WP_REST_Plugins_Controller::delete_item() │ public │ WP 5.5.0

Deletes one plugin from the site.

Method of the class: WP_REST_Plugins_Controller{}

No Hooks.

Return

WP_REST_Response|WP_Error. Response object on success, or WP_Error object on failure.

Usage

$WP_REST_Plugins_Controller = new WP_REST_Plugins_Controller();
$WP_REST_Plugins_Controller->delete_item( $request );

$request(WP_REST_Request) (required)

Full details about the request.

Changelog

WP_REST_Plugins_Controller::delete_item() WP REST Plugins Controller::delete item code ^{WP 6.3}

public function delete_item( $request ) {
	require_once ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/includes/file.php';
	require_once ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/includes/plugin.php';

	$data = $this->get_plugin_data( $request['plugin'] );

	if ( is_wp_error( $data ) ) {
		return $data;
	}

	if ( is_plugin_active( $request['plugin'] ) ) {
		return new WP_Error(
			'rest_cannot_delete_active_plugin',
			__( 'Cannot delete an active plugin. Please deactivate it first.' ),
			array( 'status' => 400 )
		);
	}

	$filesystem_available = $this->is_filesystem_available();
	if ( is_wp_error( $filesystem_available ) ) {
		return $filesystem_available;
	}

	$prepared = $this->prepare_item_for_response( $data, $request );
	$deleted  = delete_plugins( array( $request['plugin'] ) );

	if ( is_wp_error( $deleted ) ) {
		$deleted->add_data( array( 'status' => 500 ) );

		return $deleted;
	}

	return new WP_REST_Response(
		array(
			'deleted'  => true,
			'previous' => $prepared->get_data(),
		)
	);
}