Changeset 36397

Timestamp:

01/26/2016 12:31:08 AM (7 years ago)

Author:

ericlewis

Message:

Plugins: Clarify that mu-plugins can't be "active" in docs.

Plugins installed in the plugins/ folder can be activated by users. This puts the plugin in an "active" state. Plugins in the mu-folder/ are "must-use" plugins that are always loaded. They can't be activated, and thereby can't be "active." Because of this, using the is_plugin_active() or is_plugin_active_for_network() returns false when checking for these plugins. This clarifies that behavior in the functions' docs.

File:

• trunk/src/wp-admin/includes/plugin.php (modified) (2 diffs)

trunk/src/wp-admin/includes/plugin.php

@@ -428 +428 @@
 
 /**
- * Check whether the plugin is active by checking the active_plugins list.
+ * Check whether a plugin is active.
+ *
+ * Only plugins installed in the plugins/ folder can be active.
+ *
+ * Plugins in the mu-plugins/ folder can't be "activated," so this function will
+ * return false for those plugins.
  *
  * @since 2.5.0
@@ -456 +461 @@
 /**
  * Check whether the plugin is active for the entire network.
+ *
+ * Only plugins installed in the plugins/ folder can be active.
+ *
+ * Plugins in the mu-plugins/ folder can't be "activated," so this function will
+ * return false for those plugins.
  *
  * @since 3.0.0