akirk/my-apps

A WordPress app launcher

1.3.0 2026-04-30 07:04 UTC

Requires (Dev)

• akirk/extract-wp-hooks: ^1.0
• dealerdirect/phpcodesniffer-composer-installer: *
• php-parallel-lint/php-parallel-lint: ^1.3
• phpcompatibility/php-compatibility: *
• wp-coding-standards/wpcs: *

GPL-2.0-or-later

• Alex Kirk

README

• Contributors: akirk
• Tags: apps
• Requires at least: 5.0
• Tested up to: 7.0
• License: GPL-2.0-or-later
• Stable tag: 1.3.0

A WordPress app launcher.

Description

This plugin adds a /my-apps/ route to your WordPress so that it can act as your personal apps launcher — a dashboard that feels like a mobile phone home screen, so you don't have to navigate wp-admin to reach the apps you use.

Apps can be plugins that register their own icon, custom links you add yourself, or plugins you install on demand from the built-in app store.

Features

• Launcher at /my-apps/ with grid or flow layouts, drag-to-reorder, and an edit mode for customization.
• Display settings live in the launcher itself (no admin page): icon size, spacing, grid columns, layout toggle, and an optional personalized greeting. Settings are stored per-device while in edit mode.
• App Store for installing new apps: browse a curated catalog, view app detail pages, and install via WordPress Playground blueprints. Paste a custom blueprint JSON from the clipboard to install anything.
• Auto-registered icons after a blueprint install — if the installed plugin doesn't register its own icon, one is generated with a category-colored gradient.
• Import/export your launcher configuration from the settings dropdown.
• Mobile-friendly: full-screen app store, three icons per row, and a My Apps link in the admin bar on the frontend.

Adding an app from a plugin

Plugins can register their own launcher icon by filtering my_apps_plugins:

add_filter( 'my_apps_plugins', function ( $apps ) {
    // Add your app to the array. These three keys are mandatory:
    $apps['friends'] = array(
        // Name: The name that will be displayed.
        'name'     => __( 'Friends', 'friends' ),
        // The icon as a URL. You can also use a local URL inside a plugin, using `plugins_url()`.
        'icon_url' => 'https://ps.w.org/friends/assets/icon-256x256.png',
        // The URL this should link to.
        'url'      => home_url( '/friends/' ),
    );
    return $apps;
} );

Screenshots

1. The Launcher
2. Launcher settings: layout, icon size, spacing, and import/export
3. The App Store
4. The Recipes overview — curated multi-step guides for getting the most out of WordPress
5. A Recipe detail with numbered steps and one-click installs
6. Another Recipe detail — Bring Your Data In
7. Adding an admin link — browse and search all wp-admin menu items
8. Adding a web link with a custom emoji, image URL, or Dashicon