Plugin Headers for Must-Use Plugins

You don’t necessarily need a plugin header for mu-plugins. Must-use plugins will be loaded regardless. Leaving the header out helps when you need to test something real quick, but when you see that your “test” starts shaping into a real plugin, do add a descriptive header — that’s just good practice :)

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