diff --git a/e107_admin/admin.php b/e107_admin/admin.php
index f0ed6e9b3..426f7449d 100644
--- a/e107_admin/admin.php
+++ b/e107_admin/admin.php
@@ -62,8 +62,10 @@ if(in_array($pref['adminstyle'], array('infopanel', 'flexpanel')))
 	}
 }
 
-
-
+// DEBUG THE ADDON_UPDATED INFOPANEL
+//e107::getCache()->clear('Infopanel_plugin', true);
+//e107::getSession()->clear('addons-update-status');
+//e107::getSession()->set('addons-update-checked',false); // set to recheck it.
 
 define('e_ADMIN_HOME', true); // used by some admin shortcodes.
 
diff --git a/e107_admin/boot.php b/e107_admin/boot.php
index 9fad46996..b019c6cea 100644
--- a/e107_admin/boot.php
+++ b/e107_admin/boot.php
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ if(e_AJAX_REQUEST && getperms('0') &&  varset($_GET['mode']) == 'addons' && ($_G
 {
 	e107::getSession()->set('addons-update-checked',true);
 
+	/** @var admin_shortcodes $sc */
 	$sc = e107::getScBatch('admin');
 
 	$themes = $sc->getUpdateable('theme');
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ if(e_AJAX_REQUEST && getperms('0') &&  varset($_GET['mode']) == 'addons' && ($_G
 	$text = $sc->renderAddonUpdate($plugins);
 	$text .= $sc->renderAddonUpdate($themes);
 
+
 	if(empty($text))
 	{
 		exit;
diff --git a/e107_admin/plugin.php b/e107_admin/plugin.php
index f8e451815..5c79f37a5 100755
--- a/e107_admin/plugin.php
+++ b/e107_admin/plugin.php
@@ -572,6 +572,7 @@ class plugin_ui extends e_admin_ui
 			if(file_exists($_path.'plugin.xml'))
 			{
 				$plugin->install_plugin_xml($id, 'upgrade');
+				$text = LAN_UPGRADE_SUCCESSFUL;
 			}
 			else
 			{
@@ -656,13 +657,17 @@ class plugin_ui extends e_admin_ui
 				e107::getConfig('core')->save();
 			}
 
-
 			$mes->addSuccess($text);
 			//$plugin->save_addon_prefs('update');
 
 			// make sure ALL plugin/addon pref lists get update and are current
 			e107::getPlug()->clearCache()->buildAddonPrefLists();
 
+			// clear infopanel in admin dashboard.
+			e107::getCache()->clear('Infopanel_plugin', true);
+			e107::getSession()->clear('addons-update-status');
+			e107::getSession()->set('addons-update-checked',false); // set to recheck it.
+
 			$this->redirectAction('list');
 	   }
 
diff --git a/e107_admin/theme.php b/e107_admin/theme.php
index 70bf88c8a..876ad3283 100644
--- a/e107_admin/theme.php
+++ b/e107_admin/theme.php
@@ -290,8 +290,12 @@ class theme_admin_ui extends e_admin_ui
 
 				if($this->themeObj->setTheme($id))
 				{
-
 					$mes->addSuccess($message);
+
+					// clear infopanel in admin dashboard.
+					e107::getCache()->clear('Infopanel_theme', true);
+					e107::getSession()->clear('addons-update-status');
+					e107::getSession()->set('addons-update-checked',false); // set to recheck it.
 				}
 				else
 				{
diff --git a/e107_core/shortcodes/batch/admin_shortcodes.php b/e107_core/shortcodes/batch/admin_shortcodes.php
index 437edaa0f..cc31b8477 100644
--- a/e107_core/shortcodes/batch/admin_shortcodes.php
+++ b/e107_core/shortcodes/batch/admin_shortcodes.php
@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@ class admin_shortcodes
 			$e107_var['x'.$key]['link'] = e_ADMIN.'docs.php?'.$key;
 		}
 
+		$act = null; // FIXME
+
 		$text = show_admin_menu(FOOTLAN_14, $act, $e107_var, FALSE, TRUE, TRUE);
 		return $ns -> tablerender(FOOTLAN_14,$text, array('id' => 'admin_docs', 'style' => 'button_menu'), TRUE);
 	}
@@ -1131,7 +1133,7 @@ class admin_shortcodes
 
 			$text .= $themeinfo ? "<br />".FOOTLAN_7.": ".$themeinfo : '';
 
-			$sqlMode = str_replace(",", ", ",e107::getDB()->getMode());
+			$sqlMode = str_replace(",", ", ", e107::getDb()->getMode());
 
 			$text .= "<br /><br />
 			<b>".FOOTLAN_8."</b>
@@ -1152,10 +1154,10 @@ class admin_shortcodes
 			<br /><br />
 			<b>".FOOTLAN_12."</b>
 			<br />
-			".e107::getDB()->getServerInfo(). // mySqlServerInfo.
+			".e107::getDb()->getServerInfo(). // mySqlServerInfo.
 
 			"<br />".FOOTLAN_16.": ".$mySQLdefaultdb."
-			<br />PDO: ".((e107::getDB()->getPDO() === true) ? LAN_ENABLED : LAN_DISABLED)."
+			<br />PDO: ".((e107::getDb()->getPDO() === true) ? LAN_ENABLED : LAN_DISABLED)."
 			<br />Mode: <small>".$sqlMode."</small>
 
 			<br /><br />
@@ -1411,7 +1413,7 @@ Inverse 	10 	<span class="badge badge-inverse">10</span>
 
 		$res = e107::getSession()->get('addons-update-status');
 
-		if($res !== null)
+		if($res !== null) // cached version.
 		{
 			return $res;
 		}
@@ -1469,20 +1471,31 @@ Inverse 	10 	<span class="badge badge-inverse">10</span>
 
 			case "plugin":
 				$versions = $mp->getVersionList('plugin');
-				$list = e107::getPref('plug_installed');
+				$plg = e107::getPlug();
+				$tmp = $plg->getInstalled();
+				$list = array();
+				foreach($tmp as $folder=>$version)
+				{
+					$plg->load($folder);
+					$list[$folder] = array('version'=>$version, 'author'=>$plg->getAuthor());
+				}
+
 				break;
 		}
 
 		$ret = array();
 
-		foreach($list as $folder=>$version)
+		foreach($list as $folder=>$var)
 		{
+			$version = $var['version'];
+			$author = $var['author'];
 
-			if(!empty($versions[$folder]['version']) && version_compare( $version, $versions[$folder]['version'], '<'))
+			if(!empty($versions[$folder]['version']) && version_compare( $version, $versions[$folder]['version'], '<') && ($versions[$folder]['author'] === $author))
 			{
 				$versions[$folder]['modalDownload'] = $mp->getDownloadModal($type, $versions[$folder]);
 				$ret[] = $versions[$folder];
 				e107::getMessage()->addDebug("Local version: ".$version." Remote version: ".$versions[$folder]['version']);
+				e107::getMessage()->addDebug("Local author: ".$$author." Remote author: ".$versions[$folder]['author']);
 			}
 
 		}
diff --git a/e107_handlers/theme_handler.php b/e107_handlers/theme_handler.php
index 275e4ad56..2b94d5751 100644
--- a/e107_handlers/theme_handler.php
+++ b/e107_handlers/theme_handler.php
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ class e_theme
 		{
 			foreach($this->_data as $dir=>$v)
 			{
-				$arr[$dir] = $v['version'];
+				$arr[$dir] = array('version'=>$v['version'], 'author'=>$v['author']);
 			}
 
 		}