wp_ajax_install_plugin()

Handles installing a plugin via AJAX.

Description

Source

function wp_ajax_install_plugin() {
	check_ajax_referer( 'updates' );

	if ( empty( $_POST['slug'] ) ) {
		wp_send_json_error(
			array(
				'slug'         => '',
				'errorCode'    => 'no_plugin_specified',
				'errorMessage' => __( 'No plugin specified.' ),
			)
		);
	}

	$status = array(
		'install' => 'plugin',
		'slug'    => sanitize_key( wp_unslash( $_POST['slug'] ) ),
	);

	if ( ! current_user_can( 'install_plugins' ) ) {
		$status['errorMessage'] = __( 'Sorry, you are not allowed to install plugins on this site.' );
		wp_send_json_error( $status );
	}

	require_once ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/includes/class-wp-upgrader.php';
	require_once ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/includes/plugin-install.php';

	$api = plugins_api(
		'plugin_information',
		array(
			'slug'   => sanitize_key( wp_unslash( $_POST['slug'] ) ),
			'fields' => array(
				'sections' => false,
			),
		)
	);

	if ( is_wp_error( $api ) ) {
		$status['errorMessage'] = $api->get_error_message();
		wp_send_json_error( $status );
	}

	$status['pluginName'] = $api->name;

	$skin     = new WP_Ajax_Upgrader_Skin();
	$upgrader = new Plugin_Upgrader( $skin );
	$result   = $upgrader->install( $api->download_link );

	if ( defined( 'WP_DEBUG' ) && WP_DEBUG ) {
		$status['debug'] = $skin->get_upgrade_messages();
	}

	if ( is_wp_error( $result ) ) {
		$status['errorCode']    = $result->get_error_code();
		$status['errorMessage'] = $result->get_error_message();
		wp_send_json_error( $status );
	} elseif ( is_wp_error( $skin->result ) ) {
		$status['errorCode']    = $skin->result->get_error_code();
		$status['errorMessage'] = $skin->result->get_error_message();
		wp_send_json_error( $status );
	} elseif ( $skin->get_errors()->has_errors() ) {
		$status['errorMessage'] = $skin->get_error_messages();
		wp_send_json_error( $status );
	} elseif ( is_null( $result ) ) {
		global $wp_filesystem;

		$status['errorCode']    = 'unable_to_connect_to_filesystem';
		$status['errorMessage'] = __( 'Unable to connect to the filesystem. Please confirm your credentials.' );

		// Pass through the error from WP_Filesystem if one was raised.
		if ( $wp_filesystem instanceof WP_Filesystem_Base && is_wp_error( $wp_filesystem->errors ) && $wp_filesystem->errors->has_errors() ) {
			$status['errorMessage'] = esc_html( $wp_filesystem->errors->get_error_message() );
		}

		wp_send_json_error( $status );
	}

	$install_status = install_plugin_install_status( $api );
	$pagenow        = isset( $_POST['pagenow'] ) ? sanitize_key( $_POST['pagenow'] ) : '';

	// If installation request is coming from import page, do not return network activation link.
	$plugins_url = ( 'import' === $pagenow ) ? admin_url( 'plugins.php' ) : network_admin_url( 'plugins.php' );

	if ( current_user_can( 'activate_plugin', $install_status['file'] ) && is_plugin_inactive( $install_status['file'] ) ) {
		$status['activateUrl'] = add_query_arg(
			array(
				'_wpnonce' => wp_create_nonce( 'activate-plugin_' . $install_status['file'] ),
				'action'   => 'activate',
				'plugin'   => $install_status['file'],
			),
			$plugins_url
		);
	}

	if ( is_multisite() && current_user_can( 'manage_network_plugins' ) && 'import' !== $pagenow ) {
		$status['activateUrl'] = add_query_arg( array( 'networkwide' => 1 ), $status['activateUrl'] );
	}

	wp_send_json_success( $status );
}

View all references View on Trac View on GitHub

Uses	Description
WP_Ajax_Upgrader_Skin::__construct()`wp-admin/includes/class-wp-ajax-upgrader-skin.php`	Constructor.
install_plugin_install_status()`wp-admin/includes/plugin-install.php`	Determines the status we can perform on a plugin.
network_admin_url()`wp-includes/link-template.php`	Retrieves the URL to the admin area for the network.
wp_create_nonce()`wp-includes/pluggable.php`	Creates a cryptographic token tied to a specific action, user, user session, and window of time.
plugins_api()`wp-admin/includes/plugin-install.php`	Retrieves plugin installer pages from the WordPress.org Plugins API.
is_plugin_inactive()`wp-admin/includes/plugin.php`	Determines whether the plugin is inactive.
current_user_can()`wp-includes/capabilities.php`	Returns whether the current user has the specified capability.
__()`wp-includes/l10n.php`	Retrieves the translation of $text.
wp_unslash()`wp-includes/formatting.php`	Removes slashes from a string or recursively removes slashes from strings within an array.
esc_html()`wp-includes/formatting.php`	Escaping for HTML blocks.
sanitize_key()`wp-includes/formatting.php`	Sanitizes a string key.
check_ajax_referer()`wp-includes/pluggable.php`	Verifies the Ajax request to prevent processing requests external of the blog.
is_multisite()`wp-includes/load.php`	Determines whether Multisite is enabled.
wp_send_json_error()`wp-includes/functions.php`	Sends a JSON response back to an Ajax request, indicating failure.
wp_send_json_success()`wp-includes/functions.php`	Sends a JSON response back to an Ajax request, indicating success.
add_query_arg()`wp-includes/functions.php`	Retrieves a modified URL query string.
admin_url()`wp-includes/link-template.php`	Retrieves the URL to the admin area for the current site.
is_wp_error()`wp-includes/load.php`	Checks whether the given variable is a WordPress Error.

Show 13 more Show less

Changelog

Version	Description
4.6.0	Introduced.

User Contributed Notes

Skip to note 2 content

Fida Al Hasan 3 years ago

You must log in to vote on the helpfulness of this noteVote results for this note: 0You must log in to vote on the helpfulness of this note
Ajax js code needs to be added to the WordPress admin body. We can use add_action('admin_footer', 'my_admin_add_js'); hook or we can use separate js file & enqueue using add_action( 'admin_enqueue_scripts', 'my_admin_scripts' ); hook.
```
// jQuery ajax POST request code
var data = {
	action: 'wp_ajax_install_plugin',
	_ajax_nonce: '<?php echo wp_create_nonce( 'updates' ); ?>', // nonce
	slug: 'plugin_slug', // e.g. woocommerce
};
jQuery.post( ajax_url, data, function(response) {
	console.log(response);
});
```
```
// code goes to functions.php
add_action("wp_ajax_wp_ajax_install_plugin" , "wp_ajax_install_plugin");
```
Log in to add feedback

In this article

Description

See also

Source

Changelog

User Contributed Notes

wp_ajax_install_plugin()

In this article

Description

See also

Source

Related

Changelog

User Contributed Notes