diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c39f812..de1027e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Der multifunktionale Telegram-Bot.
 [Offizielle Webseite](https://ponywave.de/projekte/mikubot-v2/) | [Entwickler auf Telegram](http://telegram.me/Akamaru) **KEIN SUPPORT!** | [Offizieller Telegram-Kanal](https://telegram.me/Mikubot_Updates)
 
 Mikubot ist ein auf Plugins basierender Bot, der die [offizielle Telegram Bot API](http://core.telegram.org/bots/api) benutzt. Geforkt wurde er von [Brawlbot](https://github.com/Brawl345/Brawlbot-v2) Ursprünglich wurde er 2015 auf Basis von Yagops [Telegram Bot](https://github.com/yagop/telegram-bot/) entwickelt, da aber die Entwicklung von tg-cli [zum Stillstand](https://brawlbot.tk/posts/ein-neuanfang) gekommen ist, wurden alle Plugins des bisher proprietären Brawlbots im Juni 2016 auf die Bot-API portiert und open-sourced. Im Juli und August 2016 wurden die zusätzlichen Plugins von Mikubot ebenfalls auf die Bot-API migriert.  
-**Mikubot V2 basiert auf [otouto](https://github.com/topkecleon/otouto) von Topkecleon.**
+**Mikubot V2 basiert auf [otouto](https://github.com/topkecleon/otouto) von topkecleon.**
 
 Mikubot V2 ist freie Software; du darfst ihn modifizieren und weiterverbreiten, allerdings musst du dich an die GNU Affero General Public License v3 halten, siehe **LICENSE** für Details.
 
diff --git a/miku/bot.lua b/miku/bot.lua
index 92a7c8c..8aaf949 100644
--- a/miku/bot.lua
+++ b/miku/bot.lua
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ function bot:on_callback_receive(callback, msg, config) -- whenever a new callba
   
   -- Check if whitelist is enabled and user/chat is whitelisted
   local whitelist = redis:get('whitelist:enabled')
-  if whitelist and not is_sudo(msg, config) then
+  if whitelist and not is_sudo(callback, config) then
 	local hash = 'whitelist:user#id'..user_id
 	local allowed = redis:get(hash) or false
 	if not allowed then
@@ -163,10 +163,12 @@ function bot:on_callback_receive(callback, msg, config) -- whenever a new callba
   for n=1, #self.plugins do
     local plugin = self.plugins[n]
 	if plugin.name == called_plugin then
-	  if is_plugin_disabled_on_chat(plugin.name, msg) then return end
+	  if is_plugin_disabled_on_chat(plugin.name, msg) then utilities.answer_callback_query(callback, 'Plugin wurde in diesem Chat deaktiviert.') return end
 	  plugin:callback(callback, msg, self, config, param)
 	end
   end
+  
+   utilities.answer_callback_query(callback, 'Ungültiger CallbackQuery: Kein Plugin gefunden.')
 end
 
 -- NOTE: To enable InlineQuerys, send /setinline to @BotFather
@@ -192,6 +194,11 @@ function bot:process_inline_query(inline_query, config) -- When an inline query
     inline_query.query = inline_query.query:gsub('"', '\\"')
   end
   
+  if string.len(inline_query.query) > 200 then
+    abort_inline_query(inline_query)
+	return
+  end
+  
   for n=1, #self.plugins do
     local plugin = self.plugins[n]
     match_inline_plugins(self, inline_query, config, plugin)
@@ -227,7 +234,6 @@ function bot:run(config)
 		-- Run cron jobs every minute.
 		if self.last_cron ~= os.date('%M') then
 			self.last_cron = os.date('%M')
-			utilities.save_data(self.info.username..'.db', self.database) -- Save the database.
 		    for n=1, #self.plugins do 
 			    local v = self.plugins[n]
 				if v.cron then -- Call each plugin's cron function, if it has one.
diff --git a/miku/plugins/app_store.lua b/miku/plugins/app_store.lua
index 41ea4c5..6d313ec 100644
--- a/miku/plugins/app_store.lua
+++ b/miku/plugins/app_store.lua
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ function app_store:send_appstore_data(data)
   else
     game_center = ''
   end
-  local category_count = tablelength(data.genres)
+  local category_count = #data.genres
   if category_count == 1 then
     category = '\nKategorie: '..data.genres[1]
   else
diff --git a/miku/plugins/bitly_create.lua b/miku/plugins/bitly_create.lua
index 70d1f4c..12366cf 100644
--- a/miku/plugins/bitly_create.lua
+++ b/miku/plugins/bitly_create.lua
@@ -124,10 +124,10 @@ function bitly_create:action(msg, config, matches)
   end
 
