Feature: Add template which would support WordPress single block directory

[gziolo]

There is this question from @bph:

If I wanted to use it for a single block plugin, and I see a great use case for it, but it would need boilerplate pluginname.php. I created the file added the header information and move the index.php information to that file. That was easy, so easy, that it might go into the script?

I think we should either add a template that addresses the needs of the single block directory project. An alternative approach would be to add more optional prompts that cover all metadata required by the WordPress plugin.

[bph]

For the plugin directory, we also need the readme.txt file that holds the information displayed in the WP directory for "Tags" "Installation" "Description" "Screenshot" "Version" etc..

[gziolo]

I took the simplest approach possible and added plugin metadata to the PHP file in both templates: es5 and esnext. Related code change: https://github.com/gziolo/create-wordpress-block/commit/0d3145df6e75c236e9c63ac9dcfc2990ca291b7d

@bph - do you have a good example of the readme.txt file I could use?

You can test the next version by running inside wp-content/plugins: npm init wordpress-block@next npm init wordpress-block@next --template es5

[bph]

I will check out the new version this week... Here are two examples of readme text from my favorite plugins.

• @jjj Post Type Switcher
• @ocean90 Public Post Preview

[ntwb]

See also:

"Readme files: To make your entry in the plugin browser most useful, each plugin should have a readme file named readme.txt that adheres to the WordPress plugin readme file standard. You can put your readme file through the readme validator to check it. " • https://wordpress.org/plugins/readme.txt • https://wordpress.org/plugins/developers/readme-validator/