3 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/mod/thewire/activate.php b/mod/thewire/activate.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1db83f7be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mod/thewire/activate.php
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Register the ElggWire class for the object/thewire subtype
+ */
+
+add_subtype('object', 'thewire', 'ElggWire');
diff --git a/mod/thewire/deactivate.php b/mod/thewire/deactivate.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3e20207a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mod/thewire/deactivate.php
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Deregister the ElggWire class
+ */
+
+update_subtype('object', 'thewire');
+\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mod/thewire/start.php b/mod/thewire/start.php
index 2ed0f0b4d..c0890344f 100644
--- a/mod/thewire/start.php
+++ b/mod/thewire/start.php
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ elgg_register_event_handler('init', 'system', 'thewire_init');
 function thewire_init() {
 	global $CONFIG;
 
+	// this can be removed in favor of activate/deactivate scripts
 	if (!update_subtype('object', 'thewire', 'ElggWire')) {
 		add_subtype('object', 'thewire', 'ElggWire');
 	}