diff --git a/include/contact_widgets.php b/include/contact_widgets.php
index aa1bc2436..d5f791fee 100644
--- a/include/contact_widgets.php
+++ b/include/contact_widgets.php
@@ -223,13 +223,13 @@ function common_friends_visitor_widget($profile_uid)
 	}
 
 	if (!$cid) {
-		if (get_my_url()) {
+		if (Profile::getMyURL()) {
 			$contact = dba::selectFirst('contact', ['id'],
-					['nurl' => normalise_link(get_my_url()), 'uid' => $profile_uid]);
+					['nurl' => normalise_link(Profile::getMyURL()), 'uid' => $profile_uid]);
 			if (DBM::is_result($contact)) {
 				$cid = $contact['id'];
 			} else {
-				$gcontact = dba::selectFirst('gcontact', ['id'], ['nurl' => normalise_link(get_my_url())]);
+				$gcontact = dba::selectFirst('gcontact', ['id'], ['nurl' => normalise_link(Profile::getMyURL())]);
 				if (DBM::is_result($gcontact)) {
 					$zcid = $gcontact['id'];
 				}
diff --git a/include/conversation.php b/include/conversation.php
index 0e45de558..80ea6a900 100644
--- a/include/conversation.php
+++ b/include/conversation.php
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ use Friendica\Core\PConfig;
 use Friendica\Core\System;
 use Friendica\Database\DBM;
 use Friendica\Model\Contact;
+use Friendica\Model\Profile;
 use Friendica\Object\Thread;
 use Friendica\Object\Post;
 
@@ -194,10 +195,10 @@ function localize_item(&$item) {
 			}
 		}
 
-		$A = '[url=' . zrl($Alink) . ']' . $Aname . '[/url]';
-		$B = '[url=' . zrl($Blink) . ']' . $Bname . '[/url]';
+		$A = '[url=' . Profile::zrl($Alink) . ']' . $Aname . '[/url]';
+		$B = '[url=' . Profile::zrl($Blink) . ']' . $Bname . '[/url]';
 		if ($Bphoto != "") {
-			$Bphoto = '[url=' . zrl($Blink) . '][img]' . $Bphoto . '[/img][/url]';
+			$Bphoto = '[url=' . Profile::zrl($Blink) . '][img]' . $Bphoto . '[/img][/url]';
 		}
 
 		$item['body'] = sprintf( t('%1$s is now friends with %2$s'), $A, $B)."\n\n\n".$Bphoto;
@@ -231,10 +232,10 @@ function localize_item(&$item) {
 			}
 		}
 
-		$A = '[url=' . zrl($Alink) . ']' . $Aname . '[/url]';
-		$B = '[url=' . zrl($Blink) . ']' . $Bname . '[/url]';
+		$A = '[url=' . Profile::zrl($Alink) . ']' . $Aname . '[/url]';
+		$B = '[url=' . Profile::zrl($Blink) . ']' . $Bname . '[/url]';
 		if ($Bphoto != "") {
-			$Bphoto = '[url=' . zrl($Blink) . '][img=80x80]' . $Bphoto . '[/img][/url]';
+			$Bphoto = '[url=' . Profile::zrl($Blink) . '][img=80x80]' . $Bphoto . '[/img][/url]';
 		}
 
 		/*
@@ -266,8 +267,8 @@ function localize_item(&$item) {
 
 		$obj = $r[0];
 
-		$author  = '[url=' . zrl($item['author-link']) . ']' . $item['author-name'] . '[/url]';
-		$objauthor =  '[url=' . zrl($obj['author-link']) . ']' . $obj['author-name'] . '[/url]';
+		$author  = '[url=' . Profile::zrl($item['author-link']) . ']' . $item['author-name'] . '[/url]';
+		$objauthor =  '[url=' . Profile::zrl($obj['author-link']) . ']' . $obj['author-name'] . '[/url]';
 
 		switch ($obj['verb']) {
 			case ACTIVITY_POST:
@@ -320,8 +321,8 @@ function localize_item(&$item) {
 				$target = $r[0];
 				$Bname = $target['author-name'];
 				$Blink = $target['author-link'];
-				$A = '[url=' . zrl($Alink) . ']' . $Aname . '[/url]';
-				$B = '[url=' . zrl($Blink) . ']' . $Bname . '[/url]';
+				$A = '[url=' . Profile::zrl($Alink) . ']' . $Aname . '[/url]';
+				$B = '[url=' . Profile::zrl($Blink) . ']' . $Bname . '[/url]';
 				$P = '[url=' . $target['plink'] . ']' . t('post/item') . '[/url]';
 				$item['body'] = sprintf( t('%1$s marked %2$s\'s %3$s as favorite'), $A, $B, $P)."\n";
 			}
@@ -331,7 +332,7 @@ function localize_item(&$item) {
 	if (preg_match_all('/@\[url=(.*?)\]/is', $item['body'], $matches, PREG_SET_ORDER)) {
 		foreach ($matches as $mtch) {
 			if (! strpos($mtch[1], 'zrl=')) {
-				$item['body'] = str_replace($mtch[0], '@[url=' . zrl($mtch[1]) . ']', $item['body']);
+				$item['body'] = str_replace($mtch[0], '@[url=' . Profile::zrl($mtch[1]) . ']', $item['body']);
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -339,7 +340,7 @@ function localize_item(&$item) {
 	// add zrl's to public images
 	$photo_pattern = "/\[url=(.*?)\/photos\/(.*?)\/image\/(.*?)\]\[img(.*?)\]h(.*?)\[\/img\]\[\/url\]/is";
 	if (preg_match($photo_pattern, $item['body'])) {
-		$photo_replace = '[url=' . zrl('$1' . '/photos/' . '$2' . '/image/' . '$3' ,true) . '][img' . '$4' . ']h' . '$5'  . '[/img][/url]';
+		$photo_replace = '[url=' . Profile::zrl('$1' . '/photos/' . '$2' . '/image/' . '$3' ,true) . '][img' . '$4' . ']h' . '$5'  . '[/img][/url]';
 		$item['body'] = bb_tag_preg_replace($photo_pattern, $photo_replace, 'url', $item['body']);
 	}
 
@@ -709,7 +710,7 @@ function conversation(App $a, $items, $mode, $update, $preview = false) {
 				if ($sp) {
 					$sparkle = ' sparkle';
 				} else {
-					$profile_link = zrl($profile_link);
+					$profile_link = Profile::zrl($profile_link);
 				}
 
 				if (!x($item, 'author-thumb') || ($item['author-thumb'] == "")) {
@@ -1037,7 +1038,7 @@ function item_photo_menu($item) {
 		$photos_link = $profile_link . '?url=photos';
 		$profile_link = $profile_link . '?url=profile';
 	} else {
-		$profile_link = zrl($profile_link);
+		$profile_link = Profile::zrl($profile_link);
 	}
 
 	if ($cid && !$item['self']) {
@@ -1130,7 +1131,7 @@ function builtin_activity_puller($item, &$conv_responses) {
 				$url = 'redir/' . $item['contact-id'];
 				$sparkle = ' class="sparkle" ';
 			} else {
-				$url = zrl($url);
+				$url = Profile::zrl($url);
 			}
 
 			$url = '<a href="'. $url . '"'. $sparkle .'>' . htmlentities($item['author-name']) . '</a>';
diff --git a/include/event.php b/include/event.php
index a9b82ed50..b8b60a86d 100644
--- a/include/event.php
+++ b/include/event.php
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use Friendica\Content\Feature;
 use Friendica\Core\PConfig;
 use Friendica\Core\System;
 use Friendica\Database\DBM;
+use Friendica\Model\Profile;
 use Friendica\Util\Map;
 
 require_once 'include/bbcode.php';
@@ -964,7 +965,7 @@ function format_event_item($item) {
 	$profile_link = best_link_url($item, $sp);
 
 	if (!$sp) {
-		$profile_link = zrl($profile_link);
+		$profile_link = Profile::zrl($profile_link);
 	}
 
 	$event = replace_macros(get_markup_template('event_stream_item.tpl'), array(
diff --git a/include/nav.php b/include/nav.php
index 312e3de52..5c2d6efa0 100644
--- a/include/nav.php
+++ b/include/nav.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use Friendica\Content\Feature;
 use Friendica\Core\Config;
 use Friendica\Core\System;
 use Friendica\Database\DBM;
+use Friendica\Model\Profile;
 
 function nav(App $a) {
 
@@ -104,9 +105,9 @@ function nav_info(App $a)
 	}
 
 	// "Home" should also take you home from an authenticated remote profile connection
-	$homelink = get_my_url();
+	$homelink = Profile::getMyURL();
 	if (! $homelink) {
-		$homelink = ((x($_SESSION,'visitor_home')) ? $_SESSION['visitor_home'] : '');
+		$homelink = ((x($_SESSION, 'visitor_home')) ? $_SESSION['visitor_home'] : '');
 	}
 
 	if (($a->module != 'home') && (! (local_user()))) {
@@ -145,7 +146,7 @@ function nav_info(App $a)
 	if (strlen(Config::get('system', 'singleuser'))) {
 		$gdir = Config::get('system', 'directory');
 		if (strlen($gdir)) {
-			$gdirpath = zrl($gdir, true);
+			$gdirpath = Profile::zrl($gdir, true);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/include/text.php b/include/text.php
index b34c3e902..66918e9a6 100644
--- a/include/text.php
+++ b/include/text.php
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ use Friendica\Core\Config;
 use Friendica\Core\PConfig;
 use Friendica\Core\System;
 use Friendica\Database\DBM;
+use Friendica\Model\Profile;
 use Friendica\Model\Term;
 use Friendica\Util\Map;
 
