diff --git a/public/src/modules/composer.js b/public/src/modules/composer.js
index 8326ec0245..924cf94fec 100644
--- a/public/src/modules/composer.js
+++ b/public/src/modules/composer.js
@@ -187,7 +187,15 @@ define(['taskbar'], function(taskbar) {
 				switch(action) {
 					case 'post': composer.post(uuid); break;
 					case 'minimize': composer.minimize(uuid); break;
-					case 'discard': composer.discard(uuid); break;
+					case 'discard':
+						if (postContentEl.value.length > 0) {
+							bootbox.confirm('Are you sure you wish to discard this post?', function(discard) {
+								if (discard) composer.discard(uuid);
+							});
+						} else {
+							composer.discard(uuid);
+						}
+						break;
 				}
 			});
 
diff --git a/src/plugins.js b/src/plugins.js
index c8e77de3f7..645c90952f 100644
--- a/src/plugins.js
+++ b/src/plugins.js
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ var fs = require('fs'),
 				function(plugins, next) {
 					if (plugins && Array.isArray(plugins) && plugins.length > 0) {
 						async.each(plugins, function(plugin, next) {
-							// TODO: Update this check to also check node_modules
 							var pluginPath = path.join(__dirname, '../plugins/', plugin),
 								modulePath = path.join(__dirname, '../node_modules/', plugin);
 							if (fs.existsSync(pluginPath)) _self.loadPlugin(pluginPath, next);
@@ -57,11 +56,13 @@ var fs = require('fs'),
 
 				if (global.env === 'development') winston.info('[plugins] Plugins OK');
 
+				_self.initialized = true;
 				_self.readyEvent.emit('ready');
 			});
 		},
 		ready: function(callback) {
-			this.readyEvent.once('ready', callback);
+			if (!this.initialized) this.readyEvent.once('ready', callback);
+			else callback();
 		},
 		initialized: false,
 		loadPlugin: function(pluginPath, callback) {
@@ -161,7 +162,7 @@ var fs = require('fs'),
 								}
 							}
 
-							callback(returnVal);
+							callback(err, returnVal);
 						});
 						break;
 					case 'action':
@@ -184,7 +185,7 @@ var fs = require('fs'),
 			} else {
 				// Otherwise, this hook contains no methods
 				var returnVal = (Array.isArray(args) ? args[0] : args);
-				if (callback) callback(returnVal);
+				if (callback) callback(err, returnVal);
 			}
 		},
 		isActive: function(id, callback) {
diff --git a/src/postTools.js b/src/postTools.js
index 8913a1e787..8f41608391 100644
--- a/src/postTools.js
+++ b/src/postTools.js
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ var RDB = require('./redis.js'),
 
 		PostTools.privileges(pid, uid, function(privileges) {
 			if (privileges.editable) {
-				plugins.fireHook('filter:post.save', content, function(parsedContent) {
-					content = parsedContent;
+				plugins.fireHook('filter:post.save', content, function(err, parsedContent) {
+					if (!err) content = parsedContent;
 					success();
 				});
 			}
@@ -193,8 +193,8 @@ var RDB = require('./redis.js'),
 	PostTools.parse = function(raw, callback) {
 		raw = raw || '';
 
-		plugins.fireHook('filter:post.parse', raw, function(parsed) {
-			callback(null, parsed);
+		plugins.fireHook('filter:post.parse', raw, function(err, parsed) {
+			callback(null, !err ? parsed : raw);
 		});
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/posts.js b/src/posts.js
index 29989fb8e2..957d2790b9 100644
--- a/src/posts.js
+++ b/src/posts.js
@@ -122,8 +122,9 @@ var RDB = require('./redis.js'),
 	Posts.getPostData = function(pid, callback) {
 		RDB.hgetall('post:' + pid, function(err, data) {
 			if (err === null) {
-				plugins.fireHook('filter:post.get', data, function(data) {
-					callback(data);
+				plugins.fireHook('filter:post.get', data, function(err, newData) {
+					if (!err) callback(newData);
+					else callback(data);
 				});
 			} else
 				console.log(err);
@@ -287,7 +288,9 @@ var RDB = require('./redis.js'),
 				RDB.incr('global:next_post_id', function(err, pid) {
 					RDB.handle(err);
 