   if matches[2] == nil then
-    long_url = url_encode(matches[1])
+    long_url = URL.encode(matches[1])
 	domain = 'bit.ly'
   else
-    long_url = url_encode(matches[2])
+    long_url = URL.encode(matches[2])
 	domain = matches[1]
   end
   utilities.send_reply(msg, bitly_create:create_bitlink(long_url, domain, bitly_access_token))
diff --git a/miku/plugins/channels.lua b/miku/plugins/channels.lua
index a0b88f8..c6415f6 100644
--- a/miku/plugins/channels.lua
+++ b/miku/plugins/channels.lua
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ function channels:pre_process(msg, config)
 end
 
 function channels:action(msg, config, matches)
-  if msg.from.id ~= config.admin then
+  if not is_sudo(msg, config) then
     utilities.send_reply(msg, config.errors.sudo, true)
 	return
   end
diff --git a/miku/plugins/control.lua b/miku/plugins/control.lua
index 69309a0..1cb5cd2 100644
--- a/miku/plugins/control.lua
+++ b/miku/plugins/control.lua
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ end
 
 function control:action(msg, config)
 
-	if msg.from.id ~= config.admin then
+	if not is_sudo(msg, config) then
 		return
 	end
 
diff --git a/miku/plugins/creds.lua b/miku/plugins/creds.lua
index f8a703e..e9a0790 100644
--- a/miku/plugins/creds.lua
+++ b/miku/plugins/creds.lua
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ end
 
 function creds_manager:action(msg, config, matches)
   local receiver = msg.from.id
-  if receiver ~= config.admin then
+  if not is_sudo(msg, config) then
     utilities.send_reply(msg, config.errors.sudo, true)
 	return
   end
diff --git a/miku/plugins/dhl.lua b/miku/plugins/dhl.lua
index 0a15ca5..e6b1fd2 100644
--- a/miku/plugins/dhl.lua
+++ b/miku/plugins/dhl.lua
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ local BASE_URL = 'https://mobil.dhl.de'
 function dhl:sendungsstatus(id)
   local url = BASE_URL..'/shipmentdetails.html?shipmentId='..id
   local res,code = https.request(url)
-  if code ~= 200 then return 'Fehler beim Abrufen von mobil.dhl.de' end
-  local status = string.match(res, '<div id%=\"detailShortStatus\">(.-)</div>')
-  local status = all_trim(status)
-  local zeit = string.match(res, '<div id%=\"detailStatusDateTime\">(.-)</div>')
-  local zeit = all_trim(zeit)
+  if code ~= 200 then return "Fehler beim Abrufen von mobil.dhl.de" end
+  local status = string.match(res, "<div id%=\"detailShortStatus\">(.-)</div>")
+  local status = utilities.trim(status)
+  local zeit = string.match(res, "<div id%=\"detailStatusDateTime\">(.-)</div>")
+  local zeit = utilities.trim(zeit)
   if not zeit or zeit == '<br />' then
     return status
   end
diff --git a/miku/plugins/gImages.lua b/miku/plugins/gImages.lua
index ae444fd..b2bffdb 100644
--- a/miku/plugins/gImages.lua
+++ b/miku/plugins/gImages.lua
@@ -26,6 +26,19 @@ end
 
 gImages.command = 'img <Suchbegriff>'
 
+function gImages:is_blacklisted(msg)
+  _blacklist = redis:smembers("telegram:img_blacklist")
+  local var = false
+  for v,word in pairs(_blacklist) do
+    if string.find(string.lower(msg), string.lower(word)) then
+      print("Wort steht auf der Blacklist!")
+      var = true
+      break
+    end
+  end
+  return var
+end
+
 -- Yes, the callback is copied from below, but I can't think of another method :\
 function gImages:callback(callback, msg, self, config, input)
   if not msg then return end
@@ -153,7 +166,7 @@ function gImages:action(msg, config, matches)
   end
   
   print ('Überprüfe, ob das Wort auf der Blackliste steht: '..input)
-  if is_blacklisted(input) then
+  if gImages:is_blacklisted(input) then
     utilities.send_reply(msg, 'Vergiss es!')
 	return
   end
diff --git a/miku/plugins/gImages_nsfw.lua b/miku/plugins/gImages_nsfw.lua
index 8e9fc79..5c38959 100644
--- a/miku/plugins/gImages_nsfw.lua
+++ b/miku/plugins/gImages_nsfw.lua
@@ -26,6 +26,19 @@ end
 
 gImages_nsfw.command = 'img2 <Suchbegriff>'
 
