Getting Started

Requirements

Alpaca Issue Tracker requires:

  • WordPress 6.8 or newer.
  • PHP 7.4 or newer.
  • A logged-in WordPress user account with access to the Project Board.

Recommendations

Users are encouraged to set a profile picture, using the standard WordPress profile management screen. By default, WordPress uses an external service (Gravatar) for profile pictures: but you may wish to install a solution for local management, such as Simple Local Avatars.

Installation

  1. Upload the plugin ZIP in WordPress under Plugins > Add Plugin > Upload Plugin.
  2. Activate Alpaca Issue Tracker.
  3. Open Project Board in the WordPress admin menu.

For source checkout setup, see Development.

First Setup Checklist

After activation:

  1. Open Project Board.
  2. Confirm the default status columns are visible.
  3. Open Project Board > Configure.
  4. Review the Statuses tab and adjust column names/order if needed.
  5. Review Labels and create project-specific labels.
  6. Review Cards and choose which issue data should appear on board cards.
  7. Review Settings and decide whether contextual capture should be enabled.
  8. Open Project Board > My Notifications and configure personal notification preferences.
  9. Open Project Board > Email Templates if site-wide email templates need to be customized.

Main Admin Screens

  • Project Board: kanban board and issue management.
  • Project Activity: activity timeline across issues.
  • Configure: site-wide status, card, label, deleted item, and setting controls.
  • My Notifications: current user’s notification preferences.
  • Email Templates: site-wide notification email template editor.

For capability details, see Roles And Permissions.

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