My Plugin

A WordPress plugin starter template with CPT, settings page, and frontend assets.

Features

• Custom Post Type registration (myplugin_item) with meta box and admin columns
• Settings page with 8 option fields of various types (checkbox, text, number, select, color, textarea)
• Frontend CSS/JS enqueuing with debug mode
• Frontend rendering via wp_footer hook
• Uninstall handler with configurable data cleanup
• PHP 8.0+ with strict types, namespaces, and modern patterns
• Full WordPress security: nonces, sanitization, escaping, capability checks

File Structure

my-plugin/
├── my-plugin.php              # Main plugin bootstrap
├── uninstall.php              # Cleanup on uninstall
├── readme.txt                 # WordPress.org readme
├── assets/
│   ├── css/plugin.css         # Frontend styles
│   └── js/plugin.js           # Frontend JavaScript
├── includes/
│   ├── class-cpt.php          # CPT registration
│   ├── class-assets.php       # Asset enqueuing
│   ├── class-renderer.php     # Frontend rendering
│   └── class-admin.php        # Admin settings page
└── templates/
    ├── frontend-template.php  # Frontend output template
    ├── option-checkbox.php    # Checkbox field template
    ├── option-select.php      # Select field template
    └── option-text.php        # Text/number/color/textarea template

Usage

1. Activate the plugin
2. Create items under My Plugin → Add New
3. Reference items using #myplugin_item{ID} (e.g. #myplugin_item1)
4. Configure settings under My Plugin → Settings

Requirements

• WordPress 6.0+
• PHP 8.0+