diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e41a3c6..03b3201 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ Thumbs.db
 # ignore user plugins
 /plugins/*
 !/plugins/box
+!/plugins/captcha
+!/plugins/markitup
+!/plugins/sandbox
 
 # ignore user files and folders
 /backups/*