diff --git a/mod/settings.php b/mod/settings.php
index 9aa2c0b5b..6fcbe4d11 100644
--- a/mod/settings.php
+++ b/mod/settings.php
@@ -1106,40 +1106,40 @@ function settings_content(App $a)
 		$profile_in_dir = '<input type="hidden" name="profile_in_directory" value="1" />';
 	} else {
 		$profile_in_dir = replace_macros($opt_tpl, [
-			'$field' => ['profile_in_directory', L10n::t('Publish your default profile in your local site directory?'), $profile['publish'], L10n::t("Your profile may be visible in public."), [L10n::t('No'), L10n::t('Yes')]]
+			'$field' => ['profile_in_directory', L10n::t('Publish your default profile in your local site directory?'), $profile['publish'], L10n::t('Your profile will be published in the global friendica directories (e.g. <a href="%s">%s</a>). Your profile will be visible in public.', Config::get('system', 'directory'), Config::get('system', 'directory')), [L10n::t('No'), L10n::t('Yes')]]
 		]);
 	}
 
 	if (strlen(Config::get('system', 'directory'))) {
 		$profile_in_net_dir = replace_macros($opt_tpl, [
-			'$field' => ['profile_in_netdirectory', L10n::t('Publish your default profile in the global social directory?'), $profile['net-publish'], '', [L10n::t('No'), L10n::t('Yes')]]
+			'$field' => ['profile_in_netdirectory', L10n::t('Publish your default profile in the global social directory?'), $profile['net-publish'], L10n::t('Your profile will be publishedin this node\'s <a href="%s">local directory</a>. Your profile details may be publicly visible depending on the system settings.', System::baseUrl().'/directory'), [L10n::t('No'), L10n::t('Yes')]]
 		]);
 	} else {
 		$profile_in_net_dir = '';
 	}
 
 	$hide_friends = replace_macros($opt_tpl, [
-		'$field' => ['hide-friends', L10n::t('Hide your contact/friend list from viewers of your default profile?'), $profile['hide-friends'], '', [L10n::t('No'), L10n::t('Yes')]],
+		'$field' => ['hide-friends', L10n::t('Hide your contact/friend list from viewers of your default profile?'), $profile['hide-friends'], L10n::t('Your contact list won\'t be shown in your default profile page. You can decide to show your contact list separately for each additional profile you create'), [L10n::t('No'), L10n::t('Yes')]],
 	]);
 
 	$hide_wall = replace_macros($opt_tpl, [
-		'$field' => ['hidewall', L10n::t('Hide your profile details from unknown viewers?'), $a->user['hidewall'], L10n::t("If enabled, posting public messages to Diaspora and other networks isn't possible."), [L10n::t('No'), L10n::t('Yes')]],
+		'$field' => ['hidewall', L10n::t('Hide your profile details from anonymous viewers?'), $a->user['hidewall'], L10n::t('Anonymous visitors will only see your profile picture, your display name and the nickname you are using on your profile page. Disables posting public messages to Diaspora and other networks.'), [L10n::t('No'), L10n::t('Yes')]],
 	]);
 
 	$blockwall = replace_macros($opt_tpl, [
-		'$field' => ['blockwall', L10n::t('Allow friends to post to your profile page?'), (intval($a->user['blockwall']) ? '0' : '1'), '', [L10n::t('No'), L10n::t('Yes')]],
+		'$field' => ['blockwall', L10n::t('Allow friends to post to your profile page?'), (intval($a->user['blockwall']) ? '0' : '1'), L10n::t('Your contacts may write posts on your profile wall. These posts will be distributed to your contacts'), [L10n::t('No'), L10n::t('Yes')]],
 	]);
 
 	$blocktags = replace_macros($opt_tpl, [
-		'$field' => ['blocktags', L10n::t('Allow friends to tag your posts?'), (intval($a->user['blocktags']) ? '0' : '1'), '', [L10n::t('No'), L10n::t('Yes')]],
+		'$field' => ['blocktags', L10n::t('Allow friends to tag your posts?'), (intval($a->user['blocktags']) ? '0' : '1'), L10n::t('Your contacts can add additional tags to your posts.'), [L10n::t('No'), L10n::t('Yes')]],
 	]);
 
 	$suggestme = replace_macros($opt_tpl, [
-		'$field' => ['suggestme', L10n::t('Allow us to suggest you as a potential friend to new members?'), $suggestme, '', [L10n::t('No'), L10n::t('Yes')]],
+		'$field' => ['suggestme', L10n::t('Allow us to suggest you as a potential friend to new members?'), $suggestme, L10n::t('If you like, Friendica may suggest new members to add you as a contact.'), [L10n::t('No'), L10n::t('Yes')]],
 	]);
 
 	$unkmail = replace_macros($opt_tpl, [
-		'$field' => ['unkmail', L10n::t('Permit unknown people to send you private mail?'), $unkmail, '', [L10n::t('No'), L10n::t('Yes')]],
+		'$field' => ['unkmail', L10n::t('Permit unknown people to send you private mail?'), $unkmail, L10n::t('Friendica network users may send you private messages even if they are not in your contact list.'), [L10n::t('No'), L10n::t('Yes')]],
 	]);
 
 	if (!$profile['publish'] && !$profile['net-publish']) {