diff --git a/Torch.API/Plugins/PluginAttribute.cs b/Torch.API/Plugins/PluginAttribute.cs
index 4142ce3..d8c1297 100644
--- a/Torch.API/Plugins/PluginAttribute.cs
+++ b/Torch.API/Plugins/PluginAttribute.cs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ namespace Torch.API.Plugins
     /// <summary>
     /// Indicates that the given type should be loaded by the plugin manager as a plugin.
     /// </summary>
-    [Obsolete]
+    [Obsolete("All plugin meta-information is now defined in the manifest.xml.")]
     [AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Class)]
     public class PluginAttribute : Attribute
     {
diff --git a/Torch.Server/Views/PluginsControl.xaml b/Torch.Server/Views/PluginsControl.xaml
index a9f343e..f0bc7a4 100644
--- a/Torch.Server/Views/PluginsControl.xaml
+++ b/Torch.Server/Views/PluginsControl.xaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     </UserControl.DataContext>
     <Grid>
         <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
-            <ColumnDefinition Width="150"/>
+            <ColumnDefinition Width="200"/>
             <ColumnDefinition/>
         </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
         <Grid Grid.Column="0">
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
                     </DataTemplate>
                 </ListView.ItemTemplate>
             </ListView>
-            <Button Grid.Row="1" Content="Open Folder" Margin="3" DockPanel.Dock="Bottom" IsEnabled="false"/>
+            <Button Grid.Row="1" Content="Open Folder" Margin="3" DockPanel.Dock="Bottom" Click="OpenFolder_OnClick"/>
         </Grid>
         <Frame Grid.Column="1" NavigationUIVisibility="Hidden" Content="{Binding SelectedPlugin.Control}"/>
     </Grid>
diff --git a/Torch.Server/Views/PluginsControl.xaml.cs b/Torch.Server/Views/PluginsControl.xaml.cs
index 2f53d43..6b54f26 100644
--- a/Torch.Server/Views/PluginsControl.xaml.cs
+++ b/Torch.Server/Views/PluginsControl.xaml.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
+using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
@@ -15,6 +16,8 @@ using System.Windows.Navigation;
 using System.Windows.Shapes;
 using NLog;
 using Torch.API;
+using Torch.API.Managers;
+using Torch.Managers;
 using Torch.Server.ViewModels;
 
 namespace Torch.Server.Views
@@ -24,6 +27,9 @@ namespace Torch.Server.Views
     /// </summary>
     public partial class PluginsControl : UserControl
     {
+        private ITorchServer _server;
+        private PluginManager _plugins;
+
         public PluginsControl()
         {
             InitializeComponent();
@@ -31,8 +37,15 @@ namespace Torch.Server.Views
 
         public void BindServer(ITorchServer server)
         {
-            var pluginManager = new PluginManagerViewModel(server.Plugins);
+            _server = server;
+            _plugins = _server.Managers.GetManager<PluginManager>();
+            var pluginManager = new PluginManagerViewModel(_plugins);
             DataContext = pluginManager;
         }
+
+        private void OpenFolder_OnClick(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
+        {
+            Process.Start("explorer.exe", _plugins.PluginDir);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Torch/Managers/PluginManager.cs b/Torch/Plugins/PluginManager.cs
similarity index 84%
rename from Torch/Managers/PluginManager.cs
rename to Torch/Plugins/PluginManager.cs
index 4f699a0..d480b46 100644
--- a/Torch/Managers/PluginManager.cs
+++ b/Torch/Plugins/PluginManager.cs
@@ -99,30 +99,42 @@ namespace Torch.Managers
             var pluginItems = Directory.EnumerateFiles(PluginDir, "*.zip").Union(Directory.EnumerateDirectories(PluginDir));
             Parallel.ForEach(pluginItems, async item =>
             {
-                var path = Path.Combine(PluginDir, item);
-                var isZip = item.EndsWith(".zip", StringComparison.CurrentCultureIgnoreCase);
-                var manifest = isZip ? GetManifestFromZip(path) : GetManifestFromDirectory(path);
-                if (manifest == null)
+                PluginManifest manifest = null;
+                try
                 {
-                    _log.Warn($"Item '{item}' is missing a manifest, skipping update check.");
-                    return;
+                    var path = Path.Combine(PluginDir, item);
+                    var isZip = item.EndsWith(".zip", StringComparison.CurrentCultureIgnoreCase);
+                    manifest = isZip ? GetManifestFromZip(path) : GetManifestFromDirectory(path);
+                    if (manifest == null)
+                    {
+                        _log.Warn($"Item '{item}' is missing a manifest, skipping update check.");
+                        return;
+                    }
+
+                    manifest.Version.TryExtractVersion(out Version currentVersion);
+                    var latest = await GetLatestArchiveAsync(manifest.Repository).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+                    if (currentVersion == null || latest.Item1 == null)
+                    {
+                        _log.Error($"Error parsing version from manifest or GitHub for plugin '{manifest.Name}.'");
+                        return;
+                    }
+
+                    if (latest.Item1 <= currentVersion)
+                    {
+                        _log.Debug($"{manifest.Name} {manifest.Version} is up to date.");
+                        return;
+                    }
+
+                    _log.Info($"Updating plugin '{manifest.Name}' from {currentVersion} to {latest.Item1}.");
+                    await UpdatePluginAsync(path, latest.Item2).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                    count++;
                 }
-
-                manifest.Version.TryExtractVersion(out Version currentVersion);
-                var latest = await GetLatestArchiveAsync(manifest.Repository).ConfigureAwait(false);
-
-                if (currentVersion == null || latest.Item1 == null)
+                catch (Exception e)
                 {
-                    _log.Error($"Error parsing version from manifest or GitHub for plugin '{manifest.Name}.'");
-                    return;
+                    _log.Error($"An error occurred updating the plugin {manifest.Name}.");
+                    _log.Error(e);
                 }
-
-                if (latest.Item1 <= currentVersion)
-                    return;
-
-                _log.Info($"Updating plugin '{manifest.Name}' from {currentVersion} to {latest.Item1}.");
-                await UpdatePlugin(path, latest.Item2).ConfigureAwait(false);
-                count++;
             });
 
