGWALL;
 			$ret['channel_r_stream']    = PERMS_PUBLIC;
 			$ret['channel_r_profile']   = PERMS_PUBLIC;
-			$ret['channel_r_photos']    = PERMS_PUBLIC; 			
+			$ret['channel_r_photos']    = PERMS_PUBLIC;
 			$ret['channel_r_abook']     = PERMS_PUBLIC;
 			$ret['channel_w_stream']    = 0;
 			$ret['channel_w_wall']      = PERMS_CONTACTS;
@@ -563,7 +592,7 @@ function get_role_perms($role) {
 			$ret['channel_w_pages']     = 0;
 			$ret['channel_a_republish'] = PERMS_SPECIFIC;
 			$ret['channel_w_like']      = PERMS_NETWORK;
-			
+
 			break;
 
 		case 'forum_restricted':
@@ -579,7 +608,7 @@ function get_role_perms($role) {
 				|PERMS_R_STORAGE|PERMS_R_PAGES|PERMS_W_LIKE|PERMS_W_TAGWALL;
 			$ret['channel_r_stream']    = PERMS_PUBLIC;
 			$ret['channel_r_profile']   = PERMS_PUBLIC;
-			$ret['channel_r_photos']    = PERMS_PUBLIC; 			
+			$ret['channel_r_photos']    = PERMS_PUBLIC;
 			$ret['channel_r_abook']     = PERMS_PUBLIC;
 			$ret['channel_w_stream']    = 0;
 			$ret['channel_w_wall']      = PERMS_CONTACTS;
@@ -595,9 +624,8 @@ function get_role_perms($role) {
 			$ret['channel_w_pages']     = 0;
 			$ret['channel_a_republish'] = PERMS_SPECIFIC;
 			$ret['channel_w_like']      = PERMS_CONTACTS;
-			
-			break;
 
+			break;
 
 		case 'forum_private':
 			$ret['perms_auto'] = false;
@@ -612,7 +640,7 @@ function get_role_perms($role) {
 				|PERMS_R_STORAGE|PERMS_R_PAGES|PERMS_W_LIKE;
 			$ret['channel_r_stream']    = PERMS_PUBLIC;
 			$ret['channel_r_profile']   = PERMS_CONTACTS;
-			$ret['channel_r_photos']    = PERMS_CONTACTS; 			
+			$ret['channel_r_photos']    = PERMS_CONTACTS;
 			$ret['channel_r_abook']     = PERMS_CONTACTS;
 			$ret['channel_w_stream']    = 0;
 			$ret['channel_w_wall']      = PERMS_CONTACTS;
@@ -628,7 +656,7 @@ function get_role_perms($role) {
 			$ret['channel_w_pages']     = 0;
 			$ret['channel_a_republish'] = PERMS_SPECIFIC;
 			$ret['channel_w_like']      = PERMS_CONTACTS;
-			
+
 			break;
 
 		case 'feed':
@@ -644,7 +672,7 @@ function get_role_perms($role) {
 				|PERMS_R_STORAGE|PERMS_R_PAGES|PERMS_A_REPUBLISH|PERMS_W_LIKE;
 			$ret['channel_r_stream']    = PERMS_PUBLIC;
 			$ret['channel_r_profile']   = PERMS_PUBLIC;
-			$ret['channel_r_photos']    = PERMS_PUBLIC; 			
+			$ret['channel_r_photos']    = PERMS_PUBLIC;
 			$ret['channel_r_abook']     = PERMS_PUBLIC;
 			$ret['channel_w_stream']    = PERMS_CONTACTS;
 			$ret['channel_w_wall']      = PERMS_CONTACTS;
@@ -660,11 +688,10 @@ function get_role_perms($role) {
 			$ret['channel_w_pages']     = 0;
 			$ret['channel_a_republish'] = PERMS_NETWORK;
 			$ret['channel_w_like']      = PERMS_NETWORK;
-			
+
 			break;
 
 		case 'feed_restricted':
-
 			$ret['perms_auto'] = false;
 			$ret['default_collection'] = true;
 			$ret['directory_publish'] = false;
@@ -677,7 +704,7 @@ function get_role_perms($role) {
 				|PERMS_R_STORAGE|PERMS_R_PAGES|PERMS_W_LIKE;
 			$ret['channel_r_stream']    = PERMS_PUBLIC;
 			$ret['channel_r_profile']   = PERMS_PUBLIC;
-			$ret['channel_r_photos']    = PERMS_PUBLIC; 			
+			$ret['channel_r_photos']    = PERMS_PUBLIC;
 			$ret['channel_r_abook']     = PERMS_PUBLIC;
 			$ret['channel_w_stream']    = PERMS_CONTACTS;
 			$ret['channel_w_wall']      = PERMS_CONTACTS;
@@ -693,7 +720,7 @@ function get_role_perms($role) {
 			$ret['channel_w_pages']     = 0;
 			$ret['channel_a_republish'] = PERMS_SPECIFIC;
 			$ret['channel_w_like']      = PERMS_NETWORK;
-			
+
 			break;
 
 		case 'soapbox':
@@ -707,7 +734,7 @@ function get_role_perms($role) {
 				|PERMS_R_STORAGE|PERMS_R_PAGES|PERMS_A_REPUBLISH|PERMS_W_LIKE;
 			$ret['channel_r_stream']    = PERMS_PUBLIC;
 			$ret['channel_r_profile']   = PERMS_PUBLIC;
-			$ret['channel_r_photos']    = PERMS_PUBLIC; 			
+			$ret['channel_r_photos']    = PERMS_PUBLIC;
 			$ret['channel_r_abook']     = PERMS_PUBLIC;
 			$ret['channel_w_stream']    = 0;
 			$ret['channel_w_wall']      = 0;
@@ -723,7 +750,7 @@ function get_role_perms($role) {
 			$ret['channel_w_pages']     = 0;
 			$ret['channel_a_republish'] = PERMS_SPECIFIC;
 			$ret['channel_w_like']      = PERMS_NETWORK;
-			
+
 			break;
 
 		case 'repository':
@@ -755,14 +782,11 @@ function get_role_perms($role) {
 			$ret['channel_w_pages']     = PERMS_CONTACTS;
 			$ret['channel_a_republish'] = PERMS_SPECIFIC;
 			$ret['channel_w_like']      = PERMS_NETWORK;
-			
+
 			break;
 
-
-
 		default:
 			break;
-	
 	}
 
 	$x = get_config('system','role_perms');
@@ -775,7 +799,12 @@ function get_role_perms($role) {
 	return $ret;
 }
 
-
+/**
+ * @brief Creates a HTML select field with all available roles.
+ *
+ * @param string $current The current role
+ * @return string Returns the complete HTML code for this privacy-role-select field.
+ */
 function role_selector($current) {
 
 	if(! $current)
@@ -792,16 +821,17 @@ function role_selector($current) {
 			array('soapbox' => t('Celebrity/Soapbox'), 'repository' => t('Group Repository'))),
 		'other' => array( t('Other'),
 			array('custom' => t('Custom/Expert Mode'))));
+
 	$o = '<select name="permissions_role" id="privacy-role-select">';
 	foreach($roles as $k => $v) {
-		$o .= '<optgroup label="'. htmlspecialchars($v[0]) . '" >';
+		$o .= '<optgroup label="'. htmlspecialchars($v[0]) . '">';
 		foreach($v[1] as $kk => $vv) {
-			$selected = (($kk === $current)	? ' selected="selected" ' : '');
-			$o .= '<option value="' . $kk . '" ' . $selected . '>' . htmlspecialchars($vv) . '</option>';
+			$selected = (($kk === $current) ? ' selected="selected"' : '');
+			$o .= '<option value="' . $kk . '"' . $selected . '>' . htmlspecialchars($vv) . '</option>';
 		}
 		$o .= '</optgroup>';
 	}
 	$o .= '</select>';
-	return $o;
-}	
 
+	return $o;
+}
diff --git a/include/security.php b/include/security.php
index 8066a76f6..ca5411bde 100644
--- a/include/security.php
+++ b/include/security.php
@@ -1,12 +1,24 @@
-<?php /** @file */
+<?php
+/**
+ * @file include/security.php
+ *
+ * Some security related functions.
+ */
 
-function authenticate_success($user_record, $login_initial = false, $interactive = false,$return = false,$update_lastlog = false) {
+/**
+ * @param int $user_record The account_id
+ * @param bool $login_initial default false
+ * @param bool $interactive default false
+ * @param bool $return
+ * @param bool $update_lastlog
+ */
+function authenticate_success($user_record, $login_initial = false, $interactive = false, $return = false, $update_lastlog = false) {
 
 	$a = get_app();
 
 	$_SESSION['addr'] = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];
 
-	if(x($user_record,'account_id')) {
+	if(x($user_record, 'account_id')) {
 		$a->account = $user_record;
 		$_SESSION['account_id'] = $user_record['account_id'];
 		$_SESSION['authenticated'] = 1;
@@ -39,7 +51,7 @@ function authenticate_success($user_record, $login_initial = false, $interactive
 		// might want to log success here
 	}
 
-	if($return || x($_SESSION,'workflow')) {
+	if($return || x($_SESSION, 'workflow')) {
 		unset($_SESSION['workflow']);
 		return;
 	}
@@ -70,7 +82,13 @@ function authenticate_success($user_record, $login_initial = false, $interactive
 	/* else just return */
 }
 
-
+/**
+ * @brief Change to another channel with current logged-in account.
+ *
+ * @param int $change_channel The channel_id of the channel you want to change to
+ *
+ * @return bool|array false or channel record of the new channel
+ */
 function change_channel($change_channel) {
 
 	$ret = false;
@@ -83,17 +101,17 @@ function change_channel($change_channel) {
 		);
 
