Questions tagged [activation]
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Backend working but not front
I tried to move a site I was working on from my laptop to my desktop computer. Once I got some issues with the database sorted I managed to log into the admin. After updating everything that needed it ...
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My activator class isn't running the code inside
I am using the WP Plugin Boilerplate and I am requiring files and admin notices within the activator class but my Kirki panel is not showing up in the customizer and the admin notice isn't appearing. ...
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Is there a canonical way for a plugin to install a mu-plugin or drop-in?
I have a couple of plugins that need to install drop-in modules or mu-plugin modules when they're activated, and remove them when they're deactivated.
This requires copying -- or maybe symlinking -- a ...
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how can a plugin return an error message on activation?
I'm developing a plugin that needs a certain php extension (sqlite3) to be available, or it can't work correctly.
Is there a way I can present an error message to the site owner when they try to ...
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Activation flow of a plugin in a multisite environment
I'm learning plugin development and I came across this issue where I need to activate my custom plugin and from my research on this topic there are three possible scenarios:
Network admin activates ...
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wordpress in nginx docker container connected to php:8-fpm container and mariadb container isn't creating any tables on plugin activation
I searched the whole net and stackexchange for a reason and a solution, but couldn't find any. There are many questions (and answers) related to own plugins and the code how to create tables on ...
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Wrong activation/confirmation link in email
I've created a custom login page login.php inside the root. (e.g.: http://www.example.com/login.php)
/*
LOGIN PAGE.
*/
// Login URL.
function custom_login_url($login_url, $redirect, $force_reauth ...
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TinyMCE is inactive after installation
Installed TinyMCE, but still getting this toolbar :
https://ps.w.org/tinymce-advanced/assets/screenshot-1.jpg?rev=2390186
instead of this :
https://ps.w.org/tinymce-advanced/assets/screenshot-4.jpg?...
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register_activation_hook() not working as expected
This is the main plugin file. It activates but nothing happens. The menu is not created.
/*
* Activate plugin
* create admin menu
* create more stuff
*/
register_activation_hook(__FILE__, '...
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How to check if tables in Wordpress still exists after activations
I have problems that my checkIfTablesExists() function is never called, even though I add some fake table name to the list of table names.
The reason I want to make this function is to check if the ...
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Multiple array for post_content on plugin activation
sorry for my bad English.
I want to create multiple pages when activating a plugin. This also works, but how do I get different content in the different pages?
if (!current_user_can('activate_plugins')...
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How to block plugin activations with no known user or coming from unknown IP address range?
I have received a Sucuri alert for an unauthorized plugin activation:
Event: Plugin Activated Website: http://www.XXXXXX.XXX IP Address: XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX Reverse IP: XXXXXX.XXXXXX.XXXX Date/Time: 7 ...
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Class cannot be found, but it's available in the file, I get: Fatal Error: Uncaught Error: Class 'Blocks\Base\Activation' not found
Class cannot be found, but the declaration is correct. Here is my code:
Info-Wheel.php
if ( file_exists( dirname( __FILE__ ) . "/vendor/autoload.php" ) ) {
require_once dirname( __FILE__ )...
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How to run flush_rewrite_rules on activation after i register my custom post type using Wordpress Boilerplate Plugin
I have created a plugin that register a new CPT but it doesnt work because i have to flush_rewrite_rules()
(i can do this by going into the permalink setting page and save, but its not the right way)
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How to let new users login without email activation
The idea is to get rid of mandatory new account activation through email
As is: register new user -> exit without following to email verification link -> try to log in -> Site says something ...
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Activation email to change admin address not being sent to Gsuite email account
I changed my admin email in the WordPress dashboard I'm using to create a website and it's just not sending out the email to confirm changes. The domain is hosted through BlueHost and the domain email ...
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On multisite, plugins are disabled prematurely when viewing the /wp-activate.php page file
On multisite, setting the WP_INSTALLING constant on wp-activate.php file disables all plugins prematurely. Why didn't the core create a way to bypass this. Though this may be required for activating ...
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How to check for already existing plugin versions on activation? and prevent errors
If a user has a version of my plugin installed and activated, let's say version 1.1
And I send the user version 1.2 and he tries to upload and activate the new version, what will happen is that they ...
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Prevent a plugin from being automatically activated
On a site I look after, the hosting company automatically force a plugin on us that, well it's useless.
I'm looking for a hook/action that can be used to fully prevent that plugin from being ...
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how to enable/activate a plugin per Cpanel
The webdesign company deleted my access to plugins in my wordpress panel
so, I downloaded the plugin.zip and extracted it in wp-content/plugins
In phpmyadmin/wp-options/active-plugin
there was not ...
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Run plugins only on certain pages
I want to use my personal plugin only in some pages.
If I remove the add_action function ('the_content', 'my_plugin_content'); the plugin does not show me the content of the other pages that are not ...
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My Wordpress activation hook isn't working
I just can't see why my activation hook isn't working.
/* ****Debug function ****/
function console_log( $data ){
echo '<script>';
echo 'console.log('. json_encode( $data ) .')';
echo '&...
