diff --git a/boot.php b/boot.php
index 6479868b3b..263d76f620 100644
--- a/boot.php
+++ b/boot.php
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 
 set_time_limit(0);
+ini_set('pcre.backtrack_limit', 250000);
 
 define ( 'FRIENDIKA_VERSION',      '2.1.968' );
 define ( 'DFRN_PROTOCOL_VERSION',  '2.21'    );
@@ -9,7 +10,17 @@ define ( 'DB_UPDATE_VERSION',      1054      );
 define ( 'EOL',                    "<br />\r\n"     );
 define ( 'ATOM_TIME',              'Y-m-d\TH:i:s\Z' );
 define ( 'DOWN_ARROW',             '&#x21e9;'       );
-         
+
+/**
+ *
+ * Image storage quality. Lower numbers save space at cost of image detail.
+ * For ease of upgrade, please do not change here. Change jpeg quality with 
+ * set_config('system','jpeg_quality',n) in .htconfig.php
+ * where n is netween 1 and 100, and with very poor results below about 50 
+ *
+ */
+
+define ( 'JPEG_QUALITY',            100              );         
 
 /**
  * SSL redirection policies
diff --git a/htconfig.php b/htconfig.php
index fb62245d21..0f9222ac59 100644
--- a/htconfig.php
+++ b/htconfig.php
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ $a->config['admin_email'] = '';
 
 // Maximum size of an imported message, 0 is unlimited
 
-$a->config['max_import_size'] = 10000;
+$a->config['max_import_size'] = 200000;
 
 // maximum size of uploaded photos
 
diff --git a/include/Photo.php b/include/Photo.php
index 9934b9a392..707b0de5d8 100644
--- a/include/Photo.php
+++ b/include/Photo.php
@@ -162,12 +162,20 @@ class Photo {
 	}
 
 	public function saveImage($path) {
-		imagejpeg($this->image,$path,100);
+		$quality = get_config('system','jpeg_quality');
+		if((! $quality) || ($quality > 100))
+			$quality = JPEG_QUALITY;
+		imagejpeg($this->image,$path,$quality);
 	}
 
 	public function imageString() {
 		ob_start();
-		imagejpeg($this->image,NULL,100);
+
+		$quality = get_config('system','jpeg_quality');
+		if((! $quality) || ($quality > 100))
+			$quality = JPEG_QUALITY;
+
+		imagejpeg($this->image,NULL,$quality);
 		$s = ob_get_contents();
 		ob_end_clean();
 		return $s;
diff --git a/include/items.php b/include/items.php
index c5ecac7771..3a3085f1b0 100644
--- a/include/items.php
+++ b/include/items.php
@@ -701,6 +701,7 @@ function item_store($arr,$force_parent = false) {
 				$parent_id = 0;
 				$arr['thr-parent'] = $arr['parent-uri'];
 				$arr['parent-uri'] = $arr['uri'];
+				$arr['gravity'] = 0;
 			}
 			else {
 				logger('item_store: item parent was not found - ignoring item');
diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index 074c1c53a4..05eef6c6e0 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 <?php
+
 error_reporting(E_ERROR | E_WARNING | E_PARSE);
+
 /**
  *
  * Friendika
diff --git a/view/de/htconfig.tpl b/view/de/htconfig.tpl
index d3bb6b411e..0ce28b4a06 100644
--- a/view/de/htconfig.tpl
+++ b/view/de/htconfig.tpl
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ $a->config['admin_email'] = '';
 
 // Maximum size of an imported message, 0 is unlimited
 
-$a->config['max_import_size'] = 10000;
+$a->config['max_import_size'] = 200000;
 
 // maximum size of uploaded photos
 
diff --git a/view/en/htconfig.tpl b/view/en/htconfig.tpl
index d3bb6b411e..0ce28b4a06 100644
--- a/view/en/htconfig.tpl
+++ b/view/en/htconfig.tpl
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ $a->config['admin_email'] = '';
 
 // Maximum size of an imported message, 0 is unlimited
 
-$a->config['max_import_size'] = 10000;
+$a->config['max_import_size'] = 200000;
 
 // maximum size of uploaded photos
 
diff --git a/view/es/htconfig.tpl b/view/es/htconfig.tpl
index 180f7885cc..4de2661129 100644
--- a/view/es/htconfig.tpl
+++ b/view/es/htconfig.tpl
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ $a->config['admin_email'] = '';
 
 // Maximum size of an imported message, 0 is unlimited
 
-$a->config['max_import_size'] = 10000;
+$a->config['max_import_size'] = 200000;
 
 // maximum size of uploaded photos
 
diff --git a/view/fr/htconfig.tpl b/view/fr/htconfig.tpl
index d31d5a39ff..c65114a68a 100644
--- a/view/fr/htconfig.tpl
+++ b/view/fr/htconfig.tpl
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ $a->config['admin_email'] = '';
 
 // Maximum size of an imported message, 0 is unlimited
 
-$a->config['max_import_size'] = 10000;
+$a->config['max_import_size'] = 200000;
 
 // maximum size of uploaded photos
 
diff --git a/view/it/htconfig.tpl b/view/it/htconfig.tpl
index 180f7885cc..4de2661129 100644
--- a/view/it/htconfig.tpl
+++ b/view/it/htconfig.tpl
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ $a->config['admin_email'] = '';
 
 // Maximum size of an imported message, 0 is unlimited
 
-$a->config['max_import_size'] = 10000;
+$a->config['max_import_size'] = 200000;
 
 // maximum size of uploaded photos
 
diff --git a/view/sv/htconfig.tpl b/view/sv/htconfig.tpl
index d3bb6b411e..0ce28b4a06 100644
--- a/view/sv/htconfig.tpl
+++ b/view/sv/htconfig.tpl
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ $a->config['admin_email'] = '';
 
 // Maximum size of an imported message, 0 is unlimited
 
-$a->config['max_import_size'] = 10000;
+$a->config['max_import_size'] = 200000;
 
 // maximum size of uploaded photos