diff --git a/mods/chatplus/README.md b/mods/chatplus/README.md
index cf4412b9..4bb35841 100755
--- a/mods/chatplus/README.md
+++ b/mods/chatplus/README.md
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
-Chatplus
---------
+# Chatplus
+
+Adds ignoring and email style inboxes. Also provides a powerful API,
+and optionally allows distance limiting.
 
 License: GPL 3.0 or later.
 
 Created by rubenwardy.
 
-Commands
-========
+## Chat commands
 
 * /ignore [name] - ignore a player
 * /unignore [name] - unignore a player
@@ -17,7 +18,6 @@ Commands
 * /inbox txt - alias of /inbox text
 * /inbox t - alias of /inbox text
 
-HUD
-===
+## HUD
 
 This mod adds a new message icon to the HUD. If HUDs are not supported, no icon is added.
diff --git a/mods/chatplus/api.lua b/mods/chatplus/api.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..723f4346
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mods/chatplus/api.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,231 @@
+-- Chat Plus
+--    by rubenwardy
+---------------------
+-- api.lua
+-- Core functionality
+---------------------
+
+
+chatplus = {
+	version = 2.2,
+	_logpath = minetest.get_worldpath().."/chatplus-log.txt",
+	_defsettings = {
+		log = true,
+		use_gui = true,
+		distance = 0,
+		badwords = ""
+	}
+}
+
+function chatplus.init()
+	chatplus.load()
+	chatplus.clean_players()
+
+	if not chatplus.players then
+		chatplus.players = {}
+	end
+	chatplus.count = 0
+	chatplus.loggedin = {}
+	chatplus._handlers = {}
+end
+
+function chatplus.setting(name)
+	local get = minetest.setting_get("chatplus_" .. name)
+	if get then
+		return get
+	elseif chatplus._defsettings[name]~= nil then
+		return chatplus._defsettings[name]
+	else
+		minetest.log("[Chatplus] Setting chatplus_" .. name .. " not found!")
+		return nil
+	end
+end
+
+function chatplus.log(msg)
+	if chatplus._log then
+		chatplus._log:write(os.date("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S") .. " " .. msg .. "\r\n")
+		chatplus._log:flush()
+	end
+end
+
+function chatplus.load()
+	-- Initialize the log
+	if chatplus.setting("log") then
+		chatplus._log = io.open(chatplus._logpath, "a+")
+		if not chatplus._log then
+			minetest.log("error", "Unable to open the chatplus log file: " .. chatplus._logpath)
+		else
+			minetest.log("action", "Logging chat plus to: " .. chatplus._logpath)
+		end
+		chatplus.log("*** SERVER STARTED ***")
+	end
+
+	-- Load player data
+	minetest.log("[Chatplus] Loading data")
+	local file = io.open(minetest.get_worldpath() .. "/chatplus.txt", "r")
+	if file then
+		local from_file = minetest.deserialize(file:read("*all"))
+		file:close()
+		if type(from_file) == "table" then
+			if from_file.players and from_file.version >= 2 then
+				chatplus.players = from_file.players
+			else
+				chatplus.old_inbox = {}
+				chatplus.players = {}
+				for name, data in pairs(from_file) do
+					local inbox = data.inbox
+					data.inbox = nil
+					chatplus.players[name] = data
+					chatplus.old_inbox[name] = {}
+					for _, msg in pairs(inbox) do
+						table.insert(chatplus.old_inbox[name], {
+							date = "?",
+							from = "?",
+							msg = msg
+						})
+					end
+				end
+				if chatplus.on_old_inbox then
+					chatplus.on_old_inbox(chatplus.old_inbox)
+				end
+			end
+			return
+		end
+	end
+end
+
+function chatplus.save()
+	minetest.log("[Chatplus] Saving data")
+
+	local file = io.open(minetest.get_worldpath().."/chatplus.txt", "w")
+	if file then
+		file:write(minetest.serialize({	version = 2, players = chatplus.players}))
