diff --git a/app/views/helpers/redmine_category_tree/issue_category_helper.rb b/app/views/helpers/redmine_category_tree/issue_category_helper.rb
index c0cc69a..a5c5736 100644
--- a/app/views/helpers/redmine_category_tree/issue_category_helper.rb
+++ b/app/views/helpers/redmine_category_tree/issue_category_helper.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ module RedmineCategoryTree
   module IssueCategoryHelper
     def issue_category_tree_options_for_select(issue_categories, options={})
       s = ''
-      issue_category_tree(issue_categories) do |category, level|
+      issue_category_tree(issue_categories, true) do |category, level|
         if category.nil? || category.id.nil?
           next
         end
@@ -22,15 +22,61 @@ def issue_category_tree_options_for_select(issue_categories, options={})
         if !options[:current].nil? && options[:current].id == category.id
           tag_options[:disabled] = 'disabled'
         end
-
-        tag_options.merge!(yield(category)) if block_given?
+		
+        tag_options.merge!(yield(category)) if block_given?		
         s << content_tag('option', name_prefix + h(category), tag_options)
+				
       end
       s.html_safe
     end
 
-    def issue_category_tree(issue_categories, &block)
-      IssueCategory.issue_category_tree(issue_categories, &block)
+    def issue_category_tree(issue_categories, ignore_disabled = false, &block)
+	
+	  if ignore_disabled
+	  
+		cats   = []
+		levels = []
+	  
+	    cur_disabled_levels = []
+	    IssueCategory.issue_category_tree(issue_categories) do |category, level|
+		
+		  # Child levels no longer matter if we moved up
+		  while !cur_disabled_levels.empty? && cur_disabled_levels.last >= level
+		    cur_disabled_levels.pop
+		  end
+		
+	  	  has_disabled_parent_cat   = !cur_disabled_levels.empty? && cur_disabled_levels.min < level
+		  disabled_at_current_level = !cur_disabled_levels.empty? && cur_disabled_levels.last == level
+		  current_cat_disabled      = category.archived || has_disabled_parent_cat
+		  
+		  # If archived here, current disabled level
+		  if category.archived
+		    cur_disabled_levels.push level
+		  # Pop current level if reached again, but honor setting from parent for this one
+		  elsif disabled_at_current_level
+		    while !cur_disabled_levels.empty? && cur_disabled_levels.last == level
+		      cur_disabled_levels.pop
+		    end
+		  end
+
+		  if !current_cat_disabled
+		    cats.push category
+			levels.push level
+		  end
+		  	  
+		end
+
+        if !cats.nil?
+		  # How to make a normal for loop?? => for(int i = 0; i < cats.size(); ++i) { ... } ???
+		  len = cats.size - 1
+		  (0..len).each do |i|
+		    yield cats[i], levels[i]
+		  end
+		end
+		return cats
+	  else
+	    IssueCategory.issue_category_tree(issue_categories, &block)
+	  end
     end
     
     def render_issue_category_tree_list(categories, includeOuterUL=false, &block)
@@ -67,14 +113,14 @@ def render_issue_category_tree_list(categories, includeOuterUL=false, &block)
     end
     
     def render_issue_category_tree_context_menu_list(categories, includeOuterUL=false, &block)
-      categories = issue_category_tree(categories) { |cat, level| nil }
+      categories = issue_category_tree(categories, true) { |cat, level| nil }
       return '' if categories.size == 0
       