 		// It's not there.  Is this an administrator, and is this the sys channel?
-	if (is_developer()) {
-		if (! $r) {
-			if (is_site_admin()) {
-				$r = q("select channel.*, xchan.* from channel left join xchan on channel.channel_hash = xchan.xchan_hash where channel_id = %d and ( channel_pageflags & %d) and not (channel_pageflags & %d )>0 limit 1",
-				intval($change_channel),
-				intval(PAGE_SYSTEM),
-				intval(PAGE_REMOVED)
-				);
+		if (is_developer()) {
+			if (! $r) {
+				if (is_site_admin()) {
+					$r = q("select channel.*, xchan.* from channel left join xchan on channel.channel_hash = xchan.xchan_hash where channel_id = %d and ( channel_pageflags & %d) and not (channel_pageflags & %d )>0 limit 1",
+						intval($change_channel),
+						intval(PAGE_SYSTEM),
+						intval(PAGE_REMOVED)
+					);
+				}
 			}
 		}
-	}
 
 		if($r) {
 			$hash = $r[0]['channel_hash'];
@@ -109,23 +127,28 @@ function change_channel($change_channel) {
 		);
 		if($x) {
 			$_SESSION['my_url'] = $x[0]['xchan_url'];
-			$_SESSION['my_address'] = $r[0]['channel_address'] . '@' . substr(get_app()->get_baseurl(),strpos(get_app()->get_baseurl(),'://')+3);
+			$_SESSION['my_address'] = $r[0]['channel_address'] . '@' . substr(get_app()->get_baseurl(), strpos(get_app()->get_baseurl(), '://') + 3);
 
 			get_app()->set_observer($x[0]);
-			get_app()->set_perms(get_all_perms(local_user(),$hash));
+			get_app()->set_perms(get_all_perms(local_user(), $hash));
 		}
 		if(! is_dir('store/' . $r[0]['channel_address']))
 			@os_mkdir('store/' . $r[0]['channel_address'], STORAGE_DEFAULT_PERMISSIONS,true);
-
 	}
 
 	return $ret;
-
 }
 
-
-
-function permissions_sql($owner_id,$remote_verified = false,$groups = null) {
+/**
+ * @brief Creates an addiontal SQL where statement to check permissions.
+ *
+ * @param int $owner_id
+ * @param bool $remote_verified default false, not used at all
+ * @param string $groups this param is not used at all
+ *
+ * @return string additional SQL where statement
+ */
+function permissions_sql($owner_id, $remote_verified = false, $groups = null) {
 
 	if(defined('STATUSNET_PRIVACY_COMPATIBILITY'))
 		return '';
@@ -142,8 +165,7 @@ function permissions_sql($owner_id,$remote_verified = false,$groups = null) {
 	$sql = " AND allow_cid = '' 
 			 AND allow_gid = '' 
 			 AND deny_cid  = '' 
-			 AND deny_gid  = ''  
-			
+			 AND deny_gid  = '' 
 	";
 
 	/**
@@ -162,7 +184,6 @@ function permissions_sql($owner_id,$remote_verified = false,$groups = null) {
 	 * done this and passed the groups into this function.
 	 */
 
-
 	else {
 		$observer = get_observer_hash();
 		if($observer) {
@@ -191,7 +212,16 @@ function permissions_sql($owner_id,$remote_verified = false,$groups = null) {
 	return $sql;
 }
 
-function item_permissions_sql($owner_id,$remote_verified = false,$groups = null) {
+/**
+ * @brief Creates an addiontal SQL where statement to check permissions for an item.
+ *
+ * @param int $owner_id
+ * @param bool $remote_verified default false, not used at all
+ * @param string $groups this param is not used at all
+ *
+ * @return string additional SQL where statement
+ */
+function item_permissions_sql($owner_id, $remote_verified = false, $groups = null) {
 
 	if(defined('STATUSNET_PRIVACY_COMPATIBILITY'))
 		return '';
@@ -206,7 +236,6 @@ function item_permissions_sql($owner_id,$remote_verified = false,$groups = null)
 	 */
 
 	$sql = " AND item_private=0 ";
-			
 
 	/**
 	 * Profile owner - everything is visible
@@ -224,7 +253,6 @@ function item_permissions_sql($owner_id,$remote_verified = false,$groups = null)
 	 * done this and passed the groups into this function.
 	 */
 
-
 	else {
 		$observer = get_observer_hash();
 
@@ -250,12 +278,18 @@ function item_permissions_sql($owner_id,$remote_verified = false,$groups = null)
 			);
 		}
 	}
+
 	return $sql;
 }
 
+/**
+ * @param string $observer_hash
+ *
+ * @return string additional SQL where statement
+ */
 function public_permissions_sql($observer_hash) {
 
-	$observer = get_app()->get_observer();
+	//$observer = get_app()->get_observer();
 	$groups = init_groups_visitor($observer_hash);
 
 	$gs = '<<>>'; // should be impossible to match
@@ -263,7 +297,7 @@ function public_permissions_sql($observer_hash) {
 	if(is_array($groups) && count($groups)) {
 		foreach($groups as $g)
 			$gs .= '|<' . $g . '>';
-	} 
+	}
 	$sql = '';
 	if($observer_hash) {
 		$regexop = db_getfunc('REGEXP');
@@ -341,11 +375,11 @@ function check_form_security_token_ForbiddenOnErr($typename = '', $formname = 'f
 	}
 }
 
+
 // Returns an array of group id's this contact is a member of.
 // This array will only contain group id's related to the uid of this
 // DFRN contact. They are *not* neccessarily unique across the entire site. 
 
