diff --git a/plugins/python/python_plugin.c b/plugins/python/python_plugin.c
index cbf6b6b5..e151f6c3 100644
--- a/plugins/python/python_plugin.c
+++ b/plugins/python/python_plugin.c
@@ -533,6 +533,18 @@ void uwsgi_uwsgi_config(char *module) {
 			exit(1);
 		}
 
+		if (PyDict_SetItemString(up.embedded_dict, "cores", PyInt_FromLong(uwsgi.cores))) {
+			PyErr_Print();
+			exit(1);
+		}
+
+		if (uwsgi.loop) {
+			if (PyDict_SetItemString(up.embedded_dict, "loop", PyString_FromString(uwsgi.loop))) {
+				PyErr_Print();
+				exit(1);
+			}
+		}
+
 		if (PyDict_SetItemString(up.embedded_dict, "KIND_NULL", PyInt_FromLong(KIND_NULL))) { PyErr_Print(); exit(1);}
 		if (PyDict_SetItemString(up.embedded_dict, "KIND_WORKER", PyInt_FromLong(KIND_WORKER))) { PyErr_Print(); exit(1);}
 		if (PyDict_SetItemString(up.embedded_dict, "KIND_EVENT", PyInt_FromLong(KIND_EVENT))) { PyErr_Print(); exit(1);}
diff --git a/uwsgicc/templates/index.html b/uwsgicc/templates/index.html
index 27b9c077..cb47d8a6 100644
--- a/uwsgicc/templates/index.html
+++ b/uwsgicc/templates/index.html
@@ -1,9 +1,21 @@
 <h1>uWSGI {{uwsgi.version}} Control Center</h1>
 
+{% with messages = get_flashed_messages() %}
+	{% if messages %}
+		<div class="flash">
+    			{% for message in messages %}
+      				<li>{{ message }}</li>
+    			{% endfor %}
+		</div>
+	{% endif %}
+{% endwith %}
+
 <b>nodename:</b> {{uwsgi.cluster_node_name()}}<br/>
 <b>mode:</b> {{uwsgi.mode}}<br/>
+<b>loop:</b> {{uwsgi.loop}}<br/>
 <b>started_on:</b> {{uwsgi.started_on|unixtime}}<br/>
 <b>workers:</b> {{uwsgi.numproc}}<br/>
+<b>cores:</b> {{ uwsgi.cores }}<br/>
 <b>masterpid:</b> {{uwsgi.masterpid()}}<br/>
 <b>cluster:</b> {{uwsgi.cluster()}}<br/>
 
@@ -12,6 +24,13 @@
 	{{k}}={{uwsgi.opt[k]}}<br/>
 {% endfor %}
 
+<br/>
+<form action="/log" method="POST">
+	<input type="text" size="72" name="message" /> 
+	<input type="submit" value="write message to the log" />
+</form>
+<br/>
+
 <h3>workers</h3>
 <table border="1">
 {% for w in uwsgi.workers() %}
@@ -24,6 +43,8 @@
 {% endfor %}
 </table>
 
+
+{% if uwsgi.cluster() %}
 <h3>cluster nodes</h3>
 <i>best is {{ uwsgi.cluster_best_node() }}</i><br/><br/>
 <form method="POST">
@@ -71,4 +92,4 @@
 </table>
 
 
-<h3>
+{% endif %}
diff --git a/uwsgicc/uwsgicc.py b/uwsgicc/uwsgicc.py
index 60c27d4a..3f9561f7 100644
--- a/uwsgicc/uwsgicc.py
+++ b/uwsgicc/uwsgicc.py
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 import uwsgi
-from flask import Flask, render_template
+from flask import Flask, render_template, request, url_for, redirect, flash
 import time
+import os
 
 app = Flask(__name__)
+app.debug = True
+app.secret_key = os.urandom(24)
 
 @app.template_filter('unixtime')
 def unixtime(s):
@@ -12,3 +15,9 @@ def unixtime(s):
 @app.route("/")
 def index():
     return render_template("index.html", uwsgi=uwsgi)
+
+@app.route("/log", methods=['POST'])
+def log():
+    uwsgi.log(request.form['message'])
+    flash("log message written")
+    return redirect(url_for('index'))