       output = ''
       output << '<ul>' if includeOuterUL
       
       path = [nil]
-      
+	  
       categories.each_with_index do |cat, idx|
         if cat.parent_id != path.last
           if path.include?(cat.parent_id)
diff --git a/app/views/issues/bulk_edit.html.erb b/app/views/issues/bulk_edit.html.erb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f659b00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/issues/bulk_edit.html.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,198 @@
+<h2><%= @copy ? l(:button_copy) : l(:label_bulk_edit_selected_issues) %></h2>
+
+<% if @saved_issues && @unsaved_issues.present? %>
+<div id="errorExplanation">
+  <span>
+    <%= l(:notice_failed_to_save_issues,
+        :count => @unsaved_issues.size,
+        :total => @saved_issues.size,
+        :ids => @unsaved_issues.map {|i| "##{i.id}"}.join(', ')) %>
+  </span>
+  <ul>
+  <% bulk_edit_error_messages(@unsaved_issues).each do |message| %>
+    <li><%= message %></li>
+  <% end %>
+  </ul>
+</div>
+<% end %>
+
+<ul id="bulk-selection">
+<% @issues.each do |issue| %>
+  <%= content_tag 'li', link_to_issue(issue) %>
+<% end %>
+</ul>
+
+<%= form_tag(bulk_update_issues_path, :id => 'bulk_edit_form') do %>
+<%= @issues.collect {|i| hidden_field_tag('ids[]', i.id)}.join("\n").html_safe %>
+<div class="box tabular">
+<fieldset class="attributes">
+<legend><%= l(:label_change_properties) %></legend>
+
+<div class="splitcontentleft">
+<% if @allowed_projects.present? %>
+<p>
+  <label for="issue_project_id"><%= l(:field_project) %></label>
+  <%= select_tag('issue[project_id]',
+                 content_tag('option', l(:label_no_change_option), :value => '') + 
+                   project_tree_options_for_select(@allowed_projects, :selected => @target_project),
+                 :onchange => "updateBulkEditFrom('#{escape_javascript url_for(:action => 'bulk_edit', :format => 'js')}')") %>
+</p>
+<% end %>
+<p>
+  <label for="issue_tracker_id"><%= l(:field_tracker) %></label>
+  <%= select_tag('issue[tracker_id]',
+                 content_tag('option', l(:label_no_change_option), :value => '') +
+                   options_from_collection_for_select(@trackers, :id, :name, @issue_params[:tracker_id])) %>
+</p>
+<% if @available_statuses.any? %>
+<p>
+  <label for='issue_status_id'><%= l(:field_status) %></label>
+  <%= select_tag('issue[status_id]',
+                 content_tag('option', l(:label_no_change_option), :value => '') +
+                   options_from_collection_for_select(@available_statuses, :id, :name, @issue_params[:status_id])) %>
+</p>
+<% end %>
+
+<% if @safe_attributes.include?('priority_id') -%>
+<p>
+  <label for='issue_priority_id'><%= l(:field_priority) %></label>
+  <%= select_tag('issue[priority_id]',
+                 content_tag('option', l(:label_no_change_option), :value => '') +
+                   options_from_collection_for_select(IssuePriority.active, :id, :name, @issue_params[:priority_id])) %>
+</p>
+<% end %>
+
+<% if @safe_attributes.include?('assigned_to_id') -%>
+<p>
+  <label for='issue_assigned_to_id'><%= l(:field_assigned_to) %></label>
+  <%= select_tag('issue[assigned_to_id]',
+                 content_tag('option', l(:label_no_change_option), :value => '') +
+                   content_tag('option', l(:label_nobody), :value => 'none', :selected => (@issue_params[:assigned_to_id] == 'none')) +
+                   principals_options_for_select(@assignables, @issue_params[:assigned_to_id])) %>
+</p>
+<% end %>
+
+<% if @safe_attributes.include?('category_id') -%>
+<p>
+  <label for='issue_category_id'><%= l(:field_category) %></label>
+  <%= select_tag('issue[category_id]', content_tag('option', l(:label_no_change_option), :value => '') +
+                                content_tag('option', l(:label_none), :value => 'none', :selected => (@issue_params[:category_id] == 'none')) +
+                                options_from_collection_for_select(@categories.reject { |c| c.archived }, :id, :name, @issue_params[:category_id])) %>
+</p>
+<% end %>
+
+<% if @safe_attributes.include?('fixed_version_id') -%>
+<p>
+  <label for='issue_fixed_version_id'><%= l(:field_fixed_version) %></label>
+  <%= select_tag('issue[fixed_version_id]', content_tag('option', l(:label_no_change_option), :value => '') +
+                                   content_tag('option', l(:label_none), :value => 'none', :selected => (@issue_params[:fixed_version_id] == 'none')) +
+                                   version_options_for_select(@versions.sort, @issue_params[:fixed_version_id])) %>
