# Plugin load order?

**URL:** <https://forum.getkirby.com/t/plugin-load-order/1701>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Tags:** v2\
**Created:** [July 28, 2015, 7:21am UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/plugin-load-order/1701 "2015-07-28T07:21:26Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 28, 2015, 10:47am UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/plugin-load-order/1701/2 "2015-07-28T10:47:55Z")

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You can load your plugin dependencies from within the plugin that needs it:

```php
$returnValue = kirby()->plugin('test-plugin');

```

The `test-plugin` plugin won’t be loaded again later, so using that function as often as you need doesn’t cause any problems. The return value is stored for later use.

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