> I checked by install.xml file.  I have:
>   <optionsURL></optionsURL>

Which means there's a defined value, thought it's empty. Doesn't make  
sense to convert this into a link, I have to agree. If you remove the line  
the link will be gone without a change on the server. Where does the  
created link point at? The code does check whether there's an empty value  
or not. Thus it should not display a link when an empty value is defined.  
Did you file a bug report?

> obviously fails), but within Advanced settings the plugin is not listed  
> as having any settings page.  So there is an inconsistency between the  
> two places that you can use to navigate to plugin settings.

A plugin can register more than one settings page. It could eg. have a per  
player settings page and a server wide settings page. The value  
represented in install.xml (on the plugins page) should point to the page  
which is considered the main settings page - it's up to the plugin author  
to take this decision.

>> BTW: it should be identical in Default and in any other skin, as they  
>> are using the same template.
> Classic, Fishbone and Handheld skins display settings links for all  
> plugins (even if there are no settings), whereas the Default skin only  
> displays a settings link if there are server settings.

Ok, my fault. While they use the same template for the page, they use  
different block templates for the settings link. Will have to fix this.

> I know you like the plugins settings to be duplicated under Advanced tab  
> in the Default skin, but perhaps other skins should not display direct  
> links to plugin settings (navigate to them via plugins settings tab  
> only).

It's not that I like them to be there or not. I even removed the duplicate  
links at one point, and was asked to put them back again. We either would  
have to remove them from the plugins page or continue with duplicates for  
the same reason I mentioned above: we also have per player settings. And  
the user often doesn't care at all whether a feature is added by a plugin  
or not. He wants a (almost) single point of configuration. That's the  
advanced or player settings page. Otherwise he would have to go look at  
the plugins - ooops, not there, let's try the advanced settings...

Michael
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