Recommnded plugins for supporting a tech community run by a big enterprise?

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In a discussion about recommended plugins for a tech community run by a large enterprise, Andreas_Jakobik asks whether plugins listed on discourse.org/pricing are preinstalled in cloud setups or must be manually installed for self-hosted instances. RGJ suggests Assign, Solved, Custom Wizard, Chatbot, and Private Topics as foundational plugins. JammyDodger clarifies that self-hosted installations require manual plugin installation, except for a few core ones like Chat and Spoiler, and directs users to the full list of official plugins on meta.discourse.org. They also highlight that self-hosting allows third-party plugins, such as those from pavilion. JammyDodger recommends Solved, Assign, and Data Explorer as top priorities. Lilly adds that for enterprises managing internal documentation and policies, the Docs and Policy plugins are also highly valuable. Overall, the consensus leans toward installing Solved, Assign, and Data Explorer early, with Docs and Policy recommended for policy-heavy organizations, and flexibility for third-party tools in self-hosted setups.

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Hello,

The plugins listed in Discourse pricing | Discourse - Civilized Discussion, I assume they need to be installed separately when self-hosting? Or do some of them come preinstalled when performing a cloud installation? Please bear with me if dumb question. :slight_smile:
Which official plugins would you recommend to have installed from day one supporting a tech community run by a big enterprise?

Thanks

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Assign, Solved, Custom Wizard, Chatbot, Private Topics should get you pretty far.

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Hello and welcome @Andreas_Jakobik :slight_smile:

As a self-hoster, you would need to install most of the plugins you want to use. There are some that come bundled with the core installation (like Chat, Footnote, Spoiler, Checklist, and others), but most would need to be added if you wanted them.

The website has a selection, but the full list of our official plugins can be found here https://meta.discourse.org/tags/c/plugin/22/official :discourse:

And the bonus to being self-hosted means that you can also install third-party plugins if you like as well, like the ones from pavilion https://meta.discourse.org/tags/c/plugin/22/pavilion :pavilion:

I think there a lot of useful ones, but Solved, Assign, and Data Explorer are probably top of the list.

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For large organizations with a lot of internal documents and policies, I’d also add the Docs and Policy plugins to the list.