diff --git a/doc/languages-frameworks/vim.section.md b/doc/languages-frameworks/vim.section.md
index f0a6559c3d5..1b235dbb52f 100644
--- a/doc/languages-frameworks/vim.section.md
+++ b/doc/languages-frameworks/vim.section.md
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ At the moment we support three different methods for managing plugins:
 - Vim packages (*recommend*)
 - VAM (=vim-addon-manager)
 - Pathogen
+- vim-plug
 
 ## Custom configuration
 
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ vim_configurable.customize {
 }
 ```
 
-For Neovim the syntax is
+For Neovim the syntax is:
 
 ```
 neovim.override {
@@ -96,6 +97,35 @@ The resulting package can be added to `packageOverrides` in `~/.nixpkgs/config.n
 
 After that you can install your special grafted `myVim` or `myNeovim` packages.
 
+## Managing plugins with vim-plug
+
+To use [vim-plug](https://github.com/junegunn/vim-plug) to manage your Vim
+plugins the following example can be used:
+
+```
+vim_configurable.customize {
+  vimrcConfig.packages.myVimPackage = with pkgs.vimPlugins; {
+    # loaded on launch
+    plug.plugins = [ youcompleteme fugitive phpCompletion elm-vim ];
+  };
+}
+```
+
+For Neovim the syntax is:
+
+```
+neovim.override {
+  configure = {
+    customRC = ''
+      # here your custom configuration goes!
+    '';
+    plug.plugins = with pkgs.vimPlugins; [
+      vim-go
+    ];
+  };
+}
+```
+
 ## Managing plugins with VAM
 
 ### Handling dependencies of Vim plugins
diff --git a/pkgs/misc/vim-plugins/generated.nix b/pkgs/misc/vim-plugins/generated.nix
index e1a8d0ae1f9..18ca6f1de30 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/vim-plugins/generated.nix
+++ b/pkgs/misc/vim-plugins/generated.nix
@@ -53,12 +53,12 @@
   };
 
   ale = buildVimPluginFrom2Nix {
-    name = "ale-2018-09-14";
+    name = "ale-2018-09-19";
     src = fetchFromGitHub {
       owner = "w0rp";
       repo = "ale";
-      rev = "f1f2a222281c9e489c3ca6a4f72329c08d4646a6";
-      sha256 = "0dv0icsg9cmaib9waipj3kz29hczs17kzxbrv46a4y7cb4vcb0jd";
+      rev = "169a6e26b2ca63ab0f2f5bb3d2176ff0a2f68bc3";
+      sha256 = "09pc3a9wkql7j9rc3yfgwns94s7rrldichxwhq37ily139596wkm";
     };
   };
 
@@ -163,12 +163,12 @@
   };
 
   clang_complete = buildVimPluginFrom2Nix {
-    name = "clang_complete-2018-01-18";
+    name = "clang_complete-2018-09-19";
     src = fetchFromGitHub {
       owner = "Rip-Rip";
       repo = "clang_complete";
-      rev = "0918788ea0b9dc4c753ffd162c95f890ae57a275";
-      sha256 = "19hf7xrx1lsvn5rhwmc0qc1qzpb365j1d0jzvihd99p0zkgzgj1p";
+      rev = "0b98d7533ad967aac3fc4c1a5b0508dafa8a676f";
+      sha256 = "04mdhc1kbv66blkn6qn98iyj659dac4z49nmpf3anglz8dgcxjgc";
     };
   };
 
@@ -193,12 +193,12 @@
   };
 
