Using WordPress ‘get_dropins()’ PHP function

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The get_dropins() WordPress PHP function checks the wp-content directory and retrieves all drop-ins with any plugin data.

Usage

$dropins = get_dropins();

Parameters

  • None

More information

See WordPress Developer Resources: get_dropins()

Examples

Display Drop-ins List

This example retrieves all drop-ins and displays them in a list.

$dropins = get_dropins();

if (!empty($dropins)) {
    echo '<ul>';
    foreach ($dropins as $file => $info) {
        echo '<li><strong>' . $info['Name'] . '</strong> - ' . $info['Description'] . '</li>';
    }
    echo '</ul>';
} else {
    echo 'No drop-ins found.';
}

Count Drop-ins

This example counts the number of drop-ins and displays the result.

$dropins = get_dropins();
$count = count($dropins);

echo 'There are ' . $count . ' drop-ins installed.';

Check if a Specific Drop-in is Installed

This example checks if a specific drop-in called “custom-dropin.php” is installed.

$dropins = get_dropins();

if (array_key_exists('custom-dropin.php', $dropins)) {
    echo 'The custom-dropin.php drop-in is installed.';
} else {
    echo 'The custom-dropin.php drop-in is not installed.';
}

Display Drop-ins Version

This example retrieves all drop-ins and displays their version information.

$dropins = get_dropins();

if (!empty($dropins)) {
    echo '<ul>';
    foreach ($dropins as $file => $info) {
        echo '<li><strong>' . $info['Name'] . '</strong> - Version: ' . $info['Version'] . '</li>';
    }
    echo '</ul>';
} else {
    echo 'No drop-ins found.';
}

Display Drop-ins Author

This example retrieves all drop-ins and displays their author information.

$dropins = get_dropins();

if (!empty($dropins)) {
    echo '<ul>';
    foreach ($dropins as $file => $info) {
        echo '<li><strong>' . $info['Name'] . '</strong> - Author: ' . $info['Author'] . '</li>';
    }
    echo '</ul>';
} else {
    echo 'No drop-ins found.';
}