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PhpStorm Plugins You Should Know

Hugo Martinez on July 14, 2022

If you are a PhpStorm user you know that it comes with many great features that make programming in PHP faster and easier. On top of that JetBrain...

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Alexandr Rešetňak • Jul 14 '22

Hey, thanks for the article!
My fav plugins are: Github Copilot, GitToolBox, GraphQL, JSON Helper, PHPClean, .env support and WakaTime. Feel free to check them out if you want to. Definitely can make your development a bit easier. Happy coding !

Hugo Martinez • Jul 15 '22

Thanks, will check them out!

Jakob Attkinson • Jul 15 '22

How do you use Wakatime? How does it help?

Alexandr Rešetňak • Jul 15 '22

I have an acc on WakaTime. Then you just install the plugin and enter the API key. I can see the dashboard like my time spent on coding (actual time, not for how long my IDE was opened, languages etc. I like it cuz its actual time spent on coding and cool API is included so you can get the data you want to your app.

Igor Santos • Jul 23 '22

This is true curiosity, I'm not judging (I guess we just work differently): why is it important for you to know the amount of time you spent really coding? Do you compare that with the overall time you spent "working" in general? How do you use that metric?

Alexandr Rešetňak • Jul 23 '22

Great question. I kinda like to know how much time did I spent on task thinking and than actually coding. And If i have some kind of practise with a new language I like to know that as well. I found it interesting being able to know how much typing through the day I actually did. I suppose its not critical but I like it that way.

Igor Santos • Jul 24 '22

interesting! makes sense :)
I used to love using RescueTime, although it was mainly when I was really unfocused. It's a desktop app which can automatically track app usage, and maybe even browser tabs/URLs. It's really helpful to understand how you use your devices, it might be interesting to you too :)

cheers!

Jakob Attkinson • Jul 14 '22

Yeah, this list only covers the basics...

.ignore
Atom Material Icons
Foldable ProjectView
HighlightBracketPair
Json Parser
Material Theme UI (Freemium)
String Manipulation

These are just some that I don't want to work without...

Hugo Martinez • Jul 15 '22

Cool list, thanks!

Igor Santos • Jul 23 '22

How come NO ONE HERE has suggested the Nyan Progress Bar??? 😂

I would also suggest:

Advanced AutoComplete
Key Promoter X is a must if you want to become a power user
Day and Night is very handy if you work on a bright environment during the day (light through windows or in the outside isn't very good on dark themes)
and I do prefer GitToolBox as its features are "more focused" (online status really didn't get me)

Benjamin C. Baker • Jul 14 '22

Cool! I didn't know all of those plugins, will check them out 🙌

Hugo Martinez • Jul 15 '22

Thanks, hope you'll find them useful!