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lukasbesch/disable-plugins
==========================

Disable certain plugins in non-production environments using PHP constants.

v1.5.0(3mo ago)54167[1 PRs](https://github.com/lukasbesch/bedrock-plugin-disabler/pulls)MITPHPPHP >=7.2CI passing

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Bedrock Plugin Disabler
=======================

[](#bedrock-plugin-disabler)

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Define an array of plugins that deactivate automatically in certain environments (e.g. caching plugins in development).

Inspired by [this blog post](https://kamilgrzegorczyk.com/2018/05/02/how-to-disable-plugins-on-certain-environment/) by [Kamil Grzegorczyk](https://kamilgrzegorczyk.com/). Uses [a fork](https://gist.github.com/Rarst/4402927) of the [`DisablePlugins` class](https://gist.github.com/markjaquith/1044546) written by [Mark Jaquith](http://markjaquith.com/).

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

This plugin is designed to work with [Bedrock](https://github.com/roots/bedrock) based sites, and will **not** work with a Standard WordPress installation.

```
$ composer require lukasbesch/bedrock-plugin-disabler
```

It will be installed as a `wordpress-muplugin`.
If you try to activate it as a regular plugin, the plugin will deactivate itself with a notice.

#### Manual Installation (not recommended)

[](#manual-installation-not-recommended)

Download [the latest release](https://github.com/lukasbesch/bedrock-plugin-disabler/releases/latest) and place it in your `web/app/mu-plugins` folder.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Define the constant `DISABLED_PLUGINS` with an array of the plugins main files you want to deactivate in your preferred environment configuration, for example `config/environments/development.php`:

```
Config::define('DISABLED_PLUGINS', [
    'autoptimize/autoptimize.php',
    'updraftplus/updraftplus.php',
    'wp-super-cache/wp-cache.php',
    'w3-total-cache/w3-total-cache.php',
]);
```

If you have an older Bedrock installation ([< 1.9.0](https://github.com/roots/bedrock/releases/tag/1.9.0)) you have to define the constant using the regular `define()` function:

```
if (! defined('DISABLED_PLUGINS')
    define('DISABLED_PLUGINS', [
        'autoptimize/autoptimize.php',
    ]);
}
```

You can also provide serialized data:

```
Config::define('DISABLED_PLUGINS', serialize([
    'autoptimize/autoptimize.php',
]));
```

###  Health Score

47

—

FairBetter than 94% of packages

Maintenance81

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity19

Limited adoption so far

Community17

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity60

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 84.1% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~283 days

Recently: every ~377 days

Total

9

Last Release

101d ago

PHP version history (2 changes)v1.0.0PHP >=5.6

v1.5.0PHP >=7.2

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