Contributors: aristath, fovoc, igmoweb
Tags: customizer,options framework, theme, mods, toolkit
Donate link: http://kirki.org/
Requires at least: 4.0
Tested up to: 4.3
Stable tag: 1.0.2
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

The ultimate toolkit for theme developers using the WordPress Customizer

Kirki is not a framework. It's a Toolkit allowing WordPress developers to use the Customizer and take advantage of its advanced features and flexibility by abstracting the code and making it easier for everyone to create beautiful and meaningful user experiences.

It does not replace the WordPress Customizer API, you can still use the default WordPress methods and we advise you to familiarize yourselves with them. An excellent handbook for the WordPress Customizer can be found on the developer.wordpress.org website.

What Kirki does is save you time... LOTS of time!

Configurations

Add your own Kirki configuration so that all the fields you create using Kirki inherit the configuration's properties. More information on configurations can be found on our Wiki.

Add Panels

Want to use Kirki to add your panels? Please look at the documentation on our Wiki

Add Sections

Want to use Kirki to add your sections? Please look at the documentation on our Wiki

Add Fields

Kirki allows you to create your fields easily and without any issues. There are 3 syntaxes you can use to do that, depending on your preferences and the project at hand. More info about how to add fields can be found on the Wiki

Automatic CSS calculations

Most of the options we create for our themes take care of CSS. We make that easy for you so you no longer have to write any custom PHP functions to create your CSS! All you have to do is use the output argument inside your fields and everything else is taken care of. More information on that can be found on our Wiki page for the output argument

Automatic JS generation for postMessage

If you want to use postMessage we've got you covered... Chances are you won't need to write your custom JS, we can auto-generate that for you if you use the js_vars argument in your fields. More info on that can be found on our Wiki page for the js_vars argument

Style the customizer

Want to change colors? Perhaps the width of the customizer panel? What about adding a custom logo & description? No matter what you want we've got you covered. Go ahead and take a look at styling the customizer

Google Fonts Integration

Kirki also integrates with Google Fonts, allowing you to use ALL google fonts and their variants in your themes. We take care of all the calculations for you, all you have to do is add your fields and let us handle the rest. Take a look at the Google Fonts Integration page for an example and instructions.

Add tooltips to your fields

Sometimes we need to add more info for our users... We've included a popup where you can add your help text using the help argument.

Extended Documentation

For documentation and examples on how to use the plugin please visit the Kirki Wiki on Github. Feel free to improve them! :)

Available Control types:

• checkbox
• code
• color-alpha
• color
• custom
• dimension
• dropdown-pages
• editor
• image
• multicheck
• number
• palette
• radio-buttonset
• radio-image
• radio
• select
• slider
• sortable
• spacing
• switch
• text
• textarea
• toggle
• typography

All development is done on github on https://github.com/aristath/kirki

If you wish to donate you can do so on http://kirki.org

Method 1: Use as a plugin

From your dashboard go to Plugins => Add New. Search for "Kirki" and install it. Once you install it, activate it. For configuration instructions please visit the Kirki Wiki on Github.

Method 2: Embed in your theme

Please visit https://github.com/aristath/kirki/wiki/Embedding-in-a-theme for documentation and instructions.

To get an idea on how to include Kirki in your next project, you can take a look at the Ornea theme.

WIP, dev time > 130 hours

• NEW: Added support for sanitize_callback arguments on each item in the CSS output.
• NEW: Added the ability to define an array as element in the output.
• NEW: Auto-prefixing CSS output for cross-browser compatibilities.
• NEW: Allow using arrays in settings.
• NEW: Dimension Field.
• NEW: Repeater Field.
• NEW: Code Field using the ACE editor.
• NEW: Typography Control.
• NEW: Preset Field.
• NEW: Demo theme.
• NEW: Spacing Control.
• REMOVED: Redux Framework compatibility.
• FIX: Minor bugfixes to the Kirki_Color class.
• FIX: kirki_get_option now uses Kirki::get_option().
• FIX: Various bugfixes.
• TWEAK: Converted the checkbox control to use the JS templating system.
• TWEAK: Converted the custom control to use the JS templating system.
• TWEAK: Converted the multicheck control to use the JS templating system.
• TWEAK: Converted the number control to use the JS templating system.
• TWEAK: Converted the palette control to use the JS templating system.
• TWEAK: Converted the radio-buttonset control to use the JS templating system.
• TWEAK: Converted the radio-image control to use the JS templating system.
• TWEAK: Converted the radio control to use the JS templating system.
• TWEAK: Converted the select control to use the JS templating system.
• TWEAK: Converted the slider control to use the JS templating system.
• TWEAK: Converted the switch control to use the JS templating system.
• TWEAK: Converted the textarea control to use the JS templating system.
• TWEAK: Converted the toggle control to use the JS templating system.
• TWEAK: radio-buttonset controls are now CSS-only.
• TWEAK: radio-image controls are now CSS-only.
• TWEAK: select controls nopw use selectize instead of Select2.
• TWEAK: Deprecated select2 and select2-multiple controls. We now have a global select control. Previous implementations gracefully fallback to the current one.
• TWEAK: switch controls are now CSS-only.
• TWEAK: toggle controls are now CSS-only.
• TWEAK: Sliders now use an HTML5 "range" input instead of jQuery-UI.
• TWEAK: Better coding standards.
• TWEAK: Descriptions styling.
• TWEAK: Improved controls styling.
• TWEAK: Compiled CSS & JS for improved performance.
• TWEAK: Added prefix to the sanitized output array.
• TWEAK: Updated google-fonts.
• TWEAK: Grunt integration.
• TWEAK: Some Code refactoring.