   command-t = buildVimPluginFrom2Nix {
-    name = "command-t-2017-11-17";
+    name = "command-t-2018-09-19";
     src = fetchFromGitHub {
       owner = "wincent";
       repo = "command-t";
-      rev = "7147ba92c9c1eef8269fd47d47ba636ce7f365a6";
-      sha256 = "171z1jjjv1l15rh3i2hc400vjf4zns8sjvda0vcjkx2717ax658r";
+      rev = "7364a410bc4f0d7febc183678cd565066dfd1e73";
+      sha256 = "1a14ddq6jkfklicdgkpbizzlrx2r4isxarbav5q86w86rwkx3jfi";
       fetchSubmodules = true;
     };
   };
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@
   context_filetype-vim = buildVimPluginFrom2Nix {
     name = "context_filetype-vim-2018-08-30";
     src = fetchFromGitHub {
-      owner = "shougo";
+      owner = "Shougo";
       repo = "context_filetype.vim";
       rev = "5392e3f0f3ff82b7149818a5700680f4bbcfea45";
       sha256 = "0xnqn96qnlvpvqc4sx8vmnryfqgcxrgczlmadgkms18gd3ib6i0z";
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@
   denite-nvim = buildVimPluginFrom2Nix {
     name = "denite-nvim-2018-09-15";
     src = fetchFromGitHub {
-      owner = "shougo";
+      owner = "Shougo";
       repo = "denite.nvim";
       rev = "8685cfbb7f0a4bea173a6b08a72a33ef70780334";
       sha256 = "0zc15802hda59x42k0962fmawjq021y7ys10h4ypnwy50cn1vjzj";
@@ -376,12 +376,12 @@
   };
 
   deoplete-jedi = buildVimPluginFrom2Nix {
-    name = "deoplete-jedi-2018-09-15";
+    name = "deoplete-jedi-2018-09-18";
     src = fetchFromGitHub {
       owner = "zchee";
       repo = "deoplete-jedi";
-      rev = "e397e76e88e8f3c4342ac5284b7dd12561426041";
-      sha256 = "1zslxqs0zcs9vj47g3jr6h6f1lqyswpjc15a1z06zak166ppsxkw";
+      rev = "d49b166458784585dc0cbfb0d7643bc02eba3dd8";
+      sha256 = "1dza6bzij0f8bfs7k9j954f8xccjjcrc7wrcgrm1qw0d2jbm4bgq";
       fetchSubmodules = true;
     };
   };
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@
   deoplete-nvim = buildVimPluginFrom2Nix {
     name = "deoplete-nvim-2018-09-12";
     src = fetchFromGitHub {
-      owner = "shougo";
+      owner = "Shougo";
       repo = "deoplete.nvim";
       rev = "93f6e3bce8229557b952dcad792786b1cc228991";
       sha256 = "033iskhyz91158ifmpzpv1gi4rfx368c6knakj65spcrlfci58y9";
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@
   echodoc-vim = buildVimPluginFrom2Nix {
     name = "echodoc-vim-2018-09-09";
     src = fetchFromGitHub {
-      owner = "shougo";
+      owner = "Shougo";
       repo = "echodoc.vim";
       rev = "781b1622029cd89350e6383da8ead834fb0cedd2";
       sha256 = "018xrql2prik0v9g0099k883r5gdgnip36vidnzmkr0b0h5bgw6a";
@@ -719,12 +719,12 @@
   };
 
   lightline-vim = buildVimPluginFrom2Nix {
-    name = "lightline-vim-2018-09-16";
+    name = "lightline-vim-2018-09-17";
     src = fetchFromGitHub {
       owner = "itchyny";
       repo = "lightline.vim";
-      rev = "0b026a2b894844b58f8a632290ea1cdab201ed50";
-      sha256 = "0hpw22sv41drn376y4vv5krbjdahga6vxiqrrgky5x1d8bj1fz4m";
+      rev = "47765c787ddc981c2eab6105ade84067d164893c";
+      sha256 = "1r5xpss99jfkvc5dngg877dhmirwnrwppql7ysbab50wfx4hv5c6";
     };
   };
 
