get_plugin_data() – Function | Developer.WordPress.org

Parses the plugin contents to retrieve plugin’s metadata.

Description

All plugin headers must be on their own line. Plugin description must not have any newlines, otherwise only parts of the description will be displayed.
The below is formatted for printing.

/*
Plugin Name: Name of the plugin.
Plugin URI: The home page of the plugin.
Description: Plugin description.
Author: Plugin author's name.
Author URI: Link to the author's website.
Version: Plugin version.
Text Domain: Optional. Unique identifier, should be same as the one used in
     load_plugin_textdomain().
Domain Path: Optional. Only useful if the translations are located in a
     folder above the plugin's base path. For example, if .mo files are
     located in the locale folder then Domain Path will be "/locale/" and
     must have the first slash. Defaults to the base folder the plugin is
     located in.
Network: Optional. Specify "Network: true" to require that a plugin is activated
     across all sites in an installation. This will prevent a plugin from being
     activated on a single site when Multisite is enabled.
Requires at least: Optional. Specify the minimum required WordPress version.
Requires PHP: Optional. Specify the minimum required PHP version.
* / # Remove the space to close comment.

The first 8 KB of the file will be pulled in and if the plugin data is not within that first 8 KB, then the plugin author should correct their plugin and move the plugin data headers to the top.

The plugin file is assumed to have permissions to allow for scripts to read the file. This is not checked however and the file is only opened for reading.

Parameters

$plugin_filestringrequired: Absolute path to the main plugin file.
$markupbooloptional: If the returned data should have HTML markup applied.

Default:true
$translatebooloptional: If the returned data should be translated.
Default:true

Return

array Plugin data. Values will be empty if not supplied by the plugin.

Name string
Name of the plugin. Should be unique.
PluginURI string
Plugin URI.
Version string
Plugin version.
Description string
Plugin description.
Author string
Plugin author’s name.
AuthorURI string
Plugin author’s website address (if set).
TextDomain string
Plugin textdomain.
DomainPath string
Plugin’s relative directory path to .mo files.
Network bool
Whether the plugin can only be activated network-wide.
RequiresWP string
Minimum required version of WordPress.
RequiresPHP string
Minimum required version of PHP.
UpdateURI string
ID of the plugin for update purposes, should be a URI.
RequiresPlugins string
Comma separated list of dot org plugin slugs.
Title string
Title of the plugin and link to the plugin’s site (if set).
AuthorName string
Plugin author’s name.

Source

function get_plugin_data( $plugin_file, $markup = true, $translate = true ) {

	$default_headers = array(
		'Name'            => 'Plugin Name',
		'PluginURI'       => 'Plugin URI',
		'Version'         => 'Version',
		'Description'     => 'Description',
		'Author'          => 'Author',
		'AuthorURI'       => 'Author URI',
		'TextDomain'      => 'Text Domain',
		'DomainPath'      => 'Domain Path',
		'Network'         => 'Network',
		'RequiresWP'      => 'Requires at least',
		'RequiresPHP'     => 'Requires PHP',
		'UpdateURI'       => 'Update URI',
		'RequiresPlugins' => 'Requires Plugins',
		// Site Wide Only is deprecated in favor of Network.
		'_sitewide'       => 'Site Wide Only',
	);

	$plugin_data = get_file_data( $plugin_file, $default_headers, 'plugin' );

	// Site Wide Only is the old header for Network.
	if ( ! $plugin_data['Network'] && $plugin_data['_sitewide'] ) {
		/* translators: 1: Site Wide Only: true, 2: Network: true */
		_deprecated_argument( __FUNCTION__, '3.0.0', sprintf( __( 'The %1$s plugin header is deprecated. Use %2$s instead.' ), '<code>Site Wide Only: true</code>', '<code>Network: true</code>' ) );
		$plugin_data['Network'] = $plugin_data['_sitewide'];
	}
	$plugin_data['Network'] = ( 'true' === strtolower( $plugin_data['Network'] ) );
	unset( $plugin_data['_sitewide'] );

