diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 859168d2..551564f2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ upgrade notes
   * you can also do this with linux filesystem permissions; `chmod 111 music` will make it possible to access files and folders inside the `music` folder but not list the immediate contents -- also works with other software, not just copyparty
 
 * can I make copyparty download a file to my server if I give it a URL?
-  * not really, but there is a [terrible hack](https://github.com/9001/copyparty/blob/hovudstraum/bin/mtag/wget.py) which makes it possible
+  * yes, using [hooks](https://github.com/9001/copyparty/blob/hovudstraum/bin/hooks/wget.py)
 
 
 # accounts and volumes
diff --git a/bin/mtag/wget.py b/bin/mtag/wget.py
index ef13b256..c6663d6b 100644
--- a/bin/mtag/wget.py
+++ b/bin/mtag/wget.py
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 """
+DEPRECATED -- replaced by event hooks;
+https://github.com/9001/copyparty/blob/hovudstraum/bin/hooks/wget.py
+
+---
+
 use copyparty as a file downloader by POSTing URLs as
 application/x-www-form-urlencoded (for example using the
 message/pager function on the website)
diff --git a/docs/versus.md b/docs/versus.md
index 2a21b590..1aca8e7a 100644
--- a/docs/versus.md
+++ b/docs/versus.md
@@ -537,11 +537,11 @@ symbol legend,
 * some of its unique features have been added to copyparty as former linx users have migrated
   * file expiration timers, filename randomization
 * ✅ password-protected files
-  * copyparty: password-protected folders and filekeys are 
+  * copyparty: password-protected folders + filekeys to skip the folder password seem to cover most usecases
 * ✅ file deletion keys
 * ✅ download files as torrents
 * ✅ remote uploads (send a link to the server and it downloads it)
-  * copyparty: available as a [terrible hack](https://github.com/9001/copyparty/blob/hovudstraum/bin/mtag/wget.py)
+  * copyparty: available as [a plugin](https://github.com/9001/copyparty/blob/hovudstraum/bin/hooks/wget.py)
 * ✅ can use S3 as storage backend; copyparty relies on rclone-mount for that