@@ -1011,7 +1012,7 @@ function micropro($contact, $redirect = false, $class = '', $textmode = false) {
 			$url = $redirect_url;
 			$sparkle = ' sparkle';
 		} else {
-			$url = zrl($url);
+			$url = Profile::zrl($url);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index 7436a5112..3e01b60c3 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ use Friendica\Core\Config;
 use Friendica\Core\Worker;
 use Friendica\Database\DBM;
 use Friendica\Module\Login;
+use Friendica\Module\Profile;
 
 require_once 'boot.php';
 
@@ -128,7 +129,7 @@ if ((x($_GET, 'zrl')) && (!$install && !$maintenance)) {
 	) {
 		$_SESSION['my_url'] = $_GET['zrl'];
 		$a->query_string = preg_replace('/[\?&]zrl=(.*?)([\?&]|$)/is', '', $a->query_string);
-		zrl_init($a);
+		Profile::zrlInit($a);
 	} else {
 		// Someone came with an invalid parameter, maybe as a DDoS attempt
 		// We simply stop processing here
diff --git a/mod/allfriends.php b/mod/allfriends.php
index 88dddb3ee..fc50eb206 100644
--- a/mod/allfriends.php
+++ b/mod/allfriends.php
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 <?php
-
 /**
  * @file mod/allfriends.php
  */
@@ -9,7 +8,10 @@ use Friendica\Core\System;
 use Friendica\Database\DBM;
 use Friendica\Model\Contact;
 use Friendica\Model\GContact;
+use Friendica\Model\Profile;
+use dba;
 
+require_once 'include/dba.php';
 require_once 'mod/contacts.php';
 
 function allfriends_content(App $a)
@@ -31,17 +33,14 @@ function allfriends_content(App $a)
 
 	$uid = $a->user['uid'];
 
-	$c = q("SELECT `name`, `url`, `photo` FROM `contact` WHERE `id` = %d AND `uid` = %d LIMIT 1",
-		intval($cid),
-		intval(local_user())
-	);
+	$c = dba::selectFirst('contact', ['name', 'url', 'photo'], ['id' => $cid, 'uid' => local_user()]);
 
 	if (!DBM::is_result($c)) {
 		return;
 	}
 
 	$a->page['aside'] = "";
-	profile_load($a, "", 0, Contact::getDetailsByURL($c[0]["url"]));
+	Profile::load($a, "", 0, Contact::getDetailsByURL($c[0]["url"]));
 
 	$total = GContact::countAllFriends(local_user(), $cid);
 
@@ -71,7 +70,7 @@ function allfriends_content(App $a)
 		} else {
 			$connlnk = System::baseUrl() . '/follow/?url=' . $rr['url'];
 			$photo_menu = array(
-				'profile' => array(t("View Profile"), zrl($rr['url'])),
+				'profile' => array(t("View Profile"), Profile::zrl($rr['url'])),
 				'follow' => array(t("Connect/Follow"), $connlnk)
 			);
 		}
diff --git a/mod/cal.php b/mod/cal.php
index dece5ac18..3527234a8 100644
--- a/mod/cal.php
+++ b/mod/cal.php
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
  * 	This calendar is for profile visitors and contains only the events
  * 	of the profile owner
  */
-
 use Friendica\App;
 use Friendica\Content\Feature;
 use Friendica\Core\Config;
@@ -13,6 +12,7 @@ use Friendica\Core\System;
 use Friendica\Database\DBM;
 use Friendica\Model\Contact;
 use Friendica\Model\Group;
+use Friendica\Model\Profile;
 use Friendica\Protocol\DFRN;
 
 require_once 'include/event.php';
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ function cal_init(App $a)
 			return;
 		}
 
-		$profile = get_profiledata_by_nick($nick, $a->profile_uid);
+		$profile = Profile::getProfiledataByNick($nick, $a->profile_uid);
 
 		$account_type = Contact::getAccountType($profile);
 
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ function cal_content(App $a)
 	$sql_extra = " AND `event`.`cid` = 0 " . $sql_perms;
 
 	// get the tab navigation bar
-	$tabs = profile_tabs($a, false, $a->data['user']['nickname']);
+	$tabs = Profile::getTabs($a, false, $a->data['user']['nickname']);
 
 	// The view mode part is similiar to /mod/events.php
 	if ($mode == 'view') {
diff --git a/mod/common.php b/mod/common.php
index 11bddf6b5..472269f40 100644
--- a/mod/common.php
+++ b/mod/common.php
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 <?php
-
 /**
  * @file include/common.php
  */
@@ -8,7 +7,10 @@ use Friendica\Content\ContactSelector;
 use Friendica\Database\DBM;
 use Friendica\Model\Contact;
 use Friendica\Model\GContact;
+use Friendica\Model\Profile;
+use dba;
 
+require_once 'include/dba.php';
 require_once 'mod/contacts.php';
 
 function common_content(App $a)
@@ -34,40 +36,39 @@ function common_content(App $a)
 	}
 
 	if ($cmd === 'loc' && $cid) {
-		$c = q("SELECT `name`, `url`, `photo` FROM `contact` WHERE `id` = %d AND `uid` = %d LIMIT 1",
-			intval($cid),
-			intval($uid)
-		);
-		/// @TODO Handle $c with DBM::is_result()
-		$a->page['aside'] = "";
-		profile_load($a, "", 0, Contact::getDetailsByURL($c[0]["url"]));
-	} else {
-		$c = q("SELECT `name`, `url`, `photo` FROM `contact` WHERE `self` = 1 AND `uid` = %d LIMIT 1",
-			intval($uid)
-		);
-		/// @TODO Handle $c with DBM::is_result()
-		$vcard_widget = replace_macros(get_markup_template("vcard-widget.tpl"), array(
-			'$name' => htmlentities($c[0]['name']),
-			'$photo' => $c[0]['photo'],
-			'url' => 'contacts/' . $cid
-		));
+		$c = dba::selectFirst('contact', ['name', 'url', 'photo'], ['id' => $cid, 'uid' => $uid]);
 
-		if (!x($a->page, 'aside')) {
-			$a->page['aside'] = '';
+		if (DBM::is_result($c)) {
+			$a->page['aside'] = "";
+			Profile::load($a, "", 0, Contact::getDetailsByURL($c["url"]));
+		}
+	} else {
+		$c = dba::selectFirst('contact', ['name', 'url', 'photo'], ['self' => true, 'uid' => $uid]);
+
+		if (DBM::is_result($c)) {
+			$vcard_widget = replace_macros(get_markup_template("vcard-widget.tpl"), array(
+				'$name' => htmlentities($c['name']),
+				'$photo' => $c['photo'],
+				'url' => 'contacts/' . $cid
+			));
+	
+			if (!x($a->page, 'aside')) {
+				$a->page['aside'] = '';
+			}
+			$a->page['aside'] .= $vcard_widget;
 		}
-		$a->page['aside'] .= $vcard_widget;
 	}
 
 	if (!DBM::is_result($c)) {
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (!$cid && get_my_url()) {
-		$contact = dba::selectFirst('contact', ['id'], ['nurl' => normalise_link(get_my_url()), 'uid' => $uid]);
+	if (!$cid && Profile::getMyURL()) {
+		$contact = dba::selectFirst('contact', ['id'], ['nurl' => normalise_link(Profile::getMyURL()), 'uid' => $uid]);
 		if (DBM::is_result($contact)) {
 			$cid = $contact['id'];
 		} else {
-			$gcontact = dba::selectFirst('gcontact', ['id'], ['nurl' => normalise_link(get_my_url())]);
+			$gcontact = dba::selectFirst('gcontact', ['id'], ['nurl' => normalise_link(Profile::getMyURL())]);
 			if (DBM::is_result($gcontact)) {
 				$zcid = $gcontact['id'];
 			}
diff --git a/mod/contacts.php b/mod/contacts.php
index f213b8370..22b5b87e7 100644
--- a/mod/contacts.php
+++ b/mod/contacts.php
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 <?php
-
 /**
  * @file mod/contacts.php
  */
-
 use Friendica\App;
 use Friendica\Content\ContactSelector;
 use Friendica\Core\System;
@@ -12,6 +10,7 @@ use Friendica\Database\DBM;
 use Friendica\Model\Contact;
 use Friendica\Model\GContact;
 use Friendica\Model\Group;
+use Friendica\Model\Profile;
 use Friendica\Network\Probe;
 
 require_once 'include/contact_widgets.php';
@@ -902,7 +901,7 @@ function contact_posts($a, $contact_id)
 	$contact = dba::selectFirst('contact', ['url'], ['id' => $contact_id]);
 	if (DBM::is_result($contact)) {
 		$a->page['aside'] = "";
-		profile_load($a, "", 0, Contact::getDetailsByURL($contact["url"]));
+		Profile::load($a, "", 0, Contact::getDetailsByURL($contact["url"]));
 		$o .= Contact::getPostsFromUrl($contact["url"]);
 	}
 
diff --git a/mod/crepair.php b/mod/crepair.php
index 94d161dc5..cfe0e3e28 100644
--- a/mod/crepair.php
+++ b/mod/crepair.php
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 <?php
-
 /**
  * @file mod/crepair.php
  */
@@ -7,6 +6,7 @@ use Friendica\App;
 use Friendica\Core\Config;
 use Friendica\Database\DBM;
 use Friendica\Model\Contact;
+use Friendica\Model\Profile;
 
 require_once 'mod/contacts.php';
 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ function crepair_init(App $a)
 
 	if (DBM::is_result($contact)) {
 		$a->data['contact'] = $contact;
-		profile_load($a, "", 0, Contact::getDetailsByURL($contact["url"]));
+		Profile::load($a, "", 0, Contact::getDetailsByURL($contact["url"]));
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/mod/dfrn_request.php b/mod/dfrn_request.php
index ca43998cb..d42e649bf 100644
--- a/mod/dfrn_request.php
+++ b/mod/dfrn_request.php
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ use Friendica\Database\DBM;
 use Friendica\Model\Contact;
 use Friendica\Model\Group;
 use Friendica\Model\User;
+use Friendica\Model\Profile;
 use Friendica\Module\Login;
 use Friendica\Network\Probe;
 
