diff --git a/src/gui/qgsdetaileditemdelegate.h b/src/gui/qgsdetaileditemdelegate.h
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ class GUI_EXPORT QgsDetailedItemDelegate :
 
   private:
     QFont detailFont( const QStyleOptionViewItem &theOption ) const;
+    QFont categoryFont( const QStyleOptionViewItem &theOption ) const;
     QFont titleFont( const QStyleOptionViewItem &theOption ) const;
     void drawHighlight( const QStyleOptionViewItem &theOption,
                         QPainter * thepPainter,

diff --git a/src/gui/qgsdetaileditemwidget.cpp b/src/gui/qgsdetaileditemwidget.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ void QgsDetailedItemWidget::setData( QgsDetailedItemData theData )
 {
   lblTitle->setText( theData.title() );
   lblDetail->setText( theData.detail() );
+  lblCategory->setText( theData.category() );
   cbx->setVisible( theData.isCheckable() );
   cbx->setChecked( theData.isChecked() );
   lblIcon->setPixmap( theData.icon() );

diff --git a/src/plugins/coordinate_capture/coordinatecapture.cpp b/src/plugins/coordinate_capture/coordinatecapture.cpp
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
 
 static const QString sName = QObject::tr( "Coordinate Capture" );
 static const QString sDescription = QObject::tr( "Capture mouse coordinates in different CRS" );
+static const QString sCategory = QObject::tr( "Plugins" );
 static const QString sPluginVersion = QObject::tr( "Version 0.1" );
 static const QString sPluginIcon = ":/coordinate_capture/coordinate_capture.png";
 static const QgisPlugin::PLUGINTYPE sPluginType = QgisPlugin::UI;
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ static const QgisPlugin::PLUGINTYPE sPluginType = QgisPlugin::UI;
  * @param theQGisInterface - Pointer to the QGIS interface object
  */
 CoordinateCapture::CoordinateCapture( QgisInterface * theQgisInterface ):
-    QgisPlugin( sName, sDescription, sPluginVersion, sPluginType ),
+    QgisPlugin( sName, sDescription, sCategory, sPluginVersion, sPluginType ),
     mQGisIface( theQgisInterface )
 {
 }
@@ -331,6 +332,12 @@ QGISEXTERN QString description()
   return sDescription;
 }
 
+// Return the category
+QGISEXTERN QString category()
+{
+  return sCategory;
+}
+
 // Return the type (either UI or MapLayer plugin)
 QGISEXTERN int type()
 {

diff --git a/src/plugins/delimited_text/qgsdelimitedtextplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/delimited_text/qgsdelimitedtextplugin.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 
 static const QString pluginVersion = QObject::tr( "Version 0.2" );
 static const QString description_ = QObject::tr( "Loads and displays delimited text files containing x,y coordinates" );
+static const QString category_ = QObject::tr( "Layers" );
 static const QString icon_ = ":/delimited_text.png";
 
 /**
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ QgsDelimitedTextPlugin::QgsDelimitedTextPlugin( QgisInterface * theQgisInterFace
   pluginNameQString = tr( "DelimitedTextLayer" );
   pluginVersionQString = pluginVersion;
   pluginDescriptionQString = description_;
-
+  pluginCategoryQString = category_;
 }
 
 QgsDelimitedTextPlugin::~QgsDelimitedTextPlugin()
@@ -80,6 +81,12 @@ QString QgsDelimitedTextPlugin::description()
 
 }
 
+QString QgsDelimitedTextPlugin::category()
+{
+  return pluginCategoryQString;
+
+}
+
 int QgsDelimitedTextPlugin::type()
 {
   return QgisPlugin::UI;
@@ -193,6 +200,12 @@ QGISEXTERN QString description()
   return description_;
 }
 
+// Return the category
+QGISEXTERN QString category()
+{
+  return category_;
+}
+
 // Return the type (either UI or MapLayer plugin)
 QGISEXTERN int type()
 {

diff --git a/src/plugins/delimited_text/qgsdelimitedtextplugin.h b/src/plugins/delimited_text/qgsdelimitedtextplugin.h
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ class QgsDelimitedTextPlugin: public QObject, public QgisPlugin, private Ui::Qgs
      * Virtual function to return a description of the plugins functions
      */
     virtual QString description();
+    /**
+     * Virtual function to return a plugin category
+     */
+    virtual QString category();
     /**
      * Return the plugin type
      */
@@ -78,6 +82,8 @@ class QgsDelimitedTextPlugin: public QObject, public QgisPlugin, private Ui::Qgs
     QString pluginVersionQString;
     //! Descrption of the plugin
     QString pluginDescriptionQString;
+    //! Category of the plugin
+    QString pluginCategoryQString;
     //! Plugin type as defined in Plugin::PLUGINTYPE
     int pluginType;
     //! Pointer to the QGIS interface object

