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WP_Plugin_Dependencies::get_dependent_names()

WP_Plugin_Dependencies::get_dependent_names( string $plugin_file ): array

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Gets the names of plugins that require the plugin.

Parameters

$plugin_filestringrequired
The plugin’s filepath, relative to the plugins directory.

Return

array An array of dependent names.

Source

public static function get_dependent_names( $plugin_file ) {
	$dependent_names = array();
	$plugins         = self::get_plugins();
	$slug            = self::convert_to_slug( $plugin_file );

	foreach ( self::get_dependents( $slug ) as $dependent ) {
		$dependent_names[ $dependent ] = $plugins[ $dependent ]['Name'];
	}
	sort( $dependent_names );

	return $dependent_names;
}

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UsesDescription
WP_Plugin_Dependencies::convert_to_slug()wp-includes/class-wp-plugin-dependencies.php

Converts a plugin filepath to a slug.

WP_Plugin_Dependencies::get_plugins()wp-includes/class-wp-plugin-dependencies.php

Gets data for installed plugins.

WP_Plugin_Dependencies::get_dependents()wp-includes/class-wp-plugin-dependencies.php

Gets filepaths of plugins that require the dependency.

Used byDescription
WP_Plugins_List_Table::add_dependents_to_dependency_plugin_row()wp-admin/includes/class-wp-plugins-list-table.php

Prints a list of other plugins that depend on the plugin.

Changelog

VersionDescription
6.5.0Introduced.

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