get_plugin_files( string $plugin )

Get a list of a plugin’s files.

Parameters

$plugin

(string) (Required) Path to the plugin file relative to the plugins directory.

Return

(string[]) Array of file names relative to the plugin root.

Source

File: wp-admin/includes/plugin.php

function get_plugin_files( $plugin ) {
	$plugin_file = WP_PLUGIN_DIR . '/' . $plugin;
	$dir         = dirname( $plugin_file );

	$plugin_files = array( plugin_basename( $plugin_file ) );

	if ( is_dir( $dir ) && WP_PLUGIN_DIR !== $dir ) {

		/**
		 * Filters the array of excluded directories and files while scanning the folder.
		 *
		 * @since 4.9.0
		 *
		 * @param string[] $exclusions Array of excluded directories and files.
		 */
		$exclusions = (array) apply_filters( 'plugin_files_exclusions', array( 'CVS', 'node_modules', 'vendor', 'bower_components' ) );

		$list_files = list_files( $dir, 100, $exclusions );
		$list_files = array_map( 'plugin_basename', $list_files );

		$plugin_files = array_merge( $plugin_files, $list_files );
		$plugin_files = array_values( array_unique( $plugin_files ) );
	}

	return $plugin_files;
}

Changelog

Version Description
2.8.0 Introduced.

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https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_plugin_files