diff --git a/Phi/config.json b/Phi/config.json
index e6a1d4502..3ee01519a 100644
--- a/Phi/config.json
+++ b/Phi/config.json
@@ -1,45 +1,33 @@
 {
   "plugins": {
     "Aircraft": {
-      "component": {
-        "key": "Aircraft",
-        "lib": "topics/Aircraft"
-      }
+      "index": 100,
+      "component": "topics/Aircraft"
     },
 
     "Environment": {
-      "component": {
-        "key": "Environment",
-        "lib": "topics/Environment"
-      }
+      "index": 200,
+      "component": "topics/Environment"
     },
 
     "Map": {
-      "component": {
-        "key": "Map",
-        "lib": "topics/Map"
-      }
+      "index": 300,
+      "component": "topics/Map"
     },
 
     "Tools": {
-      "component": {
-        "key": "Tools",
-        "lib": "topics/Tools"
-      }
+      "index": 400,
+      "component": "topics/Tools"
     },
 
     "Simulator": {
-      "component": {
-        "key": "Simulator",
-        "lib": "topics/Simulator"
-      }
+      "index": 500,
+      "component": "topics/Simulator"
     },
 
     "Help": {
-      "component": {
-        "key": "Help",
-        "lib": "topics/Help"
-      }
+      "index": 600,
+      "component": "topics/Help"
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/Phi/main.js b/Phi/main.js
index 980d362ca..79b2a8b00 100644
--- a/Phi/main.js
+++ b/Phi/main.js
@@ -203,20 +203,33 @@ require([
 
     jquery.get('/config.json', null, function(config) {
 
+        // merge user config into global config
+        jquery.get('/fg-home/Phi/config.json', null, function(userConfig) {
+            for ( var p in userConfig.plugins ) {
+              config.plugins[p] = userConfig.plugins[p];
+            }
+
             var topics = [];
             if (config && config.plugins ) {
                 for ( var p in config.plugins ) {
                     var plugin = config.plugins[p];
-                    if (plugin.component && plugin.component.key && plugin.component.lib) {
-                        if (false == ko.components.isRegistered(plugin.component.key)) {
-                            ko.components.register(plugin.component.key, { require: plugin.component.lib });
+                    if (plugin.component) {
+                        if (false == ko.components.isRegistered(p)) {
+                            ko.components.register(p, { require: plugin.component });
                         }
                     }
 
                     topics.push(p);
                 }
             }
+
+            topics.sort(function(a,b) {
+              indexa = config.plugins[a].index || 0;
+              indexb = config.plugins[b].index || 0;
+              return indexa - indexb;
+            });
             ko.applyBindings(new PhiViewModel(topics), document.getElementById('wrapper'));
+        });
     });