wp_plugin_directory_constants() WordPress Function
The wp_plugin_directory_constants() function is used to set the directory path and URL for the plugins directory. This is used by the plugin_basename() function to determine the path and URL for the plugin.
wp_plugin_directory_constants() #
Defines plugin directory WordPress constants.
Description
Defines must-use plugin directory constants, which may be overridden in the sunrise.php drop-in.
Source
File: wp-includes/default-constants.php
function wp_plugin_directory_constants() {
	if ( ! defined( 'WP_CONTENT_URL' ) ) {
		define( 'WP_CONTENT_URL', get_option( 'siteurl' ) . '/wp-content' ); // Full URL - WP_CONTENT_DIR is defined further up.
	}
	/**
	 * Allows for the plugins directory to be moved from the default location.
	 *
	 * @since 2.6.0
	 */
	if ( ! defined( 'WP_PLUGIN_DIR' ) ) {
		define( 'WP_PLUGIN_DIR', WP_CONTENT_DIR . '/plugins' ); // Full path, no trailing slash.
	}
	/**
	 * Allows for the plugins directory to be moved from the default location.
	 *
	 * @since 2.6.0
	 */
	if ( ! defined( 'WP_PLUGIN_URL' ) ) {
		define( 'WP_PLUGIN_URL', WP_CONTENT_URL . '/plugins' ); // Full URL, no trailing slash.
	}
	/**
	 * Allows for the plugins directory to be moved from the default location.
	 *
	 * @since 2.1.0
	 * @deprecated
	 */
	if ( ! defined( 'PLUGINDIR' ) ) {
		define( 'PLUGINDIR', 'wp-content/plugins' ); // Relative to ABSPATH. For back compat.
	}
	/**
	 * Allows for the mu-plugins directory to be moved from the default location.
	 *
	 * @since 2.8.0
	 */
	if ( ! defined( 'WPMU_PLUGIN_DIR' ) ) {
		define( 'WPMU_PLUGIN_DIR', WP_CONTENT_DIR . '/mu-plugins' ); // Full path, no trailing slash.
	}
	/**
	 * Allows for the mu-plugins directory to be moved from the default location.
	 *
	 * @since 2.8.0
	 */
	if ( ! defined( 'WPMU_PLUGIN_URL' ) ) {
		define( 'WPMU_PLUGIN_URL', WP_CONTENT_URL . '/mu-plugins' ); // Full URL, no trailing slash.
	}
	/**
	 * Allows for the mu-plugins directory to be moved from the default location.
	 *
	 * @since 2.8.0
	 * @deprecated
	 */
	if ( ! defined( 'MUPLUGINDIR' ) ) {
		define( 'MUPLUGINDIR', 'wp-content/mu-plugins' ); // Relative to ABSPATH. For back compat.
	}
}
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Changelog
| Version | Description | 
|---|---|
| 3.0.0 | Introduced. |