Agent skill

Wp Admin UI Development

by jorgerosal in jorgerosal/wordpress-skills

WordPress admin UI review and development guidance. An agent skill from jorgerosal/wordpress-skills.

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Install Wp Admin UI Development

skills CLI
$ npx skills add jorgerosal/wordpress-skills --skill wp-admin-ui-development -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install jorgerosal/wordpress-skills wp-admin-ui-development --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/jorgerosal/wordpress-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/claude-skills/wp-admin-ui-development .claude/skills/wp-admin-ui-development && 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
wp-admin-ui-development
GitHub stars
100
Token cost
~1.2k tokens
SKILL.md length
408 words
Files
3 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
35
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

WordPress admin UI review and development guidance. An agent skill from jorgerosal/wordpress-skills.

  • Works in 5 steps: Identify admin surface → Review screen registration → Review form and state flow → …
  • Reviewing admin pages
  • SKILL.md covers Overview, When to Use, Code Review Workflow and File-Type Specific Checks, plus 3 more sections
  • Calls rg

What it does

Wp Admin UI Development is an agent skill from jorgerosal/wordpress-skills. WordPress admin UI review and development guidance. Use when reviewing admin pages, settings screens, menu pages, notices, list tables, metabox-like interfaces, screen options, capability checks, admin scripts or styles, or when user mentions "admin UI", "settings page", "wp-admin", "admin screen", "options page", "list table", "admin menu", "admin notice", "screen options", or "dashboard page". Detects capability issues, Settings API misuse, admin-only performance problems, and UX mistakes in WordPress admin…

Its SKILL.md is about 1.2k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 3 other files, including reference files (for example `references/admin-ux-patterns.md` and `references/settings-and-screens.md`).

It works with WordPress. The repository describes itself as: ✅ 🎉 Claude skills and Codex skills for Wordpress development❗️. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Reviewing admin pages
  • Settings screens
  • Metabox-like interfaces
  • Capability checks

Example prompts

  • “admin UI”
  • “settings page”
  • “wp-admin”
  • “/wp-admin-ui-development”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Identify admin surface
  2. Review screen registration
  3. Review form and state flow
  4. Review UX and maintainability
  5. Apply severity

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 8c96442. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • rg

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

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    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

Wp Admin UI Development loads about 1.2k tokens when it runs, and up to ~1.4k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 138 tokens; SKILL.md has 408 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~138
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.2k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~1.4k

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 passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

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); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from jorgerosal/wordpress-skills at commit 8c96442, republished under its MIT licence (© jorgerosal). 408 words, ~1,166 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/wp-admin-ui-development/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 2 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
wp-admin-ui-development
description
WordPress admin UI review and development guidance. Use when reviewing admin pages, settings screens, menu pages, notices, list tables, metabox-like interfaces, screen options, capability checks, admin scripts or styles, or when user mentions "admin UI", "settings page", "wp-admin", "admin screen", "options page", "list table", "admin menu", "admin notice", "screen options", or "dashboard page". Detects capability issues, Settings API misuse, admin-only performance problems, and UX mistakes in WordPress admin interfaces.

WordPress Admin UI Development Skill

Overview

Systematic review for WordPress admin interfaces. Core principle: Admin UIs should be capability-aware, predictable, and aligned with WordPress admin patterns instead of custom app-style behavior. Review covers menu registration, screen architecture, Settings API usage, notices, script and style loading, list-table patterns, and admin-side UX stability.

When to Use

Use when:

  • Reviewing settings pages or plugin dashboards
  • Auditing add_menu_page() / add_submenu_page() usage
  • Checking admin forms, notices, and data-entry screens
  • Reviewing admin script loading and screen targeting
  • Analyzing capability checks for admin pages

Don't use for:

  • Frontend UI review
  • Full security-only audits (use wp-security-review)
  • General plugin architecture without admin surface focus (use wp-plugin-development)

Code Review Workflow

  1. Identify admin surface

    • Settings page
    • Dashboard widget or tools page
    • Custom list table
    • Modal-heavy admin workflow
  2. Review screen registration

    • Menu slug, parent slug, capability
    • Dedicated callbacks
    • Screen-specific enqueue logic
  3. Review form and state flow

    • Settings API or deliberate alternative
    • Nonces and capability checks
    • Stable success/error messaging
  4. Review UX and maintainability

    • Avoid giant single-screen forms
    • Respect WordPress admin layout and component conventions
    • Load scripts only on relevant screens
  5. Apply severity

