diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 15de315..ea49359 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -59,4 +59,5 @@ target/
 
 # Pelican stuff
 output/
-theme/static/build
+theme/static/build/
+plugins/
diff --git a/build b/build
index ffbf404..8c824c0 100755
--- a/build
+++ b/build
@@ -14,4 +14,6 @@ set -e
 pyvenv env
 env/bin/pip install -r requirements.txt
 
+git clone --recursive https://github.com/getpelican/pelican-plugins plugins/
+
 npm install
diff --git a/circle.yml b/circle.yml
index a08b1d1..a2b85e3 100644
--- a/circle.yml
+++ b/circle.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ dependencies:
   cache_directories:
     - env
     - node_modules
+    - plugins
 
 test:
   override: