diff --git a/view/theme/frio/css/style.css b/view/theme/frio/css/style.css
index 3f95fb484f..b272e3f0de 100644
--- a/view/theme/frio/css/style.css
+++ b/view/theme/frio/css/style.css
@@ -51,7 +51,10 @@ body a[name]:not([href]) {
     visibility: hidden;
 }
 
-body a:hover, body a:focus, body a:active, body a.active, body .btn-link:hover{
+body a:hover, body .btn-link:hover,
+body a:focus, body .btn-link:focus,
+body a:active, body .btn-link:active,
+body a.active, body .btn-link.active {
     /*color: #59d6e4;*/
     color: $link_hover_color;
     text-decoration: none;
@@ -1322,8 +1325,6 @@ section #jotOpen {
 .wall-item-container a,
 .wall-item-container .fakelink,
 .toplevel_item .fakelink,
-.toplevel_item .wall-item-container .btn-link,
-.wall-item-container .btn-link,
 .toplevel_item .wall-item-container .wall-item-responses a {
     color: #555;
     -webkit-transition: all 0.25s ease-in-out;
@@ -1334,7 +1335,6 @@ section #jotOpen {
 }
 
 .toplevel_item:hover .fakelink, .wall-item-container:hover .fakelink,
-.toplevel_item:hover .wall-item-container:hover :not(.dropdown):not([role=menuitem]) > .btn-link,
 .toplevel_item:hover .wall-item-container:hover .wall-item-responses a,
 .toplevel_item:hover .wall-item-content a,
 .toplevel_item:hover .wall-item-name,
@@ -1550,19 +1550,19 @@ code > .hl-main {
 }
 
 /* item social action buttons */
-.wall-item-actions, .wall-item-actions a {
+.wall-item-actions, .wall-item-actions a, .wall-item-actions button {
     font-size: 13px;
     color: #555;
     margin-top: 15px;
     margin-bottom: 0;
 }
-.wall-item-actions a.active {
+.wall-item-actions .active {
     font-weight: bold;
 }
-.wall-item-actions a:hover {
+.wall-item-actions :hover {
     color: #555;
 }
-.wall-item-actions a.active:hover {
+.wall-item-actions .active:hover {
     color: $link_color;
 }
 .wall-item-actions-left {
diff --git a/view/theme/frio/templates/event_form.tpl b/view/theme/frio/templates/event_form.tpl
index ebbf83785f..749218e918 100644
--- a/view/theme/frio/templates/event_form.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/frio/templates/event_form.tpl
@@ -84,33 +84,33 @@
 					</li>
 					*}}
 					<li>
-						<button type="button" class="btn btn-link icon bb-url" style="cursor: pointer;" title="{{$edurl|escape:'html'}}" data-role="insert-formatting" data-comment=" " data-bbcode="url" data-id="desc">
+						<button type="button" class="btn-link icon bb-url" style="cursor: pointer;" title="{{$edurl|escape:'html'}}" data-role="insert-formatting" data-comment=" " data-bbcode="url" data-id="desc">
 							<i class="fa fa-link"></i>
 						</button>
 					</li>
 					<li>
-						<button type="button" class="btn btn-link icon bb-video" style="cursor: pointer;" title="{{$edvideo|escape:'html'}}" data-role="insert-formatting" data-comment=" " data-bbcode="video" data-id="desc">
+						<button type="button" class="btn-link icon bb-video" style="cursor: pointer;" title="{{$edvideo|escape:'html'}}" data-role="insert-formatting" data-comment=" " data-bbcode="video" data-id="desc">
 							<i class="fa fa-video-camera"></i>
 						</button>
 					</li>
 
