# Why doesn't Discourse hosting include the Subscriptions plugin on the Starter plan?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-doesnt-discourse-hosting-include-the-subscriptions-plugin-on-the-starter-plan/392570
**Category:** General
**Tags:** subscriptions
**Created:** [January 2, 2026, 8:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-doesnt-discourse-hosting-include-the-subscriptions-plugin-on-the-starter-plan/392570 "2026-01-02T20:08:35Z")
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### Author: ![Lilly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/lilly/32/575047_2.png) [@Lilly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lilly)
#### Post date: [January 2, 2026, 8:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-doesnt-discourse-hosting-include-the-subscriptions-plugin-on-the-starter-plan/392570/2 "2026-01-02T20:54:15Z")

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hi Will 👋

That plugin is already bundled in core

> [@Discourse Subscriptions Plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-subscriptions-plugin/140818/1):
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> **This plugin is bundled with Discourse core**. There is no need to install the plugin separately.

you can just go toggle it on in `/admin/plugins`

 ![Screenshot 2026-01-02 at 12.53.06 PM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/4/7/5/4752aa10562575237f735fabc6e669d77732700d.png)

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