wordpress-dev-skills

WordPress Development Skills for Claude Code

A comprehensive WordPress development and automation toolkit for Claude Code, Codex CLI, GitHub Copilot CLI, and Gemini-style extension consumers. Set up complete WordPress sites with a single command — using Docker or Playground environments — with white-labeling (FREE plugins only), SEO, visual QA, performance optimization, and more.

Plugin source: https://github.com/salemaziel/wordpress-dev-skills
Canonical marketplace: https://github.com/salemaziel/vdw-claude-plugins

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Quick Start

# Set up a new WordPress site
/wp-setup

# Audit an existing site
/wp-audit

# Pre-launch checklist
/wp-launch

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Skills Included

Skill	Description
wp-orchestrator	Master orchestrator — coordinates all skills and slash commands
wp-docker	Docker Compose WordPress environment with WP-CLI
wp-playground	WordPress Playground blueprints for instant browser-based testing
white-label	FREE white-labeling with ASE + Branda + Admin Menu Editor
wordpress-dev	Development best practices, coding standards, CPT creation
wordpress-admin	Page/post management, WP-CLI, REST API operations
seo-optimizer	Yoast/Rank Math audit — focus keywords, meta descriptions
visual-qa	Screenshot automation with GSAP animation handling
brand-guide	Brand documentation — colors, fonts, imagery, voice/tone
gsap-animations	GSAP best practices, accessibility, responsive animations
wp-performance	Core Web Vitals, image/video optimization, caching
siteground-cache	SiteGround cache buster for development workflows
form-testing	Form email delivery testing and mail server diagnostics
wp-test-analyzer	E2E test generation and analysis for WordPress sites

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Slash Commands

Command	Description
/wp-setup	Set up a new WordPress site with Docker, install plugins, configure white-labeling
/wp-audit	Comprehensive site audit — SEO, performance, security, visual QA in parallel
/wp-launch	Pre-launch checklist and handoff documentation generation

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Installation

Install Script (all tools)

# Claude Code (default)
curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/salemaziel/wordpress-dev-skills/main/install.sh | bash

# Codex CLI
curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/salemaziel/wordpress-dev-skills/main/install.sh | bash -s -- --tool codex

# Gemini CLI
curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/salemaziel/wordpress-dev-skills/main/install.sh | bash -s -- --tool gemini

# GitHub Copilot CLI
curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/salemaziel/wordpress-dev-skills/main/install.sh | bash -s -- --tool copilot

# Custom path
curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/salemaziel/wordpress-dev-skills/main/install.sh | bash -s -- --skills-dir ~/my-path

Method 1: Git Clone (Recommended — Claude Code)

git clone https://github.com/salemaziel/wordpress-dev-skills.git ~/.claude/skills/wordpress-dev-skills

Or clone and symlink individual skills:

git clone https://github.com/salemaziel/wordpress-dev-skills.git ~/repos/wordpress-dev-skills
ln -s ~/repos/wordpress-dev-skills/skills/* ~/.claude/skills/

Method 2: Manual Download

1. Download the latest release
2. Extract to your tool's skills directory
3. Skills are automatically available

Codex CLI

# Clone or install, then point Codex at the manifest
git clone https://github.com/salemaziel/wordpress-dev-skills.git ~/.codex/skills/wordpress-dev-skills
codex --plugin ~/.codex/skills/wordpress-dev-skills/.codex-plugin/plugin.json

Gemini CLI

git clone https://github.com/salemaziel/wordpress-dev-skills.git ~/.gemini/extensions/wordpress-dev-skills
# gemini-extension.json in the repo root is the extension descriptor

GitHub Copilot CLI

git clone https://github.com/salemaziel/wordpress-dev-skills.git ~/.github-copilot/plugins/wordpress-dev-skills
# .github/plugin/marketplace.json is the local dev fixture referencing .claude-plugin/plugin.json

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Validation

Run the included validation script to check that all manifests are consistent and all required files exist:

bash scripts/validate-plugin-layout.sh

Requires jq for JSON validation (brew install jq / apt install jq).

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Marketplace

This plugin is listed in the canonical marketplace repository:

https://github.com/salemaziel/vdw-claude-plugins

See docs/marketplace.md for publishing workflow, versioning rules, and how to keep manifests in sync.

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Requirements