diff --git a/include/text.php b/include/text.php
index 54626a772..3d15a5c6b 100755
--- a/include/text.php
+++ b/include/text.php
@@ -15,8 +15,11 @@ require_once("include/friendica_smarty.php");
 function replace_macros($s,$r) {
 	$a = get_app();
 
+	$arr = array('template' => $s, 'params' => $r);
+	call_hooks('replace_macros', $arr);
+	
 	$t = $a->template_engine();
-	$output = $t->replace_macros($s,$r);
+	$output = $t->replace_macros($arr['template'],$arr['params']);
 	
 	return $output;
 }
diff --git a/mod/connections.php b/mod/connections.php
index d7adf775b..39bef0209 100644
--- a/mod/connections.php
+++ b/mod/connections.php
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ function connections_content(&$a) {
 			'$cautious'       => t('Cautious Sharing'),
 			'$follow'         => t('Follow Only'),
 			'$permlbl'        => t('Individual Permissions'),
-			'$permnote'       => t('Some permissions may be inherited from your <a href="settings">privacy settings</a>, which have higher priority. Changing those on this page will have no effect.'),
+			'$permnote'       => t('Some permissions may be inherited from your channel <a href="settings">privacy settings</a>, which have higher priority. Changing those inherited settings on this page will have no effect.'),
 			'$advanced'       => t('Advanced Permissions'),
 			'$quick'          => t('Quick Links'),
 			'$common_link'    => $a->get_baseurl(true) . '/common/loc/' . local_user() . '/' . $contact['id'],