Title: WP_Styles::get_dependency_warning_message
Published: February 24, 2026
Last modified: August 20, 2026

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# WP_Styles::get_dependency_warning_message( string $handle, string[] $missing_dependency_handles ): string

## In this article

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

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Gets a style-specific dependency warning message.

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

 `$handle`stringrequired

Style handle with missing dependencies.

`$missing_dependency_handles`string[]required

Missing dependency handles.

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

 string Formatted, localized warning message.

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

    ```php
    protected function get_dependency_warning_message( $handle, $missing_dependency_handles ) {
    	return sprintf(
    		/* translators: 1: Style handle, 2: List of missing dependency handles. */
    		__( 'The style with the handle "%1$s" was enqueued with dependencies that are not registered: %2$s.' ),
    		$handle,
    		implode( wp_get_list_item_separator(), $missing_dependency_handles )
    	);
    }
    ```

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

| Uses | Description | 
| [wp_get_list_item_separator()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_get_list_item_separator/)`wp-includes/l10n.php` |

Retrieves the list item separator based on the locale.

  | 
| [__()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/__/)`wp-includes/l10n.php` |

Retrieves the translation of $text.

  |

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

| Version | Description | 
| [6.9.1](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/since/6.9.1/) | Introduced. |

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