Site Publisher (Lightroom Classic plugin)

Minimal skeleton for a Lightroom Classic plugin that will eventually:

• Link a collection to a WordPress object
• Auto‑export newly added photos in linked collections
• Upload exports to WordPress and attach to the linked object

Current functionality includes:

• Verify Setup command and robust logging
• Link/Unlink the active collection to a WordPress object (string ID)
• Manage Linked Collections (edit/unlink), with uniqueness enforced across the catalog

Requirements

• Windows 11
• Lightroom Classic 14.4+
• This repo checked out locally

Install

You can load the plugin directly from this repo folder.

Option A — Add via Plug‑in Manager (recommended):

1. In Lightroom Classic: File → Plug‑in Manager… → Add
2. Select site-publisher.lrplugin
3. Ensure it loads without errors and is Enabled

Usage

• Library → Plug‑in Extras → Verify Setup
• Library → Plug‑in Extras → Link Current Collection…
  • Select exactly one regular collection in Library
  • Enter WordPress Base URL, Object Type, and Object ID (string)
  • On save, the link is persisted to the catalog
• Library → Plug‑in Extras → Unlink Current Collection
• Library → Plug‑in Extras → Manage Linked Collections…
  • View all linked collections
  • Edit a link (opens prefilled dialog) or Unlink

Logging

• Plugin log file (custom): site-publisher.lrplugin\logs\site-publisher.log
• Errors are handled and logged throughout the plugin (see .cursorrules)

Repo structure

• site-publisher.lrplugin/Info.lua: plugin metadata and menu wiring
• site-publisher.lrplugin/Init.lua: initialization and logger setup
• site-publisher.lrplugin/Log.lua: shared logging helper
• site-publisher.lrplugin/LinkedCollectionsCore.lua: pure logic (JSON helpers, uniqueness)
• site-publisher.lrplugin/LinkedCollections.lua: catalog storage and helpers
• site-publisher.lrplugin/commands/LinkCollection.lua: link UI/flow
• site-publisher.lrplugin/commands/UnlinkCollection.lua: unlink flow
• site-publisher.lrplugin/commands/ManageLinkedCollections.lua: manage UI/flow
• site-publisher.lrplugin/VerifySetup.lua: simple verification command
• .resources/: Lightroom SDK, API Reference, and manuals

Roadmap

• Step 4: Authentication and WordPress HTTP (use LrPasswords for secure storage)
• Auto‑export newly added photos in linked collections to a temp folder
• Upload to WordPress and attach to the linked object