diff --git a/src/plugins/diagram_overlay/qgsdiagramoverlayplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/diagram_overlay/qgsdiagramoverlayplugin.cpp
@@ -34,9 +34,10 @@
 
 static const QString pluginName = QObject::tr( "Diagram Overlay" );
 static const QString pluginDescription = QObject::tr( "A plugin for placing diagrams on vector layers" );
+static const QString pluginCategory = QObject::tr( "Plugins" );
 static const QString pluginVersion = QObject::tr( "Version 0.0.1" );
 
-QgsDiagramOverlayPlugin::QgsDiagramOverlayPlugin( QgisInterface* iface ): QObject(), QgsVectorOverlayPlugin( pluginName, pluginDescription, pluginVersion ), mInterface( iface )
+QgsDiagramOverlayPlugin::QgsDiagramOverlayPlugin( QgisInterface* iface ): QObject(), QgsVectorOverlayPlugin( pluginName, pluginDescription, pluginCategory, pluginVersion ), mInterface( iface )
 {
   if ( iface && iface->mainWindow() )
   {
@@ -141,6 +142,11 @@ QGISEXTERN QString description()
   return pluginDescription;
 }
 
+QGISEXTERN QString category()
+{
+  return pluginCategory;
+}
+
 QGISEXTERN QString version()
 {
   return pluginVersion;

diff --git a/src/plugins/dxf2shp_converter/dxf2shpconverter.cpp b/src/plugins/dxf2shp_converter/dxf2shpconverter.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 
 static const QString sName = QObject::tr( "Dxf2Shp Converter" );
 static const QString sDescription = QObject::tr( "Converts from dxf to shp file format" );
+static const QString sCategory = QObject::tr( "Vector" );
 static const QString sPluginVersion = QObject::tr( "Version 0.1" );
 static const QgisPlugin::PLUGINTYPE sPluginType = QgisPlugin::UI;
 static const QString sPluginIcon = ":/dxf2shp_converter.png";
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ static const QString sPluginIcon = ":/dxf2shp_converter.png";
  * @param theQGisInterface - Pointer to the QGIS interface object
  */
 dxf2shpConverter::dxf2shpConverter( QgisInterface *theQgisInterface ): QgisPlugin
-    ( sName, sDescription, sPluginVersion, sPluginType ), mQGisIface
+    ( sName, sDescription, sCategory, sPluginVersion, sPluginType ), mQGisIface
     ( theQgisInterface ) {}
 
 dxf2shpConverter::~dxf2shpConverter()
@@ -181,6 +182,12 @@ QGISEXTERN QString description()
   return sDescription;
 }
 
+// Return the category
+QGISEXTERN QString category()
+{
+  return sCategory;
+}
+
 // Return the type (either UI or MapLayer plugin)
 QGISEXTERN int type()
 {

diff --git a/src/plugins/evis/evis.cpp b/src/plugins/evis/evis.cpp
@@ -81,12 +81,13 @@
 
 static const QString sName = QObject::tr( "eVis" );
 static const QString sDescription = QObject::tr( "An event visualization tool - view images associated with vector features" );
+static const QString sCategory = QObject::tr( "Database" );
 static const QString sPluginVersion = QObject::tr( "Version 1.1.0" );
 static const QgisPlugin::PLUGINTYPE sPluginType = QgisPlugin::UI;
 
 
 eVis::eVis( QgisInterface * theQgisInterface ):
-    QgisPlugin( sName, sDescription, sPluginVersion, sPluginType ),
+    QgisPlugin( sName, sDescription, sCategory, sPluginVersion, sPluginType ),
     mQGisIface( theQgisInterface )
 {
   mIdTool = 0;
@@ -226,6 +227,12 @@ QGISEXTERN QString description( )
   return sDescription;
 }
 
+// Return the category
+QGISEXTERN QString category( )
+{
+  return sCategory;
+}
+
 // Return the type ( either UI or MapLayer plugin )
 QGISEXTERN int type( )
 {

diff --git a/src/plugins/georeferencer/qgsgeorefplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/georeferencer/qgsgeorefplugin.cpp
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
 
 static const QString sName = QObject::tr( "Georeferencer GDAL" );
 static const QString sDescription = QObject::tr( "Georeferencing rasters using GDAL" );
+static const QString sCategory = QObject::tr( "Raster" );
 static const QString sPluginVersion = QObject::tr( "Version 3.1.9" );
 static const QgisPlugin::PLUGINTYPE sPluginType = QgisPlugin::UI;
 static const QString sPluginIcon = ":/icons/mGeorefRun.png";
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ static const QString sPluginIcon = ":/icons/mGeorefRun.png";
  * @param theQGisInterface - Pointer to the QGIS interface object
  */
 QgsGeorefPlugin::QgsGeorefPlugin( QgisInterface * theQgisInterface ):
-    QgisPlugin( sName, sDescription, sPluginVersion, sPluginType ),
+    QgisPlugin( sName, sDescription, sCategory, sPluginVersion, sPluginType ),
     mQGisIface( theQgisInterface ),
     mPluginGui( NULL )
 {
@@ -227,6 +228,12 @@ QGISEXTERN QString description()
   return sDescription;
 }
 
+// Return the category
+QGISEXTERN QString category()
+{
+  return sCategory;
+}
+
 // Return the type (either UI or MapLayer plugin)
 QGISEXTERN int type()
 {

diff --git a/src/plugins/globe/globe_plugin.cpp b/src/plugins/globe/globe_plugin.cpp
@@ -62,13 +62,14 @@ using namespace osgEarth::Util::Controls;
 
 static const QString sName = QObject::tr( "Globe" );
 static const QString sDescription = QObject::tr( "Overlay data on a 3D globe" );
+static const QString sCategory = QObject::tr( "Plugins" );
 static const QString sPluginVersion = QObject::tr( "Version 0.1" );
 static const QgisPlugin::PLUGINTYPE sPluginType = QgisPlugin::UI;
 
 
 //constructor
 GlobePlugin::GlobePlugin( QgisInterface* theQgisInterface )
-    : QgisPlugin( sName, sDescription, sPluginVersion, sPluginType )
+    : QgisPlugin( sName, sDescription, sCategory, sPluginVersion, sPluginType )
     , mQGisIface( theQgisInterface )
     , mQActionPointer( NULL )
     , mQActionSettingsPointer( NULL )
@@ -1071,6 +1072,12 @@ QGISEXTERN QString description()
   return sDescription;
 }
 
+// Return the category
+QGISEXTERN QString category()
+{
+  return sCategory;
+}
+
 // Return the type (either UI or MapLayer plugin)
 QGISEXTERN int type()
 {

diff --git a/src/plugins/gps_importer/qgsgpsplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/gps_importer/qgsgpsplugin.cpp
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 
 static const QString name_ = QObject::tr( "GPS Tools" );
 static const QString description_ = QObject::tr( "Tools for loading and importing GPS data" );
+static const QString category_ = QObject::tr( "Vector" );
 static const QString version_ = QObject::tr( "Version 0.1" );
 static const QgisPlugin::PLUGINTYPE type_ = QgisPlugin::UI;
 static const QString icon_ = ":/gps_importer.png";
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ static const QString icon_ = ":/gps_importer.png";
  * @param _qI Pointer to the QGIS interface object
  */
 QgsGPSPlugin::QgsGPSPlugin( QgisInterface * theQgisInterFace ):
-    QgisPlugin( name_, description_, version_, type_ ),
+    QgisPlugin( name_, description_, category_, version_, type_ ),
     mQGisInterface( theQgisInterFace )
 {
   setupBabel();
@@ -724,6 +725,12 @@ QGISEXTERN QString description()
   return description_;
 }
 
+// Return the category
+QGISEXTERN QString category()
+{
+  return category_;
+}
+
 // Return the type (either UI or MapLayer plugin)
 QGISEXTERN int type()
 {

diff --git a/src/plugins/grass/qgsgrassplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/grass/qgsgrassplugin.cpp
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ QgsGrassPlugin::QgsGrassPlugin( QgisInterface * theQgisInterFace ):
   pluginNameQString = tr( "GrassVector" );
   pluginVersionQString = tr( "0.1" );
   pluginDescriptionQString = tr( "GRASS layer" );
+  pluginCategoryQString = tr( "Plugins" );
 }
 
 QgsGrassPlugin::~QgsGrassPlugin()
@@ -91,6 +92,11 @@ QString QgsGrassPlugin::description()
   return pluginDescriptionQString;
 }
 
