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@@ -32,11 +32,12 @@ A minimalist Vim plugin manager.
 
 ### Pros.
 
-- Easy to set up: Single file. No boilerplate code required.
-- Easy to use: Concise, intuitive syntax
-- Minimalist: No feature bloat
+- Minimalist design
+    - Just one file with no dependencies. Super easy to set up.
+    - Concise, intuitive syntax that you can learn within minutes. No boilerplate code required.
+    - No feature bloat
 - Extremely stable with flawless backward compatibility
-    - Works perfectly with Vim 7.0+ since 2006 and with all versions of Neovim since 2014
+    - Works perfectly with all versions of Vim since 2006 and all versions of Neovim ever released
 - [Super-fast][40/4] parallel installation/update
 - Creates shallow clones to minimize disk space usage and download time
 - On-demand loading for [faster startup time][startup-time]
@@ -53,6 +54,9 @@ A minimalist Vim plugin manager.
 [Download plug.vim](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/junegunn/vim-plug/master/plug.vim)
 and put it in the "autoload" directory.
 
+<details>
+<summary>Click to see the instructions</summary>
+
 #### Vim
 
 ###### Unix
@@ -97,30 +101,52 @@ iwr -useb https://raw.githubusercontent.com/junegunn/vim-plug/master/plug.vim |`
     ni "$(@($env:XDG_DATA_HOME, $env:LOCALAPPDATA)[$null -eq $env:XDG_DATA_HOME])/nvim-data/site/autoload/plug.vim" -Force
 ```
 
-### Getting Help
+</details>
+
+### Usage
+
+Add a vim-plug section to your `~/.vimrc` (or `init.vim` for Neovim)
+
+1. Begin the section with `call plug#begin()`
+1. List the plugins with `Plug` commands
+1. End the section with `call plug#end()`
+
+For example,
+
+```vim
+call plug#begin()
+
+" List your plugins here
+Plug 'tpope/vim-sensible'
+
+call plug#end()
+```
+
+Reload the file or restart Vim, then you can,
+
+* `:PlugInstall` to install the plugins
+* `:PlugUpdate` to install or update the plugins
+* `:PlugDiff` to review the changes from the last update
+
+> [!NOTE]
+> That's basically all you need to know to get started. The rest of the
+> document is for advanced users who want to know more about the features and
+> options.
+
+#### Getting Help
 
-- See [tutorial] page to learn the basics of vim-plug
+- See [tutorial] page to learn more about the basics of vim-plug
 - See [tips] and [FAQ] pages for common problems and questions
-- See [requirements] page for debugging information & tested configurations
-- Create an [issue](https://github.com/junegunn/vim-plug/issues/new)
 
 [tutorial]: https://github.com/junegunn/vim-plug/wiki/tutorial
 [tips]: https://github.com/junegunn/vim-plug/wiki/tips
 [FAQ]: https://github.com/junegunn/vim-plug/wiki/faq
-[requirements]: https://github.com/junegunn/vim-plug/wiki/requirements
 
-### Usage
+### More examples
 
-Add a vim-plug section to your `~/.vimrc` (or `stdpath('config') . '/init.vim'` for Neovim)
+The following examples demonstrate the additional features of vim-plug.
 
-1. Begin the section with `call plug#begin([PLUGIN_DIR])`
-1. List the plugins with `Plug` commands
-1. `call plug#end()` to update `&runtimepath` and initialize plugin system
-    - Automatically executes `filetype plugin indent on` and `syntax enable`.
-      You can revert the settings after the call. e.g. `filetype indent off`, `syntax off`, etc.
-1. Reload the file or restart Vim and run `:PlugInstall` to install plugins.
-
-#### Example
+#### Vim script example
 
 ```vim
 call plug#begin()
@@ -167,18 +193,18 @@ Plug 'tpope/vim-fireplace', { 'for': 'clojure' }
 " Unmanaged plugin (manually installed and updated)
 Plug '~/my-prototype-plugin'
 
-" Initialize plugin system
-" - Automatically executes `filetype plugin indent on` and `syntax enable`.
+" Call plug#end to update &runtimepath and initialize the plugin system.
+" - It automatically executes `filetype plugin indent on` and `syntax enable`
 call plug#end()
 " You can revert the settings after the call like so:
 "   filetype indent off   " Disable file-type-specific indentation
 "   syntax off            " Disable syntax highlighting
 ```
 
-#### Example (Lua configuration for Neovim)
+#### Lua configuration example for Neovim
 
 In Neovim, you can write your configuration in a Lua script file named
-`init.lua`. The following code is the Lua script equivalent to the VimScript
+`init.lua`. The following code is the Lua script equivalent to the Vim script
 example above.
 
