diff --git a/fbpost/fbpost.php b/fbpost/fbpost.php
index b5e320fc..60c8e939 100644
--- a/fbpost/fbpost.php
+++ b/fbpost/fbpost.php
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ function fbpost_content(&$a) {
 		//read_stream,publish_stream,manage_pages,photo_upload,user_groups,offline_access
 
 		$o .= '<a href="https://www.facebook.com/dialog/oauth?client_id=' . $appid . '&redirect_uri=' 
-			. $a->get_baseurl() . '/fbpost/' . $a->user['nickname'] . '&scope=export_stream,read_stream,publish_stream,manage_pages,photo_upload,user_groups,publish_actions,user_friends,create_note,share_item,video_upload,status_update">' . t('Install Facebook Post connector for this account.') . '</a>';
+			. $a->get_baseurl() . '/fbpost/' . $a->user['nickname'] . '&scope=export_stream,read_stream,publish_stream,manage_pages,photo_upload,user_groups,publish_actions,user_friends,share_item,video_upload,status_update">' . t('Install Facebook Post connector for this account.') . '</a>';
 		$o .= '</div>';
 	}
 
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ function fbpost_content(&$a) {
 		$o .= '<div id="fbpost-enable-wrapper">';
 
 		$o .= '<a href="https://www.facebook.com/dialog/oauth?client_id=' . $appid . '&redirect_uri=' 
-			. $a->get_baseurl() . '/fbpost/' . $a->user['nickname'] . '&scope=export_stream,read_stream,publish_stream,manage_pages,photo_upload,user_groups,publish_actions,user_friends,create_note,share_item,video_upload,status_update">' . t('Re-authenticate [This is necessary whenever your Facebook password is changed.]') . '</a>';
+			. $a->get_baseurl() . '/fbpost/' . $a->user['nickname'] . '&scope=export_stream,read_stream,publish_stream,manage_pages,photo_upload,user_groups,publish_actions,user_friends,share_item,video_upload,status_update">' . t('Re-authenticate [This is necessary whenever your Facebook password is changed.]') . '</a>';
 		$o .= '</div>';
 
 		$o .= '<div id="fbpost-post-default-form">';
@@ -666,11 +666,13 @@ function fbpost_post_hook(&$a,&$b) {
 						$postvars['message'] = $msg;
 
 					$url = 'https://graph.facebook.com/'.$target.'/photos';
-				} else if (($link != "") or ($image != "") or ($b['title'] == '') or (strlen($msg) < 500)) {
+				//} else if (($link != "") or ($image != "") or ($b['title'] == '') or (strlen($msg) < 500)) {
+				} else {
 					$url = 'https://graph.facebook.com/'.$target.'/feed';
 					if (!get_pconfig($b['uid'],'facebook','suppress_view_on_friendica') and $b['plink'])
 						$postvars['actions'] = '{"name": "' . t('View on Friendica') . '", "link": "' .  $b['plink'] . '"}';
-				} else {
+				}
+/*				} else {
 					// if its only a message and a subject and the message is larger than 500 characters then post it as note
 					$postvars = array(
 						'access_token' => $fb_token,
@@ -678,7 +680,7 @@ function fbpost_post_hook(&$a,&$b) {
 						'subject' => $b['title'],
 					);
 					$url = 'https://graph.facebook.com/'.$target.'/notes';
-				}
+				} */
 
 				// Post to page?
 				if (!$reply and ($target != "me") and $page_access_token)
@@ -946,6 +948,7 @@ function fbpost_cron($a,$b) {
 
 function fbpost_fetchwall($a, $uid) {
 	require_once("include/oembed.php");
+	require_once('mod/item.php');
 
 	$access_token = get_pconfig($uid,'facebook','access_token');
 	$post_to_page = get_pconfig($uid,'facebook','post_to_page');
@@ -1081,8 +1084,6 @@ function fbpost_fetchwall($a, $uid) {
 
 		//print_r($_REQUEST);
 		logger('facebook: posting for user '.$uid);
-
-		require_once('mod/item.php');
 		item_post($a);
 	}
 
diff --git a/fbsync/fbsync.php b/fbsync/fbsync.php
index 21779769..85859151 100644
--- a/fbsync/fbsync.php
+++ b/fbsync/fbsync.php
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ function fbsync_install() {
 	register_hook('connector_settings_post', 'addon/fbsync/fbsync.php', 'fbsync_settings_post');
 	register_hook('cron', 'addon/fbsync/fbsync.php', 'fbsync_cron');
 	register_hook('follow', 'addon/fbsync/fbsync.php', 'fbsync_follow');
+	register_hook('expire', 'addon/fbsync/fbsync.php', 'fbsync_expire');
 }
 
 function fbsync_uninstall() {
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ function fbsync_uninstall() {
 	unregister_hook('connector_settings_post', 'addon/fbsync/fbsync.php', 'fbsync_settings_post');
 	unregister_hook('cron', 'addon/fbsync/fbsync.php', 'fbsync_cron');
 	unregister_hook('follow', 'addon/fbsync/fbsync.php', 'fbsync_follow');
+	unregister_hook('expire', 'addon/fbsync/fbsync.php', 'fbsync_expire');
 }
 
 function fbsync_follow($a, &$contact) {
@@ -185,6 +187,30 @@ function fbsync_cron($a,$b) {
 	set_config('fbsync','last_poll', time());
 }
 
