diff --git a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
index 202ea2896..72bc46c6d 100644
--- a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
+++ b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 7.10.0
- - fixed #11812: Checking www_ajaxSave's response in the cart js, urlencoding
-   post parameters
+ - fixed #11812: Checking www_ajaxSave's response in the cart js, urlencoding post parameters
+ - added: Link in the Admin Console to the Addons section on webgui.org
 
 7.9.13
  - fixed #11783: Instances deleted during realtime run
diff --git a/docs/upgrades/upgrade_7.9.13-7.10.0.pl b/docs/upgrades/upgrade_7.9.13-7.10.0.pl
index 8e2492a01..29a7f3394 100644
--- a/docs/upgrades/upgrade_7.9.13-7.10.0.pl
+++ b/docs/upgrades/upgrade_7.9.13-7.10.0.pl
@@ -31,10 +31,28 @@ my $quiet; # this line required
 my $session = start(); # this line required
 
 # upgrade functions go here
+addAddonsToAdminConsole($session);
 
 finish($session); # this line required
 
 
+#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Describe what our function does
+sub addAddonsToAdminConsole {
+    my $session = shift;
+    print "\tAdd the Addons icon to the Admin Console... " unless $quiet;
+    # and here's our code
+    $session->config->addToHash('adminConsole', 
+    addons => {
+      icon    => "addons.png",
+      uiLevel => 1,
+      group   => "12",
+      url     => "http://www.webgui.org/community/addons",
+      title   => "Addons"
+    });
+    print "DONE!\n" unless $quiet;
+}
+
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Describe what our function does
 #sub exampleFunction {
diff --git a/etc/WebGUI.conf.original b/etc/WebGUI.conf.original
index 70f1d255c..5f54dce5e 100644
--- a/etc/WebGUI.conf.original
+++ b/etc/WebGUI.conf.original
@@ -401,6 +401,13 @@
       "url" : "^PageUrl(\"\",op=switchOffAdmin);",
       "title" : "^International(12,WebGUI);"
    },
+   "addons" : {
+      "icon" : "addons.png",
+      "uiLevel" : 1,
+      "group" : "12",
+      "url" : "http://www.webgui.org/community/addons",
+      "title" : "Addons"
+   },
    "contentFilters" : {
       "icon" : "contentFilters.gif",
       "uiLevel" : 3,
diff --git a/www/extras/adminConsole/addons.png b/www/extras/adminConsole/addons.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e04cd4a1e
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diff --git a/www/extras/adminConsole/small/addons.png b/www/extras/adminConsole/small/addons.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..64fdb8056
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