diff --git a/e107_handlers/plugin_class.php b/e107_handlers/plugin_class.php
index 8ba8353d8..465fd4468 100644
--- a/e107_handlers/plugin_class.php
+++ b/e107_handlers/plugin_class.php
@@ -2396,9 +2396,9 @@ class e107plugin
 					$linkData = array(
 						'link_name'			 => $link_name,
 						'link_url'			 => $path,
-						'link_description'	 => vartrue($options['link_desription'],''),
-						'link_button'		 => vartrue($options['link_icon'],''),
-						'link_category'		 => '1',
+						'link_description'	 => vartrue($options['link_desription']),
+						'link_button'		 => vartrue($options['link_icon']),
+						'link_category'		 => vartrue($options['link_category'],'1'),
 						'link_order'		 => $link_t + 1,
 						'link_parent'		 => '0',
 						'link_open'			 => '0',
@@ -3855,6 +3855,11 @@ class e107plugin
 				'link_description'  => vartrue($attrib['description'])
 			);
 
+			if(isset($attrib['category']))
+			{
+				$options['link_category'] = (int) $attrib['category'];
+			}
+
 			switch ($function)
 			{
 				case 'upgrade':
diff --git a/e107_plugins/_blank/plugin.xml b/e107_plugins/_blank/plugin.xml
index 5ba688237..0cf27139d 100644
--- a/e107_plugins/_blank/plugin.xml
+++ b/e107_plugins/_blank/plugin.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
 		<link url="admin_config.php?mode=options" description="Configure Blank Prefs" icon="manage" >Blank Prefs</link>
 	</adminLinks>
 	<siteLinks>
-		<link url="{e_PLUGIN}_blank/_blank.php" perm='everyone' sef='index'>LAN_PLUGIN__BLANK_LINK</link>
+		<link category="1" url="{e_PLUGIN}_blank/_blank.php" perm='everyone' sef='index'>LAN_PLUGIN__BLANK_LINK</link>
+		<link category="3" url="{e_PLUGIN}_blank/_blank.php" perm='everyone' sef='index'>Footer Link</link>
 	</siteLinks>
 	<pluginPrefs>
 		<pref name="blank_pref_1">1</pref>