-
 if(! function_exists('init_groups_visitor')) {
 function init_groups_visitor($contact_id) {
 	$groups = array();
@@ -361,8 +395,6 @@ function init_groups_visitor($contact_id) {
 
 
 
-
-
 // This is used to determine which uid have posts which are visible to the logged in user (from the API) for the 
 // public_timeline, and we can use this in a community page by making
 // $perms = (PERMS_NETWORK|PERMS_PUBLIC) unless logged in. 
@@ -382,19 +414,22 @@ function stream_perms_api_uids($perms = NULL ) {
 		intval($perms),
 		intval(PAGE_CENSORED|PAGE_SYSTEM|PAGE_REMOVED)
 	);
-	if($r)
+	if($r) {
 		foreach($r as $rr)
-			if(! in_array($rr['channel_id'],$ret))
+			if(! in_array($rr['channel_id'], $ret))
 				$ret[] = $rr['channel_id']; 
+	}
 
 	$str = '';
-	if($ret)
+	if($ret) {
 		foreach($ret as $rr) {
 			if($str)
 				$str .= ',';
 			$str .= intval($rr); 
 		}
+	}
 	logger('stream_perms_api_uids: ' . $str, LOGGER_DEBUG);
+
 	return $str;
 }
 
@@ -409,19 +444,21 @@ function stream_perms_xchans($perms = NULL ) {
 		intval($perms),
 		intval(PAGE_CENSORED|PAGE_SYETEM|PAGE_REMOVED)
 	);
-	if($r)
+	if($r) {
 		foreach($r as $rr)
-			if(! in_array($rr['channel_hash'],$ret))
+			if(! in_array($rr['channel_hash'], $ret))
 				$ret[] = $rr['channel_hash']; 
+	}
 
 	$str = '';
-	if($ret)
+	if($ret) {
 		foreach($ret as $rr) {
 			if($str)
 				$str .= ',';
 			$str .= "'" . dbesc($rr) . "'"; 
 		}
+	}
 	logger('stream_perms_xchans: ' . $str, LOGGER_DEBUG);
+
 	return $str;
 }
-
diff --git a/include/widgets.php b/include/widgets.php
index e686fd5bd..b13be4922 100644
--- a/include/widgets.php
+++ b/include/widgets.php
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-<?php /** @file */
+<?php
+/**
+ * @file include/widgets.php
+ *
+ * @brief This file contains the widgets.
+ */
 
 require_once('include/dir_fns.php');
 require_once('include/contact_widgets.php');
@@ -6,7 +11,7 @@ require_once('include/contact_widgets.php');
 
 function widget_profile($args) {
 	$a = get_app();
-	$block = (((get_config('system','block_public')) && (! local_user()) && (! remote_user())) ? true : false);
+	$block = (((get_config('system', 'block_public')) && (! local_user()) && (! remote_user())) ? true : false);
 	return profile_sidebar($a->profile, $block, true);
 }
 
@@ -16,14 +21,15 @@ function widget_profile($args) {
 function widget_tagcloud($args) {
 
 	$o = '';
-	$tab = 0;
+	//$tab = 0;
 	$a = get_app();
 	$uid = $a->profile_uid;
 	$count = ((x($args,'count')) ? intval($args['count']) : 24);
 	$flags = 0;
 	$type = TERM_CATEGORY;
 
-	$r = tagadelic($uid,$count,$authors,$flags,ITEM_WEBPAGE,$type);
+	// FIXME there exists no $authors variable
+	$r = tagadelic($uid, $count, $authors, $flags, ITEM_WEBPAGE, $type);
 
 	if($r) {
 		$o = '<div class="tagblock widget"><h3>' . t('Categories') . '</h3><div class="tags" align="center">';
@@ -75,9 +81,8 @@ function widget_collections($args) {
 			return '';
 			break;
 	}
-			
-	return group_side($every, $each, $edit, $current, $abook_id, $wmode);
 
+	return group_side($every, $each, $edit, $current, $abook_id, $wmode);
 }
 
 
@@ -93,7 +98,6 @@ function widget_appselect($arr) {
 }
 
 
-
 function widget_suggestions($arr) {
 
 	if((! local_user()) || (! feature_enabled(local_user(),'suggest')))
@@ -114,16 +118,13 @@ function widget_suggestions($arr) {
 	// This will throw some entropy intot he situation so you won't 
 	// be looking at the same two mug shots every time the widget runs
 