+function gImages_nsfw:is_blacklisted(msg)
+  _blacklist = redis:smembers("telegram:img_blacklist")
+  local var = false
+  for v,word in pairs(_blacklist) do
+    if string.find(string.lower(msg), string.lower(word)) then
+      print("Wort steht auf der Blacklist!")
+      var = true
+      break
+    end
+  end
+  return var
+end
+
 -- Yes, the callback is copied from below, but I can't think of another method :\
 function gImages_nsfw:callback(callback, msg, self, config, input)
   if not msg then return end
@@ -153,7 +166,7 @@ function gImages_nsfw:action(msg, config, matches)
   end
   
   print ('Überprüfe, ob das Wort auf der Blackliste steht: '..input)
-  if is_blacklisted(input) then
+  if gImages_nsfw:is_blacklisted(input) then
     utilities.send_reply(msg, 'Vergiss es!')
 	return
   end
diff --git a/miku/plugins/games.lua b/miku/plugins/games.lua
index 987250a..4f27564 100644
--- a/miku/plugins/games.lua
+++ b/miku/plugins/games.lua
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ function games:send_game_data(game_id, self, msg)
   
   if xml.find(result, 'Genres') then
     local genres = xml.find(result, 'Genres')
-    local genre_count = tablelength(genres)-1
+    local genre_count = #genres-1
     if genre_count == 1 then
       genre = '\nGenre: '..genres[1][1]
     else
diff --git a/miku/plugins/github_feed.lua b/miku/plugins/github_feed.lua
index 0adbef2..485943e 100644
--- a/miku/plugins/github_feed.lua
+++ b/miku/plugins/github_feed.lua
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ function gh_feed:action(msg, config, matches)
   
   -- For channels
   if matches[1] == 'sub' and matches[2] and matches[3] then
-    if msg.from.id ~= config.admin then
+    if not is_sudo(msg, config) then
       utilities.send_reply(msg, config.errors.sudo, true)
 	  return
     end
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ function gh_feed:action(msg, config, matches)
 	utilities.send_reply(msg, output, true)
 	return
   elseif matches[1] == 'del' and matches[2] and matches[3] then
-    if msg.from.id ~= config.admin then
+    if not is_sudo(msg, config) then
       utilities.send_reply(msg, config.errors.sudo, true)
 	  return
     end
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ function gh_feed:action(msg, config, matches)
   end
 
   if matches[1] == 'sub' and matches[2] then
-    if msg.from.id ~= config.admin then
+    if not is_sudo(msg, config) then
       utilities.send_reply(msg, config.errors.sudo, true)
 	  return
     end
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ function gh_feed:action(msg, config, matches)
 	utilities.send_reply(msg, output, true)
 	return
   elseif matches[1] == 'del' and matches[2] then
-    if msg.from.id ~= config.admin then
+    if not is_sudo(msg, config) then
       utilities.send_reply(msg, config.errors.sudo, true)
 	  return
     end
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ function gh_feed:action(msg, config, matches)
 	utilities.send_reply(msg, list_subs, true, keyboard)
     return
   elseif matches[1] == 'sync' then
-    if msg.from.id ~= config.admin then
+    if not is_sudo(msg, config) then
       utilities.send_reply(msg, config.errors.sudo, true)
 	  return
     end
diff --git a/miku/plugins/id.lua b/miku/plugins/id.lua
index 2186a06..6eb6865 100644
--- a/miku/plugins/id.lua
+++ b/miku/plugins/id.lua
@@ -63,27 +63,27 @@ function id:action(msg, config, matches)
 	end
 
 	local chat_id = msg.chat.id
-	local user = 'Du bist @%s, auch bekannt als *%s* `[%s]`'
+	local user = 'Du bist @%s, auch bekannt als <b>%s</b> <code>[%s]</code>'
 	if msg.from.username then
-		user = user:format(utilities.markdown_escape(msg.from.username), msg.from.name, msg.from.id)
+		user = user:format(utilities.html_escape(msg.from.username), msg.from.name, msg.from.id)
 	else
-		user = 'Du bist *%s* `[%s]`,'
+		user = 'Du bist <b>%s</b> <code>[%s]</code>,'
 		user = user:format(msg.from.name, msg.from.id)
 	end
 
