diff --git a/include/items.php b/include/items.php
index 5a0aa9ed5..85d02ab60 100644
--- a/include/items.php
+++ b/include/items.php
@@ -4858,6 +4858,37 @@ function first_post_date($uid,$wall = false) {
 	return false;
 }
 
+/* modified posted_dates() {below} to arrange the list in years */
+function list_post_dates($uid, $wall) {
+	$dnow = datetime_convert('',date_default_timezone_get(),'now','Y-m-d');
+	
+	$dthen = first_post_date($uid, $wall);        
+	if(! $dthen)
+		return array();
+        
+	// Set the start and end date to the beginning of the month
+        $dnow = substr($dnow,0,8).'01';
+	$dthen = substr($dthen,0,8).'01';
+        
+	$ret = array();
+        
+	// Starting with the current month, get the first and last days of every
+	// month down to and including the month of the first post
+	while(substr($dnow, 0, 7) >= substr($dthen, 0, 7)) {
+		$dyear = intval(substr($dnow,0,4));
+		$dstart = substr($dnow,0,8) . '01';
+		$dend = substr($dnow,0,8) . get_dim(intval($dnow),intval(substr($dnow,5)));
+		$start_month = datetime_convert('','',$dstart,'Y-m-d');
+		$end_month = datetime_convert('','',$dend,'Y-m-d');
+		$str = day_translate(datetime_convert('','',$dnow,'F'));
+		if(! $ret[$dyear])
+			$ret[$dyear] = array();
+ 		$ret[$dyear][] = array($str,$end_month,$start_month);
+		$dnow = datetime_convert('','',$dnow . ' -1 month', 'Y-m-d');
+	}
+	return $ret;
+}
+
 function posted_dates($uid,$wall) {
 	$dnow = datetime_convert('',date_default_timezone_get(),'now','Y-m-d');
 
@@ -4895,16 +4926,28 @@ function posted_date_widget($url,$uid,$wall) {
 
 /*	if($wall && intval(get_pconfig($uid,'system','no_wall_archive_widget')))
 		return $o;*/
-
-	$ret = posted_dates($uid,$wall);
+        
+	$visible_years = get_pconfig($uid,'system','archive_visible_years');
+	if(! $visible_years)
+		$visible_years = 5;	
+        
+        $ret = list_post_dates($uid,$wall);
+        
 	if(! count($ret))
 		return $o;
 
