diff --git a/inc/inc.ClassSettings.php b/inc/inc.ClassSettings.php
index 35ed72a4b..e63d0202b 100644
--- a/inc/inc.ClassSettings.php
+++ b/inc/inc.ClassSettings.php
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ class Settings { /* {{{ */
 	 *
 	 * @return true/false
 	 */
-	function load($configFilePath) { /* {{{ */
+	public function load($configFilePath) { /* {{{ */
 		$contents = file_get_contents($configFilePath);
 		if(!$contents) {
 			return false;
@@ -714,6 +714,9 @@ class Settings { /* {{{ */
 		foreach($extensions as $extension) {
 			$tmp = $extension->attributes();
 			$extname = strval($tmp['name']);
+			if(isset($tmp['disable']))
+				$disabled = strval($tmp['disable']);
+			$this->_extensions[$extname]['__disable__'] = $disabled=='1' || $disabled == 'true' ? true : false;
 			foreach($extension->children() as $parameter) {
 				$tmp2 = $parameter->attributes();
 				$this->_extensions[$extname][strval($tmp2['name'])] = strval($parameter);
@@ -733,7 +736,7 @@ class Settings { /* {{{ */
 	 *
 	 * @return true/false
 	 */
-  function setXMLAttributValue($node, $attributName, $attributValue) { /* {{{ */
+  protected function setXMLAttributValue($node, $attributName, $attributValue) { /* {{{ */
     if (is_bool($attributValue)) {
       if ($attributValue)
         $attributValue = "true";
@@ -757,7 +760,7 @@ class Settings { /* {{{ */
 	 *
 	 * @return SimpleXMLElement
 	 */
-	function getXMLNode($rootNode, $parentNodeName, $name) { /* {{{ */
+	protected function getXMLNode($rootNode, $parentNodeName, $name) { /* {{{ */
 		$node = $rootNode->xpath($parentNodeName . '/' . $name);
 
 		if (empty($node)) {
@@ -777,7 +780,7 @@ class Settings { /* {{{ */
 	 *
 	 * @return true/false
 	 */
-	function save($configFilePath=NULL) { /* {{{ */
+	public function save($configFilePath=NULL) { /* {{{ */
     if (is_null($configFilePath))
       $configFilePath = $this->_configFilePath;
 
@@ -1050,6 +1053,7 @@ class Settings { /* {{{ */
       // search XML node
 			$extnode = $extnodes->addChild('extension');
 			$this->setXMLAttributValue($extnode, 'name', $name);
+			$this->setXMLAttributValue($extnode, 'disable', $extension['__disable__'] ? 'true' : 'false');
 			/* New code saves all parameters of the extension which have been set
 			 * in configuration form.
 			 */
@@ -1082,7 +1086,7 @@ class Settings { /* {{{ */
 	 * search and return Config File Path
 	 * @return NULL|string Config File Path
 	 */
-	function searchConfigFilePath() { /* {{{ */
+	protected function searchConfigFilePath() { /* {{{ */
 		$configFilePath = null;
 
 		if($configDir = Settings::getConfigDir()) {
@@ -1139,7 +1143,7 @@ class Settings { /* {{{ */
 	 *
 	 * @return string
 	 */
-	function curPageURL() { /* {{{ */
+	protected function curPageURL() { /* {{{ */
 	  $pageURL = 'http';
 
 	  if (isset($_SERVER["HTTPS"]) && $_SERVER["HTTPS"] == "on") {
@@ -1164,7 +1168,7 @@ class Settings { /* {{{ */
 	 * @param string $file name of file to search
 	 * @return string path where file was found
 	 */
-	function findInIncPath($file) { /* {{{ */
+	protected function findInIncPath($file) { /* {{{ */
 		$incarr = explode(PATH_SEPARATOR, ini_get('include_path'));
 		$found = '';
 		foreach($incarr as $path) {
@@ -1180,7 +1184,7 @@ class Settings { /* {{{ */
 	 *
 	 *  @return array
 	 */
-	function check($minversion) { /* {{{ */
+	public function check($minversion) { /* {{{ */
 		// suggestion rootdir
 		if (file_exists("../inc/inc.Settings.php"))
 			$rootDir = realpath ("../inc/inc.Settings.php");
@@ -1425,7 +1429,7 @@ class Settings { /* {{{ */
 	 * @return array
 	 *
 	 */
-	function checkSystem() { /* {{{ */
+	public function checkSystem() { /* {{{ */
 		// result
 		$result = array();
 
@@ -1512,6 +1516,43 @@ class Settings { /* {{{ */
 		return $result;
 	} /* }}} */
 
+	/**
+	 * Check if extension is disabled
+	 *
+	 * @param string $extname name of extension
+	 * @return true if extension is disabled
+	 */
+	public function extensionIsDisabled($extname) { /* {{{ */
+		if(array_key_exists($extname, $this->_extensions))
+			return $this->_extensions[$extname]['__disable__'];
+
+		return false;
+	} /* }}} */
+
+	/**
+	 * Set extension enabled
+	 *
+	 * @param string $extname name of extension
+	 * @return 
+	 */
+	public function enableExtension($extname) { /* {{{ */
+		if(!array_key_exists($extname, $this->_extensions))
+			$this->_extensions[$extname] = array();
+		$this->_extensions[$extname]['__disable__'] = false;
+	} /* }}} */
+
+	/**
+	 * Set extension enabled
+	 *
+	 * @param string $extname name of extension
+	 * @return 
+	 */
+	public function disableExtension($extname) { /* {{{ */
+		if(!array_key_exists($extname, $this->_extensions))
+			$this->_extensions[$extname] = array();
+		$this->_extensions[$extname]['__disable__'] = true;
+	} /* }}} */
+
 } /* }}} */
 
 ?>