+QString QgsGrassPlugin::category()
+{
+  return pluginCategoryQString;
+}
+
 void QgsGrassPlugin::help()
 {
   //TODO
@@ -929,6 +935,12 @@ QGISEXTERN QString description()
   return QObject::tr( "GRASS layer" );
 }
 
+// Return the category
+QGISEXTERN QString category()
+{
+  return QObject::tr( "Plugins" );
+}
+
 // Return the type (either UI or MapLayer plugin)
 QGISEXTERN int type()
 {

diff --git a/src/plugins/grass/qgsgrassplugin.h b/src/plugins/grass/qgsgrassplugin.h
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ class QgsGrassPlugin : public QObject, public QgisPlugin
      * Virtual function to return a description of the plugins functions
      */
     virtual QString description();
+    /**
+     * Virtual function to return a category of the plugin
+     */
+    virtual QString category();
     /**
      * Return the plugin type
      */
@@ -138,6 +142,8 @@ class QgsGrassPlugin : public QObject, public QgisPlugin
     QString pluginVersionQString;
     //! Descrption of the plugin
     QString pluginDescriptionQString;
+    //! Category of the plugin
+    QString pluginCategoryQString;
     //! Plugin type as defined in QgisPlugin::PLUGINTYPE
     int pluginType;
     //! Pointer to our toolbar

diff --git a/src/plugins/interpolation/qgsinterpolationplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/interpolation/qgsinterpolationplugin.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 
 static const QString name_ = QObject::tr( "Interpolation plugin" );
 static const QString description_ = QObject::tr( "A plugin for interpolation based on vertices of a vector layer" );
+static const QString category_ = QObject::tr( "Raster" );
 static const QString version_ = QObject::tr( "Version 0.001" );
 static const QString icon_ = ":/interpolation.png";
 
@@ -104,6 +105,11 @@ QGISEXTERN QString description()
   return description_;
 }
 
+QGISEXTERN QString category()
+{
+  return category_;
+}
+
 QGISEXTERN QString version()
 {
   return version_;
@@ -123,6 +129,3 @@ QGISEXTERN void unload( QgisPlugin* theInterpolationPluginPointer )
 {
   delete theInterpolationPluginPointer;
 }
-
-
-
diff --git a/src/plugins/offline_editing/offline_editing_plugin.cpp b/src/plugins/offline_editing/offline_editing_plugin.cpp
@@ -30,12 +30,13 @@
 
 static const QString sName = QObject::tr( "OfflineEditing" );
 static const QString sDescription = QObject::tr( "Allow offline editing and synchronizing with database" );
+static const QString sCategory = QObject::tr( "Database" );
 static const QString sPluginVersion = QObject::tr( "Version 0.1" );
 static const QgisPlugin::PLUGINTYPE sPluginType = QgisPlugin::UI;
 static const QString sPluginIcon = ":/offline_editing/offline_editing_copy.png";
 
 QgsOfflineEditingPlugin::QgsOfflineEditingPlugin( QgisInterface* theQgisInterface )
-    : QgisPlugin( sName, sDescription, sPluginVersion, sPluginType )
+    : QgisPlugin( sName, sDescription, sCategory, sPluginVersion, sPluginType )
     , mQGisIface( theQgisInterface )
     , mActionConvertProject( NULL )
     , mActionSynchronize( NULL )
@@ -160,6 +161,12 @@ QGISEXTERN QString description()
   return sDescription;
 }
 
+// Return the category
+QGISEXTERN QString category()
+{
+  return sCategory;
+}
+
 // Return the type (either UI or MapLayer plugin)
 QGISEXTERN int type()
 {

diff --git a/src/plugins/oracle_raster/qgsoracle_plugin.cpp b/src/plugins/oracle_raster/qgsoracle_plugin.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 static const QString sName = QObject::tr( "Oracle Spatial GeoRaster" );
 static const QString sDescription = QObject::tr( "Access Oracle Spatial GeoRaster" );
+static const QString sCategory = QObject::tr( "Layers" );
 static const QString sPluginVersion = QObject::tr( "Version 0.1" );
 static const QgisPlugin::PLUGINTYPE sPluginType = QgisPlugin::UI;
 static const QString sPluginIcon = ":/oracleplugin/oracleplugin.png";
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ static const QString sPluginIcon = ":/oracleplugin/oracleplugin.png";
  * @param theQGisInterface - Pointer to the QGIS interface object
  */
 QgsOraclePlugin::QgsOraclePlugin( QgisInterface * theQgisInterface ) :
-    QgisPlugin( sName, sDescription, sPluginVersion, sPluginType ),
+    QgisPlugin( sName, sDescription, sCategory, sPluginVersion, sPluginType ),
     mQGisIface( theQgisInterface )
 {
 }
@@ -130,6 +131,13 @@ QGISEXTERN QString description()
   return sDescription;
 }
 