+        $cutoff_year = intval(datetime_convert('',date_default_timezone_get(),'now','Y')) - $visible_years;
+	$cutoff = ((array_key_exists($cutoff_year,$ret))? true : false);
+        
 	$o = replace_macros(get_markup_template('posted_date_widget.tpl'),array(
 		'$title' => t('Archives'),
-		'$size' => ((count($ret) > 6) ? 6 : count($ret)),
+		'$size' => $visible_years,
+		'$cutoff_year' => $cutoff_year,
+		'$cutoff' => $cutoff,
 		'$url' => $url,
-		'$dates' => $ret
+		'$dates' => $ret,
+                '$showmore' => t('show more')
+
 	));
 	return $o;
 }
diff --git a/view/templates/posted_date_widget.tpl b/view/templates/posted_date_widget.tpl
index 009fa60a6..c4c9937e6 100644
--- a/view/templates/posted_date_widget.tpl
+++ b/view/templates/posted_date_widget.tpl
@@ -1,9 +1,47 @@
+<script>
+
+function showHideDates() {
+        if( $('#posted-date-dropdown').is(':visible')) {
+                $('#posted-date-dropdown').hide();
+                $('#posted-date-collapse').html(window.showMore);
+                
+        }
+        else {
+                $('#posted-date-dropdown').show();
+                $('#posted-date-collapse').html(window.showFewer);
+            }
+        }
+</script>		
+
+
 <div id="datebrowse-sidebar" class="widget">
 	<h3>{{$title}}</h3>
-<script>function dateSubmit(dateurl) { window.location.href = dateurl; } </script>
-<select id="posted-date-selector" name="posted-date-select" onchange="dateSubmit($(this).val());" size="{{$size}}">
-{{foreach $dates as $d}}
-<option value="{{$url}}/{{$d.1}}/{{$d.2}}" >{{$d.0}}</option>
-{{/foreach}}
-</select>
+	<script>function dateSubmit(dateurl) { window.location.href = dateurl; } </script>
+	<ul id="posted-date-selector" class="datebrowse-ul">
+		{{foreach $dates as $y => $arr}}
+		{{if $y == $cutoff_year}}
+		</ul>
+		<div id="posted-date-dropdown" style="display: none;">
+		<ul id="posted-date-selector-drop" class="datebrowse-ul">
+		{{/if}} 
+		<li id="posted-date-selector-year-{{$y}}" class="tool">
+			<a class="datebrowse-link" href="#" onclick="openClose('posted-date-selector-{{$y}}'); return false;">{{$y}}</a>
+		</li>
+		<div id="posted-date-selector-{{$y}}" style="display: none;">
+			<ul class="posted-date-selector-months datebrowse-ul">
+				{{foreach $arr as $d}}
+				<li class="tool">
+					<a class="datebrowse-link" href="#" onclick="dateSubmit('{{$url}}/{{$d.1}}/{{$d.2}}'); return false;">{{$d.0}}</a></li>
+				</li>
+				{{/foreach}}
+			</ul>
+		</div>
+		{{/foreach}}
+		{{if $cutoff}}
+		</div>
+                <ul class="datebrowse-ul">
+		<li onclick="showHideDates(); return false;" id="posted-date-collapse" class="fakelink tool">{{$showmore}}</li>
+                </ul>
+		{{/if}}
+	</ul>
 </div>
diff --git a/view/theme/duepuntozero/style.css b/view/theme/duepuntozero/style.css
index 1b20042a5..024e63f5f 100644
--- a/view/theme/duepuntozero/style.css
+++ b/view/theme/duepuntozero/style.css
@@ -2026,11 +2026,11 @@ a.mail-list-link {
 	margin-top: 10px;
 }
 
-.nets-ul, .fileas-ul, .categories-ul {
+.nets-ul, .fileas-ul, .categories-ul, .datebrowse-ul {
 	list-style-type: none;
 }
 
-.nets-ul li, .fileas-ul li, .categories-ul li {
+.nets-ul li, .fileas-ul li, .categories-ul li, .datebrowse-ul li {
 	margin-top: 10px;
 }
 
diff --git a/view/theme/frost/style.css b/view/theme/frost/style.css
index aed0dc0ab..74ae6c90a 100644
--- a/view/theme/frost/style.css
+++ b/view/theme/frost/style.css
@@ -2327,11 +2327,11 @@ a.mail-list-link {
 	margin-top: 10px;
 }
 
-.nets-ul, .fileas-ul, .categories-ul {
+.nets-ul, .fileas-ul, .categories-ul, .datebrowse-ul {
 	list-style-type: none;
 }
 
-.nets-ul li, .fileas-ul li, .categories-ul li {
+.nets-ul li, .fileas-ul li, .categories-ul li, .datebrowse-ul li {
 	margin-top: 10px;
 }
 
