diff --git a/platypush/backend/http/static/css/source/webpanel/plugins/switches/index.scss b/platypush/backend/http/static/css/source/webpanel/plugins/switches/index.scss
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..55a87a2f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platypush/backend/http/static/css/source/webpanel/plugins/switches/index.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+@import 'common/vars';
+
+$head-bg: #e8e8e8;
+
+.switches-root {
+    .switch-root {
+        .head {
+            padding: 1rem .5rem;
+            background: $head-bg;
+            border-top: $default-border-2;
+            border-bottom: $default-border-2;
+            text-transform: uppercase;
+        }
+
+        .switches {
+            display: flex;
+            flex-direction: column;
+            padding: 1rem;
+        }
+
+        .device {
+            display: flex;
+            align-items: center;
+            border-radius: 2rem;
+
+            .toggle {
+                text-align: right;
+            }
+
+            &:nth-child(odd) { background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.0); }
+            &:nth-child(even) { background: $default-bg-3; }
+            &:hover { background: $hover-bg; }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/platypush/backend/http/static/js/plugins/switches/index.js b/platypush/backend/http/static/js/plugins/switches/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f2a684298
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platypush/backend/http/static/js/plugins/switches/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+const SwitchDevice = Vue.component('switch-device', {
+    template: '#tmpl-switch-device',
+    props: {
+        bus: {
+            type: Object,
+        },
+
+        device: {
+            type: Object,
+            default: () => {},
+        },
+    },
+});
+
+const SwitchType = Vue.component('switch-type', {
+    template: '#tmpl-switch-type',
+    props: {
+        bus: {
+            type: Object,
+        },
+
+        name: {
+            type: String,
+        },
+
+        devices: {
+            type: Object,
+            default: () => {},
+        },
+    },
+});
+
+Vue.component('switches', {
+    template: '#tmpl-switches',
+    props: ['config'],
+
+    data: function() {
+        return {
+            bus: new Vue({}),
+            plugins: {},
+        };
+    },
+
+    methods: {
+        refresh: async function() {
+            if (!this.config.plugins) {
+                console.warn('Please specify a list of switch plugins in your switch section configuration');
+                return;
+            }
+
+            const promises = this.config.plugins.map(plugin => {
+                return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+                    request(plugin + '.status').then(status => {
+                        const ret = {};
+                        ret[plugin] = status;
+                        resolve(ret);
+                    });
+                });
+            });
+
+            const statuses = (await Promise.all(promises)).reduce((obj, status) => {
+                obj[Object.keys(status)[0]] = Object.values(status)[0].reduce((obj2, device) => {
+                    device.type = Object.keys(status)[0];
+                    obj2[device.id] = device;
+                    return obj2;
+                }, {});
+
+                return obj;
+            }, {});
+
+            for (const [name, status] of Object.entries(statuses)) {
+                this.plugins[name] = status;
+
+                const switchType = new SwitchType();
+                switchType.bus = this.bus;
+                switchType.name = name;
+                switchType.devices = this.plugins[name];
+
+                switchType.$mount();
+                this.$refs.root.appendChild(switchType.$el);
+            }
+        },
+
+        toggle: async function(type, device) {
+            let status = await request(type + '.toggle', {device: device});
+            this.plugins[type][status.id].on = status.on;
+        },
+    },
+
+    mounted: function() {
+        const self = this;
+        this.refresh();
+
+        this.bus.$on('switch-toggled', (evt) => {
+            self.toggle(evt.type, evt.device);
+        });
+    },
+});
+
diff --git a/platypush/backend/http/templates/nav.html b/platypush/backend/http/templates/nav.html
index b340f52e4..8cf60afd6 100644
--- a/platypush/backend/http/templates/nav.html
+++ b/platypush/backend/http/templates/nav.html
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
         'media.vlc': 'fa fa-film',
         'music.mpd': 'fa fa-music',
         'music.snapcast': 'fa fa-volume-up',
+        'switches': 'fa fa-toggle-on',
         'tts': 'fa fa-comment',
         'tts.google': 'fa fa-comment',
     }
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@
                     {% if plugin in pluginIcons %}
                         <i class="{{ pluginIcons[plugin] }}"></i>
                     {% else %}
-                        {% raw %}{{ plugin }}{{% endraw %}
+                        {{ plugin }}
                     {% endif %}
                 </a>
             </li>
diff --git a/platypush/backend/http/templates/plugins/switches/index.html b/platypush/backend/http/templates/plugins/switches/index.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f8241a4ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platypush/backend/http/templates/plugins/switches/index.html
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<script type="text/x-template" id="tmpl-switches">
+    <div class="switches-root" ref="root"></div>
+</script>
+
+<script type="text/x-template" id="tmpl-switch-type">
+    <div class="switch-root" ref="root">
+        <div class="head" v-text="name.split('.').pop()"></div>
+
+        <div class="switches">
+            <switch-device :device="device"
+                           v-for="device in devices"
+                           :key="device.name"
+                           :bus="bus">
+            </switch-device>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+</script>
+
+<script type="text/x-template" id="tmpl-switch-device">
+    <div class="device">
+        <div class="col-10 name" v-text="device.name"></div>
+        <div class="col-2 toggle">
+            <toggle-switch :value="device.on" @toggled="bus.$emit('switch-toggled', {type: device.type, device: device.id})"></toggle-switch>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+</script>
+
diff --git a/platypush/plugins/switch/__init__.py b/platypush/plugins/switch/__init__.py
index b025807cc..9f4406109 100644
--- a/platypush/plugins/switch/__init__.py
+++ b/platypush/plugins/switch/__init__.py
@@ -1,33 +1,45 @@
 from platypush.plugins import Plugin, action
 
+
 class SwitchPlugin(Plugin):
     """
     Abstract class for interacting with switch devices
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+    def __init__(self, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(**kwargs)
 
     @action
-    def on(self, args):
+    def on(self, device, *args, **kwargs):
         """ Turn the device on """
         raise NotImplementedError()
 
     @action
-    def off(self, args):
+    def off(self, device, *args, **kwargs):
         """ Turn the device off """
         raise NotImplementedError()
 
     @action
-    def toggle(self, args):
+    def toggle(self, device, *args, **kwargs):
         """ Toggle the device status (on/off) """
         raise NotImplementedError()
 
     @action
-    def status(self):
-        """ Get the device state """
+    def status(self, device=None, *args, **kwargs):
+        """ Get the status of a specified device or of all the configured devices (default)"""
+        devices = self.devices
+        if device:
+            devices = [d for d in self.devices if d.get('id') == device or d.get('name') == device]
+            if devices:
+                return self.devices.pop(0)
+            else:
+                return None
+
+        return devices
+
+    @property
+    def devices(self):
         raise NotImplementedError()
 
 
 # vim:sw=4:ts=4:et:
-
diff --git a/platypush/plugins/switch/switchbot/__init__.py b/platypush/plugins/switch/switchbot/__init__.py
index 13185dfd6..078dc7103 100644
--- a/platypush/plugins/switch/switchbot/__init__.py
+++ b/platypush/plugins/switch/switchbot/__init__.py
@@ -7,48 +7,52 @@ from bluetooth.ble import DiscoveryService, GATTRequester
 from platypush.plugins import action
 from platypush.plugins.switch import SwitchPlugin
 
+
 class Scanner(object):
+    """
+    XXX The Scanner object doesn't work. Add your devices by address statically to the plugin configuration for now
+    instead of relying on scanning capabilities
+    """
+
     service_uuid = '1bc5d5a5-0200b89f-e6114d22-000da2cb'
 
     def __init__(self, bt_interface=None, timeout_secs=None):
         self.bt_interface = bt_interface
         self.timeout_secs = timeout_secs if timeout_secs else 2
 
-
     @classmethod
     def _get_uuids(cls, device):
         uuids = set()
 