-
 	$index = ((count($r) > 2) ? mt_rand(0,count($r) - 2) : 0);
-		
 
 	for($x = $index; $x <= ($index+1); $x ++) {
-
 		$rr = $r[$x];
 		if(! $rr['xchan_url'])
 			break;
-		
+
 		$connlnk = z_root() . '/follow/?url=' . $rr['xchan_addr'];
 
 		$arr[] = array(
@@ -138,7 +139,6 @@ function widget_suggestions($arr) {
 		);
 	}
 
-
 	$o = replace_macros(get_markup_template('suggest_widget.tpl'),array(
 		'$title' => t('Suggestions'),
 		'$more' => t('See more...'),
@@ -146,13 +146,13 @@ function widget_suggestions($arr) {
 	));
 
 	return $o;
-
 }
 
 
 function widget_follow($args) {
 	if(! local_user())
 		return '';
+
 	$a = get_app();
 	$uid =$a->channel['channel_id'];
 	$r = q("select count(*) as total from abook where abook_channel = %d and not (abook_flags & %d)>0 ",
@@ -163,10 +163,10 @@ function widget_follow($args) {
 		$total_channels = $r[0]['total'];	
 	$limit = service_class_fetch($uid,'total_channels');
 	if($limit !== false) {
-			$abook_usage_message = sprintf( t("You have %1$.0f of %2$.0f allowed connections."), $total_channels, $limit);
+		$abook_usage_message = sprintf( t("You have %1$.0f of %2$.0f allowed connections."), $total_channels, $limit);
 	}
 	else {
-			$abook_usage_message = '';
+		$abook_usage_message = '';
  	}
 	return replace_macros(get_markup_template('follow.tpl'),array(
 		'$connect' => t('Add New Connection'),
@@ -175,7 +175,6 @@ function widget_follow($args) {
 		'$follow' => t('Connect'),
 		'$abook_usage_message' => $abook_usage_message
 	));
-
 }
 
 
@@ -192,6 +191,7 @@ function widget_notes($arr) {
 		'$text' => $text,
 		'$save' => t('Save'),
 	));
+
 	return $o;
 }
 
@@ -228,8 +228,6 @@ function widget_savedsearch($arr) {
 		$search = '';
 	}
 
-
-
 	$srchurl = $a->query_string;
 
 	$srchurl =  rtrim(preg_replace('/searchsave\=[^\&].*?(\&|$)/is','',$srchurl),'&');
@@ -240,7 +238,7 @@ function widget_savedsearch($arr) {
 	$srchurl =  rtrim(preg_replace('/search\=[^\&].*?(\&|$)/is','',$srchurl),'&');
 	$srchurl = str_replace(array('?f=','&f='),array('',''),$srchurl);
 	$hasq = ((strpos($srchurl,'?') !== false) ? true : false);
-	
+
 	$o = '';
 
 	$r = q("select `tid`,`term` from `term` WHERE `uid` = %d and `type` = %d ",
@@ -252,31 +250,28 @@ function widget_savedsearch($arr) {
 
 	if(count($r)) {
 		foreach($r as $rr) {
-
 			$saved[] = array(
 				'id'            => $rr['tid'],
-				'term'			=> $rr['term'],
+				'term'          => $rr['term'],
 				'dellink'       => z_root() . '/' . $srchurl . (($hasq) ? '' : '?f=') . '&amp;searchremove=1&amp;search=' . urlencode($rr['term']),
 				'srchlink'      => z_root() . '/' . $srchurl . (($hasq) ? '' : '?f=') . '&amp;search=' . urlencode($rr['term']),
 				'displayterm'   => htmlspecialchars($rr['term'], ENT_COMPAT,'UTF-8'),
-				'encodedterm' 	=> urlencode($rr['term']),
-				'delete'		=> t('Remove term'),
-				'selected'		=> ($search==$rr['term']),
+				'encodedterm'   => urlencode($rr['term']),
+				'delete'        => t('Remove term'),
+				'selected'      => ($search==$rr['term']),
 			);
 		}
-	}		
+	}
 
-	
 	$tpl = get_markup_template("saved_searches.tpl");
 	$o = replace_macros($tpl, array(
 		'$title'	 => t('Saved Searches'),
 		'$add'		 => t('add'),
-		'$searchbox' => searchbox($search,'netsearch-box',$srchurl . (($hasq) ? '' : '?f='),true),
+		'$searchbox' => searchbox($search, 'netsearch-box', $srchurl . (($hasq) ? '' : '?f='), true),
 		'$saved' 	 => $saved,
 	));
 
 	return $o;
-
 }
 
 
@@ -306,7 +301,6 @@ function widget_filer($arr) {
 		'$all' => t('Everything'),
 		'$terms' => $terms,
 		'$base' => z_root() . '/' . $a->cmd
-
 	));
 }
 
