Wp Build Tools
Use when setting up, configuring, or debugging the JavaScript/CSS build pipeline for a WordPress plugin — @wordpress/scripts, webpack (webpack.config.js, entry points, externals), Vite, block editor asset compilation with block.json, enqueueing built assets with .asset.php dependency files, wp_enqueue_script / wp_localize_script, Sass/SCSS/PostCSS compilation, TypeScript support, register_block_t…
Wp Plugin Testing
Use when writing or setting up tests for a WordPress plugin — PHPUnit integration tests using WP_UnitTestCase with the WP test suite (bin/install-wp-tests.sh, phpunit.xml.dist, tests/bootstrap.php), unit tests with Brain Monkey (when() / expect() / Mockery) or WP_Mock, test factories (factory()->post->create(), ->user->create(), ->term->create()), HTTP request mocking with add_filter pre_http_req…
Wp Admin Browser
Use when a WordPress admin panel needs real browser interaction via Chrome DevTools MCP — logging in, navigating admin menus, clicking buttons, filling and submitting forms, creating/editing/deleting content through the UI, creating a temporary test admin user, verifying JS state or localStorage, capturing screenshots, or obtaining a REST nonce via admin-ajax.php. Triggers: \"open WP admin\", \"l…
Wp Phpstan Stubs
Use when creating a new PHPStan stubs package for a WordPress plugin, theme, or Composer package — scaffolding the full repo structure (composer.json, configs/bootstrap.php, configs/finder.php, bin/generate.sh, bin/release-latest-versions.sh, .github/workflows/release.yml, phpstan.neon), fetching version lists from WP.org plugin API (api.wordpress.org/plugins) or Packagist API, using php-stubs/ge…
Wp I18n Workflow
Use when managing the full translation workflow for a WordPress plugin — registering text domain with load_plugin_textdomain, wrapping strings with __(), _e(), esc_html__(), esc_attr__(), _n(), _x(), _ex(), _nx(), generating POT with wp i18n make-pot, compiling .po to .mo (wp i18n make-mo / msgfmt) and .json (wp i18n make-json), wiring JS translations with wp_set_script_translations and @wordpres…
Wp Woocommerce
Use when building, extending, or debugging a WooCommerce plugin — custom product types, payment gateways (WC_Payment_Gateway, process_payment(), process_refund()), shipping methods (WC_Shipping_Method, calculate_shipping()), CRUD via WC_Product / WC_Order / WC_Customer (wc_get_product, wc_create_order, wc_get_orders, get_meta, update_meta_data), HPOS compatibility (FeaturesUtil::declare_compatibi…
Wp Freemius
Use when integrating Freemius SDK into a WordPress plugin for monetisation — SDK bootstrap with fs_dynamic_init, feature gating with can_use_premium_code() / is__premium_only() / is_plan() / is_trial() / is_paying(), license management, free/pro dual-zip build using __premium_only__ file suffix, generating upgrade URLs with get_upgrade_url(), opt-in analytics dialog, multisite licensing, affiliat…
Wp Plugin Release
Use when bumping a WordPress plugin version or cutting a release — syncing version across all sources: plugin header (Version: X.Y.Z), version constant (define MY_PLUGIN_VERSION), readme.txt (Stable tag + Changelog + Upgrade Notice), CHANGELOG.md, and .pot Project-Id-Version; following semver (major/minor/patch) rules; running pre-release checks (composer lint / analyze / test, grep for stale ver…
Wp Org Submission
Use when submitting a WordPress plugin to the WP.org directory for the first time, deploying a new version via SVN (plugins.svn.wordpress.org trunk, tags, assets), fixing a reviewer rejection (17-issue catalog with exact reviewer quotes), writing or correcting readme.txt (Stable tag, Changelog, Upgrade Notice, Requires, Tested up to, External services), or preparing WP.org assets (banner-772x250.…
Wp Multisite
