validate_plugin_requirements( string $plugin ): true|WP_Error

Validates the plugin requirements for WordPress version and PHP version.

Description

Uses the information from Requires at least, Requires PHP and Requires Plugins headers defined in the plugin’s main PHP file.

Parameters

$pluginstringrequired
Path to the plugin file relative to the plugins directory.

Return

true|WP_Error True if requirements are met, WP_Error on failure.

Source

function validate_plugin_requirements( $plugin ) {
	$plugin_headers = get_plugin_data( WP_PLUGIN_DIR . '/' . $plugin );

	$requirements = array(
		'requires'         => ! empty( $plugin_headers['RequiresWP'] ) ? $plugin_headers['RequiresWP'] : '',
		'requires_php'     => ! empty( $plugin_headers['RequiresPHP'] ) ? $plugin_headers['RequiresPHP'] : '',
		'requires_plugins' => ! empty( $plugin_headers['RequiresPlugins'] ) ? $plugin_headers['RequiresPlugins'] : '',
	);

	$compatible_wp  = is_wp_version_compatible( $requirements['requires'] );
	$compatible_php = is_php_version_compatible( $requirements['requires_php'] );

	$php_update_message = '</p><p>' . sprintf(
		/* translators: %s: URL to Update PHP page. */
		__( '<a href="%s">Learn more about updating PHP</a>.' ),
		esc_url( wp_get_update_php_url() )
	);

	$annotation = wp_get_update_php_annotation();

	if ( $annotation ) {
		$php_update_message .= '</p><p><em>' . $annotation . '</em>';
	}

	if ( ! $compatible_wp && ! $compatible_php ) {
		return new WP_Error(
			'plugin_wp_php_incompatible',
			'<p>' . sprintf(
				/* translators: 1: Current WordPress version, 2: Current PHP version, 3: Plugin name, 4: Required WordPress version, 5: Required PHP version. */
				_x( '<strong>Error:</strong> Current versions of WordPress (%1$s) and PHP (%2$s) do not meet minimum requirements for %3$s. The plugin requires WordPress %4$s and PHP %5$s.', 'plugin' ),
				get_bloginfo( 'version' ),
				PHP_VERSION,
				$plugin_headers['Name'],
				$requirements['requires'],
				$requirements['requires_php']
			) . $php_update_message . '</p>'
		);
	} elseif ( ! $compatible_php ) {
		return new WP_Error(
			'plugin_php_incompatible',
			'<p>' . sprintf(
				/* translators: 1: Current PHP version, 2: Plugin name, 3: Required PHP version. */
				_x( '<strong>Error:</strong> Current PHP version (%1$s) does not meet minimum requirements for %2$s. The plugin requires PHP %3$s.', 'plugin' ),
				PHP_VERSION,
				$plugin_headers['Name'],
				$requirements['requires_php']
			) . $php_update_message . '</p>'
		);
	} elseif ( ! $compatible_wp ) {
		return new WP_Error(
			'plugin_wp_incompatible',
			'<p>' . sprintf(
				/* translators: 1: Current WordPress version, 2: Plugin name, 3: Required WordPress version. */
				_x( '<strong>Error:</strong> Current WordPress version (%1$s) does not meet minimum requirements for %2$s. The plugin requires WordPress %3$s.', 'plugin' ),
				get_bloginfo( 'version' ),
				$plugin_headers['Name'],
				$requirements['requires']
			) . '</p>'
		);
	}

	WP_Plugin_Dependencies::initialize();

	if ( WP_Plugin_Dependencies::has_unmet_dependencies( $plugin ) ) {
		$dependency_names       = WP_Plugin_Dependencies::get_dependency_names( $plugin );
		$unmet_dependencies     = array();
		$unmet_dependency_names = array();

		foreach ( $dependency_names as $dependency => $dependency_name ) {
			$dependency_file = WP_Plugin_Dependencies::get_dependency_filepath( $dependency );

			if ( false === $dependency_file ) {
				$unmet_dependencies['not_installed'][ $dependency ] = $dependency_name;
				$unmet_dependency_names[]                           = $dependency_name;
			} elseif ( is_plugin_inactive( $dependency_file ) ) {
				$unmet_dependencies['inactive'][ $dependency ] = $dependency_name;
				$unmet_dependency_names[]                      = $dependency_name;
			}
		}

		$error_message = sprintf(
			/* translators: 1: Plugin name, 2: Number of plugins, 3: A comma-separated list of plugin names. */
			_n(
				'<strong>Error:</strong> %1$s requires %2$d plugin to be installed and activated: %3$s.',
				'<strong>Error:</strong> %1$s requires %2$d plugins to be installed and activated: %3$s.',
				count( $unmet_dependency_names )
			),
			$plugin_headers['Name'],
			count( $unmet_dependency_names ),
			implode( wp_get_list_item_separator(), $unmet_dependency_names )
		);

		if ( is_multisite() ) {
			if ( current_user_can( 'manage_network_plugins' ) ) {
				$error_message .= ' ' . sprintf(
					/* translators: %s: Link to the plugins page. */
					__( '<a href="%s">Manage plugins</a>.' ),
					esc_url( network_admin_url( 'plugins.php' ) )
				);
			} else {
				$error_message .= ' ' . __( 'Please contact your network administrator.' );
			}
		} else {
			$error_message .= ' ' . sprintf(
				/* translators: %s: Link to the plugins page. */
				__( '<a href="%s">Manage plugins</a>.' ),
				esc_url( admin_url( 'plugins.php' ) )
			);
		}

		return new WP_Error(
			'plugin_missing_dependencies',
			"<p>{$error_message}</p>",
			$unmet_dependencies
		);
	}

	return true;
}

Changelog

VersionDescription
6.5.0Added support for the ‘Requires Plugins’ header.
5.8.0Removed support for using readme.txt as a fallback.
5.3.0Added support for reading the headers from the plugin’s main PHP file, with readme.txt as a fallback.
5.2.0Introduced.

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