# What plugins do you use - and why?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-plugins-do-you-use-and-why/71904
**Category:** Community Building
**Created:** [2017年十月12日 02:53 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-plugins-do-you-use-and-why/71904 "2017-10-12T02:53:39Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![outofthebox](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/outofthebox/32/83708_2.png) [@outofthebox](https://meta.discourse.org/u/outofthebox)
#### Post date: [2017年十月12日 02:53 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-plugins-do-you-use-and-why/71904/1 "2017-10-12T02:53:39Z")

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Hi,

I’m curious what plugins established Discourse forum owners are using - and why. It’d be interesting to understand not only what plugin(s) you use, but what purpose you use it for. Hopefully this sparks some new ideas for everyone.

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### Author: ![Stranik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/stranik/32/85638_2.png) [@Stranik](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stranik)
#### Post date: [2017年十月12日 13:06 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-plugins-do-you-use-and-why/71904/2 "2017-10-12T13:06:57Z")

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I really like the plugin: **Static Pages Plugin (dl-static-pages)**  
[https://meta.discourse.org/t/static-pages-plugin-dl-static-pages/69698](https://meta.discourse.org/t/static-pages-plugin-dl-static-pages/69698)

But for my needs no need to install separate plugin. I created a test plugin that will add what you need for your site.

_This plugin is not used on the website, I did it to show the implementation of several pages._

And display topics from: `/top/monthly.json`

Example: [demo 1](https://toxu.ru/dev) and [demo 2](https://toxu.ru/hots)

The code can be viewed here:  
[https://github.com/Toxu-ru/discourse-test](https://github.com/Toxu-ru/discourse-test)

Sometimes the website just needs a separate page with its design, etc.

**[Data Explorer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/32566?silent=true) Plugin**

> [@Discourse Data Explorer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/data-explorer-plugin/32566):
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> discourse2Summary Discourse [Data Explorer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/32566?silent=true) allows you to make SQL queries against your live database, allowing for up-to-the-minute stats reporting.open_bookInstall Guide This plugin is bundled with Discourse core. There is no need to install the plugin separately.information_source If you’re looking for examples or support for any custom queries, you can find lots of topics in our #Data & reporting category under the #sql-query tag. If there’s not one to suit your pa…

This plugin is simply necessary to get different data for use in their work.

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### Author: ![SidV](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sidv/32/119460_2.png) [@SidV](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SidV)
#### Post date: [2017年十月17日 14:41 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-plugins-do-you-use-and-why/71904/3 "2017-10-17T14:41:05Z")

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Hello.

I use and **translate to spanish** only **[official plugins](https://meta.discourse.org/search?q=%23official%20%20category%3A22)** with the hope they will be part of core soon 😊

Right now, I’m using:

- **[Data Explorer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/32566?silent=true)**, because if you do care your community, you will need more info about it 👍  
Check this _[data explorer repo](https://github.com/SidVal/discourse-data-explorer/blob/queries/querys.md)_ for more custom queries.
- **Discourse Solved** , because every support site must use it: ✅
- **Advertising Plugin for Discourse** , because my forum needs ads for live too 😛

Regards