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Reviewer flagged inc/about.php line 19 — an inline <style> block — asking us to use wp_enqueue_style instead. Per their hint that the team may not list every instance of an issue, fixed the entire CSS inline-styling pattern across the plugin: - inc/about.php: <style> block (lines 19-59) → moved to buddy.css - inc/about.php: <span style="color:#646970; font-weight:400;"> → .buddy-about-intro__version class - inc/about.php: <p style="margin-bottom:0;"> → .buddy-about-intro__cta - inc/settings.php: <form style="..."> → .buddy-settings-form class - inc/settings.php: <h2 style="margin-top:0;"> → scoped under form class - inc/admin-page.php: <p style="max-width:720px;"> → .buddy-admin-description utility class The only remaining inline style is in inc/dashboard-widget.php at the stat-bar width — that is a runtime-computed %d value, legitimately inline. The buddy.css file was already enqueued on the About / Settings / Admin / Dashboard pages via the existing buddy_enqueue_admin_assets function, so no new enqueue logic was needed. 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plugin grows, their stats will reflect how well you take care of your WordPress site itself: published posts feed them, outdated plugins make them sick, clearing spam makes them happy.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.