@@ -851,7 +851,7 @@
   neco-syntax = buildVimPluginFrom2Nix {
     name = "neco-syntax-2017-10-01";
     src = fetchFromGitHub {
-      owner = "shougo";
+      owner = "Shougo";
       repo = "neco-syntax";
       rev = "98cba4a98a4f44dcff80216d0b4aa6f41c2ce3e3";
       sha256 = "1cjcbgx3h00g91ifgw30q5n97x4nprsr4kwirydws79fcs4vkgip";
@@ -861,7 +861,7 @@
   neco-vim = buildVimPluginFrom2Nix {
     name = "neco-vim-2017-10-01";
     src = fetchFromGitHub {
-      owner = "shougo";
+      owner = "Shougo";
       repo = "neco-vim";
       rev = "f5397c5e800d65a58c56d8f1b1b92686b05f4ca9";
       sha256 = "0yb7ja6qgrazszk4i01cwjj00j9vd43zs2r11b08iy8n10jnzr73";
@@ -871,7 +871,7 @@
   neocomplete-vim = buildVimPluginFrom2Nix {
     name = "neocomplete-vim-2018-03-28";
     src = fetchFromGitHub {
-      owner = "shougo";
+      owner = "Shougo";
       repo = "neocomplete.vim";
       rev = "4be617947f3fcf2d725fab20b0e12f8b46c9e2f3";
       sha256 = "00ns46gy726w74nmnzhqnyh10jnpr04453v3rclswxgcvgma82b8";
@@ -891,7 +891,7 @@
   neoinclude-vim = buildVimPluginFrom2Nix {
     name = "neoinclude-vim-2018-05-21";
     src = fetchFromGitHub {
-      owner = "shougo";
+      owner = "Shougo";
       repo = "neoinclude.vim";
       rev = "2fa77b9211d3f10c29559b715b6863da67ae7d3a";
       sha256 = "0pdahb2z9q4dk67xkwvaqrlpai86slhncfb4gn88x40dlnd7rkbg";
@@ -899,19 +899,19 @@
   };
 
   neomake = buildVimPluginFrom2Nix {
-    name = "neomake-2018-09-16";
+    name = "neomake-2018-09-17";
     src = fetchFromGitHub {
       owner = "benekastah";
       repo = "neomake";
-      rev = "1b5c098e152124267034ce175676594995e4af72";
-      sha256 = "19860x030hscv75sqsjjdkpkndcssn20f9iqy955ssh6v3qmjg2m";
+      rev = "5c0e5c5de14a03c438a370a5ef79a3165a2e705f";
+      sha256 = "0ffkpidgc9lki5h4x8w3yvf5vj6rdip6n0wd89dax81bk7579pcb";
     };
   };
 
   neomru-vim = buildVimPluginFrom2Nix {
     name = "neomru-vim-2017-10-01";
     src = fetchFromGitHub {
-      owner = "shougo";
+      owner = "Shougo";
       repo = "neomru.vim";
       rev = "97540f54fa20b94daf306f0c1f3cce983bbf7a1d";
       sha256 = "15d5hmh5v3hnjnfb5736n45rh5nyq41vqjp1cz4ls2rxmmfi3xa7";
@@ -921,7 +921,7 @@
   neosnippet-snippets = buildVimPluginFrom2Nix {
     name = "neosnippet-snippets-2018-09-12";
     src = fetchFromGitHub {
-      owner = "shougo";
+      owner = "Shougo";
       repo = "neosnippet-snippets";
       rev = "e61e966339bbab2abba6ba92bccd8825463b2d0d";
       sha256 = "0yis1r2ypxym421gwlsm8zszsg490xw5q0h111k077x19qa5j4fs";
@@ -931,7 +931,7 @@
   neosnippet-vim = buildVimPluginFrom2Nix {
     name = "neosnippet-vim-2018-07-30";
     src = fetchFromGitHub {
-      owner = "shougo";
+      owner = "Shougo";
       repo = "neosnippet.vim";
       rev = "70700ddef65f8f0639b336d04a0d2dbdc4eb0830";
       sha256 = "0szhmdqqgpfy6shwiw7wnsd06cz8c7v5zmpaa3hzs32gyrx49rza";
@@ -941,7 +941,7 @@
   neoyank-vim = buildVimPluginFrom2Nix {
     name = "neoyank-vim-2018-03-26";
     src = fetchFromGitHub {
-      owner = "shougo";
+      owner = "Shougo";
       repo = "neoyank.vim";
       rev = "ea3cd47ccb40cb2e26cb607d28475aa0fdb26fef";
       sha256 = "1zbf8062rpk56nd1zxqhwa8bdpxl9zp887l9nm4s9hc4ndsk4928";
@@ -959,12 +959,12 @@
   };
 
   nerdtree = buildVimPluginFrom2Nix {
-    name = "nerdtree-2018-09-15";
+    name = "nerdtree-2018-09-17";
     src = fetchFromGitHub {
       owner = "scrooloose";
       repo = "nerdtree";
-      rev = "cd1f2c803ec485074af070a2fe942a029775e5bd";
-      sha256 = "07rna5sqjq934xx8nqsv0b0z6rmzprdxfa76kq5gm3bhc807c7pv";
+      rev = "599238ad99642e8767c4be6adda75bd84afdfd42";
+      sha256 = "1yjx254lmwil42hild0nprxpb26rw84872cnxrzaqfljwsyq7wwv";
     };
   };
 
