diff --git a/admin/themes/default/js/user_list.js b/admin/themes/default/js/user_list.js
index 7db997ee1..2acee5f7e 100644
--- a/admin/themes/default/js/user_list.js
+++ b/admin/themes/default/js/user_list.js
@@ -148,88 +148,6 @@ $( document ).ready(function() {
             jQuery("#applyActionBlock").hide();
         }
     });
-    jQuery("#applyAction").click(function() {
-        let action = jQuery("select[name=selectAction]").prop("value");
-        let method = 'pwg.users.setInfo';
-        let data = {
-            pwg_token: pwg_token,
-            user_id: selection.map(x => x.id)
-        };
-        switch (action) {
-            case 'delete':
-                if (!($("#permitActionUserList .user-list-checkbox[name=confirm_deletion]").attr("data-selected") === "1")) {
-                    alert(missingConfirm);
-                    return false;
-                }
-                method = 'pwg.users.delete';
-                break;
-            case 'group_associate':
-                method = 'pwg.groups.addUser';
-                data.group_id = jQuery("#permitActionUserList select[name=associate]").prop("value");
-                break;
-            case 'group_dissociate':
-                method = 'pwg.groups.deleteUser';
-                data.group_id = jQuery("#permitActionUserList select[name=dissociate]").prop("value");
-                break;
-            case 'status':
-                data.status = jQuery("#permitActionUserList select[name=status]").prop("value");
-                break;
-            case 'enabled_high':
-                data.enabled_high = $("#permitActionUserList .user-list-checkbox[name=enabled_high_yes]").attr("data-selected") === "1" ? true : false;
-                break;
-            case 'level':
-                data.level = jQuery("#permitActionUserList select[name=level]").val();
-                break;
-            case 'nb_image_page':
-                data.nb_image_page = jQuery("#permitActionUserList input[name=nb_image_page]").val();
-                break;
-            case 'theme':
-                data.theme = jQuery("#permitActionUserList select[name=theme]").val();
-                break;
-            case 'language':
-                data.language = jQuery("#permitActionUserList select[name=language]").val();
-                break;
-            case 'recent_period':
-                data.recent_period = recent_period_values[$('#permitActionUserList .period-select-bar .slider-bar-container').slider("option", "value")];;
-                break;
-            case 'expand':
-                data.expand = $("#permitActionUserList .user-list-checkbox[name=expand_yes]").attr("data-selected") === "1" ? true : false;
-                break;
-            case 'show_nb_comments':
-                data.show_nb_comments = $("#permitActionUserList .user-list-checkbox[name=show_nb_comments_yes]").attr("data-selected") === "1" ? true : false
-                break;
-            case 'show_nb_hits':
-                data.show_nb_hits = $("#permitActionUserList .user-list-checkbox[name=show_nb_hits_yes]").attr("data-selected") === "1" ? true : false;
-                break;
-            default:
-                alert("Unexpected action");
-                return false;
-        }
-        jQuery.ajax({
-            url: "ws.php?format=json&method="+method,
-            type:"POST",
-            data: data,
-            beforeSend: function() {
-                jQuery("#applyActionLoading").show();
-                jQuery("#applyActionBlock .infos").fadeOut();
-            },
-            success:function(data) {
-                jQuery("#applyActionLoading").hide();
-                jQuery("#applyActionBlock .infos").fadeIn();
-                jQuery("#applyActionBlock .infos").css("display", "inline-block");
-                update_user_list();
-                if (action == 'delete') {
-                    selection = [];
-                    update_selection_content();
-                }
-            },
-            error:function(XMLHttpRequest, textStatus, errorThrows) {
-                jQuery("#applyActionLoading").hide();
-            }
-        });
-        return false;
-    });
-
     $(".yes_no_radio .user-list-checkbox").unbind("click").click(function () {
         if ($(this).attr("data-selected") !== "1") {
             $(this).attr("data-selected", "1");
