wp-laracode - WordPress Plugin Generator with Laravel Components

Create isolated, modern WordPress plugins using Laravel's power without conflicts. wp-laracode provides a robust framework for developing WordPress plugins that leverage Laravel's elegant syntax and powerful features while maintaining complete isolation between plugins. Each plugin gets its own container, dependencies, and CLI tool - ensuring zero collisions in multi-plugin environments.

✨ Features

• 🚀 Complete Dependency Isolation: Each plugin has its own vendor/ directory and autoloader
• ⚡ Plugin-Specific CLI: Generated plugins include their own Laravel Zero binary
• 🔥 Livewire 3 Integration: Build reactive interfaces with WordPress-native REST endpoints
• 🗄️ Eloquent ORM: Use Laravel's database layer with WordPress's $wpdb connection
• 🎨 Blade Templating: Full Blade support with plugin-specific view compilation
• 🔧 Modern PHP: Requires PHP 8.1+ with type safety and modern practices
• 🔄 WordPress-First: Integrates naturally with WordPress hooks, filters, and standards

📦 Quick Start

1. Install the CLI Tool

composer global require andexer/wp-laracode

2. Create a New Plugin

# Navigate to your WordPress plugins directory
cd /path/to/wordpress/wp-content/plugins

# Create a new plugin
wp-laracode new my-awesome-plugin

3. Start Developing

# Enter your plugin directory
cd my-awesome-plugin

# Use the plugin's own CLI
./my-awesome-plugin make:livewire ContactForm
./my-awesome-plugin make:model Product
./my-awesome-plugin migrate

# See all available commands
./my-awesome-plugin list

4. Activate in WordPress

1. The plugin will appear in WordPress Admin → Plugins
2. Click "Activate"
3. Start building!

🏗️ Architecture

wp-laracode creates self-contained WordPress plugins with this structure:

my-awesome-plugin/
├── my-awesome-plugin.php          # WordPress entry point
├── my-awesome-plugin              # Plugin-specific CLI binary
├── app/                           # [USER LOGIC] Your application code
│   ├── Http/                      # Controllers, Livewire Components
│   ├── Models/                    # Eloquent models
│   └── Providers/                 # AppServiceProvider (User config)
├── bootstrap/                     # [FRAMEWORK KERNEL]
│   ├── app.php                    # Application Bootstrapper
│   └── Kernel/                    # Core Framework Logic (Console, Services, Hooks)
├── config/                        # Isolated configuration
├── vendor/                        # Plugin's own dependencies (Scoped)
└── composer.json                  # Namespaced autoloading

🎯 Why wp-laracode?

Developing WordPress plugins with modern PHP practices can be challenging due to dependency conflicts and WordPress's procedural nature. wp-laracode solves this by providing:

• Zero Collisions: Multiple plugins can use different Laravel versions
• Modern Workflow: Use Laravel's artisan-like commands
• Maintainable Code: Object-oriented, testable architecture
• Fast Development: Generate components with CLI commands

📖 Documentation

Basic Usage

# Create a new plugin with custom namespace
wp-laracode new booking-system --namespace="BookingSystem"

# Create with specific options
wp-laracode new ecommerce \
  --description="WooCommerce enhancements" \
  --author="Your Name" \
  --license="GPL-2.0-or-later"

# Overwrite existing directory
wp-laracode new my-plugin --force

Plugin CLI Commands

Once inside your plugin directory:

# Make new components
./my-plugin make:livewire Dashboard
./my-plugin make:model Order --migration
./my-plugin make:controller ApiController

# Localization
./my-plugin lang:add es fr
./my-plugin lang:update

# Database operations
./my-plugin migrate
./my-plugin make:migration create_products_table
./my-plugin db:seed

# Development helpers
./my-plugin route:list
./my-plugin storage:link
./my-plugin config:cache

Livewire in WordPress

wp-laracode automatically sets up Livewire with WordPress:

// In your Livewire component
namespace App\Http\Livewire;

use Livewire\Component;

class ContactForm extends Component
{
    public $name;
    public $email;
    
    public function submit()
    {
        // Validation and WordPress integration
        $this->validate([
            'name' => 'required',
            'email' => 'required|email',
        ]);
        
        // Use WordPress functions
        wp_insert_post([
            'post_title' => $this->name,
            'post_content' => $this->email,
            'post_type' => 'contact_submission',
        ]);
        
        session()->flash('message', 'Form submitted successfully!');
    }
    
    public function render()
    {
        return view('livewire.contact-form');
    }
}

🔧 Requirements

• PHP 8.1 or higher
• Composer 2.0 or higher
• WordPress 5.9 or higher
• MySQL 5.7+ or MariaDB 10.3+

🚀 Advanced Features

Multiple Plugin Support

Run multiple wp-laracode plugins simultaneously without conflicts:

# Plugin A (uses Laravel 10)
wp-content/plugins/plugin-a/
├── plugin-a
└── vendor/ (Laravel 10)

# Plugin B (uses Laravel 11)
wp-content/plugins/plugin-b/
├── plugin-b
└── vendor/ (Laravel 11)

Custom Service Providers

Extend your plugin with custom service providers:

./my-plugin make:provider PaymentServiceProvider

Database Integration

Use Eloquent with WordPress tables:

namespace App\Models;

use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;

class Post extends Model
{
    protected $table = 'posts';
    protected $primaryKey = 'ID';
    
    public function meta()
    {
        return $this->hasMany(PostMeta::class, 'post_id', 'ID');
    }
}

🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please see our Contributing Guide for details.

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch
3. Make your changes
4. Submit a pull request

📄 License

wp-laracode is open-source software licensed under the MIT license.

For Companies

If your company:

• Has more than 10 employees
• Generates revenue using this software
• Offers commercial products/services based on this code

Please consider:

1. Obtaining a commercial license
2. Becoming a sponsor
3. Contributing improvements

This is not a legal requirement, but an ethical request to support ongoing open-source development.

🛠️ Support

• 📚 Documentation
• 🐛 Issue Tracker
• 💬 Discussions
• 🚀 Changelog

🤝 Contributors

We welcome contributors! If you would like to improve wp-laracode, please read our Contribution Guide.

This project is maintained by Andexer Arvelo.

☕ Donations

If you find this project useful, please consider making a donation to support its active development (completely optional).

• PayPal

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🤝 Support & Contributions

I am open to collaborations and support to keep improving wp-laracode! You can contribute in several ways:

• Code Contributions: Pull requests are always welcome. If you have a fix or a new feature, feel free to submit it!
• Direct Collaborators: If you want to be more involved in the project as a direct collaborator, please get in touch.
• Financial Support: If this tool saves you time or helps your business, consider making a donation. Every bit helps to maintain and improve the framework.

💸 Donations

You can support the project financially via PayPal:

👉 Donate via PayPal

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Ready to transform your WordPress development? Install wp-laracode today and start building better plugins with Laravel's power and WordPress's flexibility!

composer global require andexer/wp-laracode
wp-laracode new your-plugin-name

Happy coding! 🎉

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