System Info
The System Info plugin generates a composer.json file and provides system information based on the active plugins and theme in your WordPress installa …
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Description
The System Info plugin generates a composer.json file and provides system information based on the active plugins and theme in your WordPress installation. It’s designed to help you easily manage your site’s dependencies through Composer, a tool for dependency management in PHP.
Features
- Scans your current WordPress setup to detect active plugins and the active theme.
- Automatically generates
composer.jsoncontent with the necessary Composer requirements based on the detected plugins and theme. - Displays the generated
composer.jsoncontent in the WordPress admin interface for easy copying.
Usage
- After activating the plugin, navigate to
Tools -> System Infoin the WordPress admin interface. - Review the automatically generated
composer.jsoncontent. - Copy the displayed content and use it in your Composer setup as needed.
Example Output
{
“name”: “yourname/wordpress-site”,
“description”: “A WordPress site managed with Composer”,
“require”: {
“php”: “>=7.4”,
“johnpbloch/wordpress”: ““,
“wpackagist-plugin/example-plugin”: ““,
“wpackagist-theme/example-theme”: “*”
}
}
Installation
- Download the plugin files from WordPress.org or your preferred source.
- Upload the
system-infofolder to the/wp-content/plugins/directory on your WordPress server. - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in your WordPress admin dashboard.
Frequently Asked Questions
The plugin scans your current WordPress setup for active plugins and the active theme, then generates composer.json information containing the necessary requirements for Composer.
The generated composer.json content is displayed in the WordPress admin interface under Tools -> System Info. You can easily copy the content from there.
No, the plugin does not write any files to the server. It simply generates and displays the composer.json content for you to copy.
No, you don’t need to have Composer installed to use this plugin. It simply generates the composer.json file content. Composer itself will need to be installed separately if you intend to manage dependencies with it.