July 17, 2014, dev time: 5 minutes

• NEW: Added 'disable_output' and 'disable_google_fonts' arguments to the configuration.

July 17, 2014, dev time: 1 hour

• FIX: Issues when using serialized options instead of theme_mods or individual options.
• FIX: Issues with the output argument on fields.
• FIX: Other minor bugfixes

July 11, 2014, dev time: 177 hours

• NEW: Added PHPUnit tests
• NEW: Use wp_add_inline_style to add customizer styles
• NEW: Rebuilt the background fields calculation
• NEW: Now using Formstone for switches & toggles
• NEW: Added a new API. See https://github.com/aristath/kirki/wiki for documentation.
• NEW: Minimum PHP requirement is now PHP 5.2
• NEW: Added a Select2 field type.
• NEW: Introducing the Kirki::get_option() method to get values.
• NEW: added 'media_query' argument to output.
• NEW: Added ability to get variables for CSS preprocessors from the customizer values. See https://github.com/aristath/kirki/wiki/variables for documentation
• NEW: now supporting 'units' to all outputs to support '!important'
• NEW: Ability to create panels & sections using the new API.
• NEW: added a get_posts method to the Kirki class.
• NEW: Implement width argument in the styling options. See https://github.com/aristath/kirki/wiki/Styling-the-Customizer
• NEW: add 'kirki/control_types' filter
• FIX: Properly saving values in the db when using serialized options
• FIX: Check if classes & functions exist before adding them (allows for better compatibility when embedded in a theme)
• FIX: PHP Warnings & Notices
• FIX: Other minor bugfixes
• FIX: Now using consistently option_type instead of options_type everywhere
• FIX: Kirki::get_option() method now works for all fields, including background fields.
• FIX: avoid errors when Color is undefined in background fields
• FIX: Use WP_Filesystem to get the google fonts array from a json file
• FIX: Radio-Button styling
• FIX: PHP Notices
• FIX: Typos
• FIX: Properly sanitizing rgba colors
• FIX: Properly sanitize numbers
• FIX: Make sure all variables are escaped on output
• TWEAK: Simplify the Colourlovers integration.
• TWEAK: Improve sanitization
• TWEAK: Improve the Kirki_Styles_Customizer class
• TWEAK: Code cleanups
• TWEAK: Added more inline docs (lots of them)
• TWEAK: Use active_callback for required arguments instead of custom JS
• TWEAK: Updated translation files
• TWEAK: Better color manipulation in the Kirki_Color class
• TWEAK: Move secondary classes instantiation to the Kirki() function.
• TWEAK: set a $kirki global
• TWEAK: deprecate getOrThrow method in the Kirki_Config class.
• TWEAK: Move sanitisation functions to a Kirki_Sanitize class.
• TWEAK: Rename Kirki_Framework to Kirki_Toolkit.
• TWEAK: Move variables to the new API
• TWEAK: simplify Kirki_Controls class
• TWEAK: move the kirki/fields & kirki/controls filters to the new API
• REMOVED: remove the 'stylesheet_id' from the configuration.

April 6, 2014, dev time: 0.5 hours

• FIX: Color sanitization was distorting 0 characters in the color hex.
• FIX: Properly sanitizing ColorAlpha controls
• FIX: Sanitizing more properties in the Fields class
• FIX: removing remnant double-sanitization calls from the controls classes

April 5, 2014, dev time: 28 hours

• NEW: Introduce a Field class
• NEW: Introduce a Builder class
• TWEAK: Code Cleanups
• NEW: Added ability to use 'option' as the setting type
• Fix : Bugs in the color calculation class
• TWEAK: Everything gets sanitized in the "Field" class
• FIX: Bugs in sortable field
• FIX: Editor control had no description
• NEW: Added a color-alpha control. To use it just set an rgba color as the default value.
• TWEAK: SCSS & CSS improvements
• FIX: Various PHP notices and warnings when no fields are defined
• TWEAK: More efficient color sanitization method
• TWEAK: Improved number control presentation
• TWEAK: Improved the way background fields are handled
• TWEAK: Checkboxes styling
• NEW: Allow using rgba values for background colors
• FIX: CSS fix - :focus color for active section
• NEW: Add a static 'prepare' method to the ScriptRegistry class
• FIX: Issues with the URL when Kirki is embedded in a theme

March 30, 2015, dev time: 5 minutes

• FIX: Autoloader could not properly include files due to strtolower()

March 30, 2015, dev time: 30 minutes

• FIX: Translation strings now overridable using the config filter.

