As I’m getting ready to tag and release version 2.6.0 of the WordPress Plugin Boilerplate, I’ve been thinking about the some of the lesson from open source that I’ve learned over the time of managing the project
So, I’ll be the first to admit that the boilerplate is by no means a large project; however, it’s the first project that I’ve had that’s received a number of contributions from people who have made the project better, who have taken part in good discussion around how things should be organized, and who are extremely forward thinking as it relates to future functionality.
What went from a couple of commits from myself over a couple of months and turned into:
- 236 commits
- 2 branches
- 9 releases
- 26 contributors
It’s not large by any means, but it’s definitely fun to see something that went from a couple of commits from myself to something in which a number of others have gotten involved.
