diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 29c179f..fe90855 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ Installs and loads `tmux` plugins.
 
 Tested and working on Linux, OSX, and Cygwin.
 
+See list of plugins [here](https://github.com/tmux-plugins/list).
+
 ### Installation
 
 Requirements: `tmux` version 1.9 (or higher), `git`, `bash`.
@@ -27,11 +29,11 @@ set -g @plugin 'tmux-plugins/tmux-sensible'
 # Other examples:
 # set -g @plugin 'github_username/plugin_name'
 # set -g @plugin 'github_username/plugin_name#branch'
-# set -g @plugin 'git@github.com/user/plugin'
-# set -g @plugin 'git@bitbucket.com/user/plugin'
+# set -g @plugin 'git@github.com:user/plugin'
+# set -g @plugin 'git@bitbucket.com:user/plugin'
 
 # Initialize TMUX plugin manager (keep this line at the very bottom of tmux.conf)
-run -b '~/.tmux/plugins/tpm/tpm'
+run '~/.tmux/plugins/tpm/tpm'
 ```
 
 Reload TMUX environment so TPM is sourced:
@@ -70,10 +72,6 @@ find plugin directory there and remove it.
 `prefix` + <kbd>alt</kbd> + <kbd>u</kbd>
 - remove/uninstall plugins not on the plugin list
 
-### More plugins
-
-For more plugins, check [here](https://github.com/tmux-plugins).
-
 ### Docs
 
 - [Help, tpm not working](docs/tpm_not_working.md) - problem solutions
@@ -98,17 +96,6 @@ Run tests with:
 $ ./run_tests
 ```
 
-### Other goodies
-
-- [tmux-copycat](https://github.com/tmux-plugins/tmux-copycat) - a plugin for
-  regex searches in tmux and fast match selection
-- [tmux-yank](https://github.com/tmux-plugins/tmux-yank) - enables copying
-  highlighted text to system clipboard
-- [tmux-open](https://github.com/tmux-plugins/tmux-open) - a plugin for quickly
-  opening highlighted file or a url
-- [tmux-continuum](https://github.com/tmux-plugins/tmux-continuum) - automatic
-  restoring and continuous saving of tmux env
-
 ### License
 
 [MIT](LICENSE.md)
diff --git a/docs/changing_plugins_install_dir.md b/docs/changing_plugins_install_dir.md
index 93af675..27de96d 100644
--- a/docs/changing_plugins_install_dir.md
+++ b/docs/changing_plugins_install_dir.md
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # Changing plugins install dir
 
-By default, TPM installs plugins to `~/.tmux/plugins/`.
+By default, TPM installs plugins in a subfolder named `plugins/` inside
+`$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/tmux/` if a `tmux.conf` file was found at that location, or
+inside `~/.tmux/` otherwise.
 
 You can change the install path by putting this in `.tmux.conf`:
 
diff --git a/scripts/helpers/plugin_functions.sh b/scripts/helpers/plugin_functions.sh
index cbd1b55..f33d215 100644
--- a/scripts/helpers/plugin_functions.sh
+++ b/scripts/helpers/plugin_functions.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ _CACHED_TPM_PATH="$(_tpm_path)"
 #
 _get_user_tmux_conf() {
 	# Define the different possible locations.
-	xdg_location="$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/tmux/tmux.conf"
+	xdg_location="${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/tmux/tmux.conf"
 	default_location="$HOME/.tmux.conf"
 
 	# Search for the correct configuration file by priority.
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ _tmux_conf_contents() {
 # return files sourced from tmux config files
 _sourced_files() {
 	_tmux_conf_contents |
-		awk '/^[ \t]*source(-file)? +/ { gsub(/'\''/,""); gsub(/'\"'/,""); print $2 }'
+		sed -E -n -e "s/^[[:space:]]*source(-file)?[[:space:]]+(-q+[[:space:]]+)?['\"]?([^'\"]+)['\"]?/\3/p"
 }
 
 # Want to be able to abort in certain cases
diff --git a/scripts/helpers/tmux_utils.sh b/scripts/helpers/tmux_utils.sh
index e39946a..238952d 100644
--- a/scripts/helpers/tmux_utils.sh
+++ b/scripts/helpers/tmux_utils.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+HELPERS_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
+source "$HELPERS_DIR/plugin_functions.sh"
+
 reload_tmux_environment() {
-	tmux source-file ~/.tmux.conf >/dev/null 2>&1
+	tmux source-file $(_get_user_tmux_conf) >/dev/null 2>&1
 }
diff --git a/tpm b/tpm
index 570d58b..7ad4b99 100755
--- a/tpm
+++ b/tpm
@@ -21,8 +21,17 @@ tpm_path_set() {
 	tmux show-environment -g "$DEFAULT_TPM_ENV_VAR_NAME" >/dev/null 2>&1
 }
 
+# Check if configuration file exists at an XDG-compatible location, if so use
+# that directory for TMUX_PLUGIN_MANAGER_PATH. Otherwise use $DEFAULT_TPM_PATH.
 set_default_tpm_path() {
-	tmux set-environment -g "$DEFAULT_TPM_ENV_VAR_NAME" "$DEFAULT_TPM_PATH"
+	local xdg_tmux_path="${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/tmux"
+	local tpm_path="$DEFAULT_TPM_PATH"
+
+	if [ -f "$xdg_tmux_path/tmux.conf" ]; then
+		tpm_path="$xdg_tmux_path/plugins/"
+	fi
+
+	tmux set-environment -g "$DEFAULT_TPM_ENV_VAR_NAME" "$tpm_path"
 }
 
 # Ensures TMUX_PLUGIN_MANAGER_PATH global env variable is set.