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katlove on "Am I reinventing the wheel? Creating lists plug in."

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Hey WordPress Community!

I'm trying to figure out
1) If the following plug in already exists
2) If not, what the best way to go about creating it is

Plug-In Description:

A plug in that allows you to make an unordered list with a title and description that, via shortcode, you can place anywhere on your site.

It seems like this should already exist! Does it?

If not, read on:

How I'd make it:

If I were to make it myself, I'd make a CPT for "Lists" and then provide metaboxes which would capture title, description, list items, and custom css classes. The list item meta boxes would be able to be added and removed by the user, as needed. Then I'd create the shortcode that can ID the "List" custom post (somehow, not too clear on that part but I can research it) and generate the html output.

Is that the best way to do it? I don't need specifics, just to know I'm on the right track! I'm not new to code but new(ish) to WordPress.

I have been searching for a while for a plug in that does this but I haven't found one. It's also challenging to search for "list plug in" because it's quite vague.

I love to not reinvent the wheel on this one. Yet, if it's not already in existence, I'd also love any feedback on my plan should I end up coding it myself. Perhaps I can add it to the plug in directory if it's something others would find useful!

Thanks so much for taking the time to read this post. This WordPress community is amazing.

Peace,
Kat


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