WordPress Plugin Boilerplate

A standardized, organized, object-oriented foundation for building high-quality WordPress Plugins.

Contents

The WordPress Plugin Boilerplate includes the following files:

• .gitignore. Used to exclude certain files from the repository.
• CHANGELOG.md. The list of changes to the core project.
• README.md. The file that you’re currently reading.
• A wp-plugin-starter-pack directory that contains the source code - a fully executable WordPress plugin.

Features

• The Boilerplate is based on the Plugin API, Coding Standards, and Documentation Standards.
• All classes, functions, and variables are documented so that you know what you need to change.
• The Boilerplate uses a strict file organization scheme that corresponds both to the WordPress Plugin Repository structure, and that makes it easy to organize the files that compose the plugin.
• The project includes a .pot file as a starting point for internationalization.

Installation

The Boilerplate can be installed directly into your plugins folder. You will want to rename it and the classes inside of it to fit your needs.

It's safe to activate the plugin at this point. Because the Boilerplate has no real functionality there will be no menu items, meta boxes, or custom post types added until you write the code.

License

The WordPress Plugin Boilerplate is licensed under the GPL v2 or later.

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License, version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA

A copy of the license is included in the root of the plugin’s directory. The file is named LICENSE.

Important Notes

Licensing

The WordPress Plugin Boilerplate is licensed under the GPL v2 or later; however, if you opt to use third-party code that is not compatible with v2, then you may need to switch to using code that is GPL v3 compatible.

For reference, here's a discussion that covers the Apache 2.0 License used by Bootstrap.

Includes

Note that if you include your own classes, or third-party libraries, there are three locations in which said files may go:

• includes is where functionality where you can put all your admin code, custom classes.
• assets is where you can add your site assets i.e images, js, css.
• temlates is for all view templates.

Credits

This plugin boliterplate was initially started by @sourovroy

This version is updated to full stanadard of plugin boilerpate and modified by @code-with-mehedi

Supports for custom development.

If you’re interested in custom plugin development or website customization please contact us. admin@wpcodal.com