[wp-hackers] Checking if a plugin exists

[Ashish Saini]

Even better a WordPress function - *is_plugin_active()*

<?php
if (is_plugin_active('plugin-directory/plugin-file.php')) {
    //plugin is activated
}
?>


Thanks & Regards
Ashish Saini aka Ashfame
(Deserve Before You Desire)
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On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 1:12 AM, Ashish Saini
<ashishsainiashfame at gmail.com>wrote:

> Try this http://wpengineer.com/check-if-required-plugin-is-active/
>
> Thanks & Regards
> Ashish Saini aka Ashfame
> (Deserve Before You Desire)
> Homepage : http://www.ashfame.com | Blog : http://blog.ashfame.com |
> Twitter : http://twitter.com/ashfame
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 1:01 AM, Christopher Ross <cross at thisismyurl.com>wrote:
>
>> I'm trying to test is a plugin exists before calling a second plugin, but
>> with little luck. Any suggestion would be great.
>>
>> What I'm doing is .... if(function_exists('stats_get_api_key')) { ... some
>> code ...;} but it's not returning a positive despite being installed. Is
>> there a better way to do it?
>>
>> c.
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