Plugins: Clarify that mu-plugins can't be "active" in docs.

Plugins installed in the plugins/ folder can be activated by users. This puts the plugin in an "active" state. Plugins in the mu-folder/ are "must-use" plugins that are always loaded. They can't be activated, and thereby can't be "active." Because of this, using the `is_plugin_active()` or `is_plugin_active_for_network()` returns false when checking for these plugins. This clarifies that behavior in the functions' docs.

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Eric Lewis 2016-01-26 00:32:27 +00:00
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@ -427,7 +427,12 @@ function _get_dropins() {
}
/**
* Check whether the plugin is active by checking the active_plugins list.
* Check whether a plugin is active.
*
* Only plugins installed in the plugins/ folder can be active.
*
* Plugins in the mu-plugins/ folder can't be "activated," so this function will
* return false for those plugins.
*
* @since 2.5.0
*
@ -456,6 +461,11 @@ function is_plugin_inactive( $plugin ) {
/**
* Check whether the plugin is active for the entire network.
*
* Only plugins installed in the plugins/ folder can be active.
*
* Plugins in the mu-plugins/ folder can't be "activated," so this function will
* return false for those plugins.
*
* @since 3.0.0
*
* @param string $plugin Base plugin path from plugins directory.

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@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
*
* @global string $wp_version
*/
$wp_version = '4.5-alpha-36396';
$wp_version = '4.5-alpha-36397';
/**
* Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.