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Wordpress Plugin Activate / Deactive Failing
Below is my plugin.php file that would install into wp-content
<?php // If this file is called directly, abort.
namespace Booker;
if ( ! defined( 'WPINC' ) ) {
die;
}
/**
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WordPress Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to undefined function dbDelta()
On plugin activation hook I want to create a table but the following code is giving Uncaught Error. I just wonder why it is not giving this error since I am properly including update.php.
global $...
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Create a CSS file in plugin folder when theme is activated
So this is not a transferrable question to other sites out there, but I am creating a Wordpress multisite for internal use at our office and instead of duplicating the theme CSS, JS, and other assets ...
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When a plugin gets updated from the repo, does the "activation" hook fire again?
When you activate a plugin, it goes through the whole activate .. bounce to the next page thing. Does the plugin fire that hook when it is updated, or only during the initial installation?
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How to create multiple database tables on plugin activation?
I have an activation hook to create 2 new database tables that don't exist, only the second table is created from this code:
public function add_tables() {
// Global $wpdb
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explanation for activate_plugin function in wordpress core
This function is in plugin.php file in wordpress core. I read the code and didn't get quietly what does it do. Can anyone give some explanation for this function?
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Activate User account for Sub Site broken
When I add a new user to a WP Multisite sub-site, an email is sent out asking the user to click a link to activate. The link looks like this:
https://website.com/subsite/wp-activate.php?key=XXXXXXXXX
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Custom Plugin activation error in Multisite
I have created one custom plugin but when i try to Network Active in multisite its generate error like below
But when i install plugin from individual admin its successfully activated.
Any help is ...
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Redirect after plugin activation
I am not a techy guy so please explain in simplest ways how can i solve this problem . When i install a plugin ( it does not matter which plugin) and then press to activate it , it redirects me to ...
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Cannot modify header information - headers already sent during plugin activation
I am getting this error
PHP Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent
by (output started at
/home/zk2ba8xn663w/public_html/wp-includes/formatting.php:5100) in
/home/...
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Redirect to custom admin menu after plugin activation
I believe i have to add this to my plugin to redirect after plugin activation
as per https://wordpress.stackexchange.com/a/178504/145078
register_activation_hook(__FILE__, 'nht_plugin_activate');
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Is it possible to send user new password after they clicking on forgot password in word press
In word press is it possible to send users to new password after they are clicking on forgot password page ?
Actually I dont want to send any url to users email which can take them to any page.
Also ...
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How to properly setup an activation hook
I am trying to register an activation hook for my plugin. The plugin is using classes and the actual activation method is held in a separate admin class. Reading the documentation for ...
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Wordpress register_activation_hook table creation not working
I've created a simple Class for my wordpress plugin. The main file looks like this:
<?php
/*
* Plugin Name: Codes
* Description: Generates a coupon code after checkout
* Version: 0.1.0
* ...
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Plugin activation error due to unexpected output
I am getting the following error when I activate my plugin:
The plugin generated 22 characters of unexpected output during
activation. If you notice “headers already sent” messages, problems
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Plugin won't activate - cannot declare class (already in use)
I have no idea what I'm doing. I'm using the WordPress Plugin Boilerplate
When activating my blank plugin, I receive the following error.
Fatal error: Cannot declare class Requests, because the name ...
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Use an activation code to change a role [closed]
Wonder if you can help me.
I'm making a website based on accounts and a subscription for content control. At the minute, the way activation of a paid account works, is the user buys a subscription via ...
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Settings not set after calling register_setting()
I have a plugin with an activation hooked function. This function has to register 4 setting variables.
I can't see why, but only the first setting is registered correctly, the last 3 are somehow ...
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Function to activate WordPress theme inside a plugin
I am creating a plugin that generates a theme, and so I want to have a checkbox at the end of the theme generation process that gives the possibility to activate the freshly created theme without ...
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Detect when any plugin is activated or deactivated
I have a starter theme I use for most websites I built myself. Because each site has different plugin dependencies, I'm trying to create a script that essentially collates a list of all plugins ...
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Is any information available in PHP files in WP about plugin activation history?
I want to identify the plugin names earlier activated on my WordPress site.
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Are functions in main plugin file called before function bound to register_activation_hook runs?
In my plugin, I am doing a minimum-supported PHP version compatibility check via a function bound to register_activation_hook and halting activation for those on PHP version less than the minimum ...
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Sub Plugin deactivation when Parent Plugin deactivate
I have created sub plugin of woocoomerce.How I can deactivate the subplugin when woocoomerce is deactivate.
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Install theme as part of a plugin
I know that you can install plugin code as part of a theme, but I would like to do it the other way round. I'm developing a plugin that changes many aspects of WordPress and most will not be visible ...
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Correct way to use register_activation_hook
Hi I am developing a plugin and got stuck at one point. I have tried exploring different forums as well as WordPress codex but its not 100% clear. Can anyone help me understand how ...
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Advanced WordPress plugin activation detection
I'm testing the plugin activation detection because something went wrong in my plugin. I discovered the problem, but didn't understand it:
I'm trying to check for plugins activation (others and my ...
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How can I manually activate a new site in a wordpress multisite network?
A client signed up for a new site in my multisite network. But, didn't finished the activation because they never received the email to verify and register.
As the network administrator, I don't see ...
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Custom Table doesn't create on plugin activation
I'm a newbie in plugin development. I tried following this documentation: https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/register_activation_hook
I've created a function on the main plugin file (wp-...
