diff --git a/admin/configuration.php b/admin/configuration.php
index 92243fb01..871784758 100644
--- a/admin/configuration.php
+++ b/admin/configuration.php
@@ -90,20 +90,11 @@ if ( isset( $_POST['submit'] ) )
     array_push( $error, $lang['conf_err_mail'] );
   }
   // periods must be integer values, they represents number of days
-  if ( !preg_match( $int_pattern, $_POST['short_period'] )
-       or !preg_match( $int_pattern, $_POST['long_period'] ) )
+  if (!preg_match($int_pattern, $_POST['recent_period'])
+      or $_POST['recent_period'] <= 0)
   {
     array_push( $error, $lang['err_periods'] );
   }
-  else
-  {
-    // long period must be longer than short period
-    if ( $_POST['long_period'] <= $_POST['short_period']
-         or $_POST['short_period'] <= 0 )
-    {
-      array_push( $error, $lang['err_periods_2'] );
-    }
-  }
   // session_id size must be an integer between 4 and 50
   if ( !preg_match( $int_pattern, $_POST['session_id_size'] )
        or $_POST['session_id_size'] < 4
@@ -216,8 +207,7 @@ $template->assign_vars(array(
   'NB_IMAGE_LINE'=>$conf['nb_image_line'],
   'NB_ROW_PAGE'=>$conf['nb_line_page'],
   'STYLE_SELECT'=>style_select($conf['default_style'], 'default_style'),
-  'SHORT_PERIOD'=>$conf['short_period'],
-  'LONG_PERIOD'=>$conf['long_period'],
+  'RECENT_PERIOD'=>$conf['recent_period'],
   'UPLOAD_MAXSIZE'=>$conf['upload_maxfilesize'],
   'UPLOAD_MAXWIDTH'=>$conf['upload_maxwidth'],
   'UPLOAD_MAXHEIGHT'=>$conf['upload_maxheight'],
@@ -271,10 +261,8 @@ $template->assign_vars(array(
   'L_NB_ROW_PAGE_INFO'=>$lang['conf_default_nb_row_per_page_info'],
   'L_STYLE_SELECT'=>$lang['customize_theme'],
   'L_STYLE_SELECT_INFO'=>$lang['conf_default_theme_info'],
-  'L_SHORT_PERIOD'=>$lang['customize_short_period'],
-  'L_SHORT_PERIOD_INFO'=>$lang['conf_default_short_period_info'],
-  'L_LONG_PERIOD'=>$lang['customize_long_period'],
-  'L_LONG_PERIOD_INFO'=>$lang['conf_default_long_period_info'],
+  'L_RECENT_PERIOD'=>$lang['customize_recent_period'],
+  'L_RECENT_PERIOD_INFO'=>$lang['conf_default_recent_period_info'],
   'L_EXPAND_TREE'=>$lang['customize_expand'],
   'L_EXPAND_TREE_INFO'=>$lang['conf_default_expand_info'],
   'L_NB_COMMENTS'=>$lang['customize_show_nb_comments'],
diff --git a/category.php b/category.php
index 906082437..ed5889951 100644
--- a/category.php
+++ b/category.php
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ if ( isset( $page['cat_nb_images'] ) and $page['cat_nb_images'] > 0 )
   $template_title.= ' ['.$page['cat_nb_images'].']';
 }
 
-$icon_short = get_icon( date( 'Y-m-d' ) );
+$icon_recent = get_icon(date('Y-m-d'));
 
 $template->assign_vars(array(
   'NB_PICTURE' => count_user_total_images(),
@@ -201,8 +201,7 @@ $template->assign_vars(array(
   'F_IDENTIFY' => add_session_id( PHPWG_ROOT_PATH.'identification.php' ),
   
   'T_COLLAPSED' => $user['lien_collapsed'],
-  'T_SHORT' => $icon_short,
-  'T_LONG'=>get_icon(date( 'Y-m-d',time()-($user['short_period']*24*60*60+1))),
+  'T_RECENT' => $icon_recent,
 
   'U_HOME' => add_session_id( PHPWG_ROOT_PATH.'category.php' ),
   'U_FAVORITE' => add_session_id( PHPWG_ROOT_PATH.'category.php?cat=fav' ),
diff --git a/include/category_recent_cats.inc.php b/include/category_recent_cats.inc.php
index 3bfc1f524..c91a738fa 100644
--- a/include/category_recent_cats.inc.php
+++ b/include/category_recent_cats.inc.php
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ $query = '
 SELECT id AS category_id
   FROM '.CATEGORIES_TABLE.'
