WordPress: Disable/activate plugins in development environment

wordpress-plugin-activation-based-on-environment--functions.php

<?php

/**
 * Setup development environment by manipulating plugin activation
 * Replace the dev URLs and plugin paths accordingly
 */
function mysite_development_environment_setup() {
	// define the development sites
	$dev_envs = array(
		'http://localhost:8888',
		'http://mysite.localhost',
	);

	if ( in_array( site_url(), $dev_envs ) ) :
		// Skip plguin actions if they were performed recently
		if ( ! get_transient( 'dev-env-updated' ) ) {
			// deactivate plugins
			$unwanted_plugins = array(
				'/ithemes-security-pro/ithemes-security-pro.php',
				'/w3-total-cache/w3-total-cache.php',
				'/updraftplus/updraftplus.php',
				'/backupbuddy/backupbuddy.php',
				'/sg-cachepress/sg-cachepress.php',
				'/loginizer/loginizer.php',
				'/google-analytics-for-wordpress/google-analytics-for-wordpress.php',
				'/broken-link-checker/broken-link-checker.php',
				'/better-wp-security/better-wp-security.php'
			);
			if ( count( $unwanted_plugins ) > 0 ) :
				deactivate_plugins( $unwanted_plugins );
			endif;

			// activate plugins
			$dev_plugins = array(
				'/wp-migrate-db-pro/wp-migrate-db-pro.php',
				'/query-monitor/query-monitor.php'
			);
			if ( count( $dev_plugins ) > 0 ) :
				activate_plugins( $dev_plugins );
			endif;

			// Transient is set for 24 hours
			set_transient( 'dev-env-updated', true, ( 60 * 60 * 24 ) );

			error_log( 'dev-env-updated' );
		}
	endif;
}
add_action( 'admin_init', 'mysite_development_environment_setup' );