Title: WP_Plugin_Dependencies::get_dependents
Published: April 3, 2024
Last modified: May 20, 2026

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# WP_Plugin_Dependencies::get_dependents( string $slug ): array

## In this article

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

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Gets filepaths of plugins that require the dependency.

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

 `$slug`stringrequired

The dependency’s slug.

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

 array An array of dependent plugin filepaths, relative to the plugins directory.

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

    ```php
    public static function get_dependents( $slug ) {
    	$dependents = array();

    	foreach ( (array) self::$dependencies as $dependent => $dependencies ) {
    		if ( in_array( $slug, $dependencies, true ) ) {
    			$dependents[] = $dependent;
    		}
    	}

    	return $dependents;
    }
    ```

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

| Used by | Description | 
| [WP_Plugin_Dependencies::get_dependent_names()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_plugin_dependencies/get_dependent_names/)`wp-includes/class-wp-plugin-dependencies.php` |

Gets the names of plugins that require the plugin.

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| [WP_Plugin_Dependencies::has_active_dependents()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_plugin_dependencies/has_active_dependents/)`wp-includes/class-wp-plugin-dependencies.php` |

Determines whether the plugin has active dependents.

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

| Version | Description | 
| [6.5.0](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/since/6.5.0/) | Introduced. |

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