diff --git a/mod/settings.php b/mod/settings.php
index 061e83fe0d..89434e5583 100644
--- a/mod/settings.php
+++ b/mod/settings.php
@@ -1151,13 +1151,12 @@ function settings_content(App $a)
 
 	$expire_arr = [
 		'days' => ['expire',  DI::l10n()->t("Automatically expire posts after this many days:"), $expire, DI::l10n()->t('If empty, posts will not expire. Expired posts will be deleted')],
-		'advanced' => DI::l10n()->t('Advanced expiration settings'),
-		'label' => DI::l10n()->t('Advanced Expiration'),
-		'items' => ['expire_items',  DI::l10n()->t("Expire posts:"), $expire_items],
-		'notes' => ['expire_notes',  DI::l10n()->t("Expire personal notes:"), $expire_notes],
-		'starred' => ['expire_starred',  DI::l10n()->t("Expire starred posts:"), $expire_starred],
-		'photos' => ['expire_photos',  DI::l10n()->t("Expire photos:"), $expire_photos],
-		'network_only' => ['expire_network_only',  DI::l10n()->t("Only expire posts by others:"), $expire_network_only],
+		'label' => DI::l10n()->t('Expiration settings'),
+		'items' => ['expire_items', DI::l10n()->t('Expire posts'), $expire_items, DI::l10n()->t('When activated, posts and comments will be expired.')],
+		'notes' => ['expire_notes', DI::l10n()->t('Expire personal notes'), $expire_notes, DI::l10n()->t('When activated, the personal notes on your profile page will be expired.')],
+		'starred' => ['expire_starred', DI::l10n()->t('Expire starred posts'), $expire_starred, DI::l10n()->t('Starring posts keeps them from being expired. That behaviour is overwritten by this setting.')],
+		'photos' => ['expire_photos', DI::l10n()->t('Expire photos'), $expire_photos, DI::l10n()->t('When activated, photos will be expired.')],
+		'network_only' => ['expire_network_only', DI::l10n()->t('Only expire posts by others'), $expire_network_only, DI::l10n()->t('When activated, your own posts never expire. Then the settings above are only valid for posts you received.')],
 	];
 
 	$group_select = Group::displayGroupSelection(local_user(), $a->user['def_gid']);
diff --git a/view/templates/settings/settings.tpl b/view/templates/settings/settings.tpl
index 511dfdcb3d..3a847651dc 100644
--- a/view/templates/settings/settings.tpl
+++ b/view/templates/settings/settings.tpl
@@ -61,27 +61,8 @@
 
 {{$unkmail nofilter}}
 
-
 {{include file="field_input.tpl" field=$cntunkmail}}
 
-{{include file="field_input.tpl" field=$expire.days}}
-
-
-<div class="field input">
-	<span class="field_help"><a href="#advanced-expire-popup" id="advanced-expire" class='popupbox' title="{{$expire.advanced}}">{{$expire.label}}</a></span>
-	<div style="display: none;">
-		<div id="advanced-expire-popup" style="width:auto;height:auto;overflow:auto;">
-			<h3>{{$expire.advanced}}</h3>
-			{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$expire.items}}
-			{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$expire.notes}}
-			{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$expire.starred}}
-			{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$expire.network_only}}
-		</div>
-	</div>
-
-</div>
-
-
 <div id="settings-default-perms" class="settings-default-perms" >
 	<a href="#profile-jot-acl-wrapper" id="settings-default-perms-menu" class='popupbox'>{{$permissions}} {{$permdesc}}</a>
 	<div id="settings-default-perms-menu-end"></div>
@@ -100,15 +81,25 @@
 <div id="settings-default-perms-end"></div>
 
 {{$group_select nofilter}}
-
-
 <div class="settings-submit-wrapper" >
 <input type="submit" name="submit" class="settings-submit" value="{{$submit}}" />
 </div>
 </div>
 
