Create Component

Create a New WP Rig Component

This skill provides the recipe to scaffold and register a new theme component.

Step 1: Use the Scaffolding Script

WP Rig provides a dedicated script to create the component directory and initial class file.

npm run create-rig-component "Your Feature Name"

This will:

1. Create a folder in inc/Your_Feature_Name/.
2. Generate Component.php inside it, implementing Component_Interface.
3. Automatically Register the new component in inc/Theme.php by adding it to the get_default_components() method.

Step 2: Implement Hooks

After scaffolding, the component is already wired and ready. Open your new inc/Your_Feature_Name/Component.php and use the initialize() method to add WordPress hooks.

public function initialize() {
	add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', array( $this, 'action_enqueue_scripts' ) );
}

Best Practices

• Always use npm run create-rig-component instead of manual creation.
• Ensure the namespace matches WP_Rig\WP_Rig\{Feature}.
• Implement only the interfaces you need (e.g., Templating_Component_Interface if you provide template tags).
• If the scaffolding script fails to auto-wire (check command output), manually add new Your_Feature_Name\Component(), to inc/Theme.php.