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Anatomy of a Plugin Part 1 

Choose a name that’s easy to remember Plugin names should be 1 word or an abbreviation Choosing a Name Anatomy of Plugin FIG. 1 

NameSpacesMatter Anatomy of Plugin FIG. 2 Plugin folders and urls File names and classes Always lowercase Always CamelCase 

Primary Plugin Class Anatomy of Plugin FIG. 3 Public facing info Plugin controls Name, Version, Developer, Developer URL Settings, hasCpSection, init, onAfterInstall, onBeforeInstall, on->Event 

Craft vs. MVC Anatomy of Plugin FIG. 4 Traditional MVC Craft Plugin MVC (VVSCMR) View -> Controller -> Model View -> Variable -> Service -> Controller -> Model -> Record 

Creating a plugin variable Anatomy of Plugin FIG. 5 {{ craft.lemmings.widget("hello") }} Template Variable lemmings->widget($lemmingName);
 } } index.html lemmings/variables/LemmingsVariable.php lemmings->widget($lemmingName);
 } } Service lemmings/services/LemmingsService.php > > 

Creating a plugin action Anatomy of Plugin FIG. 6 I am a form Template Controller redirect('/thanks'); } index.html lemmings/controller/LemmingsController.php > 

Introducing Casper Anatomy of Plugin FIG. 7 A barebones plugin Public facing info + admin templates + js/css resources Find Casper at https://craftpl.us/plugins or https://github.com/CraftPlus/Casper FREE 

A peak a Casper Anatomy of Plugin FIG. 8 

Introducing Lemmings Anatomy of Plugin FIG. 9 A fully featured plugin CRUD functionality + embedded variable & asset access + plugin MIT license Find Lemmings at https://craftpl.us/plugins/lemmings 

A peak a Lemmings Anatomy of Plugin FIG. 10 

A beating heart Part 2 (To Sell Plugins) 

Launching Craft Plus A beating heart FIG. 1 - http://craftpl.us 

Craft Plus Plugins - Part 1 A beating heart FIG. 2 

Craft Plus Plugins - Part 2 A beating heart FIG. 3 

Craft Plus Plugins - Part 3 A beating heart FIG. 4 

Catch and Release A beating heart FIG. 5 > Plus Plugin Stripe Charge Email Admins Email Buyer w/plugin > Plus Plugin + Record Purchase Generate Serial Dashboard, charts and stats Buy Form stripe.js Plugin price, id 

Getting Dashboard-y A beating heart FIG. 6 

A detailed view A beating heart FIG. 7 

Lessons Learned Part 3 

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