Recent install of 8.5 Developer edition: where are all the plugins?

[tcsabina (Tamas Csabina)]

SonarQube v8.5 and Beyond: Where did all the plugins go?

Hey SonarQube Users! An eagle-eyed SonarQube operator upgrading to SonarQube v8.5 might realize something that looks strange after downloading SonarQube. [Screenshot 2020-10-12 at 16.09.34] Where have all the plugins gone? The extensions/plugins folder, which was once the home of up to 35 plugins (depending on your SonarQube edition), is now empty. You won’t find them in the Marketplace either. This is on purpose! As of SonarQube v8.5 all of SonarQube’s core features, inc…

Why is this not the 1st thing on the Release Notes and or Upgrade-Notes page (like Release upgrade notes)???