How to use after_plugin_row filter in WordPress

after_plugin_row filter

Fires after each row in the Plugins list table.

To use the after_plugin_row filter, first you have to register it using add_filter. You can write this code into functions.php of your activated theme or in a custom WordPress Plugin.

We at WePlugins always prefer to create a custom WordPress Plugin while using hooks so nothing breaks when you update your WordPress Theme in the future.

In the below live example, we have defined a function weplugins_modify_after_plugin_row_defaults which takes 3 parameters and we registered it using add_filter. The first parameter after_plugin_row is the name of the hook, the second parameter weplugins_modify_after_plugin_row_defaults is the name of the function that needs to be called, the third parameter is the priority of calling the hook if the same hook is used multiple times and the last parameter is the number of arguments (if any) to be passed in the registered function.

Sometimes, you have to remove a registered hook so you can use remove_filter to remove the after_plugin_row filter.

Parameters

Below are the 3 parameters required to use this hook.

• $plugin_file: (string) Path to the plugin file relative to the plugins directory.
• $plugin_data: (array) An array of plugin data. See get_plugin_data() and the ‘plugin_row_meta’ filter for the list of possible values.
• $status: (string) Status filter currently applied to the plugin list. Possible values are: ‘all’, ‘active’, ‘inactive’, ‘recently_activated’, ‘upgrade’, ‘mustuse’, ‘dropins’, ‘search’, ‘paused’, ‘auto-update-enabled’, ‘auto-update-disabled’.

Live Example

Example 1: Basic Usage

Below is an example of how you can use this hook.

    function weplugins_modify_after_plugin_row_defaults($plugin_file, $plugin_data, $status) { 
        // Update the $plugin_file variable according to your website requirements and return this variable. You can modify the $plugin_file variable conditionally too if you want.
        return $plugin_file; 
    }
    // add the filter
    add_filter("after_plugin_row", "weplugins_modify_after_plugin_row_defaults", 10, 3);
    

Example 2: Conditional Modification

This example demonstrates how to conditionally modify the plugin row.

    function weplugins_conditional_plugin_row($plugin_file, $plugin_data, $status) { 
        if ($status == 'active') {
            // Only modify if the plugin is active
            $plugin_file .= ' (Active Plugin)';
        }
        return $plugin_file; 
    }
    // add the filter
    add_filter("after_plugin_row", "weplugins_conditional_plugin_row", 10, 3);
    

Example 3: Removing the Hook

To remove a hook callback, use the example below.

    remove_filter("after_plugin_row", "weplugins_modify_after_plugin_row_defaults", 10, 3);
    

Please make sure to provide the same callback function name, priority, and number of arguments while removing the hook callback.

Contact Us

If you’re having any trouble using this hook, please contact us and we’d be happy to assist you.