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📦 A zero-configuration #0CJS developer toolkit for building WordPress Gutenberg block plugins.
https://github.com/ahmadawais/create-guten-block
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📦 A zero-configuration #0CJS developer toolkit for building WordPress Gutenberg block plugins.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/ahmadawais/create-guten-block
- Owner: ahmadawais
- License: mit
- Archived: true
- Created: 2017-12-20T09:45:01.000Z (almost 7 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2022-10-10T02:27:34.000Z (about 2 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-09-22T21:33:14.101Z (3 months ago)
- Topics: gutenberg, wordpress, wordpress-gutenberg, wordpress-plugin, zero-configuration
- Language: JavaScript
- Homepage: https://Awais.dev/cgb-post
- Size: 1.2 MB
- Stars: 3,152
- Watchers: 85
- Forks: 327
- Open Issues: 107
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: readme.md
- Changelog: changelog.md
- Contributing: contributing.md
- Funding: .github/FUNDING.yml
- License: license
- Code of conduct: code-of-conduct.md
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README
> [Archived and looking for active maintainers](https://github.com/ahmadawais/create-guten-block/issues/307). Check out [`@wordpress/create-block`](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/packages/packages-create-block/).
`create-guten-block` is _zero configuration dev-toolkit_ (#0CJS) to develop WordPress Gutenberg blocks in a matter of minutes without configuring `React`, `webpack`, `ES6/7/8/Next`, `ESLint`, `Babel`, etc.
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# 📦 `create-guten-block`
>`create-guten-block` is _zero configuration dev-toolkit_ (#0CJS) to develop WordPress Gutenberg blocks in a matter of minutes without configuring `React`, `webpack`, `ES6/7/8/Next`, `ESLint`, `Babel`, etc.
Create Guten Block is not like other [starter-kits](https://github.com/ahmadawais/wpgulp) or [boilerplates](https://github.com/ahmadawais/Gutenberg-boilerplate). It's a developer's toolbox which is continuously updated. Since it has zero-configuration, you can always update it without any changes in your code.
`create-guten-block` is:
- 🥞 Versioned ✓
- 🤠 Updatable ✓
- 🗃 Set of sane-defaults ✓
- 🐎 ONE single `cgb-scripts` dependency ✓
- 💯 [100s of WordPress plugins built with `create-guten-block`](plugins.md) ✓
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## GETTING STARTED!
Let's create a WordPress block plugin...
#### ⚡️ Quick Overview
Run step `#1` and `#2` quickly in one go — Run inside local WP install E.g. `/wp.local/wp-content/plugins/` directory.
```sh
npx create-guten-block my-block
cd my-block
npm start
```
([npx](https://medium.com/@maybekatz/introducing-npx-an-npm-package-runner-55f7d4bd282b) comes with npm 5.2+ and higher, see [instructions for older npm versions](https://gist.github.com/ahmadawais/e4c69b22561c7079c9d99faba90e3b23))
> 🎛 _If you want to study the detailed installation of step `#1` and `#2` — then take a look at the steps below_.
STEP #0 — Don't have Node.js + npm installed? Read this. (CLICK TO EXPAND!)
In case you are an absolute beginner to the world of `Node.js`, JavaScript, and `npm` packages — all you need to do is go to the Node's site [download + install](https://nodejs.org/en/download/) Node on your system. This will install both `Node.js` and `npm`, i.e., node package manager — the command line interface of Node.js.
You can verify the install by opening your terminal app and typing...
```sh
node -v
# Results into v9.1.0 — make sure you have Node >= 8 installed.
npm -v
# Results into 5.6.0 — make sure you have npm >= 5.3 installed.
```
### → STEP #1
All you have to do is run the following command and it will create a WordPress block plugin. It's done by installing and running the `create-guten-block` command and providing it with a unique name for a WordPress plugin that will get created.
> ⚠️ Make sure run this command in your local WordPress install's plugins folder i.e. `/local_dev_site.tld/wp-content/plugins/` folder — since this command will produce a WordPress plugin that you can go to `WP Admin` ▶︎ `Plugins` to activate.
```sh
npx create-guten-block my-block
```
([npx](https://medium.com/@maybekatz/introducing-npx-an-npm-package-runner-55f7d4bd282b) comes with npm 5.2+ and higher, see [instructions for older npm versions](https://gist.github.com/ahmadawais/e4c69b22561c7079c9d99faba90e3b23))
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_It'll take a couple of minutes to install._
>You’ll need to have Node >= 8 and npm >= 5.3 on your local development machine (but it’s not required on the server). You can use [nvm](https://github.com/creationix/nvm#installation) (macOS/Linux) or [nvm-windows](https://github.com/coreybutler/nvm-windows#node-version-manager-nvm-for-windows) to easily switch Node versions between different projects.
It will create a directory called `my-block` inside the current folder.
Inside that directory, it will generate the initial project structure and install the transitive dependencies:
```sh
INSIDE: /local_dev_site.tld/wp-content/plugins/my-block
├── .gitignore
├── plugin.php
├── package.json
├── readme.md
|
├── dist
| ├── blocks.build.js
| ├── blocks.editor.build.css
| └── blocks.style.build.css
|
└── src
├── block
| ├── block.js
| ├── editor.scss
| └── style.scss
|
├── blocks.js
├── common.scss
└── init.php
```
No configuration or complicated folder structures, just the files you need to build your app.
### → STEP #2
Once the installation is done, you can open your project folder and run the start script.
_Let's do that._
```sh
cd my-block
npm start
```
_You can also use `yarn start` if that's your jam_.