 					<li>
-						<button type="button" class="btn btn-link icon underline" style="cursor: pointer;" title="{{$eduline|escape:'html'}}" data-role="insert-formatting" data-comment=" " data-bbcode="u" data-id="desc">
+						<button type="button" class="btn-link icon underline" style="cursor: pointer;" title="{{$eduline|escape:'html'}}" data-role="insert-formatting" data-comment=" " data-bbcode="u" data-id="desc">
 							<i class="fa fa-underline"></i>
 						</button>
 					</li>
 					<li>
-						<button type="button" class="btn btn-link icon italic" style="cursor: pointer;" title="{{$editalic|escape:'html'}}" data-role="insert-formatting" data-comment=" " data-bbcode="i" data-id="desc">
+						<button type="button" class="btn-link icon italic" style="cursor: pointer;" title="{{$editalic|escape:'html'}}" data-role="insert-formatting" data-comment=" " data-bbcode="i" data-id="desc">
 							<i class="fa fa-italic"></i>
 						</button>
 					</li>
 					<li>
-						<button type="button" class="btn btn-link icon bold" style="cursor: pointer;"  title="{{$edbold|escape:'html'}}" data-role="insert-formatting" data-comment=" " data-bbcode="b" data-id="desc">
+						<button type="button" class="btn-link icon bold" style="cursor: pointer;"  title="{{$edbold|escape:'html'}}" data-role="insert-formatting" data-comment=" " data-bbcode="b" data-id="desc">
 							<i class="fa fa-bold"></i>
 						</button>
 					</li>
 					<li>
-						<button type="button" class="btn btn-link icon quote" style="cursor: pointer;" title="{{$edquote|escape:'html'}}" data-role="insert-formatting" data-comment=" " data-bbcode="quote" data-id="desc">
+						<button type="button" class="btn-link icon quote" style="cursor: pointer;" title="{{$edquote|escape:'html'}}" data-role="insert-formatting" data-comment=" " data-bbcode="quote" data-id="desc">
 							<i class="fa fa-quote-left"></i>
 						</button>
 					</li>
@@ -125,39 +125,39 @@
 				<ul id="comment-tools-loc" class="comment-edit-bb comment-icon-list nav nav-pills hidden-xs pull-left">
 					{{* commented out because it isn't implemented yet
 					<li>
-						<button type="button" class="btn btn-link icon" style="cursor: pointer;" title="{{$edimg|escape:'html'}}" data-role="insert-formatting" data-comment=" " data-bbcode="img" data-id="loc">
+						<button type="button" class="btn-link icon" style="cursor: pointer;" title="{{$edimg|escape:'html'}}" data-role="insert-formatting" data-comment=" " data-bbcode="img" data-id="loc">
 							<i class="fa fa-picture-o"></i>
 						</button>
 					</li>
 					*}}
 					<li>
-						<button type="button" class="btn btn-link icon bb-url" style="cursor: pointer;" title="{{$edurl|escape:'html'}}" data-role="insert-formatting" data-comment=" " data-bbcode="url" data-id="loc">
+						<button type="button" class="btn-link icon bb-url" style="cursor: pointer;" title="{{$edurl|escape:'html'}}" data-role="insert-formatting" data-comment=" " data-bbcode="url" data-id="loc">
 							<i class="fa fa-link"></i>
 						</button>
 					</li>
 					<li>
-						<button type="button" class="btn btn-link icon bb-video" style="cursor: pointer;" title="{{$edvideo|escape:'html'}}" data-role="insert-formatting" data-comment=" " data-bbcode="video" data-id="loc">
+						<button type="button" class="btn-link icon bb-video" style="cursor: pointer;" title="{{$edvideo|escape:'html'}}" data-role="insert-formatting" data-comment=" " data-bbcode="video" data-id="loc">
 							<i class="fa fa-video-camera"></i>
 						</button>
 					</li>
 
