.. _fpluginisactive:

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plugin_is_active
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:doc:`Plugin-related functions </Reference/packages/Function/Plugin/index>`

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Summary
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.. php:function:: plugin_is_active($name, $version, $compOperator = >=)

    Determine whether a plugin is installed and active.
    
    May be used by theme/plugin writers to customize behavior based on the existence of certain plugins. Some examples of how to use this function:
    
    Check if ExhibitBuilder is installed and activated.	               
    
    .. code-block:: php 
    
    
    	                   if (plugin_is_active('ExhibitBuilder')):
    
    
    Check if installed version of ExhibitBuilder is at least version 1.0 orhigher.	               
    
    .. code-block:: php 
    
    
    	                   if (plugin_is_active('ExhibitBuilder', '1.0')):
    
    
    Check if installed version of ExhibitBuilder is anything less than 2.0.	               
    
    .. code-block:: php 
    
    
    	                   if (plugin_is_active('ExhibitBuilder', '2.0', '<')):
    
    :param unknown $name: 
    :param unknown $version: 
    :param unknown $compOperator:

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Usage
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Examples
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See Also
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