# Unofficial plugins management during updates

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/unofficial-plugins-management-during-updates/167949>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Created:** [October 22, 2020, 9:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unofficial-plugins-management-during-updates/167949 "2020-10-22T09:49:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![axierr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/axierr/32/158075_2.png) [@axierr](https://meta.discourse.org/u/axierr)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2020, 9:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unofficial-plugins-management-during-updates/167949/1 "2020-10-22T09:49:11Z")

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Hello,  
we have now a Discourse installation with only official plugins. We are thinking of adding a couple of unofficial plugins:

- [Topic List Previews (legacy)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-list-previews/101646)
- [Custom Wizard Plugin 🧙](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-wizard-plugin/73345)

But we are afraid that during Discourse upgrades something will go wrong due to incompatibilities. Mainly we are concerned about the times with the server down, not so much that certain functionalities do not work or the aesthetics may fail at some point.

If the plugin breaks at some point, can the upgrade totally fail?

Do you have any recommendation or good practice guide for upgrading with unofficial plugins?  
What do you think about the risks associated with unofficial plugins?

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