   WHERE date_last > SUBDATE(CURRENT_DATE
-                            ,INTERVAL '.$user['short_period'].' DAY)';
+                            ,INTERVAL '.$user['recent_period'].' DAY)';
 if ( $user['forbidden_categories'] != '' )
 {
   $query.= '
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ SELECT id,file,tn_ext,storage_category_id
   FROM '.IMAGES_TABLE.', '.IMAGE_CATEGORY_TABLE.'
   WHERE category_id = '.$row['category_id'].'
     AND date_available > SUBDATE(CURRENT_DATE
-                                 ,INTERVAL '.$user['short_period'].' DAY)
+                                 ,INTERVAL '.$user['recent_period'].' DAY)
     AND id = image_id
   ORDER BY RAND()
   LIMIT 0,1
diff --git a/include/functions_user.inc.php b/include/functions_user.inc.php
index 983d7e82e..0e1f8a628 100644
--- a/include/functions_user.inc.php
+++ b/include/functions_user.inc.php
@@ -84,8 +84,7 @@ function register_user( $login, $password, $password_conf,
     // 1. retrieving default values, the ones of the user "guest"
     $infos = array( 'nb_image_line', 'nb_line_page', 'language',
                     'maxwidth', 'maxheight', 'expand', 'show_nb_comments',
-                    'short_period', 'long_period', 'template',
-                    'forbidden_categories' );
+                    'recent_period', 'template', 'forbidden_categories' );
     $query = 'SELECT ';
     for ( $i = 0; $i < sizeof( $infos ); $i++ )
     {
diff --git a/include/htmlfunctions.inc.php b/include/htmlfunctions.inc.php
index 3c6046c99..a63b44f40 100644
--- a/include/htmlfunctions.inc.php
+++ b/include/htmlfunctions.inc.php
@@ -36,19 +36,11 @@ function get_icon( $date )
   $day_in_seconds = 24*60*60;
   $output = '';
   $title = $lang['recent_image'].'&nbsp;';
-  if ( $diff < $user['long_period'] * $day_in_seconds )
+  if ( $diff < $user['recent_period'] * $day_in_seconds )
   {
     $icon_url = './template/'.$user['template'].'/theme/';
-    if ( $diff < $user['short_period'] * $day_in_seconds )
-    {
-      $icon_url.= 'new_short.gif';
-      $title .= $user['short_period'];
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $icon_url.= 'new_long.gif';
-      $title .= $user['long_period'];
-    }
+    $icon_url.= 'recent.gif';
+    $title .= $user['recent_period'];
     $title .=  '&nbsp;'.$lang['days'];
     $size = getimagesize( $icon_url );
     $output = '<img title="'.$title.'" src="'.$icon_url.'" style="border:0;';
diff --git a/include/user.inc.php b/include/user.inc.php
index a02c50785..65222f3f6 100644
--- a/include/user.inc.php
+++ b/include/user.inc.php
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@
 //            status --> $user['status']
 $infos = array( 'id', 'username', 'mail_address', 'nb_image_line',
                 'nb_line_page', 'status', 'language', 'maxwidth',
-                'maxheight', 'expand', 'show_nb_comments', 'short_period',
-                'long_period', 'template', 'forbidden_categories' );
+                'maxheight', 'expand', 'show_nb_comments', 'recent_period',
+                'template', 'forbidden_categories' );
 
 $query_user = 'SELECT '.implode( ',', $infos );
 $query_user.= ' FROM '.USERS_TABLE;
diff --git a/install/config.sql b/install/config.sql
index 933433156..9cf500ab4 100644
--- a/install/config.sql
+++ b/install/config.sql
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ INSERT INTO phpwebgallery_config (param,value,comment) VALUES ('authorize_cookie
