diff --git a/modules/plugin_dbui/modifier.py b/modules/plugin_dbui/modifier.py
index 55a6ad716763e4b88c6a2b629eee36eb286bdcd2..d23feefd5258dbe4fcb5ecd3f4860d4f43a1c86f 100644
--- a/modules/plugin_dbui/modifier.py
+++ b/modules/plugin_dbui/modifier.py
@@ -59,26 +59,6 @@ class Modifier(object):
             self.data = p.dbui[dpname]
  
         
-    def append_plugins(self, *plugins):
-        """Add a list of plugins to the associated Ext JS widget.
-        
-        @note:
-            - A plugin is defined by a string containing is C{pType}.
-            - A plugin is defined by a dictionary containing the C{pType}
-              and the plugin configuration options::
-              
-                  {'ptype': foo, 'option1': val,...}
-        
-        For more information on C{ptype} see the Ext JS documentation.
-        
-        """
-        if 'plugins' in self.data.extjs:
-            self.data.extjs['plugins'].extend(plugins)
-            
-        else:
-            self.data.extjs['plugins'] = list(plugins)
-
-
     def configure(self, **extjs):
         """Set the configuration parameters for the associated Ext JS widget.
         
@@ -86,15 +66,34 @@ class Modifier(object):
             - Existing value of the configuration parameters are replaced by
               those defined in the keyword arguments.
         
-            - The current list of C{plugins} are replaced by the new one
-              when the keyword argument C{plugins} is used. 
-              To append C{plugins} to the existing list uses the 
-              method L{append_plugins}.
+            - The keyword argument C{plugins} contains a list of plugins.
+              The current list of C{plugins} are extend with the new ones
+              defined by the keyword argument C{plugins}.
+               
+            - A plugin is defined by a string containing is C{pType}.
+            
+            - A plugin is defined by a dictionary containing the C{pType}
+              and the plugin configuration options::
+              
+                  {'ptype': foo, 'option1': val,...}
         
             - The widget associated by default is replaced by a new one
-              when the keyword argument C{xtype} is used. 
-              See the documentation of the C{Ext.Component} to learn how to 
-              manipulate C{xtype}.
+              when the keyword argument C{xtype} is used.
             
         """
+        if 'plugins' in extjs:
+            
+            plugins = extjs['plugins']
+            
+            if isinstance(plugins, str):
+                plugins = [plugins]
+                
+            if 'plugins' in self.data.extjs:
+                self.data.extjs['plugins'].extend(plugins)
+                
+            else:
+                self.data.extjs['plugins'] = list(plugins)
+            
+            del extjs['plugins']
+            
         self.data.extjs.update(extjs)
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diff --git a/static/plugin_dbui/CHANGELOG b/static/plugin_dbui/CHANGELOG
index b87d6b4385efda007f7d9329f2a3b090bc175594..2ce0afaf3df128afc3180bcff51878318da62009 100644
--- a/static/plugin_dbui/CHANGELOG
+++ b/static/plugin_dbui/CHANGELOG
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ HEAD
 
   - the main evolutions / uncompatibilities are:
 
+        + Modifier.append_plugins → Modifier.configure(plugins=[x,..])
+
         + It is recommended to setup the width of all forms:
           dbui.configure_forms(db, width=300).