diff --git a/include/widgets.php b/include/widgets.php
index a7d06d39e..444ce55d6 100644
--- a/include/widgets.php
+++ b/include/widgets.php
@@ -170,8 +170,8 @@ function widget_follow($args) {
  	}
 	return replace_macros(get_markup_template('follow.tpl'),array(
 		'$connect' => t('Add New Connection'),
-		'$desc' => t('Enter the channel address'),
-		'$hint' => t('Example: bob@example.com, http://example.com/barbara'),
+		'$desc' => t('Enter channel address'),
+		'$hint' => t('Examples: bob@example.com, https://example.com/channel/barbara'),
 		'$follow' => t('Connect'),
 		'$abook_usage_message' => $abook_usage_message
 	));
diff --git a/view/css/widgets.css b/view/css/widgets.css
index f1c1436c7..a1801ac77 100644
--- a/view/css/widgets.css
+++ b/view/css/widgets.css
@@ -23,17 +23,6 @@
 	margin-top: 10px;
 }
 
-/* follow */
-
-#side-follow-url {
-	margin-top: 5px;
-	width: 100%;
-}
-
-#side-follow-submit {
-	margin-top: 15px;
-}
-
 /* notes */ 
 
 #note-text {
diff --git a/view/tpl/follow.tpl b/view/tpl/follow.tpl
index 0c808b9a5..8c1f8d4ca 100755
--- a/view/tpl/follow.tpl
+++ b/view/tpl/follow.tpl
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 <div id="follow-sidebar" class="widget">
 	<h3>{{$connect}}</h3>
-	<div id="connect-desc">{{$desc}}</div>
 	<form action="follow" method="post" />
-		<input id="side-follow-url" type="text" name="url" title="{{$hint}}" />
-		<input id="side-follow-submit" type="submit" name="submit" class="btn btn-default" value="{{$follow}}" />
+		<div class="form-group">
+			<div class="input-group">
+				<input class="widget-input" type="text" name="url" title="{{$hint}}" placeholder="{{$desc}}" />
+				<div class="input-group-btn">
+					<button class="btn btn-default btn-sm" type="submit" name="submit" value="{{$follow}}"><i class="icon-plus"></i></button>
+				</div>
+			</div>
+		</div>
 	</form>
 	{{if $abook_usage_message}}
 	<div class="usage-message" id="abook-usage-message">{{$abook_usage_message}}</div>
diff --git a/view/tpl/peoplefind.tpl b/view/tpl/peoplefind.tpl
index 5d68cb2d8..d7d48cfd2 100755
--- a/view/tpl/peoplefind.tpl
+++ b/view/tpl/peoplefind.tpl
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<div class="form-group">
 			<div class="input-group">
 				<input class="widget-input" type="text" name="search" title="{{$hint}}{{if $advanced_search}}{{$advanced_hint}}{{/if}}" placeholder="{{$desc}}" />
-			<div class="input-group-btn">
+				<div class="input-group-btn">
 					<button class="btn btn-default btn-sm" type="submit" name="submit"><i class="icon-search"></i></button>
 				</div>
 			</div>