March 30, 2015, dev time: 32 hours

• Improvement: OOP redesign (props @vpratfr)
• NEW: Added Palette control
• NEW: Added Editor control (WYSIWYG - uses TinyMCE)
• NEW: Added Custom control (free html)
• NEW: Added a Kirki_Colourlovers class to use palettes from the colourlovers API
• NEW: Added a composer file (props @vpratfr)
• FIX: Wrong settings IDs
• FIX: Color calculation on RGBA functions were off
• TWEAK: Restructuring the plugin (props @vpratfr)
• NEW: added a functional kirki_get_option() function
• TWEAK: Simplified configuration options.
• NEW: Turn Kirki into a singleton and a facade (props @vpratfr)
• TWEAK: Completely re-written the customizer styles
• NEW: Using SASS for customizer styles
• TWEAK: Deprecating the group_title control in favor of the new custom control
• TWEAK: Changed the CSS for checkboxes

March 15, 2015, dev time: 2 hours

• REMOVED: Remove the kirki_get_option function that was introduced in 0.7 as it's not working properly yet.
• FIX: Undefined index notice when a default value for the control was not defined
• TWEAK: logo_image now injects an img element instead of a div with custom background
• NEW: Added description argument in the kirki configuration (replaces the theme description)

March 14, 2015, dev time: 10 hours

• FIX: Array to string conversion that happened conditionally when used with googlefonts. (props @groucho75)
• FIX: Background opacity affects background-position of bg image
• FIX: font-weight not being applied on google fonts
• NEW: Added kirki_get_option( $setting ); function that also gets default values
• TWEAK: Singleton for main plugin class
• FIX: Prevent empty help tooltips
• NEW: Added toggle control
• NEW: Added switch control
• FIX: Color controls were not being reset to default:
• TWEAK: Tooltips now loaded via jQuery
• TWEAK: Renamed setting to settings for consistency with WordPress core
• TWEAK: Renamed description to help and subtitle to `description for consistency with WordPress core
• TWEAK: Backwards-compatibility improvements
• NEW: Allow hiding background control elements by not including default values for them
• TWEAK: Performance improvements
• TWEAK: Using WordPress core controls instead of custom ones when those are available
• TWEAK: Separate logic for multiple-type controls that were using the "mode" argument. This has been deprecated in favor of completely separate control types.

March 2, 2015, dev time: 3 hours

• FIX: Frontend styles were not properly enqueued (props @dmgawel)
• NEW: Allow multiple output styles per control defined as an array of arrays.
• FIX: Background control styles
• FIX: Serialise default values for the sortable control. Now you can define default values as an array.
• FIX: Required script
• FIX: '_opacity' was added to a lot of controls by mistake. Removed it and wrote a migration script.

February 25, 2015, dev time: 1 hours

• FIX: Sortables controls had a JS conflict
• FIX: Switches & Toggles were not properly working

February 25, 2015, dev time: 9 hours

• FIX: Tooltips now properly working
• NEW: Added checkbox switches
• NEW: Added checkbox toggles
• FIX: Generated CSS is not properly combined & minified
• FIX: Re-structuring files hierarchy
• FIX: Simplify the way controls are loaded
• NEW: Only load control classes when they are needed
• NEW: Introducing Kirki_Customize_Control class
• FIX: CSS tweaks
• NEW: Sortable control (creating one is identical to a select control, but with \'type\' => \'sortable\')
• FIX: Double output CSS (props @agusmu)
• NEW: Google fonts now parsed from a json file.

January 22, 2015

• FIX: Transport defaults to refresh instead of postMessage
• FIX: undefined index notice.

January 21, 2015

• NEW: Automatic output of styles for generic controls.
• NEW: Automatic output of styles + scripts for fonts (including googlefonts )
• NEW: The 'output' argument on background controls is now an array for consistency with other controls. Older syntax is still compatible though. :)
• NEW: Add the ability to auto-generate styles for colors.
• FIX: Add a blank stylesheet if we need one and no stylesheet_id has been defined in the config options.
• FIX: CSS-only tooltips. Fixes issue with tooltips now showing up on WP >= 4.1
• FIX: Code cleanups
• NEW: Added support for WordPress's transport arguments
• FIX: All controls now have a sanitization callback. Users can override the default sanitizations by adding their own 'sanitize_callback' argument.
• FIX: OOP rewrite
• FIX: Strip protocol from Google API link
• FIX: Loading order for some files
• FIX: Removed deprecated less_var argument

October 25, 2014

• FIX: bugfix for selector
• NEW: Change the Kirki theme based on which admin theme is selected.
• FIX: Tranlsation domain issue
• NEW: Added a "group_title" control
• FIX: Updated the required script
• FIX: Updating CSS
• Other minor improvements and bugfixes

May 26, 2014

• NEW: added background field
• NEW: added 'output' argument to directly output the CSS

May 9, 2014

• Initial version