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This runs the plugin in development mode. To produce production code run `npm run build`.
You will see the build messages, errors, and lint warnings in the console.
>And just like that, you're building your next WordPress plugin with Gutenberg, React.js, ES 6/7/8/Next, transpiled with Babel, which also has ESLint configurations for your code editor to pick up and use automatically.
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### Workflow!
There are just three scripts that you can use in your `create-guten-block` workflow. With these three scripts, you can develop, build, and eject your plugin.
#### 👉 `npm start`
- Use to compile and run the block in development mode.
- Watches for any changes and reports back any errors in your code.
#### 👉 `npm run build`
- Use to build production code for your block inside `dist` folder.
- Runs once and reports back the gzip file sizes of the produced code.
#### 👉 `npm run eject`
- Use to eject your plugin out of `create-guten-block`.
- Provides all the configurations so you can customize the project as you want.
- It's a one-way street, `eject` and you have to maintain everything yourself.
- You don't normally have to `eject` a project because by ejecting you lose the connection with `create-guten-block` and from there onwards you have to update and maintain all the dependencies on your own.
_That's about it._
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## What’s Included?
Your environment will have everything you need to build a modern next-gen WordPress Gutenberg plugin:
- React, JSX, and ES6 syntax support.
- webpack dev/production build process behind the scene.
- Language extras beyond ES6 like the object spread operator.
- Auto-prefixed CSS, so you don’t need `-webkit` or other prefixes.
- A build script to bundle JS, CSS, and images for production with source-maps.
- Hassle-free updates for the above tools with a single dependency `cgb-scripts`.
The tradeoff is that **these tools are preconfigured to work in a specific way**. If your project needs more customization, you can ["eject"](https://github.com/ahmadawais/create-guten-block#--npm-run-eject) and customize it, but then you will need to maintain this configuration.
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## Philosophy
- **One Dependency:** There is just one build dependency. It uses webpack, Babel, ESLint, and other amazing projects, but provides a cohesive curated experience on top of them.
- **No Configuration Required:** You don't need to configure anything. A reasonably good configuration of both development and production builds is handled for you so you can focus on writing code.
- **No Lock-In:** You can `eject` to a custom setup at any time. Run a single command, and all the configuration and build dependencies will be moved directly into your project, so you can pick up right where you left off.
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## Why `create-guten-block`?
Well, it's really hard to configure things like webpack, React, ES 6/7/8/Next, ESLint, Babel, etc. before you even start writing a Hello World Gutenberg block. Then there's the fact that you have to maintain and constantly update your configuration with all the new tools and growth in the JavaScript community.
`create-guten-block` hides all this configuration away in an optimized package that we call `cgb-scripts`. This package is the only dependency in your projects. We keep `cgb-scripts` up to date while you go ahead and create the next best WordPress themes and plugins.
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## TL;DR
>Too long, didn't read? Here's a shorter version.
Open the terminal app and run the following commands.
- 🔰 **Install/Create**: `npx create-guten-block my-block` — Run inside local WP install E.g. `/wp.local/wp-content/plugins/` directory.
- 📂 **Browse**: `cd my-block` — Open the newly created plugin directory.
- ♻️ **Run**: `npm start` — For development.
- 📦 **Run**: `npm run build` — For production build.
- ⏏ **Run**: `npm run eject` — To customize, update, and maintain all by yourself.
Create-Guten-Block has been tested to work on macOS, but must also work on Windows, and Linux.
If something doesn’t work, kindly file [an issue →](https://github.com/ahmadawais/create-guten-block/issues/new)
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## Updating to New Releases
Create Guten Block is divided into two packages:
1. **`create-guten-block`** is a command-line utility that you use to create new WP Gutenberg plugins.
1. **`cgb-scripts`** is a development dependency in the generated plugin projects.
You never need to update `create-guten-block` itself as it's run via [`npx`](https://medium.com/@maybekatz/introducing-npx-an-npm-package-runner-55f7d4bd282b) and it delegates all the setup to `cgb-scripts`.
When you run `create-guten-block`, it always creates the project with the latest version of `cgb-scripts` so you’ll get all the new features and improvements in newly created plugins automatically.
To update an existing project to a new version of `cgb-scripts`, open the [changelog](https://github.com/ahmadawais/create-guten-block#changelog), find the version you’re currently on (check package.json in your plugin's folder if you’re not sure), and apply the migration instructions for the newer versions.
In most cases bumping the `cgb-scripts` version in package.json and running `npm install` in this folder should be enough, but it’s good to consult the [changelog](https://github.com/ahmadawais/create-guten-block#changelog) for potential breaking changes.
We commit to keeping the breaking changes minimal so you can upgrade `cgb-scripts` painlessly.
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## Changelog
Read what's 📦 new, 👌 improved, 🐛 fixed, and if 📖 docs got updated.
👉 Go read the entire changelog at this link — [CGB Changelog →](https://github.com/ahmadawais/create-guten-block/blob/master/changelog.md)
Nothing's ever complete, so bear with us while we keep iterating towards a better future.
> ```html
> 'Coz every night I lie in bed
> The brightest colors fill my head
> A million dreams are keeping me awake
> I think of what the world could be
> A vision of the one I see
> A million dreams is all it's gonna take
> A million dreams for the world we're gonna make ...
> ```
> ... _listen to → [A million dreams!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSQk-4fddDI)_
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This FOSS (free and open source software) project is updated and maintained with the help of awesome businesses listed below. Without the support from these amazing companies/individuals, this project would not have been possible.
— _What/How? [Read more about it →](https://TheDevCouple.com/partners)_
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