@@ -979,12 +979,12 @@
   };
 
   nim-vim = buildVimPluginFrom2Nix {
-    name = "nim-vim-2018-08-16";
+    name = "nim-vim-2018-09-19";
     src = fetchFromGitHub {
       owner = "zah";
       repo = "nim.vim";
-      rev = "7d1211cc1588d8970e44435c612405f41ab5a36b";
-      sha256 = "1s28sk7d73vckh37xhld99i8kkx2dxcvsiv8ixlkhgg1pdcchd6d";
+      rev = "b0c4c6c7318866e5d74715885cb379aab70d2763";
+      sha256 = "18wdyw8kchfi0zglzvcnakzm9w8h22a1qjcqnk9j64siwcj6bzcy";
     };
   };
 
@@ -1189,12 +1189,12 @@
   };
 
   rust-vim = buildVimPluginFrom2Nix {
-    name = "rust-vim-2018-09-15";
+    name = "rust-vim-2018-09-16";
     src = fetchFromGitHub {
       owner = "rust-lang";
       repo = "rust.vim";
-      rev = "83620e6c674e1ceb801f1b322fb30d028ee59685";
-      sha256 = "0bvyay7r76r3zg00ziinlycw29316r8n81dxsd5qcgxmxfd3ssd1";
+      rev = "5e4672c8ba490d2663c34d89616729b36b294594";
+      sha256 = "189vjd2v271h4634i1fxi9g1sfxkgsb087454na67jrz1pwd8xvw";
     };
   };
 
@@ -1311,7 +1311,7 @@
   tabpagebuffer-vim = buildVimPluginFrom2Nix {
     name = "tabpagebuffer-vim-2014-09-30";
     src = fetchFromGitHub {
-      owner = "shougo";
+      owner = "Shougo";
       repo = "tabpagebuffer.vim";
       rev = "4d95c3e6fa5ad887498f4cbe486c11e39d4a1fbc";
       sha256 = "1z6zlpzkhwy1p2pmx9qrwb91dp9v4yi8jrdvm1if2k79ij4sl08f";
@@ -1439,19 +1439,19 @@
   };
 
   undotree = buildVimPluginFrom2Nix {
-    name = "undotree-2018-09-07";
+    name = "undotree-2018-09-17";
     src = fetchFromGitHub {
       owner = "mbbill";
       repo = "undotree";
-      rev = "364c73dae83bbaa552fa901dbcb082be22f846f4";
-      sha256 = "1swjgdgbr63a5xp9nlmcpa5f31r1jc9n4wqz4sgmhrcdc4xxq8ah";
+      rev = "c15a0409d9d5a7eacf18d3061a8a37d114532765";
+      sha256 = "0iaj69cc7ysylql43ybprsls9liprmg46ak9mmbh1vjgny2c1nf0";
     };
   };
 
   unite-vim = buildVimPluginFrom2Nix {
     name = "unite-vim-2018-08-06";
     src = fetchFromGitHub {
-      owner = "shougo";
+      owner = "Shougo";
       repo = "unite.vim";
       rev = "7ed231f2dbceb82b3ed81dc5ef999c94c2528586";
       sha256 = "0p2xfsyflds74lrpk14nb388nh2rc3hmqg3i9kgzxqns4i6w5s8v";
@@ -1679,12 +1679,12 @@
   };
 
   vim-airline = buildVimPluginFrom2Nix {
-    name = "vim-airline-2018-09-16";
+    name = "vim-airline-2018-09-18";
     src = fetchFromGitHub {
       owner = "vim-airline";
       repo = "vim-airline";
-      rev = "bcd37fc1152912fd456606152cebc8d5fc8db865";
-      sha256 = "0cmfj4pvwqyq2nzsy4zhkwhyrifg2sx0z5plw0dvyi2jnfns7afi";
+      rev = "251ed064e84dc684a944edbe37d3c559af3e02bf";
+      sha256 = "1nmcir24f9mlnnfnkbcn3ww5dhn96k6nh0kdpjz1hdh4wd659vhm";
     };
   };
 
