Title: Plugin_Upgrader_Skin::after
Published: April 25, 2014
Last modified: February 24, 2026

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# Plugin_Upgrader_Skin::after()

## In this article

 * [Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/plugin_upgrader_skin/after/?output_format=md#source)
 * [Hooks](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/plugin_upgrader_skin/after/?output_format=md#hooks)
 * [Related](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/plugin_upgrader_skin/after/?output_format=md#related)
 * [Changelog](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/plugin_upgrader_skin/after/?output_format=md#changelog)

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Performs an action following a single plugin update.

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

    ```php
    public function after() {
    	$this->plugin = $this->upgrader->plugin_info();
    	if ( ! empty( $this->plugin ) && ! is_wp_error( $this->result ) && $this->plugin_active ) {
    		// Currently used only when JS is off for a single plugin update?
    		printf(
    			'<iframe title="%s" style="border:0;overflow:hidden" width="100%%" height="170" src="%s"></iframe>',
    			esc_attr__( 'Update progress' ),
    			wp_nonce_url( 'update.php?action=activate-plugin&networkwide=' . $this->plugin_network_active . '&plugin=' . urlencode( $this->plugin ), 'activate-plugin_' . $this->plugin )
    		);
    	}

    	$this->decrement_update_count( 'plugin' );

    	$update_actions = array(
    		'activate_plugin' => sprintf(
    			'<a href="%s" target="_parent">%s</a>',
    			wp_nonce_url( 'plugins.php?action=activate&amp;plugin=' . urlencode( $this->plugin ), 'activate-plugin_' . $this->plugin ),
    			__( 'Activate Plugin' )
    		),
    		'plugins_page'    => sprintf(
    			'<a href="%s" target="_parent">%s</a>',
    			self_admin_url( 'plugins.php' ),
    			__( 'Go to Plugins page' )
    		),
    	);

    	if ( $this->plugin_active || ! $this->result || is_wp_error( $this->result ) || ! current_user_can( 'activate_plugin', $this->plugin ) ) {
    		unset( $update_actions['activate_plugin'] );
    	}

    	/**
    	 * Filters the list of action links available following a single plugin update.
    	 *
    	 * @since 2.7.0
    	 *
    	 * @param string[] $update_actions Array of plugin action links.
    	 * @param string   $plugin         Path to the plugin file relative to the plugins directory.
    	 */
    	$update_actions = apply_filters( 'update_plugin_complete_actions', $update_actions, $this->plugin );

    	if ( ! empty( $update_actions ) ) {
    		$this->feedback( implode( ' | ', (array) $update_actions ) );
    	}
    }
    ```

[View all references](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/files/wp-admin/includes/class-plugin-upgrader-skin.php/)
[View on Trac](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tags/6.9.4/src/wp-admin/includes/class-plugin-upgrader-skin.php#L79)
[View on GitHub](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-admin/includes/class-plugin-upgrader-skin.php#L79-L122)

## 󠀁[Hooks](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/plugin_upgrader_skin/after/?output_format=md#hooks)󠁿

 [apply_filters( ‘update_plugin_complete_actions’, string[] $update_actions, string $plugin )](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/update_plugin_complete_actions/)

Filters the list of action links available following a single plugin update.

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

| Uses | Description | 
| [esc_attr__()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/esc_attr__/)`wp-includes/l10n.php` |

Retrieves the translation of $text and escapes it for safe use in an attribute.

  | 
| [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.

  | 
| [wp_nonce_url()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_nonce_url/)`wp-includes/functions.php` |

Retrieves URL with nonce added to URL query.

  | 
| [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.

  |

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

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

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