Plugin Dependencies
Plugin dependency management
5(7 reviews)
·200 active installs·Updated 11 years agoAs of April 2026, Plugin Dependencies is a WordPress dependency plugin with 200 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 7 reviews. It has been downloaded 8.1K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2010. Last updated 11 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Stock Dependencies for WooCommerce.
5/57 reviews
200active installs
8.1K+total downloads
16 yearssince 2010
Overview
This meta-plugin allows regular plugins to specify other plugins that they depend upon.
Example:
/*
Plugin Name: BuddyPress Debug
Depends: BuddyPress, Debug Bar
*/
What this does:
- Disables activation of BuddyPress Debug until both BuddyPress and Debug Bar are already activated.
- When either BuddyPress or Debug Bar are deactivated, BuddyPress Debug will also be deactivated.
= Enriching dependency information =
Unfortunately, very few plugins currently contain dependency information. If you’d like to enhance the information available to this plugin, you might want to install the Known Plugin Dependencies plugin which acts as an add-on to this one.
Links: Plugin News | Author’s Site
Development of this plugin is done on GitHub. Pull requests welcome. Please see issues repor…
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Ratings & Reviews
57 reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.1+ requiredTested up to 4.0.38 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.3
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Add Dependency Loader class. Props kucrut.
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Make it work with bulk actions. Props jrf.
- Usability: Remove bulk action checkboxes for plugins with unsatisfied dependencies on single site plugins page within a network. Props jrf.
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Guard dependencies even when a plugin is (de)activated outside of the plugins page context. Props jrf.
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Fix compatibility with multi-site. Props jrf.
…and 13 more changes
Contributors
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