bw_get_slug() – Return the slug part of a plugin name

Description

Return the slug part of a plugin name

This function should only be called when we know it's a plugin name with a directory. Sample results

• "slug" for "slug/plugin_name.php" – when called for "update-check"
• "slugonly" for "slugonly" – when called for "plugin_information"
• "hello" for "hello.php" – does this ever happen?
• null for null

Usage

$string = bw_get_slug( $plugin );

Parameters

$plugin

( string ) required – a plugin name

Returns

string $slug – the slug used to identify the plugin

Source

File name: oik/admin/oik-admin.php
Lines:

function bw_get_slug( $plugin ) {
  if ( $plugin ) {
    $pathinfo = pathinfo( $plugin );
    $slug = $pathinfo['dirname'] ;
    if ( $slug == '.' ) { 
      $slug = $pathinfo['filename'];
    }
  } else {
    $slug = null;
  }  
  return( $slug );    
}
 

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