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Cat Picks

WJCT WordPress Skills Test Repo for plugin

by Shoaib Chaudhry · github.com/shoaib707/cat-picks · website

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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/shoaib707/cat-picks/archive/refs/heads/main.zip
Readme github.com/shoaib707/cat-picks ↗

A WordPress plugin built for the WJCT Full Stack Developer skills test.

What It Does

  • Registers a public custom post type named Cat Picks.
  • Adds a Featured By meta field to Cat Picks in WordPress admin.
  • Saves the field with nonce, capability, and sanitization checks.
  • Displays the Featured By value on the front end when viewing a single Cat Pick.

Note: the prompt says to display the value on a single Staff Pick. Since the requested custom post type is Cat Picks, this plugin displays it on single Cat Pick views.

Installation

  1. Copy this folder into wp-content/plugins/cat-picks.
  2. In WordPress admin, go to Plugins.
  3. Activate Cat Picks.

Testing

  1. In WordPress admin, go to Cat Picks > Add New.
  2. Add a title and content.
  3. Enter a value in the Featured By meta box.
  4. Publish the Cat Pick.
  5. View the single Cat Pick on the front end and confirm the Featured By value appears below the content.

With More Time

  • I would add a small block or template part integration so themes can place the Featured By value more flexibly.
  • I would add automated tests around post type registration and meta saving if this were going into a larger production codebase.

AI Assistance

I used ChatGPT Codex to assist me with the plugin, used WordPress documentation for implementation approach, and drafted this README using ChatGPT.