diff --git a/boot.php b/boot.php
index b306b14029..9ff17b4666 100644
--- a/boot.php
+++ b/boot.php
@@ -877,7 +877,9 @@ function profile_sidebar($profile) {
 	$podloc = $a->get_baseurl();
 	$searchable = (($profile['publish'] && $profile['net-publish']) ? 'true' : 'false' );
 	$nickname = $profile['nick'];
-	$dphoto = $profile['photo'];
+	$photo300 = $a->get_baseurl() . '/photo/custom/300/' . $profile['uid'] . '.jpg';
+	$photo100 = $a->get_baseurl() . '/photo/custom/100/' . $profile['uid'] . '.jpg';
+	$photo50  = $a->get_baseurl() . '/photo/custom/50/'  . $profile['uid'] . '.jpg';
 
 	$diaspora_vcard = <<< EOT
 
@@ -897,7 +899,19 @@ function profile_sidebar($profile) {
 <dl class="entity_photo">
 <dt>Photo</dt>
 <dd>
-<img class="photo avatar" height="175px" src="$dphoto" width='175px'>
+<img class="photo avatar" height="300px" width="300px" src="$photo300">
+</dd>
+</dl>
+<dl class="entity_photo_medium">
+<dt>Photo</dt>
+<dd> 
+<img class="photo avatar" height="100px" width="100px" src="$photo100">
+</dd>
+</dl>
+<dl class="entity_photo_small">
+<dt>Photo</dt>
+<dd>
+<img class="photo avatar" height="50px" width="50px" src="$photo50">
 </dd>
 </dl>
 <dl class='entity_searchable'>
diff --git a/include/items.php b/include/items.php
index 8c6134f94f..047dd4442b 100644
--- a/include/items.php
+++ b/include/items.php
@@ -995,6 +995,11 @@ function consume_feed($xml,$importer,&$contact, &$hub, $datedir = 0, $secure_fee
 
 	require_once('library/simplepie/simplepie.inc');
 
+	if(! strlen($xml)) {
+		logger('consume_feed: empty input');
+		return;
+	}
+		
 	$feed = new SimplePie();
 	$feed->set_raw_data($xml);
 	if($datedir)
diff --git a/include/text.php b/include/text.php
index a568b7a948..d53a2ceb9a 100644
--- a/include/text.php
+++ b/include/text.php
@@ -732,6 +732,9 @@ function link_compare($a,$b) {
 	return false;
 }}
 
+// Given an item array, convert the body element from bbcode to html and add smilie icons.
+// If attach is true, also add icons for item attachments
+
 
 if(! function_exists('prepare_body')) {
 function prepare_body($item,$attach = false) {
@@ -771,6 +774,9 @@ function prepare_body($item,$attach = false) {
 	return $s;
 }}
 
+
+// Given a text string, convert from bbcode to html and add smilie icons.
+
 if(! function_exists('prepare_text')) {
 function prepare_text($text) {
 
diff --git a/mod/photo.php b/mod/photo.php
index 9809aa418d..3994620f89 100644
--- a/mod/photo.php
+++ b/mod/photo.php
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ require_once('include/security.php');
 function photo_init(&$a) {
 
 	switch($a->argc) {
+		case 4:
+			$person = $a->argv[3];
+			$customres = intval($a->argv[2]);
+			$type = $a->argv[1];
+			break;
 		case 3:
 			$person = $a->argv[2];
 			$type = $a->argv[1];
@@ -29,6 +34,7 @@ function photo_init(&$a) {
 		switch($type) {
 
 			case 'profile':
+			case 'custom':
 				$resolution = 4;
 				break;
 			case 'micro':
@@ -113,8 +119,17 @@ function photo_init(&$a) {
 		// NOTREACHED
 	}
 
+	if(intval($customres) && $customres > 0 && $customres < 500) {
+		require_once('include/Photo.php');
+		$ph = new Photo($data);
+		if($ph->is_valid()) {
+			$ph->scaleImageSquare($customres);
+			$data = $ph->imageString();
+		}
+	}
+
 	header("Content-type: image/jpeg");
 	echo $data;
 	killme();
 	// NOTREACHED
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}