Title: wp-admin/includes/plugin.php | Page 2 of 3 | Developer.WordPress.org --- # File: wp-admin/includes/plugin.php * function[add_dashboard_page()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/add_dashboard_page/) * Adds a submenu page to the Dashboard main menu. * Used by [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/add_dashboard_page/#used-by) | Uses [1 function](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/add_dashboard_page/#uses) | Source: [wp-admin/includes/plugin.php:1724](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-admin/includes/plugin.php#L1724-L1726) * function[is_uninstallable_plugin()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/is_uninstallable_plugin/) * Determines whether the plugin can be uninstalled. * Used by [2 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/is_uninstallable_plugin/#used-by) | Uses [2 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/is_uninstallable_plugin/#uses) | Source: [wp-admin/includes/plugin.php:1280](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-admin/includes/plugin.php#L1280-L1289) * function[add_posts_page()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/add_posts_page/) * Adds a submenu page to the Posts main menu. * Used by [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/add_posts_page/#used-by) | Uses [1 function](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/add_posts_page/#uses) | Source: [wp-admin/includes/plugin.php:1748](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-admin/includes/plugin.php#L1748-L1750) * function[uninstall_plugin()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/uninstall_plugin/) * Uninstalls a single plugin. * Used by [1 function](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/uninstall_plugin/#used-by) | Uses [6 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/uninstall_plugin/#uses) | Source: [wp-admin/includes/plugin.php:1302](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-admin/includes/plugin.php#L1302-L1353) * function[add_media_page()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/add_media_page/) * Adds a submenu page to the Media main menu. * Used by [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/add_media_page/#used-by) | Uses [1 function](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/add_media_page/#uses) | Source: [wp-admin/includes/plugin.php:1772](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-admin/includes/plugin.php#L1772-L1774) * hook[uninstall_{$file}](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/uninstall_file/) * Fires in uninstall_plugin() once the plugin has been uninstalled. * Used by [1 function](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/uninstall_file/#used-by) | Uses [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/uninstall_file/#uses) | Source: [wp-admin/includes/plugin.php:1351](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-admin/includes/plugin.php#L1351-L1351) * function[add_links_page()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/add_links_page/) * Adds a submenu page to the Links main menu. * Used by [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/add_links_page/#used-by) | Uses [1 function](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/add_links_page/#uses) | Source: [wp-admin/includes/plugin.php:1796](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-admin/includes/plugin.php#L1796-L1798) * function[add_menu_page()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/add_menu_page/) * Adds a top-level menu page. * Used by [2 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/add_menu_page/#used-by) | Uses [8 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/add_menu_page/#uses) | Source: [wp-admin/includes/plugin.php:1391](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-admin/includes/plugin.php#L1391-L1452) * function[add_pages_page()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/add_pages_page/) * Adds a submenu page to the Pages main menu. * Used by [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/add_pages_page/#used-by) | Uses [1 function](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/add_pages_page/#uses) | Source: [wp-admin/includes/plugin.php:1820](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-admin/includes/plugin.php#L1820-L1822) * function[add_submenu_page()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/add_submenu_page/) * Adds a submenu page. * Used by [14 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/add_submenu_page/#used-by) | Uses [7 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/add_submenu_page/#uses) | Source: [wp-admin/includes/plugin.php:1486](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-admin/includes/plugin.php#L1486-L1577) * function[add_comments_page()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/add_comments_page/) * Adds a submenu page to the Comments main menu. * Used by [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/add_comments_page/#used-by) | Uses [1 function](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/add_comments_page/#uses) | Source: [wp-admin/includes/plugin.php:1844](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-admin/includes/plugin.php#L1844-L1846) * function[add_management_page()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/add_management_page/) * Adds a submenu page to the Tools main menu. * Used by [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/add_management_page/#used-by) | Uses [1 function](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/add_management_page/#uses) | Source: [wp-admin/includes/plugin.php:1599](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-admin/includes/plugin.php#L1599-L1601) * function[_get_dropins()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/_get_dropins/) * Returns drop-in plugins that WordPress uses. * Used by [3 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/_get_dropins/#used-by) | Uses [2 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/_get_dropins/#uses) | Source: [wp-admin/includes/plugin.php:500](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-admin/includes/plugin.php#L500-L520) * function[activate_plugins()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/activate_plugins/) * Activates multiple plugins. * Used by [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/activate_plugins/#used-by) | Uses [5 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/activate_plugins/#uses) | Source: [wp-admin/includes/plugin.php:869](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-admin/includes/plugin.php#L869-L890) * function[is_plugin_active()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/is_plugin_active/) * Determines whether a plugin is active. * Used by [26 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/is_plugin_active/#used-by) | Uses [2 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/is_plugin_active/#uses) | Source: [wp-admin/includes/plugin.php:539](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-admin/includes/plugin.php#L539-L541) * function[delete_plugins()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/delete_plugins/) * Removes directory and files of a plugin for a list of plugins. * Used by [2 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/delete_plugins/#used-by) | Uses [13 