Hello Support Team, We had to reinstall our Discourse on Digital Ocean. However, all plugins were gone after the install. I have looked around on Meta and found info on how to install plugins, but even though the tutorials might be obvious to tech-savvies like yourselves, it’s still Greek to me. I think Meta would be served by a really dumbed-down explanation—step by step—on how to install a plugin from complete scratch to a working install (like in bullet points or 1-2-3…). Can you please help me with this? The first plugin I want to install is “Who’s Online.” Therefore, can we use that as the example in the 101 lesson? I have wanted to learn how to set up new plugins for a long time, and I need to know how to do it. It’s mandatory for any Admin. Thank you very much, team! Wes Penre https://wespenreboards.com/

This is well written and about as simple as it can be: [image] Install plugins on a self-hosted site Self-Hosting warning This guide assumes that you have a self-hosted standard installation. We only support the standard method of install here, so these instructions assume you have a standard install. warning This guide only applies to self-hosted Discourse instances. If you are using a managed hosting service, the available plugins are controlled by your hosting provider. For example, on our hosting these specific plugins are available by hosting tier. information_source As of mid-2025, many p…

I missed that page for some reason. Thanks, Nathan. It looks straight-forward!

Installing Plugins in Discourse 101 for super-super dummies

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nathank (Nathan Kershaw) September 10, 2024, 3:06am 2

This is well written and about as simple as it can be:

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