@@ -26,10 +27,11 @@ require_once 'include/enotify.php';
 
 function dfrn_request_init(App $a)
 {
-	if ($a->argc > 1)
+	if ($a->argc > 1) {
 		$which = $a->argv[1];
+	}
 
-	profile_load($a, $which);
+	Profile::load($a, $which);
 	return;
 }
 
@@ -183,7 +185,7 @@ function dfrn_request_post(App $a)
 				}
 
 				// (ignore reply, nothing we can do it failed)
-				// Old: goaway(zrl($dfrn_url));
+				// Old: goaway(Profile::zrl($dfrn_url));
 				goaway($forwardurl);
 				return; // NOTREACHED
 			}
@@ -618,7 +620,7 @@ function dfrn_request_content(App $a)
 			}
 		} else {
 			// last, try a zrl
-			$myaddr = get_my_url();
+			$myaddr = Profile::getMyURL();
 		}
 
 		$target_addr = $a->profile['nickname'] . '@' . substr(System::baseUrl(), strpos(System::baseUrl(), '://') + 3);
diff --git a/mod/directory.php b/mod/directory.php
index f29e3eb69..9dc08f0fb 100644
--- a/mod/directory.php
+++ b/mod/directory.php
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 <?php
-
+/**
+ * @file mod/directory.php
+ */
 use Friendica\App;
 use Friendica\Core\Config;
 use Friendica\Database\DBM;
 use Friendica\Model\Contact;
+use Friendica\Model\Profile;
 
 function directory_init(App $a) {
 	$a->set_pager_itemspage(60);
@@ -46,7 +49,7 @@ function directory_content(App $a) {
 	$gdirpath = '';
 	$dirurl = Config::get('system','directory');
 	if(strlen($dirurl)) {
-		$gdirpath = zrl($dirurl,true);
+		$gdirpath = Profile::zrl($dirurl,true);
 	}
 
 	if($search) {
@@ -146,7 +149,7 @@ function directory_content(App $a) {
 			$location_e = $location;
 
 			$photo_menu = array(
-				'profile' => array(t("View Profile"), zrl($profile_link))
+				'profile' => array(t("View Profile"), Profile::zrl($profile_link))
 			);
 
 			$entry = array(
diff --git a/mod/dirfind.php b/mod/dirfind.php
index 06bb1d8da..4260ce827 100644
--- a/mod/dirfind.php
+++ b/mod/dirfind.php
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use Friendica\Core\System;
 use Friendica\Core\Worker;
 use Friendica\Model\Contact;
 use Friendica\Model\GContact;
+use Friendica\Model\Profile;
 use Friendica\Network\Probe;
 use Friendica\Protocol\PortableContact;
 
@@ -214,7 +215,7 @@ function dirfind_content(App $a, $prefix = "") {
 					$connlnk = System::baseUrl().'/follow/?url='.(($jj->connect) ? $jj->connect : $jj->url);
 					$conntxt = t('Connect');
 					$photo_menu = array(
-						'profile' => array(t("View Profile"), zrl($jj->url)),
+						'profile' => array(t("View Profile"), Profile::zrl($jj->url)),
 						'follow' => array(t("Connect/Follow"), $connlnk)
 					);
 				}
@@ -223,7 +224,7 @@ function dirfind_content(App $a, $prefix = "") {
 
 				$entry = array(
 					'alt_text' => $alt_text,
-					'url' => zrl($jj->url),
+					'url' => Profile::zrl($jj->url),
 					'itemurl' => $itemurl,
 					'name' => htmlentities($jj->name),
 					'thumb' => proxy_url($jj->photo, false, PROXY_SIZE_THUMB),
diff --git a/mod/display.php b/mod/display.php
index 25dd9b3af..2bd2b9a5d 100644
--- a/mod/display.php
+++ b/mod/display.php
@@ -1,15 +1,19 @@
 <?php
-
+/**
+ * @file mod/display.php
+ */
 use Friendica\App;
 use Friendica\Core\Config;
 use Friendica\Core\System;
 use Friendica\Database\DBM;
 use Friendica\Model\Contact;
 use Friendica\Model\Group;
+use Friendica\Model\Profile;
 use Friendica\Protocol\DFRN;
 
-function display_init(App $a) {
-	if (Config::get('system','block_public') && !local_user() && !remote_user()) {
+function display_init(App $a)
+{
+	if (Config::get('system', 'block_public') && !local_user() && !remote_user()) {
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -103,7 +107,7 @@ function display_init(App $a) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	profile_load($a, $nick, 0, $profiledata);
+	Profile::load($a, $nick, 0, $profiledata);
 }
 
 function display_fetchauthor($a, $item) {
diff --git a/mod/events.php b/mod/events.php
index 0608e8679..b64b6a134 100644
--- a/mod/events.php
+++ b/mod/events.php
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@
  * @file mod/events.php
  * @brief The events module
  */
-
 use Friendica\App;
 use Friendica\Core\Config;
 use Friendica\Core\System;
 use Friendica\Core\Worker;
 use Friendica\Database\DBM;
+use Friendica\Model\Profile;
 
 require_once 'include/bbcode.php';
 require_once 'include/datetime.php';
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ function events_content(App $a) {
 	$tabs = '';
 	// tabs
 	if ($a->theme_events_in_profile) {
-		$tabs = profile_tabs($a, true);
+		$tabs = Profile::getTabs($a, true);
 	}
 
 	$mode = 'view';
diff --git a/mod/follow.php b/mod/follow.php
index 2194321de..f1a53e953 100644
--- a/mod/follow.php
+++ b/mod/follow.php
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ use Friendica\App;
 use Friendica\Core\Config;
 use Friendica\Core\System;
 use Friendica\Model\Contact;
+use Friendica\Model\Profile;
 use Friendica\Network\Probe;
 
-
 function follow_post(App $a) {
 
 	if (!local_user()) {
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ function follow_content(App $a) {
 			'$nickname' => "",
 			'$name' => $ret["name"],
 			'$url' => $ret["url"],
-			'$zrl' => zrl($ret["url"]),
+			'$zrl' => Profile::zrl($ret["url"]),
 			'$url_label' => t("Profile URL"),
 			'$myaddr' => $myaddr,
 			'$request' => $request,
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ function follow_content(App $a) {
 
 	$a->page['aside'] = "";
 
-	profile_load($a, "", 0, Contact::getDetailsByURL($ret["url"]), false);
+	Profile::load($a, "", 0, Contact::getDetailsByURL($ret["url"]), false);
 
 	if ($gcontact_id <> 0) {
 		$o .= replace_macros(get_markup_template('section_title.tpl'),
diff --git a/mod/hcard.php b/mod/hcard.php
index f8d4cfc3b..5e8831920 100644
--- a/mod/hcard.php
+++ b/mod/hcard.php
@@ -1,18 +1,19 @@
 <?php
-
+/**
+ * @file mod/hcard.php
+ */
 use Friendica\App;
 use Friendica\Core\Config;
 use Friendica\Core\System;
 
-function hcard_init(App $a) {
-
-	$blocked = (((Config::get('system','block_public')) && (! local_user()) && (! remote_user())) ? true : false);
+function hcard_init(App $a)
+{
+	$blocked = (((Config::get('system', 'block_public')) && (! local_user()) && (! remote_user())) ? true : false);
 
 	if ($a->argc > 1) {
 		$which = $a->argv[1];
-	}
-	else {
-		notice( t('No profile') . EOL );
+	} else {
+		notice(t('No profile') . EOL);
 		$a->error = 404;
 		return;
 	}
@@ -23,22 +24,22 @@ function hcard_init(App $a) {
 		$profile = $a->argv[1];
 	}
 
-	profile_load($a,$which,$profile);
+	Profile::load($a, $which, $profile);
 
