Plugins

This page will be most useful for users what are familiar with GraphQL Concepts and understand the basics of writing GraphQL Queries.

Querying Plugins​

WPGraphQL provides support for querying Plugins in various ways.

Plugins can only be queried by authenticated users with proper capabilities to update plugins.

List of Plugins​

Below is an example query to get a list of plugins.

{
  plugins {
    nodes {
      id
      authorUri
      pluginUri
      description
      version
      author
    }
  }
}

Query from Public User​

If a public user queries for plugins, nothing will be returned as Plugins are considered private and require “update_plugins” capability to view.

Query from Authenticated User​

If an authenticated user with “update_plugins” capabilities queries for plugins, they will get a list of plugins in response. This can be helpful for developers or site administrators that need to get plugin information quickly.

Plugin by ID​

Individual plugins can be queried for using the plugins Global ID.

{
  plugin(id: \"cGx1Z2luOmFkdmFuY2VkLWN1c3RvbS1maWVsZHMtcHJvL2FjZi5waHA=\") {
    id
    name
    version
    description
  }
}

Query from Authenticated User​

If an authenticated user with “update_plugins” capabilities queries for a plugin, they be able to see the plugin.

Query from Public User​

If public user or user without “update_plugins” capabilities queries for a plugin, they will not be able to see plugin data.

Mutations​

WPGraphQL does not currently support mutations for Plugins.