Connectors: Skip setting registration for inactive non-AI connector plugins

Author: Adi-ty

src/wp-includes/connectors.php

@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ function wp_is_connector_registered( string $id ): bool {
  *
  *         @type string $file The plugin's main file path relative to the plugins
  *                            directory (e.g. 'my-plugin/my-plugin.php' or 'hello.php').
+ *         @type callable $is_active Optional callback to determine whether the plugin
+ *                            is active. Receives no arguments and must return bool.
  *     }
  * }
  * @phpstan-return ?array{
@@ -75,7 +77,8 @@ function wp_is_connector_registered( string $id ): bool {
  *         env_var_name?: non-empty-string
  *     },
  *     plugin?: array{
- *         file: non-empty-string
+ *         file: non-empty-string,
+ *         is_active?: callable(): bool
  *     }
  * }
  */
@@ -121,6 +124,8 @@ function wp_get_connector( string $id ): ?array {
  *
  *             @type string $file The plugin's main file path relative to the plugins
  *                                directory (e.g. 'my-plugin/my-plugin.php' or 'hello.php').
+ *             @type callable $is_active Optional callback to determine whether the plugin
+ *                                is active. Receives no arguments and must return bool.
  *         }
  *     }
  * }
@@ -137,7 +142,8 @@ function wp_get_connector( string $id ): ?array {
  *         env_var_name?: non-empty-string
  *     },
  *     plugin?: array{
- *         file: non-empty-string
+ *         file: non-empty-string,
+ *         is_active?: callable(): bool
  *     }
  * }>
  */
@@ -541,6 +547,10 @@ function _wp_register_default_connector_settings(): void {
 	$ai_registry         = AiClient::defaultRegistry();
 	$registered_settings = get_registered_settings();
 
+	if ( ! function_exists( 'is_plugin_active' ) ) {
+		require_once ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/includes/plugin.php';
+	}
+
 	foreach ( wp_get_connectors() as $connector_id => $connector_data ) {
 		$auth = $connector_data['authentication'];
 		if ( 'api_key' !== $auth['method'] || empty( $auth['setting_name'] ) ) {
@@ -557,6 +567,21 @@ function _wp_register_default_connector_settings(): void {
 			continue;
 		}
 
+		// For non-AI connectors, skip if the owning plugin is not active.
+		if ( 'ai_provider' !== $connector_data['type'] && ! empty( $connector_data['plugin'] ) ) {
+			$is_active = false;
+
+			if ( ! empty( $connector_data['plugin']['is_active'] ) && is_callable( $connector_data['plugin']['is_active'] ) ) {
+				$is_active = (bool) call_user_func( $connector_data['plugin']['is_active'] );
+			} elseif ( ! empty( $connector_data['plugin']['file'] ) ) {
+				$is_active = is_plugin_active( $connector_data['plugin']['file'] );
+			}
+
+			if ( ! $is_active ) {
+				continue;
+			}
+		}
+
 		register_setting(
 			'connectors',
 			$auth['setting_name'],