On occasion, plugins need to refer to external files (for example, images, JavaScript, or jQuery script files) that are stored in the plugin directory. Since users are free to rename a plugin's folder or even install plugin files straight into the WordPress plugin directory, paths to any external files must be built dynamically based on the actual plugin location. Thankfully, a number of utility functions are present to simplify this task. In this recipe, we will write a simple plugin that will add a favicon meta tag to a website's header, pointing to an image file located in the plugin directory.
Using WordPress path utility functions to load external files and images
How to do it...
- Navigate to the WordPress plugin...