Use when building or adapting a WordPress plugin for Multisite/Network — network activation (register_activation_hook with $network_wide), network admin pages (network_admin_menu), per-site vs network-wide options (get_option / get_network_option / update_network_option), looping sites with get_sites() + switch_to_blog() / restore_current_blog(), super admin capabilities (is_super_admin(), manage…
Wp Email Templates
Use when adding or refactoring transactional emails in a WordPress plugin — extracting inline HTML strings into reusable templates sharing a branded base shell, implementing the render_template helper (ob_start / include / ob_get_clean), passing variables safely with extract(EXTR_SKIP), sending via wp_mail(), testing with MockPHPMailer / tests_retrieve_phpmailer_instance(), applying table-based H…
Wp Coding Standards
Use when setting up PHPCS with WordPress Coding Standards (WPCS), configuring phpcs.xml.dist, running phpcs/phpcbf, fixing sniff violations, adding PHPCS to CI (GitHub Actions), configuring IDE integration, or verifying a plugin meets WP.org code style requirements. Covers squizlabs/php_codesniffer, wp-coding-standards/wpcs, dealerdirect/phpcodesniffer-composer-installer, WordPress-Extra, WordPre…
Wp Background Processing
Use when a WordPress plugin needs to run work outside the HTTP request cycle — scheduling async or recurring jobs with Action Scheduler (as_enqueue_async_action, as_schedule_single_action, as_schedule_recurring_action, as_unschedule_action), implementing WP_Background_Process (push_to_queue, save, dispatch, is_queue_empty), registering WP Cron events (wp_schedule_event, wp_clear_scheduled_hook),…
Wp Database
Use when a WordPress plugin needs a custom database table — creating with dbDelta (strict SQL format: two spaces before PRIMARY KEY, no trailing comma), writing versioned upgrade routines with version_compare and register_activation_hook, querying with $wpdb prepared statements (prepare, insert, update, delete, get_row, get_results, get_var), debugging with $wpdb->last_error or SAVEQUERIES, schem…
Wp Guided Tour
Use when adding a guided onboarding or feature-discovery tour to a WordPress admin plugin using Driver.js v1 — setting up the IIFE bundle (window.driver.js.driver), PHP backend tour config arrays (autoStart, pages, steps, element, popover), JS scope detection from URL pathname + hash (getCurrentScope, hashchange listener), localStorage-based completion tracking, CSS selector rules for WP admin el…
Wp Ci Qa
Use when a pull request has QA failures, a \"Testing Failed\" label, or QA comments reporting broken features — reading QA feedback and PR comments, tracing root cause using root-cause-patterns.md, applying scoped conventional-commit fixes, swapping labels (Testing Failed to Need Testing), and posting a structured QA re-test comment. Triggers: \"QA failed my PR\", \"Testing Failed label on my PR\…
Wp Structured Data
Use when emitting JSON-LD structured data (schema.org) from a WordPress theme or plugin — FAQPage, HowTo, ItemList, Recipe, Event, Product, Review — especially when the data lives in post meta / custom fields the SEO plugin can't see, OR when you must avoid duplicating the schema an SEO plugin (Rank Math, Yoast SEO, SEOPress) already outputs. Covers building the @graph in PHP, escaping with wp_js…
Wp Plugin Audit
Use when auditing a WordPress plugin for security issues, code inconsistencies, or quality gaps — fans out parallel checks across four dimensions: A (version/metadata sync), B (naming/prefix/i18n), C (docs vs code), D (code conventions/security), verifies every finding with file:line references before reporting, and routes confirmed issues to the correct fix skill. Security patterns checked: XSS…
Wp Github Flow
Use when shipping work through GitHub — fixing a GitHub issue by URL/number, or committing and PR-ing uncommitted working-tree changes. Covers resolving ISSUE_REPO vs CODE_REPO, grouping changes into scoped conventional commits (type(scope): summary), branching from fresh origin/base, discovering labels via gh label list, opening PRs with gh pr create, cross-repo Closes footer, merging with --mer…