diff --git a/public/src/admin/extend/plugins.js b/public/src/admin/extend/plugins.js
index 66ffc19d7f..220c4e1980 100644
--- a/public/src/admin/extend/plugins.js
+++ b/public/src/admin/extend/plugins.js
@@ -93,6 +93,38 @@ define('admin/extend/plugins', function() {
 				$(this).toggleClass('hide', pluginId && pluginId.indexOf(term) === -1);
 			});
 		});
+
+		$('#plugin-order').on('click', function() {
+			$('#order-active-plugins-modal').modal('show');
+			socket.emit('admin.plugins.getActive', function(err, activePlugins) {
+				if (err) {
+					return app.alertError(err);
+				}
+				var html = '';
+				activePlugins.forEach(function(plugin) {
+					html += '<li class="">' + plugin + '</li>';
+				});
+				if (!activePlugins.length) {
+					html = 'No Active Plugins';
+				}
+				$('#order-active-plugins-modal .plugin-list').html(html).sortable();
+			});
+		});
+
+		$('#save-plugin-order').on('click', function() {
+			var plugins = $('#order-active-plugins-modal .plugin-list').children();
+			var data = [];
+			plugins.each(function(index, el) {
+				data.push({name: $(el).text(), order: index});
+			});
+
+			socket.emit('admin.plugins.orderActivePlugins', data, function(err) {
+				if (err) {
+					return app.alertError(err.message);
+				}
+				$('#order-active-plugins-modal').modal('hide');
+			});
+		});
 	};
 
 	function confirmInstall(pluginID, callback) {
diff --git a/src/plugins.js b/src/plugins.js
index 091a54daa6..fbc74e85ac 100644
--- a/src/plugins.js
+++ b/src/plugins.js
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ var fs = require('fs'),
 				});
 
 				async.filter(plugins, fs.exists, function(plugins){
-					async.each(plugins, Plugins.loadPlugin, next);
+					async.eachSeries(plugins, Plugins.loadPlugin, next);
 				});
 			},
 			function(next) {
@@ -262,7 +262,10 @@ var fs = require('fs'),
 
 			function(dirs, next) {
 				dirs = dirs.filter(function(dir){
-					return dir.startsWith('nodebb-plugin-') || dir.startsWith('nodebb-widget-') || dir.startsWith('nodebb-rewards-') || dir.startsWith('nodebb-theme-')
+					return dir.startsWith('nodebb-plugin-') || 
+						dir.startsWith('nodebb-widget-') || 
+						dir.startsWith('nodebb-rewards-') || 
+						dir.startsWith('nodebb-theme-');
 				}).map(function(dir){
 					return path.join(npmPluginPath, dir);
 				});
diff --git a/src/plugins/install.js b/src/plugins/install.js
index 06dcbbf659..de63cd9f3b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/install.js
+++ b/src/plugins/install.js
@@ -130,4 +130,8 @@ module.exports = function(Plugins) {
 	Plugins.isActive = function(id, callback) {
 		db.isSortedSetMember('plugins:active', id, callback);
 	};
+
+	Plugins.getActive = function(callback) {
+		db.getSortedSetRange('plugins:active', 0, -1, callback);
+	};
 };
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diff --git a/src/socket.io/admin.js b/src/socket.io/admin.js
index 542c1d2751..30782f4d6e 100644
--- a/src/socket.io/admin.js
+++ b/src/socket.io/admin.js
@@ -110,6 +110,20 @@ SocketAdmin.plugins.toggleInstall = function(socket, data, callback) {
 	plugins.toggleInstall(data.id, data.version, callback);
 };
 
+SocketAdmin.plugins.getActive = function(socket, data, callback) {
+	plugins.getActive(callback);
+};
+
+SocketAdmin.plugins.orderActivePlugins = function(socket, data, callback) {
+	async.each(data, function(plugin, next) {
+		if (plugin && plugin.name) {
+			db.sortedSetAdd('plugins:active', plugin.order || 0, plugin.name, next);
+		} else {
+			next();
+		}		
+	}, callback);
+};
+
 SocketAdmin.plugins.upgrade = function(socket, data, callback) {
 	plugins.upgrade(data.id, data.version, callback);
 };
diff --git a/src/views/admin/extend/plugins.tpl b/src/views/admin/extend/plugins.tpl
index b44c2461bc..2fdccebfdd 100644
--- a/src/views/admin/extend/plugins.tpl
+++ b/src/views/admin/extend/plugins.tpl
@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@
 		<div class="panel panel-default">
 			<div class="panel-heading">Plugin Search</div>
 			<div class="panel-body">
-				<input class="form-control" type="text" id="plugin-search" placeholder="Search for plugin..."/>
+				<input class="form-control" type="text" id="plugin-search" placeholder="Search for plugin..."/><br/>
+				<button class="btn btn-default" id="plugin-order">Order Active Plugins</button>
 			</div>
 		</div>
 
@@ -96,4 +97,30 @@
 			</div>
 		</div>
 	</div>
+
+
+	<div class="modal fade" id="order-active-plugins-modal">
+		<div class="modal-dialog">
+			<div class="modal-content">
+				<div class="modal-header">
+					<button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">&times;</button>
+					<h4 class="modal-title">Order Active Plugins</h4>
+				</div>
+				<div class="modal-body">
+					<p>Plugins load in the order specified here, from top to bottom</p>
+					<ul class="plugin-list">
+
+					</ul>
+				</div>
+				<div class="modal-footer">
+					<button type="button" class="btn btn-default" data-dismiss="modal">Close</button>
+					<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" id="save-plugin-order">Save</button>
+				</div>
+			</div>
+		</div>
+	</div>
+
+
 </div>
+
+