--- a/src/plugins/plugin_xep_0277.py	Tue Nov 24 16:21:18 2015 +0100
+++ b/src/plugins/plugin_xep_0277.py	Tue Nov 24 16:21:18 2015 +0100
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@
         defer.returnValue(microblog_data)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def data2entry(self, data, item_id=None, profile_key=C.PROF_KEY_NONE):
+    def data2entry(self, data, item_id=None, profile=C.PROF_KEY_NONE):
         """Convert a data dict to en entry usable to create an item
 
         @param data: data dict as given by bridge method.
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@
         """
         if item_id is None:
             item_id = unicode(uuid.uuid4())
-        client = self.host.getClient(profile_key)
+        client = self.host.getClient(profile)
         entry_elt = domish.Element((NS_ATOM, 'entry'))
 
         ## content and title ##
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@
                     elem = entry_elt.addElement(elem_name)
                     if type_:
                         if type_ == '_rich':  # convert input from current syntax to XHTML
-                            converted = yield synt.convert(data[attr], synt.getCurrentSyntax(profile_key), "XHTML")
+                            converted = yield synt.convert(data[attr], synt.getCurrentSyntax(profile), "XHTML")
                             if '{}_xhtml'.format(elem_name) in data:
                                 raise failure.Failure(exceptions.DataError(_("Can't have xhtml and rich content at the same time")))
                         else:  # clean the XHTML input
@@ -412,6 +412,11 @@
 
         ## final item building ##
         item_elt = pubsub.Item(id=item_id, payload=entry_elt)
+
+        ## the trigger ##
+        # if other plugins have things to add or change
+        yield self.host.trigger.point("XEP-0277_data2entry", client, data, entry_elt, item_elt)
+
         defer.returnValue(item_elt)
 
     ## publish ##
@@ -440,11 +445,16 @@
                    self._p.OPT_PUBLISH_MODEL: "subscribers",  # TODO: should be open if *both* node and item access_model are open (public node and item)
                    }
 
+        # if other plugins need to change the options
+        yield self.host.trigger.point("XEP-0277_comments", client, mb_data, options)
+
         comments_node_base = u"{}{}".format(NS_COMMENT_PREFIX, item_id)
         comments_node = comments_node_base
 
         suffix = None
         comments_service = client.pubsub_service if client.pubsub_service is not None else service
+
+        # we try to create the comment nodes #
         max_tries = 3
 
         for i in xrange(max_tries+1):