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validate_active_plugins()

Validate active plugins

Description

Validate all active plugins, deactivates invalid and returns an array of deactivated ones.

Return

(WP_Error[]) Array of plugin errors keyed by plugin file name.

Source

File: wp-admin/includes/plugin.php 

function validate_active_plugins() {
	$plugins = get_option( 'active_plugins', array() );
	// Validate vartype: array.
	if ( ! is_array( $plugins ) ) {
		update_option( 'active_plugins', array() );
		$plugins = array();
	}

	if ( is_multisite() && current_user_can( 'manage_network_plugins' ) ) {
		$network_plugins = (array) get_site_option( 'active_sitewide_plugins', array() );
		$plugins         = array_merge( $plugins, array_keys( $network_plugins ) );
	}

	if ( empty( $plugins ) ) {
		return array();
	}

	$invalid = array();

	// Invalid plugins get deactivated.
	foreach ( $plugins as $plugin ) {
		$result = validate_plugin( $plugin );
		if ( is_wp_error( $result ) ) {
			$invalid[ $plugin ] = $result;
			deactivate_plugins( $plugin, true );
		}
	}
	return $invalid;
}

Uses

Uses Description
wp-admin/includes/plugin.php: validate_plugin()

Validate the plugin path.
wp-admin/includes/plugin.php: deactivate_plugins()

Deactivate a single plugin or multiple plugins.
wp-includes/capabilities.php: current_user_can()

Returns whether the current user has the specified capability.
wp-includes/load.php: is_multisite()

If Multisite is enabled.
wp-includes/option.php: get_site_option()

Retrieve an option value for the current network based on name of option.
wp-includes/option.php: update_option()

Updates the value of an option that was already added.
wp-includes/option.php: get_option()

Retrieves an option value based on an option name.
wp-includes/load.php: is_wp_error()

Check whether variable is a WordPress Error.

Changelog

Version Description
2.5.0 Introduced.

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Licensed under the GNU GPLv2+ License.
https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/validate_active_plugins