-	local group = '@%s, auch bekannt als *%s* `[%s]`.'
+	local group = '@%s, auch bekannt als <b>%s</b> <code>[%s]</code>.'
 	if msg.chat.type == 'private' then
-		group = group:format(utilities.markdown_escape(self.info.username), self.info.first_name, self.info.id)
+		group = group:format(utilities.html_escape(self.info.username), self.info.first_name, self.info.id)
 	elseif msg.chat.username then
-		group = group:format(utilities.markdown_escape(msg.chat.username), msg.chat.title, chat_id)
+		group = group:format(utilities.html_escape(msg.chat.username), msg.chat.title, chat_id)
 	else
-		group = '*%s* `[%s]`.'
+		group = '<b>%s</b> <code>[%s]</code>.'
 		group = group:format(msg.chat.title, chat_id)
 	end
 
 	local output = user .. ', und du bist in der Gruppe ' .. group
 
-	utilities.send_message(msg.chat.id, output, true, msg.message_id, true)
+	utilities.send_message(msg.chat.id, output, true, msg.message_id, 'HTML')
   elseif matches[1] == "chat" then
     if msg.chat.type ~= 'group' and msg.chat.type ~= 'supergroup' then
 	  utilities.send_reply(msg, 'Das hier ist keine Gruppe!')
@@ -115,21 +115,21 @@ function id:action(msg, config, matches)
 	local result = id:get_member_count(msg, chat_id)
 	local member_count = result.result
 	if member_count == 1 then
-	  member_count = 'ist *1 Mitglied'
+	  member_count = 'ist <b>1 Mitglied'
 	else
-	  member_count = 'sind *'..member_count..' Mitglieder'
+	  member_count = 'sind <b>'..member_count..' Mitglieder'
 	end
-    local text = 'IDs für *'..chat_name..'* `['..chat_id..']`\nHier '..member_count..':*\n---------\n'
+    local text = 'IDs für <b>'..chat_name..'</b> <code>['..chat_id..']</code>\nHier '..member_count..':</b>\n---------\n'
     for k,user in pairs(users_info) do
 	  if table.contains(admins, tostring(user.id)) then
-	    text = text..'*'..user.name..'* `['..user.id..']` _Administrator_\n'
+	    text = text..'<b>'..user.name..'</b> <code>['..user.id..']</code> <i>Administrator</i>\n'
 	  elseif tostring(creator_id) == user.id then
-	    text = text..'*'..user.name..'* `['..user.id..']` _Gründer_\n'
+	    text = text..'<b>'..user.name..'</b> <code>['..user.id..']</code> <i>Gründer</i>\n'
 	  else
-        text = text..'*'..user.name..'* `['..user.id..']`\n'
+        text = text..'<b>'..user.name..'</b> <code>['..user.id..']</code>\n'
 	  end
     end
-	utilities.send_reply(msg, text..'_(Bots sind nicht gelistet)_', true)
+	utilities.send_reply(msg, text..'<i>(Bots sind nicht gelistet)</i>', 'HTML')
   end
 end
 
diff --git a/miku/plugins/imgblacklist.lua b/miku/plugins/imgblacklist.lua
index 8ee6902..689bced 100644
--- a/miku/plugins/imgblacklist.lua
+++ b/miku/plugins/imgblacklist.lua
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ function imgblacklist:remove_blacklist(word)
 end
 
 function imgblacklist:action(msg, config, matches)
-  if msg.from.id ~= config.admin then
+  if not is_sudo(msg, config) then
     utilities.send_reply(msg, config.errors.sudo, true)
 	return
   end
diff --git a/miku/plugins/luarun.lua b/miku/plugins/luarun.lua
index fc714b7..e6dd347 100644
--- a/miku/plugins/luarun.lua
+++ b/miku/plugins/luarun.lua
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ end
 
 function luarun:action(msg, config)
 
