diff --git a/boot.php b/boot.php
index 55f18432a..096587bb7 100644
--- a/boot.php
+++ b/boot.php
@@ -34,6 +34,14 @@ define ( 'JPEG_QUALITY',            100  );
  */
 define ( 'PNG_QUALITY',             8  );
 
+/**
+ * Language detection parameters
+ */
+
+define ( 'LANGUAGE_DETECT_MIN_LENGTH',     128 );
+define ( 'LANGUAGE_DETECT_MIN_CONFIDENCE', 0.01 );
+
+
 /**
  *
  * An alternate way of limiting picture upload sizes. Specify the maximum pixel
@@ -415,6 +423,7 @@ if(! class_exists('App')) {
 					. 'include' . PATH_SEPARATOR
 					. 'library' . PATH_SEPARATOR
 					. 'library/phpsec' . PATH_SEPARATOR
+					. 'library/langdet' . PATH_SEPARATOR
 					. '.' );
 
 			if((x($_SERVER,'QUERY_STRING')) && substr($_SERVER['QUERY_STRING'],0,2) === "q=") {
diff --git a/include/conversation.php b/include/conversation.php
index ce8f5779c..25a2911e9 100644
--- a/include/conversation.php
+++ b/include/conversation.php
@@ -242,6 +242,16 @@ function localize_item(&$item){
 		}
 	}
 
+	// add sparkle links to appropriate permalinks
+
+	$x = stristr($item['plink'],'/display/');
+	if($x) {
+		$sparkle = false;
+		$y = best_link_url($item,$sparkle,true);
+		if(strstr($y,'/redir/'))
+			$item['plink'] = $y . '?f=&url=' . $item['plink'];
+	} 
+
 
 }
 
diff --git a/include/items.php b/include/items.php
index 5094c60c2..bc1346e92 100755
--- a/include/items.php
+++ b/include/items.php
@@ -826,6 +826,9 @@ function item_store($arr,$force_parent = false) {
 	if((strpos($arr['body'],'<') !== false) || (strpos($arr['body'],'>') !== false)) 
 		$arr['body'] = strip_tags($arr['body']);
 
+	require_once('include/language.php');
+	$arr['lang'] = detect_language($arr['body']);
+
 
 	$arr['wall']          = ((x($arr,'wall'))          ? intval($arr['wall'])                : 0);
 	$arr['uri']           = ((x($arr,'uri'))           ? notags(trim($arr['uri']))           : random_string());
diff --git a/mod/item.php b/mod/item.php
index 7e8d0499d..36ee05016 100644
--- a/mod/item.php
+++ b/mod/item.php
@@ -217,6 +217,12 @@ function item_post(&$a) {
 		$emailcc           = notags(trim($_REQUEST['emailcc']));
 		$body              = escape_tags(trim($_REQUEST['body']));
 
+
+		require_once('include/language.php');
+		$language = detect_language($body);
+
+		logger('detected language: ' . $language);
+
 		$private = ((strlen($str_group_allow) || strlen($str_contact_allow) || strlen($str_group_deny) || strlen($str_contact_deny)) ? 1 : 0);
 
 		// If this is a comment, set the permissions from the parent.
@@ -553,6 +559,7 @@ function item_post(&$a) {
 	$datarray['title']         = $title;
 	$datarray['body']          = $body;
 	$datarray['app']           = $app;
+	$datarray['lang']          = $language;
 	$datarray['location']      = $location;
 	$datarray['coord']         = $coord;
 	$datarray['tag']           = $str_tags;
@@ -641,9 +648,9 @@ function item_post(&$a) {
 
 
 	$r = q("INSERT INTO `item` (`guid`, `uid`,`type`,`wall`,`gravity`,`contact-id`,`owner-name`,`owner-link`,`owner-avatar`, 
-		`author-name`, `author-link`, `author-avatar`, `created`, `edited`, `commented`, `received`, `changed`, `uri`, `thr-parent`, `title`, `body`, `app`, `location`, `coord`, 
+		`author-name`, `author-link`, `author-avatar`, `created`, `edited`, `commented`, `received`, `changed`, `uri`, `thr-parent`, `title`, `body`, `app`, `lang`, `location`, `coord`, 
 		`tag`, `inform`, `verb`, `postopts`, `allow_cid`, `allow_gid`, `deny_cid`, `deny_gid`, `private`, `pubmail`, `attach`,`origin`, `moderated`, `file` )
-		VALUES( '%s', %d, '%s', %d, %d, %d, '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', %d, %d, '%s', %d, %d, '%s' )",
+		VALUES( '%s', %d, '%s', %d, %d, %d, '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', %d, %d, '%s', %d, %d, '%s' )",
 		dbesc($datarray['guid']),
 		intval($datarray['uid']),
 		dbesc($datarray['type']),
@@ -666,6 +673,7 @@ function item_post(&$a) {
 		dbesc($datarray['title']),
 		dbesc($datarray['body']),
 		dbesc($datarray['app']),
+		dbesc($datarray['lang']),
 		dbesc($datarray['location']),
 		dbesc($datarray['coord']),
 		dbesc($datarray['tag']),
@@ -680,9 +688,9 @@ function item_post(&$a) {
 		intval($datarray['pubmail']),
 		dbesc($datarray['attach']),
 		intval($datarray['origin']),
-	        intval($datarray['moderated']),
-	        dbesc($datarray['file'])
-	       );
+		intval($datarray['moderated']),
+		dbesc($datarray['file'])
+	);
 
