activate_plugins( string|array $plugins, string $redirect = '', bool $network_wide = false, bool $silent = false )

Activate multiple plugins.

Description

When WP_Error is returned, it does not mean that one of the plugins had errors. It means that one or more of the plugins file path was invalid.

The execution will be halted as soon as one of the plugins has an error.

Parameters

$plugins

(string|array) (Required) Single plugin or list of plugins to activate.

$redirect

(string) (Optional) Redirect to page after successful activation.

Default value: ''

$network_wide

(bool) (Optional) Whether to enable the plugin for all sites in the network.

Default value: false

$silent

(bool) (Optional) Prevent calling activation hooks. Default is false.

Default value: false

Return

(bool|WP_Error) True when finished or WP_Error if there were errors during a plugin activation.

Source

File: wp-admin/includes/plugin.php

function activate_plugins( $plugins, $redirect = '', $network_wide = false, $silent = false ) {
	if ( !is_array($plugins) )
		$plugins = array($plugins);

	$errors = array();
	foreach ( $plugins as $plugin ) {
		if ( !empty($redirect) )
			$redirect = add_query_arg('plugin', $plugin, $redirect);
		$result = activate_plugin($plugin, $redirect, $network_wide, $silent);
		if ( is_wp_error($result) )
			$errors[$plugin] = $result;
	}

	if ( !empty($errors) )
		return new WP_Error('plugins_invalid', __('One of the plugins is invalid.'), $errors);

	return true;
}

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Uses

Uses
Uses	Description
wp-includes/l10n.php: __()	Retrieve the translation of $text.
wp-includes/class-wp-error.php: WP_Error::__construct()	Initialize the error.
wp-includes/load.php: is_wp_error()	Check whether variable is a ClassicPress Error.
wp-includes/functions.php: add_query_arg()	Retrieves a modified URL query string.
wp-admin/includes/plugin.php: activate_plugin()	Attempts activation of plugin in a “sandbox” and redirects on success.

Changelog

Changelog
Version	Description
WP-2.6.0	Introduced.