-    if msg.from.id ~= config.admin then
+	if not is_sudo(msg, config) then
         return true
     end
 
diff --git a/miku/plugins/lyrics.lua b/miku/plugins/lyrics.lua
index be3ccee..899febf 100644
--- a/miku/plugins/lyrics.lua
+++ b/miku/plugins/lyrics.lua
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ lyrics.command = 'lyrics <Lied>'
 
 function lyrics:getLyrics(text)
   local apikey = cred_data.lyricsnmusic_apikey
-  local q = url_encode(text)
+  local q = URL.encode(text)
   local b = http.request("http://api.lyricsnmusic.com/songs?api_key="..apikey.."&q=" .. q)
   response = json.decode(b)
   local reply = ""
diff --git a/miku/plugins/media.lua b/miku/plugins/media.lua
index d28a919..91d2ec9 100644
--- a/miku/plugins/media.lua
+++ b/miku/plugins/media.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 local media = {}
 
+local mime = (loadfile "./miku/mimetype.lua")()
+
 media.triggers = {
     	"(https?://[%w-_%.%?%.:,/%+=&%[%]]+%.(gif))$",
     	"(https?://[%w-_%.%?%.:,/%+=&%[%]]+%.(mp4))$",
diff --git a/miku/plugins/plugins.lua b/miku/plugins/plugins.lua
index cd61635..1f7953a 100644
--- a/miku/plugins/plugins.lua
+++ b/miku/plugins/plugins.lua
@@ -24,6 +24,18 @@ end
 
 plugin_manager.command = 'plugins <nur für Superuser>'
 
+-- Returns at table of lua files inside plugins
+function plugin_manager:plugins_names()
+  local files = {}
+  for k, v in pairs(scandir("miku/plugins")) do
+    -- Ends with .lua
+    if (v:match(".lua$")) then
+	  files[#files+1] = v
+    end 
+  end
+  return files
+end
+
 -- Returns the key (index) in the config.enabled_plugins table
 function plugin_manager:plugin_enabled(name, chat)
   for k,v in pairs(enabled_plugins) do
@@ -37,7 +49,7 @@ end
 
 -- Returns true if file exists in plugins folder
 function plugin_manager:plugin_exists(name)
-  for k,v in pairs(plugins_names()) do
+  for k,v in pairs(plugin_manager:plugins_names()) do
     if name..'.lua' == v then
       return true
     end
@@ -47,7 +59,7 @@ end
 
 function plugin_manager:list_plugins()
   local text = ''
-  for k, v in pairs(plugins_names()) do
+  for k, v in pairs(plugin_manager:plugins_names()) do
     --  ✔ enabled, ❌ disabled
     local status = '❌'
     -- Check if is enabled
@@ -161,7 +173,7 @@ function plugin_manager:reenable_plugin_on_chat(msg, plugin)
 end
 
 function plugin_manager:action(msg, config, matches)
-  if msg.from.id ~= config.admin then
+  if not is_sudo(msg, config) then
     utilities.send_reply(msg, config.errors.sudo, true)
 	return
   end
diff --git a/miku/plugins/pocket.lua b/miku/plugins/pocket.lua
index ee1ffe8..21e9190 100644
--- a/miku/plugins/pocket.lua
+++ b/miku/plugins/pocket.lua
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ function pocket:add_pocket_item(access_token, url)
   local code = result.item.response_code
   
   local text = title..' ('..given_url..') hinzugefügt!'
+  if not code then return text end
   if code ~= "200" and code ~= "0" then text = text..'\nAber die Seite liefert Fehler '..code..' zurück.' end
   return text
 end
diff --git a/miku/plugins/quotes.lua b/miku/plugins/quotes.lua
index c2c1155..1ec4cd0 100644
--- a/miku/plugins/quotes.lua
+++ b/miku/plugins/quotes.lua
@@ -21,10 +21,6 @@ end
 quotes.command = 'quote'
 
 function quotes:save_quote(msg)
-  if msg.text:sub(11):isempty() then
-    return "Benutzung: /addquote [Zitat]"
-  end
-  
   local quote = msg.text:sub(11)
   local hash = get_redis_hash(msg, 'quotes')
   print('Saving quote to redis set '..hash)
@@ -33,10 +29,6 @@ function quotes:save_quote(msg)
 end
 
 function quotes:delete_quote(msg)
-  if msg.text:sub(11):isempty() then
-    return "Benutzung: /delquote [Zitat]"
-  end
-  
   local quote = msg.text:sub(11)
   local hash = get_redis_hash(msg, 'quotes')
   print('Deleting quote from redis set '..hash)
diff --git a/miku/plugins/rss.lua b/miku/plugins/rss.lua
index fe97475..6f8c635 100644
--- a/miku/plugins/rss.lua
+++ b/miku/plugins/rss.lua
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ function rss:action(msg, config, matches)
   
