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docs/v3/modules/WPLoader.md

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 * `configFile` - defaults to an empty string, an additional configuration file to include **before** loading WordPress. Any instruction in this fill will run **before** any WordPress file is included.
 * `contentFolder` - defaults to an empty string; the path, relative to the `wpRootFolder` or absolute, to the content folder if different from the default one or the one defined by the `WP_CONTENT_DIR` constant; if the `WP_CONTENT_DIR` constant is defined in a config file (see the `configFile` parameter) this will be ignored.
 * `pluginsFolder` - defaults to an empty string; the path, relative to the `wpRootFolder` or absolute, to the plugins folder from the `wpRootFolder` if different from the default one or the one defined by the `WP_PLUGIN_DIR` constant; if the `WP_PLUGIN_DIR` constant is defined in a config file (see the `configFile` parameter) this will be ignored.
-* `plugins` - defaults to an empty string; a list of plugins that should be loaded before any test case runs and after mu-plugins have been loaded; these should be defined in the `folder/plugin-file.php` format.
-* `activatePlugins` - defaults to an empty string, a list of plugins that will be activated before any test case runs and after WordPress is fully loaded and set up; these should be defined in the `folder/plugin-file.php` format; when the `multisite` option is set to `true` the plugins will be **network activated** during the installation.
+* `plugins` - defaults to an empty array; a list of plugins that should be loaded before any test case runs and after mu-plugins have been loaded; these should be defined in the `folder/plugin-file.php` format.
+* `activateplugins` - defaults to an empty array, a list of plugins that will be activated before any test case runs and after wordpress is fully loaded and set up; these should be defined in the `folder/plugin-file.php` format; when the `multisite` option is set to `true` the plugins will be **network activated** during the installation.
+* `activatePluginsSilently` - defaults to an empty array, a list of plugins that will be **silently** activated, thus not firing the plugins' activation actions, before any test case runs and after wordpress is fully loaded and set up; these should be defined in the `folder/plugin-file.php` format; when the `multisite` option is set to `true` the plugins will be **network activated** during the installation.
 * `bootstrapActions` - defaults to an empty string, a list of actions, **static functions** or functions that should be called after before any test case runs, after plugins have been loaded and activated; static functions should be defined in the YAML array format:
     ```yaml
     bootstrapActions: