Index: admin/system_presets/simple/categories_c.php
===================================================================
--- admin/system_presets/simple/categories_c.php	(revision 14467)
+++ admin/system_presets/simple/categories_c.php	(working copy)
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 	// fields to hide
 	$hidden_fields = Array (
 		'CategoryId', /*'Type', 'SymLinkCategoryId', 'ParentId', 'Name', 'Filename', 'AutomaticFilename',*/
-		/*'Description',*/ 'CreatedOn', 'EditorsPick', 'Status', /*'Priority', 'MetaKeywords', 'CachedDescendantCatsQty',
+		/*'Description',*/ 'CreatedOn', 'EditorsPick', 'Status', 'DirectLinkEnabled', /*'Priority', 'MetaKeywords', 'CachedDescendantCatsQty',
 		'CachedNavbar',*/ 'CreatedById', /*'ResourceId', 'ParentPath', 'TreeLeft', 'TreeRight', 'NamedParentPath',
 		'MetaDescription', 'HotItem',*/ 'NewItem', /*'PopItem', 'Modified', 'ModifiedById', 'CachedTemplate',*/
 		'Template', /*'UseExternalUrl', 'ExternalUrl',*/ 'UseMenuIconUrl', 'MenuIconUrl', 'Title', 'MenuTitle',
Index: core/admin_templates/categories/categories_edit.tpl
===================================================================
--- core/admin_templates/categories/categories_edit.tpl	(revision 14467)
+++ core/admin_templates/categories/categories_edit.tpl	(working copy)
@@ -146,13 +146,30 @@
 				<inp2:m_RenderElement name="inp_label" prefix="c" field="Protected" title="la_fld_Protected"/>
 			</inp2:m_if>
 
-		<inp2:m_RenderElement name="subsection" prefix="c" fields="Status,NewItem,EditorsPick,Priority,UseMenuIconUrl,MenuIconUrl,UseExternalUrl,ExternalUrl,CreatedOn,MetaKeywords,MetaDescription,IndexTools" title="la_section_Properties"/>
+		<inp2:m_RenderElement name="subsection" prefix="c" fields="Status,DirectLinkEnabled,NewItem,EditorsPick,Priority,UseMenuIconUrl,MenuIconUrl,UseExternalUrl,ExternalUrl,CreatedOn,MetaKeywords,MetaDescription,IndexTools" title="la_section_Properties"/>
 			<inp2:m_if check="c_PageEditable">
 				<inp2:m_RenderElement name="inp_edit_radio" prefix="c" field="Status" title="la_fld_Status"/>
 			<inp2:m_else/>
 				<inp2:m_RenderElement name="inp_label" prefix="c" field="Status" title="la_fld_Status"/>
 			</inp2:m_if>
 
+			<inp2:m_ifnot check="c_IsNewItem">
+				<inp2:m_RenderElement design="form_row" prefix="c" field="DirectLinkEnabled" title="la_fld_DirectLinkEnabled">
+					<td class="control-cell">
+						<div style="float: left;">
+							<input type="hidden" id="<inp2:{$prefix}_InputName field='$field'/>" name="<inp2:{$prefix}_InputName field='$field'/>" value="<inp2:{$prefix}_Field field='$field' db='db'/>">
+							<input tabindex="<inp2:m_Get name='tab_index'/>" type="checkbox" id="_cb_<inp2:{$prefix}_InputName field='$field'/>" name="_cb_<inp2:{$prefix}_InputName field='$field'/>" <inp2:{$prefix}_Field field="$field" checked="checked" db="db"/> onchange="update_checkbox(this, document.getElementById('<inp2:{$prefix}_InputName field='$field'/>'));" onclick="reflectDirectLink();"/>
+						</div>
+
+						<div style="float: left; margin-left: 3px; margin-top: 3px;">
+							<a href="<inp2:$prefix_DirectLink/>" id="direct_link" target="_blank"<inp2:m_ifnot check="{$prefix}_Field" name="$field" db="db"> style="display: none;"</inp2:m_ifnot>><inp2:$prefix_DirectLink/></a>
+						</div>
+
+						<div style="clear: both;"></div>
+					</td>
+				</inp2:m_RenderElement>
+			</inp2:m_ifnot>
+
 			<inp2:m_RenderElement name="inp_edit_radio" prefix="c" field="NewItem" title="la_fld_New"/>
 			<inp2:m_RenderElement name="inp_edit_checkbox" prefix="c" field="EditorsPick" title="la_fld_EditorsPick"/>
 
