diff --git a/modules/SpeedyDelivery.pmod/Plugin.pike b/modules/SpeedyDelivery.pmod/Plugin.pike
--- a/modules/SpeedyDelivery.pmod/Plugin.pike
+++ b/modules/SpeedyDelivery.pmod/Plugin.pike
@@ -1,96 +1,96 @@
 //! this is a template for a SpeedyDelivery plugin
 
 import Tools.Logging;
 
 Fins.Application app;
 
 constant name = "";
 constant description = "";
 string module_dir = "";
 constant list_enableable = 0;
 
 int _list_enabled_default = 1;
 int _enabled = 0;
 
 void create(Fins.Application _app)
 {
 	app = _app;
 }
 
 int installed();
 
 int list_enabled(SpeedyDelivery.Objects.List list)
 {
   Log.debug("List enabled? %O for %O", this, list);
   if(list_enableable)
   {
     mapping o = list["_options"];
     if(!o["enabled_plugins"]) o["enabled_plugins"] = ([]);
     Log.debug("enabled plugins for list: looking for %O, have %O", name, o["enabled_plugins"]);
     return (o["enabled_plugins"][name]);
   }
   else return 0;
 }
 
 int enable_for_list(SpeedyDelivery.Objects.List list)
 {
   if(list_enableable)
   {
     mixed o = list["_options"];
     if(!o["enabled_plugins"]) o["enabled_plugins"] = ([]);
 
     int n = o["enabled_plugins"][name];
 
     // metadata fields have trouble knowing when to save if you're manipulating 
     // data deep within the value. so, we force the save.
     o["enabled_plugins"][name] = 1;
     o->save();
 
     return (n);
   }
 }
 
 int enabled()
 {
   mixed m;
 
-  m = app->new_pref("plugin." + name + ".enabled", (["value": _enabled, "type": Fins.BOOLEAN]));
+  m = app->new_pref("plugin." + name + ".enabled", (["friendly_name": name + " enabled?", "value": _enabled, "type": Fins.BOOLEAN]));
   return m->get_value();
 }
 
 
 void start();
 
 void stop();
 
 mixed get_preference(string pref)
 {
   return app->get_sys_pref("plugin." + name + "." + pref);
 }
 
 mixed get_list_setting(string setting, object list)
 {
   return list["_options"][("_plugin_"+ name + "_" + setting)];
 }
 
 mapping query_event_callers();
 
 mapping query_destination_callers();
 
-//! @returns a mapping containing localprefname : ([ "type": FinScribe.STRING|FinScribe.BOOLEAN, "value": defaultvalue])
+//! @returns a mapping containing localprefname : ([ "type": Fins.STRING|Fins.INTEGER|Fins.BOOLEAN, "friendly_name": preferencedescription, "value": defaultvalue])
 //!    pairs. these will be automatically created if they don't exist.
 mapping(string:mapping) query_preferences();
 
 mapping(string:mapping) query_list_settings();
 
 
 mapping(string:mapping) query_preferences()
 {
   return ([]);
 }
 
 mapping(string:mapping) query_list_settings()
 {
   return ([]);
 }