-        for id in device['uuids']:
-            if isinstance(id, tuple):
+        for uuid in device['uuids']:
+            if isinstance(uuid, tuple):
                 uuid = ''
-                for i in range(0, len(id)):
-                    token = struct.pack('<I', id[i])
+                for i in range(0, len(uuid)):
+                    token = struct.pack('<I', uuid[i])
                     for byte in token:
                         uuid += hex(byte)[2:].zfill(2)
-                    uuid += ('-' if i < len(id)-1 else '')
+                    uuid += ('-' if i < len(uuid)-1 else '')
                 uuids.add(uuid)
             else:
-                uuids.add(hex(id)[2:])
+                uuids.add(hex(uuid)[2:])
 
         return uuids
 
-
     def scan(self):
         service = DiscoveryService(self.bt_interface) \
             if self.bt_interface else DiscoveryService()
 
         devices = service.discover(self.timeout_secs)
         return sorted([addr for addr, device in devices.items()
-                if self.service_uuid in self._get_uuids(device)])
+                       if self.service_uuid in self._get_uuids(device)])
 
 
 class Driver(object):
     handle = 0x16
     commands = {
-        'press' : '\x57\x01\x00',
-        'on'    : '\x57\x01\x01',
-        'off'   : '\x57\x01\x02',
+        'press': '\x57\x01\x00',
+        'on': '\x57\x01\x01',
+        'off': '\x57\x01\x02',
     }
 
     def __init__(self, device, bt_interface=None, timeout_secs=None):
@@ -57,7 +61,6 @@ class Driver(object):
         self.timeout_secs = timeout_secs if timeout_secs else 5
         self.req = None
 
-
     def connect(self):
         if self.bt_interface:
             self.req = GATTRequester(self.device, False, self.bt_interface)
@@ -66,6 +69,7 @@ class Driver(object):
 
         self.req.connect(True, 'random')
         connect_start_time = time.time()
+
         while not self.req.is_connected():
             if time.time() - connect_start_time >= self.timeout_secs:
                 raise RuntimeError('Connection to {} timed out after {} seconds'
@@ -96,7 +100,7 @@ class SwitchSwitchbotPlugin(SwitchPlugin):
     """
 
     def __init__(self, bt_interface=None, connect_timeout=None,
-                 scan_timeout=None, devices={}, *args, **kwargs):
+                 scan_timeout=None, devices=None, **kwargs):
         """
         :param bt_interface: Bluetooth interface to use (e.g. hci0) default: first available one
         :type bt_interface: str
@@ -111,20 +115,30 @@ class SwitchSwitchbotPlugin(SwitchPlugin):
         :type devices: dict
         """
 
-        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        super().__init__(**kwargs)
+
+        if devices is None:
+            devices = {}
+
         self.bt_interface = bt_interface
         self.connect_timeout = connect_timeout if connect_timeout else 5
         self.scan_timeout = scan_timeout if scan_timeout else 2
-        self.devices = devices
-
+        self.configured_devices = devices
+        self.configured_devices_by_name = {
+            name: addr
+            for addr, name in self.configured_devices.items()
+        }
 
     def _run(self, device, command=None):
+        if device in self.configured_devices_by_name:
+            device = self.configured_devices_by_name[device]
+
         try:
             # XXX this requires sudo and it's executed in its own process
             # because the Switchbot plugin requires root privileges to send
             # raw bluetooth messages on the interface. Make sure that the user
             # that runs platypush has the right permissions to run this with sudo
-            return subprocess.check_output((
+            output = subprocess.check_output((
                 'sudo python3 -m platypush.plugins.switch.switchbot ' +
                 '--device {} ' +
                 ('--interface {} '.format(self.bt_interface) if self.bt_interface else '') +
@@ -134,6 +148,8 @@ class SwitchSwitchbotPlugin(SwitchPlugin):
         except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
             raise RuntimeError(e.output.decode('utf-8'))
 
+        self.logger.info('Output of switchbot command: {}'.format(output))
+        return self.status(device)
 
     @action
     def press(self, device):
@@ -146,7 +162,11 @@ class SwitchSwitchbotPlugin(SwitchPlugin):
         return self._run(device)
 
     @action
-    def on(self, device):
+    def toggle(self, device, **kwargs):
+        return self.press(device)
+
+    @action
+    def on(self, device, **kwargs):
         """
         Send a press-on button command to a device
 
@@ -156,7 +176,7 @@ class SwitchSwitchbotPlugin(SwitchPlugin):
         return self._run(device, 'on')
 
     @action
-    def off(self, device):
+    def off(self, device, **kwargs):
         """
         Send a press-off button command to a device
 