diff --git a/admin/themes/default/template/user_list.tpl b/admin/themes/default/template/user_list.tpl
index 045934c9a..c30d0941a 100644
--- a/admin/themes/default/template/user_list.tpl
+++ b/admin/themes/default/template/user_list.tpl
@@ -83,6 +83,93 @@ $(".icon-help-circled").tipTip({
   'fadeIn': '1000',
 });
 
+$(document).ready(function() {
+  // We set the applyAction btn click event here so plugins can add cases to the list 
+  // which is not possible if this JS part is in a JS file
+  // see #1571 on Github
+  jQuery("#applyAction").click(function() {
+      let action = jQuery("select[name=selectAction]").prop("value");
+      let method = 'pwg.users.setInfo';
+      let data = {
+          pwg_token: pwg_token,
+          user_id: selection.map(x => x.id)
+      };
+      switch (action) {
+          case 'delete':
+              if (!($("#permitActionUserList .user-list-checkbox[name=confirm_deletion]").attr("data-selected") === "1")) {
+                  alert(missingConfirm);
+                  return false;
+              }
+              method = 'pwg.users.delete';
+              break;
+          case 'group_associate':
+              method = 'pwg.groups.addUser';
+              data.group_id = jQuery("#permitActionUserList select[name=associate]").prop("value");
+              break;
+          case 'group_dissociate':
+              method = 'pwg.groups.deleteUser';
+              data.group_id = jQuery("#permitActionUserList select[name=dissociate]").prop("value");
+              break;
+          case 'status':
+              data.status = jQuery("#permitActionUserList select[name=status]").prop("value");
+              break;
+          case 'enabled_high':
+              data.enabled_high = $("#permitActionUserList .user-list-checkbox[name=enabled_high_yes]").attr("data-selected") === "1" ? true : false;
+              break;
+          case 'level':
+              data.level = jQuery("#permitActionUserList select[name=level]").val();
+              break;
+          case 'nb_image_page':
+              data.nb_image_page = jQuery("#permitActionUserList input[name=nb_image_page]").val();
+              break;
+          case 'theme':
+              data.theme = jQuery("#permitActionUserList select[name=theme]").val();
+              break;
+          case 'language':
+              data.language = jQuery("#permitActionUserList select[name=language]").val();
+              break;
+          case 'recent_period':
+              data.recent_period = recent_period_values[$('#permitActionUserList .period-select-bar .slider-bar-container').slider("option", "value")];;
+              break;
+          case 'expand':
+              data.expand = $("#permitActionUserList .user-list-checkbox[name=expand_yes]").attr("data-selected") === "1" ? true : false;
+              break;
+          case 'show_nb_comments':
+              data.show_nb_comments = $("#permitActionUserList .user-list-checkbox[name=show_nb_comments_yes]").attr("data-selected") === "1" ? true : false
+              break;
+          case 'show_nb_hits':
+              data.show_nb_hits = $("#permitActionUserList .user-list-checkbox[name=show_nb_hits_yes]").attr("data-selected") === "1" ? true : false;
+              break;
+          default:
+              alert("Unexpected action");
+              return false;
+      }
+      jQuery.ajax({
+          url: "ws.php?format=json&method="+method,
+          type:"POST",
+          data: data,
+          beforeSend: function() {
+              jQuery("#applyActionLoading").show();
+              jQuery("#applyActionBlock .infos").fadeOut();
+          },
+          success:function(data) {
+              jQuery("#applyActionLoading").hide();
+              jQuery("#applyActionBlock .infos").fadeIn();
+              jQuery("#applyActionBlock .infos").css("display", "inline-block");
+              update_user_list();
+              if (action == 'delete') {
+                  selection = [];
+                  update_selection_content();
+              }
+          },
+          error:function(XMLHttpRequest, textStatus, errorThrows) {
+              jQuery("#applyActionLoading").hide();
+          }
+      });
+      return false;
+  });
+});
+
 {/footer_script}
 
 {combine_script id='user_list' load='footer' path='admin/themes/default/js/user_list.js'}