diff --git a/plugins/ExamplePlugin/plugin.py b/plugins/ExamplePlugin/plugin.py
index 312cc87e2..d0a789dc2 100644
--- a/plugins/ExamplePlugin/plugin.py
+++ b/plugins/ExamplePlugin/plugin.py
@@ -94,11 +94,8 @@ class plugin_Example: # The plugin's class
 
 register_plugin("Example Plugin",		# The name of the plugin
 				plugin_Example,			# The plugin's class
+				"Zach Tibbitts", 		# The author's Name
 				"0.5.0",				# The plugin's version number
 				"An example plugin",	# A description of the plugin
 				config=True,			# If the plugin can be configured
-				default=False,			# If the plugin should be loaded by default
-				requires="0.5.0",		# Required version of Deluge
-				interface="gtk",		# Required Deluge interface
-				required_plugins=None	# Any plugins that must be loaded before this
 				)
diff --git a/plugins/HelloWorld/plugin.py b/plugins/HelloWorld/plugin.py
index 232e3a417..f112d326a 100644
--- a/plugins/HelloWorld/plugin.py
+++ b/plugins/HelloWorld/plugin.py
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@ class plugin_Hello:
 
 register_plugin("Hello World",
 				plugin_Hello,
+				"Zach Tibbitts",
 				"1.0",
-				'Displays "Hello, World"',
-				requires="0.5.0")
+				'Displays "Hello, World"')
diff --git a/plugins/NetworkGraph/plugin.py b/plugins/NetworkGraph/plugin.py
index fa9724378..575f31e91 100644
--- a/plugins/NetworkGraph/plugin.py
+++ b/plugins/NetworkGraph/plugin.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class plugin_NetGraph:
 
 		self.parentNotebook = self.parent.notebook
 #		print "Parent NOTEBOOK:", self.parentNotebook
-		self.parentNotebook.append_page(self.topWidget, gtk.Label("NetGraph"))
+		self.parentNotebook.append_page(self.topWidget, gtk.Label("Graph"))
 #		print "My INDEX in parentNoteBook:", self.index
 
 		self.image.show()
@@ -162,11 +162,8 @@ class plugin_NetGraph:
 
 register_plugin("Network Activity Graph",		# The name of the plugin
 				plugin_NetGraph,			# The plugin's class
+				"Alon Zakai, Zach Tibbitts", # Authors
 				"0.2",				# The plugin's version number
 				"Network Activity Graph plugin\n\nWritten by Kripkenstein",	# A description of the plugin
 				config=False,			# If the plugin can be configured
-				default=False,			# If the plugin should be loaded by default
-				requires="0.5.0",		# Required version of Deluge
-				interface="gtk",		# Required Deluge interface
-				required_plugins=None	# Any plugins that must be loaded before this
 				)
diff --git a/plugins/NetworkHealth/plugin.py b/plugins/NetworkHealth/plugin.py
index b96d0cb72..a1094ebe9 100644
--- a/plugins/NetworkHealth/plugin.py
+++ b/plugins/NetworkHealth/plugin.py
@@ -32,11 +32,8 @@ class plugin_NetworkHealth:
 ### Register plugin with Deluge
 register_plugin("Network Health Monitor",		# The name of the plugin
 				plugin_NetworkHealth,			# The plugin's class
+				"Alon Zakai, Zach Tibbitts", # Authors
 				"0.2",				# The plugin's version number
 				"Network Health Monitor plugin\n\nWritten by Kripkenstein",	# A description of the plugin
-				config=False,			# If the plugin can be configured
-				default=False,			# If the plugin should be loaded by default
-				requires="0.5.0",		# Required version of Deluge
-				interface="gtk",		# Required Deluge interface
-				required_plugins=None	# Any plugins that must be loaded before this
+				config=False			# If the plugin can be configured\
 				)
diff --git a/plugins/TorrentSearch/plugin.py b/plugins/TorrentSearch/plugin.py
index cf3f97105..9b59193ce 100644
--- a/plugins/TorrentSearch/plugin.py
+++ b/plugins/TorrentSearch/plugin.py
@@ -154,10 +154,8 @@ class plugin_Search:
 
 register_plugin("Torrent Search",
 				plugin_Search,
+				"Zach Tibbitts",
 				"0.5",
 				"A searchbar for torrent search engines",
-				config=True,
-				default=False,
-				requires="0.5.0",
-				interface="gtk",
-				required_plugins=None)
+				config=True
+				)
diff --git a/src/delugegtk.py b/src/delugegtk.py
index 28b7d0081..4978d85b0 100644
--- a/src/delugegtk.py
+++ b/src/delugegtk.py
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ class DelugeGTK:
 			return True
 		name = model.get_value(model.get_iter(path), 0)
 		plugin = self.plugins.get_plugin(name)
+		author = plugin['author']
 		version = plugin['version']
 		config = plugin['config']
 		description = plugin['description']
@@ -269,8 +270,8 @@ class DelugeGTK:
 		else:
 			self.prf_glade.get_widget("plugin_conf").set_sensitive(False)
 		self.prf_glade.get_widget("plugin_text").get_buffer(
-			).set_text("%s\nVersion: %s\n\n%s"%
-			(name, version, description))
+			).set_text("%s\nBy: %s\nVersion: %s\n\n%s"%
+			(name, author, version, description))
 		return True
 
 	def plugin_toggled(self, renderer, path):
diff --git a/src/delugeplugins.py b/src/delugeplugins.py
index 353ff85be..7c9c62230 100644
--- a/src/delugeplugins.py
+++ b/src/delugeplugins.py
@@ -71,16 +71,12 @@ class PluginManager:
 			self.enabled_plugins[name].unload()
 		self.enabled_plugins.clear()
 	
-	def register_plugin(self, name, plugin_class, version, description, config=False,
-		default=False, requires=None, interface=None, required_plugins=None):
+	def register_plugin(self, name, plugin_class, author, version, description, config=False):
 		self.available_plugins[name] = {'class': plugin_class, 
+										'author': author,
 										'version': version, 
 										'description': description, 
 										'config': config, 
-										'default': default, 
-										'requires': requires, 
-										'interface': interface, 
-										'req plugins': required_plugins,
 										'path': self.path}
 
 ## Few lines of code to test functionality