@@ -167,7 +187,11 @@ class SwitchSwitchbotPlugin(SwitchPlugin):
 
     @action
     def scan(self):
-        """ Scan for available Switchbot devices nearby """
+        """
+        Scan for available Switchbot devices nearby.
+        XXX This action doesn't work for now. Configure your devices statically for now instead of
+        relying on the scanner
+        """
         try:
             return subprocess.check_output(
                 'sudo python3 -m platypush.plugins.switch.switchbot --scan ' +
@@ -177,6 +201,17 @@ class SwitchSwitchbotPlugin(SwitchPlugin):
         except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
             raise RuntimeError(e.output.decode('utf-8'))
 
+    @property
+    def devices(self):
+        return [
+            {
+                'address': addr,
+                'id': addr,
+                'name': name,
+                'on': False,
+            }
+            for addr, name in self.configured_devices.items()
+        ]
+
 
 # vim:sw=4:ts=4:et:
-
diff --git a/platypush/plugins/switch/tplink.py b/platypush/plugins/switch/tplink.py
index 6a8100dcf..818a48ea5 100644
--- a/platypush/plugins/switch/tplink.py
+++ b/platypush/plugins/switch/tplink.py
@@ -17,15 +17,14 @@ class SwitchTplinkPlugin(SwitchPlugin):
     _ip_to_dev = {}
     _alias_to_dev = {}
 
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+    def __init__(self, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(**kwargs)
 
     def _scan(self):
         devices = Discover.discover()
         self._ip_to_dev = {}
         self._alias_to_dev = {}
 
-
         for (ip, dev) in devices.items():
             self._ip_to_dev[ip] = dev
             self._alias_to_dev[dev.alias] = dev
@@ -47,27 +46,8 @@ class SwitchTplinkPlugin(SwitchPlugin):
         else:
             raise RuntimeError('Device {} not found'.format(device))
 
-
     @action
-    def status(self):
-        """
-        :returns: The available device over the network as a
-        """
-
-        devices = { 'devices': {
-            ip: {
-                'alias': dev.alias,
-                'current_consumption': dev.current_consumption(),
-                'host': dev.host,
-                'hw_info': dev.hw_info,
-                'on': dev.is_on,
-            } for (ip, dev) in self._scan().items()
-        } }
-
-        return devices
-
-    @action
-    def on(self, device):
+    def on(self, device, **kwargs):
         """
         Turn on a device
 
@@ -77,11 +57,10 @@ class SwitchTplinkPlugin(SwitchPlugin):
 
         device = self._get_device(device)
         device.turn_on()
-        return {'status':'on'}
-
+        return self.status(device)
 
     @action
-    def off(self, device):
+    def off(self, device, **kwargs):
         """
         Turn off a device
 
@@ -91,11 +70,10 @@ class SwitchTplinkPlugin(SwitchPlugin):
 
         device = self._get_device(device)
         device.turn_off()
-        return {'status':'off'}
-
+        return self.status(device)
 
     @action
-    def toggle(self, device):
+    def toggle(self, device, **kwargs):
         """
         Toggle the state of a device (on/off)
 
@@ -103,15 +81,36 @@ class SwitchTplinkPlugin(SwitchPlugin):
         :type device: str
         """
 
-        device = self._get_device(device, use_cache=False)
+        device = self._get_device(device)
 
         if device.is_on:
             device.turn_off()
         else:
             device.turn_on()
 
-        return {'status': 'off' if device.is_off else 'on'}
+        return {
+            'current_consumption': device.current_consumption(),
+            'id': device.host,
+            'ip': device.host,
+            'host': device.host,
+            'hw_info': device.hw_info,
+            'name': device.alias,
+            'on': device.is_on,
+        }
+
+    @property
+    def devices(self):
+        return [
+            {
+                'current_consumption': dev.current_consumption(),
+                'id': ip,
+                'ip': ip,
+                'host': dev.host,
+                'hw_info': dev.hw_info,
+                'name': dev.alias,
+                'on': dev.is_on,
+            } for (ip, dev) in self._scan().items()
+        ]
 
