Micros

Extends WordPress to add a decentralised micro-customisation distribution & management system.

Introduction

Small Customisations to WordPress specific to:

• WordPress Core
• Plugins
• Themes (including Launchpad)
• Specific Site
• and different combinations of the above.

Powered by Github Gists.

Features

• Browse & Install Micros
• Rate, Review & Report Broken
• Fork, Edit Forks
• Drop in, can be uploaded with FTP
• Recipes: Combinations of micros. Free to create, publish and share
• Feeds: Anyone can create a public or private feed. Users can subscribe to any feed they like.
• Publish Support:
  • to Feed (from a form on edit screen)
  • to Github Gist (using API)

Technical

• CodeMirror Editor
• WP Code Sandbox
• Gist API
  • Create New Gist: https://developer.github.com/v3/gists/#create-a-gist
  • Fetch Gist: https://developer.github.com/v3/gists/#get-a-single-gist
  • Edit Gist: https://developer.github.com/v3/gists/#edit-a-gist
  • Fork Gist: https://developer.github.com/v3/gists/#fork-a-gist
• WP Plugin
  • Installation into wp-content/bwp-micros/
  • Loading into WordPress load sequence
  • Local/Remote Forking (Simple file copies)
  • Publish Form (Power User Mode) to create package.json and schema information on Feed.
  • Github API integration for Gist publish
  • Feed Subscription
• Server Plugin https://github.com/BaapWP/Micros-Server
  • Feed publishing
• Schema & Sample Micros
  • Schema: https://gist.github.com/actual-saurabh/12a486173f4dee5cd52e63d85f38220f
  • Simple Micro: https://gist.github.com/actual-saurabh/2aee7bdce054ac9cb130dd318e971398
  • Complex Micro: https://gist.github.com/actual-saurabh/4e5c5b24940b9fa70da8b8343da6ec4f
  • Recipe Sample: https://gist.github.com/actual-saurabh/6b698fc68e800a65b672cd744c3866e2

References:

• https://make.wordpress.org/core/2017/10/22/code-editing-improvements-in-wordpress-4-9/
• https://www.elegantthemes.com/blog/resources/codemirror-and-the-coding-sandbox-introduced-in-wordpress-4-9