diff --git a/netbox/core/tables/plugins.py b/netbox/core/tables/plugins.py
index 29b251897..4f1d6b83a 100644
--- a/netbox/core/tables/plugins.py
+++ b/netbox/core/tables/plugins.py
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-from datetime import datetime
 import django_tables2 as tables
-from django.contrib.humanize.templatetags.humanize import naturalday
 from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
-from netbox.tables import BaseTable
+
+from netbox.tables import BaseTable, columns
 
 __all__ = (
     'CatalogPluginTable',
@@ -14,8 +13,9 @@ class PluginVersionTable(BaseTable):
     version = tables.Column(
         verbose_name=_('Version')
     )
-    last_updated = tables.Column(
+    last_updated = columns.DateTimeColumn(
         accessor=tables.A('date'),
+        timespec='minutes',
         verbose_name=_('Last Updated')
     )
     min_version = tables.Column(
@@ -37,9 +37,6 @@ class PluginVersionTable(BaseTable):
         )
         orderable = False
 
-    def render_last_updated(self, value, record):
-        return naturalday(value)
-
 
 class CatalogPluginTable(BaseTable):
     title_short = tables.Column(
@@ -50,19 +47,19 @@ class CatalogPluginTable(BaseTable):
         accessor=tables.A('author.name'),
         verbose_name=_('Author')
     )
-    is_local = tables.BooleanColumn(
+    is_local = columns.BooleanColumn(
         verbose_name=_('Local')
     )
-    is_installed = tables.BooleanColumn(
+    is_installed = columns.BooleanColumn(
         verbose_name=_('Installed')
     )
-    is_certified = tables.BooleanColumn(
+    is_certified = columns.BooleanColumn(
         verbose_name=_('Certified')
     )
-    created_at = tables.Column(
+    created_at = columns.DateTimeColumn(
         verbose_name=_('Published')
     )
-    updated_at = tables.Column(
+    updated_at = columns.DateTimeColumn(
         verbose_name=_('Updated')
     )
 
@@ -74,3 +71,6 @@ class CatalogPluginTable(BaseTable):
         default_columns = (
             'title_short', 'author', 'is_local', 'is_installed', 'is_certified', 'created_at', 'updated_at',
         )
+        # List installed plugins first, then certified plugins, then
+        # everything else (with each tranche ordered alphabetically)
+        order_by = ('-is_installed', '-is_certified', 'name')
diff --git a/netbox/core/views.py b/netbox/core/views.py
index e96b8bc48..88821de75 100644
--- a/netbox/core/views.py
+++ b/netbox/core/views.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import json
 import platform
 
 from django import __version__ as DJANGO_VERSION
-from django.apps import apps
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.contrib import messages
 from django.contrib.auth.mixins import UserPassesTestMixin
@@ -26,7 +25,6 @@ from rq.worker import Worker
 from rq.worker_registration import clean_worker_registry
 
 from netbox.config import get_config, PARAMS
-from netbox.plugins import PluginConfig
 from netbox.views import generic
 from netbox.views.generic.base import BaseObjectView
 from netbox.views.generic.mixins import TableMixin
@@ -584,7 +582,7 @@ class WorkerView(BaseRQView):
 
 
 #
-# Plugins
+# System
 #
 
 class SystemView(UserPassesTestMixin, View):
@@ -649,25 +647,15 @@ class SystemView(UserPassesTestMixin, View):
 class PluginListView(UserPassesTestMixin, View):
 
     def test_func(self):
-        return self.request.user.is_superuser
+        return self.request.user.is_staff
 
     def get(self, request):
         q = request.GET.get('q', None)
 
-        plugins = get_plugins()
-        plugins = plugins.values()
+        plugins = get_plugins().values()
         if q:
             plugins = [obj for obj in plugins if q.casefold() in obj.name.casefold()]
 
-        # Sort order should be:
-        #   Installed plugins
-        #   Certified catalog plugins
-        #   Remaining catalog plugins
-        #   With alphabetical sort within each traunch.
-        plugins = sorted(plugins, key=lambda x: x.title_short, reverse=False)
-        plugins = sorted(plugins, key=lambda x: x.is_certified, reverse=True)
-        plugins = sorted(plugins, key=lambda x: x.is_installed, reverse=True)
-
         table = CatalogPluginTable(plugins, user=request.user)
         table.configure(request)