+// Return the description
+
+QGISEXTERN QString category()
+{
+  return sCategory;
+}
+
 // Return the type (either UI or MapLayer plugin)
 
 QGISEXTERN int type()

diff --git a/src/plugins/plugin_builder.py b/src/plugins/plugin_builder.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #    --------------------------------------
 #   Date                 : Sun Sep 16 12:11:04 AKDT 2007
 #   Copyright            : (C) Copyright 2007 Martin Dobias
-#   Email                : 
+#   Email                :
 # Original authors of Perl version: Gary Sherman and Tim Sutton
 #***************************************************************************
 #*                                                                         *
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@
 import os, sys, shutil, re
 
 def template_file(file):
-	return os.path.join('plugin_template', file)
+  return os.path.join('plugin_template', file)
 
 def plugin_file(pluginDir, file):
-	return os.path.join(pluginDir, file)
+  return os.path.join(pluginDir, file)
 
-# make sure we are in the plugins directory otherwise the changes this script will make will 
+# make sure we are in the plugins directory otherwise the changes this script will make will
 # wreak havoc....
 
 myDir = os.getcwd()
@@ -32,12 +32,12 @@ def plugin_file(pluginDir, file):
 pluginsDirectory = os.path.join('src','plugins')
 
 if myDir[-len(pluginsDirectory):] == pluginsDirectory:
-	print "yes"
+  print "yes"
 else:
-	print "no"
-	print myDir
- 	print "Please relocate to the plugins directory before attempting to run this script."
-	sys.exit(1)
+  print "no"
+  print myDir
+  print "Please relocate to the plugins directory before attempting to run this script."
+  sys.exit(1)
 
 
 # get the needed information from the user
@@ -70,6 +70,13 @@ def plugin_file(pluginDir, file):
 print "Plugin description:",
 pluginDescription = raw_input()
 
+print
+print "Enter a plugin category. Category will help users"
+print "to understand where to find plugin. E.g. if plugin"
+print "will be available from Vector menu category is Vector"
+print "Plugin category:",
+pluginCategory = raw_input()
+
 print
 print "Enter the name of the application menu that will be created for your plugin"
 print "Clever Tools"
@@ -90,6 +97,7 @@ def plugin_file(pluginDir, file):
 print "Plugin directory:         ", pluginDir
 print "Name of the plugin:       ", pluginName
 print "Description of the plugin:", pluginDescription
+print "Category of the plugin:   ", pluginCategory
 print "Menu name:                ", menuName
 print "Menu item name:           ", menuItemName
 print
@@ -99,8 +107,8 @@ def plugin_file(pluginDir, file):
 createIt = raw_input()
 
 if createIt.lower() != 'y':
-	print "Plugin creation cancelled, exiting"
-	sys.exit(2)
+  print "Plugin creation cancelled, exiting"
+  sys.exit(2)
 
 # create the plugin and modify the build files
 
@@ -123,37 +131,38 @@ def plugin_file(pluginDir, file):
 #
 
 files = [ plugin_file(pluginDir, 'CMakeLists.txt'),
-	  plugin_file(pluginDir, 'README'),
-	  plugin_file(pluginDir, pluginLCaseName + '.qrc'),
-	  plugin_file(pluginDir, pluginLCaseName + '.cpp'),
-	  plugin_file(pluginDir, pluginLCaseName + '.h'),
-	  plugin_file(pluginDir, pluginLCaseName + 'gui.cpp'),
-	  plugin_file(pluginDir, pluginLCaseName + 'gui.h'),
-	  plugin_file(pluginDir, pluginLCaseName + 'guibase.ui') ]
+    plugin_file(pluginDir, 'README'),
+    plugin_file(pluginDir, pluginLCaseName + '.qrc'),
+    plugin_file(pluginDir, pluginLCaseName + '.cpp'),
+    plugin_file(pluginDir, pluginLCaseName + '.h'),
+    plugin_file(pluginDir, pluginLCaseName + 'gui.cpp'),
+    plugin_file(pluginDir, pluginLCaseName + 'gui.h'),
+    plugin_file(pluginDir, pluginLCaseName + 'guibase.ui') ]
 
