= Gerrit Code Review - Core Plugins

[[definition]]
== What are core plugins?

Core plugins are plugins that are packaged within the Gerrit war file. This
means during the link:pgm-init.html[Gerrit initialization] they can be easily
installed without downloading any additional files.

To make working with core plugins easy, they are linked as
link:https://gerrit.googlesource.com/gerrit/+/refs/heads/master/.gitmodules[Git
submodules] in the `gerrit` repository. E.g. this means they can be easily
link:dev-readme.html#clone[cloned] together with Gerrit.

The core plugins are developed and maintained by the Gerrit maintainers
and the Gerrit community.

[[list]]
== Which core plugins exist?

See link:config-plugins.html#core-plugins[here].

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= Gerrit Code Review - Core Plugins

[[definition]]
== What are core plugins?

Core plugins are plugins that are packaged within the Gerrit war file. This
means during the link:pgm-init.html[Gerrit initialization] they can be easily
installed without downloading any additional files.

To make working with core plugins easy, they are linked as
link:https://gerrit.googlesource.com/gerrit/+/refs/heads/master/.gitmodules[Git
submodules] in the `gerrit` repository. E.g. this means they can be easily
link:dev-readme.html#clone[cloned] together with Gerrit.

All core plugins are developed and maintained by the
link:dev-roles.html#maintainers[Gerrit maintainers] and everyone can
link:dev-contributing.html[contribute] to them.

Adding a new core plugin feature that is large or complex requires a
link:dev-design-doc.html[design doc] (also see
link:dev-contributing.html#design-driven-contribution-process[design-driven
contribution process]). The link:dev-processes.html#steering-committee[
engineering steering committee (ESC)] is the authority that approves the design
docs. The ESC is also in charge of adding and removing core plugins.

Non-Gerrit maintainers cannot have link:access-control.html#category_owner[
Owner] permissions for core plugins.

[[list]]
== Which core plugins exist?

See link:config-plugins.html#core-plugins[here].

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Document terms for core plugins
Document terms for core plugins

Bug: Issue 11636
Change-Id: Iaa3b6201439c8fd32c62dbcac12df538be101451
Signed-off-by: Edwin Kempin <d43fb6c98c97e553b671ed9a9318100f1de386e7@google.com>
