diff --git a/docs/plugins.asciidoc b/docs/plugins.asciidoc
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@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 Add-on functionality for Kibana is implemented with plug-in modules. You can use the `bin/kibana plugin` 
 command to manage these modules. You can also install a plugin manually by moving the plugin file to the 
-`plugins` directory.
+`installedPlugins` directory and unpacking the plugin files into a new directory.
 
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 === Installing Plugins
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ Extraction complete
 Optimizing and caching browser bundles...
 Plugin installation complete
 
+You can specify URLs that use the HTTP, HTTPS, or `file` protocols.
+
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 === Installing Plugins to an Arbitrary Directory