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Function Reference/plugin dir url

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Description

Gets the URL (with trailing slash) for the plugin __FILE__ passed in

Usage

<?php plugin_dir_url( $file ); ?>

Parameters

$file
(string) (required) The filename of the plugin (__FILE__)
Default: None

Return Values

(string) 
The URL of the directory that contains the plugin, including a trailing slash ("/")

Change Log

Since: 2.8

Source File

plugin_dir_url() is located in wp-includes/plugin.php

Related

Plugin paths: plugins_url(), plugin_dir_url(), plugin_dir_path(), plugin_basename()

WordPress Directories:
home_url() Home URL http://www.example.com
site_url() Site directory URL http://www.example.com or http://www.example.com/wordpress
admin_url() Admin directory URL http://www.example.com/wp-admin
includes_url() Includes directory URL http://www.example.com/wp-includes
content_url() Content directory URL http://www.example.com/wp-content
plugins_url() Plugins directory URL http://www.example.com/wp-content/plugins
theme_url() Themes directory URL (#18302 - wp3.5) http://www.example.com/wp-content/themes
wp_upload_dir() Upload directory URL (returns an array) http://www.example.com/wp-content/uploads
See also index of Function Reference and index of Template Tags.
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