Plugins for Notepad++
(Not extensions, not addins, not add-ons, not apps, not packages... Plugins!)
Plugin Config path is:
$env:APPDATA\Notepad++\plugins\Config
In main menu, go to "Plugins" -> "Plugin manager"
Note:
There's also "Settings" -> "Import" -> "Import Plugins"
You can use that facility with a NotePad++ plugin DLL that you've downloaded separately.
What If I don't have "Plugin Manager?"
It's no longer included with Notepad++ because it includes sponsored ads that some people didn't like.
See https://notepad-plus-plus.org/community/topic/14496/no-plugin-manager/3
download it here:
https://github.com/bruderstein/nppPluginManager/releases
(Check if you have 32 bit or 64 bit notepad++ before choosing the correct download)
Unzip it and copy the extracted files to your notepad++ plugins and updater folder. (which, as described about is:
$env:APPDATA\Notepad++\plugins\Config
Updating plugins
These plugins need to be updated, apparently.
DSpellCheckNppFTP
And when I try to update them I get this message...
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Plugin Manager
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An update is available to Plugin Manager. It is *strongly* advised that the Plugin Manager is updated before any other plugin is installed or updated. Would you like to update the Plugin Manager now?
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Yes No Cancel
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I choose "Yes", I get a UAC dialog, NotePad++ restarts and then the updates have still not been installed.
I try running Notepad++ as admin... but the exact same result occurs.
So instead, when confronted with that dialog, I chose "No" -- and then the plugins that need updating are indeed updating succesfully.