diff --git a/system/helpers/string_helper.php b/system/helpers/string_helper.php
index 5177a7e..9fc2455 100644
--- a/system/helpers/string_helper.php
+++ b/system/helpers/string_helper.php
@@ -218,10 +218,10 @@
 						break;
 				}
 				return substr(str_shuffle(str_repeat($pool, ceil($len / strlen($pool)))), 0, $len);
-			case 'unique':
+			case 'unique': // todo: remove in 3.1+
 			case 'md5':
 				return md5(uniqid(mt_rand()));
-			case 'encrypt':
+			case 'encrypt': // todo: remove in 3.1+
 			case 'sha1':
 				return sha1(uniqid(mt_rand(), TRUE));
 		}
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/string_helper.rst b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/string_helper.rst
index 86b1cdb..1c24044 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/string_helper.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/string_helper.rst
@@ -19,39 +19,53 @@
 random_string()
 ===============
 
+.. php:function:: random_string($type = 'alnum', $len = 8)
+
+	:param	string	$type: Randomization type
+	:param	int	$len: Output string length
+	:returns:	string
+
 Generates a random string based on the type and length you specify.
 Useful for creating passwords or generating random hashes.
 
 The first parameter specifies the type of string, the second parameter
 specifies the length. The following choices are available:
 
-alpha, alunum, numeric, nozero, unique, md5, encrypt and sha1
+alpha, alunum, basic, numeric, nozero, md5 and sha1
 
 -  **alpha**: A string with lower and uppercase letters only.
 -  **alnum**: Alpha-numeric string with lower and uppercase characters.
+-  **basic**: A random number based on ``mt_rand()``.
 -  **numeric**: Numeric string.
 -  **nozero**: Numeric string with no zeros.
 -  **unique**: Encrypted with MD5 and uniqid(). Note: The length
    parameter is not available for this type. Returns a fixed length 32
    character string.
+-  **md5**: An encrypted random number based on ``md5()``.
 -  **sha1**: An encrypted random number based on ``sha1()``.
 
-Usage example
-
-::
+Usage example::
 
 	echo random_string('alnum', 16);
 
+.. note:: Usage of the *unique* and *encrypt* types is DEPRECATED. They
+	are just aliases for *md5* and *sha1* respectively.
+
 increment_string()
 ==================
 
+.. php:function:: increment_string($str, $separator = '_', $first = 1)
+
+	:param	string	$str: Input string
+	:param	string	$separator: Separator to append a duplicate number with
+	:param	int	$first: Starting number
+	:returns:	string
+
 Increments a string by appending a number to it or increasing the
 number. Useful for creating "copies" or a file or duplicating database
 content which has unique titles or slugs.
 
-Usage example
-
-::
+Usage example::
 
 	echo increment_string('file', '_'); // "file_1"
 	echo increment_string('file', '-', 2); // "file-2"
@@ -60,10 +74,13 @@
 alternator()
 ============
 
-Allows two or more items to be alternated between, when cycling through
-a loop. Example
+.. php:function:: alternator($args)
 
-::
+	:param	mixed	$args: A variable number of arguments
+	:returns:	mixed
+
+Allows two or more items to be alternated between, when cycling through
+a loop. Example::
 
 	for ($i = 0; $i < 10; $i++)
 	{     
@@ -105,10 +122,15 @@
 reduce_double_slashes()
 =======================
 
-Converts double slashes in a string to a single slash, except those
-found in http://. Example
+.. php:function:: reduce_double_slashes($str)
 
-::
+	:param	string	$str: Input string
+	:returns:	string
+
+Converts double slashes in a string to a single slash, except those
+found in URL protocol prefixes (e.g. http://).
+
+Example::
 
 	$string = "http://example.com//index.php";
 	echo reduce_double_slashes($string); // results in "http://example.com/index.php"
@@ -116,16 +138,14 @@
 strip_slashes()
 ===============
 
-Removes any slashes from a string. Example
+.. php:function:: strip_slashes($data)
 
-::
+	:param	array	$data: Input
+	:returns:	array
 
-	$str = "Is your name O\'reilly?";
-	echo strip_slashes($str); // results in Is your name O'reilly?
+Removes any slashes from an array of strings.
 
