diff --git a/src/controllers/plugins/LuaAPI.cpp b/src/controllers/plugins/LuaAPI.cpp
index 9edf33c43..5cae62473 100644
--- a/src/controllers/plugins/LuaAPI.cpp
+++ b/src/controllers/plugins/LuaAPI.cpp
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ namespace {
     void logHelper(lua_State *L, Plugin *pl, QDebug stream, int argc)
     {
         stream.noquote();
-        stream << "[" + pl->codename + ":" + pl->meta.name + "]";
+        stream << "[" + pl->id + ":" + pl->meta.name + "]";
         for (int i = 1; i <= argc; i++)
         {
             stream << lua::toString(L, i);
@@ -226,8 +226,8 @@ int g_import(lua_State *L)
     auto dir = QUrl(pl->loadDirectory().canonicalPath() + "/");
     auto file = dir.resolved(fname);
 
-    qCDebug(chatterinoLua) << "plugin" << pl->codename << "is trying to load"
-                           << file << "(its dir is" << dir << ")";
+    qCDebug(chatterinoLua) << "plugin" << pl->id << "is trying to load" << file
+                           << "(its dir is" << dir << ")";
     if (!dir.isParentOf(file))
     {
         lua_pushnil(L);
diff --git a/src/controllers/plugins/Plugin.hpp b/src/controllers/plugins/Plugin.hpp
index 9ebfd999b..45f2cdd97 100644
--- a/src/controllers/plugins/Plugin.hpp
+++ b/src/controllers/plugins/Plugin.hpp
@@ -193,13 +193,13 @@ struct PluginMeta {
 class Plugin
 {
 public:
-    QString codename;
+    QString id;
     PluginMeta meta;
     bool isDupeName{};
 
-    Plugin(QString codename, lua_State *state, PluginMeta meta,
+    Plugin(QString id, lua_State *state, PluginMeta meta,
            const QDir &loadDirectory)
-        : codename(std::move(codename))
+        : id(std::move(id))
         , meta(std::move(meta))
         , loadDirectory_(loadDirectory)
         , state_(state)
diff --git a/src/controllers/plugins/PluginController.cpp b/src/controllers/plugins/PluginController.cpp
index 02db39649..8b02dc08c 100644
--- a/src/controllers/plugins/PluginController.cpp
+++ b/src/controllers/plugins/PluginController.cpp
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ void PluginController::load(const QFileInfo &index, const QDir &pluginDir,
     auto pluginName = pluginDir.dirName();
     auto plugin = std::make_unique<Plugin>(pluginName, l, meta, pluginDir);
 
-    for (const auto &[codename, other] : this->plugins_)
+    for (const auto &[id, other] : this->plugins_)
     {
         if (other->meta.name == meta.name)
         {
@@ -229,9 +229,9 @@ void PluginController::load(const QFileInfo &index, const QDir &pluginDir,
     qCInfo(chatterinoLua) << "Loaded" << pluginName << "plugin from" << index;
 }
 
-bool PluginController::reload(const QString &codename)
+bool PluginController::reload(const QString &id)
 {
-    auto it = this->plugins_.find(codename);
+    auto it = this->plugins_.find(id);
     if (it == this->plugins_.end())
     {
         return false;
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ bool PluginController::reload(const QString &codename)
     }
     it->second->ownedCommands.clear();
     QDir loadDir = it->second->loadDirectory_;
-    this->plugins_.erase(codename);
+    this->plugins_.erase(id);
     this->tryLoadFromDir(loadDir);
     return true;
 }
@@ -283,14 +283,14 @@ QString PluginController::tryExecPluginCommand(const QString &commandName,
     return "";
 }
 
-bool PluginController::isEnabled(const QString &codename)
+bool PluginController::isEnabled(const QString &id)
 {
     if (!getSettings()->pluginSupportEnabled)
     {
         return false;
     }
     auto vec = getSettings()->enabledPlugins.getValue();
-    auto it = std::find(vec.begin(), vec.end(), codename);
+    auto it = std::find(vec.begin(), vec.end(), id);
     return it != vec.end();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/controllers/plugins/PluginController.hpp b/src/controllers/plugins/PluginController.hpp
index 4cae9134a..f5252a446 100644
--- a/src/controllers/plugins/PluginController.hpp
+++ b/src/controllers/plugins/PluginController.hpp
@@ -51,18 +51,18 @@ public:
     }
 
     /**
-     * @brief Reload plugin given by codename
+     * @brief Reload plugin given by id
      *
-     * @param codename This is the 'codename' of the plugin, the name of the directory it is in
+     * @param id This is the unique identifier of the plugin, the name of the directory it is in
      */
-    bool reload(const QString &codename);
+    bool reload(const QString &id);
 
     /**
-     * @brief Checks settings to tell if a plugin named by codename.
+     * @brief Checks settings to tell if a plugin named by id.
      *
      * It accounts for plugins being enabled/disabled globally.
      */
-    static bool isEnabled(const QString &codename);
+    static bool isEnabled(const QString &id);
 
 private:
     void loadPlugins();
diff --git a/src/widgets/settingspages/PluginsPage.cpp b/src/widgets/settingspages/PluginsPage.cpp
index d73f800ce..5005ef228 100644
--- a/src/widgets/settingspages/PluginsPage.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/settingspages/PluginsPage.cpp
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ void PluginsPage::rebuildContent()
     this->dataFrame_ = frame.getElement();
     this->scrollAreaWidget_.append(this->dataFrame_);
     auto layout = frame.setLayoutType<QVBoxLayout>();
-    for (const auto &[codename, plugin] : getApp()->plugins->plugins())
+    for (const auto &[id, plugin] : getApp()->plugins->plugins())
     {
         QString headerText;
         if (plugin->isDupeName)
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ void PluginsPage::rebuildContent()
                              .arg(plugin->meta.name,
                                   QString::fromStdString(
                                       plugin->meta.version.to_string()),
-                                  codename);
+                                  id);
         }
         else
         {
@@ -146,15 +146,14 @@ void PluginsPage::rebuildContent()
         if (plugin->meta.isValid())
         {
             QString enableOrDisableStr = "Enable";
-            if (PluginController::isEnabled(codename))
+            if (PluginController::isEnabled(id))
             {
                 enableOrDisableStr = "Disable";
             }
 
             auto *enableDisable = new QPushButton(enableOrDisableStr);
             QObject::connect(
-                enableDisable, &QPushButton::pressed,
-                [name = codename, this]() {
+                enableDisable, &QPushButton::pressed, [name = id, this]() {
                     std::vector<QString> val =
                         getSettings()->enabledPlugins.getValue();
                     if (PluginController::isEnabled(name))
@@ -174,11 +173,10 @@ void PluginsPage::rebuildContent()
         }
 
         auto *reload = new QPushButton("Reload");
-        QObject::connect(reload, &QPushButton::pressed,
-                         [name = codename, this]() {
-                             getApp()->plugins->reload(name);
-                             this->rebuildContent();
-                         });
+        QObject::connect(reload, &QPushButton::pressed, [name = id, this]() {
+            getApp()->plugins->reload(name);
+            this->rebuildContent();
+        });
         pl->addRow(reload);
     }
 }