diff --git a/admin/plugins_installed.php b/admin/plugins_installed.php
index 18101971a..c2587cd2c 100644
--- a/admin/plugins_installed.php
+++ b/admin/plugins_installed.php
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ $template->assign(
     'max_inactive_before_hide' => isset($_GET['show_inactive']) ? 999 : 8,
     'isWebmaster' => (is_webmaster()) ? 1 : 0,
     'ADMIN_PAGE_TITLE' => l10n('Plugins'),
+    'view_selector' => userprefs_get_param('plugin-manager-view', 'classic'),
     )
   );
 
diff --git a/admin/themes/default/js/plugins_installated.js b/admin/themes/default/js/plugins_installated.js
index 5bcb64fa9..ca6bc53c5 100644
--- a/admin/themes/default/js/plugins_installated.js
+++ b/admin/themes/default/js/plugins_installated.js
@@ -226,10 +226,6 @@ function uninstallPlugin(id) {
 $(document).ready(function () {
     actualizeFilter();
 
-    if (!$.cookie("pwg_plugin_manager_view")) {
-        $.cookie("pwg_plugin_manager_view", "classic");
-    }
-
     if ($("#displayClassic").is(":checked")) {
         setDisplayClassic();
     };
@@ -244,17 +240,17 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
 
     $("#displayClassic").change(function () {
         setDisplayClassic();
-        $.cookie("pwg_plugin_manager_view", "classic");
+        set_view_selector('classic');
     })
 
     $("#displayCompact").change(function () {
         setDisplayCompact();
-        $.cookie("pwg_plugin_manager_view", "compact");
+        set_view_selector('compact');
     })
 
     $("#displayLine").change(function () {
         setDisplayLine();
-        $.cookie("pwg_plugin_manager_view", "line");
+        set_view_selector('line');
     })
 
     /* Plugin Filters */
@@ -425,6 +421,18 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
       })
 })
 
+function set_view_selector(view_type) {
+  $.ajax({
+    url: "ws.php?format=json&method=pwg.users.preferences.set",
+    type: "POST",
+    dataType: "JSON",
+    data: {
+      param: 'plugin-manager-view',
+      value: view_type,
+    }
+  })
+}
+
 // TPL part :
 
 const queuedManager = jQuery.manageAjax.create("queued", {
diff --git a/admin/themes/default/template/plugins_installed.tpl b/admin/themes/default/template/plugins_installed.tpl
index 1de0b8595..787d2533f 100644
--- a/admin/themes/default/template/plugins_installed.tpl
+++ b/admin/themes/default/template/plugins_installed.tpl
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ const nothing_found = '{'No plugins found'|@translate|@escape:'javascript'}';
 const x_plugins_found = '{'%s plugins found'|@translate|@escape:'javascript'}';
 const plugin_found = '{'%s plugin found'|@translate|@escape:'javascript'}';
 const isWebmaster = {$isWebmaster};
+const view_selector = '{$view_selector}';
 
 const show_details = {if $show_details} true {else} false {/if};
 
@@ -64,10 +65,10 @@ let plugin_filter = searchParams.get('filter');
 </div>
 
 <div class="AlbumViewSelector">
-    <input type="radio" name="layout" class="switchLayout" id="displayClassic" {if $smarty.cookies.pwg_plugin_manager_view == 'classic' || !$smarty.cookies.pwg_plugin_manager_view}checked{/if}/><label for="displayClassic"><span class="icon-pause firstIcon tiptip" title="{'Classic View'|translate}"></span></label><input type="radio" name="layout" class="switchLayout" id="displayLine" {if $smarty.cookies.pwg_plugin_manager_view == 'line'}checked{/if}/><label for="displayLine"><span class="icon-th-list tiptip" title="{'Line View'|translate}"></span></label><input type="radio" name="layout" class="switchLayout" id="displayCompact" {if $smarty.cookies.pwg_plugin_manager_view == 'compact'}checked{/if}/><label for="displayCompact"><span class="icon-th-large lastIcon tiptip" title="{'Compact View'|translate}"></span></label>
+    <input type="radio" name="layout" class="switchLayout" id="displayClassic" {if $view_selector == 'classic'}checked{/if}/><label for="displayClassic"><span class="icon-pause firstIcon tiptip" title="{'Classic View'|translate}"></span></label><input type="radio" name="layout" class="switchLayout" id="displayLine" {if $view_selector== 'line'}checked{/if}/><label for="displayLine"><span class="icon-th-list tiptip" title="{'Line View'|translate}"></span></label><input type="radio" name="layout" class="switchLayout" id="displayCompact" {if $view_selector == 'compact'}checked{/if}/><label for="displayCompact"><span class="icon-th-large lastIcon tiptip" title="{'Compact View'|translate}"></span></label>
 </div>  
 
-<div class="pluginContainer {if $smarty.cookies.pwg_plugin_manager_view == 'classic-form'} classic-form {elseif $smarty.cookies.pwg_plugin_manager_view == 'line-form'} line-form {elseif $smarty.cookies.pwg_plugin_manager_view == 'compact-form'} compact-form {else} {/if}">
+<div class="pluginContainer {if $view_selector == 'classic'} classic-form {elseif $view_selector == 'line'} line-form {elseif $view_selector == 'compact'} compact-form {else} {/if}">
 
 {foreach from=$plugins item=plugin name=plugins_loop}
 
diff --git a/admin/themes/default/template/user_list.tpl b/admin/themes/default/template/user_list.tpl
index cfd04d9ab..df08a149d 100644
--- a/admin/themes/default/template/user_list.tpl
+++ b/admin/themes/default/template/user_list.tpl
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@ const str_popin_update_btn = '{'Update'|@translate}';
 
 const view_selector = '{$view_selector}';
 
-console.log(view_selector);
-
 months = [
   "{'Jan'|@translate}",
   "{'Feb'|@translate}",