diff --git a/view/theme/quattro/dark/style.css b/view/theme/quattro/dark/style.css
index 5f4b005c8..1ec672d22 100644
--- a/view/theme/quattro/dark/style.css
+++ b/view/theme/quattro/dark/style.css
@@ -514,7 +514,6 @@ header {
   margin: 0px;
   padding: 0px;
   /*width: 100%; height: 12px; */
-
   z-index: 110;
   color: #ffffff;
 }
@@ -840,11 +839,13 @@ aside #dfrn-request-link:hover {
 aside #profiles-menu {
   width: 20em;
 }
+aside .posted-date-selector-months {
+  margin-left: 10px;
+}
 #contact-block {
   overflow: auto;
   height: auto;
   /*.contact-block-div { width:60px; height: 60px; }*/
-
 }
 #contact-block .contact-block-h4 {
   float: left;
@@ -926,7 +927,6 @@ aside #profiles-menu {
   margin-bottom: 2em;
   /*.action .s10 { width: 10px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;}
 	.action .s16 { width: 16px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;}*/
-
 }
 .widget h3 {
   padding: 0px;
@@ -1208,7 +1208,6 @@ section {
   height: 32px;
   margin-left: 16px;
   /*background: url(../../../images/icons/22/user.png) no-repeat center center;*/
-
 }
 .comment-edit-preview .contact-photo-menu-button {
   top: 15px !important;
@@ -1284,15 +1283,12 @@ section {
 }*/
 .wwto {
   position: absolute !important;
-  width: 25px;
-  height: 25px;
   background: #FFFFFF;
   border: 2px solid #364e59;
   height: 25px;
   width: 25px;
   overflow: hidden;
   padding: 1px;
-  position: absolute !important;
   top: 40px;
   left: 30px;
   -webkit-box-shadow: 0px 0px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);
diff --git a/view/theme/quattro/green/style.css b/view/theme/quattro/green/style.css
index c2826a3c0..89dc3dad8 100644
--- a/view/theme/quattro/green/style.css
+++ b/view/theme/quattro/green/style.css
@@ -514,7 +514,6 @@ header {
   margin: 0px;
   padding: 0px;
   /*width: 100%; height: 12px; */
-
   z-index: 110;
   color: #ffffff;
 }
@@ -840,11 +839,13 @@ aside #dfrn-request-link:hover {
 aside #profiles-menu {
   width: 20em;
 }
+aside .posted-date-selector-months {
+  margin-left: 10px;
+}
 #contact-block {
   overflow: auto;
   height: auto;
   /*.contact-block-div { width:60px; height: 60px; }*/
-
 }
 #contact-block .contact-block-h4 {
   float: left;
@@ -926,7 +927,6 @@ aside #profiles-menu {
   margin-bottom: 2em;
   /*.action .s10 { width: 10px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;}
 	.action .s16 { width: 16px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;}*/
-
 }
 .widget h3 {
   padding: 0px;
@@ -1208,7 +1208,6 @@ section {
   height: 32px;
   margin-left: 16px;
   /*background: url(../../../images/icons/22/user.png) no-repeat center center;*/
-
 }
 .comment-edit-preview .contact-photo-menu-button {
   top: 15px !important;
@@ -1284,15 +1283,12 @@ section {
 }*/
 .wwto {
   position: absolute !important;
-  width: 25px;
-  height: 25px;
   background: #FFFFFF;
   border: 2px solid #364e59;
   height: 25px;
   width: 25px;
   overflow: hidden;
   padding: 1px;
-  position: absolute !important;
   top: 40px;
   left: 30px;
   -webkit-box-shadow: 0px 0px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);
diff --git a/view/theme/quattro/lilac/style.css b/view/theme/quattro/lilac/style.css
index 28c5cd47a..11adc44b9 100644
--- a/view/theme/quattro/lilac/style.css
+++ b/view/theme/quattro/lilac/style.css
@@ -514,7 +514,6 @@ header {
   margin: 0px;
   padding: 0px;
   /*width: 100%; height: 12px; */
-
   z-index: 110;
   color: #ffffff;
 }
@@ -840,11 +839,13 @@ aside #dfrn-request-link:hover {
 aside #profiles-menu {
   width: 20em;
 }
+aside .posted-date-selector-months {
+  margin-left: 10px;
+}
 #contact-block {
   overflow: auto;
   height: auto;
   /*.contact-block-div { width:60px; height: 60px; }*/
-
 }
 #contact-block .contact-block-h4 {
   float: left;
@@ -926,7 +927,6 @@ aside #profiles-menu {
   margin-bottom: 2em;
   /*.action .s10 { width: 10px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;}
 	.action .s16 { width: 16px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;}*/
-
 }
 .widget h3 {
   padding: 0px;
@@ -1208,7 +1208,6 @@ section {
   height: 32px;
   margin-left: 16px;
   /*background: url(../../../images/icons/22/user.png) no-repeat center center;*/
-
 }
 .comment-edit-preview .contact-photo-menu-button {
   top: 15px !important;
@@ -1284,15 +1283,12 @@ section {
 }*/
 .wwto {
   position: absolute !important;
-  width: 25px;
-  height: 25px;
   background: #FFFFFF;
   border: 2px solid #364e59;
   height: 25px;
   width: 25px;
   overflow: hidden;
   padding: 1px;
-  position: absolute !important;
   top: 40px;
   left: 30px;
   -webkit-box-shadow: 0px 0px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);
diff --git a/view/theme/quattro/quattro.less b/view/theme/quattro/quattro.less
index 172fad31b..dded1514a 100644
--- a/view/theme/quattro/quattro.less
+++ b/view/theme/quattro/quattro.less
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ body {
 h4 { font-size: 1.1em }
 
