Add a tab to the Settings dialog. Users can directly open the plugins folder. Can also disable plugins by adding ".disabled" to the end of their folder name.

plug.py

@@ -19,12 +19,17 @@ def find_plugins():
     :return:
     """
     found = dict()
+    disabled = list()
     plug_folders = os.listdir(config.plugin_dir)
     for name in plug_folders:
+        if name.endswith(".disabled"):
+            name, discard = name.rsplit(".", 1)
+            disabled.append(name)
+            continue
         loadfile = os.path.join(config.plugin_dir, name, "load.py")
         if os.path.isfile(loadfile):
             found[name] = loadfile
-    return found
+    return found, disabled
 
 
 def load_plugins():
@@ -32,10 +37,14 @@ def load_plugins():
     Load all found plugins
     :return:
     """
-    found = find_plugins()
+    found, disabled = find_plugins()
     imp.acquire_lock()
+    for plugname in disabled:
+        sys.stdout.write("plugin {} disabled\n".format(plugname))
+
     for plugname in found:
         try:
+            sys.stdout.write("loading plugin {}\n".format(plugname))
             with open(found[plugname], "rb") as plugfile:
                 plugmod = imp.load_module(plugname, plugfile, found[plugname],
                                           (".py", "r", imp.PY_SOURCE))

prefs.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-
+import os
 from os.path import dirname, expanduser, expandvars, exists, isdir, join, normpath
 from sys import platform
 
@@ -306,6 +306,36 @@ class PreferencesDialog(tk.Toplevel):
 
         notebook.add(themeframe, text=_('Appearance'))	# Tab heading in settings
 
+        # Plugin settings and info
+        plugsframe = nb.Frame(notebook)
+        plugsframe.columnconfigure(1, weight=1)
+        plugdir = config.plugin_dir
+
+        plugnames, disabled_plugins = plug.find_plugins()
+
+        nb.Label(plugsframe, text=_('Plugins Folder:')).grid(padx=PADX, sticky=tk.W)
+        nb.Label(plugsframe, text=plugdir).grid(padx=PADX, sticky=tk.W)
+        if platform == "win32":
+            nb.Button(plugsframe, text="Open",
+                      command=lambda: os.startfile(plugdir)).grid(padx=PADX, sticky=tk.W)
+
+        nb.Label(plugsframe, text=_("Tip: You can disable a plugin by\nadding '.disabled' to it's folder name")).grid(
+            padx=PADX, pady=10, sticky=tk.NSEW)
+
+        if len(plugnames):
+            ttk.Separator(plugsframe, orient=tk.HORIZONTAL).grid(columnspan=3, padx=PADX, pady=PADY * 8, sticky=tk.EW)
+            nb.Label(plugsframe, text=_('Enabled Plugins:')).grid(padx=PADX, sticky=tk.W)
+            for plugname in plugnames:
+                nb.Label(plugsframe, text=plugname).grid(padx=PADX + 5, sticky=tk.W)
+        if len(disabled_plugins):
+            ttk.Separator(plugsframe, orient=tk.HORIZONTAL).grid(columnspan=3, padx=PADX, pady=PADY * 8, sticky=tk.EW)
+            nb.Label(plugsframe, text=_('Disabled Plugins:')).grid(padx=PADX, sticky=tk.W)
+            for plugname in disabled_plugins:
+                nb.Label(plugsframe, text=plugname).grid(padx=PADX + 5, sticky=tk.W)
+
+        notebook.add(plugsframe, text=_('Plugins'))
+
+
         if platform=='darwin':
             self.protocol("WM_DELETE_WINDOW", self.apply)	# close button applies changes
         else: