Rule of thumb
Use defined constants and class constants. Do not hardcode edminboost-smart-admin-productivity-tool or random option names in new code.
Bootstrap constants (edminboost-smart-admin-productivity-tool.php)
EDMINBOOST_VERSION — plugin version string (enqueue version)
EDMINBOOST_PLUGIN_FILE — main plugin file path
EDMINBOOST_PLUGIN_DIR — plugin directory path
EDMINBOOST_PLUGIN_URL — plugin URL
EDMINBOOST_PLUGIN_BASENAME — relative path under wp-content/plugins
EDMINBOOST_PLUGIN_SLUG — edminboost-smart-admin-productivity-tool (canonical slug)
EDMINBOOST_TEXT_DOMAIN — edminboost (must stay aligned with slug policy in releases)
EDMINBOOST_PLUGIN_DOCS_URL — public docs URL
EDMINBOOST_UPGRADE_URL — external pricing URL
Settings constants (EDMINBOOST_Settings)
OPTION_NAME — edminboost_settings
SETTINGS_GROUP — edminboost_settings_group
VERSION_OPTION — edminboost_version
CAPABILITY — manage_options (who can open settings and AJAX)
Admin page slug
EDMINBOOST_Admin::PAGE_SLUG equals EDMINBOOST_PLUGIN_SLUG.
Full admin page query arg:
admin.php?page={PAGE_SLUG}{suffix}
Command Center page suffixes (EDMINBOOST_Command_Center)
Append to PAGE_SLUG:
- PAGE_PRESETS — -presets (Layout Presets)
- PAGE_APPEARANCE — -appearance (Theme)
- PAGE_MAPPER — -mapper (Top Bar)
- PAGE_MENU_STUDIO — -menu
- PAGE_PRODUCTIVITY — -productivity
- PAGE_SECURITY — -security
- PAGE_PERFORMANCE — -performance
- PAGE_WHITE_LABEL — -white-label
- PAGE_BILLING — -billing
Settings sidebar page:
- PAGE_SLUG . ‘-settings’
Legacy redirects:
- PAGE_ONBOARDING — -onboarding → Dashboard
- PAGE_BEHAVIOR — -behavior → Theme
Prefix conventions (10-character edminboost)
PHP classes: EDMINBOOST_{Name}
Functions: edminboost_{action}()
Options: edminboost_{key}
Hooks: edminboost_{name}
CSS classes: edminboost-*
Script/style handles: edminboost-{name}
Localized JS globals: edminboostData (admin screens), edminboostCcBar (live drawer bar)
Menu Studio custom menu slugs: edminboost_ms_{id} via EDMINBOOST_Menu_Studio::get_custom_menu_slug()
AJAX and nonces (common patterns)
Settings save nonce: tied to SETTINGS_GROUP . ‘-options’
Export: edminboost_export_settings
Import: edminboost_import_settings
CC nav: edminboost_cc_nav
Drawer preview: edminboost_cc_drawer_preview
Drawer iframe: action edminboost_cc_drawer_{md5(slug + anchor)}
Asset paths
CSS: admin/css/edminboost-admin.css, edminboost-themes.css, etc.
JS: admin/js/edminboost-admin.js, edminboost-command-center-bar.js
Partials: admin/partials/edminboost-*.php
When building URLs in PHP
admin_url( ‘admin.php?page=’ . EDMINBOOST_Admin::PAGE_SLUG . EDMINBOOST_Command_Center::PAGE_MAPPER );
When checking the current screen
Use EDMINBOOST_Admin::is_plugin_screen() and related helpers instead of parsing $_GET[‘page’] with string literals.