AsterionWP2026/tools

Tools

One-shot scripts and helpers used during project setup or migrations. They are NOT part of the published site.

fresh-setup-mu-plugin.php

Drop into wp-content/mu-plugins/ of a freshly created LocalWP site to auto-configure WordPress for the Asterion VR project. Read its inline header for the full procedure.

Quick recap :

1. Delete the old LocalWP site (right-click → Delete site, optionally move folder to trash).
2. Create a new LocalWP site named "Asterion 2026", mode localhost, default credentials.
3. Note the allocated port — likely 10004 again. If different, edit AV_TARGET_HOME in fresh-setup-mu-plugin.php first.
4. Junction the child theme into the new site:

   New-Item -ItemType Junction `
     -Path "C:\Users\j_foucher\Local Sites\asterion-2026\app\public\wp-content\themes\asterion-bricks" `
     -Target "C:\ASTERION\GIT\WP2026\wp-content\themes\asterion-bricks"
   

5. Extract the Bricks parent theme into wp-content/themes/. Bricks is a theme (not a plugin) — installing the ZIP via WP admin → Plugins → Add New will fail with "No valid plugins were found".

   $site = "C:\Users\j_foucher\Local Sites\asterion-2026\app\public\wp-content"
   Expand-Archive "C:\ASTERION\GIT\WP2026\ThirdParty\bricks.2.3.4.zip" "$site\themes\" -Force
   

   (Or via WP admin → Appearance → Themes → Add New Theme → Upload Theme.)
6. Extract WPML plugin into wp-content/plugins/:

   Expand-Archive "C:\ASTERION\GIT\WP2026\ThirdParty\sitepress-multilingual-cms.4.9.3.zip" "$site\plugins\" -Force
   

   (Or via WP admin → Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin.)
7. Copy tools/fresh-setup-mu-plugin.php → <NEW_SITE>\app\public\wp-content\mu-plugins\fresh-setup-mu-plugin.php
8. Visit http://localhost:10004/ once. The plugin runs at init priority 50, configures everything, and self-deletes after success.
9. Verify by hitting http://localhost:10004/wp-admin — login, then check that:
   • Theme : Asterion Bricks active (parent: Bricks)
   • Plugins : WPML active
   • Settings → Permalinks : Post name (/%postname%/)
   • Bricks → Settings → Builder access : Page + Post + case_study + scenario checked

Then activate the Bricks license (Bricks → License) and run the WPML setup wizard manually — those need your license keys and an interactive choice flow that's safer to do in admin.

av-apply-bricks-styles.php

One-shot mu-plugin that writes the full Asterion Theme Style to wp_options (bricks_theme_styles) AND fixes bricks_global_settings.postTypes to include page, post, case_study, scenario.

Why a mu-plugin : Bricks stores Theme Styles as serialized PHP in the DB (not in a file), so we need code that runs in the WP context. Mu-plugin URL trigger is the simplest path; LocalWP CLI PHP can't connect to the per-site MySQL socket without extra config.

Usage :

1. Copy this file → <LocalWP site>\app\public\wp-content\mu-plugins\av-apply-bricks-styles.php
2. Visit http://localhost:10004/?av_apply_styles=1 (logged in as admin)
3. A dark-themed report shows what was written.
4. Reload the Bricks builder (Ctrl+R) → Theme Style "Asterion" applied to entire website.

Idempotent — re-running overwrites with the same payload. Edit the file then re-trigger to iterate.

Sets : General (site bg), Colors (11 semantic roles), Links (gold + underline), Typography (Inter, body 16px, h1-h6 sizes from tokens.css), Button (primary navy, secondary gold, padding scale), Section (5rem padding), Container (max 1280px), Focus outline.

av-dump-bricks.php

One-shot mu-plugin that exports the live bricks_theme_styles, bricks_color_palette, bricks_global_settings options to JSON files in Bricks Config/ for inspection or git-versioned snapshots.

Usage : drop into mu-plugins, visit ?av_dump_bricks=1 (admin), three JSONs appear in Bricks Config/.

What's missing — manual follow-up after fresh setup

• Bricks license key activation (Bricks → License)
• WPML setup wizard (WPML → Setup) : EN default + FR secondary, URL strategy = "Different languages in directories"
• Run ?av_apply_styles=1 (see above) to push the Theme Style — replaces clicking through Bricks → Theme Styles.
• Build the Header and Footer Bricks Templates (per RESTART-PLAN.md Phase 4)