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Filters the Plugin Installation API response results.
To use the `plugins_api_result` 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 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_plugins_api_result_defaults` which takes 3 parameters and we registered using `add_filter`. The first parameter `plugins_api_result` is the name of the hook, the second parameter `weplugins_modify_plugins_api_result_defaults` is the name of the function which 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 `plugins_api_result` filter.
Below are the 3 parameters required to use this hook.
Here’s a basic example of how you can use this hook to modify the API result.
function weplugins_modify_plugins_api_result_defaults($res, $action, $args) {
// Modify the $res variable as needed.
return $res;
}
// Add the filter
add_filter("plugins_api_result", "weplugins_modify_plugins_api_result_defaults", 10, 3);
In this example, the API result is modified only if a certain condition is met.
function weplugins_modify_plugins_api_result_conditional($res, $action, $args) {
if ($action === 'plugin_information') {
// Modify the $res variable based on the condition.
}
return $res;
}
// Add the filter
add_filter("plugins_api_result", "weplugins_modify_plugins_api_result_conditional", 10, 3);
To remove a hook callback, use the example below.
// Remove the filter
remove_filter("plugins_api_result", "weplugins_modify_plugins_api_result_defaults", 10, 3);
Please make sure to provide the same callback function name, priority, and number of arguments while removing the hook callback.
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