Tasks Manager - WordPress Plugin

A modern, user-friendly WordPress plugin to manage daily tasks, projects, and subtasks. Built for productivity, security, and extensibility.

Features

• Task Management: Create, edit, and view tasks with title, description, project, and status.
• Subtasks: Add unlimited subtasks to any task, each with its own status and description.
• Project Support: Organize tasks under projects (custom taxonomy).
• Status Tracking: Mark tasks and subtasks as Todo, In Progress, or Completed.
• User Access Control: Only logged-in users can access the task manager. Each user sees only their own tasks.
• AJAX-Powered UI: Add tasks and subtasks, and update statuses without page reloads.
• Dark Theme: Beautiful, modern black UI with blue highlights and responsive design.
• Security: Nonce validation, input sanitization, and user authentication for all actions.
• Shortcode: Easily embed the task manager anywhere with [tasks_manager].
• Admin & Public Separation: Clean codebase with clear separation of admin and public logic.
• Hooks & Extensibility: Built with WordPress best practices for easy extension.

Installation

1. Upload the plugin folder to your /wp-content/plugins/ directory.
2. Activate the plugin through the WordPress admin.
3. Add the [tasks_manager] shortcode to any page or post.

Usage

• Access: Only logged-in users can view and manage tasks.
• Add Task: Use the form at the top to add a new task. Assign it to a project and set its status.
• Add Subtask: Click "Add Subtask" on any task to add a subtask. Subtasks can be marked as Todo, In Progress, or Completed.
• Update Status: Change the status of tasks and subtasks using the dropdown menus.
• Projects: Projects are managed as a custom taxonomy. Assign tasks to projects for better organization.

Shortcode

Add the following shortcode to any page or post to display the task manager:

[tasks_manager]

Security

• All AJAX actions are protected by WordPress nonces.
• Only authenticated users can add or update tasks and subtasks.
• All user input is sanitized before saving.
• Users can only see and manage their own tasks.

Customization

• CSS: Edit assets/css/tasks-public.css for custom styles.
• JS: Edit assets/js/tasks-public.js for custom frontend logic.
• Templates: Edit public/partials/tasks-manager.php for markup changes.
• Hooks: Use WordPress hooks to extend or modify plugin behavior.

Developer Notes

• Follows WordPress coding standards.
• Uses OOP for all main functionality.
• Activation and deactivation hooks included.
• All main classes are autoloaded and namespaced where appropriate.
• Includes unit and integration tests (see tests/ folder).

Testing

• Run ./vendor/bin/phpunit to execute PHP tests.
• JavaScript tests are in tests/js/ and can be run with Jest or Jasmine.
• See TESTING.md for more details.

File Structure

• tasks.php - Main plugin file
• includes/ - Core classes (loader, post type, taxonomy)
• admin/ - Admin-specific classes and meta boxes
• public/ - Public-facing classes, templates, and assets
• assets/ - CSS and JS for frontend and admin
• tests/ - Unit, integration, and JS tests

Credits

• Author: Chethan S Poojary (chethanspoojary.com)
• GitHub: https://github.com/tasks-manager

License

GPL-2.0+

For support or feature requests, please open an issue on GitHub.