diff --git a/hyde/ext/plugins/auto_extend.py b/hyde/ext/plugins/auto_extend.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 878baa8..0000000
--- a/hyde/ext/plugins/auto_extend.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-"""
-Autoextend plugin
-"""
-
-from hyde.plugin import Plugin
-import re
-
-class AutoExtendPlugin(Plugin):
-    """
-    The plugin class for extending templates using metadata.
-    """
-
-    def __init__(self, site):
-        super(AutoExtendPlugin, self).__init__(site)
-
-    def begin_text_resource(self, resource, text):
-        """
-        If the meta data for the resource contains a layout attribute,
-        and there is no extends statement, this plugin automatically adds
-        an extends statement to the top of the file.
-        """
-
-        if not resource.uses_template:
-            return text
-
-        layout = None
-        block = None
-        try:
-            layout = resource.meta.extends
-        except AttributeError:
-            pass
-
-        try:
-            block = resource.meta.default_block
-        except AttributeError:
-            pass
-
-        if layout:
-            self.logger.debug("Autoextending %s with %s" % (
-                resource.relative_path, layout))
-            extends_pattern = self.template.patterns['extends']
-
-            if not re.search(extends_pattern, text):
-                extended_text = self.template.get_extends_statement(layout)
-                extended_text += '\n'
-                if block:
-                    extended_text += ('%s\n%s\n%s' %
-                                        (self.t_block_open_tag(block),
-                                            text,
-                                            self.t_block_close_tag(block)))
-                else:
-                    extended_text += text
-                return extended_text
-        return text
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/hyde/ext/plugins/meta.py b/hyde/ext/plugins/meta.py
index c9c40bd..b09f782 100644
--- a/hyde/ext/plugins/meta.py
+++ b/hyde/ext/plugins/meta.py
@@ -142,3 +142,53 @@ class MetaPlugin(Plugin):
         has changed. Return text without meta data.
         """
         return self.__read_resource__(resource, text)
+
+
+class AutoExtendPlugin(Plugin):
+    """
+    The plugin class for extending templates using metadata.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, site):
+        super(AutoExtendPlugin, self).__init__(site)
+
+    def begin_text_resource(self, resource, text):
+        """
+        If the meta data for the resource contains a layout attribute,
+        and there is no extends statement, this plugin automatically adds
+        an extends statement to the top of the file.
+        """
+
+        if not resource.uses_template:
+            return text
+
+        layout = None
+        block = None
+        try:
+            layout = resource.meta.extends
+        except AttributeError:
+            pass
+
+        try:
+            block = resource.meta.default_block
+        except AttributeError:
+            pass
+
+        if layout:
+            self.logger.debug("Autoextending %s with %s" % (
+                resource.relative_path, layout))
+            extends_pattern = self.template.patterns['extends']
+
+            if not re.search(extends_pattern, text):
+                extended_text = self.template.get_extends_statement(layout)
+                extended_text += '\n'
+                if block:
+                    extended_text += ('%s\n%s\n%s' %
+                                        (self.t_block_open_tag(block),
+                                            text,
+                                            self.t_block_close_tag(block)))
+                else:
+                    extended_text += text
+                return extended_text
+        return text
+
diff --git a/hyde/layouts/basic/site.yaml b/hyde/layouts/basic/site.yaml
index de90308..bdaa77e 100644
--- a/hyde/layouts/basic/site.yaml
+++ b/hyde/layouts/basic/site.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ media_url: /media # URL where the media files are served from.
 base_url: / # The base url for autogenerated links.
 plugins:
     - hyde.ext.plugins.meta.MetaPlugin
-    - hyde.ext.plugins.auto_extend.AutoExtendPlugin
+    - hyde.ext.plugins.meta.AutoExtendPlugin
     - hyde.ext.plugins.sorter.SorterPlugin
     - hyde.ext.plugins.tagger.TaggerPlugin
     - hyde.ext.plugins.syntext.SyntextPlugin
@@ -58,4 +58,4 @@ tagger:
             template: tagged_posts.j2
             archive_extension: html
             meta:
-                listable: false
\ No newline at end of file
+                listable: false
diff --git a/hyde/layouts/starter/site.yaml b/hyde/layouts/starter/site.yaml
index 2557f6a..bb4845b 100644
--- a/hyde/layouts/starter/site.yaml
+++ b/hyde/layouts/starter/site.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ base_url: /
 template: hyde.ext.templates.jinja.Jinja2Template
 plugins:
