Drop-ins Plugins

WordPress drop-ins are custom php Must-Use files related to some core files such as db.php, advanced-cache.php and object-cache.php that you can place in the wp-content directory to override the core file with new functionality.

List of WordPress Drop-Ins

File Type of Plugin Loaded Context
advanced-cache.php Advanced caching plugin. on WP_CACHE value Single
db.php Custom database class always Single
db-error.php Custom database error message on error Single
install.php Custom install script on install Single
maintenance.php Custom maintenance message on maintenance Single
object-cache.php External object cache always Single
sunrise.php ‘Executed before Multisite is loaded on SUNRISE value Multi
blog-deleted.php Custom blog deleted message on deleted blog Multi
blog-inactive.php Custom blog inactive message on inactive blog Multi
blog-suspended.php Custom blog suspended message on archived or spammed blog Multi

This list is extracted from global function _get_dropins() in wp-admin/includes/plugin.php.

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