diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-report.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-report.md
index 646243812..6fae156b1 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-report.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-report.md
@@ -35,6 +35,12 @@ Here's a link to the music files that trigger the bug (if relevant):
 * beets version: 
 * Turning off plugins made problem go away (yes/no): 
 
+<!--
+You can turn off plugins temporarily by passing --plugins= on the command line:
+
+$ beet --plugins= version
+-->
+
 My configuration (output of `beet config`) is:
 
 ```yaml
diff --git a/beets/ui/__init__.py b/beets/ui/__init__.py
index d882e06fb..28879a731 100644
--- a/beets/ui/__init__.py
+++ b/beets/ui/__init__.py
@@ -1102,8 +1102,8 @@ optparse.Option.ALWAYS_TYPED_ACTIONS += ('callback',)
 
 # The main entry point and bootstrapping.
 
-def _load_plugins(config):
-    """Load the plugins specified in the configuration.
+def _load_plugins(options, config):
+    """Load the plugins specified on the command line or in the configuration.
     """
     paths = config['pluginpath'].as_str_seq(split=False)
     paths = [util.normpath(p) for p in paths]
@@ -1120,7 +1120,14 @@ def _load_plugins(config):
     # *contain* a `beetsplug` package.
     sys.path += paths
 
-    plugins.load_plugins(config['plugins'].as_str_seq())
+    # If we were given any plugins on the command line, use those.
+    if options.plugins is not None:
+        plugin_list = (options.plugins.split(',')
+                       if len(options.plugins) > 0 else [])
+    else:
+        plugin_list = config['plugins'].as_str_seq()
+
+    plugins.load_plugins(plugin_list)
     plugins.send("pluginload")
     return plugins
 
@@ -1135,7 +1142,7 @@ def _setup(options, lib=None):
 
     config = _configure(options)
 
-    plugins = _load_plugins(config)
+    plugins = _load_plugins(options, config)
 
     # Get the default subcommands.
     from beets.ui.commands import default_commands
@@ -1233,6 +1240,8 @@ def _raw_main(args, lib=None):
                       help=u'log more details (use twice for even more)')
     parser.add_option('-c', '--config', dest='config',
                       help=u'path to configuration file')
+    parser.add_option('-p', '--plugins', dest='plugins',
+                      help=u'a comma-separated list of plugins to load')
     parser.add_option('-h', '--help', dest='help', action='store_true',
                       help=u'show this help message and exit')
     parser.add_option('--version', dest='version', action='store_true',
diff --git a/beets/ui/commands.py b/beets/ui/commands.py
index 49c4b4dc6..4d010f4b1 100755
--- a/beets/ui/commands.py
+++ b/beets/ui/commands.py
@@ -807,7 +807,7 @@ class TerminalImportSession(importer.ImportSession):
             ))
 
             sel = ui.input_options(
-                (u'Skip new', u'Keep both', u'Remove old', u'Merge all')
+                (u'Skip new', u'Keep all', u'Remove old', u'Merge all')
             )
 
         if sel == u's':
@@ -1691,7 +1691,10 @@ def config_func(lib, opts, args):
     # Dump configuration.
     else:
         config_out = config.dump(full=opts.defaults, redact=opts.redact)
-        print_(util.text_string(config_out))
+        if config_out.strip() != '{}':
+            print_(util.text_string(config_out))
+        else:
+            print("Empty configuration")
 
 
 def config_edit():
diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index e33299fab..e65e6b1e9 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ Changelog
 
 New features:
 
+* When config is printed with no available configuration a new message is printed.
+  :bug:`3779`
+* When importing a duplicate album it ask if it should "Keep all" instead of "Keep both".
+  :bug:`3569`
 * :doc:`/plugins/chroma`: Update file metadata after generating fingerprints through the `submit` command.
 * :doc:`/plugins/lastgenre`: Added more heavy metal genres: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_metal_genres to genres.txt and genres-tree.yaml
 * :doc:`/plugins/subsonicplaylist`: import playlist from a subsonic server.
