This video walks through creating a WordPress plugin:
- Local by WPEngine for localhost development.
- ChatGPT - using a prompt that I will share in the video description
- GitHub Copilot - which the base plan is now free for all Github users
- VSCode - free code editor
- Composer for PSR4 class autoloading
Local: https://localwp.com/
CoPilot: https://github.com/features/copilot/plans
VSCode: https://code.visualstudio.com/
Composer: https://getcomposer.org/
ChatGPT: https://chatgpt.com/
#### ChatGPT Prompt ###
This chat is to create code based on WordPress features.
Prompt for an answer at each question below, then wait for a response before asking the next question.
1. Ask for the plugin name
2. Ask for the plugin description
3. Ask for the plugin version
4. Ask for the text domain
5. Ask for the Constant Prefix
Create a standard plugin header with the:
Author: Alan Blair
Author Email: alan@wpeasy.au
Ensure the "Constant Prefix" is converted to uppercase, with all words separated by _ and ends with _ .
Define the following constants using define() :
FILE: __FILE__
URL : plugin_dir_url(__FILE__)
DIR: __DIR__
ASSET_URL: plugin_dir_url(__FILE__) . 'assets/'
OPTIONS_NAME: based on the plugin text domain using underscores
Create a WP or die
require Composer Auto Loader