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This meta-plugin allows regular plugins to specify other plugins that they depend upon.

Example:

/*
Plugin Name: BuddyPress Debug
Depends: BuddyPress, Debug Bar
*/

What this does:

• Disables activation of BuddyPress Debug until both BuddyPress and Debug Bar are already activated.
• When either BuddyPress or Debug Bar are deactivated, BuddyPress Debug will also be deactivated.

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