 .shadow(@x: 0px, @y: 5px){
-   -webkit-box-shadow:@x @y 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);
-   -moz-box-shadow:@x @y 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);
-   box-shadow:@x @y 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);
+        -webkit-box-shadow:@x @y 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);
+        -moz-box-shadow:@x @y 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);
+        box-shadow:@x @y 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);
 }
 
 .rounded(@tr: 5px, @tl: 5px, @bl: 5px, @br: 5px){
@@ -52,10 +52,10 @@ a:hover {color: @LinkHover; text-decoration: underline; }
 .fakelink:hover { color: @LinkHover; text-decoration: underline; }
 
 blockquote {
-    background:@BlockquoteBackgroundColor;
-    padding: 1em;
-    margin-left: 1em;
-    border-left: 1em solid @BlockquoteBorderColor;
+        background:@BlockquoteBackgroundColor;
+        padding: 1em;
+        margin-left: 1em;
+        border-left: 1em solid @BlockquoteBorderColor;
     
 }
 
@@ -86,9 +86,7 @@ code {
 }
 
 
-
 /* tool */
-
 .tool {
 	height: auto; overflow: auto;
 	.label { float: left;}
@@ -97,8 +95,6 @@ code {
 }
 
 
-
-
 /* popup notifications */
 #jGrowl.top-right {
 	top: 30px;
@@ -144,6 +140,7 @@ header {
 		#logo-text { font-size: 22px }
 	}
 }
+
 /* nav */
 nav { 
 	width: 100%; height: 32px;
@@ -223,7 +220,7 @@ nav {
 	
 		#nav-notifications-linkmenu.on .icon.s22.notify,
 		#nav-notifications-linkmenu.selected .icon.s22.notify   { background-image: url("../../../images/icons/22/notify_on.png") }
-        #nav-introductions-link.on .icon.s22.intro,
+                #nav-introductions-link.on .icon.s22.intro,
 		#nav-introductions-link.selected .icon.s22.intro        { background-image: url("icons/contacts_on.png") }
 		#nav-messages-link.on .icon.s22.mail,
 		#nav-messages-link.selected .icon.s22.mail              { background-image: url("icons/messages_on.png") }		
@@ -302,8 +299,6 @@ ul.menu-popup {
 }
 
 
-
-
 /* aside 230px*/
 aside { 
 	display: table-cell;
@@ -353,8 +348,8 @@ aside {
 	}
 
 	#profiles-menu { width: 20em; }
-
-
+        
+        .posted-date-selector-months { margin-left: 10px; }
 }
 
 #contact-block {
@@ -665,72 +660,70 @@ section {
 }*/
 
 .wwto { 
-	position: absolute !important; 
-	width: 25px; height: 25px; 
-    background: #FFFFFF;
-    border: 2px solid @Metalic3;
-    height: 25px;
-    width: 25px;
-    overflow: hidden;
-    padding: 1px;
-    position: absolute !important;
-    top: 40px;
-    left: 30px;
-    
-    .shadow(0px, 0px)
+        position: absolute !important;
+        background: #FFFFFF;
+        border: 2px solid @Metalic3;
+        height: 25px;
+        width: 25px;
+        overflow: hidden;
+        padding: 1px;
+        top: 40px;
+        left: 30px;
+
+        .shadow(0px, 0px);
 }
 .wwto .contact-photo { width: 25px; height: 25px; }
 
