I noticed that the Plugins in the updated GUI says "A new method of providing a list of compatible plugins is in development. Check back later."
Does that mean that a plugin infrastructure is still in the works or does that mean that it's in place, but existing plugins need to be revised and added to it? If it's the latter, I would be glad to try and get a few things done. I know admittedly nothing about that particular subject, but I am a developer (albeit an MS developer) so maybe I wouldn't be completely useless.