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wp-plugin-development
GPL-2.0-or-laterUpdated on Nov 9, 20262,352GitHub starsIncludes scripts
A WordPress project skill for writing plugins.
What the skill teaches
A WordPress project skill for writing plugins. It covers finding a plugin's entry points, a predictable structure, hooks and the activation, deactivation and uninstall lifecycle, admin screens with the Settings API, storing data, cron tasks and migrations, and a security baseline of nonces, capability checks, sanitising input and escaping output, through to packaging a release. The folder includes reference notes and a helper script.
Capabilities
- Structure a WordPress plugin
- Handle activation, deactivation and uninstall
- Build settings pages with the Settings API
- Apply nonces, capability checks and escaping
Install
- Run this to add it to Any client:
npx skills add WordPress/agent-skills --skill wp-plugin-development
What's inside
- references/data-and-cron.md
- references/debugging.md
- references/lifecycle.md
- references/security.md
- references/settings-api.md
- references/structure.md
- scripts/detect_plugins.mjs
Details
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Skill | |
| Tool | WordPress | |
| Publisher | WordPress (WordPress.org project) | source |
| Official status | Officialpublished in the WordPress project's own GitHub organisation; licence credits WordPress Contributors | source |
| Needs an API key or sign-in | Not stated in its documentation | |
| Includes scripts | Yes | source |
| Platforms | Not stated in its documentation | |
| AI clients | Not stated in its documentation | |
| Licence | GPL-2.0-or-later | source |
| Pricing | Not stated in its documentation | |
| Activity | Last commit Nov 9, 20262,352 GitHub starsDownload data not available (not on npm or PyPI) | source |
| Links | Repository |
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Sources
- Skill file (SKILL.md)github.com/WordPress/agent-skills · Backs: LicenceNov 10, 2026
- README (README.md)github.com/WordPress/agent-skills · Backs: Official status, PublisherNov 12, 2026
- Licence file (LICENSE)github.com/WordPress/agent-skills · Backs: LicenceNov 12, 2026
- Folder in the repository (wp-plugin-development)github.com/WordPress/agent-skills · Backs: Includes scriptsNov 10, 2026
- GitHub repositorygithub.com/wordpress/agent-skills · Backs: ActivityNov 11, 2026