diff --git a/config/config_defaults.php b/config/config_defaults.php
index 0cb6c90ef8f35e80fdb14959f0cbdedd9ec3d27a..b1ced00f73dd9d889b0b18283d9a9bbcdaf8a272 100644
--- a/config/config_defaults.php
+++ b/config/config_defaults.php
@@ -130,6 +130,16 @@ return [
             ],
             */
         ],
+
+        // new WIP plugin class: a plugin must have key "enabled"
+        'shellcmd'=>[
+            'load'=>[
+                'enabled'=>1,
+            ],
+            'processes'=>[
+                'enabled'=>1,
+            ],
+        ],
     ],
     
     // ----------------------------------------------------------------------    
diff --git a/public_html/deployment/classes/plugins.class.php b/public_html/deployment/classes/plugins.class.php
index 1a52f30cd7cebcc93bd711ba8f4f070020b86ccd..be93422595710cf3a052c50c4729469ac856f68c 100644
--- a/public_html/deployment/classes/plugins.class.php
+++ b/public_html/deployment/classes/plugins.class.php
@@ -68,6 +68,12 @@ class ciplugins {
      */
     protected $_aConfig = [];
 
+    /**
+     * global plugins config
+     * see config/config_custom.php - key plugins
+     * @var array
+     */
+    protected $_aGlobals = [];
 
     // ---------------------------------------------------------------
     // CONSTRUCTOR
@@ -75,15 +81,29 @@ class ciplugins {
 
     /**
      * initialize plugins
+     *
+     * @param  array  $aGlobals  global settings for plugins
      * @return boolean
      */
-    public function __construct() {
+    public function __construct($aGlobals=[]) {
 
         $this->_sPlugindir=dirname(__DIR__).'/plugins';
+        $this->setGlobalCustoms($aGlobals);
 
         return true;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * global configs
+     * see config/config_custom.php - key plugins
+     * 
+     * @param  array  $aGlobals  global settings for plugins
+     * @return boolean
+     */
+    public function setGlobalCustoms($aGlobals){
+        $this->_aGlobals=$aGlobals;
+        return true;
+    }
     // ---------------------------------------------------------------
     // FOR LISTING :: GETTER
     // ---------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -102,6 +122,8 @@ class ciplugins {
 
     /**
      * get an array of available plugins read from filesystem
+     * 
+     * @param  string  $sType  set a new type of plugin; default: use current type
      * @return array
      */
     public function getPlugins($sType=false){
@@ -117,9 +139,40 @@ class ciplugins {
         return $aReturn;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * get an array of enabled plugins
+     * config/config_custom.php - key "plugins" -> [type] -> [plugin] -> enabled
+     * and it must be physically available
+     * 
+     * @param  string  $sType  set a new type of plugin; default: use current type
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function getEnabledPlugins($sType=false){
+        $aReturn = [];
+        if($sType){
+            if (!$this->setType($sType)){
+                return $aReturn;
+            }
+        }
+        if (isset($this->_aGlobals[$this->_sType]) 
+            && is_array($this->_aGlobals[$this->_sType])
+        ){
+            foreach($this->_aGlobals[$this->_sType] as $sPluginName=>$aData){
+                if (
+                    isset($aData['enabled']) 
+                    && $aData['enabled']
+                    && is_dir($this->_sPlugindir.'/'.$this->_sType.'/'.$sPluginName)
+                ){
+                    $aReturn[]=$sPluginName;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return $aReturn;
+    }
+
     // ---------------------------------------------------------------
     // 
-    // BELOW ARE METHODS FOR A SET SPECIFIC PLUGIN AND TYPE
+    // BELOW ARE METHODS FOR A SPECIFICLY SET PLUGIN AND TYPE
     // 
     // ---------------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/public_html/deployment/index.php b/public_html/deployment/index.php
index c6d7c2f19188ab8dfe5da9abc0b9c2b61937782d..e58eabe6e983d333a4379ddfb6e0346a86376472 100644
--- a/public_html/deployment/index.php
+++ b/public_html/deployment/index.php
@@ -79,14 +79,18 @@ $sHeader.="</style>\n";
 $sShellOuptut='';
 $sTopRight='';
 
-$CI_plugins=new plugin_renderer();
+$CI_plugins=new plugin_renderer(isset($aConfig['plugins']) ? $aConfig['plugins'] : []);
 $CI_plugins->setType('shellcmd');
-$aPluginsShellcmd=$CI_plugins->getPlugins();
-$sHeader = "\n<!-- shellcmd plugins :: js files -->\n";
-$sHeader.='<script src="/deployment/js/ubd.class.js"></script>'."\n"
-    .'<script src="/deployment/js/addi.js"></script>'."\n"
+
+$aEnabledShellPlugins=$CI_plugins->getEnabledPlugins('shellcmd');
+$sHeader.= count($aEnabledShellPlugins) 
+    ? '' 
+        ."\n<!-- shellcmd plugins :: js files -->\n"
+        .'<script src="/deployment/js/ubd.class.js"></script>'."\n"
+        .'<script src="/deployment/js/addi.js"></script>'."\n"
+    : ''
     ;
-foreach ($CI_plugins->getPlugins('shellcmd') as $sPlugin){
+foreach ($aEnabledShellPlugins as $sPlugin){
     if ($CI_plugins->testPlugin($sPlugin)){
         $aPluginConfig=$CI_plugins->getPluginConfig();
         $sHeader.=$CI_plugins->getHtmlLoadScript('render.js');