 # replace occurences of [pluginlcasename], [pluginname], [plugindescription], [menuname], [menutiem]
 # in template with the values from user
 replacements = [ ('\\[pluginlcasename\\]', pluginLCaseName),
-	         ('\\[pluginname\\]', pluginName),
-	         ('\\[plugindescription\\]', pluginDescription),
-	         ('\\[menuname\\]', menuName),
-	         ('\\[menuitemname\\]', menuItemName) ]
+           ('\\[pluginname\\]', pluginName),
+           ('\\[plugindescription\\]', pluginDescription),
+           ('\\[plugincategory\\]', pluginCategory),
+           ('\\[menuname\\]', menuName),
+           ('\\[menuitemname\\]', menuItemName) ]
 
 for file in files:
-	
-	# read contents of the file
-	f = open(file)
-	content = f.read()
-	f.close()
-	
-	# replace everything necessary
-	for repl in replacements:
-		content = re.sub(repl[0], repl[1], content)
-	
-	# write changes to the file
-	f = open(file, "w")
-	f.write(content)
-	f.close()
+
+  # read contents of the file
+  f = open(file)
+  content = f.read()
+  f.close()
+
+  # replace everything necessary
+  for repl in replacements:
+    content = re.sub(repl[0], repl[1], content)
+
+  # write changes to the file
+  f = open(file, "w")
+  f.write(content)
+  f.close()
 
 
 # Add an entry to src/plugins/CMakeLists.txt

diff --git a/src/plugins/plugin_template/plugin.cpp b/src/plugins/plugin_template/plugin.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 
 static const QString sName = QObject::tr( "[menuitemname]" );
 static const QString sDescription = QObject::tr( "[plugindescription]" );
+static const QString sCategory = QObject::tr( "[plugincategory]" );
 static const QString sPluginVersion = QObject::tr( "Version 0.1" );
 static const QgisPlugin::PLUGINTYPE sPluginType = QgisPlugin::UI;
 static const QString sPluginIcon = ":/[pluginlcasename]/[pluginlcasename].png";
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ static const QString sPluginIcon = ":/[pluginlcasename]/[pluginlcasename].png";
  * @param theQGisInterface - Pointer to the QGIS interface object
  */
 [pluginname]::[pluginname]( QgisInterface * theQgisInterface ):
-    QgisPlugin( sName, sDescription, sPluginVersion, sPluginType ),
+    QgisPlugin( sName, sDescription, sCategory, sPluginVersion, sPluginType ),
     mQGisIface( theQgisInterface )
 {
 }
@@ -141,6 +142,12 @@ QGISEXTERN QString description()
   return sDescription;
 }
 
+// Return the category
+QGISEXTERN QString category()
+{
+  return sCategory;
+}
+
 // Return the type (either UI or MapLayer plugin)
 QGISEXTERN int type()
 {

diff --git a/src/plugins/qgisplugin.h b/src/plugins/qgisplugin.h
@@ -72,10 +72,12 @@ class QgisPlugin
 
     QgisPlugin( QString const & name = "",
                 QString const & description = "",
+                QString const & category = "",
                 QString const & version = "",
                 PLUGINTYPE const & type = MAPLAYER )
         : mName( name ),
         mDescription( description ),
+        mCategory( category ),
         mVersion( version ),
         mType( type )
     {}
@@ -118,6 +120,18 @@ class QgisPlugin
       return mDescription;
     }
 
+    //! Plugin category
+    QString const & category() const
+    {
+      return mCategory;
+    }
+
+    //! Plugin category
+    QString       & category()
+    {
+      return mCategory;
+    }
+
     //! Plugin type, either UI or map layer
     QgisPlugin::PLUGINTYPE const & type() const
     {
@@ -145,6 +159,9 @@ class QgisPlugin
     /// description
     QString mDescription;
 
+    /// category
+    QString mCategory;
+
     /// version
     QString mVersion;
 
@@ -172,6 +189,9 @@ typedef QString name_t();
 //! Typedef for getting the description without instantiating the plugin
 typedef QString description_t();
 
