diff --git a/helloworld.py b/helloworld.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 8e7e4d39..00000000
--- a/helloworld.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-import prof
-
-def prof_on_start():
-    helloworld()
-
-def helloworld():
-    prof.cons_show("Hello world!")
diff --git a/plugins/helloworld.py b/plugins/helloworld.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..33ecea68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/helloworld.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import prof
+
+package_version = None
+package_status = None
+
+# hooks
+
+def prof_init(version, status):
+    global package_version
+    global package_status
+    package_version = version
+    package_status = status
+
+def prof_on_start():
+    helloworld()
+
+# local functions
+
+def helloworld():
+    global package_version
+    global package_status
+    prof.cons_show("Hello world! (" + package_version + " - " + package_status + ")")
diff --git a/plugins/test.py b/plugins/test.py
deleted file mode 100644
index a01e01e0..00000000
--- a/plugins/test.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-def plugin_name():
-    return "plugin james"
diff --git a/src/api/api.c b/src/api/api.c
index c83aef1f..8fa18afd 100644
--- a/src/api/api.c
+++ b/src/api/api.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ static PyMethodDef apiMethods[] = {
 void
 api_init(void)
 {
-    PyObject *pName, *pModule, *pFunc;
+    PyObject *pName, *pModule, *pProfInit, *pProfOnStart, *pArgs;
 
     Py_Initialize();
     Py_InitModule("prof", apiMethods);
@@ -54,20 +54,20 @@ api_init(void)
     Py_DECREF(pName);
 
     if (pModule != NULL) {
-
-        pFunc = PyObject_GetAttrString(pModule, "prof_on_start");
-
-        if (pFunc == NULL) {
-            cons_show("NULL pfunc");
+        pProfInit = PyObject_GetAttrString(pModule, "prof_init");
+        if (pProfInit && PyCallable_Check(pProfInit)) {
+            pArgs = Py_BuildValue("ss", PACKAGE_VERSION, PACKAGE_STATUS);
+            PyObject_CallObject(pProfInit, pArgs);
+//            Py_XDECREF(pArgs);
         }
+        Py_XDECREF(pProfInit);
 
-        if (pFunc && PyCallable_Check(pFunc)) {
-            PyObject_CallObject(pFunc, NULL);
+        pProfOnStart = PyObject_GetAttrString(pModule, "prof_on_start");
+        if (pProfOnStart && PyCallable_Check(pProfOnStart)) {
+            PyObject_CallObject(pProfOnStart, NULL);
         }
-        else {
-            cons_show("Could not find function");
-        }
-        Py_XDECREF(pFunc);
+        Py_XDECREF(pProfOnStart);
+
         Py_DECREF(pModule);
     }
     else {