+		file:close()
+	end
+end
+
+function chatplus.clean_players()
+	if not chatplus.players then
+		chatplus.players = {}
+		return
+	end
+
+	minetest.log("[Chatplus] Cleaning player lists")
+	for key,value in pairs(chatplus.players) do
+		if value.messages then
+			value.inbox = value.messages
+			value.messages = nil
+		end
+
+		if (
+			(not value.inbox or #value.inbox==0) and
+			(not value.ignore or #value.ignore==0)
+		) then
+			value[key] = nil
+		end
+	end
+	chatplus.save()
+end
+
+local function cp_tick()
+	chatplus.clean_players()
+	minetest.after(30*60, cp_tick)
+end
+minetest.after(30*60, cp_tick)
+
+function chatplus.poke(name,player)
+	local function check(name,value)
+		if not chatplus.players[name][value] then
+			chatplus.players[name][value] = {}
+		end
+	end
+	if not chatplus.players[name] then
+		chatplus.players[name] = {}
+	end
+	check(name, "ignore")
+	check(name, "inbox")
+
+	chatplus.players[name].enabled = true
+
+	if player then
+		if player=="end" then
+			chatplus.players[name].enabled = false
+			chatplus.loggedin[name] = nil
+		else
+			if not chatplus.loggedin[name] then
+				chatplus.loggedin[name] = {}
+			end
+			chatplus.loggedin[name].player = player
+		end
+	end
+
+	chatplus.save()
+
+	return chatplus.players[name]
+end
+
+function chatplus.register_handler(func,place)
+	if not place then
+		table.insert(chatplus._handlers, func)
+	else
+		table.insert(chatplus._handlers, place, func)
+	end
+end
+
+-- Allows overriding
+function chatplus.log_message(from, msg)
+	chatplus.log("<" .. from .. "> " .. msg)
+end
+
+function chatplus.send(from, msg)
+	if msg:sub(1, 1) == "/" then
+		return false
+	end
+
+	chatplus.log_message(from, msg)
+
+	if #chatplus._handlers == 0 then
+		return nil
+	end
+
+	-- Loop through possible receivers
+	for to, value in pairs(chatplus.loggedin) do
+		if to ~= from then
+			-- Run handlers
+			local res = nil
+			for i = 1, #chatplus._handlers do
+				if chatplus._handlers[i] then
+					res = chatplus._handlers[i](from, to, msg)
+
+					if res ~= nil then
+						break
+					end
+				end
+			end
+
+			-- Send message
+			if res == nil or res == true then
+				minetest.chat_send_player(to, "<" .. from .. "> " .. msg)
+			end
+		end
+	end
+	return true
+end
+
+
+-- Minetest callbacks
+minetest.register_on_chat_message(function(...)
+	local ret = chatplus.send(...)
+	if ret and minetest.global_exists("irc") and irc.on_chatmessage then
+		irc.on_chatmessage(...)
+	end
+	return ret
+end)
+minetest.register_on_joinplayer(function(player)
+	chatplus.log(player:get_player_name() .. " joined")
+end)
+minetest.register_on_leaveplayer(function(player)
+	chatplus.poke(player:get_player_name(), "end")
+	chatplus.log(player:get_player_name() .. " disconnected")
+end)
+chatplus.init()
diff --git a/mods/chatplus/description.txt b/mods/chatplus/description.txt
index 19530cf4..8c0c2758 100755
--- a/mods/chatplus/description.txt
+++ b/mods/chatplus/description.txt
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-Adds advanced chat features such as ignoring and inboxing.
+Adds ignoring and email style inboxes. Also provides a powerful API,
+and optionally allows distance limiting.
diff --git a/mods/chatplus/init.lua b/mods/chatplus/init.lua
index 8c0c9a88..22e51e6d 100755
--- a/mods/chatplus/init.lua
+++ b/mods/chatplus/init.lua
@@ -1,205 +1,17 @@
 -- Chat Plus
--- =========
--- Advanced chat functionality
--- =========
+--    by rubenwardy
+---------------------
+-- init.lua
+-- Three handlers: ignoring, distance, and mail.
+---------------------
 
