Title: WP_Recovery_Mode::is_network_plugin
Published: May 7, 2019
Last modified: May 20, 2026

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# WP_Recovery_Mode::is_network_plugin( array $extension ): bool

## In this article

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

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Checks whether the given extension a network activated plugin.

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

 `$extension`arrayrequired

Extension data.

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

 bool True if network plugin, false otherwise.

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

    ```php
    protected function is_network_plugin( $extension ) {
    	if ( 'plugin' !== $extension['type'] ) {
    		return false;
    	}

    	if ( ! is_multisite() ) {
    		return false;
    	}

    	$network_plugins = wp_get_active_network_plugins();

    	foreach ( $network_plugins as $plugin ) {
    		if ( str_starts_with( $plugin, $extension['slug'] . '/' ) ) {
    			return true;
    		}
    	}

    	return false;
    }
    ```

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

| Uses | Description | 
| [wp_get_active_network_plugins()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_get_active_network_plugins/)`wp-includes/ms-load.php` |

Returns array of network plugin files to be included in global scope.

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

Determines whether Multisite is enabled.

  |

| Used by | Description | 
| [WP_Recovery_Mode::handle_error()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_recovery_mode/handle_error/)`wp-includes/class-wp-recovery-mode.php` |

Handles a fatal error occurring.

  |

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

| Version | Description | 
| [5.2.0](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/since/5.2.0/) | Introduced. |

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