+</p>
+<% end %>
+
+<% @custom_fields.each do |custom_field| %>
+  <p>
+    <label><%= h(custom_field.name) %></label>
+    <%= custom_field_tag_for_bulk_edit('issue', custom_field, @issues, @issue_params[:custom_field_values][custom_field.id.to_s]) %>
+  </p>
+<% end %>
+
+<% if @copy && @attachments_present %>
+<%= hidden_field_tag 'copy_attachments', '0' %>
+<p>
+  <label for='copy_attachments'><%= l(:label_copy_attachments) %></label>
+  <%= check_box_tag 'copy_attachments', '1', params[:copy_attachments] != '0' %>
+</p>
+<% end %>
+
+<% if @copy && @subtasks_present %>
+<%= hidden_field_tag 'copy_subtasks', '0' %>
+<p>
+  <label for='copy_subtasks'><%= l(:label_copy_subtasks) %></label>
+  <%= check_box_tag 'copy_subtasks', '1', params[:copy_subtasks] != '0' %>
+</p>
+<% end %>
+
+<%= call_hook(:view_issues_bulk_edit_details_bottom, { :issues => @issues }) %>
+</div>
+
+<div class="splitcontentright">
+<% if @safe_attributes.include?('is_private') %>
+<p>
+  <label for='issue_is_private'><%= l(:field_is_private) %></label>
+  <%= select_tag('issue[is_private]', content_tag('option', l(:label_no_change_option), :value => '') +
+                                content_tag('option', l(:general_text_Yes), :value => '1', :selected => (@issue_params[:is_private] == '1')) +
+                                content_tag('option', l(:general_text_No), :value => '0', :selected => (@issue_params[:is_private] == '0'))) %>
+</p>
+<% end %>
+
+<% if @safe_attributes.include?('parent_issue_id') && @project %>
+<p>
+  <label for='issue_parent_issue_id'><%= l(:field_parent_issue) %></label>
+  <%= text_field_tag 'issue[parent_issue_id]', '', :size => 10, :value => @issue_params[:parent_issue_id] %>
+  <label class="inline"><%= check_box_tag 'issue[parent_issue_id]', 'none', (@issue_params[:parent_issue_id] == 'none'), :id => nil, :data => {:disables => '#issue_parent_issue_id'} %><%= l(:button_clear) %></label>
+</p>
+<%= javascript_tag "observeAutocompleteField('issue_parent_issue_id', '#{escape_javascript auto_complete_issues_path(:project_id => @project)}')" %>
+<% end %>
+
+<% if @safe_attributes.include?('start_date') %>
+<p>
+  <label for='issue_start_date'><%= l(:field_start_date) %></label>
+  <%= text_field_tag 'issue[start_date]', '', :value => @issue_params[:start_date], :size => 10 %><%= calendar_for('issue_start_date') %>
+  <label class="inline"><%= check_box_tag 'issue[start_date]', 'none', (@issue_params[:start_date] == 'none'), :id => nil, :data => {:disables => '#issue_start_date'} %><%= l(:button_clear) %></label>
+</p>
+<% end %>
+
+<% if @safe_attributes.include?('due_date') %>
+<p>
+  <label for='issue_due_date'><%= l(:field_due_date) %></label>
+  <%= text_field_tag 'issue[due_date]', '', :value => @issue_params[:due_date], :size => 10 %><%= calendar_for('issue_due_date') %>
+  <label class="inline"><%= check_box_tag 'issue[due_date]', 'none', (@issue_params[:due_date] == 'none'), :id => nil, :data => {:disables => '#issue_due_date'} %><%= l(:button_clear) %></label>
+</p>
+<% end %>
+
+<% if @safe_attributes.include?('done_ratio') && Issue.use_field_for_done_ratio? %>
+<p>
+  <label for='issue_done_ratio'><%= l(:field_done_ratio) %></label>
+  <%= select_tag 'issue[done_ratio]', options_for_select([[l(:label_no_change_option), '']] + (0..10).to_a.collect {|r| ["#{r*10} %", r*10] }, @issue_params[:done_ratio]) %>
+</p>
+<% end %>
+</div>
+</fieldset>
+
+<fieldset>
+<legend><%= l(:field_notes) %></legend>
+<%= text_area_tag 'notes', @notes, :cols => 60, :rows => 10, :class => 'wiki-edit' %>
+<%= wikitoolbar_for 'notes' %>
+</fieldset>
+</div>
+
+<p>
+  <% if @copy %>
+    <%= hidden_field_tag 'copy', '1' %>
+    <%= submit_tag l(:button_copy) %>
+    <%= submit_tag l(:button_copy_and_follow), :name => 'follow' %>
+  <% elsif @target_project %>
+    <%= submit_tag l(:button_move) %>
+    <%= submit_tag l(:button_move_and_follow), :name => 'follow' %>
+  <% else %>
+    <%= submit_tag l(:button_submit) %>
+  <% end %>
+</p>
+
+<% end %>
+
+<%= javascript_tag do %>
+$(window).load(function(){
+  $(document).on('change', 'input[data-disables]', function(){
+    if ($(this).attr('checked')){
+      $($(this).data('disables')).attr('disabled', true).val('');
+    } else {
+      $($(this).data('disables')).attr('disabled', false);
+    }
+  });
+});
+$(document).ready(function(){
+  $('input[data-disables]').trigger('change');
+});
+<% end %>
diff --git a/app/views/projects/settings/_issue_categories.html.erb b/app/views/projects/settings/_issue_categories.html.erb
