From a3989eb04f738ed94e66a855d653947d44a14bec Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bojan Katusic Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2026 16:21:36 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] docs: review boilerplate-extension --- add-ons/posts-pages/boilerplate-extension.mdx | 86 ++++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 45 insertions(+), 41 deletions(-) diff --git a/add-ons/posts-pages/boilerplate-extension.mdx b/add-ons/posts-pages/boilerplate-extension.mdx index 9eb5f1e..7d24f90 100644 --- a/add-ons/posts-pages/boilerplate-extension.mdx +++ b/add-ons/posts-pages/boilerplate-extension.mdx @@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ addonType: extension id="addon-data" style={{display: 'none'}} data-title="Boilerplate" - data-purchase-url="https://mainwp.com/extension/boilerplate/" + data-purchase-url="https://mainwp.com/add-on/boilerplate/" data-pricing-tier="pro" data-bundle="MainWP Pro" data-addon-type="extension" - data-version="5.0" + data-version="5.0.3" data-developer="MainWP" data-changelog-url="https://mainwp.com/changelog/mainwp-boilerplate-extension/" data-owned-by="Jestart LLC" @@ -55,30 +55,30 @@ Boilerplate pages use tokens to be customized for each site without needing to b ## Boilerplate Extension Interface -The Boilerplate Extension page is organized into three tabs: **Boilerplate Posts**, **Boilerplate Pages**, and **Custom Tokens**. An actions bar above each tab provides a contextual create button: +The Boilerplate Extension page is organized into three tabs: **Boilerplate Posts**, **Boilerplate Pages**, and **Custom Tokens**. Each tab includes a contextual create button: - On **Boilerplate Posts**, the bar shows a **Create Boilerplate Post** button. - On **Boilerplate Pages**, the bar shows a **Create Boilerplate Page** button. - On **Custom Tokens**, the bar shows a **Create New Token** button. -When a tab has no items yet, an empty-state placeholder is shown in place of the table with a short message guiding you to the matching create button. As soon as you create your first post, page, or token, the placeholder is replaced by the full management table. +When the Boilerplate Posts or Boilerplate Pages table has no items yet, the table displays a **No boilerplates created yet.** message until you create your first boilerplate. ## Default Boilerplate Tokens -After installing the MainWP Boilerplate Extension, on the **MainWP > Add-ons > Boilerplate > Custom Tokens** page, you will be able to see the section with available tokens. ![Default Boilerplate tokens list with descriptions](/images/add-ons/boilerplate-create.jpg) Along with a token, on the right-hand side, you can see the token description so you can get an idea of what to use it for. +After installing the MainWP Boilerplate Extension, on the **MainWP Dashboard > Sites > Content Operations > Manage Boilerplates > Custom Tokens** page, you will be able to see the section with available tokens. ![Default Boilerplate tokens list with descriptions](/images/add-ons/boilerplate-create.jpg) Along with a token, on the right-hand side, you can see the token description so you can get an idea of what to use it for. ### Set Values for Default Tokens - + - + ![Locate one site and click the Edit action](/images/add-ons/5df199be0021.jpg) - + @@ -97,23 +97,23 @@ Along with the set of default tokens, the MainWP Boilerplate Extension allows yo ### Create Custom Tokens - + - + - + ![Modal will show](/images/add-ons/boilerplate-overview.jpg) -1. Add **Token Name** - 2. Add **Token Description** - 3. Click the **Save** button +1. Add **Token Name** +2. Add **Token Description** +3. Click the **Save Token** button -After saving the new token, the token will appear in the Tokens table. From here, you can **Edit** or **Delete** it. The token will be added to the Boilerplate Settings option box on the child site edit page, where you can set values for the token. +After saving the new token, the token will appear in the Tokens table. From here, you can **Edit** or **Delete** it. The token will be added to the Boilerplate Tokens section on the child site edit page, where you can set values for the token. When creating a new token, **do not use \[ \] symbols**. The Boilerplate extension will add them automatically. @@ -126,15 +126,15 @@ Avoid creating tokens that are reserved for our Clients functionality and Pro Re ### Set Values for Custom Tokens - + - + ![Locate one site and click the Edit action](/images/add-ons/5df199be0021.jpg) - + @@ -148,14 +148,16 @@ Repeat steps 3 - 6 for the rest of your child sites ## Boilerplate Posts -After publishing a boilerplate post on your child sites, the post looks normal, just like any other WordPress post. After it's created, the post will be visible normally in the **WP > Posts > All Posts** page on child sites. However, on the MainWP Dashboard side, the list of created Boilerplate posts is available in the **MainWP > Add-ons > Boilerplate** page, in the **Boilerplate Posts** tab. From here, you can Edit and Delete Boilerplate posts. +After publishing a boilerplate post on your child sites, the post looks normal, just like any other WordPress post. After it's created, the post will be visible normally in the **WordPress admin > Posts > All Posts** page on child sites. However, on the MainWP Dashboard side, the list of created Boilerplate posts is available in the **MainWP Dashboard > Sites > Content Operations > Manage Boilerplates** page, in the **Boilerplate Posts** tab. From here, you can Edit and Delete Boilerplate posts. ## Create Boilerplate Post - + - + + + Compose the post as any other WordPress post, but in the post body, you can use tokens where needed. ![boilerplate-post-example](/images/add-ons/1bb764522c6f.jpg) Tokens are allowed in Post Title and in the Post Body. @@ -175,9 +177,9 @@ Compose the post as any other WordPress post, but in the post body, you can use ## Edit Existing Boilerplate Post - + - + @@ -195,9 +197,9 @@ After clicking the Update button, updates will be applied to all child sites. If you have a Boilerplate post that you want to add to a newly connected child site, you can do that by following these steps: - + - + @@ -217,9 +219,9 @@ After clicking the Update button, the boilerplate post will be added to new site If you have a Boilerplate post that you want to remove from one or multiple child sites, you can do that by following these steps: - + - + @@ -237,9 +239,9 @@ After clicking the Update button, the boilerplate post will be removed from the ## Delete a Boilerplate Post - + - + @@ -250,14 +252,16 @@ After clicking the Update button, the boilerplate post will be removed from the ## Boilerplate Pages -After publishing a boilerplate page on your child sites, the page looks normal, just like any other WordPress page. After it's created, the page will be visible normally in the **WP > Pages > All Pages** page on child sites. However, on the MainWP Dashboard side, the list of created Boilerplate pages is available in the **MainWP > Add-ons > Boilerplate** page, in the **Boilerplate Pages** tab. From here, you can Edit and Delete Boilerplate pages. +After publishing a boilerplate page on your child sites, the page looks normal, just like any other WordPress page. After it's created, the page will be visible normally in the **WordPress admin > Pages > All Pages** page on child sites. However, on the MainWP Dashboard side, the list of created Boilerplate pages is available in the **MainWP Dashboard > Sites > Content Operations > Manage Boilerplates** page, in the **Boilerplate Pages** tab. From here, you can Edit and Delete Boilerplate pages. ## Create a Boilerplate Page - + + + - + Compose the page as any other WordPress page, but in the page body, you can use tokens where needed. ![boilerplate-post-example](/images/add-ons/1bb764522c6f.jpg) Tokens are allowed in Page Title and in the Page Body. @@ -276,9 +280,9 @@ Compose the page as any other WordPress page, but in the page body, you can use ## Edit Existing Boilerplate Page - + - + @@ -296,9 +300,9 @@ After clicking the Update button, updates will be applied to all child sites. If you have a Boilerplate page that you want to add to a newly connected child site, you can do that by following these steps: - + - + @@ -311,16 +315,16 @@ If you have a Boilerplate page that you want to add to a newly connected child s -After clicking the Update button, the boilerplate post will be added to new sites. +After clicking the Update button, the boilerplate page will be added to new sites. ## Remove a Boilerplate Page from a Child Site If you have a Boilerplate page that you want to remove from one or multiple child sites, you can do that by following these steps: - + - + @@ -338,9 +342,9 @@ After clicking the Update button, the boilerplate page will be removed from the ## Delete a Boilerplate Page - + - +