# How to install Plugins on Free Hosting?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-install-plugins-on-free-hosting/407476>\
**Category:** Support\
**Tags:** restricted-replies, free-plan\
**Created:** [July 13, 2026, 5:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-install-plugins-on-free-hosting/407476 "2026-07-13T17:11:23Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 13, 2026, 5:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-install-plugins-on-free-hosting/407476/1 "2026-07-13T17:11:23Z")

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There are posts/tutorials on this for self hosting, but I couldn’t find one for free hosting.

- All plugins are found in [Plugin - Discourse Meta](https://meta.discourse.org/c/customization/plugin/22)
- In **Admin \> Plugins** , under **Installed plugins** ,  
Only a select _list_ of official plugins are shown (this list doesn’t even include all official ones right? About 15)

1. Are those the only plugins available with Discourse’s hosting?
2. On my **free hosted** forum, can I install;  
2.1) at least official plugins that are not on that _list_?  
2.2) unofficial plugins?

Specially for 2.1), pls lmk,  
If installing is natively straightforward (great!)  
If not, any workarounds?  
If also not, please​🙏 @Discourse can you include this plugin **[Discourse Restricted Replies](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-restricted-replies/131343)** in the _list_

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