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URL Parameter Stripper

Removes specified substrings or query parameters from URLs before saving them to the DB (posts, comments, options, meta).

by Saulo Tauil · github.com/saulogt/url-parameter-stripper

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Install

No release zip yet. The repository archive installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow:

wp plugin install https://github.com/saulogt/url-parameter-stripper/archive/refs/heads/main.zip
Readme github.com/saulogt/url-parameter-stripper ↗

A WordPress plugin that strips unwanted substrings or query parameters from URLs before they are persisted to the database. This repository also contains tooling to validate the plugin structure and produce a submission-ready ZIP file for the WordPress.org plugin directory.

Requirements

  • Node.js 18+ and pnpm (see packageManager field)
  • PHP 6.0+ / WordPress 4.5+ for runtime (per plugin header)
  • zip available on your PATH (used by the bundling task)

Project structure highlights

  • url-parameter-stripper.php: Main plugin entrypoint
  • admin/, includes/: PHP sources
  • languages/: i18n files
  • .distignore: Files excluded from release bundles

Development scripts

pnpm install            # install JS tooling dependencies
pnpm run test           # run minimal structural checks
pnpm run bundle         # uses wp-scripts dist-zip to create url-parameter-stripper.zip

pnpm run test

Runs the PHPUnit suite defined in tests/, currently asserting that the root plugin files exist and include the expected plugin header. Extend this suite as you add more automated checks.

pnpm run bundle

Uses @wordpress/scripts' dist-zip command to package the plugin, respecting .distignore, and outputs url-parameter-stripper.zip at the repository root. Re-run whenever you need a fresh bundle; the previous archive is overwritten.

Release checklist

  1. Update version numbers and changelog/readme as needed.
  2. Run pnpm run test and resolve failures.
  3. (Optional) regenerate translation catalogues via Composer/WP-CLI (composer run makepot).
  4. Run pnpm run bundle and verify the reported ZIP size.
  5. Unzip locally (or inspect via zipinfo) to confirm it contains the plugin slug folder with the expected assets.
  6. Submit url-parameter-stripper.zip to WordPress.org or deploy to your chosen distribution channel.

Contributing

Bug reports and pull requests are welcome. Please follow WordPress coding standards and keep the bundle workflow in sync if you reorganize files.