-You can also use an array. Example
-
-::
+Example::
 	
 	$str = array(
 		'question'  => 'Is your name O\'reilly?',
@@ -134,15 +154,17 @@
 	
 	$str = strip_slashes($str);
 	
-The above will return the following array:
-
-::
+The above will return the following array::
 
 	array(
 		'question'  => "Is your name O'reilly?",
 		'answer' => "No, my name is O'connor."
 	);
 
+.. note:: For historical reasons, this function will also accept
+	and handle string inputs. This however makes it just an
+	alias for ``stripslashes()``.
+
 trim_slashes()
 ==============
 
@@ -163,37 +185,35 @@
 reduce_multiples()
 ==================
 
+.. php:function:: reduce_multiples($str, $character = '', $trim = FALSE)
+
+	:param	string	$str: Text to search in
+	:param	string	$character: Character to reduce
+	:param	bool	$trim: Whether to also trim the specified character
+	:returns:	string
+
 Reduces multiple instances of a particular character occuring directly
 after each other. Example::
 
 	$string = "Fred, Bill,, Joe, Jimmy";
 	$string = reduce_multiples($string,","); //results in "Fred, Bill, Joe, Jimmy"
 
-The function accepts the following parameters:
-
-::
-
-	reduce_multiples(string: text to search in, string: character to reduce, boolean: whether to remove the character from the front and end of the string)
-
-The first parameter contains the string in which you want to reduce the
-multiplies. The second parameter contains the character you want to have
-reduced. The third parameter is FALSE by default; if set to TRUE it will
-remove occurences of the character at the beginning and the end of the
-string. Example:
-
-::
+If the third parameter is set to TRUE it will remove occurences of the
+character at the beginning and the end of the string. Example::
 
 	$string = ",Fred, Bill,, Joe, Jimmy,";
 	$string = reduce_multiples($string, ", ", TRUE); //results in "Fred, Bill, Joe, Jimmy"
 
-
 quotes_to_entities()
 ====================
 
-Converts single and double quotes in a string to the corresponding HTML
-entities. Example
+.. php:function:: quotes_to_entities($str)
 
-::
+	:param	string	$str: Input string
+	:returns:	string
+
+Converts single and double quotes in a string to the corresponding HTML
+entities. Example::
 
 	$string = "Joe's \"dinner\"";
 	$string = quotes_to_entities($string); //results in "Joe&#39;s &quot;dinner&quot;"
@@ -201,6 +221,11 @@
 strip_quotes()
 ==============
 
+.. php:function:: strip_quotes($str)
+
+	:param	string	$str: Input string
+	:returns:	string
+
 Removes single and double quotes from a string. Example::
 
 	$string = "Joe's \"dinner\"";
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/text_helper.rst b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/text_helper.rst
index 8cb2d6f..2b71432 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/text_helper.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/text_helper.rst
@@ -10,9 +10,7 @@
 Loading this Helper
 ===================
 
-This helper is loaded using the following code
-
-::
+This helper is loaded using the following code::
 
 	$this->load->helper('text');
 
@@ -21,7 +19,14 @@
 word_limiter()
 ==============
 
-Truncates a string to the number of **words** specified. Example::
+.. php:function:: word_limiter($str, $limit = 100, $end_char = '&#8230;')
+
+	:param	string	$str: Input string
+	:param	int	$limit: Limit
+	:param	string	$end_char: End character (usually an ellipsis)
+	:returns:	string
+
+Truncates a string to the number of *words* specified. Example::
 
 	$string = "Here is a nice text string consisting of eleven words.";
 	$string = word_limiter($string, 4);
@@ -33,11 +38,18 @@
 character_limiter()
 ===================
 
-Truncates a string to the number of **characters** specified. It
-maintains the integrity of words so the character count may be slightly
-more or less then what you specify. Example
+.. php:function:: character_limiter($str, $n = 500, $end_char = '&#8230;')
 
-::
+	:param	string	$str: Input string
+	:param	int	$n: Number of characters
+	:param	string	$end_char: End character (usually an ellipsis)
+	:returns:	string
+
+Truncates a string to the number of *characters* specified. It
+maintains the integrity of words so the character count may be slightly
+more or less then what you specify.
+
+Example::
 
 	$string = "Here is a nice text string consisting of eleven words.";
 	$string = character_limiter($string, 20);
@@ -46,55 +58,78 @@
 The third parameter is an optional suffix added to the string, if
 undeclared this helper uses an ellipsis.
 