index 81f0da0..cd49f74 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/settings/_issue_categories.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/projects/settings/_issue_categories.html.erb
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@
     <td class="buttons">
     	<% if User.current.allowed_to?(:manage_categories, @project) %>
         <%= link_to l(:button_edit), edit_issue_category_path(category), :class => 'icon icon-edit' %>
+		<%= link_to(l(:button_archive), archive_issue_category_path(category), :method => :post, :class => 'icon icon-lock') unless category.archived? %>
+        <%= link_to(l(:button_unarchive), unarchive_issue_category_path(category), :method => :post, :class => 'icon icon-lock') if category.archived? %>
         <%= delete_link issue_category_path(category) %>
 		  <% end %>
     </td>
diff --git a/assets/stylesheets/styles.css b/assets/stylesheets/styles.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..28a0ea0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/stylesheets/styles.css
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+tr.issue_category.archived {
+    color: #aaa;
+}
+tr.issue_category.archived a {
+    color: #aaa;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config/locales/de.yml b/config/locales/de.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..787b832
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/locales/de.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# English strings go here for Rails i18n
+de:
+  label_issue_category_parent_id: "Child category of"
+  issue_category_move_top: "Move to Top"
+  issue_category_move_up: "Move Up"
+  issue_category_move_down: "Move Down"
+  issue_category_move_bottom: "Move to Bottom"
+  issue_category_successful_move: "Category moved successfully"
+  issue_category_not_found: "Failed to load issue category"
+  plugin_notice_successful_archived: Kategorie wurde archiviert.
+  plugin_notice_successful_unarchived: Kategorie wurde entarchiviert.
+  plugin_delete_button_note: Dies wird den Kategorie-Namen auch aus alten Tickets entfernen!
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index 3c8aa10..73cdd02 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -6,3 +6,7 @@ en:
   issue_category_move_bottom: "Move to Bottom"
   issue_category_successful_move: "Category moved successfully"
   issue_category_not_found: "Failed to load issue category"
+  plugin_notice_successful_archived: Category archived successfully.
+  plugin_notice_successful_unarchived: Category unarchived successfully.
+  plugin_delete_button_note: This will also remove the category name from old tickets!
+  
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config/locales/ru.yml b/config/locales/ru.yml
index 0cce3b3..a95052a 100644
--- a/config/locales/ru.yml
+++ b/config/locales/ru.yml
@@ -6,3 +6,7 @@ ru:
   issue_category_move_bottom: "Переместить вниз"
   issue_category_successful_move: "Категория успешно перемещена"
   issue_category_not_found: "Невозможно загрузить категории"
+  plugin_notice_successful_archived: Category archived successfully.
+  plugin_notice_successful_unarchived: Category unarchived successfully.
+  plugin_delete_button_note: This will also remove the category name from old tickets!
+  
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index a465b68..dd5dcfd 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -1 +1,10 @@
 get 'issue_categories/:id/move/:direction', :to => 'issue_categories#move_category'
+
+Rails.application.routes.draw do
+  resources :issue_categories do
+    member do
+      post 'archive'
+      post 'unarchive'
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/migrate/003_change_issue_categories.rb b/db/migrate/003_change_issue_categories.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c34cfa4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/003_change_issue_categories.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+class ChangeIssueCategories < ActiveRecord::Migration
+  class IssueCategory < ActiveRecord::Base
+  end
+  
+  def up
+    add_column :issue_categories, :archived, :boolean, :default => false
+  end
+
+  def down
+    remove_column :issue_categories, :archived
+  end
+end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/init.rb b/init.rb
index ffeb298..7b0bf66 100644
--- a/init.rb
+++ b/init.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	name 'Redmine Category Tree'
 	author 'Brett Patterson'
 	description 'Adds ability for categories to have "children"'
-	version '0.0.5'
+	version '0.0.6'
 	
