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webdevstudios/wds-required-plugins
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Make certain plugins required so that they cannot be (easily) deactivated.

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WDS Required Plugins
====================

[](#wds-required-plugins)

A library you can use to make any plugins required and auto-activate.

- Nobody can de-activate the plugin from the WordPress Admin
- They are auto-activated when required

To use, place this library in your `mu-plugins/` directory (if you don't have one, create one in `wp-content/`), then use the example below:

[![WebDevStudios. WordPress for big brands.](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/49083ad2ec31f613b1a1a1e5248ba5ee38d09cf189480d57be5b5683b0cca709/68747470733a2f2f77656264657673747564696f732e636f6d2f77702d636f6e74656e742f75706c6f6164732f323031382f30342f7764732d6769746875622d62616e6e65722e706e67)](https://webdevstudios.com/contact/)

Installation & Update
-------------------------

[](#installation--update)

### With Composer

[](#with-composer)

Add the following to your `composer.json`

```
{
    "extra": {
        "installer-paths": {
            "mu-plugins/{$name}/": ["type:wordpress-muplugin"]
        }
    }
}
```

Then use:

```
composer require webdevstudios/wds-required-plugins
```

This will install the `mu-plugin`, e.g. `mu-plugins/wds-required-plugins` in `wp-content` based projects.

You will have to require it in e.g. `mu-plugins/wds-required-plugins-list.php`:

```