-	if ((x($a->profile,'page-flags')) && ($a->profile['page-flags'] == PAGE_COMMUNITY)) {
+	if ((x($a->profile, 'page-flags')) && ($a->profile['page-flags'] == PAGE_COMMUNITY)) {
 		$a->page['htmlhead'] .= '<meta name="friendica.community" content="true" />';
 	}
-	if (x($a->profile,'openidserver')) {
+	if (x($a->profile, 'openidserver')) {
 		$a->page['htmlhead'] .= '<link rel="openid.server" href="' . $a->profile['openidserver'] . '" />' . "\r\n";
 	}
-	if (x($a->profile,'openid')) {
-		$delegate = ((strstr($a->profile['openid'],'://')) ? $a->profile['openid'] : 'http://' . $a->profile['openid']);
+	if (x($a->profile, 'openid')) {
+		$delegate = ((strstr($a->profile['openid'], '://')) ? $a->profile['openid'] : 'http://' . $a->profile['openid']);
 		$a->page['htmlhead'] .= '<link rel="openid.delegate" href="' . $delegate . '" />' . "\r\n";
 	}
 
 	if (! $blocked) {
-		$keywords = ((x($a->profile,'pub_keywords')) ? $a->profile['pub_keywords'] : '');
-		$keywords = str_replace(array(',',' ',',,'),array(' ',',',','),$keywords);
+		$keywords = ((x($a->profile, 'pub_keywords')) ? $a->profile['pub_keywords'] : '');
+		$keywords = str_replace(array(',',' ',',,'), array(' ',',',','), $keywords);
 		if (strlen($keywords)) {
 			$a->page['htmlhead'] .= '<meta name="keywords" content="' . $keywords . '" />' . "\r\n" ;
 		}
@@ -54,5 +55,4 @@ function hcard_init(App $a) {
 	foreach ($dfrn_pages as $dfrn) {
 		$a->page['htmlhead'] .= "<link rel=\"dfrn-{$dfrn}\" href=\"".System::baseUrl()."/dfrn_{$dfrn}/{$which}\" />\r\n";
 	}
-
 }
diff --git a/mod/hovercard.php b/mod/hovercard.php
index d7ba0f4f5..840ed5e6b 100644
--- a/mod/hovercard.php
+++ b/mod/hovercard.php
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ function hovercard_content()
 		'nick'     => $contact['nick'],
 		'addr'     => defaults($contact, 'addr', $contact['url']),
 		'thumb'    => proxy_url($contact['thumb'], false, PROXY_SIZE_THUMB),
-		'url'      => $cid ? ('redir/' . $cid) : zrl($contact['url']),
+		'url'      => $cid ? ('redir/' . $cid) : Profile::zrl($contact['url']),
 		'nurl'     => $contact['nurl'], // We additionally store the nurl as identifier
 		'location' => $contact['location'],
 		'gender'   => $contact['gender'],
diff --git a/mod/match.php b/mod/match.php
index 563ce5bed..7da56bffa 100644
--- a/mod/match.php
+++ b/mod/match.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use Friendica\Core\Config;
 use Friendica\Core\System;
 use Friendica\Database\DBM;
 use Friendica\Model\Contact;
+use Friendica\Model\Profile;
 
 require_once 'include/text.php';
 require_once 'include/contact_widgets.php';
@@ -83,14 +84,14 @@ function match_content(App $a)
 					$jj->photo = str_replace("http:///photo/", get_server()."/photo/", $jj->photo);
 					$connlnk = System::baseUrl() . '/follow/?url=' . $jj->url;
 					$photo_menu = array(
-						'profile' => array(t("View Profile"), zrl($jj->url)),
+						'profile' => array(t("View Profile"), Profile::zrl($jj->url)),
 						'follow' => array(t("Connect/Follow"), $connlnk)
 					);
 
 					$contact_details = Contact::getDetailsByURL($jj->url, local_user());
 
 					$entry = array(
-						'url' => zrl($jj->url),
+						'url' => Profile::zrl($jj->url),
 						'itemurl' => (($contact_details['addr'] != "") ? $contact_details['addr'] : $jj->url),
 						'name' => $jj->name,
 						'details'       => $contact_details['location'],
diff --git a/mod/network.php b/mod/network.php
index 9b6e3f1c3..870bb7553 100644
--- a/mod/network.php
+++ b/mod/network.php
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ use Friendica\Core\PConfig;
 use Friendica\Database\DBM;
 use Friendica\Model\Contact;
 use Friendica\Model\Group;
+use Friendica\Model\Profile;
 use Friendica\Module\Login;
 
 require_once 'include/conversation.php';
@@ -459,9 +460,9 @@ function networkFlatView(App $a, $update = 0) {
 
 		$o .= status_editor($a, $x);
 
-		if (!Config::get('theme','hide_eventlist')) {
-			$o .= get_birthdays();
-			$o .= get_events();
+		if (!Config::get('theme', 'hide_eventlist')) {
+			$o .= Profile::getBirthdays();
+			$o .= Profile::getEvents();
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -700,9 +701,9 @@ function networkThreadedView(App $a, $update = 0) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (!$gid && !$cid && !$update && !Config::get('theme','hide_eventlist')) {
-		$o .= get_birthdays();
-		$o .= get_events();
+	if (!$gid && !$cid && !$update && !Config::get('theme', 'hide_eventlist')) {
+		$o .= Profile::getBirthdays();
+		$o .= Profile::getEvents();
 	}
 
 	if ($datequery) {
diff --git a/mod/noscrape.php b/mod/noscrape.php
index fb5dea872..8702f034a 100644
--- a/mod/noscrape.php
+++ b/mod/noscrape.php
@@ -1,23 +1,26 @@
 <?php
-
+/**
+ * @file mod/noscrape.php
+ */
 use Friendica\App;
 use Friendica\Core\System;
 use Friendica\Database\DBM;
 
-function noscrape_init(App $a) {
-
-	if($a->argc > 1)
+function noscrape_init(App $a)
+{
+	if ($a->argc > 1) {
 		$which = $a->argv[1];
-	else
+	} else {
 		killme();
+	}
 
 	$profile = 0;
-	if((local_user()) && ($a->argc > 2) && ($a->argv[2] === 'view')) {
+	if ((local_user()) && ($a->argc > 2) && ($a->argv[2] === 'view')) {
 		$which = $a->user['nickname'];
 		$profile = $a->argv[1];
 	}
 
-	profile_load($a,$which,$profile);
+	Profile::load($a, $which, $profile);
 
 	if (!$a->profile['net-publish'] || $a->profile['hidewall']) {
 		header('Content-type: application/json; charset=utf-8');
@@ -26,12 +29,11 @@ function noscrape_init(App $a) {
 		exit;
 	}
 
-	$keywords = ((x($a->profile,'pub_keywords')) ? $a->profile['pub_keywords'] : '');
-	$keywords = str_replace(array('#',',',' ',',,'),array('',' ',',',','),$keywords);
+	$keywords = ((x($a->profile, 'pub_keywords')) ? $a->profile['pub_keywords'] : '');
+	$keywords = str_replace(array('#',',',' ',',,'), array('',' ',',',','), $keywords);
 	$keywords = explode(',', $keywords);
 
-	$r = q("SELECT `photo` FROM `contact` WHERE `self` AND `uid` = %d",
-		intval($a->profile['uid']));
+	$r = dba::selectFirst('contact', ['photo'], ['self' => true, 'uid' => $a->profile['uid']]);
 
 	$json_info = array(
 		'fn'       => $a->profile['name'],
@@ -40,8 +42,8 @@ function noscrape_init(App $a) {
 		'guid'     => $a->profile['guid'],
 		'key'      => $a->profile['pubkey'],
 		'homepage' => System::baseUrl()."/profile/{$which}",
-		'comm'     => (x($a->profile,'page-flags')) && ($a->profile['page-flags'] == PAGE_COMMUNITY),
-		'photo'    => $r[0]["photo"],
+		'comm'     => (x($a->profile, 'page-flags')) && ($a->profile['page-flags'] == PAGE_COMMUNITY),
+		'photo'    => $r["photo"],
 		'tags'     => $keywords
 	);
 
@@ -99,5 +101,4 @@ function noscrape_init(App $a) {
 	header('Content-type: application/json; charset=utf-8');
 	echo json_encode($json_info);
 	exit;
-
 }
diff --git a/mod/notes.php b/mod/notes.php
index c5c45be72..dbf84337e 100644
--- a/mod/notes.php
+++ b/mod/notes.php
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 <?php
-
+/**
+ * @file mod/notes.php
+ */
 use Friendica\App;
 use Friendica\Database\DBM;
+use Friendica\Model\Profile;
 
 function notes_init(App $a) {
 
@@ -15,7 +18,7 @@ function notes_init(App $a) {
 
 	nav_set_selected('home');
 
-//	profile_load($a,$which,$profile);
+	//Profile::load($a, $which, $profile);
 
 }
 
@@ -44,7 +47,7 @@ function notes_content(App $a, $update = false) {
 	$is_owner = true;
 
 	$o ="";
-	$o .= profile_tabs($a,True);
+	$o .= Profile::getTabs($a, true);
 
 	if(! $update) {
 		$o .= '<h3>' . t('Personal Notes') . '</h3>';
diff --git a/mod/photos.php b/mod/photos.php
index bc8734798..5da7de838 100644
--- a/mod/photos.php
+++ b/mod/photos.php
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ use Friendica\Database\DBM;
 use Friendica\Model\Contact;
 use Friendica\Model\Group;
 use Friendica\Model\Photo;
+use Friendica\Model\Profile;
 use Friendica\Network\Probe;
 use Friendica\Object\Image;
 use Friendica\Protocol\DFRN;
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ function photos_init(App $a) {
 		$a->profile_uid = $user[0]['uid'];
 		$is_owner = (local_user() && (local_user() == $a->profile_uid));
 
-		$profile = get_profiledata_by_nick($nick, $a->profile_uid);
+		$profile = Profile::getProfiledataByNick($nick, $a->profile_uid);
 
 		$account_type = Contact::getAccountType($profile);
 
@@ -1074,7 +1075,7 @@ function photos_content(App $a)
 
 	// tabs
 	$is_owner = (local_user() && (local_user() == $owner_uid));
-	$o .= profile_tabs($a, $is_owner, $a->data['user']['nickname']);
+	$o .= Profile::getTabs($a, $is_owner, $a->data['user']['nickname']);
 
