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# WordPress Plugin Boilerplate
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The WordPress Plugin Boilerplate serves as a foundation and aims to provide a clear and consistent guide for building your WordPress plugins.
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## Features
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* The Plugin Boilerplate is fully-based on the WordPress [Plugin API](http://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API)
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* Uses [PHPDoc](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PHPDoc) conventions for easily following the code
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* Liberal use of `TODO` to guide you through what you need to change
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* Uses a strict file organization scheme to make sure the assets are easily maintainable
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* Note that this boilerplate uses `plugin.po` to provide a translation file. This is compatible with [POEdit](http://www.poedit.net/)
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## Contents
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The WordPress Plugin Boilerplate includes the following files:
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* This `README`
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* A subdirectory called `plugin-boilerplate`
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1. Copy the `plugin-boilerplate` directory into your `wp-content/plugins` directory
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2. Navigate to the *Plugins* dashboard page
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3. Locate the menu item that reads *TODO*
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4. Click on *Activate*
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This will activate the WordPress Plugin Boilerplate. Because the Boilerplate has no real functionality, nothing will be added to WordPress; however, this demonstrates exactly how your plugin should behave as you're working with it.
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If you opt to uncomment Line 77 which contains the following line:
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`add_action( 'admin_menu', array( $this, 'plugin_admin_menu' ) );`
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Then a new menu item will be added to the *Plugins* menu.
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## License
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The WordPress Plugin Boilerplate is licensed under the GPL v2 or later.
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> This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
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it under the terms of the GNU General Public License, version 2, as
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published by the Free Software Foundation.
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> This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
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MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
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GNU General Public License for more details.
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> You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
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along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
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Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
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## Changelog
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### 2.1.0 (9 May 2013)
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* Refactoring the ternary operator in the constructor to make the code more readable for developers and to avoid returning an orphaned object
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* Updating certain function names to use verbs to be clearer in their purpose
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* Updating versioning in the plugin and in the `README` to use the `x.y.z` convention rather than the `x.y` convention
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* Adding class property DocBlocks
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* Adding `@since` tags to each of the DocBlocks for methods
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* Cleaning up the PHP code formatting for easier readability
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* Adding a note about POEdit and it being used as my preferred translations
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* Automatically displaying the name of the plugin admin page
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* Changing 'directives' to 'tags'
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* Updating page-level DocBlocks for `plugin.php` and for `uninstall.php`
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### 2.0.1 (7 May 2013)
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* Updating the year of the release of 2.0
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### 2.0.0 (7 May 2013)
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* Disabling the admin menu by default
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* Initializing the attributes
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* Combining the `admin_open` and `admin_close` into a single `admin` view
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* Bringing some of the code up to the WordPress coding standards
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* Added access modifiers for functions
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* Implemented the single pattern
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* **japh**. Merged upstream changes, maintained separation of uninstall functionality
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* **mikkelbreum**. Restricted scripts and styles to load only on plugin settings page if it is enabled.
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* **mikkelbreum**. Added the option for a plugin settings page
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* **mikkelbreum**. Removed the need to customize the URL for `wp_enqueue_style` and `wp_enqueue_scripts`
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* **mikkelbreum**. Corrected action book for `register_admin_styles`
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* **tbwiii**. Listed jQuery as a dependency for both JavaScript sources
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* **japh**. Added an `uninstall.php` placeholder
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* **leewillis77**. Improved the way language files are loaded
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* **wesbos**. Updated the year to 2013
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### 1.0 (29 November 2012)
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* Official Release
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## Author Information
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The WordPress Plugin Boilerplate was originally started and is maintained by [Tom McFarlin](http://twitter.com/tommcfarlin/), but is constantly under development thanks to the contributions from the many WordPress developers throughout the world.
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