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wp_ajax_activate_plugin()

wp_ajax_activate_plugin()

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Handles activating a plugin via AJAX.

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function wp_ajax_activate_plugin() {	check_ajax_referer( 'updates' );	if ( empty( $_POST['name'] ) || empty( $_POST['slug'] ) || empty( $_POST['plugin'] ) ) {	wp_send_json_error(	array(	'slug' => '',	'pluginName' => '',	'plugin' => '',	'errorCode' => 'no_plugin_specified',	'errorMessage' => __( 'No plugin specified.' ),	)	);	}	$status = array(	'activate' => 'plugin',	'slug' => wp_unslash( $_POST['slug'] ),	'pluginName' => wp_unslash( $_POST['name'] ),	'plugin' => wp_unslash( $_POST['plugin'] ),	);	if ( ! current_user_can( 'activate_plugin', $status['plugin'] ) ) {	$status['errorMessage'] = __( 'Sorry, you are not allowed to activate plugins on this site.' );	wp_send_json_error( $status );	}	if ( is_plugin_active( $status['plugin'] ) ) {	$status['errorMessage'] = sprintf(	/* translators: %s: Plugin name. */	__( '%s is already active.' ),	$status['pluginName']	);	}	$activated = activate_plugin( $status['plugin'] );	if ( is_wp_error( $activated ) ) {	$status['errorMessage'] = $activated->get_error_message();	wp_send_json_error( $status );	}	wp_send_json_success( $status ); }

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UsesDescription
is_plugin_active()wp-admin/includes/plugin.php

Determines whether a plugin is active.

activate_plugin()wp-admin/includes/plugin.php

Attempts activation of plugin in a “sandbox” and redirects on success.

current_user_can()wp-includes/capabilities.php

Returns whether the current user has the specified capability.

wp_unslash()wp-includes/formatting.php

Removes slashes from a string or recursively removes slashes from strings within an array.

check_ajax_referer()wp-includes/pluggable.php

Verifies the Ajax request to prevent processing requests external of the blog.

wp_send_json_error()wp-includes/functions.php

Sends a JSON response back to an Ajax request, indicating failure.

wp_send_json_success()wp-includes/functions.php

Sends a JSON response back to an Ajax request, indicating success.

is_wp_error()wp-includes/load.php

Checks whether the given variable is a WordPress Error.

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6.5.0Introduced.

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