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Example WordPress plugin header comment for WooCommerce extensions Plugin header comments reference

This is a WordPress plugin header comment. It's used to provide WordPress with metadata about a plugin.

/**
* Plugin Name: WooCommerce Extension
* Plugin URI: https://woo.com/products/woocommerce-extension/
* Description: Your extension's description text.
* Version: 1.0.0
* Author: Your Name
* Author URI: http://yourdomain.com/
* Developer: Your Name
* Developer URI: http://yourdomain.com/
* Text Domain: woocommerce-extension
* Domain Path: /languages
*
* Woo: 12345:342928dfsfhsf8429842374wdf4234sfd
* WC requires at least: 8.0
* WC tested up to: 8.3
*
* License: GNU General Public License v3.0
* License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html
*/

Here's what each line should contain:

  • Plugin Name: The name of your plugin.
  • Plugin URI: The home page of the plugin.
  • Description: A short description of the plugin.
  • Version: The current version number of the plugin.
  • Author: The name of the plugin author.
  • Author URI: The author's website or profile page.
  • Developer: The name of the developer if different from the author.
  • Developer URI: The developer's website or profile page.
  • Text Domain: The text domain is used for internationalization.
  • Domain Path: The domain path is used to show where the MO files are located.
  • Woo: A unique identifier for the plugin.
  • WC requires at least: The minimum version of WooCommerce required for the plugin to work.
  • WC tested up to: The latest version of WooCommerce that the plugin has been tested with.
  • License: The license of the plugin.
  • License URI: The URL where the license is explained in detail.

This header comment is placed at the top of the main plugin file, so WordPress can read it.