diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/discovery-sortable.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/discovery-sortable.js.es6
index 276231067c3..3a7a25822c2 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/discovery-sortable.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/discovery-sortable.js.es6
@@ -19,4 +19,14 @@ const controllerOpts = {
 // Aliases for the values
 controllerOpts.queryParams.forEach(p => controllerOpts[p] = Ember.computed.alias(`discoveryTopics.${p}`));
 
-export default Ember.Controller.extend(controllerOpts);
+const Controller = Ember.Controller.extend(controllerOpts);
+
+export const addDiscoveryQueryParam = function(p, opts) {
+  queryParams[p] = opts;
+  const cOpts = {};
+  cOpts[p] = Ember.computed.alias(`discoveryTopics.${p}`);
+  cOpts["queryParams"] = Object.keys(queryParams);
+  Controller.reopen(cOpts);
+};
+
+export default Controller;
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/lib/plugin-api.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/lib/plugin-api.js.es6
index 73ce8a4e9d8..a56554047e3 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/lib/plugin-api.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/lib/plugin-api.js.es6
@@ -13,9 +13,10 @@ import { addFlagProperty } from 'discourse/components/site-header';
 import { addPopupMenuOptionsCallback } from 'discourse/controllers/composer';
 import { extraConnectorClass } from 'discourse/lib/plugin-connectors';
 import { addPostSmallActionIcon } from 'discourse/widgets/post-small-action';
+import { addDiscoveryQueryParam } from 'discourse/controllers/discovery-sortable';
 
 // If you add any methods to the API ensure you bump up this number
-const PLUGIN_API_VERSION = 0.8;
+const PLUGIN_API_VERSION = '0.8.1';
 
 class PluginApi {
   constructor(version, container) {
@@ -377,12 +378,42 @@ class PluginApi {
   addPostSmallActionIcon(key, icon) {
     addPostSmallActionIcon(key, icon);
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Register an additional query param with topic discovery,
+   * this allows for filters on the topic list
+   *
+   **/
+  addDiscoveryQueryParam(param, options) {
+    addDiscoveryQueryParam(param, options);
+  }
 }
 
 let _pluginv01;
+
+
+// from http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6832596/how-to-compare-software-version-number-using-js-only-number
+function cmpVersions (a, b) {
+    var i, diff;
+    var regExStrip0 = /(\.0+)+$/;
+    var segmentsA = a.replace(regExStrip0, '').split('.');
+    var segmentsB = b.replace(regExStrip0, '').split('.');
+    var l = Math.min(segmentsA.length, segmentsB.length);
+
+    for (i = 0; i < l; i++) {
+        diff = parseInt(segmentsA[i], 10) - parseInt(segmentsB[i], 10);
+        if (diff) {
+            return diff;
+        }
+    }
+    return segmentsA.length - segmentsB.length;
+}
+
+
+
 function getPluginApi(version) {
-  version = parseFloat(version);
-  if (version <= PLUGIN_API_VERSION) {
+  version = version.toString();
+  if (cmpVersions(version,PLUGIN_API_VERSION) <= 0) {
     if (!_pluginv01) {
       _pluginv01 = new PluginApi(version, Discourse.__container__);
     }