 	$r = q("SELECT `id` FROM `item` WHERE `uri` = '%s' LIMIT 1",
 		dbesc($datarray['uri']));
diff --git a/view/theme/diabook/wall_item.tpl b/view/theme/diabook/wall_item.tpl
index 123834064..5b9de2968 100644
--- a/view/theme/diabook/wall_item.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/diabook/wall_item.tpl
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 			<div class="wall-item-actions-author">
 				<a href="$item.profile_url" target="redir" title="$item.linktitle" class="wall-item-name-link"><span class="wall-item-name$item.sparkle">$item.name</span></a> 
 			<span class="wall-item-ago">-
-			{{ if $item.plink }}<a class="link" title="$item.plink.title" href="$item.plink.href" style="color: #999">$item.ago</a>{{ else }} $item.ago {{ endif }}
+			{{ if $item.plink }}<a class="link$item.sparkle" title="$item.plink.title" href="$item.plink.href" style="color: #999">$item.ago</a>{{ else }} $item.ago {{ endif }}
 			{{ if $item.lock }} - <span class="fakelink" style="color: #999" onclick="lockview(event,$item.id);">$item.lock</span> {{ endif }}
 			</span>
 			</div>
diff --git a/view/theme/diabook/wallwall_item.tpl b/view/theme/diabook/wallwall_item.tpl
index bee75ad99..b2c980c78 100644
--- a/view/theme/diabook/wallwall_item.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/diabook/wallwall_item.tpl
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 				<a href="$item.profile_url" target="redir" title="$item.linktitle" class="wall-item-name-link"><span class="wall-item-name$item.sparkle">$item.name</span></a>
 				$item.to <a href="$item.owner_url" target="redir" title="$item.olinktitle" class="wall-item-name-link"><span class="wall-item-name$item.osparkle" id="wall-item-ownername-$item.id">$item.owner_name</span></a>
 				 $item.vwall <span class="wall-item-ago">- &nbsp;
-			{{ if $item.plink }}<a class="link" title="$item.plink.title" href="$item.plink.href" style="color: #999">$item.ago</a>{{ else }} $item.ago {{ endif }}
+			{{ if $item.plink }}<a class="link$item.sparkle" title="$item.plink.title" href="$item.plink.href" style="color: #999">$item.ago</a>{{ else }} $item.ago {{ endif }}
 			{{ if $item.lock }} - <span class="fakelink" style="color: #999" onclick="lockview(event,$item.id);">$item.lock</span> {{ endif }}
 			</span>
 			</div>
diff --git a/view/theme/dispy/wall_item.tpl b/view/theme/dispy/wall_item.tpl
index 8ffae0403..8d6f258e6 100644
--- a/view/theme/dispy/wall_item.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/dispy/wall_item.tpl
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 				<li><a href="#" id="filer-$item.id" onclick="itemFiler($item.id); return false;" class="filer-item icon file-as" title="$item.filer"></a></li>
 				{{ endif }}
 				{{ if $item.plink }}
-				<li class="wall-item-links-wrapper"><a href="$item.plink.href" title="$item.plink.title" target="external-link" class="icon remote-link"></a></li>
+				<li class="wall-item-links-wrapper$item.sparkle"><a href="$item.plink.href" title="$item.plink.title" target="external-link" class="icon remote-link"></a></li>
 				{{ endif }}
 				{{ if $item.edpost }}
 				<li><a class="editpost icon pencil" href="$item.edpost.0" title="$item.edpost.1"></a></li>
diff --git a/view/theme/dispy/wallwall_item.tpl b/view/theme/dispy/wallwall_item.tpl
index 84da598cd..f5187b710 100644
--- a/view/theme/dispy/wallwall_item.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/dispy/wallwall_item.tpl
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class="icon recycle wall-item-share-buttons"  title="$item.vote.share.0" onclick
 				<li class="wall-item-filer-wrapper"><a href="#" id="filer-$item.id" onclick="itemFiler($item.id); return false;" class="filer-item icon file-as" title="$item.star.filer"></a></li>
 			{{ endif }}
 			{{ if $item.plink }}
-				<li class="wall-item-links-wrapper"><a href="$item.plink.href" title="$item.plink.title" target="external-link" class="icon remote-link"></a></li>