 	// Display upload form
 	if ($datatype === 'upload') {
diff --git a/mod/profile.php b/mod/profile.php
index 0dd723379..59762f479 100644
--- a/mod/profile.php
+++ b/mod/profile.php
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use Friendica\Core\PConfig;
 use Friendica\Core\System;
 use Friendica\Database\DBM;
 use Friendica\Model\Group;
+use Friendica\Model\Profile;
 use Friendica\Module\Login;
 use Friendica\Protocol\DFRN;
 
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ function profile_init(App $a)
 		DFRN::autoRedir($a, $which);
 	}
 
-	profile_load($a, $which, $profile);
+	Profile::load($a, $which, $profile);
 
 	$blocked   = !local_user() && !remote_user() && Config::get('system', 'block_public');
 	$userblock = !local_user() && !remote_user() && $a->profile['hidewall'];
@@ -175,10 +176,10 @@ function profile_content(App $a, $update = 0)
 			$tab = notags(trim($_GET['tab']));
 		}
 
-		$o .= profile_tabs($a, $is_owner, $a->profile['nickname']);
+		$o .= Profile::getTabs($a, $is_owner, $a->profile['nickname']);
 
 		if ($tab === 'profile') {
-			$o .= advanced_profile($a);
+			$o .= Profile::getAdvanced($a);
 			call_hooks('profile_advanced', $o);
 			return $o;
 		}
@@ -346,8 +347,8 @@ function profile_content(App $a, $update = 0)
 	}
 
 	if ($is_owner && !$update && !Config::get('theme', 'hide_eventlist')) {
-		$o .= get_birthdays();
-		$o .= get_events();
+		$o .= Profile::getBirthdays();
+		$o .= Profile::getEvents();
 	}
 
 
diff --git a/mod/profile_photo.php b/mod/profile_photo.php
index 5b75e654d..8cd1fcb6a 100644
--- a/mod/profile_photo.php
+++ b/mod/profile_photo.php
@@ -8,15 +8,16 @@ use Friendica\Core\System;
 use Friendica\Core\Worker;
 use Friendica\Database\DBM;
 use Friendica\Model\Photo;
+use Friendica\Model\Profile;
 use Friendica\Object\Image;
 
-function profile_photo_init(App $a) {
-
+function profile_photo_init(App $a)
+{
 	if (! local_user()) {
 		return;
 	}
 
-	profile_load($a,$a->user['nickname']);
+	Profile::load($a, $a->user['nickname']);
 }
 
 function profile_photo_post(App $a) {
diff --git a/mod/profiles.php b/mod/profiles.php
index cc01f74dd..279a198aa 100644
--- a/mod/profiles.php
+++ b/mod/profiles.php
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ function profiles_init(App $a) {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		profile_load($a,$a->user['nickname'], $r[0]['id']);
+		Profile::load($a, $a->user['nickname'], $r[0]['id']);
 	}
 
 
diff --git a/mod/profperm.php b/mod/profperm.php
index 99b58516d..0a3cfd5b1 100644
--- a/mod/profperm.php
+++ b/mod/profperm.php
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 <?php
-
+/**
+ * @file mod/profperm.php
+ */
 use Friendica\App;
 use Friendica\Core\Config;
 use Friendica\Core\PConfig;
 use Friendica\Database\DBM;
 
-function profperm_init(App $a) {
-
+function profperm_init(App $a)
+{
 	if (! local_user()) {
 		return;
 	}
@@ -14,8 +16,7 @@ function profperm_init(App $a) {
 	$which = $a->user['nickname'];
 	$profile = $a->argv[1];
 
-	profile_load($a,$which,$profile);
-
+	Profile::load($a, $which, $profile);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/mod/randprof.php b/mod/randprof.php
index 40ad09271..c5154c12d 100644
--- a/mod/randprof.php
+++ b/mod/randprof.php
@@ -1,14 +1,18 @@
 <?php
-
+/**
+ * @file mod/randprof.php
+ */
 use Friendica\App;
 use Friendica\Core\System;
 use Friendica\Model\GContact;
+use Friendica\Model\Profile;
 
-function randprof_init(App $a) {
+function randprof_init(App $a)
+{
 	$x = GContact::getRandomUrl();
 
 	if ($x) {
-		goaway(zrl($x));
+		goaway(Profile::zrl($x));
 	}
 
 	goaway(System::baseUrl() . '/profile');
diff --git a/mod/suggest.php b/mod/suggest.php
index 05a720f7b..a3da9a445 100644
--- a/mod/suggest.php
+++ b/mod/suggest.php
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use Friendica\Core\System;
 use Friendica\Database\DBM;
 use Friendica\Model\Contact;
 use Friendica\Model\GContact;
+use Friendica\Model\Profile;
 
 require_once 'include/contact_widgets.php';
 
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ function suggest_content(App $a) {
 		$connlnk = System::baseUrl() . '/follow/?url=' . (($rr['connect']) ? $rr['connect'] : $rr['url']);
 		$ignlnk = System::baseUrl() . '/suggest?ignore=' . $rr['id'];
 		$photo_menu = array(
-			'profile' => array(t("View Profile"), zrl($rr["url"])),
+			'profile' => array(t("View Profile"), Profile::zrl($rr["url"])),
 			'follow' => array(t("Connect/Follow"), $connlnk),
 			'hide' => array(t('Ignore/Hide'), $ignlnk)
 		);
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ function suggest_content(App $a) {
 		$contact_details = Contact::getDetailsByURL($rr["url"], local_user(), $rr);
 
 		$entry = array(
-			'url' => zrl($rr['url']),
+			'url' => Profile::zrl($rr['url']),
 			'itemurl' => (($contact_details['addr'] != "") ? $contact_details['addr'] : $rr['url']),
 			'img_hover' => $rr['url'],
 			'name' => $contact_details['name'],
diff --git a/mod/unfollow.php b/mod/unfollow.php
index a68c4de90..b84e1079d 100644
--- a/mod/unfollow.php
+++ b/mod/unfollow.php
@@ -6,9 +6,10 @@ use Friendica\App;
 use Friendica\Core\System;
 use Friendica\Database\DBM;
 use Friendica\Model\Contact;
+use Friendica\Model\Profile;
 
-function unfollow_post(App $a) {
-
+function unfollow_post(App $a)
+{
 	if (!local_user()) {
 		notice(t('Permission denied.') . EOL);
 		goaway($_SESSION['return_url']);
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@ function unfollow_content(App $a) {
 			'$nickname' => "",
 			'$name' => $contact["name"],
 			'$url' => $contact["url"],
-			'$zrl' => zrl($contact["url"]),
+			'$zrl' => Profile::zrl($contact["url"]),
 			'$url_label' => t("Profile URL"),
 			'$myaddr' => $myaddr,
 			'$request' => $request,
@@ -125,11 +126,9 @@ function unfollow_content(App $a) {
 	));
 
 	$a->page['aside'] = "";
-	profile_load($a, "", 0, Contact::getDetailsByURL($contact["url"]));
+	Profile::load($a, "", 0, Contact::getDetailsByURL($contact["url"]));
 
-	$o .= replace_macros(get_markup_template('section_title.tpl'),
-					array('$title' => t('Status Messages and Posts')
-	));
+	$o .= replace_macros(get_markup_template('section_title.tpl'), array('$title' => t('Status Messages and Posts')));
 
 	// Show last public posts
 	$o .= Contact::getPostsFromUrl($contact["url"]);
diff --git a/mod/videos.php b/mod/videos.php
index 640c2a3b5..9fab38b86 100644
--- a/mod/videos.php
+++ b/mod/videos.php
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use Friendica\Core\Worker;
 use Friendica\Database\DBM;
 use Friendica\Model\Contact;
 use Friendica\Model\Group;
+use Friendica\Model\Profile;
 use Friendica\Protocol\DFRN;
 
 require_once 'include/items.php';
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ function videos_init(App $a) {
 		$a->data['user'] = $user[0];
 		$a->profile_uid = $user[0]['uid'];
 
-		$profile = get_profiledata_by_nick($nick, $a->profile_uid);
+		$profile = Profile::getProfiledataByNick($nick, $a->profile_uid);
 
 		$account_type = Contact::getAccountType($profile);
 
@@ -327,7 +328,7 @@ function videos_content(App $a) {
 
 	// tabs
 	$_is_owner = (local_user() && (local_user() == $owner_uid));
-	$o .= profile_tabs($a,$_is_owner, $a->data['user']['nickname']);
+	$o .= Profile::getTabs($a, $_is_owner, $a->data['user']['nickname']);
 
 	//
 	// dispatch request
diff --git a/mod/viewcontacts.php b/mod/viewcontacts.php
index e4ebe3abb..64dd24e16 100644
--- a/mod/viewcontacts.php
+++ b/mod/viewcontacts.php
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 <?php
-
+/**
+ * @file mod/viewcontacts.php
+ */
 use Friendica\App;
 use Friendica\Content\ContactSelector;
 use Friendica\Core\Config;
 use Friendica\Database\DBM;
 use Friendica\Model\Contact;
+use Friendica\Model\Profile;
 
 function viewcontacts_init(App $a) {
 
@@ -28,7 +31,7 @@ function viewcontacts_init(App $a) {
 		$a->profile_uid = $r[0]['uid'];
 		$is_owner = (local_user() && (local_user() == $a->profile_uid));
 
-		profile_load($a,$a->argv[1]);
+		Profile::load($a, $a->argv[1]);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -44,7 +47,7 @@ function viewcontacts_content(App $a) {
 	$o = "";
 
