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Rebrand to RangerHQ Buddy and prepare for the WordPress.org Plugin Directory. Same workflow as rangerhq-radio v0.7.0 → v0.7.5. Changes: - Plugin Name: Buddy → RangerHQ Buddy (matches family naming) - Plugin URI: icanhelp.ie/buddy → davidtkeane.com/rangerhq-buddy - Author URI: rangersmyth.xyz → davidtkeane.com - Text Domain: buddy → rangerhq-buddy (62 occurrences across 8 PHP files) - Add LICENSE file (full GPL v2 text from gnu.org) - Add wp.org-format readme.txt with all 8 required headers - Remove inc/updater.php (self-hosted Gitea updater forbidden for wp.org-hosted plugins per the rangerhq-radio v0.7.3 walkback) - Replace mt_rand with wp_rand in inc/state.php for better RNG - Add 5 translator comments for printf-style i18n placeholders - Wrap 2 dashboard-widget.php printf placeholders in (int) casts - Add tests/ to .gitignore (PCP reports are local-only) PCP audit: 85 issues → ~1 (the .gitignore file itself, stripped from the submission zip). Plugin Check Namer Tool: "Generally Allowable" verdict on both name and slug. Plugin URI https://davidtkeane.com/rangerhq-buddy/ returns HTTP 200. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 <noreply@anthropic.com>
🐾 Buddy
A friendly little companion that lives in your WordPress dashboard.
Adopt a small virtual pet that lives in your WordPress admin. Right now Buddy just exists — they bob, they blink, they show their mood. As the plugin grows, their stats will reflect how well you take care of your WordPress site itself: published posts feed them, outdated plugins make them sick, clearing spam makes them happy.
Gamifies WordPress maintenance with a bit of charm.
What this is
- A standalone WordPress plugin, GPL v2+ licensed.
- The spiritual successor to the tamagotchi feature that once lived inside A-WP-Notes v1.1.5 (now gracefully retired). Rebuilt from scratch, with all the v3-discipline lessons baked in from day one.
- Sister plugin to Logbook in the RangerHQ plugin family. Logbook is work. Buddy is play.
What it does
- Dashboard widget shows your Buddy with name, mood, and four stats bars.
- Dedicated Buddy admin page for the bigger view.
- Settings page where you can rename your Buddy and check for updates.
- Each WP admin gets their own Buddy stored per-user in
user_meta— nothing leaves your site's database.
What it doesn't do (yet)
- No interactions — feed / play / clean / sleep coming in Phase B.
- No time-based stat decay yet — Phase C.
- Only one species available right now — Phase D will add dog, dragon, sprite, etc.
- The killer feature — having Buddy's stats reflect your actual WP site health — is Phase E.
See CHANGELOG.md for the full version history and roadmap.
Install
- Download the latest release zip from Gitea.
- WordPress admin → Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin → choose the zip → Install Now → Activate.
- Find Buddy in the admin sidebar (paw-print icon).
The plugin self-checks for updates via the Gitea repo — see Settings → Buddy → Settings → Updates.
Project pace
This is a side project built at a side-project pace. No commercial pressure, no release deadlines. Issues and feedback welcome via Gitea.
Licence
GPL v2 or later — see LICENSE.