WP-Battery CLI Plugin

A WordPress CLI plugin that provides commands for creating and managing WP-Battery theme components. This plugin extends WP-CLI to streamline the development workflow with WP-Battery themes.

Requirements

• PHP >= 8.1
• WordPress >= 6.5 (Composer-based), Bedrock recommended
  • WP-CLI installed and configured
• WP-Battery theme framework installed

Installation

1. Install the plugin with composer:

   composer require larsgowebdev/wp-battery-cli

2. Make sure the plugin is activated:

   wp plugin activate wp-battery-cli

3. Verify installation:

   wp help create-wpb-block

Available Commands

Initialize WP-Battery Structure

Creates the required folder structure for a WP-Battery theme.

Usage:

wp init-wpb

This creates the following structure in your theme:

wpb/
├── acf-sync/
├── blocks/
├── cf7-templates/
├── menus/
├── options/
├── pages/
└── template-parts/

Create Block

Creates a new block with required files and structure.

Required arguments:

• --name: Identifier of the block, it will be registered to that name and the folder structure will be named after it.
• --title: Name of the block, displayed in the WP admin area

Usage:

wp create-wpb-block --name=my-block --title="My Block"

Creates:

blocks/my-block/
├── assets/
    ├── my-block-script-all.js 
    ├── my-block-script-editor.js 
    ├── my-block-script-frontend.js 
    ├── my-block-style-all.js 
    ├── my-block-style-editor.js 
    └── my-block-style-frontend.js 
├── block.json
├── my-block-block-renderer.php
└── my-block-block-template.twig

Create Page Template

Creates a new page template with required files.

Required arguments:

• --name: Identifier of the page, the template will be named after it.

Usage:

wp create-wpb-page --name=standard

Creates:

pages/standard/
├── standard-page-renderer.php
└── standard-page-template.twig

Create Menu Configuration

Creates a new menu configuration file.

Required arguments:

• --name: Identifier of the menu, the configuration file will be named after it

Usage:

wp create-wpb-menu --name=main

Creates:

menus/main-menu.php

Create Options Page

Creates a new ACF options page configuration.

Required arguments:

• --name: Identifier of the options page, the configuration file will be named after it

Usage:

wp create-wpb-options --name=site

Creates:

options/site-options.php

Create Custom Post Type

Creates a custom post type configuration file to be automatically loaded by WP-Battery.

Required arguments:

• --name: Identifier of the post type, the configuration file will be named after it
• --namespace: Plugin/Theme namespace, for translations

Usage:

wp create-wpb-post-type --name=product --namespace=my-theme

Creates:

post-types/post-type-products.php

Create Custom Taxonomy

Creates a custom taxonomy configuration file to be automatically loaded by WP-Battery.

Required arguments:

• --name: Identifier of the taxonomy, the configuration file will be named after it
• --namespace: Plugin/Theme namespace, for translations
• --post-type: Which post type this taxonomy will be registered for
  • Note: Currently WP-Battery CLI only supports a single post type here. Of course, more can be added later.

Usage:

wp create-wpb-taxonomy --name=product-category --namespace=my-theme --post-type=product

Creates:

taxonomies/taxonomy-product-category.php

Naming Conventions

All component names must follow these rules:

• Lowercase letters only
• Numbers allowed
• Hyphens and underscores allowed
• No spaces or special characters
• Cannot start or end with hyphen/underscore
• Cannot contain consecutive hyphens/underscores

Examples:

# Valid names
wp create-wpb-block --name=hero-section --title="Hero Section"
wp create-wpb-block --name=testimonials --title="Testimonials"
wp create-wpb-page --name=standard
wp create-wpb-menu --name=footer-menu
wp create-wpb-options --name=site
wp create-wpb-post-type --name=product --namespace=my-theme
wp create-wpb-taxonomy --name=product-category --namespace=my-theme --post-type=product

# Invalid names
wp create-wpb-block --name="Hero Section" # Contains spaces
wp create-wpb-block --name="MYBLOCK"      # Contains uppercase
wp create-wpb-block --name="-block-"      # Starts/ends with hyphen

Renderer Functions

Both blocks and pages support custom render functions for data processing. These functions must:

• Contain the word 'render' in their name
• Accept one parameter ($context)
• Return the modified context

Example:

function render_my_component($context)
{
    $context['custom_data'] = 'value';
    return $context;
}

Safety Features

• Prevents overwriting existing components
• Validates component names before creation
• Provides helpful error messages and suggestions
• Creates .gitkeep files in empty directories
• Adds appropriate .gitignore rules

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch
3. Commit your changes
4. Push to the branch
5. Create a Pull Request

License

This project is licensed under the GPL-2.0 License.