[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #32368: Can't activate other plugins within the plugin activation handler

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#32368: Can't activate other plugins within the plugin activation handler
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 Reporter:  dd32          |      Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |  Milestone:  4.3
Component:  Plugins       |    Version:
 Severity:  normal        |   Keywords:  has-patch
  Focuses:                |
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 At present it's impossible to activate another plugin during a plugin
 activation handler.

 The issue occurs because we fetch the option before running the activation
 handler, and then set it after the handler has run, so another
 `activate_plugin()` running in that handler is ignored (although the other
 plugins activation handlers will run).

 Although it could be argued that plugins shouldn't activate other plugins,
 sometimes they're required or it's a better user experience to activate
 them at the same time.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/32368>
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