Configure proxy settings in Notepad++ via Plugin Manager

Question

I would like to configure proxy settings in Notepad++ to allow downloads from the internet via a proxy. After searching how to do that from the net I understand that I need to d

Answer 1

If you want to set proxy for Plugin Manager, maybe you need to check this config file:
%AppData%\Notepad++\plugins\config\PluginManager.ini
There are proxy address and proxy port settings.

But in my personal experience, it's not working. Not sure what goes wrong.
I'm on Plugin Manager 1.4.9.0 with Notepad++ v7.5.6 (32-bit)