Get Plugin Status

Property	Value
description	Check whether a plugin is active by main plugin file path.
tags	lib, php, wp, oop
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Overview

Check whether a plugin is active from procedural snippets, templates, or utility classes. The generic helper accepts a plugin main-file path, and the explicit helpers cover common plugins used in our builds.

The generic check supports normal and network-active plugins on multisite installs. The procedural variant is designed for copy-paste use in functions.php; the OOP variant is a namespaced utility class.

Variants

Procedural

Add Macro

Add wp-get-plugin-status macro.

<?php
/**
 * Plugin status helpers.
 */

/**
 * Generic plugin active check.
 *
 * @param string $plugin_file Plugin main file path.
 * @return bool
 */
if ( ! function_exists( 'mac_is_plugin_active' ) ) {

    function mac_is_plugin_active( string $plugin_file ): bool {

        $plugin_file = ltrim( $plugin_file, '/' );

        if ( $plugin_file === '' ) {
            return false;
        }

        /** @var array<string,bool> $cache */
        static $cache = [];

        if ( isset( $cache[ $plugin_file ] ) ) {
            return $cache[ $plugin_file ];
        }

        if ( ! function_exists( 'is_plugin_active' ) ) {
            require_once ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/includes/plugin.php';
        }

        if ( function_exists( 'is_plugin_active' ) && is_plugin_active( $plugin_file ) ) {
            return $cache[ $plugin_file ] = true;
        }

        if ( is_multisite() && function_exists( 'is_plugin_active_for_network' ) ) {
            if ( is_plugin_active_for_network( $plugin_file ) ) {
                return $cache[ $plugin_file ] = true;
            }
        }

        $site_active = (array) get_option( 'active_plugins', [] );
        $net_active  = (array) get_site_option( 'active_sitewide_plugins', [] );

        return $cache[ $plugin_file ] = in_array( $plugin_file, $site_active, true )
            || isset( $net_active[ $plugin_file ] );
    }
}

/**
 * Explicit plugin status helpers.
 */

// All-in-One WP Migration
if ( ! function_exists( 'mac_is_all_in_one_wp_migration_active' ) ) {
    function mac_is_all_in_one_wp_migration_active(): bool {
        return mac_is_plugin_active( 'all-in-one-wp-migration/all-in-one-wp-migration.php' )
            || mac_is_plugin_active( 'all-in-one-wp-migration-unlimited-extension/all-in-one-wp-migration-unlimited-extension.php' );
    }
}

// Advanced Custom Fields
if ( ! function_exists( 'mac_is_advanced_custom_fields_active' ) ) {
    function mac_is_advanced_custom_fields_active(): bool {
        return mac_is_plugin_active( 'advanced-custom-fields/acf.php' )
            || mac_is_plugin_active( 'advanced-custom-fields-pro/acf.php' );
    }
}

// Admin Columns
if ( ! function_exists( 'mac_is_admin_columns_active' ) ) {
    function mac_is_admin_columns_active(): bool {
        return mac_is_plugin_active( 'admin-columns-pro/admin-columns-pro.php' );
    }
}

// Etch
if ( ! function_exists( 'mac_is_etch_active' ) ) {
    function mac_is_etch_active(): bool {
        return mac_is_plugin_active( 'etch/etch.php' ) || class_exists( '\Etch\Plugin' );
    }
}

// Automatic.CSS
if ( ! function_exists( 'mac_is_automatic_css_active' ) ) {
    function mac_is_automatic_css_active(): bool {
        return mac_is_plugin_active( 'automaticcss-plugin/automaticcss-plugin.php' );
    }
}

// Frames
if ( ! function_exists( 'mac_is_frames_active' ) ) {
    function mac_is_frames_active(): bool {
        return mac_is_plugin_active( 'frames-plugin/frames-plugin.php' );
    }
}

// CommandUI
if ( ! function_exists( 'mac_is_commandui_active' ) ) {
    function mac_is_commandui_active(): bool {
        return mac_is_plugin_active( 'commandui/commandui.php' );
    }
}

// Perfmatters
if ( ! function_exists( 'mac_is_perfmatters_active' ) ) {
    function mac_is_perfmatters_active(): bool {
        return mac_is_plugin_active( 'perfmatters/perfmatters.php' );
    }
}

// Rank Math SEO
if ( ! function_exists( 'mac_is_rank_math_active' ) ) {
    function mac_is_rank_math_active(): bool {
        return mac_is_plugin_active( 'seo-by-rank-math/rank-math.php' )
            || mac_is_plugin_active( 'seo-by-rank-math-pro/rank-math-pro.php' );
    }
}

