***Table Panel**: Fixed annotation display in table panel, [#8023](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/issues/8023)
***Table Panel**: Fixed annotation display in table panel, [#8023](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/issues/8023)
***Dashboard**: If refresh is blocked due to tab not visible, then refresh when it becomes visible [#8076](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/issues/8076) thanks [@SimenB](https://github.com/SimenB)
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To discover plugins checkout the official [Plugin Repository](https://grafana.com/plugins).
To discover plugins checkout the official [Plugin Repository](https://grafana.com/plugins).
# Installing plugins
# Installing Plugins
The easiest way to install plugins is by using the CLI tool grafana-cli which is bundled with grafana. Before any modification take place after modifying plugins, grafana-server needs to be restarted.
The easiest way to install plugins is by using the CLI tool grafana-cli which is bundled with grafana. Before any modification take place after modifying plugins, grafana-server needs to be restarted.
### Grafana plugin directory
### Grafana Plugin Directory
On Linux systems the grafana-cli will assume that the grafana plugin directory is `/var/lib/grafana/plugins`. It's possible to override the directory which grafana-cli will operate on by specifying the --pluginsDir flag. On Windows systems this parameter have to be specified for every call.
On Linux systems the grafana-cli will assume that the grafana plugin directory is `/var/lib/grafana/plugins`. It's possible to override the directory which grafana-cli will operate on by specifying the --pluginsDir flag. On Windows systems this parameter have to be specified for every call.
### Grafana-cli commands
### Grafana-cli Commands
List available plugins
List available plugins
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grafana-cli plugins remove <plugin-id>
grafana-cli plugins remove <plugin-id>
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### Installing Plugins Manually
If your Grafana Server does not have access to the Internet, then the plugin will have to downloaded and manually copied to your Grafana Server.
The Download URL from Grafana.com API is in this form:
To manually install a Plugin via the Grafana.com API:
1. Find the plugin you want to download, the plugin id can be found on the Installation Tab on the plugin's page on Grafana.com. In this example, the plugin id is `jdbranham-diagram-panel`:
2. Use the Grafana API to find the plugin using this url `https://grafana.com/api/plugins/<plugin id from step 1>`. For example: https://grafana.com/api/plugins/jdbranham-diagram-panel should return:
4. Download the plugin with `https://grafana.com/api/plugins/<plugin id from step 1>/versions/<current version>/download` (for example: https://grafana.com/api/plugins/jdbranham-diagram-panel/versions/1.4.0/download). Unzip the downloaded file into the Grafana Server's `data/plugins` directory.