diff --git a/e107_core/shortcodes/batch/admin_shortcodes.php b/e107_core/shortcodes/batch/admin_shortcodes.php
index c88a0f4cf..0d2da000b 100644
--- a/e107_core/shortcodes/batch/admin_shortcodes.php
+++ b/e107_core/shortcodes/batch/admin_shortcodes.php
@@ -314,6 +314,7 @@ class admin_shortcodes
 					$sql = e107::getDb();
 					$ns = e107::getRender();
 					$pref = e107::getPref();
+					$mes = e107::getMessage();
 
 					$active_uploads = $sql -> db_Count('upload', '(*)', 'WHERE upload_active = 0');
 					$submitted_news = $sql -> db_Count('submitnews', '(*)', 'WHERE submitnews_auth = 0');
@@ -324,6 +325,8 @@ class admin_shortcodes
 		
 					$text .= "<div style='padding-bottom: 2px;'>".E_16_UPLOADS.($active_uploads ? " <a href='".e_ADMIN."upload.php'>".ADLAN_LAT_7.": $active_uploads</a>" : ' '.ADLAN_LAT_7.': '.$active_uploads).'</div>';
 
+					
+					// for BC only. 
 					if(vartrue($pref['e_latest_list']))
 					{
 						foreach($pref['e_latest_list'] as $val)
@@ -331,10 +334,27 @@ class admin_shortcodes
 							if (is_readable(e_PLUGIN.$val.'/e_latest.php'))
 							{
 								include_once(e_PLUGIN.$val.'/e_latest.php');
+								if(!class_exists($val."_latest"))
+								{
+									$mes->addDebug("<strong>".$val ."</strong> using deprecated e_latest method");	
+								}
 							}
 						}
                     }
 
+
+
+					$configs = e107::getAddonConfig('e_latest');
+					foreach($configs as $k=>$v)
+					{
+						foreach($v as $val)
+						{
+							$link =  "<a href='".$val['url']."'>".$val['title'].": ".$val['total']."</a>";
+							$text .= "<div style='padding-bottom: 2px;'>".$val['icon']." ".$link."</div>\n";	
+						}	
+					}
+
+
 					$messageTypes = array('Broken Download', 'Dev Team Message');
 					$queryString = '';
 					foreach($messageTypes as $types)
@@ -924,7 +944,12 @@ class admin_shortcodes
 			{
 				function admin_status($parm='')
 				{
-					global $sql, $ns, $pref;
+					$mes = e107::getMessage();
+					$sql = e107::getDb();
+					$ns = e107::getRender();
+					$pref = e107::getPref();
+					
+					
 					$members = $sql -> db_Count('user');
 					$unverified = $sql -> db_Count('user', '(*)', 'WHERE user_ban=2');
 					$banned = $sql -> db_Count('user', '(*)', 'WHERE user_ban=1');
@@ -940,7 +965,9 @@ class admin_shortcodes
 						<div style='padding-bottom: 2px;'>".E_16_USER." {$unver}</div>
 						<div style='padding-bottom: 2px;'>".E_16_BANLIST." ".$lban."</div>
 						<div style='padding-bottom: 2px;'>".E_16_COMMENT." ".$lcomment."</div>\n\n";
+						
 
+					// for BC only. 	
 					if(vartrue($pref['e_status_list']))
 					{
 						foreach($pref['e_status_list'] as $val)
@@ -949,10 +976,26 @@ class admin_shortcodes
 							if (is_readable(e_PLUGIN.$val.'/e_status.php'))
 							{
 								include_once(e_PLUGIN.$val.'/e_status.php');
+								if(!class_exists($val."_status"))
+								{
+									$mes->addDebug("<strong>".$val ."</strong> using deprecated e_status method");	
+								}
 							}
 						}
 					}
 
+					// New in v2.x
+					$configs = e107::getAddonConfig('e_status');
+					foreach($configs as $k=>$v)
+					{
+						foreach($v as $val)
+						{
+							$link =  "<a href='".$val['url']."'>".$val['title'].": ".$val['total']."</a>";
+							$text .= "<div style='padding-bottom: 2px;'>".$val['icon']." ".$link."</div>\n";	
+						}	
+					}
+
+
 					if($flo = $sql->db_Count('generic', '(*)', "WHERE gen_type='failed_login'"))
 					{
 						$text .= "\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style='padding-bottom: 2px;'>".E_16_FAILEDLOGIN." <a href='".e_ADMIN_ABS."fla.php'>".ADLAN_146.": $flo</a></div>";
diff --git a/e107_handlers/e107_class.php b/e107_handlers/e107_class.php
index 99f350d4f..b673232e3 100644
--- a/e107_handlers/e107_class.php
+++ b/e107_handlers/e107_class.php
@@ -1632,6 +1632,7 @@ class e107
 	public function getAddonConfig($addonName, $className = '')
 	{
 		$new_addon = array();
+		$sql = e107::getDb(); // Might be used by older plugins. 
 
