diff --git a/src/static/js/admin/plugins.js b/src/static/js/admin/plugins.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4ed8a6c64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/static/js/admin/plugins.js
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+$(document).ready(function () {
+  var socket = io.connect().of("/pluginfw/installer");
+
+  var doUpdate = false;
+
+  function updateHandlers() {
+    $("#progress.dialog .close").unbind('click').click(function () {
+      $("#progress.dialog").hide();
+    });
+
+    $("#do-search").unbind('click').click(function () {
+      if ($("#search-query")[0].value != "")
+        socket.emit("search", $("#search-query")[0].value);
+    });
+
+    $(".do-install").unbind('click').click(function (e) {
+      var row = $(e.target).closest("tr");
+      doUpdate = true;
+      socket.emit("install", row.find(".name").html());
+    });
+
+    $(".do-uninstall").unbind('click').click(function (e) {
+      var row = $(e.target).closest("tr");
+      doUpdate = true;
+      socket.emit("uninstall", row.find(".name").html());
+    });
+  }
+
+  updateHandlers();
+
+  socket.on('progress', function (data) {
+    $("#progress.dialog .close").hide();
+    $("#progress.dialog").show();
+    var message = "Unknown status";
+    if (data.message) {
+      message = "<span class='status'>" + data.message.toString() + "</span>";
+    }
+    if (data.error) {
+      message = "<span class='error'>" + data.error.toString() + "<span>";            
+    }
+    $("#progress.dialog .message").html(message);
+    $("#progress.dialog .history").append("<div>" + message + "</div>");
+
+    if (data.progress >= 1) {
+      if (data.error) {
+        $("#progress.dialog .close").show();
+      } else {
+        if (doUpdate) {
+          doUpdate = false;
+          socket.emit("load");
+        }
+        $("#progress.dialog").hide();
+      }
+    }
+  });
+
+  socket.on('search-result', function (data) {
+    $("#search-results *").remove();
+    for (plugin_name in data.results) {
+      var plugin = data.results[plugin_name];
+      var row = $("#search-result-template").clone();
+
+      for (attr in plugin) {
+        row.find("." + attr).html(plugin[attr]);
+      }
+      $("#search-results").append(row);
+    }
+    updateHandlers();
+  });
+
+  socket.on('installed-results', function (data) {
+    $("#installed-plugins *").remove();
+    for (plugin_name in data.results) {
+      var plugin = data.results[plugin_name];
+      var row = $("#installed-plugin-template").clone();
+
+      for (attr in plugin.package) {
+        row.find("." + attr).html(plugin.package[attr]);
+      }
+      $("#installed-plugins").append(row);
+    }
+    updateHandlers();
+  });
+
+  socket.emit("load");
+
+});
diff --git a/src/templates/admin/plugins.html b/src/templates/admin/plugins.html
index 6f38d0480..82bad5552 100644
--- a/src/templates/admin/plugins.html
+++ b/src/templates/admin/plugins.html
@@ -4,95 +4,7 @@
     <link href="../../static/css/admin.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
     <script src="../../static/js/jquery.js"></script>
     <script src="../../socket.io/socket.io.js"></script>
-    <script>
-      $(document).ready(function () {
-        var socket = io.connect().of("/pluginfw/installer");
-
-        var doUpdate = false;
-
-        function updateHandlers() {
-          $("#progress.dialog .close").unbind('click').click(function () {
-            $("#progress.dialog").hide();
-          });
-
-          $("#do-search").unbind('click').click(function () {
-            if ($("#search-query")[0].value != "")
-              socket.emit("search", $("#search-query")[0].value);
-          });
-  
-          $(".do-install").unbind('click').click(function (e) {
-            var row = $(e.target).closest("tr");
-            doUpdate = true;
-            socket.emit("install", row.find(".name").html());
-          });
-
-          $(".do-uninstall").unbind('click').click(function (e) {
-            var row = $(e.target).closest("tr");
-            doUpdate = true;
-            socket.emit("uninstall", row.find(".name").html());
-          });
-        }
-
-        updateHandlers();
-
-        socket.on('progress', function (data) {
-          $("#progress.dialog .close").hide();
-          $("#progress.dialog").show();
-          var message = "Unknown status";
-          if (data.message) {
-            message = "<span class='status'>" + data.message.toString() + "</span>";
-          }
-          if (data.error) {
-            message = "<span class='error'>" + data.error.toString() + "<span>";            
-          }
-          $("#progress.dialog .message").html(message);
-          $("#progress.dialog .history").append("<div>" + message + "</div>");
-
-          if (data.progress >= 1) {
-            if (data.error) {
-              $("#progress.dialog .close").show();
-            } else {
-              if (doUpdate) {
-                doUpdate = false;
-                socket.emit("load");
-              }
-              $("#progress.dialog").hide();
-            }
-          }
-        });
-
-        socket.on('search-result', function (data) {
-          $("#search-results *").remove();
-          for (plugin_name in data.results) {
-            var plugin = data.results[plugin_name];
-            var row = $("#search-result-template").clone();
-
-            for (attr in plugin) {
-              row.find("." + attr).html(plugin[attr]);
-            }
-            $("#search-results").append(row);
-          }
-          updateHandlers();
-        });
-
-        socket.on('installed-results', function (data) {
-          $("#installed-plugins *").remove();
-          for (plugin_name in data.results) {
-            var plugin = data.results[plugin_name];
-            var row = $("#installed-plugin-template").clone();
-
-            for (attr in plugin.package) {
-              row.find("." + attr).html(plugin.package[attr]);
-            }
-            $("#installed-plugins").append(row);
-          }
-          updateHandlers();
-        });
-
-        socket.emit("load");
-
-      });
-    </script>
+    <script src="../../static/js/admin/plugins.js"></script>
   </head>
   <body>
     <div id="wrapper">