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title: "Insert plugin"
manual: "Fluid Styled Content"
version: "main"
permalink: "https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/typo3/cms-fluid-styled-content:content-element-list@main"
source: "ContentElements/List/Index.rst"
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# Insert plugin {#content-element-list}

![](../../Images/AutomaticScreenshots/ContentOverview/PluginContentElements.png)

Extensions often provide plugins to render frontend output. They are essentially the
same as content elements. When an extension depends on a plugin, select the
plugin in this content element. The fields might change depending on the plugin.

For example, the system extension *indexed_search* provides the *Indexed Search*
plugin which does not offer any additional fields:

![](../../Images/AutomaticScreenshots/ContentElements/PluginBackend.png)