+<h3 class="settings-heading"><a href="javascript:;">{{$expire.label}}</a></h3>
+<div class="settings-content-block">
+<div id="settings-expiry">
+{{include file="field_input.tpl" field=$expire.days}}
+{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$expire.items}}
+{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$expire.notes}}
+{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$expire.starred}}
+{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$expire.network_only}}
 
-
+<div class="settings-submit-wrapper" >
+<input type="submit" name="submit" class="settings-submit" value="{{$submit}}" />
+</div>
+</div>
+</div>
 
 <h3 class="settings-heading"><a href="javascript:;">{{$h_not}}</a></h3>
 <div class="settings-content-block">
@@ -171,7 +162,6 @@
 </div>
 </div>
 
-
 <h3 class="settings-heading"><a href="javascript:;">{{$h_advn}}</a></h3>
 <div class="settings-content-block">
 <div id="settings-pagetype-desc">{{$h_descadvn}}</div>
@@ -202,6 +192,3 @@
 <input type="submit" name="resend_relocate" class="settings-submit" value="{{$relocate_button}}" />
 </div>
 </div>
-
-
-
diff --git a/view/theme/frio/templates/settings/settings.tpl b/view/theme/frio/templates/settings/settings.tpl
index 1b84811557..87f76f9465 100644
--- a/view/theme/frio/templates/settings/settings.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/frio/templates/settings/settings.tpl
@@ -99,30 +99,6 @@
 
 						{{include file="field_input.tpl" field=$cntunkmail}}
 
-						{{include file="field_input.tpl" field=$expire.days}}
-
-						<div id="settings-advanced-expire">
-							<a id="advanced-expire-menu" title="{{$expire.advanced}}" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#aeModal">{{$expire.label}}</a>
-
-							{{* The modal for advanced-expire *}}
-							<div class="modal" id="aeModal">
-								<div class="modal-dialog">
-									<div class="modal-content">
-										<div class="modal-header">
-											<button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close"><span aria-hidden="true">&times;</span></button>
-											<h4 class="modal-title">{{$expire.advanced}}</h4>
-										</div>
-										<div class="modal-body">
-											{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$expire.items}}
-											{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$expire.notes}}
-											{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$expire.starred}}
-											{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$expire.network_only}}
-										</div>
-									</div>
-								</div>
-							</div>
-						</div>
-
 						{{* Block for setting default permissions *}}
 						<div id="settings-default-perms" class="settings-default-perms">
 							<a id="settings-default-perms-menu" class="settings-default-perms" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#aclModal">{{$permissions}} {{$permdesc}}</a>
@@ -144,10 +120,36 @@
 							</div>
 						</div>
 						<br/>
-						<div class="clear"></div>
 
 						{{$group_select nofilter}}
 
+						<div class="form-group pull-right settings-submit-wrapper" >
+							<button type="submit" name="submit" class="btn btn-primary" value="{{$submit}}">{{$submit}}</button>
+						</div>
+						<div class="clear"></div>
+
+					</div>
+				</div>
+			</div>
+
+			<div class="panel">
+				<div class="section-subtitle-wrapper" role="tab" id="expire-settings">
+					<h4>
+						<a class="accordion-toggle collapsed" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#settings" href="#expire-settings-collapse" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="expire-settings-collapse">
+							{{$expire.label}}
+						</a>
+					</h4>
+				</div>
+				<div id="expire-settings-collapse" class="panel-collapse collapse" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="expire-settings">
+					<div class="section-content-tools-wrapper">
+
+						{{include file="field_input.tpl" field=$expire.days}}
+
+						{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$expire.items}}
+						{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$expire.notes}}
+						{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$expire.starred}}
+						{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$expire.network_only}}
+
 						<div class="form-group pull-right settings-submit-wrapper" >
 							<button type="submit" name="submit" class="btn btn-primary" value="{{$submit}}">{{$submit}}</button>
 						</div>