PlugKit

Plugkit is a CLI tool designed for rapid WordPress plugin development. It streamlines the process using a modern tech stack, helping you build plugins faster and more efficiently.

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Installation

Mac

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL dub.sh/plugkit/mac)"

Linux

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL dub.sh/plugkit/linux)"

Windows

Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force; [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol -bor 3072; iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://dub.sh/plugkit/windows'))

Usage

Plugkit provides several commands to help you develop WordPress plugins:

Create a new plugin

plugkit create my-plugin

This command will create a new WordPress plugin with the given name. It will prompt you for additional configuration details like plugin description, version, author information, etc.

Run in development mode

plugkit serve my-plugin
# or
plugkit serve

This command runs the plugin in development mode, starting the development server.

Check version

plugkit version

Shows the current version of Plugkit.

Build plugin

plugkit build

Builds the plugin for production.

After creating a new plugin, you'll need to:

1. Navigate to the plugin directory: cd my-plugin
2. Install dependencies: npm install
3. Install PHP dependencies: composer install
4. Start development: npm run dev