diff --git a/src/v2/api/index.md b/src/v2/api/index.md
index c267bfafcc..c145fe0d09 100644
--- a/src/v2/api/index.md
+++ b/src/v2/api/index.md
@@ -361,6 +361,8 @@ type: api
 - **Usage:**
 
   Install a Vue.js plugin. If the plugin is an Object, it must expose an `install` method. If it is a function itself, it will be treated as the install method. The install method will be called with Vue as the argument.
+  
+  This method has to be called before calling `new Vue()`
 
   When this method is called on the same plugin multiple times, the plugin will be installed only once.
 
diff --git a/src/v2/guide/plugins.md b/src/v2/guide/plugins.md
index 13c6dd1ebb..ef9363bb39 100644
--- a/src/v2/guide/plugins.md
+++ b/src/v2/guide/plugins.md
@@ -4,9 +4,7 @@ type: guide
 order: 304
 ---
 
-## Writing a Plugin
-
-Plugins usually add global-level functionality to Vue. There is no strictly defined scope for a plugin - there are typically several types of plugins you can write:
+Plugins usually add global-level functionality to Vue. There is no strictly defined scope for a plugin - there are typically several types of plugins:
 
 1. Add some global methods or properties. e.g. [vue-custom-element](https://github.com/karol-f/vue-custom-element)
 
@@ -18,6 +16,42 @@ Plugins usually add global-level functionality to Vue. There is no strictly defi
 
 5. A library that provides an API of its own, while at the same time injecting some combination of the above. e.g. [vue-router](https://github.com/vuejs/vue-router)
 
+## Using a Plugin
+
+Use plugins by calling the `Vue.use()` global method. This has to be done before you start your app by calling `new Vue()`:
+
+``` js
+// calls `MyPlugin.install(Vue)`
+Vue.use(MyPlugin)
+
+new Vue({
+  //... options
+})
+```
+
+You can optionally pass in some options:
+
+``` js
+Vue.use(MyPlugin, { someOption: true })
+```
+
+`Vue.use` automatically prevents you from using the same plugin more than once, so calling it multiple times on the same plugin will install the plugin only once.
+
+Some plugins provided by Vue.js official plugins such as `vue-router` automatically calls `Vue.use()` if `Vue` is available as a global variable. However in a module environment such as CommonJS, you always need to call `Vue.use()` explicitly:
+
+``` js
+// When using CommonJS via Browserify or Webpack
+var Vue = require('vue')
+var VueRouter = require('vue-router')
+
+// Don't forget to call this
+Vue.use(VueRouter)
+```
+
+Checkout [awesome-vue](https://github.com/vuejs/awesome-vue#components--libraries) for a huge collection of community-contributed plugins and libraries.
+
+## Writing a Plugin
+
 A Vue.js plugin should expose an `install` method. The method will be called with the `Vue` constructor as the first argument, along with possible options:
 
 ``` js
@@ -49,33 +83,3 @@ MyPlugin.install = function (Vue, options) {
   }
 }
 ```
-
-## Using a Plugin
-
-Use plugins by calling the `Vue.use()` global method:
-
-``` js
-// calls `MyPlugin.install(Vue)`
-Vue.use(MyPlugin)
-```
-
-You can optionally pass in some options:
-
-``` js
-Vue.use(MyPlugin, { someOption: true })
-```
-
-`Vue.use` automatically prevents you from using the same plugin more than once, so calling it multiple times on the same plugin will install the plugin only once.
-
-Some plugins provided by Vue.js official plugins such as `vue-router` automatically calls `Vue.use()` if `Vue` is available as a global variable. However in a module environment such as CommonJS, you always need to call `Vue.use()` explicitly:
-
-``` js
-// When using CommonJS via Browserify or Webpack
-var Vue = require('vue')
-var VueRouter = require('vue-router')
-
-// Don't forget to call this
-Vue.use(VueRouter)
-```
-
-Checkout [awesome-vue](https://github.com/vuejs/awesome-vue#components--libraries) for a huge collection of community-contributed plugins and libraries.