deactivate_plugins( string|string[] $plugins, bool $silent = false, bool|null $network_wide = null )

Deactivate a single plugin or multiple plugins.


Description Description

The deactivation hook is disabled by the plugin upgrader by using the $silent parameter.


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Parameters Parameters

$plugins

(string|string[]) (Required) Single plugin or list of plugins to deactivate.

$silent

(bool) (Optional) Prevent calling deactivation hooks.

Default value: false

$network_wide

(bool|null) (Optional) Whether to deactivate the plugin for all sites in the network. A value of null will deactivate plugins for both the network and the current site. Multisite only.

Default value: null


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More Information More Information

This function is often used by a plugin to deactivate itself if the plugin requires the presence of certain features that are missing in environment after an administrator has activated it. This is usually the last step in a dependency-checking function.


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Source Source

File: wp-admin/includes/plugin.php

function deactivate_plugins( $plugins, $silent = false, $network_wide = null ) {
	if ( is_multisite() ) {
		$network_current = get_site_option( 'active_sitewide_plugins', array() );
	}
	$current    = get_option( 'active_plugins', array() );
	$do_blog    = false;
	$do_network = false;

	foreach ( (array) $plugins as $plugin ) {
		$plugin = plugin_basename( trim( $plugin ) );
		if ( ! is_plugin_active( $plugin ) ) {
			continue;
		}

		$network_deactivating = ( false !== $network_wide ) && is_plugin_active_for_network( $plugin );

		if ( ! $silent ) {
			/**
			 * Fires before a plugin is deactivated.
			 *
			 * If a plugin is silently deactivated (such as during an update),
			 * this hook does not fire.
			 *
			 * @since 2.9.0
			 *
			 * @param string $plugin               Path to the plugin file relative to the plugins directory.
			 * @param bool   $network_deactivating Whether the plugin is deactivated for all sites in the network
			 *                                     or just the current site. Multisite only. Default false.
			 */
			do_action( 'deactivate_plugin', $plugin, $network_deactivating );
		}

		if ( false !== $network_wide ) {
			if ( is_plugin_active_for_network( $plugin ) ) {
				$do_network = true;
				unset( $network_current[ $plugin ] );
			} elseif ( $network_wide ) {
				continue;
			}
		}

		if ( true !== $network_wide ) {
			$key = array_search( $plugin, $current, true );
			if ( false !== $key ) {
				$do_blog = true;
				unset( $current[ $key ] );
			}
		}

		if ( $do_blog && wp_is_recovery_mode() ) {
			list( $extension ) = explode( '/', $plugin );
			wp_paused_plugins()->delete( $extension );
		}

		if ( ! $silent ) {
			/**
			 * Fires as a specific plugin is being deactivated.
			 *
			 * This hook is the "deactivation" hook used internally by register_deactivation_hook().
			 * The dynamic portion of the hook name, `$plugin`, refers to the plugin basename.
			 *
			 * If a plugin is silently deactivated (such as during an update), this hook does not fire.
			 *
			 * @since 2.0.0
			 *
			 * @param bool $network_deactivating Whether the plugin is deactivated for all sites in the network
			 *                                   or just the current site. Multisite only. Default false.
			 */
			do_action( "deactivate_{$plugin}", $network_deactivating );

			/**
			 * Fires after a plugin is deactivated.
			 *
			 * If a plugin is silently deactivated (such as during an update),
			 * this hook does not fire.
			 *
			 * @since 2.9.0
			 *
			 * @param string $plugin               Path to the plugin file relative to the plugins directory.
			 * @param bool   $network_deactivating Whether the plugin is deactivated for all sites in the network
			 *                                     or just the current site. Multisite only. Default false.
			 */
			do_action( 'deactivated_plugin', $plugin, $network_deactivating );
		}
	}

	if ( $do_blog ) {
		update_option( 'active_plugins', $current );
	}
	if ( $do_network ) {
		update_site_option( 'active_sitewide_plugins', $network_current );
	}
}


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Version Description
2.5.0 Introduced.

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    Example

    /**
     * Deactivate plugin example class.
     */
    class WPDocs_Deactivate_Plugin {
    
    	/**
    	 * Constructor.
    	 */
    	public function __construct() {
    		register_activation_hook( __FILE__, array( $this , 'activate' ) );
    	}
    
    	/**
    	 * Attempts to activate the plugin if at least PHP 5.4.
    	 */
    	public function activate() {
    		// Check PHP Version and deactivate & die if it doesn't meet minimum requirements.
    		if ( version_compare( PHP_VERSION, '5.4', '<=' ) ) {
    			deactivate_plugins( plugin_basename( __FILE__ ) );
    			wp_die( __( 'This plugin requires PHP Version 5.4 or greater.  Sorry about that.', 'textdomain' ) );
    		}
    		
    		// Do activate Stuff now.
    	}
    }
    new WPDocs_Deactivate_Plugin();
    

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