-chatplus = {
-	log_file = minetest.get_worldpath().."/chatplus-log.txt",
-	_defsettings = {
-		log = true,
-		use_gui = true,
-		distance = 0,
-		badwords = ""
-	}
-}
-
-function chatplus.init()
-	chatplus.load()
-	chatplus.clean_players()
-
-	if not chatplus.players then
-		chatplus.players = {}
-	end
-	chatplus.count = 0
-	chatplus.loggedin = {}
-	chatplus._handlers = {}
-end
-
-function chatplus.setting(name)
-	local get = minetest.setting_get("chatplus_"..name)
-	if get then
-		return get
-	elseif chatplus._defsettings[name]~= nil then
-		return chatplus._defsettings[name]
-	else
-		minetest.log("[Chatplus] Setting chatplus_"..name.." not found!")
-		return nil
-	end
-end
-
-function chatplus.load()
-	-- Initialize the log
-	if chatplus.setting("log") then
-		chatplus.log_handle = io.open(chatplus.log_file,"a+")
-		if not chatplus.log_handle then
-			minetest.log("error","Unable to open chat plus log file: "..chatplus.log_file)
-		else
-			minetest.log("action","Logging chat plus to: "..chatplus.log_file)
-		end
-	end
-
-	-- Load player data
-	minetest.log("[Chatplus] Loading data")
-	local file = io.open(minetest.get_worldpath().."/chatplus.txt", "r")
-	if file then
-		local table = minetest.deserialize(file:read("*all"))
-		file:close()
-		if type(table) == "table" then
-			chatplus.players = table
-			return
-		end
-	end
-end
-
-function chatplus.save()
-	minetest.log("[Chatplus] Saving data")
-
-	local file = io.open(minetest.get_worldpath().."/chatplus.txt", "w")
-	if file then
-		file:write(minetest.serialize(chatplus.players))
-		file:close()
-	end
-end
-
-function chatplus.clean_players()
-	if not chatplus.players then
-		chatplus.players = {}
-		return
-	end
-
-	minetest.log("[Chatplus] Cleaning player lists")
-	for key,value in pairs(chatplus.players) do
-		if value.messages then
-			value.inbox = value.messages
-			value.messages = nil
-		end
-
-		if (
-			(not value.inbox or #value.inbox==0) and
-			(not value.ignore or #value.ignore==0)
-		) then
-			minetest.log("Deleting blank player "..key)
-			value[key] = nil
-		end
-	end
-	chatplus.save()
-	minetest.log("[Chatplus] Clean complete")
-end
-
-function chatplus.poke(name,player)
-	local function check(name,value)
-		if not chatplus.players[name][value] then
-			chatplus.players[name][value] = {}
-		end
-	end
-	if not chatplus.players[name] then
-		chatplus.players[name] = {}
-	end
-	check(name,"ignore")
-	check(name,"inbox")
-
-	chatplus.players[name].enabled = true
-
-	if player then
-		if player=="end" then
-			chatplus.players[name].enabled = false
-			chatplus.loggedin[name] = nil
-		else
-			if not chatplus.loggedin[name] then
-				chatplus.loggedin[name] = {}
-			end
-			chatplus.loggedin[name].player = player
-		end
-	end
-
-	chatplus.save()
-
-	return chatplus.players[name]
-end
-
-function chatplus.register_handler(func,place)
-	if not place then
-		table.insert(chatplus._handlers,func)
-	else
-		table.insert(chatplus._handlers,place,func)
-	end
-end
-
-function chatplus.send(from, msg)
-	if msg:sub(1, 1) == "/" then
-		return false
-	end
-
-	-- Log chat message
-	if chatplus.log_handle ~= nil then
-		chatplus.log_handle:write(
-			os.date("%Y/%m/%d %I:%M%p")..
-			" <"..from.."> "..
-			msg..
-			"\r\n"
-		)
-		chatplus.log_handle:flush()
-	end
-
-	-- Loop through senders
-	for key,value in pairs(chatplus.loggedin) do
-		local res = nil
-		for i=1,#chatplus._handlers do
-			if chatplus._handlers[i] then
-				res = chatplus._handlers[i](from,key,msg)
-
-				if res ~= nil then
-					break
-				end
-			end
-		end
-		if (res == nil or res == true) and key~=from then
-			minetest.chat_send_player(key,"<"..from.."> "..msg,false)
-		end
-	end
-
-	return true
-end
-
--- Minetest callbacks
-minetest.register_on_chat_message(chatplus.send)
-minetest.register_on_joinplayer(function(player)
-	local _player = chatplus.poke(player:get_player_name(),player)
-
-	if chatplus.log_handle ~= nil then
-		chatplus.log_handle:write(os.date("%d/%m/%Y %I:%M%p").." "..player:get_player_name().." joined\r\n")
-		chatplus.log_handle:flush()
-	end
-
-	-- inbox stuff!
-	if _player.inbox and #_player.inbox>0 then
-		minetest.after(10,minetest.chat_send_player,player:get_player_name(),"("..#_player.inbox..") You have mail! Type /inbox to recieve")
-	end
-end)
-minetest.register_on_leaveplayer(function(player)
-	chatplus.poke(player:get_player_name(),"end")
-	if chatplus.log_handle ~= nil then
-		chatplus.log_handle:write(os.date("%d/%m/%Y %I:%M%p").." "..player:get_player_name().." disconnected\r\n")
-		chatplus.log_handle:flush()
-	end
-end)
-
--- Init
-chatplus.init()
+dofile(minetest.get_modpath("chatplus") .. "/api.lua")
 