 /* reshare e embed */
 .wall-item-container .wall-item-content .type-link img,
 .type-link img {
-    max-width: 160px;
-    max-height: 160px;
-    float: left;
-    margin-right: 10px;
+        max-width: 160px;
+        max-height: 160px;
+        float: left;
+        margin-right: 10px;
 
-	&.attachment-image {
-		max-width: 650px;
-		max-height: inital;
-		float: none;
-		margin-right: 0px;
-	}
+            &.attachment-image {
+                    max-width: 650px;
+                    max-height: inital;
+                    float: none;
+                    margin-right: 0px;
+            }
 	
 }
 .type-link {
-    blockquote {
-        margin: 1em 0px;
-        max-height: 160px;
-        overflow: hidden;
-		padding-left: 1em;
-    }
-    .oembed {}
+        blockquote {
+            margin: 1em 0px;
+            max-height: 160px;
+            overflow: hidden;
+                    padding-left: 1em;
+        }
+        .oembed {}
 }
 
 .type-video blockquote { padding-left: 1em; }
 
 .shared_header {
-    height: 32px;
-    color: #999;
-    border-top: 1px solid @ThreadBottomBorderColor;
-    padding-top: 5px;
-    margin-top: 5px;
-    
-    img {
-        -webkit-border-radius: 4px;
-        -moz-border-radius: 4px;
-        border-radius: 4px;
-        float: left;
-    }
-    
-    span { margin-left: 9px; }
+        height: 32px;
+        color: #999;
+        border-top: 1px solid @ThreadBottomBorderColor;
+        padding-top: 5px;
+        margin-top: 5px;
+
+        img {
+            -webkit-border-radius: 4px;
+            -moz-border-radius: 4px;
+            border-radius: 4px;
+            float: left;
+        }
+
+        span { margin-left: 9px; }
 }
 
 
 blockquote.shared_content {
-    margin-left: 32px;
-    color: #000;
-    border: none;
+        margin-left: 32px;
+        color: #000;
+        border: none;
 }
 
 
@@ -798,21 +791,21 @@ blockquote.shared_content {
 /*.threaded .hide-comments-outer { margin-left: 20px; }*/
 
 span[id^="showmore-teaser"]{
-    background: url("showmore-bg.jpg") no-repeat center bottom;
+        background: url("showmore-bg.jpg") no-repeat center bottom;
 }
 span[id^="showmore-wrap"] {
-    border-top: 1px solid #999999;
-    color: #999999;
-    display: block;
-    text-align: center;
-    background-color: @ThreadBackgroundColor;
+        border-top: 1px solid #999999;
+        color: #999999;
+        display: block;
+        text-align: center;
+        background-color: @ThreadBackgroundColor;
 }
 
 
 #pause {
- position: fixed;
- bottom: 5px;
- right: 5px;
+        position: fixed;
+        bottom: 5px;
+        right: 5px;
 }
 
 
@@ -898,8 +891,7 @@ span[id^="showmore-wrap"] {
 #jot {
 
 	width: 100%;
-	margin: 0px 2em 20px 0px;
-	
+	margin: 0px 2em 20px 0px;	
 	
 	.profile-jot-text {
 		height: 1em; width: 99%; font-size: 10px;
@@ -1039,7 +1031,6 @@ span[id^="showmore-wrap"] {
 }
 
 
-
 #acl-wrapper {
 	width: 690px;
 	float:left;
@@ -1181,7 +1172,6 @@ ul.tabs {
 	overflow: auto;
 	width: 100%;
 
-
 	label {
 		float: left;
 		width: 200px;
@@ -1203,7 +1193,6 @@ ul.tabs {
 		
 	}
 
-
 	.onoff {
 		float: left;
 		width: 80px;
@@ -1292,7 +1281,7 @@ ul.tabs {
 #profile-edit-pubkeywords,
 #profile-edit-prvkeywords,
 #profile-edit-homepage {
-    margin-top: 5px;
+        margin-top: 5px;
 }
 
 /* oauth */
@@ -1509,8 +1498,8 @@ ul.tabs {
 footer { height: 100px; display: table-row; }
 
 .pager {
-    margin-top: 25px;
-    clear: both;
+        margin-top: 25px;
+        clear: both;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1588,7 +1577,6 @@ footer { height: 100px; display: table-row; }
 }
 
