Title: WP_Plugins_List_Table::get_primary_column_name
Published: August 18, 2015
Last modified: February 24, 2026

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# WP_Plugins_List_Table::get_primary_column_name(): string

## In this article

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

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Gets the name of the primary column for this specific list table.

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

 string Unalterable name for the primary column, in this case, `'name'`.

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

    ```php
    protected function get_primary_column_name() {
    	return 'name';
    }
    ```

[View all references](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/files/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-plugins-list-table.php/)
[View on Trac](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tags/6.9.4/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-plugins-list-table.php#L1522)
[View on GitHub](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-plugins-list-table.php#L1522-L1524)

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

| Version | Description | 
| [4.3.0](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/since/4.3.0/) | Introduced. |

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