 					<li>
-						<button type="button" class="btn btn-link icon underline" style="cursor: pointer;" title="{{$eduline|escape:'html'}}" data-role="insert-formatting" data-comment=" " data-bbcode="u" data-id="loc">
+						<button type="button" class="btn-link icon underline" style="cursor: pointer;" title="{{$eduline|escape:'html'}}" data-role="insert-formatting" data-comment=" " data-bbcode="u" data-id="loc">
 							<i class="fa fa-underline"></i>
 						</button>
 					</li>
 					<li>
-						<button type="button" class="btn btn-link icon italic" style="cursor: pointer;" title="{{$editalic|escape:'html'}}" data-role="insert-formatting" data-comment=" " data-bbcode="i" data-id="loc">
+						<button type="button" class="btn-link icon italic" style="cursor: pointer;" title="{{$editalic|escape:'html'}}" data-role="insert-formatting" data-comment=" " data-bbcode="i" data-id="loc">
 							<i class="fa fa-italic"></i>
 						</button>
 					</li>
 					<li>
-						<button type="button" class="btn btn-link icon bold" style="cursor: pointer;"  title="{{$edbold|escape:'html'}}" data-role="insert-formatting" data-comment=" " data-bbcode="b" data-id="loc">
+						<button type="button" class="btn-link icon bold" style="cursor: pointer;"  title="{{$edbold|escape:'html'}}" data-role="insert-formatting" data-comment=" " data-bbcode="b" data-id="loc">
 							<i class="fa fa-bold"></i>
 						</button>
 					</li>
 					<li>
-						<button type="button" class="btn btn-link icon quote" style="cursor: pointer;" title="{{$edquote|escape:'html'}}" data-role="insert-formatting" data-comment=" " data-bbcode="quote" data-id="loc">
+						<button type="button" class="btn-link icon quote" style="cursor: pointer;" title="{{$edquote|escape:'html'}}" data-role="insert-formatting" data-comment=" " data-bbcode="quote" data-id="loc">
 							<i class="fa fa-quote-left"></i>
 						</button>
 					</li>
diff --git a/view/theme/frio/templates/jot.tpl b/view/theme/frio/templates/jot.tpl
index c3fbbcbe8f..f439f477ce 100644
--- a/view/theme/frio/templates/jot.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/frio/templates/jot.tpl
@@ -91,13 +91,13 @@
 						{{* uncomment the button for "wall-immage-upload" because we have integrated it directly in the jot modal
 						<li><a href="#" id="wall-image-upload" title="{{$upload}}"><i class="fa fa-picture-o"></i></a></li>
 						*}}
-						<li><button type="button" class="btn btn-link" id="wall-file-upload" title="{{$attach}}"><i class="fa fa-paperclip"></i></button></li>
-						<li><button type="button" class="btn btn-link" id="profile-link"  ondragenter="return linkdropper(event);" ondragover="return linkdropper(event);" ondrop="linkdrop(event);" onclick="jotGetLink();" title="{{$weblink}}"><i class="fa fa-link"></i></button></li>
-						<li><button type="button" class="btn btn-link" id="profile-video" onclick="jotVideoURL();" title="{{$video}}"><i class="fa fa-film"></i></button></li>
-						<li><button type="button" class="btn btn-link" id="profile-audio" onclick="jotAudioURL();" title="{{$audio}}"><i class="fa fa-music"></i></button></li>
-						<li><button type="button" class="btn btn-link" id="profile-location" onclick="jotGetLocation();" title="{{$setloc}}"><i class="fa fa-map-marker"></i></button></li>
+						<li><button type="button" class="btn-link" id="wall-file-upload" title="{{$attach}}"><i class="fa fa-paperclip"></i></button></li>
+						<li><button type="button" class="btn-link" id="profile-link"  ondragenter="return linkdropper(event);" ondragover="return linkdropper(event);" ondrop="linkdrop(event);" onclick="jotGetLink();" title="{{$weblink}}"><i class="fa fa-link"></i></button></li>
+						<li><button type="button" class="btn-link" id="profile-video" onclick="jotVideoURL();" title="{{$video}}"><i class="fa fa-film"></i></button></li>
+						<li><button type="button" class="btn-link" id="profile-audio" onclick="jotAudioURL();" title="{{$audio}}"><i class="fa fa-music"></i></button></li>
+						<li><button type="button" class="btn-link" id="profile-location" onclick="jotGetLocation();" title="{{$setloc}}"><i class="fa fa-map-marker"></i></button></li>
 						<!-- TODO: waiting for a better placement
-						<li><button type="button" class="btn btn-link" id="profile-nolocation" onclick="jotClearLocation();" title="{{$noloc}}">{{$shortnoloc}}</button></li>
+						<li><button type="button" class="btn-link" id="profile-nolocation" onclick="jotClearLocation();" title="{{$noloc}}">{{$shortnoloc}}</button></li>
 						-->
 