+--
 -- Ignoring
-chatplus.register_handler(function(from,to,msg)
-	if chatplus.players[to] and chatplus.players[to].ignore and chatplus.players[to].ignore[from]==true then
+--
+chatplus.register_handler(function(from, to, msg)
+	if chatplus.players[to] and chatplus.players[to].ignore and chatplus.players[to].ignore[from] then
 		return false
 	end
 	return nil
@@ -210,12 +22,12 @@ minetest.register_chatcommand("ignore", {
 	description = "ignore: Ignore a player",
 	func = function(name, param)
 		chatplus.poke(name)
-		if not chatplus.players[name].ignore[param]==true then
-			chatplus.players[name].ignore[param]=true
-			minetest.chat_send_player(name,param.." has been ignored")
+		if not chatplus.players[name].ignore[param] then
+			chatplus.players[name].ignore[param] = true
+			minetest.chat_send_player(name, param .. " has been ignored")
 			chatplus.save()
 		else
-			minetest.chat_send_player(name,"Player "..param.." is already ignored.")
+			minetest.chat_send_player(name, "Player " .. param .. " is already ignored.")
 		end
 	end
 })
@@ -225,174 +37,41 @@ minetest.register_chatcommand("unignore", {
 	description = "unignore: Unignore a player",
 	func = function(name, param)
 		chatplus.poke(name)
-		if chatplus.players[name].ignore[param]==true then
-			chatplus.players[name].ignore[param]=false
-			minetest.chat_send_player(name,param.." has been unignored")
+		if chatplus.players[name].ignore[param] then
+			chatplus.players[name].ignore[param] = false
+			minetest.chat_send_player(name, param .. " has been unignored")
 			chatplus.save()
 		else
-			minetest.chat_send_player(name,"Player "..param.." is already unignored.")
+			minetest.chat_send_player(name, "Player " .. param .. " is already unignored.")
 		end
 	end
 })
 
--- inbox
-function chatplus.showInbox(name,forcetest)
-	if not chatplus.players[name] then
-		return false
-	end
 
-	local player = chatplus.players[name]
 
