diff --git a/pkgs/plt-services/meta/pkg-index/official/static/index.html b/pkgs/plt-services/meta/pkg-index/official/static/index.html
index 75adccc961..a95681054d 100644
--- a/pkgs/plt-services/meta/pkg-index/official/static/index.html
+++ b/pkgs/plt-services/meta/pkg-index/official/static/index.html
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
         <tr><td>Last Edit:</td><td><span id="pi_last_edit"></span></td></tr>
         <tr><td>Description:</td><td><span id="pi_description"></span></td></tr>
         <tr><td>Tags:</td><td><span id="pi_tags"></span></td></tr>
-        <tr><td></td><td><input type="text" id="pi_add_tag_text" class="text ui-widget-content ui-corner-all" /><button id="pi_add_tag_button">Add Tag</button></td></tr>
+        <tr id="pi_add_tag_row"><td></td><td><input type="text" id="pi_add_tag_text" class="text ui-widget-content ui-corner-all" /><button id="pi_add_tag_button">Add Tag</button></td></tr>
         <tr id="pi_versions_row"><td>Versions Exceptions</td><td><table id="pi_versions"></table></td></tr>
         <tr id="pi_add_version_row"><td></td><td><label>Version:</label> <input type="text" id="pi_add_version_text" class="text ui-widget-content ui-corner-all" /><br /><label>Source:</label> <input type="text" id="pi_add_version_source_text" class="text ui-widget-content ui-corner-all" /><button id="pi_add_version_button">Add Version Exception</button></td></tr>
         <tr id="pi_dependencies_row"><td>Dependencies</td><td><span id="pi_dependencies"></span></td></tr>
diff --git a/pkgs/plt-services/meta/pkg-index/official/static/index.js b/pkgs/plt-services/meta/pkg-index/official/static/index.js
index 2e2118fff3..b8ba7e1837 100644
--- a/pkgs/plt-services/meta/pkg-index/official/static/index.js
+++ b/pkgs/plt-services/meta/pkg-index/official/static/index.js
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ function me () {
     return localStorage['email']; }
 
 $( document ).ready(function() {
+    var logged_in = false;
+
     function jslink ( texts, clickf) {
         return $('<a>', { href: "javascript:void(0)",
                           click: clickf } ).html(texts); }
@@ -43,7 +45,7 @@ $( document ).ready(function() {
         update_package_on_list ( pkgi );
         // console.log( pkgi );
         change_hash( "[" + pkgi['name'] + "]" );
-
+       
         var mypkg_p = ($.inArray(me(), pkgi['authors'] ) != -1);
 
         function make_editbutton ( spot, initv, fun ) {
@@ -71,7 +73,6 @@ $( document ).ready(function() {
         else {
             $( "#pi_delete_row" ).hide(); }
 
-
         $( "#pi_name_inst" ).text( pkgi['name'] );
         $( "#pi_ring" ).text( pkgi['ring'] );
         $( "#pi_authors" ).html("")
@@ -108,6 +109,10 @@ $( document ).ready(function() {
                          " "]; }
             else {
                 return [tag, " "]; } } ) ));
+        if ( logged_in ) {
+            $( "#pi_add_tag_row" ).show(); }
+        else {
+            $( "#pi_add_tag_row" ).hide(); }
 
         $( "#pi_versions" ).html("").append( $.map( Object.keys(pkgi['versions']).sort(), function ( v, vi ) {
             var vo = pkgi['versions'][v];
@@ -498,8 +503,10 @@ $( document ).ready(function() {
     $( "#login_code_row" ).hide();
 
     function menu_logout () {
+        logged_in = false;
         $("#logout").html( jslink( "login", function () { $( "#login" ).dialog( "open" ); } ) ); }
     function menu_loggedin ( curate_p ) {
+        logged_in = true;
         $("#logout").html("")
             .append( me(),
                      ( curate_p ? [ " (", jslink( "curator", function () {