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Plugin Description
Part of the free WordPress Development Kit that I have been putting together to help automate the dozen-plus free and premium plugins that I have been creating over the years.
This is one more cog in the system that helps cut down on manual page updates that show things like change logs, latest news, and other details the customer base finds relevant or useful.
You can learn more via my WordPress Development Kit articles.
This plugin will do more as my WordPress Development Kit and related processes are refined.
Special thanks to WordCamp Atlanta for planting the seeds that grew into this project.
If you’ve not been to a local WordCamp you should attend one soon.
Usage
Set the location of your production plugins.json file via the Settings/WP Dev Kit menu item in the admin panel of your site.
You can learn more about the plugins.json format from the WP Dev Kit repository on Bitbucket.
Yup, it is also GPL and a public repo so go ahead and check it out.
The plugins.json is a simple text file that lists your plugin slugs and version information.
Put the plugins.json plus the readme.txt file from your plugin, renamed _readme.txt into a directory on your server.
Now use the shortcodes noted below and the plugin information from your readme will be rendered in your page when using details mode.
List mode will list all of the plugins that appear in your plugins.json file.
Go to a page or post and use the wpdevkit shortcode.
Actions
[wpdevkit action=”list”] to list out the production plugins metadata in a stylized format.
[wpdevkit action=”filelist”] to create a download list of files
Styles (default: formatted)
[wpdevkit action=’list’ style=’formatted’] list the details in an HTML formatted layout
[wpdevkit action=”list” style=”raw”] to list out the production plugins metadata in a print_r array format (ugly mode).
Types (default: basic)
[wpdevkit action=’list’ type=’basic’] list basic details = version, updated, directory, wp versions
[wpdevkit action=’list’ type=’detailed’] list all details = version, updated, directory, wp versions, description
Slug (default: none = list ALL)
[wpdevkit action=”list” slug=”wordpress-dev-kit-plugin”] to list out the production metadata in a stylized format for a single product.
Target (default: production)
[wpdevkit action=”list” slug=”wordpress-dev-kit-plugin” target=”production”] to list out the production metadata for production builds.
[wpdevkit action=”list” slug=”wordpress-dev-kit-plugin” target=”prerelease”] to list out the production metadata for prerelease builds.
Example
You can see the current iteration of the plugin in action on my site.
The Current Releases section is updated automatically whenever I use my WP Dev Kit to publish a release to the public WordPress Plugin Directory or when premium add-ons are published to my site.
WP Dev Kit uses Grunt tasks and the plugins.json file to automate my production.
This plugin ties into that automated production system to create things like the WordPress shortcodes above to create formatted output on my site with no direct editing required.
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