-					plugins.fireHook('filter:post.save', content, function(content) {
+					plugins.fireHook('filter:post.save', content, function(err, newContent) {
+						if (!err) content = newContent;
+
 						var timestamp = Date.now(),
 							postData = {
 								'pid': pid,
@@ -337,7 +340,9 @@ var RDB = require('./redis.js'),
 
 						async.parallel({
 							content: function(next) {
-								plugins.fireHook('filter:post.get', postData, function(postData) {
+								plugins.fireHook('filter:post.get', postData, function(err, newPostData) {
+									if (!err) postData = newPostData;
+
 									postTools.parse(postData.content, function(err, content) {
 										next(null, content);
 									});
diff --git a/src/webserver.js b/src/webserver.js
index b9116e7906..a9b7488f90 100644
--- a/src/webserver.js
+++ b/src/webserver.js
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ var express = require('express'),
 	meta = require('./meta.js'),
 	feed = require('./feed'),
 	plugins = require('./plugins'),
-	nconf = require('nconf');
+	nconf = require('nconf'),
+	winston = require('winston');
 
 (function (app) {
 	var templates = null,
@@ -72,54 +73,104 @@ var express = require('express'),
 	};
 
 	// Middlewares
-	app.use(express.compress());
-	app.use(express.favicon(path.join(__dirname, '../', 'public', 'favicon.ico')));
-	app.use(require('less-middleware')({
-		src: path.join(__dirname, '../', 'public'),
-		prefix: nconf.get('relative_path'),
-		yuicompress: true
-	}));
-	app.use(nconf.get('relative_path'), express.static(path.join(__dirname, '../', 'public')));
-	app.use(express.bodyParser()); // Puts POST vars in request.body
-
-	app.use(express.cookieParser()); // If you want to parse cookies (res.cookies)
-	app.use(express.session({
-		store: new RedisStore({
-			client: RDB,
-			ttl: 60 * 60 * 24 * 30
-		}),
-		secret: nconf.get('secret'),
-		key: 'express.sid',
-		cookie: {
-			maxAge: 60 * 60 * 24 * 30 * 1000 // 30 days
-		}
-	}));
-	app.use(express.csrf());
-	app.use(function (req, res, next) {
-		res.locals.csrf_token = req.session._csrf;
-		next();
-	});
+	app.configure(function() {
+		async.series([
+			function(next) {
+				// Pre-router middlewares
+				app.use(express.compress());
+				app.use(express.favicon(path.join(__dirname, '../', 'public', 'favicon.ico')));
+				app.use(require('less-middleware')({
+					src: path.join(__dirname, '../', 'public'),
+					prefix: nconf.get('relative_path'),
+					yuicompress: true
+				}));
+				app.use(nconf.get('relative_path'), express.static(path.join(__dirname, '../', 'public')));
+				app.use(express.bodyParser()); // Puts POST vars in request.body
+				app.use(express.cookieParser()); // If you want to parse cookies (res.cookies)
+				app.use(express.session({
+					store: new RedisStore({
+						client: RDB,
+						ttl: 60 * 60 * 24 * 30
+					}),
+					secret: nconf.get('secret'),
+					key: 'express.sid',
+					cookie: {
+						maxAge: 60 * 60 * 24 * 30 * 1000 // 30 days
+					}
+				}));
+				app.use(express.csrf());
+
+				// Local vars, other assorted setup
+				app.use(function (req, res, next) {
+					nconf.set('https', req.secure);
+					res.locals.csrf_token = req.session._csrf;
+					next();
+				});
 
