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create-wp-plugin-cli

An interactive scaffolder for modern WordPress plugins: PHP 8.2, PSR-4, coding standards, PHPUnit tests and GitHub CI from the first commit.

RoleAuthor & Maintainer
TypeCLI tool · npm · 2026
StackNode.js, Commander, Inquirer, PHP, PHPUnit, Jest
Timeline2026

Scaffolding professional plugins

Most plugin boilerplate generators are outdated or generate bloated code. create-wp-plugin-cli produces clean, PSR-4 compliant WordPress plugins with modern unit testing and automated CI workflows built-in.

Developer Experience

  • Interactive terminal wizard for configuring plugin slug, namespace, and hooks
  • Automated GitHub Actions CI for matrix testing across PHP 7.4 to 8.3 and WordPress versions
  • Built-in PHPUnit test suite, Composer autoloader, and PHP_CodeSniffer with WordPress-Core rulesets

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