@@ -20,10 +24,10 @@ New features:
 * :doc:`plugins/fetchart`: Added a new ``high_resolution`` config option to
   allow downloading of higher resolution iTunes artwork (at the expense of
   file size).
-  :bug: `3391`
+  :bug:`3391`
 * :doc:`plugins/discogs` now adds two extra fields: `discogs_labelid` and
   `discogs_artistid`
-  :bug: `3413`
+  :bug:`3413`
 * :doc:`/plugins/export`: Added new ``-f`` (``--format``) flag; 
   which allows for the ability to export in json, jsonlines, csv and xml.
   Thanks to :user:`austinmm`.
@@ -154,6 +158,7 @@ New features:
   similar to ``beet modify``
 * :doc:`/plugins/web`: add DELETE and PATCH methods for modifying items
 * :doc:`/plugins/lyrics`: Removed LyricWiki source (shut down on 21/09/2020).
+* Added a ``--plugins`` (or ``-p``) flag to specify a list of plugins at startup.
 
 Fixes:
 
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 018ef5397..f77838e81 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -30,9 +30,10 @@ extlinks = {
 
 linkcheck_ignore = [
     r'https://github.com/beetbox/beets/issues/',
-    r'https://github.com/\w+$',  # ignore user pages
+    r'https://github.com/[^/]+$',  # ignore user pages
     r'.*localhost.*',
     r'https://www.musixmatch.com/',  # blocks requests
+    r'https://genius.com/',  # blocks requests
 ]
 
 # Options for HTML output
diff --git a/docs/faq.rst b/docs/faq.rst
index eeab6c1ef..f47233430 100644
--- a/docs/faq.rst
+++ b/docs/faq.rst
@@ -135,13 +135,13 @@ it's helpful to run on the "bleeding edge". To run the latest source:
 
 1. Uninstall beets. If you installed using ``pip``, you can just run
    ``pip uninstall beets``.
-2. Install from source. There are a few easy ways to do this:
+2. Install from source. Choose one of these methods:
 
-   -  Use ``pip`` to install the latest snapshot tarball: just type
-      ``pip install https://github.com/beetbox/beets/tarball/master``.
-   -  Grab the source using Git:
-      ``git clone https://github.com/beetbox/beets.git``. Then
-      ``cd beets`` and type ``python setup.py install``.
+   -  Use ``pip`` to install the latest snapshot tarball. Type:
+      ``pip install https://github.com/beetbox/beets/tarball/master``
+   -  Grab the source using git. First, clone the repository:
+      ``git clone https://github.com/beetbox/beets.git``.
+      Then, ``cd beets`` and ``python setup.py install``.
    -  Use ``pip`` to install an "editable" version of beets based on an
       automatic source checkout. For example, run
       ``pip install -e git+https://github.com/beetbox/beets#egg=beets``
diff --git a/docs/guides/tagger.rst b/docs/guides/tagger.rst
index 467d605a4..d890f5c08 100644
--- a/docs/guides/tagger.rst
+++ b/docs/guides/tagger.rst
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ If beets finds an album or item in your library that seems to be the same as the
 one you're importing, you may see a prompt like this::
 
     This album is already in the library!
-    [S]kip new, Keep both, Remove old, Merge all?
+    [S]kip new, Keep all, Remove old, Merge all?
 
 Beets wants to keep you safe from duplicates, which can be a real pain, so you
 have four choices in this situation. You can skip importing the new music,
diff --git a/docs/reference/cli.rst b/docs/reference/cli.rst
index 2062193ab..5d2b834b7 100644
--- a/docs/reference/cli.rst
+++ b/docs/reference/cli.rst
@@ -440,6 +440,10 @@ import ...``.
   configuration options entirely, the two are merged. Any individual options set
   in this config file will override the corresponding settings in your base
   configuration.
+* ``-p plugins``: specify a comma-separated list of plugins to enable. If
+  specified, the plugin list in your configuration is ignored. The long form
+  of this argument also allows specifying no plugins, effectively disabling
+  all plugins: ``--plugins=``.
 
 Beets also uses the ``BEETSDIR`` environment variable to look for
 configuration and data.