@@ -1899,12 +1899,12 @@
   };
 
   vim-dispatch = buildVimPluginFrom2Nix {
-    name = "vim-dispatch-2018-09-13";
+    name = "vim-dispatch-2018-09-19";
     src = fetchFromGitHub {
       owner = "tpope";
       repo = "vim-dispatch";
-      rev = "fe48d002ce5d473b2057641666d643c66ede6230";
-      sha256 = "1yxssbss89c1sp6vq0mb7cz65cw0lbqfs2ng7hfr92fag68agi2p";
+      rev = "72a08f297e71f25e569f66a825ce2878b038e045";
+      sha256 = "1d0swdrgp3xls4ac854xsqpjipbml9a8yqxcg888xnm8jsqfhqn1";
     };
   };
 
@@ -2039,12 +2039,12 @@
   };
 
   vim-fugitive = buildVimPluginFrom2Nix {
-    name = "vim-fugitive-2018-09-15";
+    name = "vim-fugitive-2018-09-19";
     src = fetchFromGitHub {
       owner = "tpope";
       repo = "vim-fugitive";
-      rev = "fb5531997342be62efbbb98bda4b90ee88b2ac00";
-      sha256 = "092fpxmvl7mq1bh8g87ld1mn19qh9dc9r16ngilhg8zx3fvpvi67";
+      rev = "9fec8aadc54372cbea6ac3c9cf6909054140b573";
+      sha256 = "0pkfhbaka6gsabmz74v5dpwd72rwjrrq9wchcda86rmb6nxqsgmg";
     };
   };
 
@@ -2099,12 +2099,12 @@
   };
 
   vim-go = buildVimPluginFrom2Nix {
-    name = "vim-go-2018-09-13";
+    name = "vim-go-2018-09-19";
     src = fetchFromGitHub {
       owner = "fatih";
       repo = "vim-go";
-      rev = "8df48b2c2c8aa02dd5ab00b6e9f35b0b9808d798";
-      sha256 = "1ymkmnwvbm5b09d930p7k3cmk7dg1rn68qny9n7jhs7hwxdc309a";
+      rev = "1656f2ff1bb8c4865b2e9870c2be3468974c6ea9";
+      sha256 = "1k6gyzh3sm5ndmh6r8k07q8gmr6190qfvk8cxcj1i37hr6ari0zd";
     };
   };
 
@@ -2279,12 +2279,12 @@
   };
 
   vim-javacomplete2 = buildVimPluginFrom2Nix {
-    name = "vim-javacomplete2-2018-08-20";
+    name = "vim-javacomplete2-2018-09-18";
     src = fetchFromGitHub {
       owner = "artur-shaik";
       repo = "vim-javacomplete2";
-      rev = "2567a4f3ba2b1b902fd85ca24726aba3bf61aaa5";
-      sha256 = "17mlip2mxv9sj2pxmj3clb7ax6m545pa5ynbr80vxww99537gxpr";
+      rev = "3436162781c215f638af5ad8e83df9000edfa203";
+      sha256 = "1ak1czp7dnz376bvalpnr0n8y1s0x4cpwrhb596phfa2567c4f41";
     };
   };
 
@@ -2490,12 +2490,12 @@
   };
 
   vim-obsession = buildVimPluginFrom2Nix {
-    name = "vim-obsession-2018-08-27";
+    name = "vim-obsession-2018-09-17";
     src = fetchFromGitHub {
       owner = "tpope";
       repo = "vim-obsession";
-      rev = "523b2c60eb956aba6014e18be75aa7bde5280c33";
-      sha256 = "18hgsrlk4319mpr36sj78a43fvr85lzisxblkik36gvyby9qr3h3";
+      rev = "95a576210dc4408a4804a0a62a9eae90d701026b";
+      sha256 = "04wrwlvdlakn9vrg48y80pcz2jy6kb1zigmjych15s51ay56cswd";
     };
   };
 
@@ -2609,6 +2609,16 @@
     };
   };
 
+  vim-plug = buildVimPluginFrom2Nix {
+    name = "vim-plug-2018-09-12";
+    src = fetchFromGitHub {
+      owner = "junegunn";
+      repo = "vim-plug";
+      rev = "b6050d6f03f3e2792589535249e3c997d3e94461";
+      sha256 = "11x10l75q6k4z67yyk5ll25fqpgb2ma88vplrakw3k41g79xn9d9";
+    };
+  };
+
   vim-plugin-AnsiEsc = buildVimPluginFrom2Nix {
     name = "vim-plugin-AnsiEsc-2018-05-10";
     src = fetchFromGitHub {
@@ -2640,12 +2650,12 @@
   };
 
   vim-projectionist = buildVimPluginFrom2Nix {
-    name = "vim-projectionist-2018-09-09";
+    name = "vim-projectionist-2018-09-18";
     src = fetchFromGitHub {
       owner = "tpope";
       repo = "vim-projectionist";
-      rev = "ee68be42d26a8879b871c051e85ce0dfae7364f0";
-      sha256 = "1x1v6q6gqw1f5h0rshj8q7x5cip78x2p6xdj05dglqdq1wz4w28i";
+      rev = "2f7ccf211326e06b89b5a677b2eee3ddb4b644a2";
+      sha256 = "13v9j32p16ak237gwvhk69s6q6maxpg41xd66dqvkj0d7hb21i0v";
     };
   };
 
@@ -2760,12 +2770,12 @@
   };
 
   vim-sensible = buildVimPluginFrom2Nix {
-    name = "vim-sensible-2018-07-16";
+    name = "vim-sensible-2018-09-17";
     src = fetchFromGitHub {
       owner = "tpope";
       repo = "vim-sensible";
-      rev = "c82c6d4978be28adcf85dc1e61fa428e801bd525";
-      sha256 = "0w87wic0qx20h36k075lvmj53glxkcyv8hkrx5aw4xqxvbq5fk6q";
+      rev = "679e53d61558466933fbffc87fab8735eeb8fea8";
+      sha256 = "1sq836sy6kn9z092mnwjxs9p3ijka82gm0nhfvlym348yv1s03wn";
     };
   };
 
@@ -2820,12 +2830,12 @@
   };
 
   vim-snippets = buildVimPluginFrom2Nix {
-    name = "vim-snippets-2018-09-14";
+    name = "vim-snippets-2018-09-18";
     src = fetchFromGitHub {
       owner = "honza";
       repo = "vim-snippets";
-      rev = "2af1ffe88d3de3fbe40a6e74fb626b18a6548cbd";
-      sha256 = "1rkmj800lyp1gqbb00qyscw6fwc1mjz0bc4drd6b6pc2x952m2fi";
+      rev = "39219ca29234a7e28e56379308f59e7190358092";
+      sha256 = "1hnvpkqipa82qqhn68fr1qi71dj4khjgjqzhj85w6chdii1bf6qp";
     };
   };
 
@@ -3122,7 +3132,7 @@
   vimproc-vim = buildVimPluginFrom2Nix {
     name = "vimproc-vim-2018-01-07";
     src = fetchFromGitHub {
-      owner = "shougo";
+      owner = "Shougo";
       repo = "vimproc.vim";
       rev = "2300224d366642f4f8d6f88861535d4ccbe20143";
       sha256 = "0b8ljqnix8bs667bpymg3s0g5f49fnphgddl6196dj6jvdfn1xia";
@@ -3132,7 +3142,7 @@
   vimshell-vim = buildVimPluginFrom2Nix {
     name = "vimshell-vim-2018-06-02";
     src = fetchFromGitHub {
-      owner = "shougo";
+      owner = "Shougo";
       repo = "vimshell.vim";
       rev = "03bf7673a5098918a533000d67dca97546695237";
       sha256 = "1ckxjap9kz8skbjchg561sqyd5y5qwacg8mabmniy78qa7i3qdzi";
@@ -3140,22 +3150,22 @@
   };
 
   vimtex = buildVimPluginFrom2Nix {
-    name = "vimtex-2018-09-15";
+    name = "vimtex-2018-09-19";
     src = fetchFromGitHub {
       owner = "lervag";
       repo = "vimtex";
-      rev = "46e2e4f73f89e4116b85a8d6726af44776e3a4f8";
-      sha256 = "05cgw7b3l63lb3dbb07kzb2h9akf5gxa6kl7hzvrsf8khva20nic";
+      rev = "fb09eed5336b6540f8350f2792fded0956362d7b";
+      sha256 = "0g3pw5qw6y9vpdmdnw4x478m5c34g2wll01gdy76yf8r5vysyv41";
     };
   };
 