@@ -270,6 +287,25 @@
 	    $(document).ready(reflectPageType);
 	</inp2:m_if>
 
+	<inp2:m_ifnot check="c_IsNewItem">
+		<inp2:m_if check="c_FieldsVisible" fields="DirectLinkEnabled">
+			function reflectDirectLink() {
+				$( get_control($field_mask, 'DirectLinkEnabled', undefined, '_cb') ).change(
+					function ($e) {
+						if ( $(this).attr('checked') ) {
+							$('#direct_link').show();
+						}
+						else {
+							$('#direct_link').hide();
+						}
+					}
+				);
+			}
+
+			$(document).ready(reflectDirectLink);
+		</inp2:m_if>
+	</inp2:m_ifnot>
+
     Application.setHook(
     	'c:*',
     	function () {
Index: core/install/english.lang
===================================================================
--- core/install/english.lang	(revision 14467)
+++ core/install/english.lang	(working copy)
@@ -435,6 +435,7 @@
 			<PHRASE Label="la_fld_DateFormat" Module="Core" Type="1">RGF0ZSBGb3JtYXQ=</PHRASE>
 			<PHRASE Label="la_fld_DecimalPoint" Module="Core" Type="1">RGVjaW1hbCBQb2ludA==</PHRASE>
 			<PHRASE Label="la_fld_Description" Module="Core" Type="1">RGVzY3JpcHRpb24=</PHRASE>
+			<PHRASE Label="la_fld_DirectLinkEnabled" Module="Core" Type="1">QWNjZXNzIHdpdGggTGluaw==</PHRASE>
 			<PHRASE Label="la_fld_Display" Module="Core" Type="1">RGlzcGxheQ==</PHRASE>
 			<PHRASE Label="la_fld_DisplayInGrid" Module="Core" Type="1">RGlzcGxheSBpbiBHcmlk</PHRASE>
 			<PHRASE Label="la_fld_DisplayName" Module="Core" Type="1">RmllbGQgTGFiZWw=</PHRASE>
Index: core/install/install_schema.sql
===================================================================
--- core/install/install_schema.sql	(revision 14467)
+++ core/install/install_schema.sql	(working copy)
@@ -460,6 +460,8 @@
   OverridePageCacheKey tinyint(4) NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',
   PageCacheKey varchar(255) NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
   PageExpiration int(11) DEFAULT NULL,
+  DirectLinkEnabled tinyint(4) NOT NULL DEFAULT '1',
+  DirectLinkAuthKey varchar(20) NOT NULL,
   PRIMARY KEY (CategoryId),
   UNIQUE KEY ResourceId (ResourceId),
   KEY ParentId (ParentId),
Index: core/install/upgrades.sql
===================================================================
--- core/install/upgrades.sql	(revision 14467)
+++ core/install/upgrades.sql	(working copy)
@@ -2025,4 +2025,11 @@
 # ===== v 5.1.3-B2 =====
 ALTER TABLE Modules ADD AppliedDBRevisions TEXT NULL;
 
-# ===== v 5.1.3-RC1 =====
\ No newline at end of file
+# ===== v 5.1.3-RC1 =====
+ALTER TABLE Category
+	ADD DirectLinkEnabled TINYINT NOT NULL DEFAULT '1',
+	ADD DirectLinkAuthKey VARCHAR(20) NOT NULL;
+
+UPDATE Category
+SET DirectLinkAuthKey = SUBSTRING( MD5( CONCAT(CategoryId, ':', ParentId, ':', l<%PRIMARY_LANGUAGE%>_Name, ':b38') ), 1, 20)
+WHERE DirectLinkAuthKey = '';
\ No newline at end of file
Index: core/units/categories/categories_config.php
===================================================================
--- core/units/categories/categories_config.php	(revision 14467)
+++ core/units/categories/categories_config.php	(working copy)
@@ -401,6 +401,12 @@
 			),
 			'PageCacheKey' => Array ('type' => 'string', 'max_len' => 255, 'not_null' => 1, 'default' => ''),
 			'PageExpiration' => Array ('type' => 'int', 'default' => NULL),
+			'DirectLinkEnabled' => Array (
+				'type' => 'int',
+				'formatter' => 'kOptionsFormatter', 'options' => Array (1 => 'la_Yes', 0 => 'la_No'), 'use_phrases' => 1,
+				'not_null' => 1, 'default' => 1
+			),
+			'DirectLinkAuthKey' => Array ('type' => 'string', 'max_len' => 20, 'not_null' => 1, 'default' => '')
 		),
 
