Several example plugins are included in the plugins/ directory. You can enable a plugin with the following line in config.php: addPlugin('Example', array('param1' => 'value1', 'param2' => 'value2')); This will look for and load files named 'ExamplePlugin.php' or 'Example/ExamplePlugin.php' either in the plugins/ directory (for plugins that ship with StatusNet) or in the local/ directory (for plugins you write yourself or that you get from somewhere else) or local/plugins/. Plugins are documented in their own directories. Additional information on using and developing plugins can be found on the StatusNet wiki: http://status.net/wiki/Plugins http://status.net/wiki/Plugin_development