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wp plugin list

Gets a list of plugins.

Displays a list of the plugins installed on the site with activation status, whether or not there's an update available, etc.

Use --status=dropin to list installed dropins (e.g. object-cache.php).

wp plugin list [--<field>=<value>] [--field=<field>] [--fields=<fields>] [--format=<format>] [--status=<status>] [--skip-update-check] [--recently-active]

Options

[--<field>=<value>]

Filter results based on the value of a field.

[--field=<field>]

Prints the value of a single field for each plugin.

[--fields=<fields>]

Limit the output to specific object fields.

[--format=<format>]

Render output in a particular format. [Default: table]

Options:
  • table
  • csv
  • count
  • json
  • yaml

[--status=<status>]

Filter the output by plugin status.

Options:
  • active
  • activenetwork
  • dropin
  • inactive
  • mustuse

[--skip-update-check]

If set, the plugin update check will be skipped.

[--recently-active]

If set, only recently active plugins will be shown and the status filter will be ignored.

Available Options

These fields will be displayed by default for each plugin:

  • name
  • status
  • update
  • version
  • update_version
  • auto_update

These fields are optionally available:

  • update_package
  • update_id
  • title
  • description
  • file
  • author
  • tested_up_to
  • wporg_status
  • wporg_last_updated

Examples

# List active plugins on the site. $ wp plugin list --status=active --format=json [{"name":"dynamic-hostname","status":"active","update":"none","version":"0.4.2","update_version":"","auto_update":"off"},{"name":"tinymce-templates","status":"active","update":"none","version":"4.8.1","update_version":"","auto_update":"off"},{"name":"wp-multibyte-patch","status":"active","update":"none","version":"2.9","update_version":"","auto_update":"off"},{"name":"wp-total-hacks","status":"active","update":"none","version":"4.7.2","update_version":"","auto_update":"off"}] # List plugins on each site in a network. $ wp site list --field=url | xargs -I % wp plugin list --url=% +---------+----------------+-----------+---------+-----------------+------------+ | name | status | update | version | update_version | auto_update | +---------+----------------+-----------+---------+----------------+-------------+ | akismet | active-network | none | 5.3.1 | | on | | hello | inactive | available | 1.6 | 1.7.2 | off | +---------+----------------+-----------+---------+----------------+-------------+ +---------+----------------+-----------+---------+----------------+-------------+ | name | status | update | version | update_version | auto_update | +---------+----------------+-----------+---------+----------------+-------------+ | akismet | active-network | none | 5.3.1 | | on | | hello | inactive | available | 1.6 | 1.7.2 | off | +---------+----------------+-----------+---------+----------------+-------------+ # Check whether plugins are still active on WordPress.org $ wp plugin list --fields=name,wporg_status,wporg_last_updated +--------------------+--------------+--------------------+ | name | wporg_status | wporg_last_updated | +--------------------+--------------+--------------------+ | akismet | active | 2023-12-11 | | user-switching | active | 2023-11-17 | | wordpress-importer | active | 2023-04-28 | | local | | | +--------------------+--------------+--------------------+ # List recently active plugins on the site. $ wp plugin list --recently-active --field=name --format=json ["akismet","bbpress","buddypress"]

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