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/delete_plugins/#uses) | Source: [wp-admin/includes/plugin.php:904](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-admin/includes/plugin.php#L904-L1058) * function[is_plugin_inactive()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/is_plugin_inactive/) * Determines whether the plugin is inactive. * Used by [7 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/is_plugin_inactive/#used-by) | Uses [1 function](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/is_plugin_inactive/#uses) | Source: [wp-admin/includes/plugin.php:559](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-admin/includes/plugin.php#L559-L561) * function[validate_active_plugins()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/validate_active_plugins/) * Validates active plugins. * Used by [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/validate_active_plugins/#used-by) | Uses [8 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/validate_active_plugins/#uses) | Source: [wp-admin/includes/plugin.php:1069](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-admin/includes/plugin.php#L1069-L1097) * function[is_plugin_active_for_network()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/is_plugin_active_for_network/) * Determines whether the plugin is active for the entire network. * Used by [8 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/is_plugin_active_for_network/#used-by) | Uses [2 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/is_plugin_active_for_network/#uses) | Source: [wp-admin/includes/plugin.php:580](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-admin/includes/plugin.php#L580-L591) * function[is_network_only_plugin()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/is_network_only_plugin/) * Checks for “Network: true” in the plugin header to see if this should be activated only as a network wide plugin. The plugin would also work when Multisite is not enabled. * Used by [6 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/is_network_only_plugin/#used-by) | Uses [1 function](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/is_network_only_plugin/#uses) | Source: [wp-admin/includes/plugin.php:605](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-admin/includes/plugin.php#L605-L611) * function[activate_plugin()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/activate_plugin/) * Attempts activation of plugin in a “sandbox” and redirects on success. * Used by [3 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/activate_plugin/#used-by) | Uses [17 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/activate_plugin/#uses) | Source: [wp-admin/includes/plugin.php:641](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-admin/includes/plugin.php#L641-L742) * hook[activate_{$plugin}](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/activate_plugin/) * Fires as a specific plugin is being activated. * Used by [1 function](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/activate_plugin/#used-by) | Uses [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/activate_plugin/#uses) | Source: [wp-admin/includes/plugin.php:703](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-admin/includes/plugin.php#L703-L703) * hook[activated_plugin](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/activated_plugin/) * Fires after a plugin has been activated. * Used by [1 function](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/activated_plugin/#used-by) | Uses [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/activated_plugin/#uses) | Source: [wp-admin/includes/plugin.php:730](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-admin/includes/plugin.php#L730-L730) * function[deactivate_plugins()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/deactivate_plugins/) * Deactivates a single plugin or multiple plugins. * Used by [3 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/deactivate_plugins/#used-by) | Uses [11 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/deactivate_plugins/#uses) | Source: [wp-admin/includes/plugin.php:758](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-admin/includes/plugin.php#L758-L850) * function[_sort_uname_callback()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/_sort_uname_callback/) * Declares a callback to sort array by a ‘Name’ key. * Used by [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/_sort_uname_callback/#used-by) | Uses [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/_sort_uname_callback/#uses) | Source: [wp-admin/includes/plugin.php:427](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-admin/includes/plugin.php#L427-L429) * hook[deactivate_{$plugin}](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/deactivate_plugin/) * Fires as a specific plugin is being deactivated. * Used by [1 function](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/deactivate_plugin/#used-by) | Uses [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/deactivate_plugin/#uses) | Source: [wp-admin/includes/plugin.php:826](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-admin/includes/plugin.php#L826-L826) * function[get_dropins()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_dropins/) * Checks the wp-content directory and retrieve all drop-ins with any plugin data. * Used by [2 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_dropins/#used-by) | Uses [2 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_dropins/#uses) | Source: [wp-admin/includes/plugin.php:437](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-admin/includes/plugin.php#L437-L479) * hook[deactivated_plugin](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/deactivated_plugin/) * Fires after a plugin is deactivated. * Used by [1 function](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/deactivated_plugin/#used-by) | Uses [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/deactivated_plugin/#uses) | Source: [wp-admin/includes/plugin.php:840](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-admin/includes/plugin.php#L840-L840) * function[get_plugin_data()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_plugin_data/) * Parses the plugin contents to retrieve plugin’s metadata. * Used by [12 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_plugin_data/#used-by) | Uses [5 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_plugin_data/#uses) | Source: [wp-admin/includes/plugin.php:74](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-admin/includes/plugin.php#L74-L121) * function[_get_plugin_data_markup_translate()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/_get_plugin_data_markup_translate/) * Sanitizes plugin data, optionally adds markup, optionally translates. * Used by [4 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/_get_plugin_data_markup_translate/#used-by) | Uses [8 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/_get_plugin_data_markup_translate/#uses) | Source: [wp-admin/includes/plugin.php:140](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-admin/includes/plugin.php#L140-L222) [Previous Page](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/files/wp-admin/includes/plugin.php/?output_format=md) [1](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/files/wp-admin/includes/plugin.php/?output_format=md) 2 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