Right out of the box, Cura is pretty powerful. But, sometimes you still just need a little extra functionality. Fortunately, Cura makes this pretty easy to implement. Here is how I do it. Once I figure out which plugin I want to use, I add my login information into Cura. This synchronizes the software on my laptop to my account on the cloud. Then I go to the Ultimaker Marketplace on the web and find the plugin directory. You can add plugins from Cura itself, but I have found it to be very laggy and difficult to use so I just do it from the web. Pick the plugin(s) that you want and add them to your account. Restart Cura and it will ask you to synchronize your account.
How to add a plugin into Cura