diff --git a/plugins/admin_multi_view/controller.php b/plugins/admin_multi_view/controller.php
index 2c61a9bc6..ec9119162 100644
--- a/plugins/admin_multi_view/controller.php
+++ b/plugins/admin_multi_view/controller.php
@@ -103,6 +103,12 @@ if ( isset($_GET['no_history']) )
   $refresh_main = true;
 }
 
+if ( isset($_GET['purge_template']) )
+{
+  pwg_set_session_var( 'purge_template', 1 );
+  $refresh_main = true;
+}
+
 $my_url = get_root_url().'plugins/'.basename(dirname(__FILE__)).'/'.basename(__FILE__);
 
 // +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
@@ -238,6 +244,7 @@ if (window.opener==null) {
 <tr><td>Lang</td><td><?php echo $lang_html; ?></td></tr>
 </table>
 <?php echo implode( "<br/>\n", array($show_queries_html, $debug_l10n_html, $debug_template_html, $template_combine_files_html, $no_history_html) ); ?>
+<br/><a href="<?php echo $my_url; ?>?purge_template">Purge compiled templates</a>
 
 <script type="text/javascript">
 <?php
diff --git a/plugins/admin_multi_view/is_admin.inc.php b/plugins/admin_multi_view/is_admin.inc.php
index df9e91276..d348641f3 100644
--- a/plugins/admin_multi_view/is_admin.inc.php
+++ b/plugins/admin_multi_view/is_admin.inc.php
@@ -27,9 +27,15 @@ if (! defined('MULTIVIEW_CONTROLLER') )
     $conf['debug_template'] = true;
   if (!pwg_get_session_var( 'multiview_template_combine_files', 1 ))
     $conf['template_combine_files'] = false;
-		if (pwg_get_session_var( 'multiview_no_history', 0 ))
-  {
+  if (pwg_get_session_var( 'multiview_no_history', 0 ))
     add_event_handler( 'pwg_log_allowed', create_function( '', 'return false;' ) );
+
+  if (pwg_get_session_var( 'purge_template', 0 ))
+  {
+    global $template;
+    $template->delete_compiled_templates();
+    FileCombiner::clear_combined_files();
+    pwg_unset_session_var( 'purge_template' );
   }
 }
 
@@ -41,7 +47,7 @@ function multiview_loc_end_page_header()
   $my_root_url = get_root_url().'plugins/'. basename(dirname(__FILE__)).'/';
   $js =
 '<script type="text/javascript">
-var theController = window.open("", "mview_controller", "alwaysRaised=yes,dependent=yes,toolbar=no,height=200,width=220,menubar=no,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,status=no");
+var theController = window.open("", "mview_controller", "alwaysRaised=yes,dependent=yes,toolbar=no,height=230,width=220,menubar=no,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,status=no");
 if ( theController.location.toString()=="about:blank" || !theController.location.toString().match(/^(https?.*\/)controller\.php(\?.+)?$/))
 {
   theController.location = "'.$my_root_url.'controller.php";
diff --git a/plugins/admin_multi_view/main.inc.php b/plugins/admin_multi_view/main.inc.php
index 7514091bc..ffeec4bcd 100644
--- a/plugins/admin_multi_view/main.inc.php
+++ b/plugins/admin_multi_view/main.inc.php
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Author: Piwigo team
 Author URI: http://piwigo.org
 */
 
-add_event_handler('user_init', 'multiview_user_init' );
+add_event_handler('init', 'multiview_user_init' );
 
 function multiview_user_init()
 {