@@ -327,7 +321,6 @@ function widget_archive($arr) {
 	if(! perm_is_allowed($uid,get_observer_hash(),'view_stream'))
 		return '';
 
-
 	$wall = ((array_key_exists('wall', $arr)) ? intval($arr['wall']) : 0);
 	$style = ((array_key_exists('style', $arr)) ? $arr['style'] : 'select');
 	$showend = ((get_pconfig($uid,'system','archive_show_end_date')) ? true : false);
@@ -336,10 +329,8 @@ function widget_archive($arr) {
 	if(! $visible_years)
 		$visible_years = 5;
 
-
 	$url = z_root() . '/' . $a->cmd;
 
-
 	$ret = list_post_dates($uid,$wall,$mindate);
 
 	if(! count($ret))
@@ -367,7 +358,7 @@ function widget_fullprofile($arr) {
 	if(! $a->profile['profile_uid'])
 		return;
 
-	$block = (((get_config('system','block_public')) && (! local_user()) && (! remote_user())) ? true : false);
+	$block = (((get_config('system', 'block_public')) && (! local_user()) && (! remote_user())) ? true : false);
 
 	return profile_sidebar($a->profile, $block);
 }
@@ -375,41 +366,43 @@ function widget_fullprofile($arr) {
 function widget_categories($arr) {
 	$a = get_app();
 
-
 	if($a->profile['profile_uid'] && (! perm_is_allowed($a->profile['profile_uid'],get_observer_hash(),'view_stream')))
 		return '';
 
-
 	$cat = ((x($_REQUEST,'cat')) ? htmlspecialchars($_REQUEST['cat'],ENT_COMPAT,'UTF-8') : '');
 	$srchurl = $a->query_string;
 	$srchurl =  rtrim(preg_replace('/cat\=[^\&].*?(\&|$)/is','',$srchurl),'&');
 	$srchurl = str_replace(array('?f=','&f='),array('',''),$srchurl);
-	return categories_widget($srchurl,$cat);
 
+	return categories_widget($srchurl, $cat);
 }
 
 function widget_tagcloud_wall($arr) {
 	$a = get_app();
+
 	if((! $a->profile['profile_uid']) || (! $a->profile['channel_hash']))
 		return '';
-	if(! perm_is_allowed($a->profile['profile_uid'],get_observer_hash(),'view_stream'))
+	if(! perm_is_allowed($a->profile['profile_uid'], get_observer_hash(), 'view_stream'))
 		return '';
 
-	$limit = ((array_key_exists('limit',$arr)) ? intval($arr['limit']) : 50);
-	if(feature_enabled($a->profile['profile_uid'],'tagadelic'))
-		return tagblock('search',$a->profile['profile_uid'],$limit,$a->profile['channel_hash'],ITEM_WALL);
+	$limit = ((array_key_exists('limit', $arr)) ? intval($arr['limit']) : 50);
+	if(feature_enabled($a->profile['profile_uid'], 'tagadelic'))
+		return tagblock('search', $a->profile['profile_uid'], $limit, $a->profile['channel_hash'], ITEM_WALL);
+
 	return '';
 }
+
 function widget_catcloud_wall($arr) {
 	$a = get_app();
+
 	if((! $a->profile['profile_uid']) || (! $a->profile['channel_hash']))
 		return '';
-	if(! perm_is_allowed($a->profile['profile_uid'],get_observer_hash(),'view_stream'))
+	if(! perm_is_allowed($a->profile['profile_uid'], get_observer_hash(), 'view_stream'))
 		return '';
 
 	$limit = ((array_key_exists('limit',$arr)) ? intval($arr['limit']) : 50);
-	return catblock($a->profile['profile_uid'],$limit,$a->profile['channel_hash'],ITEM_WALL);
-	return '';
+
+	return catblock($a->profile['profile_uid'], $limit, $a->profile['channel_hash'], ITEM_WALL);
 }
 
 
@@ -438,6 +431,7 @@ function widget_affinity($arr) {
 		call_hooks('main_slider',$arr);
 		return $arr['html']; 
 	}
+
  	return '';
 }
 
@@ -463,20 +457,19 @@ function widget_settings_menu($arr) {
 	if($abk)
 		$abook_self_id = $abk[0]['abook_id'];
 