    • CRITICAL: Missing capability checks, unrestricted admin actions, admin screens accessible to wrong roles
    • WARNING: Global admin asset loading, bypassed Settings API, unstable notice UX, oversized screens
    • INFO: Could use core components or cleaner screen split

File-Type Specific Checks

Admin Menu Registration
  • CRITICAL: Missing capability requirement
  • WARNING: Menu callback mixes routing, rendering, and form handling
  • INFO: Could move large screens into separate classes or modules
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Settings Forms
  • CRITICAL: Missing nonce or capability check on save
  • WARNING: Manual update_option() everywhere without Settings API structure
  • WARNING: No sanitization callback for settings
  • INFO: Could split settings into sections/tabs for maintainability
Admin Scripts and Styles
  • WARNING: Scripts loaded on every admin screen
  • WARNING: Inline JS for large features
  • INFO: Could use screen IDs and conditional enqueues
Notices and Feedback
  • WARNING: Persistent notices without dismissal handling
  • WARNING: Success/error states are not tied to actual action outcome
  • INFO: Could use clearer empty/loading states

Search Patterns for Quick Detection (ADM-21)

Use these rg commands for quick admin UI scanning.

CRITICAL Patterns
bash
# Admin page registration
rg -n "add_menu_page|add_submenu_page|add_options_page|add_management_page" . -g '*.php'

# Admin-post handlers and nonces
rg -n "admin_post_|check_admin_referer|wp_verify_nonce|current_user_can" . -g '*.php'
WARNING Patterns
bash
# Global admin enqueues
rg -n "admin_enqueue_scripts|wp_enqueue_script|wp_enqueue_style" . -g '*.php'

# Direct option updates in admin pages
rg -n "update_option|add_option" . -g '*.php'

# Admin notices
rg -n "admin_notices|notice-|is-dismissible" . -g '*.php'
INFO Patterns
bash
# Settings API usage
rg -n "register_setting|add_settings_section|add_settings_field" . -g '*.php'

# Screen targeting helpers
rg -n "get_current_screen|current_screen|\$hook_suffix" . -g '*.php'

Reference Files

  • references/settings-and-screens.md - Settings pages, screen registration, and admin screen structure
  • references/admin-ux-patterns.md - Notices, admin scripts, tabs, list tables, and UX expectations

Output Format (ADM-23)

For each finding include severity, file reference, issue summary, admin impact, and a concrete fix suggestion. Call out where a problem is primarily security, architecture, or UX so follow-up reviews are easy to route.

© jorgerosal, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

SKILL.md and 2 other files (references) in claude-skills/wp-admin-ui-development of jorgerosal/wordpress-skills.

  • SKILL.md
  • references/admin-ux-patterns.md
  • references/settings-and-screens.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 8c96442

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Questions about Wp Admin UI Development

What does Wp Admin UI Development do?

WordPress admin UI review and development guidance. An agent skill from jorgerosal/wordpress-skills. Wp Admin UI Development is an agent skill from jorgerosal/wordpress-skills. WordPress admin UI review and development guidance.

When should I use Wp Admin UI Development?

Wp Admin UI Development fits situations like: reviewing admin pages; settings screens; metabox-like interfaces; capability checks.

How do I install Wp Admin UI Development in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add jorgerosal/wordpress-skills --skill wp-admin-ui-development -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (claude-skills/wp-admin-ui-development in jorgerosal/wordpress-skills) into .claude/skills/wp-admin-ui-development in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Wp Admin UI Development in Codex?

Run `npx skills add jorgerosal/wordpress-skills --skill wp-admin-ui-development -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (claude-skills/wp-admin-ui-development in jorgerosal/wordpress-skills) into .agents/skills/wp-admin-ui-development in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Wp Admin UI Development 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 jorgerosal/wordpress-skills --skill wp-admin-ui-development -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/wp-admin-ui-development, .gemini/skills/wp-admin-ui-development, .github/skills/wp-admin-ui-development and .opencode/skills/wp-admin-ui-development in your project.

What does Wp Admin UI Development need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Wp Admin UI Development needs the command-line tools its instructions call (rg).

Does Wp Admin UI Development access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Wp Admin UI Development safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Wp Admin UI Development use?

Wp Admin UI Development is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Wp Admin UI Development use?

About 1.2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.7k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 263 tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

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Who maintains Wp Admin UI Development?

jorgerosal (a GitHub user) maintains it in jorgerosal/wordpress-skills, which has 100 GitHub stars. The repository holds 35 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on June 7, 2026.

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