 		$filename = $addonName; // e.g. 'e_cron';
 		if(!$className)
diff --git a/e107_handlers/plugin_class.php b/e107_handlers/plugin_class.php
index 4a28480b8..b51a464b8 100644
--- a/e107_handlers/plugin_class.php
+++ b/e107_handlers/plugin_class.php
@@ -1977,7 +1977,9 @@ class e107plugin
 		$method_name = $what."_".$when;
 		
 		
-			// {PLUGIN}_setup.php should ALWAYS be the name. 
+			// {PLUGIN}_setup.php should ALWAYS be the name of the file.. 
+			
+			
 	//	if (varset($this->plug_vars['@attributes']['setupFile']))
 	//	{
 	//		$setup_file = e_PLUGIN.$this->plugFolder.'/'.$this->plug_vars['@attributes']['setupFile'];
@@ -2011,13 +2013,13 @@ class e107plugin
 			}
 			else
 			{
-				$mes->add("Setup Class ".$class_name." NOT found.", E_MESSAGE_DEBUG);
+			//	$mes->add("Setup Class ".$class_name." NOT found.", E_MESSAGE_DEBUG);
 				return FALSE;
 			}
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			$mes->add("Optional Setup File NOT Found ".$path."_setup.php ", E_MESSAGE_DEBUG);
+			//$mes->add("Optional Setup File NOT Found ".$path."_setup.php ", E_MESSAGE_DEBUG);
 		}
 
 		return FALSE; // IMPORTANT.
diff --git a/e107_plugins/chatbox_menu/e_status.php b/e107_plugins/chatbox_menu/e_status.php
index edb3224c2..112e8d967 100644
--- a/e107_plugins/chatbox_menu/e_status.php
+++ b/e107_plugins/chatbox_menu/e_status.php
@@ -25,6 +25,22 @@
 
 if (!defined('e107_INIT')) { exit; }
 
-$chatbox_posts = $sql -> db_Count('chatbox');
-$text .= "<div style='padding-bottom: 2px;'><img src='".e_PLUGIN_ABS."chatbox_menu/images/chatbox_16.png' style='width: 16px; height: 16px; vertical-align: bottom' alt='' /> ".ADLAN_115.": ".$chatbox_posts."</div>";
+class chatbox_menu_status // include plugin-folder in the name.
+{
+	function config()
+	{
+		$sql = e107::getDb();
+		$chatbox_posts = $sql -> db_Count('chatbox');
+		
+		$var[0]['icon'] 	= "<img src='".e_PLUGIN_ABS."chatbox_menu/images/chatbox_16.png' style='width: 16px; height: 16px; vertical-align: bottom' alt='' /> ";
+		$var[0]['title'] 	= ADLAN_115;
+		$var[0]['url']		= e_PLUGIN."chatbox_menu/admin_chatbox.php";
+		$var[0]['total'] 	= $chatbox_posts;
+
+		return $var;
+	}	
+}
+
+
+
 ?>
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diff --git a/e107_plugins/forum/e_latest.php b/e107_plugins/forum/e_latest.php
index 8bb54028f..d5ed86e9c 100644
--- a/e107_plugins/forum/e_latest.php
+++ b/e107_plugins/forum/e_latest.php
@@ -1,15 +1,22 @@
 <?php
 if (!defined('e107_INIT')) { exit; }
 
-$reported_posts = $sql->db_Count('generic', '(*)', "WHERE gen_type='reported_post' OR gen_type='Reported Forum Post'");
-$text .= "<div style='padding-bottom: 2px;'>
-<img src='".e_PLUGIN."forum/images/forums_16.png' style='width: 16px; height: 16px; vertical-align: bottom' alt='' /> ";
 
-if ($reported_posts) {
-	$text .= "<a href='".e_PLUGIN."forum/forum_admin.php?sr'>".ADLAN_LAT_6.": ".$reported_posts."</a>";
-} else {
-	$text .= ADLAN_LAT_6.": ".$reported_posts;
+class forum_latest // include plugin-folder in the name.
+{
+	function config()
+	{
+		$sql = e107::getDb();
+		$reported_posts = $sql->db_Count('generic', '(*)', "WHERE gen_type='reported_post' OR gen_type='Reported Forum Post'");
+		
+		$var[0]['icon'] 	= E_16_FORUM;
+		$var[0]['title'] 	= ADLAN_LAT_6;
+		$var[0]['url']		= e_PLUGIN."forum/forum_admin.php";
+		$var[0]['total'] 	= $reported_posts;
+
+		return $var;
+	}	
 }
 
-$text .= '</div>';
+
 ?>
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diff --git a/e107_plugins/forum/e_status.php b/e107_plugins/forum/e_status.php
index 363752aba..3dcb5114f 100644
--- a/e107_plugins/forum/e_status.php
+++ b/e107_plugins/forum/e_status.php
@@ -1,6 +1,20 @@
 <?php
 if (!defined('e107_INIT')) { exit; }
 
-$forum_posts = $sql->db_Count('forum_post');
-$text .= "<div style='padding-bottom: 2px;'>".E_16_FORUM." ".ADLAN_113.": ".$forum_posts."</div>";
+
+class forum_status // include plugin-folder in the name.
+{
+	function config()
+	{
+		$sql = e107::getDb();
+		$forum_posts = $sql->db_Count('forum_post');
+		
+		$var[0]['icon'] 	= E_16_FORUM;
+		$var[0]['title'] 	= ADLAN_113;
+		$var[0]['url']		= e_PLUGIN."forum/forum_admin.php";
+		$var[0]['total'] 	= $forum_posts;
+
+		return $var;
+	}	
+}
 ?>
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