diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index 42586a46..f26fc959 100644
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ x.x:
 - changed: activity filter in group river widget (now more advanced)
 - changed: group status (open/closed) CSS
 - changed: moved changelog to CHANGES.txt in preperation for Elgg 1.8
+- changed: plugin information to README.txt in preperation for Elgg 1.8
 
 1.8 (2011-11-11):
 
diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..045416b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+= Group Tools =
+Combines different group additions into one plugin
+
+== Contents ==
+1. Features
+2. Replaces
+3. ToDo
+
+== 1. Features ==
+- group admin transfer
+- group multiple admin
+- group kick
+- group activity (profile,dashboard,index,group widget)
+	- can show more than one group activity
+	- has support for river_comments and like
+- group members widget (group only)
+- group invitations widget (index, dashboard)
+- group mail
+- group invite
+	- better error messages
+	- free text with invite
+	- listing of outstanding invitations
+	- personal invitation revoke
+	- add users to group
+	- all users (admin option)
+	- import users from csv
+- group listing
+	- alfabetical
+	
+== 2. Replaces ==
+- group_admin_transfer
+- group_multiple_admin
+- group_mail
+- group_kick
+- groupriver
+
+== 3. ToDo ==
+- group listing
+	- latest activity in my groups
+	- my groups (and remove menu item)
+- group icon cron tool 
+- group invite
+	- preview message
+	- preview csv sample
+	- invitation report
+		- per user what happend
+	- better description of options
+- group widgets
+	- group listing on popular
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diff --git a/manifest.xml b/manifest.xml
index a9f2c00a..5f78d654 100644
--- a/manifest.xml
+++ b/manifest.xml
@@ -7,58 +7,4 @@
 	<field key="copyright" value="(C) ColdTrick IT Solutions 2011" />
 	<field key="licence" value="GNU Public License version 2" />
 	<field key="elgg_version" value="2010071002" />
-</plugin_manifest>
-<!--
-
-====================
-Features
-====================
-Combines different group additions into one plugin
-
-- group admin transfer
-- group multiple admin
-- group kick
-- group activity (profile,dashboard,index,group widget)
-	- can show more than one group activity
-	- has support for river_comments and like
-- group members widget (group only)
-- group invitations widget (index, dashboard)
-- group mail
-- group invite
-	- better error messages
-	- free text with invite
-	- listing of outstanding invitations
-	- personal invitation revoke
-	- add users to group
-	- all users (admin option)
-	- import users from csv
-- group listing
-	- alfabetical
-	
-====================
-Replaces
-====================
-- group_admin_transfer
-- group_multiple_admin
-- group_mail
-- group_kick
-- groupriver
-
-====================
-ToDo
-====================
-- group listing
-	- latest activity in my groups
-	- my groups (and remove menu item)
-- group icon cron tool 
-
-- group invite
-	- preview message
-	- preview csv sample
-	- invitation report
-		- per user what happend
-	- better description of options
-- group widgets
-	- group listing on popular
-
--->
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+</plugin_manifest>
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