 INSERT INTO phpwebgallery_config (param,value,comment) VALUES ('mail_notification','false','automated mail notification for adminsitrators');
 INSERT INTO phpwebgallery_config (param,value,comment) VALUES ('nb_image_line','5','Number of images displayed per row');
 INSERT INTO phpwebgallery_config (param,value,comment) VALUES ('nb_line_page','3','Number of rows displayed per page');
-INSERT INTO phpwebgallery_config (param,value,comment) VALUES ('short_period','7','Period within which pictures are displayed as new (in days)');
-INSERT INTO phpwebgallery_config (param,value,comment) VALUES ('long_period','14','Long period within which pictures are displayed as new (in days)');
+INSERT INTO phpwebgallery_config (param,value,comment) VALUES ('recent_period','7','Period within which pictures are displayed as new (in days)');
 INSERT INTO phpwebgallery_config (param,value,comment) VALUES ('auto_expand','false','Auto expand of the category tree');
-INSERT INTO phpwebgallery_config (param,value,comment) VALUES ('show_nb_comments','true','Show the number of comments under the thumbnails');
\ No newline at end of file
+INSERT INTO phpwebgallery_config (param,value,comment) VALUES ('show_nb_comments','true','Show the number of comments under the thumbnails');
diff --git a/language/en_UK.iso-8859-1/admin.lang.php b/language/en_UK.iso-8859-1/admin.lang.php
index 02dc4d9a0..e1de65703 100644
--- a/language/en_UK.iso-8859-1/admin.lang.php
+++ b/language/en_UK.iso-8859-1/admin.lang.php
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ $lang['conf_err_comment_number'] = 'The number of comments a page must be betwee
 $lang['conf_remote_site_delete_info'] = 'Deleting a remote server will delete all the image and the categories in relation with this server.';
 $lang['conf_upload_title'] = 'Configuration of the users upload';
 $lang['conf_upload_available'] = 'authorized the upload of pictures';
+$lang['conf_upload_available_info'] = '';
 $lang['conf_upload_maxfilesize'] = 'maximum filesize';
 $lang['conf_upload_maxfilesize_info'] = 'Maximum filesize for the uploaded pictures. Must be a number between 10 and 1000 KB.';
 $lang['conf_err_upload_maxfilesize'] = 'Maximum filesize for the uploaded pictures must be a number between 10 and 1000 KB.';
@@ -146,8 +147,7 @@ $lang['conf_comments_forall'] = 'for all ?';
 $lang['conf_comments_forall_info'] = 'Even guest not registered can post comments';
 $lang['conf_default_nb_image_per_row_info'] = 'number of pictures for each row by default';
 $lang['conf_default_nb_row_per_page_info'] = 'number of rows by page by default';
-$lang['conf_default_short_period_info'] = 'By days. Period within a picture is shown with a red mark. The short period must be superior to 1 day.';
-$lang['conf_default_long_period_info'] = 'By days. Period within a picture is shown with a green mark. The long period must be superior to the short period.';
+$lang['conf_default_recent_period_info'] = 'By days. Period within a picture is shown as new. The short period must be superior to 1 day.';
 $lang['conf_default_expand_info'] = 'expand all categories by default in the menu ?';
 $lang['conf_default_show_nb_comments_info'] = 'show the number of comments for each picture on the thumbnails page';
 $lang['conf_default_maxwidth_info'] = 'Maximum width for display pictures : picture will have a new width only for display, picture files won\'t be changed. Let empty if you don\'t wish to have a limit.';
