diff --git a/doc/terminator_config.5 b/doc/terminator_config.5
index ab6f5f76..91ea6797 100644
--- a/doc/terminator_config.5
+++ b/doc/terminator_config.5
@@ -96,9 +96,11 @@ Default value: \fB'#000000'\fR
 Sets the colour of the background of the titlebar of any terminal that will \fBnot\fR receive input from the active terminal.
 Default value: \fB'#C0BEBF'\fR
 .TP
-.B disabled_plugins
-A list of plugins which should not be loaded by default.
-Default value: \fB"TestPlugin, CustomCommandsMenu"\fR
+.B enabled_plugins
+A list of plugins which should be loaded by default. All other plugin classes will be ignored. The default value includes two
+plugins related to Launchpad, which are enabled by default to provide continuity with earlier releases where these were the
+only substantial plugins available, and all plugins were loaded by default.
+Default value: \fB"LaunchpadBugURLHandler, LaunchpadCodeURLHandler"\fR
 
 .SH keybindings
 These are the options Terminator currently supports in the keybindings section:
diff --git a/terminatorlib/config.py b/terminatorlib/config.py
index 2b013302..1848fc8d 100755
--- a/terminatorlib/config.py
+++ b/terminatorlib/config.py
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ DEFAULTS = {
             'title_receive_bg_color' : '#0076c9',
             'title_inactive_fg_color' : '#000000',
             'title_inactive_bg_color' : '#c0bebf',
-            'disabled_plugins'      : ['TestPlugin', 'CustomCommandsMenu'],
+            'enabled_plugins'       : ['LaunchpadBugURLHandler',
+                                       'LaunchpadCodeURLHandler'],
         },
         'keybindings': {
             'zoom_in'          : '<Control>plus',
diff --git a/terminatorlib/plugin.py b/terminatorlib/plugin.py
index c88460d5..99c3aa2b 100755
--- a/terminatorlib/plugin.py
+++ b/terminatorlib/plugin.py
@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@ class PluginRegistry(borg.Borg):
                     try:
                         module = __import__(plugin[:-3], None, None, [''])
                         for item in getattr(module, 'AVAILABLE'):
-                            if not testing and item in config['disabled_plugins']:
+                            if not testing and item not in config['enabled_plugins']:
+                                dbg('plugin %s not enabled, skipping' % item)
                                 continue
                             if item not in self.instances:
                                 func = getattr(module, item)