diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index cd224cf..d79d099 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -46,7 +46,10 @@ WP_THEME=gustavoo-portfolio
 #   post-views-counter  -> contador de views (posts + paginas, posicao manual)
 #   seo-by-rank-math    -> Rank Math SEO (sem configuracao, wizard manual)
 #   google-site-kit     -> Site Kit por Google (sem configuracao, conexao manual)
-WP_EXTRA_PLUGINS=post-views-counter seo-by-rank-math google-site-kit
+#   fluentform, fluent-crm, fluent-smtp -> exigidos pelo gustavoo-portfolio-core
+#     (formularios de contato, feeds do CRM, SMTP); sem eles o plugin
+#     complementar nao ativa e o seeder nao roda.
+WP_EXTRA_PLUGINS=post-views-counter seo-by-rank-math google-site-kit fluentform fluent-crm fluent-smtp
 
 # ── Redis object cache ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 WP_REDIS_HOST=redis
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b048435..4943f71 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@ wp-content/themes/twentytwentythree/
 
 # Default WordPress plugins (not part of project)
 wp-content/plugins/akismet/
-wp-content/plugins/fluentform/
-wp-content/plugins/fluent-crm/
-wp-content/plugins/fluent-smtp/
 wp-content/plugins/redis-cache/
 wp-content/plugins/query-monitor/
 wp-content/plugins/hello.php
@@ -26,10 +23,13 @@ wp-content/plugins/index.php
 # Third-party plugins installed from WordPress.org by docker/wp-init.sh
 # (WP_EXTRA_PLUGINS). They are downloaded on first run and updated in place, so
 # they are not versioned here: committing them would add ~45 MB of code that the
-# setup can fetch on demand.
+# setup can fetch on demand. fluent* are required by gustavoo-portfolio-core.
 wp-content/plugins/post-views-counter/
 wp-content/plugins/seo-by-rank-math/
 wp-content/plugins/google-site-kit/
+wp-content/plugins/fluentform/
+wp-content/plugins/fluent-crm/
+wp-content/plugins/fluent-smtp/
 
 # Redis object cache drop-in (auto-installed by wpcli service)
 wp-content/object-cache.php
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a9b54cc..b61a414 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ O serviço `wpcli` roda o `docker/wp-init.sh` e detecta o estado do banco:
 **Primeira execução (banco vazio) — instalação**
 1. `wp core install` com URL/título/admin definidos no `.env`
 2. Pacote de idioma `pt_BR`
-3. Instala do WordPress.org os plugins de `WP_EXTRA_PLUGINS` (Post Views Counter, Rank Math SEO, Site Kit) — só se faltarem
+3. Instala do WordPress.org os plugins de `WP_EXTRA_PLUGINS` (Post Views Counter, Rank Math SEO, Site Kit, Fluent Forms, FluentCRM, FluentSMTP) — só se faltarem
 4. Ativa **todos** os plugins de `wp-content/plugins/` e remove os que o WordPress traz (`akismet`, `hello`)
 5. Redis: constantes no `wp-config.php`, plugin, drop-in `object-cache.php` e verificação de conexão
 6. Configura o Post Views Counter: conta **posts e páginas**, posição **Manual only**
diff --git a/compose.yaml b/compose.yaml
index 4d0ce18..305abd9 100644
--- a/compose.yaml
+++ b/compose.yaml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ services:
       WP_REDIS_PORT: ${WP_REDIS_PORT:-6379}
       WP_REDIS_PASSWORD: ${WP_REDIS_PASSWORD:-}
       WP_REDIS_DATABASE: ${WP_REDIS_DATABASE:-}
-      WP_EXTRA_PLUGINS: ${WP_EXTRA_PLUGINS:-post-views-counter seo-by-rank-math google-site-kit}
+      WP_EXTRA_PLUGINS: ${WP_EXTRA_PLUGINS:-post-views-counter seo-by-rank-math google-site-kit fluentform fluent-crm fluent-smtp}
       WP_LOCALE: ${WP_LOCALE:-pt_BR}
       WP_SKIP_UPDATES: ${WP_SKIP_UPDATES:-}
       WP_THEME: ${WP_THEME:-gustavoo-portfolio}
diff --git a/docker/wp-init.sh b/docker/wp-init.sh
index 30c03b6..40ba0be 100755
--- a/docker/wp-init.sh
+++ b/docker/wp-init.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,10 @@ WP_LOCALE="${WP_LOCALE:-pt_BR}"
 # Plugins from the WordPress.org directory that must exist even when they are
 # not committed to wp-content/plugins. Installed only when missing, then
 # activated. Format: slug (or URL).
-WP_EXTRA_PLUGINS="${WP_EXTRA_PLUGINS:-post-views-counter seo-by-rank-math google-site-kit}"
+# fluentform, fluent-crm and fluent-smtp are required by gustavoo-portfolio-core
+# (contact forms, CRM feeds, SMTP); without them the core plugin refuses to
+# activate and the seeder never runs.
+WP_EXTRA_PLUGINS="${WP_EXTRA_PLUGINS:-post-views-counter seo-by-rank-math google-site-kit fluentform fluent-crm fluent-smtp}"
 
 wp_run() {
   wp --path="$WP_PATH" "$@"