WP Manifestindependent plugin directory
manifest / developer / hp-dev-config

HP Dev Configuration

Prepare a new staging site that was pushed from live to dev work on the staging server

by HolisticPeople · github.com/holisticpeople/hp-dev-config · website

★ 0stars

Install

Download source zip No release zip yet

This is the repository archive. It installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow.

Install straight from GitHub with WP-CLI:

wp plugin install https://github.com/holisticpeople/hp-dev-config/archive/refs/heads/main.zip
No built-in updater. New versions won't appear under Dashboard → Updates. Install new releases yourself, or let Git Updater track the repository.
Readme github.com/holisticpeople/hp-dev-config ↗

HP Dev Configuration (WordPress)

A simple admin tool under Tools > Dev Configuration to:

  • List installed plugins with current status
  • Choose a per-plugin policy: Enable / Disable / Ignore
  • Toggle predefined "Other actions" (extensible via registry)
  • Save and load multiple named configurations
  • Refresh list (preserves selections) and Apply configuration

This plugin does not auto-enforce; it only applies changes when you click Apply.

Location

  • WordPress admin > Tools > Dev Configuration

Features (v1.1.0)

  • Multiple Configurations: Save different plugin setups with custom names (e.g., "Staging", "Minimal", "Debug")
  • Quick Switch: Load any saved configuration with one click
  • Configuration Management: Create, load, and delete configurations easily

Storage

  • Settings are saved in the dev_config_plugin_settings option.

Other actions (initial stubs)

  • noindex: sets blog_public = 0
  • delete_debug_logs: removes debug.log files from wp-content
  • fluent_smtp_simulation: controls FluentSMTP's email simulation mode
  • setup_mcp: restores WooCommerce MCP credentials and the MCP MU plugin after a production to staging push
  • recover_codex_runner: repairs the staging Codex runner after a production to staging push by enabling HP Core runner settings, rewriting runner.env, restoring runner cron entries, ensuring the daemon, and running one worker pass
  • recover_inspector_worker: restores the dedicated wp hp-inspector process --all --quiet cron after a production to staging push and runs one Inspector worker pass

Extend by editing class-actions.php and adding more entries to the registry.

Development

  • Main file: hp-dev-config.php
  • View: admin-page.php
  • Actions registry: class-actions.php

Deploy to Staging (GitHub Actions)

A workflow is included at .github/workflows/deploy-staging.yml that deploys this plugin directory to your staging server over SSH on push to dev.

Configure these GitHub repo secrets:

  • SSH_HOST: your staging host (e.g. staging-xxxx.kinsta.cloud)
  • SSH_USER: SSH username
  • SSH_PORT: SSH port (optional, default 22)
  • SSH_PRIVATE_KEY: private key (contents) with access to the staging server
  • REMOTE_PATH: absolute path to wp-content/plugins/HP-Dev-Config on the server

The workflow uses rsync over SSH to sync HP-Dev-Config/ to your server, excluding .git and .github.