 						<li class="pull-right"><button class="btn btn-primary" id="jot-submit" type="submit" id="profile-jot-submit" name="submit" ><i class="fa fa-slideshare fa-fw"></i> {{$share}}</button></li>
diff --git a/view/theme/frio/templates/search_item.tpl b/view/theme/frio/templates/search_item.tpl
index a546adf576..51a9017c2b 100644
--- a/view/theme/frio/templates/search_item.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/frio/templates/search_item.tpl
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@
 
 			{{* contact info header*}}
 			<div role="heading " class="contact-info hidden-sm hidden-xs media-body"><!-- <= For computer -->
-				<h4 class="media-heading"><a href="{{$item.profile_url}}" title="{{$item.linktitle}}" class="wall-item-name-link userinfo"><span class="wall-item-name btn-link {{$item.sparkle}}">{{$item.name}}</span></a>
-					{{if $item.owner_url}}{{$item.via}} <a href="{{$item.owner_url}}" target="redir" title="{{$item.olinktitle}}" class="wall-item-name-link userinfo"><span class="wall-item-name{{$item.osparkle}} btn-link" id="wall-item-ownername-{{$item.id}}">{{$item.owner_name}}</span></a>{{/if}}
+				<h4 class="media-heading"><a href="{{$item.profile_url}}" title="{{$item.linktitle}}" class="wall-item-name-link userinfo"><span class="wall-item-name {{$item.sparkle}}">{{$item.name}}</span></a>
+					{{if $item.owner_url}}{{$item.via}} <a href="{{$item.owner_url}}" target="redir" title="{{$item.olinktitle}}" class="wall-item-name-link userinfo"><span class="wall-item-name {{$item.osparkle}}" id="wall-item-ownername-{{$item.id}}">{{$item.owner_name}}</span></a>{{/if}}
 					{{if $item.lock}}<span class="navicon lock fakelink" onClick="lockview(event, {{$item.id}});" title="{{$item.lock}}">&nbsp;<small><i class="fa fa-lock"></i></small></span>{{/if}}
 
 					<div class="additional-info text-muted">
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
 				<div class="wall-item-actions-left pull-left">
 					<!--comment this out to try something different {{if $item.threaded}}{{if $item.comment}}
 					<div id="button-reply" class="pull-left">
-						<span class="btn-link" id="comment-{{$item.id}}" onclick="openClose('item-comments-{{$item.id}}'); commentExpand({{$item.id}});"><i class="fa fa-reply" title="{{$item.switchcomment}}"></i> </span>
+						<button type="button" class="btn-link" id="comment-{{$item.id}}" onclick="openClose('item-comments-{{$item.id}}'); commentExpand({{$item.id}});"><i class="fa fa-reply" title="{{$item.switchcomment}}"></i> </span>
 					</div>
 					{{/if}}{{/if}}-->
 
diff --git a/view/theme/frio/templates/wall_thread.tpl b/view/theme/frio/templates/wall_thread.tpl
index 923186ffa3..f276ee6f06 100644
--- a/view/theme/frio/templates/wall_thread.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/frio/templates/wall_thread.tpl
@@ -40,11 +40,11 @@ as the value of $top_child_total (this is done at the end of this file)
 
 	{{if $item.thread_level<3}}
 		<div class="hide-comments-outer-wrapper">
-			<div class="hide-comments-outer btn-link" onclick="showHideComments({{$item.id}});">
+			<div class="hide-comments-outer fakelink" onclick="showHideComments({{$item.id}});">
 				<span id="hide-comments-total-{{$item.id}}"
 					class="hide-comments-total">{{$item.num_comments}}</span>
 				<span id="hide-comments-{{$item.id}}"
-					class="hide-comments fakelink">{{$item.hide_text}}</span>
+					class="hide-comments">{{$item.hide_text}}</span>
 			</div>
 			<hr />
 		</div>
@@ -184,8 +184,8 @@ as the value of $top_child_total (this is done at the end of this file)
 		{{* contact info header*}}
 		{{if $item.thread_level==1}}
 		<div role="heading " aria-level="{{$item.thread_level}}" class="contact-info hidden-sm hidden-xs media-body"><!-- <= For computer -->
-			<h4 class="media-heading"><a href="{{$item.profile_url}}" title="{{$item.linktitle}}" class="wall-item-name-link userinfo"><span class="wall-item-name btn-link {{$item.sparkle}}">{{$item.name}}</span></a>
-			{{if $item.owner_url}}{{$item.via}} <a href="{{$item.owner_url}}" target="redir" title="{{$item.olinktitle}}" class="wall-item-name-link userinfo"><span class="wall-item-name{{$item.osparkle}} btn-link" id="wall-item-ownername-{{$item.id}}">{{$item.owner_name}}</span></a>{{/if}}
+			<h4 class="media-heading"><a href="{{$item.profile_url}}" title="{{$item.linktitle}}" class="wall-item-name-link userinfo"><span class="wall-item-name {{$item.sparkle}}">{{$item.name}}</span></a>
+			{{if $item.owner_url}}{{$item.via}} <a href="{{$item.owner_url}}" target="redir" title="{{$item.olinktitle}}" class="wall-item-name-link userinfo"><span class="wall-item-name {{$item.osparkle}}" id="wall-item-ownername-{{$item.id}}">{{$item.owner_name}}</span></a>{{/if}}
 			{{if $item.lock}}<span class="navicon lock fakelink" onClick="lockview(event,{{$item.id}});" title="{{$item.lock}}" data-toggle="tooltip">&nbsp;<small><i class="fa fa-lock"></i></small></span>{{/if}}
 			</h4>
 
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ as the value of $top_child_total (this is done at the end of this file)
 		<div class="media-body">{{*this is the media body for comments - this div must be closed at the end of the file *}}
 		<div role="heading " aria-level="{{$item.thread_level}}" class="contact-info-comment">
 			<h5 class="media-heading">
-				<a href="{{$item.profile_url}}" title="{{$item.linktitle}}" class="wall-item-name-link userinfo"><span class="btn-link">{{$item.name}}</span></a>
+				<a href="{{$item.profile_url}}" title="{{$item.linktitle}}" class="wall-item-name-link userinfo"><span class="fakelink">{{$item.name}}</span></a>
 				<span class="text-muted">
 					<small><span title="{{$item.localtime}}" data-toggle="tooltip">{{$item.ago}}</span> {{if $item.location}}&nbsp;&mdash;&nbsp;({{$item.location}}){{/if}}</small>
 				</span>
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ as the value of $top_child_total (this is done at the end of this file)
 			<div class="wall-item-actions-left pull-left">
 				<!--comment this out to try something different {{if $item.threaded}}{{if $item.comment}}
 				<div id="button-reply" class="pull-left">
-					<span class="btn-link" id="comment-{{$item.id}}" onclick="openClose('item-comments-{{$item.id}}'); commentExpand({{$item.id}});"><i class="fa fa-reply" title="{{$item.switchcomment}}"></i> </span>
+					<button type="button" class="btn-link" id="comment-{{$item.id}}" onclick="openClose('item-comments-{{$item.id}}'); commentExpand({{$item.id}});"><i class="fa fa-reply" title="{{$item.switchcomment}}"></i> </span>
 				</div>
 				{{/if}}{{/if}}-->
 