-	if not player.inbox or #player.inbox==0 then
-		minetest.chat_send_player(name,"Your inbox is empty!")
-		return false
-	end
-	local setting = chatplus.setting("use_gui")
-	if (setting == true or setting == "true" or setting == "1") and not forcetest then
-		minetest.chat_send_player(name,"Showing your inbox to you.")
-		local fs = "size[10,8]textarea[0.25,0.25;10.15,8;inbox;You have " .. #player.inbox .. " messages in your inbox:;"
-
-		for i=1,#player.inbox do
-			fs = fs .. minetest.formspec_escape(player.inbox[i])
-			fs = fs .. "\n"
-		end
-
-		fs = fs .. "]"
-		fs = fs .. "button[0,7.25;2,1;clear;Clear Inbox]"
-		fs = fs .. "button_exit[8.1,7.25;2,1;close;Close]"
-		minetest.show_formspec(name, "chatplus:inbox", fs)
-	else
-		minetest.chat_send_player(name,"("..#player.inbox..") You have mail:")
-		for i=1,#player.inbox do
-			minetest.chat_send_player(name,player.inbox[i],false)
-		end
-		minetest.chat_send_player(name,"("..#player.inbox..")",false)
-	end
-
-	return true
-end
-
-minetest.register_on_player_receive_fields(function(player,formname,fields)
-	if fields.clear then
-		local name = player:get_player_name()
-		chatplus.poke(name).inbox = {}
-		chatplus.save()
-		minetest.chat_send_player(name,"Inbox cleared!")
-		chatplus.showInbox(name)
-	end
-end)
-
-minetest.register_chatcommand("inbox", {
-	params = "clear?",
-	description = "inbox: print the items in your inbox",
-	func = function(name, param)
-		if param == "clear" then
-			local player = chatplus.poke(name)
-			player.inbox = {}
-			chatplus.save()
-			minetest.chat_send_player(name,"Inbox cleared")
-		elseif param == "text" or param == "txt" or param == "t" then
-			chatplus.showInbox(name,true)
-		else
-			chatplus.showInbox(name,false)
-		end
-	end,
-})
-
-minetest.register_chatcommand("mail", {
-	params = "name msg",
-	description = "mail: add a message to a player's inbox",
-	func = function(name, param)
-		chatplus.poke(name)
-		local to, msg = string.match(param, "([%a%d_]+) (.+)")
-
-		if not to or not msg then
-			minetest.chat_send_player(name,"mail: <playername> <msg>",false)
-			return
-		end
-
-		minetest.log("To: "..to..", From: "..name..", MSG: "..msg)
-		if chatplus.log_handle ~= nil then
-			chatplus.log_handle:write(os.date("%d/%m/%Y %I:%M%p").." To: "..to..", From: "..name..", MSG: "..msg)
-			chatplus.log_handle:flush()
-		end
-		if chatplus.players[to] then
-			table.insert(chatplus.players[to].inbox,os.date("%d/%m").." <"..name..">: "..msg)
-			minetest.chat_send_player(name,"Message sent")
-			chatplus.save()
-		else
-			minetest.chat_send_player(name,"Player "..to.." does not exist")
-		end
-	end,
-})
-
-local function tick()
-	-- loop through player list
-	for key,value in pairs(chatplus.players) do
-		if (
-			chatplus.loggedin and
-			chatplus.loggedin[key] and
-			chatplus.loggedin[key].player and
-			value and
-			value.inbox and
-			chatplus.loggedin[key].player.hud_add and
-			chatplus.loggedin[key].lastcount ~= #value.inbox
-		) then
-			if chatplus.loggedin[key].msgicon then
-				chatplus.loggedin[key].player:hud_remove(chatplus.loggedin[key].msgicon)
-			end
-
-			if chatplus.loggedin[key].msgicon2 then
-				chatplus.loggedin[key].player:hud_remove(chatplus.loggedin[key].msgicon2)
-			end
-
-			if #value.inbox>0 then
-				chatplus.loggedin[key].msgicon = chatplus.loggedin[key].player:hud_add({
-					hud_elem_type = "image",
-					name = "MailIcon",
-					position = {x=0.52, y=0.52},
-					text="chatplus_mail.png",
-					scale = {x=1,y=1},
-					alignment = {x=0.5, y=0.5},
-				})
-				chatplus.loggedin[key].msgicon2 = chatplus.loggedin[key].player:hud_add({
-					hud_elem_type = "text",
-					name = "MailText",
-					position = {x=0.55, y=0.52},
-					text=#value.inbox,
-					scale = {x=1,y=1},
-					alignment = {x=0.5, y=0.5},
-				})
-			end
-			chatplus.loggedin[key].lastcount = #value.inbox
-		end
-	end
-	minetest.after(5, tick)
-end
-tick()
-
-chatplus.register_handler(function(from,to,msg)
-	if chatplus.setting("distance") <= 0 then
+--
+-- Distance
+--
+chatplus.register_handler(function(from, to, msg)
+	local d = chatplus.setting("distance")
+	if d <= 0 then
 		return nil
 	end
 
 	local from_o = minetest.get_player_by_name(from)
 	local to_o = minetest.get_player_by_name(to)
-
 	if not from_o or not to_o then
 		return nil
 	end
 
-	if (
-		chatplus.setting("distance") ~= 0 and
-		chatplus.setting("distance") ~= nil and
-		(vector.distance(from_o:getpos(),to_o:getpos()) > tonumber(chatplus.setting("distance")))
-	)then
-		return false
-	end
-	return nil
+	return not d or vector.distance(from_o:getpos(), to_o:getpos()) <= tonumber(d)
 end)
 
+
+
+--
+-- Bad words
+--
 chatplus.register_handler(function(from,to,msg)
 	local words = chatplus.setting("badwords"):split(",")
 	for _,v in pairs(words) do