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Plugin De/Activation Not Firing On MultiSite install

I have a very rudimentary plugin in development, but at the point of needing to enable the register_activation_hook() and register_deactivation_hook() I have stalled. I am getting zero output from ...
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admin_notices not working on plugin activation

The class "My_Plugin" initializes my plugin and the class "My_Plugin_Notices" is supposed to output various admin notices with its methods. I set the property "admin_notices" in "My_Plugin" as an ...
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How to check if a theme is active?

I'd like to be able to check if the twentytwelve theme is active. I know if I was checking for an active plugin I'd do something like: $active_plugins = apply_filters( 'active_plugins', get_option( ...
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register_activation_hook with include file [closed]

I'm yanking my hair out with the following code, please help. I have 3 files. File1.php: Class File1 { public function file1_register() { //register some short codes; } public ...
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register_activation_hook in oop approach

I tried to develop a plugin in OOP approach. I tried to load all the function needed inside the constructor class e.g action hooks. The problem is this hook "register_activation_hook". It wont load ...
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The plugin generated x characters of unexpected output, $wpdb not defined

I've written a simple Wordpress plugin to create a new database table. The new table ought to be created when the plugin is activated. When I try to activate the plugin, I get the following error: ...
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why i cannot see some plugins while they are enabled on network admin page?

i am using WPMU 3.3.1, i have some plugins enabled but why i cannot see them in some wordpress panel, it is confusing, but these plugins may take effect to these blogs, it is really strange to take ...
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59 views

Plugin Activation Problem [closed]

I am trying to activate a plugin on my install of WordPress 3.4.2. It works okay. It says Plugin activated, but below the plugin is not activated. It does the same for all plugins, including Hello ...
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322 views

Show a confirm message before plug-in activation

I want to display a message when the user try to activate my plugin. This message will ask if him really wants to activate the plugin or, if him change his mind, cancel the activation. How can I ...
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157 views

Default Plugin Settings Not Writing to Database

I have my plugin setup as such: Main plugin file mouldings.php <?php /* Plugin Name: Moulding Profiles Plugin URI: Description: Creates a 'Moulding Profiles' and 'Idea Gallery' custom post ...
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My plugin does not install correctly if a previous version is still installed

My plugin only installs correctly if the user first deactivates and then deletes a previously installed version. If they do not delete the previous version, the installation either does not complete ...
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82 views

Is there existing plugins to “Click-to-Launch” embedded Flash / SWF content?

I'm aware that there is existing FlashBlock plugins that users can install on their browsers, but I would like a Wordpress approach to be able to: Replace SWF content by a thumbnail / screenshot of ...
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205 views

Auto add content such as pages upon plugin activation?

I'm creating my first plugin and it requires some pages with content to functionally work properly. I was wondering if it is possible to show a message like "Click here to automatically add the ...
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285 views

rewrite_rules() not applying rules on plugin activation only after permalinks menu is clicked

thanks to Roman for pointing me in the right direction my plugin is almost ready. The only problem i am now facing is that i cannot get the rewrite_rules applying on activation they only work after i ...
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Uninstall, Activate, Deactivate a plugin: typical features & how-to

I'm making a wordpress plugin. What are typical things I should include in the uninstall feature? For example, should I delete any tables I created in the install function? Do I clean up my option ...
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121 views

Force plugin to fail activation

I'm writing a plugin that will be using custom fields added by a theme. Because of this, it would be ideal if my plugin not be able to activate should these fields not exist. How do I go about ...
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1answer
264 views

Pluggable function and activation check?

Plugin is defining pluggable wp_mail() function. My idea was to check if function is defined already and throw warning if other plugin beat me to it. However this warning causes issues on activation. ...
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How To Activate Plugins via Code?

If possible, how can installed plugins (meaning the files have been placed in wp-content/plugins directory) be activated from other plugins?