Title: wp plugin list Published: February 5, 2018 Last modified: May 10, 2026 --- # 󠀁[wp plugin list ](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/plugin/list/)󠁿 Gets a list of plugins. ## In this article * [Options](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/plugin/list/?output_format=md#options) * [Available Fields](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/plugin/list/?output_format=md#available-fields) * [Examples](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/plugin/list/?output_format=md#examples) * [Global Parameters](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/plugin/list/?output_format=md#global-parameters) [ Back to top](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/plugin/list/?output_format=md#wp--skip-link--target) [ ⌊GitHub⌉ ](https://github.com/wp-cli/extension-command) [ View Open Issues (1) ](https://github.com/login?return_to=%2Fissues%3Fq%3Dlabel%3Acommand%3Aplugin-list+sort%3Aupdated-desc+org%3Awp-cli+is%3Aopen) [ View Closed Issues (50) ](https://github.com/login?return_to=%2Fissues%3Fq%3Dlabel%3Acommand%3Aplugin-list+sort%3Aupdated-desc+org%3Awp-cli+is%3Aclosed) [Create New Issue](https://github.com/wp-cli/extension-command/issues/new) Displays a list of the plugins installed on the site with activation status, whether or not there’s an update available, etc. Use `--status=dropin` to list installed dropins (e.g. `object-cache.php`). ### 󠀁[Options](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/plugin/list/?output_format=md#options)󠁿 See the [argument syntax](https://make.wordpress.org/cli/handbook/references/argument-syntax/) reference for a detailed explanation of the syntax conventions used. [-- =] Filter results based on the value of a field. [--field=] Prints the value of a single field for each plugin. [--fields=] Limit the output to specific object fields. [--format=] Render output in a particular format. — default: table options: – table – csv – count – json – yaml— [--status=] Filter the output by plugin status. —options: – active – active-network – dropin– inactive – must-use— [--skip-update-check] If set, the plugin update check will be skipped. [--recently-active] If set, only recently active plugins will be shown and the status filter will be ignored. ### 󠀁[Available Fields](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/plugin/list/?output_format=md#available-fields)󠁿 These fields will be displayed by default for each plugin: * name * status * update * version * update_version * auto_update These fields are optionally available: * update_package * update_id * title * description * file * author * tested_up_to * requires * requires_php * wporg_status * wporg_last_updated ### 󠀁[Examples](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/plugin/list/?output_format=md#examples)󠁿 ``` # List active plugins on the site. $ wp plugin list --status=active --format=json [{"name":"dynamic-hostname","status":"active","update":"none","version":"0.4.2","update_version":"","auto_update":"off"},{"name":"tinymce-templates","status":"active","update":"none","version":"4.8.1","update_version":"","auto_update":"off"},{"name":"wp-multibyte-patch","status":"active","update":"none","version":"2.9","update_version":"","auto_update":"off"},{"name":"wp-total-hacks","status":"active","update":"none","version":"4.7.2","update_version":"","auto_update":"off"}] # List plugins on each site in a network. $ wp site list --field=url | xargs -I % wp plugin list --url=% +---------+----------------+-----------+---------+-----------------+------------+ | name | status | update | version | update_version | auto_update | +---------+----------------+-----------+---------+----------------+-------------+ | akismet | active-network | none | 5.3.1 | | on | | hello | inactive | available | 1.6 | 1.7.2 | off | +---------+----------------+-----------+---------+----------------+-------------+ +---------+----------------+-----------+---------+----------------+-------------+ | name | status | update | version | update_version | auto_update | +---------+----------------+-----------+---------+----------------+-------------+ | akismet | active-network | none | 5.3.1 | | on | | hello | inactive | available | 1.6 | 1.7.2 | off | +---------+----------------+-----------+---------+----------------+-------------+ # Check whether plugins are still active on WordPress.org $ wp plugin list --fields=name,wporg_status,wporg_last_updated +--------------------+--------------+--------------------+ | name | wporg_status | wporg_last_updated | +--------------------+--------------+--------------------+ | akismet | active | 2023-12-11 | | user-switching | active | 2023-11-17 | | wordpress-importer | active | 2023-04-28 | | local | | | +--------------------+--------------+--------------------+ # List recently active plugins on the site. $ wp plugin list --recently-active --field=name --format=json ["akismet","bbpress","buddypress"] ``` ### 󠀁[Global Parameters](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/plugin/list/?output_format=md#global-parameters)󠁿 These [global parameters](https://make.wordpress.org/cli/handbook/config/) have the same behavior across all commands and affect how WP-CLI interacts with WordPress. | **Argument** | **Description** | | `--path=` | Path to the WordPress files. | | `--url=` | Pretend request came from given URL. In multisite, this argument is how the target site is specified. | | `--ssh=[:][@][:][]` | Perform operation against a remote server over SSH (or a container using scheme of “docker”, “docker-compose”, “docker-compose-run”, “vagrant”). | | `--http=` | Perform operation against a remote WordPress installation over HTTP. | | `--user=` | Set the WordPress user. | | `--skip-plugins[=]` | Skip loading all plugins, or a comma-separated list of plugins. Note: mu-plugins are still loaded. | | `--skip-themes[=]` | Skip loading all themes, or a comma-separated list of themes. | | `--skip-packages` | Skip loading all installed packages. | | `--require=` | Load PHP file before running the command (may be used more than once). | | `--exec=` | Execute PHP code before running the command (may be used more than once). | | `--context=` | Load WordPress in a given context. | | `--[no-]color` | Whether to colorize the output. | | `--debug[=]` | Show all PHP errors and add verbosity to WP-CLI output. Built-in groups include: bootstrap, commandfactory, and help. | | `--prompt[=]` | Prompt the user to enter values for all command arguments, or a subset specified as comma-separated values. | | `--quiet` | Suppress informational messages. | _Command documentation is regenerated at every release. To add or update an example, please submit a pull request against the corresponding part of the codebase._