-
 	$tabs = array(
 		array(
 			'label'	=> t('Account settings'),
 			'url' 	=> $a->get_baseurl(true).'/settings/account',
 			'selected'	=> ((argv(1) === 'account') ? 'active' : ''),
 		),
-	
+
 		array(
 			'label'	=> t('Channel settings'),
 			'url' 	=> $a->get_baseurl(true).'/settings/channel',
 			'selected'	=> ((argv(1) === 'channel') ? 'active' : ''),
 		),
-	
+
 		array(
 			'label'	=> t('Additional features'),
 			'url' 	=> $a->get_baseurl(true).'/settings/features',
@@ -494,7 +487,7 @@ function widget_settings_menu($arr) {
 			'url' 	=> $a->get_baseurl(true).'/settings/display',
 			'selected'	=> ((argv(1) === 'display') ? 'active' : ''),
 		),	
-		
+
 		array(
 			'label' => t('Connected apps'),
 			'url' => $a->get_baseurl(true) . '/settings/oauth',
@@ -512,7 +505,6 @@ function widget_settings_menu($arr) {
 			'url' => $a->get_baseurl(true) . '/uexport/complete',
 			'selected' => ''
 		),
-
 	);
 
 	if($role === false || $role === 'custom') {
@@ -529,7 +521,6 @@ function widget_settings_menu($arr) {
 			'url' => $a->get_baseurl(true) . '/connect/' . $channel['channel_address'],
 			'selected' => ''
 		);
-
 	}
 
 	if(feature_enabled(local_user(),'channel_sources')) {
@@ -538,18 +529,14 @@ function widget_settings_menu($arr) {
 			'url' => $a->get_baseurl(true) . '/sources',
 			'selected' => ''
 		);
-
 	}
 
-
-	
 	$tabtpl = get_markup_template("generic_links_widget.tpl");
 	return replace_macros($tabtpl, array(
 		'$title' => t('Settings'),
 		'$class' => 'settings-widget',
 		'$items' => $tabs,
 	));
-
 }
 
 
@@ -560,9 +547,7 @@ function widget_mailmenu($arr) {
 	$a = get_app();
 	return replace_macros(get_markup_template('message_side.tpl'), array(
 		'$title' => t('Messages'),
-
 		'$tabs'=> array(),
-
 		'$check'=>array(
 			'label' => t('Check Mail'),
 			'url' => $a->get_baseurl(true) . '/message',
@@ -573,9 +558,7 @@ function widget_mailmenu($arr) {
 			'url' => $a->get_baseurl(true) . '/mail/new',
 			'sel'=> (argv(1) == 'new'),
 		)
-
 	));
-
 }
 
 function widget_design_tools($arr) {
@@ -586,7 +569,7 @@ function widget_design_tools($arr) {
 
 	if($a->profile['profile_uid']) 
 		if(($a->profile['profile_uid'] != local_user()) && (! $a->is_sys))
-				return '';
+			return '';
  
 	if(! local_user())
 		return '';
@@ -601,24 +584,25 @@ function widget_findpeople($arr) {
 
 function widget_photo_albums($arr) {
 	$a = get_app();
+
 	if(! $a->profile['profile_uid'])
 		return '';
 	$channelx = channelx_by_n($a->profile['profile_uid']);
-	if((! $channelx) || (! perm_is_allowed($a->profile['profile_uid'],get_observer_hash(),'view_photos')))
+	if((! $channelx) || (! perm_is_allowed($a->profile['profile_uid'], get_observer_hash(), 'view_photos')))
 		return '';
 	require_once('include/photos.php');
-	return photos_album_widget($channelx,$a->get_observer());	
 
+	return photos_album_widget($channelx, $a->get_observer());
 }
 
 
 function widget_vcard($arr) {
 	require_once ('include/Contact.php');
-	return vcard_from_xchan('',get_app()->get_observer());
+	return vcard_from_xchan('', get_app()->get_observer());
 }
 
 
-/**
+/*
  * The following directory widgets are only useful on the directory page
  */
 
@@ -631,21 +615,23 @@ function widget_dirsort($arr) {
 }
 
 function widget_dirtags($arr) {
-	return dir_tagblock(z_root() . '/directory',null);
+	return dir_tagblock(z_root() . '/directory', null);
 }
 
 function widget_menu_preview($arr) {
 	if(! get_app()->data['menu_item'])
 		return;
 	require_once('include/menu.php');
+
 	return menu_render(get_app()->data['menu_item']);
 }
 
 function widget_chatroom_list($arr) {
 	$a = get_app();
+
 	require_once("include/chat.php");
 	$r = chatroom_list($a->profile['profile_uid']);
-	return replace_macros(get_markup_template('chatroomlist.tpl'),array(
+	return replace_macros(get_markup_template('chatroomlist.tpl'), array(
 		'$header' => t('Chat Rooms'),
 		'$baseurl' => z_root(),
 		'$nickname' => $a->profile['channel_address'],
@@ -658,7 +644,7 @@ function widget_bookmarkedchats($arr) {
 	if(! $h)
 		return;
 	$r = q("select * from xchat where xchat_xchan = '%s' group by xchat_url order by xchat_desc",
-			dbesc($h)
+		dbesc($h)
 	);
 	if($r) {
 		for($x = 0; $x < count($r); $x ++) {
@@ -692,17 +678,17 @@ function widget_suggestedchats($arr) {
 }
 
 function widget_item($arr) {
+	// FIXME there is no $a here
 	$uid = $a->profile['profile_uid'];
 	if((! $uid) || (! $arr['mid']))
 		return '';
 
