function updateStatus() {

        $this->autoRender = false;
        if($this->RequestHandler->isAjax()) {
            $this->layout = 'ajax'; //THIS LINE NEWLY ADDED

            $this->data['StatusMessage']['pid'] = 0;
            $this->data['StatusMessage']['commenters_item_id'] = $this->data['StatusMessage']['item_id'] = $this->User->Item->itemId('1', $this->data['StatusMessage']['id']);
            unset($this->data['StatusMessage']['id']);
            //debug($this->data);

            if($this->User->Item->StatusMessage->save($this->data)) {
                return true;
            } else {
                echo 'not saved';
            }
        } else {
            echo 'no';
        }

    }