What it does…

The code snippet provides a way to deactivate certain plugins on production environments. It checks the current site environment and deactivates the specified plugins if the site is considered a production site. This helps prevent unnecessary plugins from running, improving the overall performance and security of the website.

Why it does it…

Deactivating plugins on production sites is beneficial for several reasons. First, it reduces the number of active plugins, which can improve website performance by reducing resource usage. Second, it minimizes the potential security risks associated with running unnecessary or outdated plugins. By deactivating specific plugins on production sites, you can ensure that only essential and up-to-date plugins are active, enhancing both performance and security.

How it does it…

– The code snippet defines a class called `Deactivate_Plugins_On_Production`, which selectively deactivates plugins on production environments.
– The class has a private property called `$stagingKeywords`, which contains a list of keywords that indicate a staging environment.
– There is also a private property called `$forceDeactivations`, which can be set to `true` to deactivate plugins regardless of environment detection.
– The code snippet includes a constant called `PLUGINS_TO_DEACTIVATE_ON_PRODUCTION`, which lists the slugs of the plugins you want to deactivate on production.
– The class constructor checks if the force deactivations flag is set or if the site is detected as a production site. If either condition is true, it adds a filter to deactivate the specified plugins.
– The class has a private method called `isProductionSite()`, which determines if the current site environment is production by checking if the site URL contains any of the staging keywords.
– The class also has a public method called `deactivatePluginsOnProduction()`, which takes the list of currently active plugins and deactivates the specified plugins on production. It uses regular expressions to match plugin slugs and removes the matching plugins from the list.