wp_installing

Check or set whether WordPress is in "installation" mode.

Description

wp_installing( (null) $is_installing = null );

If the WP_INSTALLING constant is defined during the bootstrap, wp_installing(…). will default to true.

Parameters (1)

0. $is_installing — Optional. (null) => null: True to set WP into Installing mode, false to turn Installing mode off. Omit this parameter if you only want to fetch the current status.

Usage

if ( !function_exists( 'wp_installing' ) ) { 
    require_once ABSPATH . WPINC . '/load.php'; 
} 
  
// Optional. True to set WP into Installing mode, false to turn Installing mode off. 
// Omit this parameter if you only want to fetch the current status. 
$is_installing = null; 
  
// NOTICE! Understand what this does before running. 
$result = wp_installing($is_installing);

Defined (1)

The function is defined in the following location(s).

/wp-includes/load.php

function wp_installing( $is_installing = null ) { 
    static $installing = null; 
 
    // Support for the `WP_INSTALLING` constant, defined before WP is loaded. 
    if ( is_null( $installing ) ) { 
        $installing = defined( 'WP_INSTALLING' ) && WP_INSTALLING; 
    } 
 
    if ( ! is_null( $is_installing ) ) { 
        $old_installing = $installing; 
        $installing = $is_installing; 
        return (bool) $old_installing; 
    } 
 
    return (bool) $installing; 
}