-	// Static Directories for NodeBB Plugins
-	app.configure(function () {
-		var tailMiddlewares = [];
-
-		plugins.ready(function () {
-			// Remove some middlewares until the router is gone
-			// This is not recommended behaviour: http://stackoverflow.com/a/13691542/122353
-			// Also: https://www.exratione.com/2013/03/nodejs-abusing-express-3-to-enable-late-addition-of-middleware/
-			tailMiddlewares.push(app.stack.pop());
-			tailMiddlewares.push(app.stack.pop());
-			tailMiddlewares.push(app.stack.pop());
-			for (d in plugins.staticDirs) {
-				app.use(nconf.get('relative_path') + '/plugins/' + d, express.static(plugins.staticDirs[d]));
-			}
+				// Authentication Routes
+				auth.initialize(app);
+
+				next();
+			},
+			function(next) {
+				// Static Directories for NodeBB Plugins
+				plugins.ready(function () {
+					for (d in plugins.staticDirs) {
+						app.use(nconf.get('relative_path') + '/plugins/' + d, express.static(plugins.staticDirs[d]));
+						winston.info('Static directory routed for plugin: ' + d);
+					}
+
+					next();
+				});
+			},
+			function(next) {
+				// Router & post-router middlewares
+				app.use(app.router);
+
+				// 404 catch-all
+				app.use(function (req, res, next) {
+					res.status(404);
+
+					// respond with html page
+					if (req.accepts('html')) {
+						res.redirect(nconf.get('relative_path') + '/404');
+						return;
+					}
+
+					// respond with json
+					if (req.accepts('json')) {
+						res.send({
+							error: 'Not found'
+						});
+						return;
+					}
 
-			// Push the removed middlewares back onto the application stack
-			tailMiddlewares.reverse();
-			app.stack.push(tailMiddlewares.shift());
-			app.stack.push(tailMiddlewares.shift());
-			app.stack.push(tailMiddlewares.shift());
+					// default to plain-text. send()
+					res.type('txt').send('Not found');
+				});
+
+				app.use(function (err, req, res, next) {
+
+					// we may use properties of the error object
+					// here and next(err) appropriately, or if
+					// we possibly recovered from the error, simply next().
+					console.error(err.stack);
+
+					res.status(err.status || 500);
+
+					res.json('500', {
+						error: err.message
+					});
+				});
+
+				next();
+			}
+		], function(err) {
+			if (err) {
+				winston.error('Errors were encountered while attempting to initialise NodeBB.');
+			} else {
+				winston.info('Middlewares loaded.');
+			}
 		});
 	});
 
@@ -137,59 +188,10 @@ var express = require('express'),
 		server.listen(nconf.get('PORT') || nconf.get('port'));
 	}
 
-	auth.initialize(app);
-
-	app.use(function (req, res, next) {
-
-		nconf.set('https', req.secure);
-
-		next();
-	});
-
-	app.use(app.router);
-
-	app.use(function (req, res, next) {
-		res.status(404);
-
-		// respond with html page
-		if (req.accepts('html')) {
-			//res.json('404', { url: req.url });
-			res.redirect(nconf.get('relative_path') + '/404');
-			return;
-		}
-
-		// respond with json
-		if (req.accepts('json')) {
-			res.send({
-				error: 'Not found'
-			});
-			return;
-		}
-
-		// default to plain-text. send()
-		res.type('txt').send('Not found');
-	});
-
-	app.use(function (err, req, res, next) {
-
-		// we may use properties of the error object
-		// here and next(err) appropriately, or if
-		// we possibly recovered from the error, simply next().
-		console.error(err.stack);
-
-		res.status(err.status || 500);
-
-		res.json('500', {
-			error: err.message
-		});
-	});
-
-
 	app.create_route = function (url, tpl) { // to remove
 		return '<script>templates.ready(function(){ajaxify.go("' + url + '", null, "' + tpl + '");});</script>';
 	};
 
-
 	app.namespace(nconf.get('relative_path'), function () {
 
 		auth.create_routes(app);