Summary

Addresses: #651

Relevant technical choices

• Created new PerformanceLab\Plugin_Manager class
  • Addition of get_standalone_plugins() static method as a means to reference the available standalone plugins. This will need to be updated in PL plugin releases as more standalone plugins are released to the WordPress plugin directory.
  • Addition of render_plugins_ui() static method as a catch all use-once method to handle rendering of the standalone plugins UI within the PL setting screen. Used within admin/load.php as the main means of rendering the view. This borrows heavily from cores implementation of the UI via Plugins > Add New.
  • Addition of render_plugin_card() static method that handles rendering of the UI for each individual plugin card. This borrows heavily from cores implementation of the UI via Plugins > Add New.
• Enhancements to admin/load.php
  • Updates to perflab_render_modules_page() function to include a call to Plugin_Manager::render_plugins_ui() in order to render the standalone plugins UI as the first UI section within the PL settings screen.
  • Definition of new callback function perflab_handle_inline_plugin_actions() hooked to action admin_init in order to successfully redirect the end user back to the PL Settings screen upon activation or deactivation of a standalone plugin from the standalone plugins UI rendered within the PL settings screen.
  • Definition of new callback function perflab_admin_scripts hooked to action admin_enqueue_scripts in order to:
    • Enqueue the core updates script, used to handle plugin actions within the rendered UI as a result of PerformanceLab\Plugin_Manager::render_plugins_ui().
    • Localize the updates script via wp_localize_script() and provide the following data:
      • settings An array of settings necessary for correct functionality of plugins script, most notably the totals key which contains plugin update totals, facilitate via a call to wp_get_update_data(). Without this, the updates script does not function as intended as it utilizes this data for retrieving and updating data stores.
    • Enqueues the core thickbox script, necessary for correct lightbox handling from within each plugin UI card.
    • Enqueues the core thickbox style, necessary for correct lightbox appearance as triggered from within each plugin UI card.

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