Plugin Machine is not just a plugin generator, it is a complete WordPress development framework. You can use Plugin Machine’s CLI to add new features to a plugin or create installable ZIP files.

If you want to use the features of Plugin Machine in a plugin that was not created with Plugin Machine, you can. You need to do two things:

1. Create a new plugin with Plugin Machine and check the “Does This Plugin Already Have A Codebase?” option.
2. Download the plugin and copy the pluginMachine.json file and add it to your plugin.

You can now use the Plugin Machine CLI or GitHub action with your plugin.

Plugin Machine CLI

Creating Installable Zip Files Of WordPress Plugins With Plugin Machine

Using Plugin Machine To Attach Plugin ZIP Files To Pull Requests