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wpbp/generator
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Generator of Wordpress Plugin Boilerplate Powered

1.3.9(2y ago)832.3kGPL-3.0-or-laterPHP >=7.0

Since Sep 2Compare

[ Source](https://github.com/WPBP/generator)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/wpbp/generator)[ Docs](https://wpbp.github.io/)[ RSS](/packages/wpbp-generator/feed)WikiDiscussions Synced yesterday

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WPBP Generator
==============

[](#wpbp-generator)

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This generator (based on PHP) parse the [WordPress Plugin Boilerplate Powered](https://github.com/WPBP/WordPress-Plugin-Boilerplate-Powered) and remove the stuff that you don't need.

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

Let's have a look on what you need and how to install it:

### Debian/Ubuntu

[](#debianubuntu)

`sudo apt install php php-zip php-mbstring php-yaml`

### Fedora/Centos

[](#fedoracentos)

`sudo dnf install php php-zip php-mbstring php-yaml`

### Mac OS

[](#mac-os)

`brew install pkg-config zlib``pecl install zip mbstring yaml`(source: )

Install
-------

[](#install)

From [here](https://github.com/WPBP/generator/releases) you can download the phar version or you can chose to install it with composer:

`composer global require wpbp/generator:dev-master`

Add this directory to your PATH in your ~/.bash\_profile (or ~/.bashrc) like this:

`export PATH=~/.composer/vendor/bin:$PATH`

Execute
-------

[](#execute)

`wpbp-generator --help` to get a list of commands

```
--dark
     Use a dark theme for console output.

--dev
     Download from the master branch (the development version).

--help
     Show the help page for this command.

--json
     Generate a wpbp.json file in the current folder. Suggested to use the WordPress plugin folder.

--no-download
     Do you want to execute composer and npm manually? This is your flag!

--verbose
     Verbose output. Because this can be helpful for debugging!

```

wpbp.json
---------

[](#wpbpjson)

This [file](https://github.com/WPBP/generator/blob/master/generator/wpbp.json) contains all the default variables that will be used to scaffold the boilerplate.

- *plugin*/*author* section includes [Plugin names for the WordPress plugin standard](https://developer.wordpress.org/plugins/plugin-basics/header-requirements/) but also the Comments section in every file
- *public-assets* section includes code for frontend that [enqueue CSS and JS file](https://developer.wordpress.org/plugins/javascript/enqueuing/#enqueue-script)
- *act-deact* section includes the code on [activation/deactivation of the plugin itself](https://developer.wordpress.org/plugins/plugin-basics/activation-deactivation-hooks/) and the [uninstall.php file](https://developer.wordpress.org/plugins/plugin-basics/uninstall-methods/#method-2-uninstall-php)
- *admin-assets* section includes code for backend that [enqueue CSS and JS file](https://developer.wordpress.org/plugins/javascript/enqueuing/#enqueue-script), `settings` values are for the Plugin setting page and admin for the rest of backend, `admin-page` add a new setting plugin page
- *ajax* section add code for [WordPress Ajax](https://codex.wordpress.org/AJAX_in_Plugins) system for [logged/non-logged users](https://developer.wordpress.org/plugins/javascript/enqueuing/#ajax-action)
- *git-repo* execute automatically `git init` in the folder created
- *block* adds the support for a custom block, *grumphp* adds the support for [GrumPHP](https://github.com/phpro/grumphp) and *phpstan* for [PHPStan](https://github.com/phpstan/phpstan)
- *phpcs/phpstan* enable predefined settings and rulesets for this tools
- *unit-test* adds the `tests` folder and `codeception.dist.yml` file with the various packages for composer about [Codeception](https://codeception.com/)
- *wpcli* adds the support in the plugin code for the [WP-CLI tool](https://wp-cli.org/)
- *language-files* adds the [po/mo files and the code to load custom languages files](https://developer.wordpress.org/plugins/internationalization/how-to-internationalize-your-plugin/)
- *libraries* includes all the composer packages that will be downloaded with the related example code in the boilerplate itself, removing them will not add it
- *snippet* in the various subsections add specific code snippet integrated for the various needs in WordPress, removing them will not add it

###  Health Score

35

—

LowBetter than 77% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity29

Limited adoption so far

Community2

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity71

Established project with proven stability

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~61 days

Recently: every ~96 days

Total

45

Last Release

876d ago

PHP version history (3 changes)1.0.0-betaPHP >=5.5

1.1.1PHP >=5.6

1.1.8PHP >=7.0

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/403283?v=4)[Daniele Scasciafratte](/maintainers/Mte90)[@Mte90](https://github.com/Mte90)

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