             _log.Info($"Updated {count} plugins.");
@@ -155,7 +167,7 @@ namespace Torch.Managers
             }
         }
 
-        private Task UpdatePlugin(string localPath, string downloadUrl)
+        private Task UpdatePluginAsync(string localPath, string downloadUrl)
         {
             if (File.Exists(localPath))
                 File.Delete(localPath);
@@ -238,9 +250,7 @@ namespace Torch.Managers
 
                     using (var stream = new StreamReader(entry.Open()))
                     {
-                        var ser = new XmlSerializer(typeof(PluginManifest));
-                        var manifest = (PluginManifest)ser.Deserialize(stream);
-                        return manifest;
+                        return PluginManifest.Load(stream);
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -266,7 +276,7 @@ namespace Torch.Managers
 
                     if (pluginType != null)
                     {
-                        _log.Error($"The plugin '{manifest.Name}' has multiple implementations of {nameof(ITorchPlugin)}.");
+                        _log.Error($"The plugin '{manifest.Name}' has multiple implementations of {nameof(ITorchPlugin)}, not loading.");
                         return;
                     }
 
@@ -276,7 +286,7 @@ namespace Torch.Managers
 
             if (pluginType == null)
             {
-                _log.Error($"The plugin '{manifest.Name}' does not have an implementation of {nameof(ITorchPlugin)}.");
+                _log.Error($"The plugin '{manifest.Name}' does not have an implementation of {nameof(ITorchPlugin)}, not loading.");
                 return;
             }
 
@@ -301,6 +311,7 @@ namespace Torch.Managers
             _commandManager.RegisterPluginCommands(plugin);
         }
 
+        /// <inheritdoc cref="IEnumerable.GetEnumerator"/>
         public IEnumerator<ITorchPlugin> GetEnumerator()
         {
             return Plugins.Values.GetEnumerator();
diff --git a/Torch/PluginManifest.cs b/Torch/Plugins/PluginManifest.cs
similarity index 63%
rename from Torch/PluginManifest.cs
rename to Torch/Plugins/PluginManifest.cs
index 8329cfc..13618a9 100644
--- a/Torch/PluginManifest.cs
+++ b/Torch/Plugins/PluginManifest.cs
@@ -10,11 +10,30 @@ namespace Torch
 {
     public class PluginManifest
     {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The display name of the plugin.
+        /// </summary>
         public string Name { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// A unique identifier for the plugin.
+        /// </summary>
         public Guid Guid { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// A GitHub repository in the format of Author/Repository to retrieve plugin updates.
+        /// </summary>
         public string Repository { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The plugin version. This must include a string in the format of #[.#[.#]] for update checking purposes.
+        /// </summary>
         public string Version { get; set; }
-        public List<Guid> Dependencies { get; } = new List<Guid>();
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// A list of dependent plugin repositories. This may be updated to include GUIDs in the future.
+        /// </summary>
+        public List<string> Dependencies { get; } = new List<string>();
 
         public void Save(string path)
         {
diff --git a/Torch/Torch.csproj b/Torch/Torch.csproj
index 751c5fc..6c31db6 100644
--- a/Torch/Torch.csproj
+++ b/Torch/Torch.csproj
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Managers\MultiplayerManager.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Managers\UpdateManager.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Persistent.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="PluginManifest.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Plugins\PluginManifest.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Utils\Reflection.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Managers\ScriptingManager.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Utils\TorchAssemblyResolver.cs" />
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Extensions\StringExtensions.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ViewModels\PlayerViewModel.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ViewModels\ViewModel.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Managers\PluginManager.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Plugins\PluginManager.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ViewModels\PluginViewModel.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Views\CollectionEditor.xaml.cs">
       <DependentUpon>CollectionEditor.xaml</DependentUpon>