Plugin Display Names
- Mailchimp
- bbPress
- MailPoet
- Yoast SEO
Plugin Slugs
- mailchimp
- bbpress
- wysija-newsletters
- wordpress-seo
You can't rename things
Though you can rebrand...
Pick a Good Name
Especially one you can spell
Names (and Brands) Are Protected
Beware of angry emails
Names Become URLs
- jQuery Tapdancing Monkeys
jquery-tapdancing-monkeys
- WordPress Plugin for Extending TARDIS
wordpress-plugin-for-extending-tardis
- Ford C-MAX Stats
ford-c-max-stats
Names Mean Something
He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named aside...
Names Should Be Self Evident
function add_post_type()class Step1{}$whatpageisit
Names Should be Unique
function ipstenu_add_post_type()class Helf_Step1{}$whatpageisit
Names Can Be Protected
if ( ! function_exists( 'my_cool_code' ) ) {
function my_cool_code() {}
}
Names Should be Shared
wp_enqueue_style('font-awesome', URL); wp_enqueue_script('jquery');
Versions Are Easy
It's counting that's hard
Semantic Versioning
4.5 → 4.5.1 → 4.5.2 → 4.6
WordPress Is Versioning Wrong
semver.org suggests MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH
Versioning Is Hard
Because PHP sucks at math
SVN Is a Deployment Tool
At least, it is on WordPress.org
SVN Trunk
Betas, release candidates, aortic
SVN Tags
Released versions
SVN Branches
No one uses them... Except Jetpack
In Summary
- Pick good names
- Use consistent versions
- Use SVN for releasing code