 
 # vim:sw=4:ts=4:et:
-
diff --git a/platypush/plugins/switch/wemo/__init__.py b/platypush/plugins/switch/wemo/__init__.py
index c256cb4d4..636bd58b4 100644
--- a/platypush/plugins/switch/wemo/__init__.py
+++ b/platypush/plugins/switch/wemo/__init__.py
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
-import json
-
 from platypush.plugins import action
 from platypush.plugins.switch import SwitchPlugin
 
 
 class SwitchWemoPlugin(SwitchPlugin):
     """
-    Plugin to control a Belkin WeMo smart switch
+    Plugin to control a Belkin WeMo smart switches
     (https://www.belkin.com/us/Products/home-automation/c/wemo-home-automation/)
 
     Requires:
@@ -14,13 +12,13 @@ class SwitchWemoPlugin(SwitchPlugin):
         * **ouimeaux** (``pip install ouimeaux``)
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, discovery_seconds=3, *args, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, discovery_seconds=3, **kwargs):
         """
         :param discovery_seconds: Discovery time when scanning for devices (default: 3)
         :type discovery_seconds: int
         """
 
-        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        super().__init__(**kwargs)
         self.discovery_seconds = discovery_seconds
         self.env = None
 
@@ -29,7 +27,7 @@ class SwitchWemoPlugin(SwitchPlugin):
         self.logger.info('Starting WeMo discovery')
         self._get_environment()
         self.env.discover(seconds=self.discovery_seconds)
-        self.devices = self.env.devices
+        self._devices = self.env.devices
 
     def _get_environment(self):
         if not self.env:
@@ -38,18 +36,17 @@ class SwitchWemoPlugin(SwitchPlugin):
             self.env.start()
             self._refresh_devices()
 
-    @action
-    def get_devices(self):
+    @property
+    def devices(self):
         """
         Get the list of available devices
         :returns: The list of devices.
 
         Example output::
 
-            output = {
-                "devices": [
+            output = [
                     {
-                        "host": "192.168.1.123",
+                        "ip": "192.168.1.123",
                         "name": "Switch 1",
                         "state": 1,
                         "model": "Belkin Plugin Socket 1.0",
@@ -60,40 +57,39 @@ class SwitchWemoPlugin(SwitchPlugin):
                         # ...
                     }
                 ]
-            }
         """
         self._refresh_devices()
-        return {
-            'devices': [
-                {
-                    'host': dev.host,
-                    'name': dev.name,
-                    'state': dev.get_state(),
-                    'model': dev.model,
-                    'serialnumber': dev.serialnumber,
-                }
-                for (name, dev) in self.devices.items()
-            ]
-        }
+
+        return [
+            {
+                'id': dev.name,
+                'ip': dev.host,
+                'name': dev.name,
+                'model': dev.model,
+                'on': True if dev.get_state() else False,
+                'serialnumber': dev.serialnumber,
+            }
+            for (name, dev) in self._devices.items()
+        ]
 
     def _exec(self, method, device, *args, **kwargs):
         self._get_environment()
 
-        if device not in self.devices:
+        if device not in self._devices:
             self._refresh_devices()
 
-        if device not in self.devices:
+        if device not in self._devices:
             raise RuntimeError('Device {} not found'.format(device))
 
         self.logger.info('Executing {} on WeMo device {}'.
                          format(method, device))
-        dev = self.devices[device]
+        dev = self._devices[device]
         getattr(dev, method)(*args, **kwargs)
 
-        return {'device': device, 'state': dev.get_state()}
+        return self.status(device)
 
     @action
-    def on(self, device):
+    def on(self, device, **kwargs):
         """
         Turn a switch on
 
@@ -103,7 +99,7 @@ class SwitchWemoPlugin(SwitchPlugin):
         return self._exec('on', device)
 
     @action
-    def off(self, device):
+    def off(self, device, **kwargs):
         """
         Turn a switch off
 
@@ -113,7 +109,7 @@ class SwitchWemoPlugin(SwitchPlugin):
         return self._exec('off', device)
 
     @action
-    def toggle(self, device):
+    def toggle(self, device, **kwargs):
         """
         Toggle the state of a switch (on/off)
 
@@ -124,4 +120,3 @@ class SwitchWemoPlugin(SwitchPlugin):
 
 
 # vim:sw=4:ts=4:et:
-