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I have a plugin with the following structure:

myplugin.php
   includes/authentication.php

I can access core WordPress functionality inside myplugin.php fine, but when I try to access stuff such as add_action('init', 'myaction') inside authentication.php, I receive a PHP error.

I tried including the WordPress wp-load.php file in order to gain core functionality, but the WordPress repository doesn't accept plugins that load wp-config or wp-load files.

What is the best way to proceed in this situation and why don't I have access to core WordPress functions from a plugin that is loaded.

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    Please include the full scenario of what you are trying to achieve. Right now it sounds like you are trying to access the URL of includes/authentication.php which is a big NO NO.
    – Mark Kaplun
    Commented Feb 25, 2013 at 9:03
  • Best practices for plugin development . . . .
    – brasofilo
    Commented Feb 25, 2013 at 9:12
  • @MarkKaplun This is exactly what I was trying to achive. Thanks for the tip.
    – Dzhuneyt
    Commented Feb 25, 2013 at 10:10

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You should include your includes/authentication.php in your myplugin.php like that:

include('includes/authentication.php');

You can use all the WordPress-Functions there.

If there are any specific functions that don't work for you, please list them, and show us how you included your includes/authentication.php.

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  • I decided to go down another path: Registering a custom admin page in myplugin.php and including the code that was inside authentication.php in the callback function (the one that displays the custom page). However, I've stumbled upon something.
    – Dzhuneyt
    Commented Feb 25, 2013 at 10:04

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