# Having issues installing plugins

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/having-issues-installing-plugins/143537
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [March 6, 2020, 11:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/having-issues-installing-plugins/143537 "2020-03-06T11:54:02Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author: ![zuli65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/zuli65/32/171917_2.png) [@zuli65](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zuli65)
#### Post date: [March 6, 2020, 11:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/having-issues-installing-plugins/143537/1 "2020-03-06T11:54:02Z")

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Hello!

I just updated **app.yml** and launch `./launcher rebuild app /var/discourse,` Why don’t I see the plugins?

 ![Schermata 2020-03-06 alle 12.53.45](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/b/e/be2d5a69c02eb87a46186bdce0cc3835ef4513b0.png)

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### Author: ![simon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/simon/32/339122_2.png) [@simon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/simon)
#### Post date: [March 6, 2020, 4:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/having-issues-installing-plugins/143537/2 "2020-03-06T16:58:24Z")

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> [@zuli65](#):
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> Why don’t I see the plugins?

The last 4 items in your `app.yml` file that you are trying to add as plugins are actually theme components. You can see that if you go to the URL for each of those items on Github and look at the repo’s README file. For example: [https://github.com/discourse/discourse-header-submenus](https://github.com/discourse/discourse-header-submenus).

Installing a theme component is easier than installing a plugin. Have a look at this topic for details about how to do it: [Installing a theme or theme component](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-install-a-theme-or-theme-component/63682)

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### Author: ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/system/32/443519_2.png) [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 21, 2024, 1:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/having-issues-installing-plugins/143537/3 "2024-02-21T01:48:41Z")

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### Author: ![JammyDodger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jammydodger/32/254611_2.png) [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)
#### Post date: [February 21, 2024, 2:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/having-issues-installing-plugins/143537/7 "2024-02-21T14:09:30Z")

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