[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #24205: is_plugin_active() should return true for must-use/dropin plugins

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#24205: is_plugin_active() should return true for must-use/dropin plugins
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 Reporter:  jrf                                  |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement                          |      Status:  reopened
 Priority:  normal                               |   Milestone:  Future
Component:  Plugins                              |  Release
 Severity:  normal                               |     Version:  3.5.1
 Keywords:  has-patch has-unit-tests 2nd-        |  Resolution:
  opinion                                        |     Focuses:
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Comment (by ericlewis):

 I tend to agree with wontfix, especially given
 [https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/24205#comment:12 dd32's response].

 Say I want to use Gravity Forms as an mu-plugin. I drop the gravity-forms
 folder into the mu-plugins folder. Then I would need to write say an `mu-
 plugins/index.php` file to load gravity forms.

 How would you know whether the Gravity Forms plugin bootstrap file is
 included? You would need to know it's being included by `mu-
 plugins/index.php`.

 One actionable item is to make this explicit in the docs. I've opened up
 #35459 for that effort.

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