   -- For channels
   if matches[1] == 'sub' and matches[2] and matches[3] then
-    if msg.from.id ~= config.admin then
+    if not is_sudo(msg, config) then
       utilities.send_reply(msg, config.errors.sudo, true)
 	  return
     end
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ function rss:action(msg, config, matches)
 	utilities.send_reply(msg, output, 'HTML')
 	return
   elseif matches[1] == 'del' and matches[2] and matches[3] then
-    if msg.from.id ~= config.admin then
+    if not is_sudo(msg, config) then
       utilities.send_reply(msg, config.errors.sudo, true)
 	  return
     end
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ function rss:action(msg, config, matches)
   end
   
   if matches[1] == 'sub' and matches[2] then
-    if msg.from.id ~= config.admin then
+    if not is_sudo(msg, config) then
       utilities.send_reply(msg, config.errors.sudo, true)
 	  return
     end
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ function rss:action(msg, config, matches)
 	utilities.send_reply(msg, output, 'HTML')
 	return
   elseif matches[1] == 'del' and matches[2] then
-    if msg.from.id ~= config.admin then
+    if not is_sudo(msg, config) then
       utilities.send_reply(msg, config.errors.sudo, true)
 	  return
     end
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ function rss:action(msg, config, matches)
 	utilities.send_reply(msg, list_subs, 'HTML', keyboard)
     return
   elseif matches[1] == 'sync' then
-    if msg.from.id ~= config.admin then
+    if not is_sudo(msg, config) then
       utilities.send_reply(msg, config.errors.sudo, true)
 	  return
     end
diff --git a/miku/plugins/site_header.lua b/miku/plugins/site_header.lua
index fbd7222..afc0d3e 100644
--- a/miku/plugins/site_header.lua
+++ b/miku/plugins/site_header.lua
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ function site_header:init(config)
 end
 
 function site_header:action(msg, config, matches)
-  if msg.from.id ~= config.admin then
+  if not is_sudo(msg, config) then
 	utilities.send_reply(msg, config.errors.sudo, true)
   end
   
diff --git a/miku/plugins/stats.lua b/miku/plugins/stats.lua
index 27570ee..c75202a 100644
--- a/miku/plugins/stats.lua
+++ b/miku/plugins/stats.lua
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ function stats:action(msg, config, matches)
     end
 
     if matches[2] == "chat" then
-	  if msg.from.id ~= config.admin then
+	  if not is_sudo(msg, config) then
         utilities.send_reply(msg, config.errors.sudo, true)
 	    return
       else
diff --git a/miku/plugins/tagesschau.lua b/miku/plugins/tagesschau.lua
index 1c74e42..2eb61d6 100644
--- a/miku/plugins/tagesschau.lua
+++ b/miku/plugins/tagesschau.lua
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ end
 
 function tagesschau:get_tagesschau_article(article)
   local url = BASE_URL..'/'..article..'.json'
-  local res,code  = https.request(url)
-  local data = json.decode(res)
+  local res, code  = https.request(url)
   if code == 404 then return "Artikel nicht gefunden!" end
   if code ~= 200 then return "HTTP-Fehler" end
+  local data = json.decode(res)
   if not data then return "HTTP-Fehler" end
   if data.type ~= "story" then
     print('Typ "'..data.type..'" wird nicht unterstützt')
diff --git a/miku/plugins/twitter_send.lua b/miku/plugins/twitter_send.lua
index 18269eb..e4812f9 100644
--- a/miku/plugins/twitter_send.lua
+++ b/miku/plugins/twitter_send.lua
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ end
 
 function twitter_send:action(msg, config, matches)
   if matches[1] == "twwhitelist add" then
-    if msg.from.id ~= config.admin then
+    if not is_sudo(msg, config) then
       utilities.send_reply(msg, config.errors.sudo, true)
 	  return
     else
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ function twitter_send:action(msg, config, matches)
   end
 
