Title: WP_Plugins_List_Table::_order_callback
Published: April 25, 2014
Last modified: February 24, 2026

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# WP_Plugins_List_Table::_order_callback( array $plugin_a, array $plugin_b ): int

## In this article

 * [Parameters](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_plugins_list_table/_order_callback/?output_format=md#parameters)
 * [Return](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_plugins_list_table/_order_callback/?output_format=md#return)
 * [Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_plugins_list_table/_order_callback/?output_format=md#source)

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

 `$plugin_a`arrayrequired

`$plugin_b`arrayrequired

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

 int

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

    ```php
    public function _order_callback( $plugin_a, $plugin_b ) {
    	global $orderby, $order;

    	$a = $plugin_a[ $orderby ];
    	$b = $plugin_b[ $orderby ];

    	if ( $a === $b ) {
    		return 0;
    	}

    	if ( 'DESC' === $order ) {
    		return strcasecmp( $b, $a );
    	} else {
    		return strcasecmp( $a, $b );
    	}
    }
    ```

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