SketchUp plug-ins are meant to be installed under the Macintosh HD folder - the main computer library:
Mac HD/Library/Application Support/Google SketchUp8/SketchUp/plugins
DO NOT install plugins in the user library.
You may also have to activate the added plugins through Options/Preferences..Go to SketchUp Options, choose "Extensions," then check off any plugin that you would like to activate.
Note: While many successfully installed plugins appear under the Plugins menu, plugins may be listed under any menu, like Tools, or even in the context menu.