Title: WP_Debug_Data::get_wp_plugins_inactive
Published: February 24, 2026
Last modified: August 20, 2026

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# WP_Debug_Data::get_wp_plugins_inactive(): array<string,

## In this article

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

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This function’s access is marked private. This means it is not intended for use 
by plugin or theme developers, only by core. It is listed here for completeness.

Gets the WordPress inactive plugins section of the debug data.

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

 array<string, `string|bool|array`> The inactive plugins debug data.

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

    ```php
    private static function get_wp_plugins_inactive(): array {
    	return array(
    		'label'      => __( 'Inactive Plugins' ),
    		'show_count' => true,
    		'fields'     => self::get_wp_plugins_raw_data()['wp-plugins-inactive'],
    	);
    }
    ```

[View all references](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/files/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-debug-data.php/)
[View on Trac](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tags/7.1/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-debug-data.php#L976)
[View on GitHub](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/7.1/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-debug-data.php#L976-L982)

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

| Uses | Description | 
| [WP_Debug_Data::get_wp_plugins_raw_data()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_debug_data/get_wp_plugins_raw_data/)`wp-admin/includes/class-wp-debug-data.php` |

Gets the raw plugin data for the WordPress active and inactive sections of the debug data.

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

Retrieves the translation of $text.

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| Used by | Description | 
| [WP_Debug_Data::debug_data()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_debug_data/debug_data/)`wp-admin/includes/class-wp-debug-data.php` |

Static function for generating site debug data when required.

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

| Version | Description | 
| [6.7.0](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/since/6.7.0/) | Introduced. |

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