Jump to PHP Definition

A lightweight VS Code extension that provides Go to Definition functionality for PHP files. Navigate to definitions of PHP variables, functions, classes, constants, and WordPress template files using Cmd+click (Mac) or Ctrl+click (Windows).

Features

• Go to definition for PHP functions, classes, methods, variables, and constants
• WordPress template support - Cmd+click on get_template_part() paths to open template files
• Include/require resolution - Navigate to files in include, require, include_once, require_once statements
• Arrow method calls - Jump to method definitions from $object->method() calls
• WordPress functions - Support for get_header(), get_footer(), get_sidebar(), locate_template()

Usage

Hold down Cmd (Mac) or Ctrl (Windows) and click on:

Element	Example	Action
Template path	get_template_part('components/header/nav')	Opens components/header/nav.php
Include path	include('includes/functions.php')	Opens includes/functions.php
Function	my_function()	Jumps to function definition
Class	new MyClass()	Jumps to class definition
Method	$this->getData()	Jumps to method definition
Variable	$myVariable	Jumps to variable assignment

Extension Settings

Configure via Settings > Extensions > Jump to PHP Definition:

Setting	Default	Description
jumpToPhpDefinition.maxFileSize	2	Maximum file size to search (in MB). Larger files are skipped for performance.
jumpToPhpDefinition.excludePattern	{**/vendor/**,...}	Glob pattern for directories to exclude from search.

Default Exclusions

The following directories are excluded by default:

• vendor/
• node_modules/
• .git/
• cache/
• tmp/

Requirements

• VS Code 1.74.0 or higher

Changelog

0.2.0

• Added WordPress get_template_part() support
• Added include/require path resolution
• Added arrow method call (->) support
• Added get_header(), get_footer(), get_sidebar() support
• Added locate_template() support
• Added user-configurable settings for max file size and exclusions
• Fixed variable detection (now properly handles $ prefix)
• Improved performance with async file reading
• Added cancellation support for long searches
• Removed unused code

0.1.0

• Initial release

Development

1. Clone the repository
2. Run npm install
3. Press F5 to start debugging the extension in a new VS Code window

Building

npm run package

This creates a .vsix file that can be installed in VS Code.