I use the default package functionality of Vim 8.x (see :h package). I create a ".vim\pack\foo\start\" folder and git clone plugins there. Invoking ":helptags

I use the default package functionality of Vim 8.x (see :h package). I create a ".vim\pack\foo\start\" folder and git clone plugins there. Invoking ":helptags .vim\pack\foo\start\somenewplugin\docs" for a plugin makes the docs available to the :h and :helpgrep commands.