   if matches[1] == "twwhitelist del" then
-    if msg.from.id ~= config.admin then
+    if not is_sudo(msg, config) then
       utilities.send_reply(msg, config.errors.sudo, true)
 	  return
     else
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ function twitter_send:action(msg, config, matches)
   -- Thanks to the great doc at https://github.com/ignacio/LuaOAuth#a-more-involved-example
   if not oauth_token and not oauth_token_secret then
     if msg.chat.type == 'group' or msg.chat.type == 'supergroup' then
-	  if msg.from.id ~= config.admin then
+	  if not is_sudo(msg, config) then
         utilities.send_reply(msg, config.errors.sudo, true)
 	    return
       else
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ function twitter_send:action(msg, config, matches)
 
   if matches[1] == 'auth' and matches[2] then
     if msg.chat.type == 'group' or msg.chat.type == 'supergroup' then
-      if msg.from.id ~= config.admin then
+      if not is_sudo(msg, config) then
         utilities.send_reply(msg, config.errors.sudo, true)
 	    return
       end
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ function twitter_send:action(msg, config, matches)
   
   if matches[1] == 'unauth' then
     if msg.chat.type == 'group' or msg.chat.type == 'supergroup' then
-      if msg.from.id ~= config.admin then
+      if not is_sudo(msg, config) then
         utilities.send_reply(msg, config.errors.sudo, true)
 	    return
       end
diff --git a/miku/utilities.lua b/miku/utilities.lua
index 51068ea..ac86c86 100644
--- a/miku/utilities.lua
+++ b/miku/utilities.lua
@@ -28,15 +28,13 @@ socket = require('socket')
 URL = require('socket.url')
 json = require('dkjson')
 pcall(json.use_lpeg)
-serpent = require('serpent')
-redis = (loadfile './miku/redis.lua')()
-mime = (loadfile './miku/mimetype.lua')()
-OAuth = require 'OAuth'
-helpers = require 'OAuth.helpers'
-require('/miku/encoding')
+serpent = require("serpent")
+redis = (loadfile "./miku/redis.lua")()
+OAuth = require "OAuth"
+helpers = require "OAuth.helpers"
 
-http.TIMEOUT = 7
-https.TIMEOUT = 7
+http.TIMEOUT = 10
+https.TIMEOUT = 10
 
  -- For the sake of ease to new contributors and familiarity to old contributors,
  -- we'll provide a couple of aliases to real bindings here.
@@ -343,38 +341,21 @@ function utilities.input_from_msg(msg)
 	return utilities.input(msg.text) or (msg.reply_to_message and #msg.reply_to_message.text > 0 and msg.reply_to_message.text) or false
 end
 
--- Calculates the length of the given string as UTF-8 characters
-function utilities.utf8_len(s)
-    local chars = 0
-    for i = 1, string.len(s) do
-        local b = string.byte(s, i)
-        if b < 128 or b >= 192 then
-            chars = chars + 1
-        end
-    end
-    return chars
-end
-
 -- Trims whitespace from a string.
 function utilities.trim(str)
 	local s = str:gsub('^%s*(.-)%s*$', '%1')
 	return s
 end
 
--- Returns true if the string is empty
+-- Returns true if the string is blank/empty
 function string:isempty()
+  self = utilities.trim(self)
   return self == nil or self == ''
 end
 
--- Returns true if the string is blank
-function string:isblank()
-  self = self:trim()
-  return self:isempty()
-end
-
 function get_name(msg)
    local name = msg.from.first_name
-   if name == nil then
+   if not name then
       name = msg.from.id
    end
    return name
@@ -392,10 +373,6 @@ function convert_timestamp(timestamp, date_format)
   return os.date(date_format, timestamp)
 end
 
-function string.starts(String, Start)
-   return Start == string.sub(String,1,string.len(Start))
-end
-
 -- Saves file to $HOME/tmp/. If file_name isn't provided,
 -- will get the text after the last "/" for filename
 -- and content-type for extension
@@ -498,19 +475,6 @@ function utilities.build_name(first, last)
 	end
 end
 
-function utilities:resolve_username(input)
-	input = input:gsub('^@', '')
-	for _, user in pairs(self.database.users) do
-		if user.username and user.username:lower() == input:lower() then
-			local t = {}
-			for key, val in pairs(user) do
-				t[key] = val
-			end
-			return t
-		end
-	end
-end
-
 function utilities:handle_exception(err, message, log_chat)
     local output = string.format(
         '[%s]\n%s: %s\n%s\n',
@@ -528,19 +492,12 @@ function utilities:handle_exception(err, message, log_chat)
 
 end
 
--- MOVED TO DOWNLOAD_TO_FILE
-function utilities.download_file(url, filename)
-  return download_to_file(url, filename)
-end
-
 function utilities.md_escape(text)
 	return text:gsub('_', '\\_')
 			:gsub('%[', '\\['):gsub('%]', '\\]')
 			:gsub('%*', '\\*'):gsub('`', '\\`')
 end
 