// ShortPixel
if ( ! function_exists( 'mac_is_shortpixel_active' ) ) {
    function mac_is_shortpixel_active(): bool {
        return mac_is_plugin_active( 'shortpixel-image-optimizer/shortpixel-plugin.php' );
    }
}

// WS Form
if ( ! function_exists( 'mac_is_ws_form_active' ) ) {
    function mac_is_ws_form_active(): bool {
        return mac_is_plugin_active( 'ws-form/ws-form.php' )
            || mac_is_plugin_active( 'ws-form-pro/ws-form.php' );
    }
}

// WP Grid Builder
if ( ! function_exists( 'mac_is_wp_grid_builder_active' ) ) {
    function mac_is_wp_grid_builder_active(): bool {
        return mac_is_plugin_active( 'wp-grid-builder/wp-grid-builder.php' );
    }
}

// Meta Box
if ( ! function_exists( 'mac_is_meta_box_active' ) ) {
    function mac_is_meta_box_active(): bool {
        return mac_is_plugin_active( 'meta-box/meta-box.php' )
            || mac_is_plugin_active( 'meta-box-aio/meta-box-aio.php' );
    }
}

// MotionPage
if ( ! function_exists( 'mac_is_motionpage_active' ) ) {
    function mac_is_motionpage_active(): bool {
        return mac_is_plugin_active( 'motionpage/motionpage.php' );
    }
}

// Patchstack
if ( ! function_exists( 'mac_is_patchstack_active' ) ) {
    function mac_is_patchstack_active(): bool {
        return mac_is_plugin_active( 'patchstack/patchstack.php' );
    }
}

// SureCart
if ( ! function_exists( 'mac_is_surecart_active' ) ) {
    function mac_is_surecart_active(): bool {
        return mac_is_plugin_active( 'surecart/surecart.php' );
    }
}

// SureMembers
if ( ! function_exists( 'mac_is_suremembers_active' ) ) {
    function mac_is_suremembers_active(): bool {
        return mac_is_plugin_active( 'suremembers/suremembers.php' );
    }
}

// SureContact
if ( ! function_exists( 'mac_is_surecontact_active' ) ) {
    function mac_is_surecontact_active(): bool {
        return mac_is_plugin_active( 'surecontact/surecontact.php' );
    }
}

// Ottokit (SureTriggers rebranded)
if ( ! function_exists( 'mac_is_ottokit_active' ) ) {
    function mac_is_ottokit_active(): bool {
        return mac_is_plugin_active( 'suretriggers/suretriggers.php' );
    }
}

// SureTriggers
if ( ! function_exists( 'mac_is_suretriggers_active' ) ) {
    function mac_is_suretriggers_active(): bool {
        return mac_is_plugin_active( 'suretriggers/suretriggers.php' );
    }
}

// Presto Player
if ( ! function_exists( 'mac_is_presto_player_active' ) ) {
    function mac_is_presto_player_active(): bool {
        return mac_is_plugin_active( 'presto-player-pro/presto-player-pro.php' );
    }
}

// Postmark
if ( ! function_exists( 'mac_is_postmark_active' ) ) {
    function mac_is_postmark_active(): bool {
        return mac_is_plugin_active( 'postmark-approved-wordpress-plugin/postmark-approved-wordpress-plugin.php' );
    }
}

// SureMail
if ( ! function_exists( 'mac_is_suremails_active' ) ) {
    function mac_is_suremails_active(): bool {
        return mac_is_plugin_active( 'suremails/suremails.php' );
    }
}

// Fluent SMTP
if ( ! function_exists( 'mac_is_fluent_smtp_active' ) ) {
    function mac_is_fluent_smtp_active(): bool {
        return mac_is_plugin_active( 'fluent-smtp/fluent-smtp.php' );
    }
}

OOP

Add Macro

Add wp-get-plugin-status--oop macro.