 		'VirtualFields' => Array (
Index: core/units/categories/categories_event_handler.php
===================================================================
--- core/units/categories/categories_event_handler.php	(revision 14467)
+++ core/units/categories/categories_event_handler.php	(working copy)
@@ -1454,20 +1454,21 @@
 		 */
 		function checkItemStatus(&$event)
 		{
-			$status_fields = $this->Application->getUnitOption($event->Prefix,'StatusField');
-			if (!$status_fields) {
+			$object =& $event->getObject();
+			/* @var $object kDBItem */
+
+			if ( !$object->isLoaded() ) {
 				return true;
 			}
 
-			$status_field = array_shift($status_fields);
-			if ($status_field == 'Status' || $status_field == 'Enabled') {
-				$object =& $event->getObject();
-				if (!$object->isLoaded()) {
-					return true;
+			if ( $object->GetDBField('Status') != STATUS_ACTIVE && $object->GetDBField('Status') != 4 ) {
+				if ( !$object->GetDBField('DirectLinkEnabled') || !$object->GetDBField('DirectLinkAuthKey') ) {
+					return false;
 				}
 
-				return $object->GetDBField($status_field) == STATUS_ACTIVE || $object->GetDBField($status_field) == 4;
+				return $this->Application->GetVar('authkey') == $object->GetDBField('DirectLinkAuthKey');
 			}
+
 			return true;
 		}
 
@@ -1612,6 +1613,17 @@
 					$object->SetError('cust_RssSource', 'not_allowed', 'la_error_OperationNotAllowed');
 				}
 			}
+
+			if ( !$object->GetDBField('DirectLinkAuthKey') ) {
+				$key_parts = Array (
+					$object->GetID(),
+					$object->GetDBField('ParentId'),
+					$object->GetField('Name'),
+					'b38'
+				);
+
+				$object->SetDBField('DirectLinkAuthKey', substr( md5( implode(':', $key_parts) ), 0, 20 ));
+			}
 		}
 
 		/**
Index: core/units/categories/categories_tag_processor.php
===================================================================
--- core/units/categories/categories_tag_processor.php	(revision 14467)
+++ core/units/categories/categories_tag_processor.php	(working copy)
@@ -1665,6 +1665,28 @@
 		return $this->Application->HREF($object->GetDBField('NamedParentPath'), '_FRONT_END_', $url_params);
 	}
 
+	function DirectLink($params)
+	{
+		$object =& $this->getObject($params);
+
+		$themes_helper =& $this->Application->recallObject('ThemesHelper');
+		/* @var $themes_helper kThemesHelper */
+
+		$url_params = Array (
+			'm_cat_id' => $object->GetID(),
+			'm_theme' => $themes_helper->getCurrentThemeId(),
+			'pass' => 'm',
+			'index_file' => 'index.php',
+			'authkey' => $object->GetDBField('DirectLinkAuthKey'),
+		);
+
+		if ($this->Application->ConfigValue('UseModRewrite')) {
+			$url_params['__MOD_REWRITE__'] = 1;
+		}
+
+		return $this->Application->HREF($object->GetDBField('NamedParentPath'), '_FRONT_END_', $url_params);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Builds link to cms page (used?)
 	 *
Index: core/units/structure/structure_config.php
===================================================================
--- core/units/structure/structure_config.php	(revision 14467)
+++ core/units/structure/structure_config.php	(working copy)
@@ -205,6 +205,12 @@
 			),
 			'PageCacheKey' => Array ('type' => 'string', 'max_len' => 255, 'not_null' => 1, 'default' => ''),
 			'PageExpiration' => Array ('type' => 'int', 'default' => NULL),
+			'DirectLinkEnabled' => Array (
+				'type' => 'int',
+				'formatter' => 'kOptionsFormatter', 'options' => Array (1 => 'la_Yes', 0 => 'la_No'), 'use_phrases' => 1,
+				'not_null' => 1, 'default' => 1
+			),
+			'DirectLinkAuthKey' => Array ('type' => 'string', 'max_len' => 20, 'not_null' => 1, 'default' => '')
         ),
 
 		'VirtualFields'		=>	Array(