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validate_theme_requirements ›

Since5.5.0
Deprecatedn/a
› validate_theme_requirements ( $stylesheet )
Parameters:
  • (string) $stylesheet Directory name for the theme.
    Required: Yes
Returns:
  • (bool|WP_Error) True if requirements are met, WP_Error on failure.
Defined at:
Codex:

Validates the theme requirements for WordPress version and PHP version.

Uses the information from Requires at least and Requires PHP headers defined in the theme's style.css file. If the headers are not present in the theme's stylesheet file, readme.txt is also checked as a fallback.


Related Functions: validate_plugin_requirements, wp_validate_redirect, validate_active_plugins, wp_validate_user_request_key, validate_email

Source 

function validate_theme_requirements( $stylesheet ) {
	$theme = wp_get_theme( $stylesheet );

	$requirements = array(
		'requires'     => ! empty( $theme->get( 'RequiresWP' ) ) ? $theme->get( 'RequiresWP' ) : '',
		'requires_php' => ! empty( $theme->get( 'RequiresPHP' ) ) ? $theme->get( 'RequiresPHP' ) : '',
	);

	$readme_file = $theme->theme_root . '/' . $stylesheet . '/readme.txt';

	if ( file_exists( $readme_file ) ) {
		$readme_headers = get_file_data(
			$readme_file,
			array(
				'requires'     => 'Requires at least',
				'requires_php' => 'Requires PHP',
			),
			'theme'
		);

		$requirements = array_merge( $readme_headers, $requirements );
	}

	$compatible_wp  = is_wp_version_compatible( $requirements['requires'] );
	$compatible_php = is_php_version_compatible( $requirements['requires_php'] );

	if ( ! $compatible_wp && ! $compatible_php ) {
		return new WP_Error(
			'theme_wp_php_incompatible',
			sprintf(
				/* translators: %s: Theme name. */
				_x( '<strong>Error:</strong> Current WordPress and PHP versions do not meet minimum requirements for %s.', 'theme' ),
				$theme->display( 'Name' )
			)
		);
	} elseif ( ! $compatible_php ) {
		return new WP_Error(
			'theme_php_incompatible',
			sprintf(
				/* translators: %s: Theme name. */
				_x( '<strong>Error:</strong> Current PHP version does not meet minimum requirements for %s.', 'theme' ),
				$theme->display( 'Name' )
			)
		);
	} elseif ( ! $compatible_wp ) {
		return new WP_Error(
			'theme_wp_incompatible',
			sprintf(
				/* translators: %s: Theme name. */
				_x( '<strong>Error:</strong> Current WordPress version does not meet minimum requirements for %s.', 'theme' ),
				$theme->display( 'Name' )
			)
		);
	}

	return true;
}