 	// tabs
-	$o .= profile_tabs($a,$is_owner, $a->data['user']['nickname']);
+	$o .= Profile::getTabs($a, $is_owner, $a->data['user']['nickname']);
 
 	if(((! count($a->profile)) || ($a->profile['hide-friends']))) {
 		notice( t('Permission denied.') . EOL);
@@ -97,7 +100,7 @@ function viewcontacts_content(App $a) {
 		if($is_owner && ($rr['network'] === NETWORK_DFRN) && ($rr['rel']))
 			$url = 'redir/' . $rr['id'];
 		else
-			$url = zrl($url);
+			$url = Profile::zrl($url);
 
 		$contact_details = Contact::getDetailsByURL($rr['url'], $a->profile['uid'], $rr);
 
diff --git a/mod/wallmessage.php b/mod/wallmessage.php
index 1ac54c9f8..5c7ebca9f 100644
--- a/mod/wallmessage.php
+++ b/mod/wallmessage.php
@@ -1,14 +1,17 @@
 <?php
-
+/**
+ * @file mod/wallmessage.php
+ */
 use Friendica\App;
-use \Friendica\Core\System;
+use Friendica\Core\System;
 use Friendica\Database\DBM;
+use Friendica\Model\Profile;
 
-require_once('include/message.php');
+require_once 'include/message.php';
 
 function wallmessage_post(App $a) {
 
-	$replyto = get_my_url();
+	$replyto = Profile::getMyURL();
 	if(! $replyto) {
 		notice( t('Permission denied.') . EOL);
 		return;
@@ -73,8 +76,8 @@ function wallmessage_post(App $a) {
 
 function wallmessage_content(App $a) {
 
-	if(! get_my_url()) {
-		notice( t('Permission denied.') . EOL);
+	if (!Profile::getMyURL()) {
+		notice(t('Permission denied.') . EOL);
 		return;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/Core/NotificationsManager.php b/src/Core/NotificationsManager.php
index 6efd17ddf..e3f3da498 100644
--- a/src/Core/NotificationsManager.php
+++ b/src/Core/NotificationsManager.php
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ use Friendica\Core\PConfig;
 use Friendica\Core\System;
 use Friendica\Database\DBM;
 use Friendica\Model\Contact;
+use Friendica\Model\Profile;
 
 require_once 'include/dba.php';
 require_once 'include/html2plain.php';
@@ -814,7 +815,7 @@ class NotificationsManager extends BaseObject
 					'contact_id' => $it['contact-id'],
 					'photo' => ((x($it, 'fphoto')) ? proxy_url($it['fphoto'], false, PROXY_SIZE_SMALL) : "images/person-175.jpg"),
 					'name' => $it['fname'],
-					'url' => zrl($it['furl']),
+					'url' => Profile::zrl($it['furl']),
 					'hidden' => $it['hidden'] == 1,
 					'post_newfriend' => (intval(PConfig::get(local_user(), 'system', 'post_newfriend')) ? '1' : 0),
 					'knowyou' => $knowyou,
@@ -848,7 +849,7 @@ class NotificationsManager extends BaseObject
 					'hidden' => $it['hidden'] == 1,
 					'post_newfriend' => (intval(PConfig::get(local_user(), 'system', 'post_newfriend')) ? '1' : 0),
 					'url' => $it['url'],
-					'zrl' => zrl($it['url']),
+					'zrl' => Profile::zrl($it['url']),
 					'addr' => $it['gaddr'],
 					'network' => $it['gnetwork'],
 					'knowyou' => $it['knowyou'],
diff --git a/src/Model/Contact.php b/src/Model/Contact.php
index 99183295b..96a2e32c6 100644
--- a/src/Model/Contact.php
+++ b/src/Model/Contact.php
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 <?php
-
 /**
  * @file src/Model/Contact.php
  */
-
 namespace Friendica\Model;
 
 use Friendica\BaseObject;
@@ -14,6 +12,7 @@ use Friendica\Core\Worker;
 use Friendica\Database\DBM;
 use Friendica\Network\Probe;
 use Friendica\Model\Photo;
+use Friendica\Model\Profile;
 use Friendica\Protocol\Diaspora;
 use Friendica\Protocol\DFRN;
 use Friendica\Protocol\OStatus;
@@ -490,7 +489,7 @@ class Contact extends BaseObject
 
 		if ($contact['uid'] != $uid) {
 			if ($uid == 0) {
-				$profile_link = zrl($contact['url']);
+				$profile_link = Profile::zrl($contact['url']);
 				$menu = array('profile' => array(t('View Profile'), $profile_link, true));
 
 				return $menu;
@@ -501,7 +500,7 @@ class Contact extends BaseObject
 			if (DBM::is_result($contact_own)) {
 				return self::photoMenu($contact_own, $uid);
 			} else {
-				$profile_link = zrl($contact['url']);
+				$profile_link = Profile::zrl($contact['url']);
 				$connlnk = 'follow/?url=' . $contact['url'];
 				$menu = array(
 					'profile' => array(t('View Profile'), $profile_link, true),
diff --git a/src/Model/Profile.php b/src/Model/Profile.php
index a7f35f578..7df1623e1 100644
--- a/src/Model/Profile.php
+++ b/src/Model/Profile.php
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 <?php
-
 /**
  * @file src/Model/Profile.php
  */
@@ -17,7 +16,9 @@ use Friendica\Core\Worker;
 use Friendica\Database\DBM;
 use Friendica\Model\Contact;
 use Friendica\Protocol\Diaspora;
+use dba;
 
+require_once 'include/dba.php';
 require_once 'include/bbcode.php';
 require_once 'mod/proxy.php';
 
@@ -76,18 +77,15 @@ class Profile
 	 *      the theme is chosen before the _init() function of a theme is run, which will usually
 	 *      load a lot of theme-specific content
 	 *
-	 * @param object $a           App
-	 * @param string $nickname    string
-	 * @param int    $profile     int
-	 * @param array  $profiledata array
+	 * @param object  $a            App
+	 * @param string  $nickname     string
+	 * @param int     $profile      int
+	 * @param array   $profiledata  array
 	 * @param boolean $show_connect Show connect link
 	 */
-	function profile_load(App $a, $nickname, $profile = 0, $profiledata = array(), $show_connect = true)
+	public static function load(App $a, $nickname, $profile = 0, $profiledata = array(), $show_connect = true)
 	{
-		$user = q(
-			"SELECT `uid` FROM `user` WHERE `nickname` = '%s' LIMIT 1",
-			dbesc($nickname)
-		);
+		$user = dba::selectFirst('user', ['uid'], ['nickname' => $nickname]);
 
 		if (!$user && !count($user) && !count($profiledata)) {
 			logger('profile error: ' . $a->query_string, LOGGER_DEBUG);
@@ -101,14 +99,14 @@ class Profile
 		}
 
 		if ($profiledata) {
-			$a->page['aside'] .= profile_sidebar($profiledata, true, $show_connect);
+			$a->page['aside'] .= self::sidebar($profiledata, true, $show_connect);
 
 			if (!DBM::is_result($user)) {
 				return;
 			}
 		}
 
-		$pdata = get_profiledata_by_nick($nickname, $user[0]['uid'], $profile);
+		$pdata = self::getProfiledataByNick($nickname, $user[0]['uid'], $profile);
 
 		if (empty($pdata) && empty($profiledata)) {
 			logger('profile error: ' . $a->query_string, LOGGER_DEBUG);
@@ -176,7 +174,7 @@ class Profile
 		 * But: When this profile was on the same server, then we could display the contacts
 		 */
 		if (!$profiledata) {
-			$a->page['aside'] .= profile_sidebar($a->profile, $block, $show_connect);
+			$a->page['aside'] .= self::sidebar($a->profile, $block, $show_connect);
 		}
 
 		return;
@@ -197,7 +195,7 @@ class Profile
 	 * @param int    $profile_id  ID of the profile
 	 * @returns array
 	 */
-	function get_profiledata_by_nick($nickname, $uid = 0, $profile_id = 0)
+	public static function getProfiledataByNick($nickname, $uid = 0, $profile_id = 0)
 	{
 		if (remote_user() && count($_SESSION['remote'])) {
 			foreach ($_SESSION['remote'] as $visitor) {
@@ -263,7 +261,7 @@ class Profile
 	 * @hooks 'profile_sidebar'
 	 *      array $arr
 	 */
-	function profile_sidebar($profile, $block = 0, $show_connect = true)
+	private static function sidebar($profile, $block = 0, $show_connect = true)
 	{
 		$a = get_app();
 
@@ -333,7 +331,7 @@ class Profile
 			$subscribe_feed = false;
 		}
 
-		if (remote_user() || (get_my_url() && x($profile, 'unkmail') && ($profile['uid'] != local_user()))) {
+		if (remote_user() || (self::getMyURL() && x($profile, 'unkmail') && ($profile['uid'] != local_user()))) {
 			$wallmessage = t('Message');
 			$wallmessage_link = 'wallmessage/' . $profile['nickname'];
 
@@ -348,7 +346,7 @@ class Profile
 				$r = q(
 					"SELECT `url` FROM `contact` WHERE `uid` = %d AND `nurl` = '%s' AND `rel` = %d",
 					intval($profile['uid']),
-					dbesc(normalise_link(get_my_url())),
+					dbesc(normalise_link(self::getMyURL())),
 					intval(CONTACT_IS_FRIEND)
 				);
 			}
@@ -524,7 +522,7 @@ class Profile
 		return $o;
 	}
 