-**Note:** If you need to truncate to an exact number of characters please see
-the :ref:`ellipsize` function below.
+.. note:: If you need to truncate to an exact number of characters please
+	see the :php:func:`ellipsize()` function below.
 
 ascii_to_entities()
 ===================
 
+.. php:function:: ascii_to_entities($str)
+
+	:param	string	$str: Input string
+	:returns:	string
+
 Converts ASCII values to character entities, including high ASCII and MS
 Word characters that can cause problems when used in a web page, so that
 they can be shown consistently regardless of browser settings or stored
 reliably in a database. There is some dependence on your server's
 supported character sets, so it may not be 100% reliable in all cases,
 but for the most part it should correctly identify characters outside
-the normal range (like accented characters). Example
+the normal range (like accented characters).
 
-::
+Example::
 
 	$string = ascii_to_entities($string);
 
 entities_to_ascii()
 ===================
 
-This function does the opposite of the previous one; it turns character
-entities back into ASCII.
+.. php:function::entities_to_ascii($str, $all = TRUE)
+
+	:param	string	$str: Input string
+	:param	bool	$all: Whether to convert unsafe entities as well
+	:returns:	string
+
+This function does the opposite of :php:func:`ascii_to_entities()`.
+It turns character entities back into ASCII.
 
 convert_accented_characters()
 =============================
 
-Transliterates high ASCII characters to low ASCII equivalents, useful
+.. php:function:: convert_accented_characters($str)
+
+	:param	string	$str: Input string
+	:returns:	string
+
+Transliterates high ASCII characters to low ASCII equivalents. Useful
 when non-English characters need to be used where only standard ASCII
 characters are safely used, for instance, in URLs.
 
-::
+Example::
 
 	$string = convert_accented_characters($string);
 
-This function uses a companion config file
-`application/config/foreign_chars.php` to define the to and from array
-for transliteration.
+.. note:: This function uses a companion config file
+	`application/config/foreign_chars.php` to define the to and
+	from array for transliteration.
 
 word_censor()
 =============
 
+.. php:function:: word_censor($str, $censored, $replacement = '')
+
+	:param	string	$str: Input string
+	:param	array	$censored: List of bad words to censor
+	:param	string	$replacement: What to replace bad words with
+	:returns:	string
+
 Enables you to censor words within a text string. The first parameter
 will contain the original string. The second will contain an array of
-words which you disallow. The third (optional) parameter can contain a
-replacement value for the words. If not specified they are replaced with
-pound signs: ####. Example
+words which you disallow. The third (optional) parameter can contain
+a replacement value for the words. If not specified they are replaced
+with pound signs: ####.
 
-::
+Example::
 
 	$disallowed = array('darn', 'shucks', 'golly', 'phooey');
 	$string = word_censor($string, $disallowed, 'Beep!');
@@ -102,48 +137,74 @@
 highlight_code()
 ================
 
+.. php:function:: highlight_code($str)
+
+	:param	string	$str: Input string
+	:returns:	string
+
 Colorizes a string of code (PHP, HTML, etc.). Example::
 
 	$string = highlight_code($string);
 
-The function uses PHP's highlight_string() function, so the colors used
-are the ones specified in your php.ini file.
+The function uses PHP's ``highlight_string()`` function, so the
+colors used are the ones specified in your php.ini file.
 
 highlight_phrase()
 ==================
 
+.. php:function:: highlight_phrase($str, $phrase, $tag_open = '<strong>', $tag_close = '</strong>')
+
+	:param	string	$str: Input string
+	:param	string	$phrase: Phrase to highlight
+	:param	string	$tag_open: Opening tag used for the highlight
+	:param	string	$tag_close: Closing tag for the highlight
+	:returns:	string
+
 Will highlight a phrase within a text string. The first parameter will
 contain the original string, the second will contain the phrase you wish
 to highlight. The third and fourth parameters will contain the
-opening/closing HTML tags you would like the phrase wrapped in. Example
+opening/closing HTML tags you would like the phrase wrapped in.
 