-utilities.markdown_escape = utilities.md_escape
-
 function utilities.html_escape(text)
 	return text:gsub('&', '&amp;'):gsub('<', '&lt;'):gsub('>', '&gt;')
 end
@@ -566,13 +523,6 @@ function utilities.triggers(username, cmd_pat, trigger_table)
 	return self
 end
 
-function utilities.with_http_timeout(timeout, fun)
-	local original = http.TIMEOUT
-	http.TIMEOUT = timeout
-	fun()
-	http.TIMEOUT = original
-end
-
 function utilities.enrich_user(user)
 	user.id_str = tostring(user.id)
 	user.name = utilities.build_name(user.first_name, user.last_name)
@@ -595,11 +545,11 @@ function utilities.enrich_message(msg)
 	if msg.forward_from then
 		msg.forward_from = utilities.enrich_user(msg.forward_from)
 	end
-	if msg.new_chat_participant then
-		msg.new_chat_participant = utilities.enrich_user(msg.new_chat_participant)
+	if msg.new_chat_member then
+		msg.new_chat_member = utilities.enrich_user(msg.new_chat_member)
 	end
-	if msg.left_chat_participant then
-		msg.left_chat_participant = utilities.enrich_user(msg.left_chat_participant)
+	if msg.left_chat_member then
+		msg.left_chat_member = utilities.enrich_user(msg.left_chat_member)
 	end
 	return msg
 end
@@ -633,29 +583,6 @@ function scandir(directory)
   return t
 end
 
--- Returns at table of lua files inside plugins
-function plugins_names()
-  local files = {}
-  for k, v in pairs(scandir("miku/plugins")) do
-    -- Ends with .lua
-    if (v:match(".lua$")) then
-	  files[#files+1] = v
-    end 
-  end
-  return files
-end
-
--- Function name explains what it does.
-function file_exists(name)
-  local f = io.open(name,"r")
-  if f ~= nil then 
-    io.close(f) 
-    return true 
-  else 
-    return false 
-  end
-end
-
 -- Returns a table with matches or nil
 function match_pattern(pattern, text)
   if text then
@@ -794,17 +721,6 @@ function get_redis_hash(msg, var)
   end
 end
 
--- remove whitespace
-function all_trim(s)
-  return s:match( "^%s*(.-)%s*$" )
-end
-
-function tablelength(T)
-  local count = 0
-  for _ in pairs(T) do count = count + 1 end
-  return count
-end
-
 function round(num, idp)
   if idp and idp>0 then
     local mult = 10^idp
@@ -824,6 +740,9 @@ function comma_value(amount)
   return formatted
 end
 
+function string.starts(String,Start)
+   return string.sub(String,1,string.len(Start))==Start
+end
 
 function string.ends(str, fin)
   return fin=='' or string.sub(str,-string.len(fin)) == fin
@@ -1034,19 +953,6 @@ function makeHumanTime(totalseconds)
 	end
   end
 end
-
-function is_blacklisted(msg)
-  _blacklist = redis:smembers("telegram:img_blacklist")
-  local var = false
-  for v,word in pairs(_blacklist) do
-    if string.find(string.lower(msg), string.lower(word)) then
-      print("Wort steht auf der Blacklist!")
-      var = true
-      break
-    end
-  end
-  return var
-end
   
 function run_bash(str)
     local cmd = io.popen(str)
@@ -1098,16 +1004,6 @@ function convertNumbers(str)
   return str
 end
 
-function url_encode(str)
-  if (str) then
-    str = string.gsub (str, "\n", "\r\n")
-    str = string.gsub (str, "([^%w %-%_%.%~])",
-        function (c) return string.format ("%%%02X", string.byte(c)) end)
-    str = string.gsub (str, " ", "+")
-  end
-  return str
-end
-
 function table.contains(table, element)
   for _, value in pairs(table) do
     if value == element then
@@ -1136,4 +1032,4 @@ function utilities.fix_utf8(str)
 end
 
 
-return utilities
+return utilities
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