<?php
/**
 * Plugin status helpers.
 *
 * @package mac-core
 */

declare(strict_types=1);

namespace MacCore\Utils;

/**
 * Plugin status helpers.
 */
final class GetPluginStatus
{
    /** @var array<string,bool> */
    private static array $cache = [];

    /**
     * Generic plugin active check.
     */
    public static function isPluginActive(string $pluginFile): bool
    {
        $pluginFile = ltrim($pluginFile, '/');
        if ($pluginFile === '') {
            return false;
        }

        if (isset(self::$cache[$pluginFile])) {
            return self::$cache[$pluginFile];
        }

        if (! function_exists('is_plugin_active')) {
            require_once ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/includes/plugin.php';
        }

        $active = false;

        if (function_exists('is_plugin_active') && is_plugin_active($pluginFile)) {
            $active = true;
        } elseif (is_multisite() && function_exists('is_plugin_active_for_network')) {
            $active = is_plugin_active_for_network($pluginFile);
        } else {
            $siteActive = (array) get_option('active_plugins', []);
            $netActive  = (array) get_site_option('active_sitewide_plugins', []);
            $active     = in_array($pluginFile, $siteActive, true) || isset($netActive[$pluginFile]);
        }

        return self::$cache[$pluginFile] = $active;
    }

    /* -------------------------
     * Explicit helpers
     * ------------------------- */

    public static function isAdminColumnsActive(): bool
    {
        return self::isPluginActive('admin-columns-pro/admin-columns-pro.php');
    }

    public static function isAcfActive(): bool
    {
        return self::isPluginActive('advanced-custom-fields/acf.php')
            || self::isPluginActive('advanced-custom-fields-pro/acf.php');
    }

    public static function isAllInOneWpMigrationActive(): bool
    {
        return self::isPluginActive('all-in-one-wp-migration/all-in-one-wp-migration.php')
            || self::isPluginActive('all-in-one-wp-migration-unlimited-extension/all-in-one-wp-migration-unlimited-extension.php');
    }

    public static function isAutomaticCssActive(): bool
    {
        return self::isPluginActive('automaticcss-plugin/automaticcss-plugin.php');
    }

    public static function isCommandUiActive(): bool
    {
        return self::isPluginActive('commandui/commandui.php');
    }

    public static function isEtchActive(): bool
    {
        return self::isPluginActive('etch/etch.php') || class_exists('\Etch\Plugin');
    }

    public static function isFramesActive(): bool
    {
        return self::isPluginActive('frames-plugin/frames-plugin.php');
    }

    public static function isMetaBoxActive(): bool
    {
        return self::isPluginActive('meta-box/meta-box.php')
            || self::isPluginActive('meta-box-aio/meta-box-aio.php');
    }

    public static function isMotionPageActive(): bool
    {
        return self::isPluginActive('motionpage/motionpage.php');
    }

    public static function isPatchstackActive(): bool
    {
        return self::isPluginActive('patchstack/patchstack.php');
    }

    public static function isPerfmattersActive(): bool
    {
        return self::isPluginActive('perfmatters/perfmatters.php');
    }

    public static function isRankMathActive(): bool
    {
        return self::isPluginActive('seo-by-rank-math/rank-math.php')
            || self::isPluginActive('seo-by-rank-math-pro/rank-math-pro.php');
    }

    public static function isShortPixelActive(): bool
    {
        return self::isPluginActive('shortpixel-image-optimizer/shortpixel-plugin.php');
    }

    public static function isSureCartActive(): bool
    {
        return self::isPluginActive('surecart/surecart.php');
    }

    public static function isSureMembersActive(): bool
    {
        return self::isPluginActive('suremembers/suremembers.php');
    }

    public static function isWpGridBuilderActive(): bool
    {
        return self::isPluginActive('wp-grid-builder/wp-grid-builder.php');
    }

    public static function isWsFormActive(): bool
    {
        return self::isPluginActive('ws-form/ws-form.php')
            || self::isPluginActive('ws-form-pro/ws-form.php');
    }

    public static function isSureContactActive(): bool
    {
        return self::isPluginActive('surecontact/surecontact.php');
    }

    public static function isPrestoPlayerActive(): bool
    {
        return self::isPluginActive('presto-player-pro/presto-player-pro.php');
    }

    public static function isSureTriggersActive(): bool
    {
        return self::isPluginActive('suretriggers/suretriggers.php');
    }

    public static function isOttokitActive(): bool
    {
        return self::isPluginActive('suretriggers/suretriggers.php');
    }

    public static function isFluentSmtpActive(): bool
    {
        return self::isPluginActive('fluent-smtp/fluent-smtp.php');
    }

    public static function isPostmarkActive(): bool
    {
        return self::isPluginActive('postmark-approved-wordpress-plugin/postmark-approved-wordpress-plugin.php');
    }

    public static function isSureMailsActive(): bool
    {
        return self::isPluginActive('suremails/suremails.php');
    }
}