Herm71 / blackbird-starter-plugin

A starter plugin for plugin development. Registers new settings page with custom options.

Blackbird Starter Plugin

Synopsis

This is a starter-plugin, a basis to build on. This plugin was developed using the WordPress Settings API Tutorial. The plugin creates a new "Settings" admin page, and registers a few input fields. You can copy and paste to add more options based on the examples given.

Because this was developed as a learning tool, it is heavily commented. The bulk of the code resides in blackbird-starter-plugin/lib/functions/bb_admin.php. I have referenced the API calls in the heading comments of each section of the code. This is an evolving process, but I hope to have given enough direction to get you started.

Motivation

I developed this for my own purposes. I came across the Getting Started with WordPress Plugin Development: The Ultimate Guide in a web search. I wanted to get to know the code so I decided to create my own version of it. Something I can clone into a project and craft to my liking. Also, to familiarize myself with the WordPress Settings API.

Installation

1. Download the [Blackbird Starter Plugin zip file] (https://github.com/Herm71/blackbird-starter-plugin.git).
2. In your WordPress Dashboard, navigate to Plugins.
3. Click the Add New button at the top of the page.
4. Click the Upload Plugin button at the top of the screen.
5. Click Choose File
6. Navigate to the blackbird-starter-plugin.zip file you downloaded from GitHub and click open, then click Install Now.
7. Once the plugin is installed, click Activate Plugin.
8. After the plugin is installed, navigate to Settings in the dashboard and you will find a new sub-menu titled, "Blackbird Custom Plugin Menu."

Contributors

Again, I give credit to Otto on WordPress for introducing me to the process and the code structure. Otherwise all code was written by me, Jason Chafin, founder and president of Blackbird Consulting.

Twitter: @BlackbirdConsul

GitHub: /Herm71

License

Creative Commons 1.0 Universal

Change Log

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. This project adheres to Semantic Versioning.

0.1.0 - 2016-02-044

Changed

• Rewrote plugin structure
• Added basic checkbox form to Options page

0.0.1 - 2016-02-044

Added

• Initial Commit
• Developed plugin

Changelog Template

0.0.0 - 2016-01-22

Added

• Initial Commit
• Developed plugin

Changed

• Initial Commit
• Developed plugin

Fixed

• Initial Commit
• Developed plugin

Removed

• Initial Commit
• Developed plugin