wpdesk/wp-init

Bootstrap for a WordPress plugin

v1.0.0 2026-06-10 19:26 UTC

Requires

• php: >=7.4 | ^8
• php-di/php-di: ^6 || ^7
• psr/container: ^1 || ^2

Requires (Dev)

• brain/monkey: ^2.6
• phpunit/phpunit: ^8 || ^9
• symfony/filesystem: ^5.4 || ^6.2
• wpdesk/phpstan-rules: ^1.1
• wpdesk/wp-code-sniffer: ^1.3

Suggests

• wpdesk/wp-init-plugin-free: Preset for free WP Desk plugins.
• wpdesk/wp-init-plugin-paid: Preset for paid WP Desk plugins.

MIT

• WP Desk
• Octolize
• Bartek Jaskulski

• plugin
• bootstrap
• wordpress

README

wp-init keeps WordPress plugin bootstrapping in one small entrypoint and one declarative config file. It wires PHP-DI services, hookable classes, optional modules, boot gates, and activation/deactivation handlers.

Installation

For the core bootstrap library:

composer require wpdesk/wp-init

For WP Desk free plugin defaults, install the free preset package instead:

composer require wpdesk/wp-init-plugin-free

For WP Desk paid plugin defaults, install the paid preset package:

composer require wpdesk/wp-init-plugin-paid

The preset packages install wpdesk/wp-init and the packages required by their modules.

Bootstrapping a plugin

Keep the main plugin file minimal:

<?php
/**
 * Plugin Name: Example Plugin
 */

use WPDesk\Init\Init;

require __DIR__ . '/vendor/autoload.php';

Init::setup( __DIR__ . '/config.php' )->boot();

The config file may be minimal:

<?php

return [
	'services' => __DIR__ . '/config/services.php',
	'hooks' => __DIR__ . '/config/hooks',
];

WP Desk plugin presets are enabled explicitly through modules:

<?php

use WPDesk\Init\PluginFree\FreePluginModule;
use WPDesk\Init\PluginFree\RequirementsModule;
use WPDesk\Init\PluginFree\WPDeskTrackerModule;

return [
	'services' => __DIR__ . '/config/services.php',
	'hooks' => __DIR__ . '/config/hooks',
	'cache_path' => 'generated',
	'environment' => 'production',
	'modules' => [
		FreePluginModule::class => null,
		RequirementsModule::class => [
			'requirements' => [
				'plugins' => [
					[
						'name' => 'woocommerce/woocommerce.php',
						'nice_name' => 'WooCommerce',
					],
				],
			],
		],
		WPDeskTrackerModule::class => [
			'shops' => [
				'default' => 'https://wpdesk.net',
				'pl_PL' => 'https://www.wpdesk.pl',
			],
		],
	],
	'gates' => [
		\Vendor\Plugin\Infrastructure\CustomCompatibilityGate::class,
	],
	'activate' => [
		static function ( \Vendor\Plugin\Migrations $migrations ): void {
			$migrations->migrate();
		},
	],
	'deactivate' => [
		\Vendor\Plugin\Hooks\CleanupOnDeactivate::class,
	],
];

Main concepts:

• Hookable classes are the primary way to register WordPress hooks.
• Callable bindings are for small one-shot boot or lifecycle work.
• Modules are explicit opt-in bootstrap features with module-owned config.
• Boot gates stop the plugin before normal hook registration when viability checks fail.
• Activation and deactivation are handled explicitly through activate and deactivate config.

See configuration for the full config shape, legacy migration for wp-builder migration, and prefixing for PHP-Scoper setup.

Credits

This package is heavily inspired by Cedaro's wp-plugin and Alain Schlesser's basic-scaffold.

License

Copyright (c) 2024 WPDesk

This library is licensed under MIT.