-::
+Example::
 
 	$string = "Here is a nice text string about nothing in particular.";
-	$string = highlight_phrase($string, "nice text", '<span style="color:#990000">', '</span>');
+	echo highlight_phrase($string, "nice text", '<span style="color:#990000;">', '</span>');
 
-The above text returns:
+The above code prints::
 
-Here is a nice text string about nothing in particular.
+	Here is a <span style="color:#990000;">nice text</span> string about nothing in particular.
 
 word_wrap()
 ===========
 
-Wraps text at the specified **character** count while maintaining
-complete words. Example
+.. php:function:: word_wrap($str, $charlim = 76)
 
-::
+	:param	string	$str: Input string
+	:param	int	$charlim: Character limit
+	:returns:	string
+
+Wraps text at the specified *character* count while maintaining
+complete words.
+
+Example::
 
 	$string = "Here is a simple string of text that will help us demonstrate this function.";
 	echo word_wrap($string, 25);
 
 	// Would produce:  Here is a simple string of text that will help us demonstrate this function
 
-.. _ellipsize:
-
 ellipsize()
 ===========
 
+.. php:function:: ellipsize($str, $max_length, $position = 1, $ellipsis = '&hellip;')
+
+	:param	string	$str: Input string
+	:param	int	$max_length: String length limit
+	:param	mixed	$position: Position to split at
+			(int or float)
+	:param	string	$ellipsis: What to use as the ellipsis character
+	:returns:	string
+
 This function will strip tags from a string, split it at a defined
 maximum length, and insert an ellipsis.
 
@@ -156,14 +217,11 @@
 An optional forth parameter is the kind of ellipsis. By default,
 &hellip; will be inserted.
 
-::
+Example::
 
 	$str = 'this_string_is_entirely_too_long_and_might_break_my_design.jpg';
 	echo ellipsize($str, 32, .5);
 
-Produces:
+Produces::
 
-::
-
-	this_string_is_e&hellip;ak_my_design.jpg
-
+	this_string_is_e&hellip;ak_my_design.jpg
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/typography_helper.rst b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/typography_helper.rst
index f320260..3c81687 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/typography_helper.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/typography_helper.rst
@@ -10,9 +10,7 @@
 Loading this Helper
 ===================
 
-This helper is loaded using the following code
-
-::
+This helper is loaded using the following code::
 
 	$this->load->helper('typography');
 
@@ -21,9 +19,18 @@
 auto_typography()
 =================
 
+.. php:function:: auto_typography($str, $reduce_linebreaks = FALSE)
+
+	:param	string	$str: Input string
+	:param	bool	$reduce_linebreaks: Whether to reduce multiple instances of double newlines to two
+	:returns:	string
+
 Formats text so that it is semantically and typographically correct
-HTML. Please see the :doc:`Typography Class <../libraries/typography>`
-for more info.
+HTML.
+
+This function is an alias for ``CI_Typography::auto_typography``.
+For more info, please see the :doc:`Typography Library
+<../libraries/typography>` documentation.
 
 Usage example::
 
@@ -31,18 +38,34 @@
 
 .. note:: Typographic formatting can be processor intensive, particularly if
 	you have a lot of content being formatted. If you choose to use this
-	function you may want to consider `caching </general/caching>` your pages.
+	function you may want to consider `caching <../general/caching>` your
+	pages.
 
 nl2br_except_pre()
 ==================
 
+.. php:function:: nl2br_except_pre($str)
+
+	:param	string	$str: Input string
+	:returns:	string
+
 Converts newlines to <br /> tags unless they appear within <pre> tags.
-This function is identical to the native PHP nl2br() function, except
-that it ignores <pre> tags.
+This function is identical to the native PHP ``nl2br()`` function,
+except that it ignores <pre> tags.
 
-Usage example
-
-::
+Usage example::
 
 	$string = nl2br_except_pre($string);
 
+entity_decode()
+===============
+
+.. php:function:: entity_decode($str, $charset = NULL)
+
+	:param	string	$str: Input string
+	:param	string	$charset: Character set
+	:returns:	string
+
+This function is an alias for ``CI_Security::entity_decode()``.
+Fore more info, please see the :doc:`Security Library
+<../libraries/security>` documentation.
\ No newline at end of file