Agent skill

Wordpress Dev

by aiskillstore in aiskillstore/marketplace

WordPress development best practices - coding standards, custom post types, security, performance, hooks/filters, and template hierarchy.

No licenceAuto-check: notesDevelopment

Install Wordpress Dev

skills CLI
$ npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill wordpress-dev -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install aiskillstore/marketplace wordpress-dev --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aiskillstore/marketplace.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/crazyswami/wordpress-dev .claude/skills/wordpress-dev && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
wordpress-dev
GitHub stars
430
Token cost
~1.7k tokens
SKILL.md length
415 words
Files
16 (incl. scripts)
Skills in repo
1,085
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

WordPress development best practices - coding standards, custom post types, security, performance, hooks/filters, and template hierarchy.

  • Works in 6 steps: Coding Standards - PHP, JS, CSS… → Custom Post Types - Complete CPT… → Security - Sanitization, escaping,… → …
  • Any WordPress theme
  • SKILL.md covers What This Skill Provides, Quick Reference, Documentation and Code Templates, plus 6 more sections
  • Runs PHP and Python scripts from its folder; calls python3; reaches schemas.wp.org

What it does

Wordpress Dev is an agent skill from aiskillstore/marketplace. WordPress development best practices - coding standards, custom post types, security, performance, hooks/filters, and template hierarchy. Use for any WordPress theme or plugin development guidance.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.7k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 20 other files, including scripts (for example `docs/coding-standards.md`, `docs/custom-post-types.md` and `docs/hooks-filters.md`).

It sits in Development, covering Code quality and Hooks and plugins. It works with WordPress. The repository describes itself as: Security-audited skills for Claude, Codex & Claude Code. One-click install, quality verified.

When your agent uses it

  • Any WordPress theme
  • Plugin development guidance

Example prompts

  • “/wordpress-dev”

Requirements

  • Python 3
  • Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Read, Write, Edit, Bash, Glob, Grep

Workflow steps

6 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Coding Standards - PHP, JS, CSS conventions following WordPress standards
  2. Custom Post Types - Complete CPT registration and management guide
  3. Security - Sanitization, escaping, nonces, capability checks
  4. Performance - Caching, query optimization, asset loading
  5. Hooks & Filters - Actions and filters reference with examples
  6. Template Hierarchy - Theme template structure and overrides

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 4ac52da. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:

    • Read
    • Write
    • Edit
    • Bash
    • Glob
    • Grep

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Ships 1 file in scripts/ (PHP and Python), which the agent can run.

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • python3

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:

    • schemas.wp.org

    Also links to:

    • developer.wordpress.org

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Wordpress Dev loads about 1.7k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 53 tokens; SKILL.md has 415 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~53
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.7k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check: notes

The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.

  • NotePre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: Bash)SKILL.md
    allowed-tools: Read, Write, Edit, Bash, Glob, Grep

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 415 words (~1,720 tokens).

“Comprehensive development guidance for WordPress themes and plugins following 2025 standards.”

— opening of SKILL.md by aiskillstore
name
wordpress-dev
allowed-tools
Read, Write, Edit, Bash, Glob, Grep

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 15 other files (scripts) in skills/crazyswami/wordpress-dev of aiskillstore/marketplace.

  • SKILL.md
  • docs/coding-standards.md
  • docs/custom-post-types.md
  • docs/hooks-filters.md
  • docs/performance.md
  • docs/recommended-plugins.md
  • docs/security.md
  • docs/template-hierarchy.md
  • scripts/scaffold.py
  • skill-report.json
  • templates/custom-post-type.php
  • templates/meta-box.php
  • templates/plugin-skeleton/includes/class-plugin-admin.php
  • templates/plugin-skeleton/plugin-name.php
  • templates/rest-api-endpoint.php
  • templates/taxonomy.php

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 4ac52da

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Code StyleAutomattic/wordpress-activitypub582—~2.2kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
WooCommerce Code GuardamElnagdy/guard-skills1.3k—~2.2kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
DevAutomattic/wordpress-activitypub582—~1.1kAutomated safety check: PassMIT

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Questions about Wordpress Dev

What does Wordpress Dev do?

WordPress development best practices - coding standards, custom post types, security, performance, hooks/filters, and template hierarchy. Wordpress Dev is an agent skill from aiskillstore/marketplace. WordPress development best practices - coding standards, custom post types, security, performance, hooks/filters, and template hierarchy.

When should I use Wordpress Dev?

Wordpress Dev fits situations like: any WordPress theme; plugin development guidance.

How do I install Wordpress Dev in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill wordpress-dev -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/crazyswami/wordpress-dev in aiskillstore/marketplace) into .claude/skills/wordpress-dev in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Wordpress Dev in Codex?

Run `npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill wordpress-dev -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/crazyswami/wordpress-dev in aiskillstore/marketplace) into .agents/skills/wordpress-dev in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Wordpress Dev in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill wordpress-dev -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/wordpress-dev, .gemini/skills/wordpress-dev, .github/skills/wordpress-dev and .opencode/skills/wordpress-dev in your project.

What does Wordpress Dev need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Wordpress Dev needs PHP and Python for the scripts in its folder and the command-line tools its instructions call (python3). Our summary lists: Python 3. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Read, Write, Edit, Bash, Glob, Grep.

Does Wordpress Dev access the network?

SKILL.md names 2 domains. In commands or code: schemas.wp.org; the agent is likely to contact it when it follows the instructions. As links in the text: developer.wordpress.org. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Wordpress Dev safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (pre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: bash)), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.

What licence does Wordpress Dev use?

No licence was found for Wordpress Dev or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Wordpress Dev use?

About 1.7k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 6.9k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Wordpress Dev?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Wordpress Dev: WooCommerce Code Review (woocommerce/woocommerce, 11k stars), Agent Setup Health Audit (tw93/Waza, 7.2k stars), Code Style (Automattic/wordpress-activitypub, 582 stars) and WooCommerce Code Guard (amElnagdy/guard-skills, 1.3k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Wordpress Dev?

aiskillstore (a GitHub organization) maintains it in aiskillstore/marketplace, which has 430 GitHub stars. The repository holds 1,085 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

Source: aiskillstore/marketplace on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.