Title: Plugin_Installer_Skin::after Published: April 25, 2014 Last modified: May 20, 2026 --- # Plugin_Installer_Skin::after() ## In this article * [Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/plugin_installer_skin/after/?output_format=md#source) * [Hooks](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/plugin_installer_skin/after/?output_format=md#hooks) * [Related](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/plugin_installer_skin/after/?output_format=md#related) * [Changelog](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/plugin_installer_skin/after/?output_format=md#changelog) [ Back to top](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/plugin_installer_skin/after/?output_format=md#wp--skip-link--target) Performs an action following a plugin install. ## 󠀁[Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/plugin_installer_skin/after/?output_format=md#source)󠁿 ```php public function after() { // Check if the plugin can be overwritten and output the HTML. if ( $this->do_overwrite() ) { return; } $plugin_file = $this->upgrader->plugin_info(); $install_actions = array(); $from = isset( $_GET['from'] ) ? wp_unslash( $_GET['from'] ) : 'plugins'; if ( 'import' === $from ) { $install_actions['activate_plugin'] = sprintf( '%s', wp_nonce_url( 'plugins.php?action=activate&from=import&plugin=' . urlencode( $plugin_file ), 'activate-plugin_' . $plugin_file ), __( 'Activate Plugin & Run Importer' ) ); } elseif ( 'press-this' === $from ) { $install_actions['activate_plugin'] = sprintf( '%s', wp_nonce_url( 'plugins.php?action=activate&from=press-this&plugin=' . urlencode( $plugin_file ), 'activate-plugin_' . $plugin_file ), __( 'Activate Plugin & Go to Press This' ) ); } else { $install_actions['activate_plugin'] = sprintf( '%s', wp_nonce_url( 'plugins.php?action=activate&plugin=' . urlencode( $plugin_file ), 'activate-plugin_' . $plugin_file ), __( 'Activate Plugin' ) ); } if ( is_multisite() && current_user_can( 'manage_network_plugins' ) ) { $install_actions['network_activate'] = sprintf( '%s', wp_nonce_url( 'plugins.php?action=activate&networkwide=1&plugin=' . urlencode( $plugin_file ), 'activate-plugin_' . $plugin_file ), _x( 'Network Activate', 'plugin' ) ); unset( $install_actions['activate_plugin'] ); } if ( 'import' === $from ) { $install_actions['importers_page'] = sprintf( '%s', admin_url( 'import.php' ), __( 'Go to Importers' ) ); } elseif ( 'web' === $this->type ) { $install_actions['plugins_page'] = sprintf( '%s', self_admin_url( 'plugin-install.php' ), __( 'Go to Plugin Installer' ) ); } elseif ( 'upload' === $this->type && 'plugins' === $from ) { $install_actions['plugins_page'] = sprintf( '%s', self_admin_url( 'plugin-install.php' ), __( 'Go to Plugin Installer' ) ); } else { $install_actions['plugins_page'] = sprintf( '%s', self_admin_url( 'plugins.php' ), __( 'Go to Plugins page' ) ); } if ( ! $this->result || is_wp_error( $this->result ) ) { unset( $install_actions['activate_plugin'], $install_actions['network_activate'] ); } elseif ( ! current_user_can( 'activate_plugin', $plugin_file ) || is_plugin_active( $plugin_file ) ) { unset( $install_actions['activate_plugin'] ); } /** * Filters the list of action links available following a single plugin installation. * * @since 2.7.0 * * @param string[] $install_actions Array of plugin action links. * @param object $api Object containing WordPress.org API plugin data. Empty * for non-API installs, such as when a plugin is installed * via upload. * @param string $plugin_file Path to the plugin file relative to the plugins directory. */ $install_actions = apply_filters( 'install_plugin_complete_actions', $install_actions, $this->api, $plugin_file ); if ( ! empty( $install_actions ) ) { $this->feedback( implode( ' ', (array) $install_actions ) ); } } ``` [View all references](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/files/wp-admin/includes/class-plugin-installer-skin.php/) [View on Trac](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tags/7.0/src/wp-admin/includes/class-plugin-installer-skin.php#L94) [View on GitHub](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/7.0/src/wp-admin/includes/class-plugin-installer-skin.php#L94-L183) ## 󠀁[Hooks](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/plugin_installer_skin/after/?output_format=md#hooks)󠁿 [apply_filters( ‘install_plugin_complete_actions’, string[] $install_actions, object $api, string $plugin_file )](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/install_plugin_complete_actions/) Filters the list of action links available following a single plugin installation. ## 󠀁[Related](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/plugin_installer_skin/after/?output_format=md#related)󠁿 | Uses | Description | | [Plugin_Installer_Skin::do_overwrite()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/plugin_installer_skin/do_overwrite/)`wp-admin/includes/class-plugin-installer-skin.php` | Checks if the plugin can be overwritten and outputs the HTML for overwriting a plugin on upload. | | [is_plugin_active()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/is_plugin_active/)`wp-admin/includes/plugin.php` | Determines whether a plugin is active. | | [self_admin_url()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/self_admin_url/)`wp-includes/link-template.php` | Retrieves the URL to the admin area for either the current site or the network depending on context. | | [current_user_can()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/current_user_can/)`wp-includes/capabilities.php` | Returns whether the current user has the specified capability. | | [__()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/__/)`wp-includes/l10n.php` | Retrieves the translation of $text. | | [_x()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/_x/)`wp-includes/l10n.php` | Retrieves translated string with gettext context. | | [wp_unslash()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_unslash/)`wp-includes/formatting.php` | Removes slashes from a string or recursively removes slashes from strings within an array. | | [is_multisite()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/is_multisite/)`wp-includes/load.php` | Determines whether Multisite is enabled. | | [wp_nonce_url()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_nonce_url/)`wp-includes/functions.php` | Retrieves URL with nonce added to URL query. | | [admin_url()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/admin_url/)`wp-includes/link-template.php` | Retrieves the URL to the admin area for the current site. | | [apply_filters()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/apply_filters/)`wp-includes/plugin.php` | Calls the callback functions that have been added to a filter hook. | | [is_wp_error()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/is_wp_error/)`wp-includes/load.php` | Checks whether the given variable is a WordPress Error. | [Show 9 more](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/plugin_installer_skin/after/?output_format=md#) [Show less](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/plugin_installer_skin/after/?output_format=md#) ## 󠀁[Changelog](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/plugin_installer_skin/after/?output_format=md#changelog)󠁿 | Version | Description | | [2.8.0](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/since/2.8.0/) | Introduced. | ## User Contributed Notes You must [log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fdeveloper.wordpress.org%2Freference%2Fclasses%2Fplugin_installer_skin%2Fafter%2F) before being able to contribute a note or feedback.