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+.. _settings plugins:
+
+============
+``plugins:``
+============
+
+.. attention::
+
+   The ``enabled_plugins:`` section in SearXNG's settings no longer exists.
+   There is no longer a distinction between built-in and external plugin, all
+   plugins are registered via the settings in the ``plugins:`` section.
+
+.. sidebar:: Further reading ..
+
+   - :ref:`plugins admin`
+   - :ref:`dev plugin`
+
+In SearXNG, plugins can be registered in the :py:obj:`PluginStore
+<searx.plugins.PluginStorage>` via a fully qualified class name.
+
+A configuration (:py:obj:`PluginCfg <searx.plugins.PluginCfg>`) can be
+transferred to the plugin, e.g. to activate it by default / *opt-in* or
+*opt-out* from user's point of view.
+
+Please note that some plugins, such as the :ref:`hostnames plugin` plugin,
+require further configuration before they can be made available for selection.
+
+built-in plugins
+================
+
+The built-in plugins are all located in the namespace `searx.plugins`.
+
+.. code:: yaml
+
+    plugins:
+
+      searx.plugins.calculator.SXNGPlugin:
+        active: true
+
+      searx.plugins.hash_plugin.SXNGPlugin:
+        active: true
+
+      searx.plugins.self_info.SXNGPlugin:
+        active: true
+
+      searx.plugins.tracker_url_remover.SXNGPlugin:
+        active: true
+
+      searx.plugins.unit_converter.SXNGPlugin:
+        active: true
+
+      searx.plugins.ahmia_filter.SXNGPlugin:
+        active: true
+
+      searx.plugins.hostnames.SXNGPlugin:
+        active: true
+
+      searx.plugins.oa_doi_rewrite.SXNGPlugin:
+        active: false
+
+      searx.plugins.tor_check.SXNGPlugin:
+        active: false
+
+
+.. _settings external_plugins:
+
+external plugins
+================
+
+.. _Only show green hosted results:
+   https://github.com/return42/tgwf-searx-plugins/
+
+SearXNG supports *external plugins* / there is no need to install one, SearXNG
+runs out of the box.
+
+- `Only show green hosted results`_
+- ..