-	function get_birthdays()
+	public static function getBirthdays()
 	{
 		$a = get_app();
 		$o = '';
@@ -615,7 +613,7 @@ class Profile
 		));
 	}
 
-	function get_events()
+	public static function getEvents()
 	{
 		require_once 'include/bbcode.php';
 
@@ -700,7 +698,7 @@ class Profile
 		));
 	}
 
-	function advanced_profile(App $a)
+	public static function getAdvanced(App $a)
 	{
 		$o = '';
 		$uid = $a->profile['uid'];
@@ -844,7 +842,7 @@ class Profile
 		return '';
 	}
 
-	function profile_tabs($a, $is_owner = false, $nickname = null)
+	public static function getTabs($a, $is_owner = false, $nickname = null)
 	{
 		if (is_null($nickname)) {
 			$nickname = $a->user['nickname'];
@@ -950,7 +948,7 @@ class Profile
 	 *
 	 * @return string
 	 */
-	function get_my_url()
+	public static function getMyURL()
 	{
 		if (x($_SESSION, 'my_url')) {
 			return $_SESSION['my_url'];
@@ -958,9 +956,9 @@ class Profile
 		return null;
 	}
 
-	function zrl_init(App $a)
+	public static function zrlInit(App $a)
 	{
-		$my_url = get_my_url();
+		$my_url = self::getMyURL();
 		$my_url = validate_url($my_url);
 		if ($my_url) {
 			// Is it a DDoS attempt?
@@ -979,7 +977,7 @@ class Profile
 		}
 	}
 
-	function zrl($s, $force = false)
+	public static function zrl($s, $force = false)
 	{
 		if (!strlen($s)) {
 			return $s;
@@ -991,7 +989,7 @@ class Profile
 			$s = $s . '/';
 		}
 		$achar = strpos($s, '?') ? '&' : '?';
-		$mine = get_my_url();
+		$mine = self::getMyURL();
 		if ($mine && !link_compare($mine, $s)) {
 			return $s . $achar . 'zrl=' . urlencode($mine);
 		}
@@ -1012,7 +1010,7 @@ class Profile
 	 * @note Returns local_user instead of user ID if "always_my_theme"
 	 *      is set to true
 	 */
-	function get_theme_uid()
+	public static function getThemeUid()
 	{
 		$uid = ((!empty($_REQUEST['puid'])) ? intval($_REQUEST['puid']) : 0);
 		if ((local_user()) && ((PConfig::get(local_user(), 'system', 'always_my_theme')) || (!$uid))) {
@@ -1021,5 +1019,4 @@ class Profile
 
 		return $uid;
 	}
-
 }
diff --git a/src/Object/Post.php b/src/Object/Post.php
index dada4dd65..9a131e903 100644
--- a/src/Object/Post.php
+++ b/src/Object/Post.php
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ use Friendica\Content\Feature;
 use Friendica\Core\PConfig;
 use Friendica\Database\DBM;
 use Friendica\Model\Contact;
+use Friendica\Model\Profile;
 use dba;
 
 require_once 'include/dba.php';
@@ -190,7 +191,7 @@ class Post extends BaseObject
 		if ($sp) {
 			$sparkle = ' sparkle';
 		} else {
-			$profile_link = zrl($profile_link);
+			$profile_link = Profile::zrl($profile_link);
 		}
 
 		if (!isset($item['author-thumb']) || ($item['author-thumb'] == "")) {
@@ -832,7 +833,7 @@ class Post extends BaseObject
 					// This will have been stored in $a->page_contact by our calling page.
 					// Put this person as the wall owner of the wall-to-wall notice.
 
-					$this->owner_url = zrl($a->page_contact['url']);
+					$this->owner_url = Profile::zrl($a->page_contact['url']);
 					$this->owner_photo = $a->page_contact['thumb'];
 					$this->owner_name = $a->page_contact['name'];
 					$this->wall_to_wall = true;
@@ -860,7 +861,7 @@ class Post extends BaseObject
 						) {
 							$this->owner_url = $this->getRedirectUrl();
 						} else {
-							$this->owner_url = zrl($this->getDataValue('owner-link'));
+							$this->owner_url = Profile::zrl($this->getDataValue('owner-link'));
 						}
 					}
 				}
diff --git a/view/theme/duepuntozero/style.php b/view/theme/duepuntozero/style.php
index 48be1e026..5d841f108 100644
--- a/view/theme/duepuntozero/style.php
+++ b/view/theme/duepuntozero/style.php
@@ -1,31 +1,48 @@
 <?php
-
+/**
+ * @file view/theme/duepuntozero/style.php
+ */
 use Friendica\Core\Config;
 use Friendica\Core\PConfig;
+use Friendica\Model\Profile;
 
-if (file_exists("$THEMEPATH/style.css")){
-    echo file_get_contents("$THEMEPATH/style.css");
+if (file_exists("$THEMEPATH/style.css")) {
+	echo file_get_contents("$THEMEPATH/style.css");
 }
-$uid = get_theme_uid();
 
-$s_colorset = Config::get('duepuntozero','colorset');
-$colorset = PConfig::get( $uid, 'duepuntozero', 'colorset');
-if (!x($colorset))
-    $colorset = $s_colorset;
+$uid = Profile::getThemeUid();
+
+$s_colorset = Config::get('duepuntozero', 'colorset');
+$colorset = PConfig::get($uid, 'duepuntozero', 'colorset');
+
+if (!x($colorset)) {
+	$colorset = $s_colorset;
+}
 
 if ($colorset) {
-    if ($colorset == 'greenzero')
-	$setcss = file_get_contents('view/theme/duepuntozero/deriv/greenzero.css');
-    if ($colorset == 'purplezero')
-	$setcss = file_get_contents('view/theme/duepuntozero/deriv/purplezero.css');
-    if ($colorset == 'easterbunny')
-	$setcss = file_get_contents('view/theme/duepuntozero/deriv/easterbunny.css');
-    if ($colorset == 'darkzero')
-	$setcss = file_get_contents('view/theme/duepuntozero/deriv/darkzero.css');
-    if ($colorset == 'comix')
-	$setcss = file_get_contents('view/theme/duepuntozero/deriv/comix.css');
-    if ($colorset == 'slackr')
-	$setcss = file_get_contents('view/theme/duepuntozero/deriv/slackr.css');
+	if ($colorset == 'greenzero') {
+		$setcss = file_get_contents('view/theme/duepuntozero/deriv/greenzero.css');
+	}
+
+	if ($colorset == 'purplezero') {
+		$setcss = file_get_contents('view/theme/duepuntozero/deriv/purplezero.css');
+	}
+	
+	if ($colorset == 'easterbunny') {
+		$setcss = file_get_contents('view/theme/duepuntozero/deriv/easterbunny.css');
+	}
+
+	if ($colorset == 'darkzero') {
+		$setcss = file_get_contents('view/theme/duepuntozero/deriv/darkzero.css');
+	}
+
+	if ($colorset == 'comix') {
+		$setcss = file_get_contents('view/theme/duepuntozero/deriv/comix.css');
+	}
+
+	if ($colorset == 'slackr') {
+		$setcss = file_get_contents('view/theme/duepuntozero/deriv/slackr.css');
+	}
 }
 
 echo $setcss;
diff --git a/view/theme/frio/php/default.php b/view/theme/frio/php/default.php
index bf1410994..c78fdd265 100644
--- a/view/theme/frio/php/default.php
+++ b/view/theme/frio/php/default.php
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 use Friendica\Core\Config;
 use Friendica\Core\PConfig;
 use Friendica\Core\System;
+use Friendica\Model\Profile;
 
 require_once 'view/theme/frio/php/frio_boot.php';
 
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ if (!isset($minimal)) {
 	// It makes mobile Chrome UI match Frio's top bar color.
 	$uid = $a->profile_uid;
 	if (is_null($uid)) {
-		$uid = get_theme_uid();
+		$uid = Profile::getThemeUid();
 	}
 	$schema = PConfig::get($uid, 'frio', 'schema');
 	if (($schema) && ($schema != '---')) {
diff --git a/view/theme/frio/style.php b/view/theme/frio/style.php
index 5d820af52..3f907d549 100644
--- a/view/theme/frio/style.php
+++ b/view/theme/frio/style.php
@@ -1,16 +1,20 @@
 <?php
-require_once 'view/theme/frio/php/PHPColors/Color.php';
+/**
+ * @file view/theme/frio/style.php
+ */
 
 use Friendica\Core\Config;
 use Friendica\Core\PConfig;
 
+require_once 'view/theme/frio/php/PHPColors/Color.php';
+
 $schemecss = "";
 $schemecssfile = false;
 $scheme_modified = 0;
 
 if ($a->module !== 'install') {
 	// Get the UID of the profile owner.
-	$uid = get_theme_uid();
+	$uid = Profile::getThemeUid();
 	if ($uid) {
 		PConfig::load($uid, 'frio');
 
@@ -80,11 +84,11 @@ if (($schema) && ($schema != '---')) {
 // should leave it for admins to define for themselves.
 // default.php and default.css MUST be symlinks to existing schema files.
 if (! $schema) {
-	if(file_exists('view/theme/frio/schema/default.php')) {
+	if (file_exists('view/theme/frio/schema/default.php')) {
 		$schemefile = 'view/theme/frio/schema/default.php';
 		require_once $schemefile;
 	}
-	if(file_exists('view/theme/frio/schema/default.css')) {
+	if (file_exists('view/theme/frio/schema/default.css')) {
 		$schemecssfile = 'view/theme/frio/schema/default.css';
 	}
 }
@@ -135,7 +139,6 @@ if (!isset($link_hover_color)) {
 	} else {
 		$link_hover_color = '#' . $lhc->lighten(5);
 	}
-
 }
 
