LASNTG Dashboard

A plugin for adding widgets to the WordPress dashboard.

Please see WordPress plugin developer handbook for detailed info.

Development

PHP

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Create .env file.

Add your plugin folder name to the WP_PLUGIN= environment variable.

SITE_URL=localhost:8080
SITE_TITLE=WordPress
WP_PLUGIN=lasntgadmin-dashboard
WP_PLUGINS=groups woocommerce advanced-custom-fields user-role-editor wp-mail-smtp
WP_THEME=storefront
ADMIN_USERNAME=admin
ADMIN_PASSWORD=secret
ADMIN_EMAIL=admin@example.com

Build images and run WordPress.

# build Docker image
docker-compose build # optionally override Dockerfile build arguments by appending --build-arg USER_ID=$(id -u)
# start container
docker-compose up wordpress 

Run the tests

docker exec -ti -u www-data lasntg-plugin_template_wordpress_1 bash
cd /usr/local/src
composer install
composer all

Note: Most WordPress coding convention errors can be automatically fixed by running composer fix

Visit http://localhost:8080/wp-login.php

React

docker run --rm -u node:node -v $(pwd):/usr/local/src -w /usr/local/src -ti node:14-alpine ash
npm install
npm start
npm build

Release a version

Update composer.json file with appropriate name, version and installer-name.

Update Version: 0.0.0 of main plugin file, in this case example-plugin.php.

Use git to commit and push changes to origin.

Use git to tag the commit and push it to origin.

# list existing tag
git tag -l
# tag the commit with appropriate version
git tag -a 0.1.4
# push tag as a release
git push -u origin 0.1.4

Plugins

• Creating your first WooCommerce extension
• Create your first app with Gutenberg data
• Introduction to WordPress Plugin Development
• Tutorial: Adding React Support to a WooCommerce Extension
• Groups Documentation
• WooCommerce Developer Resources
• Evalon WooCommerce Payment Gateway
• Advanced Custom Fields
• WooCommerce Storefront Theme
• WP Mail SMTP