 /* edit buttons for comments */
-
 .icon.dim { opacity: 0.3;filter:alpha(opacity=30); }
 .comment-edit-bb {
 	list-style: none;
@@ -1604,12 +1592,12 @@ footer { height: 100px; display: table-row; }
 }
 
 .editicon {
-    display: inline-block;
-    width: 16px;
-    height: 16px;
-    background-image: url(icons/bbedit.png);
-    text-decoration: none;
-    :hover {background-color: #ccc;}
+        display: inline-block;
+        width: 16px;
+        height: 16px;
+        background-image: url(icons/bbedit.png);
+        text-decoration: none;
+        :hover {background-color: #ccc;}
 }
 .boldbb { background-position: 0px 0px; }
 .boldbb:hover { background-position: 0px -16px; }
@@ -1632,37 +1620,36 @@ footer { height: 100px; display: table-row; }
 /** range input css **/
 /* slider root element */
 .slider {
-    height:2px;
-    position:relative;
-    cursor:pointer;
-    border:1px solid #333;
-    width:200px;
-    margin:10px 0px 10px 0px;
-	float: left;
+        height:2px;
+        position:relative;
+        cursor:pointer;
+        border:1px solid #333;
+        width:200px;
+        margin:10px 0px 10px 0px;
+            float: left;
 }
 
 /* progress bar (enabled with progress: true) */
 .progress {
-    height:9px;
-    background-color:#C5FF00;
-    display:none;
-    opacity:0.6;
+        height:9px;
+        background-color:#C5FF00;
+        display:none;
+        opacity:0.6;
 }
 
 /* drag handle */
 .handle {
-	background-color:#ccc;
-    height:16px;
-    width:8px;
-    top:-8px;
-    position:absolute;
-    display:block;
-    margin-top:1px;
-    border:1px solid #000;
-    cursor:move;
-	.roundbottom();
-	.shadow();
-
+        background-color:#ccc;
+        height:16px;
+        width:8px;
+        top:-8px;
+        position:absolute;
+        display:block;
+        margin-top:1px;
+        border:1px solid #000;
+        cursor:move;
+            .roundbottom();
+            .shadow();
 }
 
 /* the input field */
@@ -1673,4 +1660,3 @@ footer { height: 100px; display: table-row; }
 	border: 0px;
 	color: @FieldHelpColor;
 }
-
diff --git a/view/theme/smoothly/style.css b/view/theme/smoothly/style.css
index d9dba9818..46d8902ae 100644
--- a/view/theme/smoothly/style.css
+++ b/view/theme/smoothly/style.css
@@ -945,13 +945,14 @@ ul .sidebar-group-li .icon {
 	width: 12px;
 }
 
-.nets-ul, .fileas-ul, .categories-ul  {
+.nets-ul, .fileas-ul, .categories-ul, .datebrowse-ul  {
 	list-style-type: none;
 }
 
 .nets-ul li, 
 .fileas-ul li, 
-.categories-ul li {
+.categories-ul li,
+.datebrowse-link {
 }
 
 .nets-link {
@@ -4605,10 +4606,6 @@ div #datebrowse-sidebar.widget {
 
 #id_npassword {}
 
-#posted-date-selector {
-	margin-left: 33px;
-}
-
 #hide-comments-page-widget {
 	margin-left: 40px;
 }
diff --git a/view/theme/vier/style.css b/view/theme/vier/style.css
index 779a194dd..e75934c8c 100644
--- a/view/theme/vier/style.css
+++ b/view/theme/vier/style.css
@@ -427,12 +427,16 @@ a.sidebar-group-element {
   color: #737373;
 }
 
-#follow-sidebar form, #peoplefind-sidebar form, #netsearch-box form, #posted-date-selector {
+#follow-sidebar form, #peoplefind-sidebar form, #netsearch-box form {
   margin-left: 10px;
   margin-top: 3px;
   margin-bottom: 3px;
 }
 
+.posted-date-selector-months {
+  margin-left: 10px;
+}
+
 #sidebar-ungrouped, .side-link {
   padding-top: 5px;
 }