 	permission :move_category, :issue_categories => :move_category
 
diff --git a/lib/redmine_category_tree/patches/issue_categories_controller_patch.rb b/lib/redmine_category_tree/patches/issue_categories_controller_patch.rb
index baa2ca8..7723361 100644
--- a/lib/redmine_category_tree/patches/issue_categories_controller_patch.rb
+++ b/lib/redmine_category_tree/patches/issue_categories_controller_patch.rb
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ def self.included(base) # :nodoc:
 					unloadable
 
 					helper RedmineCategoryTree::IssueCategoryHelper
+					
+					#THE BEFORE_FILTER IS WHO GIVES THE AUTHORIZATION TO EXECUTE THE FUNCTION
+					before_filter :authorize, :except => [:archive, :unarchive, :archived?, :unarchived?]
 				end
 			end
 
@@ -55,7 +58,58 @@ def move_category
           flash[:notice] = l(:issue_category_successful_move)
           redirect_to :controller => 'projects', :action => 'settings', :tab => 'categories', :id => @project
         end
+		
+
+				def archive
+				  @category.archived = true
+				  if @category.save
+					respond_to do |format|
+					  format.html do
+						flash[:notice] = l(:plugin_notice_successful_archived)
+						redirect_to_settings_in_projects
+					  end
+					  format.js
+					  format.api { render :action => 'show', :status => :created, :location => issue_category_path(@category) }
+					end
+				  else
+					respond_to do |format|
+					  format.html { render :action => 'new'}
+					  format.js   { render :action => 'new'}
+					  format.api { render_validation_errors(@category) }
+					end
+				  end
+				end
+				
+				def unarchive
+				  @category.archived = false
+				  if @category.save
+					respond_to do |format|
+					  format.html do
+						flash[:notice] = l(:plugin_notice_successful_archived)
+						redirect_to_settings_in_projects
+					  end
+					  format.js
+					  format.api { render :action => 'show', :status => :created, :location => issue_category_path(@category) }
+					end
+				  else
+					respond_to do |format|
+					  format.html { render :action => 'new'}
+					  format.js   { render :action => 'new'}
+					  format.api { render_validation_errors(@category) }
+					end
+				  end
+				end
+				
+				def archived?
+				   @category.archived
+				end
+
+				def unarchived?
+				  !@category.archived
+				end
+		
 			end
+			
 		end
 	end
 end