[release-12.2.2] Docs: Plugins link to catalog (#113199)

Co-authored-by: Anna Urbiztondo <anna.urbiztondo@grafana.com>
2025-10-30 10:45:45 +01:00
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@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Plugins enhance your Grafana experience with new ways to connect to and visualiz

 Read on for an overview on how to get started with plugins:

- Plugins are available in the [plugin catalog](#plugin-catalog). They can be built by Grafana Labs, commercial partners, our community, or you can [build a plugin yourself](/developers/plugin-tools).
+- Plugins are available in the [plugin catalog](#access-the-plugin-catalog). They can be built by Grafana Labs, commercial partners, our community, or you can [build a plugin yourself](/developers/plugin-tools).
 - There are three [types of plugins](#types-of-plugins): panel, data source, and app plugins.
 - Learn [how to install](#install-a-plugin), [update](#update-a-plugin) and [verify](#verify-your-plugins) your plugins.

@@ -40,11 +40,11 @@ Grafana supports three types of plugins:

 Read more in [Types of plugins](plugin-types).

-## Plugin catalog
+## Access the Plugin catalog

-The Grafana plugin catalog allows you to browse and manage plugins from within Grafana. Only Grafana server administrators and Organization administrators can access and use the plugin catalog. For more information about Grafana roles and permissions, refer to [Roles and permissions](../roles-and-permissions/).
+You can install and manage plugins from within Grafana. You need to have a Grafana Server administrator or Organization administrator role to access and use the plugin catalog. For more information about Grafana roles and permissions, refer to [Roles and permissions](../roles-and-permissions/).

-The following access rules apply depending on the user role:
+For app plugins, the following access rules apply:

 - If you are an **Org Admin**, you can configure app plugins, but you can't install, uninstall, or update them.
 - If you are a **Server Admin**, you can't configure app plugins, but you can install, uninstall, or update them.
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ To browse for available plugins:
 1. Use the search box to filter based on name, keywords, organization and other metadata.
 1. Click the **Data sources**, **Panels**, or **Applications** buttons to filter by plugin type.

+If you're not logged in, you can also access the list of available plugins in the [Plugin catalog](https://grafana.com/grafana/plugins/).
+
 ## Manage your plugins

 We strongly recommend running the latest plugin version. Use [Grafana Advisor](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/<GRAFANA_VERSION>/administration/grafana-advisor) to check the status of your data sources and plugins.
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ In Grafana v11, support for the deprecated AngularJS framework is turned off by

 #### Migration/mitigation

-To avoid disruption, ensure all plugins are up to date and migrate from any remaining AngularJS plugins to a React-based alternative. If a plugin relies on AngularJS, a warning icon and message will be displayed in the [plugins catalog](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/<GRAFANA_VERSION>/administration/plugin-management/#plugin-catalog) in Grafana and any dashboard panel where it's used. Additionally, a warning banner will appear in any impacted dashboards. A list of all impacted dashboards can also be generated using the [`detect-angular-dashboards`](https://github.com/grafana/detect-angular-dashboards) tool.
+To avoid disruption, ensure all plugins are up to date and migrate from any remaining AngularJS plugins to a React-based alternative. If a plugin relies on AngularJS, a warning icon and message will be displayed in the [plugins catalog](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/<GRAFANA_VERSION>/administration/plugin-management/#access-the-plugin-catalog) in Grafana and any dashboard panel where it's used. Additionally, a warning banner will appear in any impacted dashboards. A list of all impacted dashboards can also be generated using the [`detect-angular-dashboards`](https://github.com/grafana/detect-angular-dashboards) tool.

 Our [documentation](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/<GRAFANA_VERSION>/developers/angular_deprecation/angular-plugins/) lists all known public plugins and provides migration advice when possible.

@@ -71,9 +71,8 @@ After you add and configure a data source, you can use it as an input for many o

 This documentation describes how to manage data sources in general,
 and how to configure or query the built-in data sources.
-For other data sources, refer to the list of [datasource plugins](/grafana/plugins/).

-To develop a custom plugin, refer to [Create a data source plugin](#create-a-data-source-plugin).
+For other available plugins, refer to the list of [documented plugins](https://grafana.com/docs/plugins/) or browse the [Plugin catalog](/grafana/plugins/). To develop a custom plugin, refer to [Create a data source plugin](#create-a-data-source-plugin).

 ## Manage data sources

@@ -2567,7 +2567,7 @@ Available to Grafana administrators only, enables installing, uninstalling, and
 Set to `true` by default.
 Setting it to `false` hides the controls.

-For more information, refer to [Plugin catalog](../../administration/plugin-management/#plugin-catalog).
+For more information, refer to [Plugin catalog](../../administration/plugin-management/#access-the-plugin-catalog).

 #### `plugin_admin_external_manage_enabled`

@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ Log navigation in Explore has been significantly improved. We added pagination t

 You can now use the Plugin catalog app to easily manage your plugins from within Grafana. Install, update, and uninstall plugins without requiring a server restart.

-[Plugin catalog](../../administration/plugin-management/#plugin-catalog) was added as a result of this feature.
+[Plugin catalog](../../administration/plugin-management/#access-the-plugin-catalog) was added as a result of this feature.

 ### Performance improvements