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Function Reference/plugin basename

Contents 1 Description 2 Usage 3 Parameters 4 Return

Description

Gets the basename of a plugin (extracts the name of a plugin from its filename).

Usage

 <?php plugin_basename($file); ?> 

Parameters

$file 

(string) The filename of a plugin.

Return

The basename of a plugin.