`package.json`

WP Bones v2 uses yarn and a single set of wp-scripts-backed commands. Adding a new app or widget no longer requires editing this file — webpack.config.js auto-discovers everything under resources/assets/.

package.json


{
  "name": "@wpbones/wpkirk",
  "version": "2.0.0",
  "scripts": {
    "dev": "wp-scripts start",
    "build": "wp-scripts build",
    "test": "wp-scripts test-unit-js",
    "test:watch": "wp-scripts test-unit-js --watch",
    "format": "wp-scripts format",
    "format:check": "wp-scripts format --check",
    "lint": "wp-scripts lint-js resources/",
    "lint:style": "wp-scripts lint-style 'resources/**/*.{css,scss}'",
    "check-engines": "wp-scripts check-engines",
    "check-licenses": "wp-scripts check-licenses",
    "packages-update": "wp-scripts packages-update",
    "make-pot": "wp i18n make-pot . languages/wp-kirk.pot --slug=wp-kirk --domain=wp-kirk --exclude=node_modules,resources/assets",
    "make-json": "wp i18n make-json languages/ --no-purge"
  },
  "license": "GPL-3.0",
  "author": "Giovambattista Fazioli <wpbones.info@gmail.com>",
  "devDependencies": {
    "@types/react": "^18.3.0",
    "@types/react-dom": "^18.3.0",
    "@wordpress/jest-preset-default": "^12.44.0",
    "@wordpress/scripts": "^31.7.0",
    "glob": "^11.0.0",
    "less": "^4.6.4",
    "less-loader": "^12.2.0",
    "typescript": "^5.9.3",
    "webpack-remove-empty-scripts": "^1.1.0"
  }
}

The command set

Command	What it does
`yarn dev`	Webpack in watch mode, rebuilds on every change in `resources/assets/`
`yarn build`	One-shot production build into `public/`
`yarn test`	Runs Jest via `wp-scripts test-unit-js` on files under `__tests__/`
`yarn test:watch`	Same as above, watch mode
`yarn format`	Prettier over `resources/`
`yarn format:check`	Prettier in check mode (CI-friendly)
`yarn lint`	ESLint over JS/TS in `resources/`
`yarn lint:style`	stylelint over CSS/SCSS in `resources/`

The scripts above are identical in every WP Bones v2 plugin and every boilerplate template. Once you know one, you know them all.

Adding dependencies

Runtime dependencies go under dependencies. Tooling goes under devDependencies. Examples:


yarn add swr                    # runtime
yarn add --dev @types/lodash    # dev only

Coming from v1.x?

If your plugin still has the old start:gulp, build:apps, run-s set of scripts plus a gulpfile.js, run the automated migrator: php bones migrate:to-v2.

`package.json`

The command set

Adding dependencies

Coming from v1.x?

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