 ```lua
@@ -279,74 +305,6 @@ More examples can be found in:
 - `:PlugDiff`
     - `X` - Revert the update
 
-### Example: A small [sensible](https://github.com/tpope/vim-sensible) Vim configuration
-
-```vim
-call plug#begin()
-Plug 'tpope/vim-sensible'
-call plug#end()
-```
-
-### On-demand loading of plugins
-
-```vim
-" NERD tree will be loaded on the first invocation of NERDTreeToggle command
-Plug 'preservim/nerdtree', { 'on': 'NERDTreeToggle' }
-
-" Multiple commands
-Plug 'junegunn/vim-github-dashboard', { 'on': ['GHDashboard', 'GHActivity'] }
-
-" Loaded when clojure file is opened
-Plug 'tpope/vim-fireplace', { 'for': 'clojure' }
-
-" Multiple file types
-Plug 'kovisoft/paredit', { 'for': ['clojure', 'scheme'] }
-
-" On-demand loading on both conditions
-Plug 'junegunn/vader.vim',  { 'on': 'Vader', 'for': 'vader' }
-
-" Code to execute when the plugin is lazily loaded on demand
-Plug 'junegunn/goyo.vim', { 'for': 'markdown' }
-autocmd! User goyo.vim echom 'Goyo is now loaded!'
-```
-
-> [!NOTE]
-> #### Should I set up on-demand loading?
->
-> You probably don't need to.
->
-> A properly implemented Vim plugin should already load lazily without any
-> help from a plugin manager (`:help autoload`). So there are few cases where
-> these options actually make much sense. Making a plugin load faster is
-> the responsibility of the plugin developer, not the user. If you find
-> a plugin that takes too long to load, consider opening an issue on the
-> plugin's issue tracker.
->
-> Let me give you a perspective. The time it takes to load a plugin is usually
-> less than 2 or 3ms on modern computers. So unless you use a very large
-> number of plugins, you are unlikely to save more than 50ms. If you have
-> spent an hour carefully setting up the options to shave off 50ms, you
-> will have to start Vim 72,000 times just to break even. You should ask
-> yourself if that's a good investment of your time.
->
-> Make sure that you're tackling the right problem by breaking down the
-> startup time of Vim using `--startuptime`.
->
-> ```sh
-> vim --startuptime /tmp/log
-> ```
->
-> On-demand loading should only be used as a last resort. It is basically
-> a hacky workaround and is not always guaranteed to work.
-
-> [!TIP]
-> You can pass an empty list to `on` or `for` option to disable the loading
-> of the plugin. You can manually load the plugin using `plug#load(NAMES...)`
-> function.
->
-> See https://github.com/junegunn/vim-plug/wiki/tips#loading-plugins-manually
-
-
 ### Post-update hooks
 
 There are some plugins that require extra steps after installation or update.
@@ -400,14 +358,14 @@ with the bang-versions of the commands: `PlugInstall!` and `PlugUpdate!`.
 > ```
 >
 > But you can avoid the escaping if you extract the inline specification using a
-> variable (or any Vimscript expression) as follows:
+> variable (or any Vim script expression) as follows:
 >
 > ```vim
 > let g:fzf_install = 'yes | ./install'
 > Plug 'junegunn/fzf', { 'do': g:fzf_install }
 > ```
 
-### `PlugInstall!` and `PlugUpdate!`
+#### `PlugInstall!` and `PlugUpdate!`
 
 The installer takes the following steps when installing/updating a plugin:
 
@@ -419,6 +377,66 @@ The installer takes the following steps when installing/updating a plugin:
 
 The commands with the `!` suffix ensure that all steps are run unconditionally.
 
+### On-demand loading of plugins
+
+```vim
+" NERD tree will be loaded on the first invocation of NERDTreeToggle command
+Plug 'preservim/nerdtree', { 'on': 'NERDTreeToggle' }
+
+" Multiple commands
+Plug 'junegunn/vim-github-dashboard', { 'on': ['GHDashboard', 'GHActivity'] }
+
+" Loaded when clojure file is opened
+Plug 'tpope/vim-fireplace', { 'for': 'clojure' }
+
+" Multiple file types
+Plug 'kovisoft/paredit', { 'for': ['clojure', 'scheme'] }
+
+" On-demand loading on both conditions
+Plug 'junegunn/vader.vim',  { 'on': 'Vader', 'for': 'vader' }
+
+" Code to execute when the plugin is lazily loaded on demand
+Plug 'junegunn/goyo.vim', { 'for': 'markdown' }
+autocmd! User goyo.vim echom 'Goyo is now loaded!'
+```
+
+> [!NOTE]
+> #### Should I set up on-demand loading?
+>
+> You probably don't need to.
+>
+> A properly implemented Vim plugin should already load lazily without any
+> help from a plugin manager (`:help autoload`). So there are few cases where
+> these options actually make much sense. Making a plugin load faster is
+> the responsibility of the plugin developer, not the user. If you find
+> a plugin that takes too long to load, consider opening an issue on the
+> plugin's issue tracker.
+>
+> Let me give you a perspective. The time it takes to load a plugin is usually
+> less than 2 or 3ms on modern computers. So unless you use a very large
+> number of plugins, you are unlikely to save more than 50ms. If you have
+> spent an hour carefully setting up the options to shave off 50ms, you
+> will have to start Vim 72,000 times just to break even. You should ask
+> yourself if that's a good investment of your time.
+>
+> Make sure that you're tackling the right problem by breaking down the
+> startup time of Vim using `--startuptime`.
+>
+> ```sh
+> vim --startuptime /tmp/log
+> ```
+>
+> On-demand loading should only be used as a last resort. It is basically
+> a hacky workaround and is not always guaranteed to work.
+
+> [!TIP]
+> You can pass an empty list to `on` or `for` option to disable the loading
+> of the plugin. You can manually load the plugin using `plug#load(NAMES...)`
+> function.
+>
+> See https://github.com/junegunn/vim-plug/wiki/tips#loading-plugins-manually
+
+
 ### Collaborators
 
 - [Jan Edmund Lazo](https://github.com/janlazo) - Windows support