diff --git a/language/en_UK.iso-8859-1/common.lang.php b/language/en_UK.iso-8859-1/common.lang.php
index 3effbc01f..06e9d0a37 100644
--- a/language/en_UK.iso-8859-1/common.lang.php
+++ b/language/en_UK.iso-8859-1/common.lang.php
@@ -219,11 +219,9 @@ $lang['times'] = 'times';
 $lang['customize_theme'] = 'interface theme';
 $lang['customize_expand'] = 'expand all categories';
 $lang['customize_show_nb_comments'] = 'show number of comments';
-$lang['customize_short_period'] = 'short period';
-$lang['customize_long_period'] = 'long period';
+$lang['customize_recent_period'] = 'recent period';
 $lang['customize_template'] = 'template';
-$lang['err_periods'] = 'periods must be integer values';
-$lang['err_periods_2'] = 'periods must be superior to 0. The long period must be grater than the short period.';
+$lang['err_periods'] = 'recent period must be a positive integer value';
 $lang['create_cookie'] = 'create a cookie';
 $lang['customize_day'] = 'day';
 $lang['customize_week'] = 'week';
diff --git a/profile.php b/profile.php
index 4682129ce..40cbb5fa7 100644
--- a/profile.php
+++ b/profile.php
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ if ( $user['is_the_guest'] )
 //------------------------------------------------------ update & customization
 $infos = array( 'nb_image_line', 'nb_line_page', 'language',
                 'maxwidth', 'maxheight', 'expand', 'show_nb_comments',
-                'short_period', 'long_period', 'template', 'mail_address' );
+                'recent_period', 'template', 'mail_address' );
 // mise à jour dans la base de données des valeurs
 // des paramètres pour l'utilisateur courant
 //    - on teste si chacune des variables est passée en argument à la page
@@ -62,20 +62,11 @@ if ( isset( $_POST['submit'] ) )
     array_push( $errors, $lang['err_maxheight'] );
   }
   // periods must be integer values, they represents number of days
-  if ( !preg_match( $int_pattern, $_POST['short_period'] )
-       or !preg_match( $int_pattern, $_POST['long_period'] ) )
+  if (!preg_match($int_pattern, $_POST['recent_period'])
+      or $_POST['recent_period'] <= 0)
   {
     array_push( $errors, $lang['err_periods'] );
   }
-  else
-  {
-    // long period must be longer than short period
-    if ( $_POST['long_period'] <= $_POST['short_period']
-         or $_POST['short_period'] <= 0 )
-    {
-      array_push( $errors, $lang['err_periods_2'] );
-    }
-  }
   $mail_error = validate_mail_address( $_POST['mail_address'] );
   if ( $mail_error != '' ) array_push( $errors, $mail_error );
   // password must be the same as its confirmation
@@ -137,24 +128,21 @@ $template->assign_vars(array(
   'NB_IMAGE_LINE'=>$user['nb_image_line'],
   'NB_ROW_PAGE'=>$user['nb_line_page'],
   'STYLE_SELECT'=>style_select($user['template'], 'template'),
-  'SHORT_PERIOD'=>$user['short_period'],
-  'LONG_PERIOD'=>$user['long_period'],
+  'RECENT_PERIOD'=>$user['recent_period'],
   
   $expand=>'checked="checked"',
   $nb_comments=>'checked="checked"',
   
-   'L_TITLE' => $lang['customize_title'],
+  'L_TITLE' => $lang['customize_title'],
   'L_PASSWORD' => $lang['password'],
-  'L_NEW' =>  $lang['new'], 
-  'L_CONFIRM' =>  $lang['reg_confirm'], 
+  'L_NEW' =>  $lang['new'],
+  'L_CONFIRM' =>  $lang['reg_confirm'],
   'L_COOKIE' =>  $lang['create_cookie'],
-  'L_CONFIRM'=>$lang['conf_confirmation'],
   'L_LANG_SELECT'=>$lang['customize_language'],
   'L_NB_IMAGE_LINE'=>$lang['customize_nb_image_per_row'],
   'L_NB_ROW_PAGE'=>$lang['customize_nb_row_per_page'],
   'L_STYLE_SELECT'=>$lang['customize_theme'],
-  'L_SHORT_PERIOD'=>$lang['customize_short_period'],
-  'L_LONG_PERIOD'=>$lang['customize_long_period'],
+  'L_RECENT_PERIOD'=>$lang['customize_recent_period'],
   'L_EXPAND_TREE'=>$lang['customize_expand'],
   'L_NB_COMMENTS'=>$lang['customize_show_nb_comments'],
   'L_YES'=>$lang['yes'],
diff --git a/template/default/admin/configuration.tpl b/template/default/admin/configuration.tpl
index 76d09519a..5c1bef87d 100644
--- a/template/default/admin/configuration.tpl
+++ b/template/default/admin/configuration.tpl
@@ -99,12 +99,8 @@
 	<td class="row1">{STYLE_SELECT}</td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
-    <td><strong>{L_SHORT_PERIOD}&nbsp;:</strong><br /><span class="small">{L_SHORT_PERIOD_INFO}</span></td>
-	<td class="row1"><input type="text" size="3" maxlength="2" name="short_period" value="{SHORT_PERIOD}" /></td>
-  </tr>
-  <tr>
-    <td><strong>{L_LONG_PERIOD}&nbsp;:</strong><br /><span class="small">{L_LONG_PERIOD_INFO}</span></td>
-	<td class="row1"><input type="text" size="3" maxlength="2" name="long_period" value="{LONG_PERIOD}" /></td>
+    <td><strong>{L_RECENT_PERIOD}&nbsp;:</strong><br /><span class="small">{L_RECENT_PERIOD_INFO}</span></td>
+	<td class="row1"><input type="text" size="3" maxlength="2" name="recent_period" value="{RECENT_PERIOD}" /></td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
     <td><strong>{L_EXPAND_TREE}&nbsp;:</strong><br /><span class="small">{L_EXPAND_TREE_INFO}</span></td>
@@ -203,4 +199,4 @@
       </td>
     </tr>
   </table>
-</form>
\ No newline at end of file
+</form>
diff --git a/template/default/profile.tpl b/template/default/profile.tpl
index e34ffd0ee..a3045f795 100644
--- a/template/default/profile.tpl
+++ b/template/default/profile.tpl
@@ -27,12 +27,8 @@
 	<td>{LANG_SELECT}</td>
   </tr>
    <tr>
-    <td>{L_SHORT_PERIOD}</td>
-	<td><input type="text" size="3" maxlength="2" name="short_period" value="{SHORT_PERIOD}" /></td>
-  </tr>
-  <tr>
-    <td>{L_LONG_PERIOD}</td>
-	<td><input type="text" size="3" maxlength="2" name="long_period" value="{LONG_PERIOD}" /></td>
+    <td>{L_RECENT_PERIOD}</td>
+	<td><input type="text" size="3" maxlength="2" name="recent_period" value="{RECENT_PERIOD}" /></td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
     <td>{L_EXPAND_TREE}</td>
@@ -46,8 +42,8 @@
   </tr>
   <!-- BEGIN text -->
   <tr>
-	<td class="menu">{text.F_LABEL}</td>
-	<td class="menu">
+	<td>{text.F_LABEL}</td>
+	<td>
 	  <input type="text" name="{text.F_NAME}" value="{text.F_VALUE}" />
 	</td>
   </tr>
@@ -56,12 +52,12 @@
 	<td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
-	<td class="menu">{L_NEW} {L_PASSWORD} <input type="checkbox" name="use_new_pwd" value="1" /></td>
-	<td class="menu"><input type="password" name="password" value="" /></td>
+	<td>{L_NEW} {L_PASSWORD} <input type="checkbox" name="use_new_pwd" value="1" /></td>
+	<td><input type="password" name="password" value="" /></td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
-	<td class="menu">{L_CONFIRM}</td>
-	<td class="menu"><input type="password" name="passwordConf" value="" /></td>
+	<td>{L_CONFIRM}</td>
+	<td><input type="password" name="passwordConf" value="" /></td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
 	<td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td>
@@ -72,4 +68,4 @@
 	</td>
   </tr>
 </table>
-</form>
\ No newline at end of file
+</form>