Fix plugin-check CLI path error caused by wp-env folder naming

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wp-env now names plugin folders after the zip filename. Using plugin-check.latest-stable.zip creates a plugin-check.latest-stable/ folder, but the action expects plugin-check/cli.php.

Changes

• Updated plugin download URL in action.yml from plugin-check.latest-stable.zip to plugin-check.zip

This ensures wp-env creates the folder as plugin-check/, matching the hardcoded CLI path at line 177.

Original prompt

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This section details on the original issue you should resolve

<issue_title>cli.php not found when using plugin-check.latest-stable.zip URL</issue_title>
<issue_description>## Description

The action started failing around January 16, 2026 with the error:

Error: Required file 'cli.php' doesn't exist (from runtime argument).

Root Cause

The issue is that wp-env now names plugin folders after the zip filename. When downloading plugin-check.latest-stable.zip, the folder is created as plugin-check.latest-stable instead of plugin-check.

The action then looks for cli.php at:

./wp-content/plugins/plugin-check/cli.php

But the actual path is:

./wp-content/plugins/plugin-check.latest-stable/cli.php

Evidence

Working run (Jan 15, 2026):

plugin-check    active    none    1.8.0

Failing run (Jan 16, 2026):

plugin-check.latest-stable    active    none    1.8.0

Workaround

Using plugin-check.zip instead of plugin-check.latest-stable.zip in the wp-env config creates the correct folder name:

{
  "plugins": [
    "https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/plugin-check.zip"
  ]
}

Suggested Fix

Update the action to use plugin-check.zip URL or dynamically determine the actual plugin folder name before running the check command.

Environment

• Action version: v1 (SHA: ec9b3fe)
• WordPress: latest
• @wordpress/env: latest</issue_description>

Comments on the Issue (you are @copilot in this section)

@westonruter I'm also [seeing this](https://github.com/WordPress/performance/actions/runs/21077379098/job/60622787395?pr=2332#step:3:245) in the `plugin-check` action: https://github.com/WordPress/performance/pull/2332

Starting 'wp plugin check auto-sizes --format=json --ignore-codes=readme_reserved_contributors,WordPress.WP.I18n.TextDomainMismatch --exclude-files=.wp-env.json --slug=auto-sizes --require=./wp-content/plugins/plugin-check/cli.php' on the cli container.
Error: Required file 'cli.php' doesn't exist (from runtime argument).
✖ Command failed with exit code 1
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• Fixes cli.php not found when using plugin-check.latest-stable.zip URL #490

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🔍 WordPress Plugin Check Report

❌ Status: Failed

📊 Report

🎯 Total Issues	❌ Errors	⚠️ Warnings
9	8	1

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❌ Errors (8)

📁 hello.php (7 errors)

📍 Line	🔖 Check	💬 Message
0	plugin_header_no_license	Missing "License" in Plugin Header. Please update your Plugin Header with a valid GPLv2 (or later) compatible license.
0	missing_direct_file_access_protection	PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
49	WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.rand_mt_rand	mt_rand() is discouraged. Use the far less predictable wp_rand() instead.
62	WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.OutputNotEscaped	All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '__'.
62	WordPress.WP.I18n.TextDomainMismatch	Mismatched text domain. Expected 'hello-dolly-copy' but got 'hello-dolly'.
63	WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.OutputNotEscaped	All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$lang'.
64	WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.OutputNotEscaped	All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$chosen'.

📁 readme.txt (1 error)

📍 Line	🔖 Check	💬 Message
0	no_plugin_readme	The plugin readme.txt does not exist.

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⚠️ Warnings (1)

📁 hello.php (1 warning)

📍 Line	🔖 Check	💬 Message
72	WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedFunctionFound	Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "dolly_css".

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