My impression is that /usr/ports/www/xpi-* are browser "plugin"s. 'pkg
rquery %n | grep xpi-' is empty, so its repository has none. 'pkg help'
says there's a "pkg plugins" to list plugins, but I see nothing special
for obtaining or installing plugins.
* If plugins are installed just like other pkg packages, why have a
separate pkg command "plugins" to list them, especially if the
repository has none?
* If [browser] plugins are installed just like other pkg packages,
why have a separate pkg command "plugins" to list them, especially
if the repository has none?
I think you are misunderstanding. The pkg command 'plugins' refers to
plugins for the pkg command itself, e.g.:
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