+//! Typedef for getting the category without instantiating the plugin
+typedef QString category_t();
+
 //! Typedef for getting the plugin type without instantiating the plugin
 typedef int type_t();
 

diff --git a/src/plugins/qgsrendererplugin.h b/src/plugins/qgsrendererplugin.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ vector layer properties dialog in the main qgis application*/
 class QgsRendererPlugin: public QgisPlugin
 {
   public:
-    QgsRendererPlugin( const QString& name, const QString& description, const QString& version ): QgisPlugin( name, description, version, QgisPlugin::RENDERER ) {}
+    QgsRendererPlugin( const QString& name, const QString& description, const QString& category, const QString& version ): QgisPlugin( name, description, category, version, QgisPlugin::RENDERER ) {}
     virtual ~QgsRendererPlugin() {}
     virtual QDialog* rendererDialog() = 0;
     virtual QgsRenderer* renderer() = 0;

diff --git a/src/plugins/qgsvectoroverlayplugin.h b/src/plugins/qgsvectoroverlayplugin.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class QWidget;
 class QgsVectorOverlayPlugin: public QgisPlugin
 {
   public:
-    QgsVectorOverlayPlugin( const QString& name, const QString& description, const QString& version ): QgisPlugin( name, description, version, QgisPlugin::VECTOR_OVERLAY ) {}
+    QgsVectorOverlayPlugin( const QString& name, const QString& description, const QString& category, const QString& version ): QgisPlugin( name, description, category, version, QgisPlugin::VECTOR_OVERLAY ) {}
 
     virtual ~QgsVectorOverlayPlugin() {}
 

diff --git a/src/plugins/raster_terrain_analysis/qgsrasterterrainanalysisplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/raster_terrain_analysis/qgsrasterterrainanalysisplugin.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 
 static const QString name_ = QObject::tr( "Raster Terrain Analysis plugin" );
 static const QString description_ = QObject::tr( "A plugin for raster based terrain analysis" );
+static const QString category_ = QObject::tr( "Raster" );
 static const QString version_ = QObject::tr( "Version 0.1" );
 static const QString icon_ = ":/raster/raster_terrain_icon.png";
 
@@ -132,6 +133,11 @@ QGISEXTERN QString description()
   return description_;
 }
 
+QGISEXTERN QString category()
+{
+  return category_;
+}
+
 QGISEXTERN QString version()
 {
   return version_;

diff --git a/src/plugins/roadgraph/roadgraphplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/roadgraph/roadgraphplugin.cpp
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
 
 static const QString sName = QObject::tr( "Road graph plugin" );
 static const QString sDescription = QObject::tr( "It solves the shortest path problem." );
+static const QString sCategory = QObject::tr( "Vector" );
 static const QString sPluginVersion = QObject::tr( "Version 0.1" );
 static const QgisPlugin::PLUGINTYPE sPluginType = QgisPlugin::UI;
 
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ static const QgisPlugin::PLUGINTYPE sPluginType = QgisPlugin::UI;
  * @param theQgisInterface - Pointer to the QGIS interface object
  */
 RoadGraphPlugin::RoadGraphPlugin( QgisInterface * theQgisInterface ):
-    QgisPlugin( sName, sDescription, sPluginVersion, sPluginType ),
+    QgisPlugin( sName, sDescription, sCategory, sPluginVersion, sPluginType ),
     mQGisIface( theQgisInterface )
 {
 
@@ -337,6 +338,12 @@ QGISEXTERN QString description()
   return sDescription;
 }
 
+// Return the category
+QGISEXTERN QString category()
+{
+  return sCategory;
+}
+
 // Return the type (either UI or MapLayer plugin)
 QGISEXTERN int type()
 {

diff --git a/src/plugins/spatialquery/qgsspatialqueryplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/spatialquery/qgsspatialqueryplugin.cpp
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 
 static const QString name_ = QObject::tr( "Spatial Query Plugin" );
 static const QString description_ = QObject::tr( "A plugin that makes spatial queries on vector layers" );
+static const QString category_ = QObject::tr( "Vector" );
 static const QString version_ = QObject::tr( "Version 0.1" );
 static const QgisPlugin::PLUGINTYPE type_ = QgisPlugin::UI;
 static const QString icon_ = ":/icons/spatialquery.png";
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ static const QString icon_ = ":/icons/spatialquery.png";
 * @parma mIface Pointer to the QGIS interface object
 */
 QgsSpatialQueryPlugin::QgsSpatialQueryPlugin( QgisInterface* iface )
-    : QgisPlugin( name_, description_, version_, type_ )
+    : QgisPlugin( name_, description_, category_, version_, type_ )
     , mDialog( 0 )
     , mIface( iface )
     , mSpatialQueryAction( 0 )
@@ -184,6 +185,13 @@ QGISEXTERN QString description()
   return description_;
 }
 