	// If no text domain is defined fall back to the plugin slug.
	if ( ! $plugin_data['TextDomain'] ) {
		$plugin_slug = dirname( plugin_basename( $plugin_file ) );
		if ( '.' !== $plugin_slug && ! str_contains( $plugin_slug, '/' ) ) {
			$plugin_data['TextDomain'] = $plugin_slug;
		}
	}

	if ( $markup || $translate ) {
		$plugin_data = _get_plugin_data_markup_translate( $plugin_file, $plugin_data, $markup, $translate );
	} else {
		$plugin_data['Title']      = $plugin_data['Name'];
		$plugin_data['AuthorName'] = $plugin_data['Author'];
	}

	return $plugin_data;
}

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Uses	Description
_get_plugin_data_markup_translate()`wp-admin/includes/plugin.php`	Sanitizes plugin data, optionally adds markup, optionally translates.
get_file_data()`wp-includes/functions.php`	Retrieves metadata from a file.
plugin_basename()`wp-includes/plugin.php`	Gets the basename of a plugin.
_deprecated_argument()`wp-includes/functions.php`	Marks a function argument as deprecated and inform when it has been used.

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Used by	Description
WP_REST_Templates_Controller::get_wp_templates_author_text_field()`wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-templates-controller.php`	Returns a human readable text for the author of the template.
WP_REST_Plugins_Controller::create_item()`wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-plugins-controller.php`	Uploads a plugin and optionally activates it.
validate_plugin_requirements()`wp-admin/includes/plugin.php`	Validates the plugin requirements for WordPress version and PHP version.
wp_ajax_delete_plugin()`wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php`	Handles deleting a plugin via AJAX.
wp_ajax_update_plugin()`wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php`	Handles updating a plugin via AJAX.
WP_Automatic_Updater::update()`wp-admin/includes/class-wp-automatic-updater.php`	Updates an item, if appropriate.
Plugin_Upgrader::bulk_upgrade()`wp-admin/includes/class-plugin-upgrader.php`	Upgrades several plugins at once.
Plugin_Upgrader::check_package()`wp-admin/includes/class-plugin-upgrader.php`	Checks that the source package contains a valid plugin.
get_dropins()`wp-admin/includes/plugin.php`	Checks the wp-content directory and retrieve all drop-ins with any plugin data.
is_network_only_plugin()`wp-admin/includes/plugin.php`	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.
get_plugins()`wp-admin/includes/plugin.php`	Checks the plugins directory and retrieve all plugin files with plugin data.
get_mu_plugins()`wp-admin/includes/plugin.php`	Checks the mu-plugins directory and retrieve all mu-plugin files with any plugin data.

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Changelog

Version	Description
6.5.0	Added support for `Requires Plugins` header.
5.8.0	Added support for `Update URI` header.
5.3.0	Added support for `Requires at least` and `Requires PHP` headers.
1.5.0	Introduced.

User Contributed Notes

Aamer Shahzad 6 years ago

if ( is_admin() ) {
	if( ! function_exists('get_plugin_data') ){
		require_once( ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/includes/plugin.php' );
	}
	$plugin_data = get_plugin_data( __FILE__ );

	echo "<pre>";
	print_r( $plugin_data );
	echo "</pre>";
}

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yo35 2 years ago

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Warning: get_plugin_data(..) is NOT available by default (not even in the admin). The pattern proposed by Aamer Shahzad with if ( ! function_exists( 'get_plugin_data' ) ) { require_once ... } seems to be mandatory before using get_plugin_data(..) (although not documented).

Otherwise, the whole site may crash with a fatal PHP error “call to undefined function”.
- The get_plugin_data() function is available by default and can be used to obtain information about any plugins. Example of getting a plugin name: $plugin_data = get_plugin_data( __FILE__ ); $plugin_name = $plugin_data['Name'];
  
  Faisal Ahammad 11 months ago
- I confirm that get_plugin_data may not be available and not checking for function_exist('get_plugin_data') will potentially crash your site and lock you out of the admin
  
  n0ck 5 months ago
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pepe 8 years ago

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If $markup or $translate are set to true (as they are by default), the function indirectly calls wptexturize, potentially breaking other plugins if this happens before the init hook.
- Another alternative (depending on circumstances) could be to use get_file_data() instead. It’s the same function as used by get_plugin_data(), but without the ‘bells and whistles’. And because get_file_data() lives in wp-includes/functions.php, there is no need to include wp-admin/includes/plugin.php on non-admin screens.
  
  Bart Kuijper 4 years ago
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get_plugin_data( string $plugin_file, bool $markup = true, bool $translate = true ): array

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get_plugin_data( string $plugin_file, bool $markup = true, bool $translate = true ): array

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