   vimwiki = buildVimPluginFrom2Nix {
-    name = "vimwiki-2018-09-03";
+    name = "vimwiki-2018-09-17";
     src = fetchFromGitHub {
       owner = "vimwiki";
       repo = "vimwiki";
-      rev = "f55ec31675e372e2f59d51322b445ea91191ec2b";
-      sha256 = "1qjczzj35nwhv1lrl9cf1bdpisr5vlwhf444apzj9c9pcjymc00z";
+      rev = "f882cf01528e471d78d10df28ce407bc1cc23bc9";
+      sha256 = "1c6vkz3y168akh0c6a8api4g0nwsh90gkd6l0pyqpr03glwyqg61";
     };
   };
 
@@ -3220,12 +3230,12 @@
   };
 
   youcompleteme = buildVimPluginFrom2Nix {
-    name = "youcompleteme-2018-09-09";
+    name = "youcompleteme-2018-09-20";
     src = fetchFromGitHub {
       owner = "valloric";
       repo = "youcompleteme";
-      rev = "487b8ab2b4d5bcaece29a17a26818a62616e21b5";
-      sha256 = "1r0sdcllnqgi376hbj1f31irppqw1qqx7rna1jvj5qvi5d81s2nr";
+      rev = "a020cbc0fc4b535f81d9f8db33150b92df68694a";
+      sha256 = "1i9hqmns7hyc15cz565g8xzlf6ryk03xwg714sfbcmkai9vl61w3";
       fetchSubmodules = true;
     };
   };
@@ -3261,12 +3271,12 @@
   };
 
   zig-vim = buildVimPluginFrom2Nix {
-    name = "zig-vim-2018-09-13";
+    name = "zig-vim-2018-09-17";
     src = fetchFromGitHub {
       owner = "zig-lang";
       repo = "zig.vim";
-      rev = "057fdd7cd36e12dff0f65092d8e0861f36efdfe2";
-      sha256 = "1i5x4mnfdjqkk71v8calwbm1y85blyrrpg4hqljf58csc7vhq2v9";
+      rev = "9986edc96f220bb9208473a5ad61339c1567df23";
+      sha256 = "03grs1ha5r4cfh8hczfawj7x7xwb6j716rl52gbkhbxhlk72w5kq";
     };
   };
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkgs/misc/vim-plugins/vim-plugin-names b/pkgs/misc/vim-plugins/vim-plugin-names
index 595d0f9ae6a..bbb05143c3c 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/vim-plugins/vim-plugin-names
+++ b/pkgs/misc/vim-plugins/vim-plugin-names
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ junegunn/limelight.vim
 junegunn/vim-easy-align
 junegunn/vim-github-dashboard
 junegunn/vim-peekaboo
+junegunn/vim-plug
 justincampbell/vim-eighties
 justinmk/vim-dirvish
 KabbAmine/zeavim.vim
@@ -220,23 +221,23 @@ scrooloose/nerdtree
 scrooloose/syntastic
 sebastianmarkow/deoplete-rust
 sheerun/vim-polyglot
-shougo/context_filetype.vim
-shougo/denite.nvim
+Shougo/context_filetype.vim
+Shougo/denite.nvim
 Shougo/deol.nvim
-shougo/deoplete.nvim
-shougo/echodoc.vim
-shougo/neco-syntax
-shougo/neco-vim
-shougo/neocomplete.vim
-shougo/neoinclude.vim
-shougo/neomru.vim
-shougo/neosnippet-snippets
-shougo/neosnippet.vim
-shougo/neoyank.vim
-shougo/tabpagebuffer.vim
-shougo/unite.vim
-shougo/vimproc.vim
-shougo/vimshell.vim
+Shougo/deoplete.nvim
+Shougo/echodoc.vim
+Shougo/neco-syntax
+Shougo/neco-vim
+Shougo/neocomplete.vim
+Shougo/neoinclude.vim
+Shougo/neomru.vim
+Shougo/neosnippet-snippets
+Shougo/neosnippet.vim
+Shougo/neoyank.vim
+Shougo/tabpagebuffer.vim
+Shougo/unite.vim
+Shougo/vimproc.vim
+Shougo/vimshell.vim
 shumphrey/fugitive-gitlab.vim
 SirVer/ultisnips
 sjl/gundo.vim
diff --git a/pkgs/misc/vim-plugins/vim-utils.nix b/pkgs/misc/vim-plugins/vim-utils.nix
index bae1645563f..7595ae02164 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/vim-plugins/vim-utils.nix
+++ b/pkgs/misc/vim-plugins/vim-utils.nix
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ let
     packages ? null,
     vam ? null,
     pathogen ? null,
+    plug ? null,
     customRC ? ""
   }:
 
