Gets the plugin header data for a plugin.

$plugin string Required

The plugin file to get data for.

array|WP_Error The plugin data, or a WP_Error if the plugin is not installed.

File: wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-plugins-controller.php. View all references

protected function get_plugin_data( $plugin ) {
	$plugins = get_plugins();

	if ( ! isset( $plugins[ $plugin ] ) ) {
		return new WP_Error( 'rest_plugin_not_found', __( 'Plugin not found.' ), array( 'status' => 404 ) );
	}

	$data          = $plugins[ $plugin ];
	$data['_file'] = $plugin;

	return $data;
}