Workflows & Tools

If you find yourself working in and around WordPress.org and core development a lot, here are some tools you can use to make those workflows faster.

User Scripts

  • Trac Mentions – Easily mention any contributor who has already interacted with a  Trac ticket
    • Works with any of the Trac instances, simply whitelist the pages in your favorite user script manager (Greasemonkey et al) with a wildcard, e.g. https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/*

Alfred Workflows

  • WP_Jumps – WordPress.org-related Jumps + Search
    1. Core Trac:
      1. trac [number] – Core ticket
      2. tracc [number] – Core changeset
      3. tracs [search terms] – Google site search for Core Trac
      4. report [number] – Trac report jump
    2. Meta Trac:
      1. meta [number] – Meta ticket
      2. metac [number] – Meta changeset
      3. metas [search terms] – Google site search for Meta Trac
    3. Make network:
      1. make [slug] – Jump to a specific Make network site if you know the slug
      2. hb [slug] – Jump to a specific handbook on the Make network if you know the slug
    4. W.org Plugins:
      1. plugin [slug] – Jump to a plugin page if you know the slug
      2. plugins [search terms] – Jump to a plugins search page with the given terms
    5. W.org Profiles:
      1. profile [username] – Jump to a specific w.org profile if you know the username
    6. WordPress.org search:
      1. w.org your search terms
  • WP CodeRef – Code Reference Jumps + Search
    1. Adds three keyword search prompts that launch tabs for corresponding Code Reference pages in your default browser:
      1. function function_name
      2. class class_name
      3. hook hook_name (covers both actions and filters)
    2. Adds a WordPress.org search keyword:
      1. w.org your search terms
  • WP CodeRefex – Codex Jumps + Search
    1. Adds four keyword search prompts that launch tabs for corresponding Code Reference & Codex Pages in your default browser:
      1. function function_name
      2. class class_name
      3. action action_name
      4. filter filter_name
    2. Adds a WordPress.org search keyword:
      1. w.org your search terms