@@ -287,23 +287,32 @@ as the value of $top_child_total (this is done at the end of this file)
 				{{* Buttons for like and dislike *}}
 				{{if $item.vote}}
 					{{if $item.vote.like}}
-					<button type="button" class="btn btn-xs btn-default button-likes{{if $item.responses.like.self}} active" aria-pressed="true{{/if}}" id="like-{{$item.id}}" title="{{$item.vote.like.0}}" onclick="dolike({{$item.id}},'like');" data-toggle="button"><i class="fa fa-thumbs-up"></i>&nbsp;{{$item.vote.like.1}}</button>
+					<button type="button" class="btn-link button-likes{{if $item.responses.like.self}} active" aria-pressed="true{{/if}}" id="like-{{$item.id}}" title="{{$item.vote.like.0}}" onclick="dolike({{$item.id}},'like');" data-toggle="button"><i class="fa fa-thumbs-up"></i>&nbsp;{{$item.vote.like.1}}</button>
+					{{/if}}
+					{{if $item.vote.like AND $item.vote.dislike}}
+					<span role="presentation" class="separator">•</span>
 					{{/if}}
 					{{if $item.vote.dislike}}
-					<button type="button" class="btn btn-xs btn-default button-likes{{if $item.responses.dislike.self}} active" aria-pressed="true{{/if}}" id="dislike-{{$item.id}}" title="{{$item.vote.dislike.0}}" onclick="dolike({{$item.id}},'dislike');" data-toggle="button"><i class="fa fa-thumbs-down"></i>&nbsp;{{$item.vote.dislike.1}}</button>
+					<button type="button" class="btn-link button-likes{{if $item.responses.dislike.self}} active" aria-pressed="true{{/if}}" id="dislike-{{$item.id}}" title="{{$item.vote.dislike.0}}" onclick="dolike({{$item.id}},'dislike');" data-toggle="button"><i class="fa fa-thumbs-down"></i>&nbsp;{{$item.vote.dislike.1}}</button>
 					{{/if}}
 
+					{{if ($item.vote.like OR $item.vote.dislike) AND $item.comment}}
+					<span role="presentation" class="separator">•</span>
+					{{/if}}
 				{{/if}}
 
 				{{* Button to open the comment text field *}}
 				{{if $item.comment}}
-				<button type="button" class="btn btn-xs btn-default button-comments" id="comment-{{$item.id}}" title="{{$item.switchcomment}}" {{if $item.thread_level != 1}}onclick="openClose('item-comments-{{$item.id}}'); commentExpand({{$item.id}});" {{else}} onclick="showHide('item-comments-{{$item.id}}'); commentExpand({{$item.id}});"{{/if}}><i class="fa fa-commenting"></i>&nbsp;{{$item.switchcomment}}</button>
+				<button type="button" class="btn-link button-comments" id="comment-{{$item.id}}" title="{{$item.switchcomment}}" {{if $item.thread_level != 1}}onclick="openClose('item-comments-{{$item.id}}'); commentExpand({{$item.id}});" {{else}} onclick="showHide('item-comments-{{$item.id}}'); commentExpand({{$item.id}});"{{/if}}><i class="fa fa-commenting"></i>&nbsp;{{$item.switchcomment}}</button>
 				{{/if}}
 
 				{{* Button for sharing the item *}}
 				{{if $item.vote}}
 					{{if $item.vote.share}}
-					<button type="button" class="btn btn-xs btn-default button-votes" id="share-{{$item.id}}" title="{{$item.vote.share.0}}" onclick="jotShare({{$item.id}});"><i class="fa fa-retweet"></i>&nbsp;{{$item.vote.share.1}}</a>
+						{{if $item.vote.like OR $item.vote.dislike OR $item.comment}}
+					<span role="presentation" class="separator">•</span>
+						{{/if}}
+					<button type="button" class="btn-link button-votes" id="share-{{$item.id}}" title="{{$item.vote.share.0}}" onclick="jotShare({{$item.id}});"><i class="fa fa-retweet"></i>&nbsp;{{$item.vote.share.1}}</a>
 					{{/if}}
 				{{/if}}
 			</div>