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Read Plugin Version Of Any WordPress Plugin

By Arun Basil Lal — on April 19, 2018 — 1 Comment ↓

Using the get_file_data() function. More efficient than using get_plugin_data() function. 

$plugin_data = get_file_data( WP_PLUGIN_DIR . '/plugin-folder-name-in-wp-content-plugins-folder/plugin-main-file.php', array( 'Version' => 'Version' ) );

$plugin_data[‘Version’] will have the version.

To read version from within the same plugin:

$plugin_data = get_file_data( __FILE__, array( 'Version' => 'Version' ) );

Refer: https://wordpress.stackexchange.com/a/285644/90061

Pro tip: Use version_compare() PHP function to compare versions.

Hello, I am Arun Basil Lal. Thank you for reading!

I am a WordPress product developer and creator of Image Attributes Pro. I am passionate about solving problems and travelling the world.

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1 Comment.

  1. The Coder Clinic says:
    December 27, 2018 at 18:08

    Very helpful article. Thanks for this valuable article.

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