+
+// Return the category
+QGISEXTERN QString category()
+{
+  return category_;
+}
+
 // Return the type (either UI or MapLayer plugin)
 QGISEXTERN int type()
 {

diff --git a/src/plugins/spit/qgsspitplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/spit/qgsspitplugin.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 
 static const QString name_ = QObject::tr( "SPIT" );
 static const QString description_ = QObject::tr( "Shapefile to PostgreSQL/PostGIS Import Tool" );
+static const QString category_ = QObject::tr( "Database" );
 static const QString version_ = QObject::tr( "Version 0.1" );
 static const QgisPlugin::PLUGINTYPE type_ = QgisPlugin::UI;
 static const QString icon_ = ":/spit.png";
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ static const QString icon_ = ":/spit.png";
 * @parma _qI Pointer to the QGIS interface object
 */
 QgsSpitPlugin::QgsSpitPlugin( QgisInterface * _qI )
-    : QgisPlugin( name_, description_, version_, type_ ),
+    : QgisPlugin( name_, description_, category_, version_, type_ ),
     qgisMainWindow( _qI->mainWindow() ),
     qI( _qI )
 {
@@ -142,6 +143,12 @@ QGISEXTERN QString description()
   return description_;
 }
 
+// Return the category
+QGISEXTERN QString category()
+{
+  return category_;
+}
+
 // Return the type (either UI or MapLayer plugin)
 QGISEXTERN int type()
 {

diff --git a/src/plugins/spit/qgsspitplugin.h b/src/plugins/spit/qgsspitplugin.h
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ class QgsSpitPlugin: public QObject, public QgisPlugin
     QString pVersion;
     //! Descrption of the plugin
     QString pDescription;
+    //! Category of the plugin
+    QString pCategory;
     //! Plugin type as defined in QgisPlugin::PLUGINTYPE
     int ptype;
     //! Pionter to QGIS main application object

diff --git a/src/plugins/sqlanywhere/sqlanywhere.cpp b/src/plugins/sqlanywhere/sqlanywhere.cpp
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 
 static const QString sName = QObject::tr( "SQL Anywhere plugin" );
 static const QString sDescription = QObject::tr( "Store vector layers within a SQL Anywhere database" );
+static const QString sCategory = QObject::tr( "Layers" );
 static const QString sPluginVersion = QObject::tr( "Version 0.1" );
 static const QgisPlugin::PLUGINTYPE sPluginType = QgisPlugin::UI;
 
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ static const QgisPlugin::PLUGINTYPE sPluginType = QgisPlugin::UI;
  * @param theQGisInterface - Pointer to the QGIS interface object
  */
 SqlAnywhere::SqlAnywhere( QgisInterface * theQgisInterface ):
-    QgisPlugin( sName, sDescription, sPluginVersion, sPluginType ),
+    QgisPlugin( sName, sDescription, sCategory, sPluginVersion, sPluginType ),
     mQGisIface( theQgisInterface )
 {
 }
@@ -229,6 +230,12 @@ QGISEXTERN QString description()
   return sDescription;
 }
 
+// Return the category
+QGISEXTERN QString category()
+{
+  return sCategory;
+}
+
 // Return the type (either UI or MapLayer plugin)
 QGISEXTERN int type()
 {

diff --git a/src/plugins/zonal_statistics/qgszonalstatisticsplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/zonal_statistics/qgszonalstatisticsplugin.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 static const QString name_ = QObject::tr( "Zonal statistics plugin" );
 static const QString description_ = QObject::tr( "A plugin to calculate count, sum, mean of rasters for each polygon of a vector layer" );
+static const QString category_ = QObject::tr( "Raster" );
 static const QString version_ = QObject::tr( "Version 0.1" );
 
 QgsZonalStatisticsPlugin::QgsZonalStatisticsPlugin( QgisInterface* iface ): mIface( iface ), mAction( 0 )
@@ -89,6 +90,11 @@ QGISEXTERN QString description()
   return description_;
 }
 
+QGISEXTERN QString category()
+{
+  return category_;
+}
+
 QGISEXTERN QString version()
 {
   return version_;

diff --git a/src/ui/qgsdetaileditemwidgetbase.ui b/src/ui/qgsdetaileditemwidgetbase.ui
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
     <width>246</width>
-    <height>45</height>
+    <height>56</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
@@ -122,6 +122,13 @@
      </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
+   <item row="2" column="1">
+    <widget class="QLabel" name="lblCategory">
+     <property name="text">
+      <string>Category label</string>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
   </layout>
  </widget>
  <resources/>