     - hyde.ext.plugins.meta.MetaPlugin
-    - hyde.ext.plugins.auto_extend.AutoExtendPlugin
+    - hyde.ext.plugins.meta.AutoExtendPlugin
     # Plugins needed for the advances section.
     - hyde.ext.plugins.sorter.SorterPlugin
     - hyde.ext.plugins.grouper.GrouperPlugin
diff --git a/hyde/tests/ext/test_auto_extend.py b/hyde/tests/ext/test_auto_extend.py
index 1d63400..3e9be2b 100644
--- a/hyde/tests/ext/test_auto_extend.py
+++ b/hyde/tests/ext/test_auto_extend.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class TestAutoExtend(object):
     def test_can_auto_extend(self):
         s = Site(TEST_SITE)
         s.config.plugins = ['hyde.ext.plugins.meta.MetaPlugin',
-                            'hyde.ext.plugins.auto_extend.AutoExtendPlugin',
+                            'hyde.ext.plugins.meta.AutoExtendPlugin',
                             'hyde.ext.plugins.text.BlockdownPlugin']
         txt ="This template tests to make sure blocks can be replaced with markdownish syntax."
         templ = """
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ extends: base.html
     def test_can_auto_extend_with_default_blocks(self):
         s = Site(TEST_SITE)
         s.config.plugins = ['hyde.ext.plugins.meta.MetaPlugin',
-                            'hyde.ext.plugins.auto_extend.AutoExtendPlugin',
+                            'hyde.ext.plugins.meta.AutoExtendPlugin',
                             'hyde.ext.plugins.text.BlockdownPlugin']
         txt ="This template tests to make sure blocks can be replaced with markdownish syntax."
         templ = """
diff --git a/hyde/tests/sites/test_sorter/site.yaml b/hyde/tests/sites/test_sorter/site.yaml
index c037f33..c15e6a9 100644
--- a/hyde/tests/sites/test_sorter/site.yaml
+++ b/hyde/tests/sites/test_sorter/site.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ media_url: /media # URL where the media files are served from.
 base_url: / # The base url for autogenerated links.
 plugins:
     - hyde.ext.plugins.meta.MetaPlugin
-    - hyde.ext.plugins.auto_extend.AutoExtendPlugin
+    - hyde.ext.plugins.meta.AutoExtendPlugin
     - hyde.ext.plugins.sorter.SorterPlugin
     - hyde.ext.plugins.text.TextlinksPlugin
 meta:
diff --git a/hyde/tests/sites/test_tagger/site.yaml b/hyde/tests/sites/test_tagger/site.yaml
index 9b7ee78..c555348 100644
--- a/hyde/tests/sites/test_tagger/site.yaml
+++ b/hyde/tests/sites/test_tagger/site.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ media_url: /media # URL where the media files are served from.
 base_url: / # The base url for autogenerated links.
 plugins:
     - hyde.ext.plugins.meta.MetaPlugin
-    - hyde.ext.plugins.auto_extend.AutoExtendPlugin
+    - hyde.ext.plugins.meta.AutoExtendPlugin
     - hyde.ext.plugins.sorter.SorterPlugin
     - hyde.ext.plugins.tagger.TaggerPlugin
     - hyde.ext.plugins.text.TextlinksPlugin
diff --git a/hyde/tests/ssp/site.yaml b/hyde/tests/ssp/site.yaml
index 1416503..daf3d55 100644
--- a/hyde/tests/ssp/site.yaml
+++ b/hyde/tests/ssp/site.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ media_url: /media # URL where the media files are served from.
 base_url: / # The base url for autogenerated links.
 plugins:
     - hyde.ext.plugins.meta.MetaPlugin
-    - hyde.ext.plugins.auto_extend.AutoExtendPlugin
+    - hyde.ext.plugins.meta.AutoExtendPlugin
     - hyde.ext.plugins.sorter.SorterPlugin
     - hyde.ext.plugins.tagger.TaggerPlugin
     - hyde.ext.plugins.text.SyntextPlugin