Title: WP_Dependencies::set_group
Published: April 25, 2014
Last modified: August 20, 2026

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# WP_Dependencies::set_group( string $handle, bool $recursion, int|false $group ): bool

## In this article

 * [Parameters](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/WP_Dependencies/set_group/?output_format=md#parameters)
 * [Return](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/WP_Dependencies/set_group/?output_format=md#return)
 * [Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/WP_Dependencies/set_group/?output_format=md#source)
 * [Related](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/WP_Dependencies/set_group/?output_format=md#related)
 * [Changelog](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/WP_Dependencies/set_group/?output_format=md#changelog)

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Set item group, unless already in a lower group.

## 󠀁[Parameters](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/WP_Dependencies/set_group/?output_format=md#parameters)󠁿

 `$handle`stringrequired

Name of the item. Should be unique.

`$recursion`boolrequired

Internal flag that calling function was called recursively.

`$group`int|falserequired

Group level: level (int), no group (false).

## 󠀁[Return](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/WP_Dependencies/set_group/?output_format=md#return)󠁿

 bool Not already in the group or a lower group.

## 󠀁[Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/WP_Dependencies/set_group/?output_format=md#source)󠁿

    ```php
    public function set_group( $handle, $recursion, $group ) {
    	$group = (int) $group;

    	if ( isset( $this->groups[ $handle ] ) && $this->groups[ $handle ] <= $group ) {
    		return false;
    	}

    	$this->groups[ $handle ] = $group;

    	return true;
    }
    ```

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## 󠀁[Related](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/WP_Dependencies/set_group/?output_format=md#related)󠁿

| Used by | Description | 
| [WP_Dependencies::all_deps()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_dependencies/all_deps/)`wp-includes/class-wp-dependencies.php` |

Determines dependencies.

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| [WP_Scripts::set_group()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_scripts/set_group/)`wp-includes/class-wp-scripts.php` |

Sets handle group.

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## 󠀁[Changelog](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/WP_Dependencies/set_group/?output_format=md#changelog)󠁿

| Version | Description | 
| [2.8.0](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/since/2.8.0/) | Introduced. |

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