wp_clean_plugins_cache

Clears the Plugins cache used by get_plugins() and by default, the Plugin Update cache.

Description

wp_clean_plugins_cache( (bool) $clear_update_cache = true );

Parameters (1)

0. $clear_update_cache — Optional. (bool) => true: Whether to clear the Plugin updates cache

Usage

if ( !function_exists( 'wp_clean_plugins_cache' ) ) { 
    require_once ABSPATH . '/wp-admin/includes/plugin.php'; 
} 
  
// Whether to clear the Plugin updates cache 
$clear_update_cache = true; 
  
// NOTICE! Understand what this does before running. 
$result = wp_clean_plugins_cache($clear_update_cache);

Defined (1)

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

/wp-admin/includes/plugin.php

function wp_clean_plugins_cache( $clear_update_cache = true ) { 
    if ( $clear_update_cache ) 
        delete_site_transient( 'update_plugins' ); 
    wp_cache_delete( 'plugins', 'plugins' ); 
}