# Inconsistent plugin settings

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/inconsistent-plugin-settings/381003>\
**Category:** UX\
**Created:** [August 30, 2025, 4:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inconsistent-plugin-settings/381003 "2025-08-30T16:59:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![RGJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/rgj/32/523185_2.png) [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2025, 4:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inconsistent-plugin-settings/381003/1 "2025-08-30T16:59:43Z")

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The way plugin settings are accessible seems inconsistent

Some plugins, like Discourse AI, have a “Settings” tab, and some other tabs, and clicking on “AI” in the admin sidebar will give us all the options we need.

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/1/3/b/13b8e9c22e0417c286f8a7c1fd1de683da48257e.png)

Some plugins only have settings, for instance clicking on “Akismet” in the admin sidebar will give us the settings.

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/c/e/7/ce74690d29467b9d39a424a6a16df116094d17a0.png)

But for instance the Calendar plugin will not show the settings if you click it in the admin sitebar, it will only show us the additional configuration.

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/3/b/2/3b2818a91fcc50ef9d11bb060f52d3f8defa8fd3.png)

The same for Fingerprint.

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/3/6/6/366b3356955e84627ed3dbbaabfddce98cfabe57.png)

In order to get to the settings for Calendar or Fingerprint, I have to go to “Installed plugins” in the admin sidebar, then scroll down to the plugin I need, and click the Settings button.

I can also manually add `settings` to the URL so I end up at `/admin/plugins/calendar/settings`. But there is no tab for it.

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