+				<li class="wall-item-links-wrapper$item.sparkle"><a href="$item.plink.href" title="$item.plink.title" target="external-link" class="icon remote-link"></a></li>
 			{{ endif }}
 			{{ if $item.edpost }}
 				<li><a class="editpost icon pencil" href="$item.edpost.0" title="$item.edpost.1"></a></li>
diff --git a/view/theme/quattro/wall_item.tpl b/view/theme/quattro/wall_item.tpl
index e771db068..2b12ce632 100644
--- a/view/theme/quattro/wall_item.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/quattro/wall_item.tpl
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 			<div class="wall-item-location">$item.location</div>	
 		</div>
 		<div class="wall-item-content">
-			{{ if $item.title }}<h2><a href="$item.plink.href">$item.title</a></h2>{{ endif }}
+			{{ if $item.title }}<h2><a href="$item.plink.href" class="$item.sparkle">$item.title</a></h2>{{ endif }}
 			$item.body
 		</div>
 	</div>
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 	</div>
 	<div class="wall-item-bottom">
 		<div class="">
-			{{ if $item.plink }}<a class="icon s16 link" title="$item.plink.title" href="$item.plink.href">$item.plink.title</a>{{ endif }}
+			{{ if $item.plink }}<a class="icon s16 link$item.sparkle" title="$item.plink.title" href="$item.plink.href">$item.plink.title</a>{{ endif }}
 		</div>
 		<div class="wall-item-actions">
 			<div class="wall-item-actions-author">
diff --git a/view/theme/quattro/wallwall_item.tpl b/view/theme/quattro/wallwall_item.tpl
index 693ebaba6..a1d92773b 100644
--- a/view/theme/quattro/wallwall_item.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/quattro/wallwall_item.tpl
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 			<div class="wall-item-location">$item.location</div>	
 		</div>
 		<div class="wall-item-content">
-			{{ if $item.title }}<h2><a href="$item.plink.href">$item.title</a></h2>{{ endif }}
+			{{ if $item.title }}<h2><a href="$item.plink.href" class="$item.sparkle">$item.title</a></h2>{{ endif }}
 			$item.body
 		</div>
 	</div>
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 	</div>	
 	<div class="wall-item-bottom">
 		<div class="wall-item-links">
-			{{ if $item.plink }}<a class="icon s16 link" title="$item.plink.title" href="$item.plink.href">$item.plink.title</a>{{ endif }}
+			{{ if $item.plink }}<a class="icon s16 link$item.sparkle" title="$item.plink.title" href="$item.plink.href">$item.plink.title</a>{{ endif }}
 		</div>
 		<div class="wall-item-actions">
 			<div class="wall-item-actions-author">
diff --git a/view/wall_item.tpl b/view/wall_item.tpl
index dae33b3f7..60dde7600 100644
--- a/view/wall_item.tpl
+++ b/view/wall_item.tpl
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 			</div>
 			{{ endif }}
 			{{ if $item.plink }}
-				<div class="wall-item-links-wrapper"><a href="$item.plink.href" title="$item.plink.title" target="external-link" class="icon remote-link"></a></div>
+				<div class="wall-item-links-wrapper"><a href="$item.plink.href" title="$item.plink.title" target="external-link" class="icon remote-link$item.sparkle"></a></div>
 			{{ endif }}
 			{{ if $item.edpost }}
 				<a class="editpost icon pencil" href="$item.edpost.0" title="$item.edpost.1"></a>
diff --git a/view/wallwall_item.tpl b/view/wallwall_item.tpl
index a48acfec5..b7cca3fab 100644
--- a/view/wallwall_item.tpl
+++ b/view/wallwall_item.tpl
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 			</div>
 			{{ endif }}
 			{{ if $item.plink }}
-				<div class="wall-item-links-wrapper"><a href="$item.plink.href" title="$item.plink.title" target="external-link" class="icon remote-link"></a></div>
+				<div class="wall-item-links-wrapper"><a href="$item.plink.href" title="$item.plink.title" target="external-link" class="icon remote-link$item.sparkle"></a></div>
 			{{ endif }}
 			{{ if $item.edpost }}
 				<a class="editpost icon pencil" href="$item.edpost.0" title="$item.edpost.1"></a>