# Enabling/disabling plugin requires refresh to update admin link

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/enabling-disabling-plugin-requires-refresh-to-update-admin-link/55002
**Category:** Bug
**Created:** [2016年十二月31日 08:57 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enabling-disabling-plugin-requires-refresh-to-update-admin-link/55002 "2016-12-31T08:57:12Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![LeoMcA](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/leomca/32/87233_2.png) [@LeoMcA](https://meta.discourse.org/u/LeoMcA)
#### Post date: [2016年十二月31日 08:57 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enabling-disabling-plugin-requires-refresh-to-update-admin-link/55002/1 "2016-12-31T08:57:12Z")

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When enabling or disabling a plugin, its link in `/admin/plugins` (registered using `add_admin_route`) is shown or hidden depending on the plugin’s status.

However, a refresh is required to update the visibility of this link, which can make installing a plugin for the first time and enabling it, to see nothing to click on on the plugins page, [rather a confusing experience](https://meta.discourse.org/t/easy-to-use-static-pages-plugin/36280/17).

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### Author: ![tgxworld](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/tgxworld/32/106117_2.png) [@tgxworld](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tgxworld)
#### Post date: [2017年一月9日 06:01 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enabling-disabling-plugin-requires-refresh-to-update-admin-link/55002/2 "2017-01-09T06:01:16Z")

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Fixed in

[https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/fed7218deba108f6ab7d261f26fcfcfda18c20d4](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/fed7218deba108f6ab7d261f26fcfcfda18c20d4)

Thank you for reporting 👍

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### Author: ![tgxworld](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/tgxworld/32/106117_2.png) [@tgxworld](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tgxworld)
#### Post date: [2017年一月9日 06:01 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enabling-disabling-plugin-requires-refresh-to-update-admin-link/55002/3 "2017-01-09T06:01:27Z")

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