how to activate a plugin inside a theme

TGM Plugin Activation Class looks awesome!*

[…] the TGM_Plugin_Activation class can automatically install and
activate multiple plugins that are either pre-packaged with a theme or
downloaded from the WordPress Plugin Repository.

And here’s an introduction to it: http://wp.tutsplus.com/articles/intro-to-tgm-plugin-activation-class-for-wordpress/

*Disclaimer: I haven’t had a chance to try it out for myself… yet.

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