@@ -194,6 +195,18 @@ let
         execute pathogen#infect('${pluginsEnv}/{}')
       '');
 
+      /* vim-plug is an extremely popular vim plugin manager.
+      */
+      plugImpl = lib.optionalString (plug != null)
+      ''
+        source ${vimPlugins.vim-plug.rtp}/plug.vim
+        call plug#begin('/dev/null')
+
+        '' + (lib.concatMapStringsSep "\n" (pkg: "Plug '${pkg.rtp}'") plug.plugins) + ''
+
+        call plug#end()
+      '';
+
       /*
        vim-addon-manager = VAM
 
@@ -302,6 +315,7 @@ let
 
   ${vamImpl}
   ${pathogenImpl}
+  ${plugImpl}
   ${vundleImpl}
   ${neobundleImpl}
   ${nativeImpl}
@@ -427,7 +441,8 @@ rec {
     packages ? {},
     givenKnownPlugins ? null,
     vam ? null,
-    pathogen ? null, ...
+    pathogen ? null,
+    plug ? null, ...
   }:
     let
       # This is probably overcomplicated, but I don't understand this well enough to know what's necessary.
@@ -439,7 +454,7 @@ rec {
       vamNames = findDependenciesRecursively { inherit knownPlugins; names = lib.concatMap toNames vam.pluginDictionaries; };
       names = (lib.optionals (pathogen != null) pathogenNames) ++
               (lib.optionals (vam != null) vamNames);
-      nonNativePlugins = map (name: knownPlugins.${name}) names;
+      nonNativePlugins = map (name: knownPlugins.${name}) names ++ (lib.optionals (plug != null) plug.plugins);
       nativePluginsConfigs = lib.attrsets.attrValues packages;
       nativePlugins = lib.concatMap ({start?[], opt?[]}: start++opt) nativePluginsConfigs;
     in
@@ -447,18 +462,23 @@ rec {
 
 
   # test cases:
-  test_vim_with_vim_addon_nix_using_vam = vim_configurable.customize {
+  test_vim_with_vim_nix_using_vam = vim_configurable.customize {
    name = "vim-with-vim-addon-nix-using-vam";
-    vimrcConfig.vam.pluginDictionaries = [{name = "vim-addon-nix"; }];
+    vimrcConfig.vam.pluginDictionaries = [{name = "vim-nix"; }];
   };
 
-  test_vim_with_vim_addon_nix_using_pathogen = vim_configurable.customize {
+  test_vim_with_vim_nix_using_pathogen = vim_configurable.customize {
     name = "vim-with-vim-addon-nix-using-pathogen";
-    vimrcConfig.pathogen.pluginNames = [ "vim-addon-nix" ];
+    vimrcConfig.pathogen.pluginNames = [ "vim-nix" ];
   };
 
-  test_vim_with_vim_addon_nix = vim_configurable.customize {
+  test_vim_with_vim_nix_using_plug = vim_configurable.customize {
+    name = "vim-with-vim-addon-nix-using-plug";
+    vimrcConfig.plug.plugins = with vimPlugins; [ vim-nix ];
+  };
+
+  test_vim_with_vim_nix = vim_configurable.customize {
     name = "vim-with-vim-addon-nix";
-    vimrcConfig.packages.myVimPackage.start = with vimPlugins; [ vim-addon-nix ];
+    vimrcConfig.packages.myVimPackage.start = with vimPlugins; [ vim-nix ];
   };
 }