EvolveWP Plugin Boilerplate

Clean starter template for new EvolveWP ecosystem plugins. Clone this repo to begin a new plugin.

Built by FifeCIC | Part of the EvolveWP Ecosystem

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What This Is

This is the clone template for creating new plugins in the EvolveWP ecosystem. It contains the same architecture as WPSeed but stripped to a clean starting point — no demo content, no example data, ready to rename and build on.

For full documentation, feature showcase, and integration examples, see WPSeed.

Quick Start

1. Clone

# Using the included script (Windows):
.\clone-plugin.ps1 -Name "MyPlugin" -Slug "myplugin"

# Or manually:
git clone https://github.com/FifeCIC/EvolveWP.PluginBoilerplate.git MyPlugin
cd MyPlugin

2. Rename

Find and replace across all files:

• plugin-boilerplate → myplugin
• PluginBoilerplate → MyPlugin
• PLUGIN_BOILERPLATE → MYPLUGIN
• Plugin Boilerplate → My Plugin

3. Activate

1. Place in wp-content/plugins/
2. Run composer install if using Composer autoloading
3. Activate in WordPress Admin → Plugins

What's Included

• WordPress plugin header and bootstrap
• Composer PSR-4 autoloading
• Admin page structure
• REST API base controller
• Asset management framework
• i18n/translation ready
• Uninstall cleanup
• GPL-3.0 license

Documentation

All architecture docs, code examples, and integration guides live in the WPSeed repository:

→ WPSeed Documentation

Requirements

• WordPress 5.6+
• PHP 7.4+
• Composer (recommended)

Support

• GitHub Sponsors: github.com/sponsors/ryanbayne
• Buy Me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/ryanbayne

Licence

GPL-3.0-or-later — see LICENSE for details.