 // Convert $bg_image_options into css.
diff --git a/view/theme/frio/theme.php b/view/theme/frio/theme.php
index 559fc94a2..b135fa0d6 100644
--- a/view/theme/frio/theme.php
+++ b/view/theme/frio/theme.php
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ use Friendica\Core\Config;
 use Friendica\Core\PConfig;
 use Friendica\Core\System;
 use Friendica\Database\DBM;
+use Friendica\Model\Profile;
 use Friendica\Object\Image;
 
 $frio = "view/theme/frio";
@@ -197,7 +198,7 @@ function frio_contact_photo_menu(App $a, &$args)
 function frio_remote_nav($a, &$nav)
 {
 	// get the homelink from $_XSESSION
-	$homelink = get_my_url();
+	$homelink = Profile::getMyURL();
 	if (!$homelink) {
 		$homelink = defaults($_SESSION, 'visitor_home', '');
 	}
@@ -234,7 +235,7 @@ function frio_remote_nav($a, &$nav)
 	} elseif (!local_user() && remote_user()) {
 		$r = q("SELECT `name`, `nick`, `micro` AS `photo` FROM `contact` WHERE `id` = %d", intval(remote_user()));
 		$nav['remote'] = t("Guest");
-	} elseif (get_my_url()) {
+	} elseif (Profile::getMyURL()) {
 		$r = q("SELECT `name`, `nick`, `photo` FROM `gcontact`
 				WHERE `addr` = '%s' AND `network` = 'dfrn'",
 			dbesc($webbie));
diff --git a/view/theme/quattro/style.php b/view/theme/quattro/style.php
index 2aaf3af50..815846832 100644
--- a/view/theme/quattro/style.php
+++ b/view/theme/quattro/style.php
@@ -1,65 +1,68 @@
 <?php
+/**
+ * @file view/theme/quattro/style.php
+ */
+use Friendica\Core\Config;
+use Friendica\Core\PConfig;
+use Friendica\Model\Profile;
 
-	use Friendica\Core\Config;
-	use Friendica\Core\PConfig;
+$uid = Profile::getThemeUid();
 
-	$uid = get_theme_uid();
+$color = false;
+$quattro_align = false;
+$site_color = Config::get("quattro", "color", "dark");
+$site_quattro_align = Config::get("quattro", "align", false);
 
-	$color = false;
-	$quattro_align = false;
-	$site_color = Config::get("quattro", "color", "dark");
-	$site_quattro_align = Config::get("quattro", "align", false);
+if ($uid) {
+	$color = PConfig::get($uid, "quattro", "color", false);
+	$quattro_align = PConfig::get($uid, 'quattro', 'align', false);
+}
 
-	if ($uid) {
-		$color = PConfig::get($uid, "quattro", "color", false);
-		$quattro_align = PConfig::get($uid, 'quattro', 'align', false);
-	}
+if ($color === false) {
+	$color = $site_color;
+}
 
-	if ($color === false) {
-		$color = $site_color;
-	}
+if ($quattro_align === false) {
+	$quattro_align = $site_quattro_align;
+}
 
-	if ($quattro_align === false) {
-		$quattro_align = $site_quattro_align;
-	}
-
-	if (file_exists("$THEMEPATH/$color/style.css")){
-		echo file_get_contents("$THEMEPATH/$color/style.css");
-	}
+if (file_exists("$THEMEPATH/$color/style.css")) {
+	echo file_get_contents("$THEMEPATH/$color/style.css");
+}
 
 
-	if ($quattro_align == "center"){
-		echo "
-			html { width: 100%; margin:0px; padding:0px; }
-			body {
-				margin: 50px auto;
-				width: 900px;
-			}
-		";
-	}
-
-
-	$textarea_font_size = false;
-	$post_font_size = false;
-
-	$site_textarea_font_size = Config::get("quattro", "tfs", "20");
-	$site_post_font_size = Config::get("quattro", "pfs", "12");
-
-	if ($uid) {
-		$textarea_font_size = PConfig::get($uid, "quattro", "tfs", false);
-		$post_font_size = PConfig::get($uid, "quattro", "pfs", false);
-	}
-
-	if ($textarea_font_size === false) {
-		$textarea_font_size = $site_textarea_font_size;
-	}
-	if ($post_font_size === false) {
-		$post_font_size = $site_post_font_size;
-	}
-
+if ($quattro_align == "center") {
 	echo "
-		textarea { font-size: ${textarea_font_size}px; }
-		.wall-item-comment-wrapper .comment-edit-text-full { font-size: ${textarea_font_size}px; }
-		#jot .profile-jot-text:focus { font-size: ${textarea_font_size}px; }
-		.wall-item-container .wall-item-content  { font-size: ${post_font_size}px; }
+		html { width: 100%; margin:0px; padding:0px; }
+		body {
+			margin: 50px auto;
+			width: 900px;
+		}
 	";
+}
+
+
+$textarea_font_size = false;
+$post_font_size = false;
+
+$site_textarea_font_size = Config::get("quattro", "tfs", "20");
+$site_post_font_size = Config::get("quattro", "pfs", "12");
+
+if ($uid) {
+	$textarea_font_size = PConfig::get($uid, "quattro", "tfs", false);
+	$post_font_size = PConfig::get($uid, "quattro", "pfs", false);
+}
+
+if ($textarea_font_size === false) {
+	$textarea_font_size = $site_textarea_font_size;
+}
+if ($post_font_size === false) {
+	$post_font_size = $site_post_font_size;
+}
+
+echo "
+	textarea { font-size: ${textarea_font_size}px; }
+	.wall-item-comment-wrapper .comment-edit-text-full { font-size: ${textarea_font_size}px; }
+	#jot .profile-jot-text:focus { font-size: ${textarea_font_size}px; }
+	.wall-item-container .wall-item-content  { font-size: ${post_font_size}px; }
+";
diff --git a/view/theme/vier/style.php b/view/theme/vier/style.php
index b1386ad70..407e08055 100644
--- a/view/theme/vier/style.php
+++ b/view/theme/vier/style.php
@@ -1,30 +1,36 @@
 <?php
-
+/**
+ * @file view/theme/vier/style.php
+ */
 use Friendica\Core\Config;
 use Friendica\Core\PConfig;
+use Friendica\Model\Profile;
 
-$uid = get_theme_uid();
+$uid = Profile::getThemeUid();
 
 $style = PConfig::get($uid, 'vier', 'style');
 
-if ($style == "")
+if ($style == "") {
 	$style = Config::get('vier', 'style');
+}
 
-if ($style == "")
+if ($style == "") {
 	$style = "plus";
+}
 
-if ($style == "flat")
+if ($style == "flat") {
 	$stylecssfile = 'view/theme/vier/flat.css';
-else if ($style == "netcolour")
+} else if ($style == "netcolour") {
 	$stylecssfile = 'view/theme/vier/netcolour.css';
-else if ($style == "breathe")
+} else if ($style == "breathe") {
 	$stylecssfile = 'view/theme/vier/breathe.css';
-else if ($style == "plus")
+} else if ($style == "plus") {
 	$stylecssfile = 'view/theme/vier/plus.css';
-else if ($style == "dark")
+} else if ($style == "dark") {
 	$stylecssfile = 'view/theme/vier/dark.css';
-else if ($style == "plusminus")
+} else if ($style == "plusminus") {
 	$stylecssfile = 'view/theme/vier/plusminus.css';
+}
 
 if (file_exists($THEMEPATH."//style.css")) {
 	$stylecss = file_get_contents($THEMEPATH."//style.css")."\n";
@@ -34,8 +40,9 @@ if (file_exists($THEMEPATH."//style.css")) {
 $stylemodified = filemtime($stylecssfile);
 $stylecss .= file_get_contents($stylecssfile);
 
-if ($stylemodified > $modified)
+if ($stylemodified > $modified) {
 	$modified = $stylemodified;
+}
 
 $modified = gmdate('r', $modified);
 
diff --git a/view/theme/vier/theme.php b/view/theme/vier/theme.php
index b7c76b02e..26066ccb0 100644
--- a/view/theme/vier/theme.php
+++ b/view/theme/vier/theme.php
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ use Friendica\Core\PConfig;
 use Friendica\Core\System;
 use Friendica\Database\DBM;
 use Friendica\Model\GContact;
+use Friendica\Model\Profile;
 
 require_once "include/plugin.php";
 require_once "mod/proxy.php";
@@ -150,7 +151,7 @@ function vier_community_info() {
 			foreach ($r as $rr) {
 				$entry = replace_macros($tpl,array(
 					'$id' => $rr['id'],
-					//'$profile_link' => zrl($rr['url']),
+					//'$profile_link' => Profile::zrl($rr['url']),
 					'$profile_link' => 'follow/?url='.urlencode($rr['url']),
 					'$photo' => proxy_url($rr['photo'], false, PROXY_SIZE_MICRO),
 					'$alt_text' => $rr['name'],
@@ -280,7 +281,7 @@ function vier_community_info() {
 		}
 
 		foreach ($r AS $index => $helper)
-			$r[$index]["url"] = zrl($helper["url"]);
+			$r[$index]["url"] = Profile::zrl($helper["url"]);
 
 		$r[] = array("url" => "help/Quick-Start-guide", "name" => t("Quick Start"));