+function fbsync_expire($a,$b) {
+
+	$days = get_config('fbsync', 'expire');
+
+	if ($days == 0)
+		return;
+
+	$r = q("DELETE FROM `item` WHERE `deleted` AND `network` = '%s'", dbesc(NETWORK_FACEBOOK));
+
+	require_once("include/items.php");
+
+	logger('fbsync_expire: expire_start');
+
+	$r = q("SELECT * FROM `pconfig` WHERE `cat` = 'fbsync' AND `k` = 'sync' AND `v` = '1' ORDER BY RAND()");
+	if(count($r)) {
+		foreach($r as $rr) {
+			logger('fbsync_expire: user '.$rr['uid']);
+			item_expire($rr['uid'], $days, NETWORK_FACEBOOK, true);
+		}
+	}
+
+	logger('fbsync_expire: expire_end');
+}
+
 function fbsync_createpost($a, $uid, $self, $contacts, $applications, $post, $create_user) {
 
 	require_once("include/oembed.php");
@@ -1018,7 +1044,6 @@ function fbsync_fetchfeed($a, $uid) {
 	foreach ($post_data AS $post) {
 		if ($post->updated_time > $last_updated)
 			$last_updated = $post->updated_time;
-
 		fbsync_createpost($a, $uid, $self, $contacts, $application_data, $post, $create_user);
 	}
 
diff --git a/twitter/twitter.php b/twitter/twitter.php
index 8a80f471..16debcb7 100755
--- a/twitter/twitter.php
+++ b/twitter/twitter.php
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ define('TWITTER_DEFAULT_POLL_INTERVAL', 5); // given in minutes
 
 function twitter_install() {
 	//  we need some hooks, for the configuration and for sending tweets
-	register_hook('connector_settings', 'addon/twitter/twitter.php', 'twitter_settings'); 
+	register_hook('connector_settings', 'addon/twitter/twitter.php', 'twitter_settings');
 	register_hook('connector_settings_post', 'addon/twitter/twitter.php', 'twitter_settings_post');
 	register_hook('post_local', 'addon/twitter/twitter.php', 'twitter_post_local');
 	register_hook('notifier_normal', 'addon/twitter/twitter.php', 'twitter_post_hook');
@@ -72,12 +72,13 @@ function twitter_install() {
 	register_hook('cron', 'addon/twitter/twitter.php', 'twitter_cron');
 	register_hook('queue_predeliver', 'addon/twitter/twitter.php', 'twitter_queue_hook');
 	register_hook('follow', 'addon/twitter/twitter.php', 'twitter_follow');
+	register_hook('expire', 'addon/twitter/twitter.php', 'twitter_expire');
 	logger("installed twitter");
 }
 
 
 function twitter_uninstall() {
-	unregister_hook('connector_settings', 'addon/twitter/twitter.php', 'twitter_settings'); 
+	unregister_hook('connector_settings', 'addon/twitter/twitter.php', 'twitter_settings');
 	unregister_hook('connector_settings_post', 'addon/twitter/twitter.php', 'twitter_settings_post');
 	unregister_hook('post_local', 'addon/twitter/twitter.php', 'twitter_post_local');
 	unregister_hook('notifier_normal', 'addon/twitter/twitter.php', 'twitter_post_hook');
@@ -85,10 +86,11 @@ function twitter_uninstall() {
 	unregister_hook('cron', 'addon/twitter/twitter.php', 'twitter_cron');
 	unregister_hook('queue_predeliver', 'addon/twitter/twitter.php', 'twitter_queue_hook');
 	unregister_hook('follow', 'addon/twitter/twitter.php', 'twitter_follow');
+	unregister_hook('expire', 'addon/twitter/twitter.php', 'twitter_expire');
 
 	// old setting - remove only
 	unregister_hook('post_local_end', 'addon/twitter/twitter.php', 'twitter_post_hook');
-	unregister_hook('plugin_settings', 'addon/twitter/twitter.php', 'twitter_settings'); 
+	unregister_hook('plugin_settings', 'addon/twitter/twitter.php', 'twitter_settings');
 	unregister_hook('plugin_settings_post', 'addon/twitter/twitter.php', 'twitter_settings_post');
 
 }
@@ -624,6 +626,30 @@ function twitter_cron($a,$b) {
 	set_config('twitter','last_poll', time());
 }
 
+function twitter_expire($a,$b) {
+
+        $days = get_config('twitter', 'expire');
+
+        if ($days == 0)
+                return;
+
+	$r = q("DELETE FROM `item` WHERE `deleted` AND `network` = '%s'", dbesc(NETWORK_TWITTER));
+
+        require_once("include/items.php");
+
+        logger('twitter_expire: expire_start');
+
+        $r = q("SELECT * FROM `pconfig` WHERE `cat` = 'twitter' AND `k` = 'import' AND `v` = '1' ORDER BY RAND()");
+        if(count($r)) {
+                foreach($r as $rr) {
+                        logger('twitter_expire: user '.$rr['uid']);
+                        item_expire($rr['uid'], $days, NETWORK_TWITTER, true);
+                }
+        }
+
+        logger('twitter_expire: expire_end');
+}
+
 function twitter_fetchtimeline($a, $uid) {
 	$ckey    = get_config('twitter', 'consumerkey');
 	$csecret = get_config('twitter', 'consumersecret');