Employee Center plugins

concept australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read install-plugins.md

Discover the Employee Center plugins that are included out-of-the-box on a new ServiceNow® instance.

Available out-of-the-box

New ServiceNow® instances include the Employee Center and dependency plugins. Review the following table to learn more about the plugins.

Plugin	Description
Employee Center (sn_ex_sp)	Installs a customizable multi-department portal and framework to help administrators build a self-service portal that provides a great self-service experience for employees.
Employee Center Core (sn_hr_sp)	Activates a portal framework that allows administrators to build a mobile-friendly self-service experience for users.
Employee experience taxonomy (sn_ect)	Provides an employee content taxonomy for multi-department service delivery.
Employee Experience Foundation (sn_ex_emp_fd)	Contains components such as best practice email layouts that improve employee experiences.
Employee Profile (sn_employee)	Enhance employee experience with a unified, configurable profile, offering comprehensive work-related information, extensibility across business units, and personalized visibility settings.

For more information, see the Available plugins and applications.

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title: Employee Center plugins
description: Discover the Employee Center plugins that are included out-of-the-box on a new ServiceNow instance.
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canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/employee-service-management/employee-experience-foundation/install-plugins.html
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breadcrumb: [Admin configurations, Configuring Employee Center, Employee Center, EmployeeWorks, Employee Service Management]
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# Employee Center plugins

Discover the Employee Center plugins that are included out-of-the-box on a new ServiceNow® instance.

## Available out-of-the-box

New ServiceNow® instances include the Employee Center and dependency plugins. Review the following table to learn more about the plugins.

|Plugin|Description|
|------|-----------|
|Employee Center \(sn\_ex\_sp\)|Installs a customizable multi-department portal and framework to help administrators build a self-service portal that provides a great self-service experience for employees.|
|Employee Center Core \(sn\_hr\_sp\)|Activates a portal framework that allows administrators to build a mobile-friendly self-service experience for users.|
|Employee experience taxonomy \(sn\_ect\)|Provides an employee content taxonomy for multi-department service delivery.|
|Employee Experience Foundation \(sn\_ex\_emp\_fd\)|Contains components such as best practice email layouts that improve employee experiences.|
|Employee Profile \(sn\_employee\)|Enhance employee experience with a unified, configurable profile, offering comprehensive work-related information, extensibility across business units, and personalized visibility settings.|

For more information, see the [Available plugins and applications](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/platform-administration/list-of-plugins.md).