diff --git a/src/image.js b/src/image.js
index 5f92773fa8..49160dd45a 100644
--- a/src/image.js
+++ b/src/image.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ image.resizeImage = function(path, extension, width, height, callback) {
 			.write(path, done);
 	} else {
 		gm(path)
-			.crop(width, height, 0, 0)
+			.resize(width, height)
 			.write(path, done);
 	}
 };
diff --git a/src/user.js b/src/user.js
index 4fed66e30f..4f7d5dc63d 100644
--- a/src/user.js
+++ b/src/user.js
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ var bcrypt = require('bcryptjs'),
 	nconf = require('nconf'),
 	winston = require('winston'),
 	gravatar = require('gravatar'),
-	validator = require('validator'),
 	S = require('string'),
 
 	utils = require('./../public/src/utils'),
diff --git a/src/user/settings.js b/src/user/settings.js
index af1bf9e81b..79b5250bd2 100644
--- a/src/user/settings.js
+++ b/src/user/settings.js
@@ -2,24 +2,12 @@
 'use strict';
 
 var	meta = require('./../meta'),
-	db = require('./../database');
+	db = require('./../database'),
+	plugins = require('./../plugins');
 
 module.exports = function(User) {
 
 	User.getSettings = function(uid, callback) {
-		function sendDefaultSettings() {
-			callback(null, {
-				showemail: false,
-				usePagination: parseInt(meta.config.usePagination, 10) === 1,
-				topicsPerPage: parseInt(meta.config.topicsPerPage, 10) || 20,
-				postsPerPage: parseInt(meta.config.postsPerPage, 10) || 10
-			});
-		}
-
-		if(!parseInt(uid, 10)) {
-			return sendDefaultSettings();
-		}
-
 		db.getObject('user:' + uid + ':settings', function(err, settings) {
 			if(err) {
 				return callback(err);
@@ -29,12 +17,20 @@ module.exports = function(User) {
 				settings = {};
 			}
 
-			settings.showemail = settings.showemail ? parseInt(settings.showemail, 10) !== 0 : false;
-			settings.usePagination = settings.usePagination ? parseInt(settings.usePagination, 10) === 1 : parseInt(meta.config.usePagination, 10) === 1;
-			settings.topicsPerPage = settings.topicsPerPage ? parseInt(settings.topicsPerPage, 10) : parseInt(meta.config.topicsPerPage, 10) || 20;
-			settings.postsPerPage = settings.postsPerPage ? parseInt(settings.postsPerPage, 10) : parseInt(meta.config.postsPerPage, 10) || 10;
+			plugins.fireHook('filter:user.getSettings', {uid: uid, settings: settings}, function(err, data) {
+				if(err) {
+					return callback(err);
+				}
 
-			callback(null, settings);
+				settings = data.settings;
+
+				settings.showemail = settings.showemail ? parseInt(settings.showemail, 10) !== 0 : false;
+				settings.usePagination = settings.usePagination ? parseInt(settings.usePagination, 10) === 1 : parseInt(meta.config.usePagination, 10) === 1;
+				settings.topicsPerPage = settings.topicsPerPage ? parseInt(settings.topicsPerPage, 10) : parseInt(meta.config.topicsPerPage, 10) || 20;
+				settings.postsPerPage = settings.postsPerPage ? parseInt(settings.postsPerPage, 10) : parseInt(meta.config.postsPerPage, 10) || 10;
+
+				callback(null, settings);
+			});
 		});
 	};
 
@@ -44,6 +40,8 @@ module.exports = function(User) {
 			return callback(new Error('Invalid pagination value!'));
 		}
 
+		plugins.fireHook('action:user.saveSettings', {uid: uid, settings: data});
+
 		db.setObject('user:' + uid + ':settings', {
 			showemail: data.showemail,
 			usePagination: data.usePagination,