Morden Toolkit

Lightweight developer tools for WordPress: Debug Manager, Query Monitor, Htaccess Editor, PHP Config presets.

Overview

Morden Toolkit is a WordPress plugin that provides essential developer tools with a simple UI and safety-first approach. This plugin is designed to provide easy access to debugging, performance monitoring, configuration file editing, and PHP settings management with automatic backup systems.

Features

🔧 Debug Management

• One-click debug mode toggle - Enable/disable WP_DEBUG, WP_DEBUG_LOG, etc.
• Smart debug log viewer - Filter by level, time, search logs
• Safe configuration - Auto-backup wp-config.php before modifications
• Clear debug logs - Clean logs with one click

📊 Query Monitor & Performance

• Admin bar integration - Performance metrics integrated with WordPress admin bar
• Unified display - Execution time, memory usage, and query count in one indicator
• Query Monitor style - Visual design consistent with popular developer tools
• Click-to-expand details - Detail panel appears from bottom of screen when clicked
• Real-time monitoring - Database queries, execution time, memory usage
• Detailed metrics - PHP version, WordPress version, peak memory
• Mobile responsive - Optimal display on all device sizes

📝 File Editor

• Safe .htaccess editing - Built-in syntax validation
• Auto-backup system - Max 3 backups with timestamp
• One-click restore - Rollback to previous backup
• Common snippets - WordPress rewrite, caching, compression, security headers
• Site accessibility test - Auto-restore if site breaks

⚙️ PHP Configuration

• Preset-based config - Basic, Medium, High performance presets
• Multiple methods - .htaccess, wp-config.php, .user.ini support
• Auto-detection - Smart method selection based on server environment
• Current config display - View active PHP settings
• Visual comparison - Compare current vs preset values

Installation

Via WordPress Admin

1. Download plugin zip file
2. Upload via Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin
3. Activate plugin
4. Access via Tools → Morden Toolkit

Via FTP

1. Extract plugin files
2. Upload morden-toolkit folder to /wp-content/plugins/
3. Activate via WordPress admin

Via WP-CLI

wp plugin install morden-toolkit.zip --activate

Usage

Debug Management

1. Go to Tools → Morden Toolkit
2. Click Debug Management tab
3. Toggle debug mode ON/OFF
4. View current debug settings status
5. Clear logs or view detailed logs

Query Monitor

1. Enable Performance Bar in Query Monitor tab
2. Performance bar will appear at bottom of page for logged-in users
3. Click info icon for detailed metrics
4. Monitor database queries, execution time, memory usage

File Editor

1. Access .htaccess Editor tab
2. Edit file content with syntax highlighting
3. File is automatically backed up before save
4. Restore from backup if needed
5. Insert common snippets with one-click

PHP Config

1. Select PHP Config tab
2. Choose preset: Basic, Medium, or High Performance
3. Preview setting changes
4. Apply configuration
5. System auto-detects best method (.htaccess, wp-config, .user.ini)

Security Features

• Capability checking - Requires manage_options
• Nonce verification - All AJAX requests protected
• Content validation - Block malicious code patterns
• Advanced fail-safe mechanism - Multi-layer protection for wp-config.php modifications
• Atomic operations - Safe file operations with rollback and emergency recovery
• Comprehensive validation - PHP syntax, site accessibility, and WordPress constants validation
• Multiple backup points - Enhanced backup system with pre-restore emergency backups
• Post-rollback validation - Ensures site accessibility after recovery operations
• Site monitoring - Test accessibility after .htaccess changes
• Clean uninstall - Remove all modifications on plugin deletion

System Requirements

• WordPress: 5.0 or higher
• PHP: 7.4 or higher
• MySQL: 5.6+ or MariaDB 10.1+
• Server: Apache with mod_rewrite or Nginx

File Structure

morden-toolkit/
├── morden-toolkit.php          # Main plugin file
├── uninstall.php              # Cleanup on uninstall
├── includes/                  # Core classes
│   ├── class-plugin.php       # Service container
│   ├── class-debug.php        # Debug management
│   ├── class-query-monitor.php # Performance monitoring
│   ├── class-htaccess.php     # File editing
│   ├── class-php-config.php   # PHP configuration
│   ├── class-file-manager.php # Backup/restore
│   └── helpers.php           # Utility functions
├── admin/                    # Admin interface
│   ├── views/               # Template files
│   └── assets/             # CSS/JS files
├── public/                  # Frontend assets
│   └── assets/             # Performance bar CSS/JS
├── data/                   # Configuration data
│   └── presets/           # PHP config presets
├── docs/                  # Documentation
├── tests/                 # Unit & integration tests
└── languages/            # Translation files

Development

Local Setup

git clone https://github.com/morden-pro/morden-toolkit.git
cd morden-toolkit
composer install --dev
npm install --dev

Running Tests

# Unit tests
vendor/bin/phpunit tests/unit/

# Integration tests
vendor/bin/phpunit tests/integration/

# All tests
vendor/bin/phpunit

Code Standards

• WordPress Coding Standards
• PHP 7.4+ compatibility
• JSHint for JavaScript
• SCSS for styles

Contributing

1. Fork repository
2. Create feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit changes (git commit -m 'Add amazing feature')
4. Push branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open Pull Request

Changelog

[1.0.0] - 2024-08-16

Added

• Initial release
• Debug management with wp-config.php integration
• Query monitor with performance bar
• Safe .htaccess editor with auto-backup
• PHP configuration presets with multi-method support
• Comprehensive admin interface with tabbed navigation
• Security features and permission checking
• Complete test suite
• Translation support

License

GPL v2 or later - see LICENSE file

Support

• Documentation: docs/
• Issues: GitHub Issues
• Support Forum: WordPress.org Support

Credits

Developed by Morden Pro with focus on simplicity, safety, and developer experience.

This plugin is designed for developers who need essential WordPress tools in one lightweight and safe package.