4 files changed, 32 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/views/default/river/elements/body.php b/views/default/river/elements/body.php
index 6894b81e2..2cd7f2289 100644
--- a/views/default/river/elements/body.php
+++ b/views/default/river/elements/body.php
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ $menu = elgg_view_menu('river', array(
 ));
 
 // river item header
-$timestamp = elgg_get_friendly_time($item->getPostedTime());
+$timestamp = elgg_view_friendly_time($item->getPostedTime());
 
 $summary = elgg_extract('summary', $vars, elgg_view('river/elements/summary', array('item' => $vars['item'])));
 if ($summary === false) {
diff --git a/views/default/river/elements/image.php b/views/default/river/elements/image.php
index 9caa44b36..6f6aeae65 100644
--- a/views/default/river/elements/image.php
+++ b/views/default/river/elements/image.php
@@ -9,4 +9,8 @@
 
 $subject = $vars['item']->getSubjectEntity();
 
-echo elgg_view_entity_icon($subject, 'small');
+if (elgg_in_context('widgets')) {
+	echo elgg_view_entity_icon($subject, 'tiny');
+} else {
+	echo elgg_view_entity_icon($subject, 'small');
+}
diff --git a/views/default/river/elements/layout.php b/views/default/river/elements/layout.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..94622e272
--- /dev/null
+++ b/views/default/river/elements/layout.php
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Layout of a river item
+ *
+ * @uses $vars['item'] ElggRiverItem
+ */
+
+$item = $vars['item'];
+
+echo elgg_view('page/components/image_block', array(
+	'image' => elgg_view('river/elements/image', $vars),
+	'body' => elgg_view('river/elements/body', $vars),
+	'class' => 'elgg-river-item',
+));
diff --git a/views/default/river/elements/summary.php b/views/default/river/elements/summary.php
index 84941131f..d7bde51dd 100644
--- a/views/default/river/elements/summary.php
+++ b/views/default/river/elements/summary.php
@@ -18,9 +18,10 @@ $subject_link = elgg_view('output/url', array(
 	'is_trusted' => true,
 ));
 
+$object_text = $object->title ? $object->title : $object->name;
 $object_link = elgg_view('output/url', array(
 	'href' => $object->getURL(),
-	'text' => $object->title ? $object->title : $object->name,
+	'text' => elgg_get_excerpt($object_text, 100),
 	'class' => 'elgg-river-object',
 	'is_trusted' => true,
 ));
@@ -40,5 +41,14 @@ if ($container instanceof ElggGroup) {
 	$group_string = elgg_echo('river:ingroup', array($group_link));
 }
 
+// check summary translation keys.
+// will use the $type:$subtype if that's defined, otherwise just uses $type:default
+$key = "river:$action:$type:$subtype";
+$summary = elgg_echo($key, array($subject_link, $object_link));
 
-echo elgg_echo("river:$action:$type:$subtype", array($subject_link, $object_link));
-\ No newline at end of file
+if ($summary == $key) {
+	$key = "river:$action:$type:default";
+	$summary = elgg_echo($key, array($subject_link, $object_link));
+}
+
+echo $summary;
+\ No newline at end of file