Title: plugin_row_meta Published: April 25, 2014 Last modified: February 24, 2026 --- # apply_filters( ‘plugin_row_meta’, string[] $plugin_meta, string $plugin_file, array $plugin_data, string $status ) ## In this article * [Parameters](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/plugin_row_meta/?output_format=md#parameters) * [More Information](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/plugin_row_meta/?output_format=md#more-information) * [Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/plugin_row_meta/?output_format=md#source) * [Related](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/plugin_row_meta/?output_format=md#related) * [Changelog](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/plugin_row_meta/?output_format=md#changelog) * [User Contributed Notes](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/plugin_row_meta/?output_format=md#user-contributed-notes) [ Back to top](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/plugin_row_meta/?output_format=md#wp--skip-link--target) Filters the array of row meta for each plugin in the Plugins list table. ## 󠀁[Parameters](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/plugin_row_meta/?output_format=md#parameters)󠁿 `$plugin_meta`string[] An array of the plugin’s metadata, including the version, author, author URI, and plugin URI. `$plugin_file`string Path to the plugin file relative to the plugins directory. `$plugin_data`array An array of plugin data. * `id` string * Plugin ID, e.g. `w.org/plugins/[plugin-name]`. * `slug` string * Plugin slug. * `plugin` string * Plugin basename. * `new_version` string * New plugin version. * `url` string * Plugin URL. * `package` string * Plugin update package URL. * `icons` string[] * An array of plugin icon URLs. * `banners` string[] * An array of plugin banner URLs. * `banners_rtl` string[] * An array of plugin RTL banner URLs. * `requires` string * The version of WordPress which the plugin requires. * `tested` string * The version of WordPress the plugin is tested against. * `requires_php` string * The version of PHP which the plugin requires. * `upgrade_notice` string * The upgrade notice for the new plugin version. * `update-supported` bool * Whether the plugin supports updates. * `Name` string * The human-readable name of the plugin. * `PluginURI` string * Plugin URI. * `Version` string * Plugin version. * `Description` string * Plugin description. * `Author` string * Plugin author. * `AuthorURI` string * Plugin author URI. * `TextDomain` string * Plugin textdomain. * `DomainPath` string * Relative path to the plugin’s .mo file(s). * `Network` bool * Whether the plugin can only be activated network-wide. * `RequiresWP` string * The version of WordPress which the plugin requires. * `RequiresPHP` string * The version of PHP which the plugin requires. * `UpdateURI` string * ID of the plugin for update purposes, should be a URI. * `Title` string * The human-readable title of the plugin. * `AuthorName` string * Plugin author’s name. * `update` bool * Whether there’s an available update. Default null. `$status`string Status filter currently applied to the plugin list. Possible values are: `'all'`,`' active'`, `'inactive'`, `'recently_activated'`, `'upgrade'`, `'mustuse'`, `'dropins'`,`' search'`, `'paused'`, `'auto-update-enabled'`, `'auto-update-disabled'`. ## 󠀁[More Information](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/plugin_row_meta/?output_format=md#more-information)󠁿 The `plugin_row_meta` filter hook is used to add additional links below each plugin on the Plugins page. ## 󠀁[Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/plugin_row_meta/?output_format=md#source)󠁿 ```php $plugin_meta = apply_filters( 'plugin_row_meta', $plugin_meta, $plugin_file, $plugin_data, $status ); ``` [View all references](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/files/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-plugins-list-table.php/) [View on Trac](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tags/6.9.4/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-plugins-list-table.php#L1259) [View on GitHub](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-plugins-list-table.php#L1259-L1259) ## 󠀁[Related](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/plugin_row_meta/?output_format=md#related)󠁿 | Used by | Description | | [WP_Plugins_List_Table::single_row()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_plugins_list_table/single_row/)`wp-admin/includes/class-wp-plugins-list-table.php` | | ## 󠀁[Changelog](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/plugin_row_meta/?output_format=md#changelog)󠁿 | Version | Description | | [2.8.0](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/since/2.8.0/) | Introduced. | ## 󠀁[User Contributed Notes](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/plugin_row_meta/?output_format=md#user-contributed-notes)󠁿 1. [Skip to note 3 content](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/plugin_row_meta/?output_format=md#comment-content-3049) 2. [Mahdi Yazdani](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mahdiyazdani/) [ 7 years ago ](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/plugin_row_meta/#comment-3049) 3. [You must log in to vote on the helpfulness of this note](https://login.wordpress.org?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fdeveloper.wordpress.org%2Freference%2Fhooks%2Fplugin_row_meta%2F%23comment-3049) Vote results for this note: 2[You must log in to vote on the helpfulness of this note](https://login.wordpress.org?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fdeveloper.wordpress.org%2Freference%2Fhooks%2Fplugin_row_meta%2F%23comment-3049) 4. ```php /** * Filters the array of row meta for each/specific plugin in the Plugins list table. * Appends additional links below each/specific plugin on the plugins page. * * @access public * @param array $links_array An array of the plugin's metadata * @param string $plugin_file_name Path to the plugin file * @param array $plugin_data An array of plugin data * @param string $status Status of the plugin * @return array $links_array */ function prefix_append_support_and_faq_links( $links_array, $plugin_file_name, $plugin_data, $status ) { if ( strpos( $plugin_file_name, basename(__FILE__) ) ) { // You can still use `array_unshift()` to add links at the beginning. $links_array[] = 'FAQ'; $links_array[] = 'Support'; } return $links_array; } add_filter( 'plugin_row_meta', 'prefix_append_support_and_faq_links', 10, 4 ); ``` 5. 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Adds new links to the metadata array of the plugin. 11. ```php add_filter( 'plugin_row_meta', 'custom_plugin_row_meta', 10, 2 ); function custom_plugin_row_meta( $plugin_meta, $plugin_file ) { if ( strpos( $plugin_file, 'plugin-file-name.php' ) !== false ) { $new_links = array( 'donate' => 'Donate', 'doc' => 'Documentation' ); $plugin_meta = array_merge( $plugin_meta, $new_links ); } return $plugin_meta; } ``` 12. [Log in to add feedback](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fdeveloper.wordpress.org%2Freference%2Fhooks%2Fplugin_row_meta%2F%3Freplytocom%3D4827%23feedback-editor-4827) You must [log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fdeveloper.wordpress.org%2Freference%2Fhooks%2Fplugin_row_meta%2F) before being able to contribute a note or feedback.