diff --git a/blocktopmenu.php b/blocktopmenu.php
index f066420..e342d01 100644
--- a/blocktopmenu.php
+++ b/blocktopmenu.php
@@ -28,25 +28,25 @@ require (dirname(__FILE__).'/menutoplinks.class.php');
 
 class Blocktopmenu extends Module
 {
-	private $_menu = '';
-	private $_html = '';
-	private $user_groups;
+	protected $_menu = '';
+	protected $_html = '';
+	protected $user_groups;
 
 	/*
 	 * Pattern for matching config values
 	 */
-	private $pattern = '/^([A-Z_]*)[0-9]+/';
+	protected $pattern = '/^([A-Z_]*)[0-9]+/';
 
 	/*
 	 * Name of the controller
 	 * Used to set item selected or not in top menu
 	 */
-	private $page_name = '';
+	protected $page_name = '';
 
 	/*
 	 * Spaces per depth in BO
 	 */
-	private $spacer_size = '5';
+	protected $spacer_size = '5';
 
 	public function __construct()
 	{
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ class Blocktopmenu extends Module
 		return true;
 	}
 
-	private function uninstallDb()
+	protected function uninstallDb()
 	{
 		Db::getInstance()->execute('DROP TABLE `'._DB_PREFIX_.'linksmenutop`');
 		Db::getInstance()->execute('DROP TABLE `'._DB_PREFIX_.'linksmenutop_lang`');
@@ -177,22 +177,22 @@ class Blocktopmenu extends Module
 				if (count($shops) == 1)
 				{
 					if (is_array($items) && count($items))
-		 				$updated = Configuration::updateValue('MOD_BLOCKTOPMENU_ITEMS', (string)implode(',', $items), false, (int)$shop_group_id, (int)$shop_id);
-		 			else
-		 				$updated = Configuration::updateValue('MOD_BLOCKTOPMENU_ITEMS', '', false, (int)$shop_group_id, (int)$shop_id);
-		 		}
+						$updated = Configuration::updateValue('MOD_BLOCKTOPMENU_ITEMS', (string)implode(',', $items), false, (int)$shop_group_id, (int)$shop_id);
+					else
+						$updated = Configuration::updateValue('MOD_BLOCKTOPMENU_ITEMS', '', false, (int)$shop_group_id, (int)$shop_id);
+				}
 
-		 		$updated &= Configuration::updateValue('MOD_BLOCKTOPMENU_SEARCH', (bool)Tools::getValue('search'), false, (int)$shop_group_id, (int)$shop_id);
+				$updated &= Configuration::updateValue('MOD_BLOCKTOPMENU_SEARCH', (bool)Tools::getValue('search'), false, (int)$shop_group_id, (int)$shop_id);
 
-	 			if (!$updated)
-	 			{
-	 				$shop = new Shop($shop_id);
-	 				$errors_update_shops[] =  $shop->name;
-	 			}
+				if (!$updated)
+				{
+					$shop = new Shop($shop_id);
+					$errors_update_shops[] =  $shop->name;
+				}
 
 			}
 
- 			if (!count($errors_update_shops))
+			if (!count($errors_update_shops))
 				$this->_html .= $this->displayConfirmation($this->l('The settings have been updated.'));
 			else
 				$this->_html .= $this->displayError(sprintf($this->l('Unable to update settings for the following shop(s): %s'), implode(', ', $errors_update_shops)));
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ class Blocktopmenu extends Module
 						if (!$added)
 						{
 							$shop = new Shop($shop_id);
- 							$errors_add_link[] =  $shop->name;
+							$errors_add_link[] =  $shop->name;
 						}
 
 					}
@@ -319,14 +319,14 @@ class Blocktopmenu extends Module
 		return $this->_html;
 	}
 
-	private function getWarningMultishopHtml()
+	protected function getWarningMultishopHtml()
 	{
 		return '<p class="alert alert-warning">'.
 					$this->l('You cannot manage top menu items from a "All Shops" or a "Group Shop" context, select directly the shop you want to edit').
 				'</p>';
 	}
 
-	private function getCurrentShopInfoMsg()
+	protected function getCurrentShopInfoMsg()
 	{
 		$shop_info = null;
 
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ class Blocktopmenu extends Module
 				'</div>';
 	}
 
-	private function getMenuItems()
+	protected function getMenuItems()
 	{
 		$items = Tools::getValue('items');
 		if (is_array($items) && count($items))
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@ class Blocktopmenu extends Module
 		return $this->hookDisplayTop($params);
 	}
 
-	private function getCMSCategories($recursive = false, $parent = 1, $id_lang = false, $id_shop = false)
+	protected function getCMSCategories($recursive = false, $parent = 1, $id_lang = false, $id_shop = false)
 	{
 		$id_lang = $id_lang ? (int)$id_lang : (int)Context::getContext()->language->id;
 		$id_shop = ($id_shop !== false) ? $id_shop : Context::getContext()->shop->id;
@@ -802,7 +802,7 @@ class Blocktopmenu extends Module
 
 	}
 
-	private function getCMSPages($id_cms_category, $id_shop = false, $id_lang = false, $id_shop = false)
+	protected function getCMSPages($id_cms_category, $id_shop = false, $id_lang = false, $id_shop = false)
 	{
 		$id_shop = ($id_shop !== false) ? (int)$id_shop : (int)Context::getContext()->shop->id;
 		$id_lang = $id_lang ? (int)$id_lang : (int)Context::getContext()->language->id;
@@ -907,7 +907,7 @@ class Blocktopmenu extends Module
 		$this->clearMenuCache();
 	}
 
-	private function clearMenuCache()
+	protected function clearMenuCache()
 	{
 		$this->_clearCache('blocktopmenu.tpl');
 	}