Not a silly question at all! Yep, they're all compatible with VS plugins, and  some of the projects actually use a few of the Core plugins.

They don't need to be installed in any particular order since they're events, you'll just need to make sure that  all the switches/variables/etc. are copied over into their correct places. If you're starting a fresh project, you can just copy them straight over and they'll work out of the box. :D