function user_relationships_api_preprocess_author_pane(&$variables) {
  global $user;
  $author = $variables['account'];
  if (!$user->uid || !$account->uid || $user->uid == $account->uid) {
  	return;
  }
	$rtypes = user_relationships_types_load();
	//if just one rtype, do as buddylist did
	if (count($rtypes) == 1) {
	  $rtype = array_shift($rtypes);
	  $relationships = user_relationships_load(array('between' => array($user->uid, $account->uid), 'rtid' => $rtype->rtid));
	  if (count($relationships)) {
	    foreach ($relationships as $rtid => $relationship) {
	      // Remove link
	      $link_label = t('Remove from @rel_plural_name', array('@rel_plural_name' => $relationship->plural_name));
	      $css_class = str_replace(' ', '-', $relationship->name);
	      $variables['user_relationships_api'] =
	        l(theme('image', advanced_forum_path_to_images() . '/buddy-remove.png', 
	                $link_label, $link_label, NULL, FALSE), 
	          "user/{$user->uid}/relationships/{$relationship->rid}/remove",
	          array(
	              'query' => drupal_get_destination(),
	              'html' => TRUE,
	              'attributes'  => array('title' => $link_label, 'class' => $css_class),
	          ), NULL, NULL, FALSE, TRUE); 
	      $variables['user_relationships_api_link'] = 
	        l(t('Remove from %rel_plural_name', array('%name' => $account->name, '%rel_name' => $relationship->name, '%rel_plural_name' => $relationship->plural_name)), 
	        "user/{$user->uid}/relationships/{$relationship->rid}/remove",
	        array(
	              'query' => drupal_get_destination(),
	              'html' => TRUE,
	              'attributes'  => array('title' => $link_label, 'class' => $css_class),
	        ));
	    }
	  }
	  else {
	    // Create link
	    $relationships_count = user_relationships_load(array('between' => array($user->uid, $account->uid)), array('count' => TRUE));
	    $link_label = t('Add @rel_name', array('@rel_name' => $rtype->name));
	    $css_class = str_replace(' ', '-', $rtype->name);
	    $variables['user_relationships_api'] =
	      l(theme('image', advanced_forum_path_to_images() . '/buddy-add.png', 
	              $link_label, $link_label, NULL, FALSE), 
	        "relationship/{$account->uid}/request/{$rtype->rtid}",
	        array(
	            'query' => drupal_get_destination(),
	            'html' => TRUE,
	            'attributes'  => array('title' => $link_label, 'class' => $css_class),
	        ), NULL, NULL, FALSE, TRUE); 
	    $variables['user_relationships_api_link'] = 
	      l(t('Add %rel_name', array('%rel_name' => $rtype->name)),
		      "relationship/{$account->uid}/request/{$rtype->rtid}",
		      array(
		        'query' => drupal_get_destination(),
		        'html' => TRUE,
		        'attributes'  => array(
		          'title' => t('Become %name\'s %rel_name', array('%name' => $account->name, '%rel_name' => $relationship->name, '%rel_plural_name' => $relationship->plural_name)),
		          'class' => $css_class
		        ),
		      )
	      );
	  }
	}
	else {
	  //relationship request link(s)
	  $relationships_count = user_relationships_load(array('between' => array($user->uid, $account->uid)), array('count' => TRUE));
	  if (!$relationships_count || (variable_get('user_relationships_ui_allow_multiple', TRUE) && ($relationships_count < count($rtypes)))) {
	    //if configured, create direct links
	    if (variable_get('user_relationships_show_direct_links', 1)) {
	      //draw a single link, or one for each relationship type
	      $existing_relationships = user_relationships_load(array('between' => array($user->uid, $account->uid)), array('sort' => 'rtid'));
	      $all_relationships = user_relationships_types_load();
	      foreach ($all_relationships as $rtid => $relationship) {
	        if ($existing_relationships[$rtid]) {
	          continue;
	        }
	        $css_class = str_replace(' ', '-', $relationship->name);
	        $list[] = l(
	          t('+%rel_name', array('%name' => $account->name, '%rel_name' => $relationship->name, '%rel_plural_name' => $relationship->plural_name)),
	          "relationship/{$account->uid}/request/{$relationship->rtid}",
	          array(
	            'query' => drupal_get_destination(),
	            'html' => TRUE,
	            'attributes'  => array(
	              'title' => t('Become %name\'s %rel_name', array('%name' => $account->name, '%rel_name' => $relationship->name, '%rel_plural_name' => $relationship->plural_name)),
	              'class' => "ur-request-link-$css_class"
	            ),
	          )
	        );
	      }
	    }
	    //just one generic link pointing to a page with dropdown 
	    else {
	      $list[] = theme('user_relationships_request_relationship_link', $account);
	    }
	  }
	  $variables['user_relationships_api_link'] = theme('item_list', $list, NULL, 'ul', array('class' => 'ur-request-short-links'));
	  $variables['user_relationships_api'] = $variables['user_relationships_api_link'];
	}
}