# Installing plugins

> [!WARNING] Legacy plugin documentation
> This section is for **legacy plugins**, which have been deprecated. For the current version of the Plugin SDK, please visit the [Plugin SDK documentation](https://www.datocms.com/docs/plugin-sdk/introduction.md).

The community of DatoCMS users has released a number of different plugins. As we'll see later in much detail, they're basically NPM packages.

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To install a new plugin to one of your projects, head over to the *Settings \> Plugins* section of your administrative area, and press the plus button. This will open up a modal where you will be able to search for plugins by keywords, tags and maintainer. From there you can click on the *Install* button to install a plugin to your project:

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Once installed, depending on the plugin, you might need to specify some global settings:

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### Assigning a plugin to a field

Once an plugin has been successfully installed, it can be assigned to one (or many) fields in one of your models. To do that navigate to a Model, select a field and navigate to the *Settings \> Presentation* tab of the field.

If a plugin is a [field editor](https://www.datocms.com/docs/plugin-sdk/build-your-first-plugin.md#field-editor-plugins) or a [sidebar widget](https://www.datocms.com/docs/plugin-sdk/build-your-first-plugin.md#sidebar-widget-plugins) — and the plugin is compatible with the type of field you've selected — you will be able to select it and setup any configuration options:

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If the plugin is a [field addon](https://www.datocms.com/docs/plugin-sdk/build-your-first-plugin.md#field-addon-plugins) — and again, if the plugin is compatible with the type of field you've selected — you will be able to add it and configure it as well:

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To use the plugin across several fields, just repeat the above steps again for each field.

## Related content in "Legacy Plugins"

- [How to build DatoCMS plugins](https://www.datocms.com/docs/legacy-plugins.md)
- [Installing plugins](https://www.datocms.com/docs/legacy-plugins/install.md)
- [Creating a new plugin](https://www.datocms.com/docs/legacy-plugins/creating-a-new-plugin.md)
- [Using the plugin generator](https://www.datocms.com/docs/legacy-plugins/using-the-generator.md)
- [The entry point](https://www.datocms.com/docs/legacy-plugins/entry-point.md)
- [SDK Reference](https://www.datocms.com/docs/legacy-plugins/sdk-reference.md)
- [Publishing plugins](https://www.datocms.com/docs/legacy-plugins/publishing.md)