-	if(! perm_is_allowed($uid,get_observer_hash(),'view_pages'))
+	if(! perm_is_allowed($uid, get_observer_hash(), 'view_pages'))
 		return '';
 
 	require_once('include/security.php');
 	$sql_extra = item_permissions_sql($uid);
 
-
 	$r = q("select * from item where mid = '%s' and uid = %d and item_restrict = " . intval(ITEM_WEBPAGE) . " $sql_extra limit 1",
 		dbesc($arr['mid']),
 		intval($uid)
@@ -712,11 +698,10 @@ function widget_item($arr) {
 		return '';
 
 	xchan_query($r);
-	$r = fetch_post_tags($r,true);
+	$r = fetch_post_tags($r, true);
 
-	$o .= prepare_page($r[0]);
+	$o = prepare_page($r[0]);
 	return $o;
-
 }
 
 function widget_clock($arr) {
@@ -786,18 +771,17 @@ return $o;
  * URL must be an http or https URL
  */
 
-
 function widget_photo($arr) {
 
 	$style = $zrl = false;
-	$params = '';
-	if(array_key_exists('src',$arr) && isset($arr['src']))
+
+	if(array_key_exists('src', $arr) && isset($arr['src']))
 		$url = $arr['src'];
 
 	if(strpos($url,'http') !== 0)
 		return '';
 
-	if(array_key_exists('style',$arr) && isset($arr['style']))
+	if(array_key_exists('style', $arr) && isset($arr['style']))
 		$style = $arr['style'];
 
 	// ensure they can't sneak in an eval(js) function
@@ -805,7 +789,7 @@ function widget_photo($arr) {
 	if(strpos($style,'(') !== false)
 		return '';
 
-	if(array_key_exists('zrl',$arr) && isset($arr['zrl']))
+	if(array_key_exists('zrl', $arr) && isset($arr['zrl']))
 		$zrl = (($arr['zrl']) ? true : false);
 
 	if($zrl)
@@ -815,7 +799,7 @@ function widget_photo($arr) {
 
 	$o .= '<img ' . (($zrl) ? ' class="zrl" ' : '') 
 				  . (($style) ? ' style="' . $style . '"' : '') 
-				  . ' src="' . $url . '" alt="' . t('photo/image') . '" />';
+				  . ' src="' . $url . '" alt="' . t('photo/image') . '">';
 
 	$o .= '</div>';
 
@@ -826,15 +810,15 @@ function widget_photo($arr) {
 function widget_photo_rand($arr) {
 
 	require_once('include/photos.php');
-	$style = $zrl = false;
-	$params = '';
-	if(array_key_exists('album',$arr) && isset($arr['album']))
+	$style = false;
+
+	if(array_key_exists('album', $arr) && isset($arr['album']))
 		$album = $arr['album'];
 	else
 		$album = '';
 
 	$channel_id = 0;
-	if(array_key_exists('channel_id',$arr) && intval($arr['channel_id']))
+	if(array_key_exists('channel_id', $arr) && intval($arr['channel_id']))
 		$channel_id = intval($arr['channel_id']);
 	if(! $channel_id)
 		$channel_id = get_app()->profile_uid;
@@ -844,7 +828,7 @@ function widget_photo_rand($arr) {
 	$scale = ((array_key_exists('scale',$arr)) ? intval($arr['scale']) : 0);
 
 	$ret = photos_list_photos(array('channel_id' => $channel_id),get_app()->get_observer(),$album);
-		
+
 	$filtered = array();
 	if($ret['success'] && $ret['photos'])
 	foreach($ret['photos'] as $p)
@@ -852,14 +836,14 @@ function widget_photo_rand($arr) {
 			$filtered[] = $p['src'];
 
 	if($filtered) {
-		$e = mt_rand(0,count($filtered)-1);
+		$e = mt_rand(0, count($filtered) - 1);
 		$url = $filtered[$e];
 	}
 
-	if(strpos($url,'http') !== 0)
+	if(strpos($url, 'http') !== 0)
 		return '';
 
-	if(array_key_exists('style',$arr) && isset($arr['style']))
+	if(array_key_exists('style', $arr) && isset($arr['style']))
 		$style = $arr['style'];
 
 	// ensure they can't sneak in an eval(js) function
@@ -873,7 +857,7 @@ function widget_photo_rand($arr) {
 
 	$o .= '<img class="zrl" ' 
 		. (($style) ? ' style="' . $style . '"' : '') 
-		. ' src="' . $url . '" alt="' . t('photo/image') . '" />';
+		. ' src="' . $url . '" alt="' . t('photo/image') . '">';
 
 	$o .= '</div>';
 
@@ -913,10 +897,10 @@ function widget_random_block($arr) {
 		$o = '<div class="widget bblock">';
 		if($r[0]['title'])
 			$o .= '<h3>' . $r[0]['title'] . '</h3>';
+
 		$o .= prepare_text($r[0]['body'],$r[0]['mimetype']);
 		$o .= '</div>';
-
 	}
-	return $o;
 
+	return $o;
 }