3 files changed, 21 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/views/default/river/elements/body.php b/views/default/river/elements/body.php
index 6199e0861..f7a9d2426 100644
--- a/views/default/river/elements/body.php
+++ b/views/default/river/elements/body.php
@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@
 /**
  * Body of river item
  *
- * @uses $vars['item']
+ * @uses $vars['item']        ElggRiverItem
+ * @uses $vars['summary']     Alternate summary (the short text summary of action)
+ * @uses $vars['message']     Optional message (usually excerpt of text)
+ * @uses $vars['attachments'] Optional attachments (displaying icons or other non-text data)
+ * @uses $vars['responses']   Alternate respones (comments, replies, etc.)
  */
 
 $item = $vars['item'];
@@ -36,10 +40,7 @@ if ($attachments !== false) {
 	$attachments = "<div class=\"elgg-river-attachments\">$attachments</div>";
 }
 
-$responses = elgg_extract('responses', $vars, false);
-if ($responses === false) {
-	$responses = elgg_view('river/elements/responses', $vars);
-}
+$responses = elgg_view('river/elements/responses', $vars);
 if ($responses) {
 	$responses = "<div class=\"elgg-river-responses\">$responses</div>";
 }
diff --git a/views/default/river/elements/responses.php b/views/default/river/elements/responses.php
index f1e79f131..8c5be6316 100644
--- a/views/default/river/elements/responses.php
+++ b/views/default/river/elements/responses.php
@@ -1,8 +1,18 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * River item footer
+ *
+ * @uses $vars['item'] ElggRiverItem
+ * @uses $vars['responses'] Alternate override for this item
  */
 
+// allow river views to override the response content
+$responses = elgg_extract('responses', $vars, false);
+if ($responses) {
+	echo $responses;
+	return true;
+}
+
 $item = $vars['item'];
 $object = $item->getObjectEntity();
 
diff --git a/views/default/river/elements/summary.php b/views/default/river/elements/summary.php
index eee8754e2..4d80c29a6 100644
--- a/views/default/river/elements/summary.php
+++ b/views/default/river/elements/summary.php
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 <?php
+/**
+ * Short summary of the action that occurred
+ *
+ * @vars['item'] ElggRiverItem
+ */
 
 $item = $vars['item'];