design-to-wp-block

Design to WordPress Block

Create production-ready WordPress block patterns from Figma designs or screenshots using the design-specialist agent.

Usage

• "Create a WordPress block pattern from this Figma design: [URL]"
• "Convert this mockup to a WordPress block pattern: [screenshot path]"
• "Build a hero-cta block pattern from this design for the kanopi-base theme"

Arguments: [design-source] [pattern-name] [theme-namespace]

Environment Detection

Tier 1 — Portable (Claude Desktop, Codex, any environment)

When Task() is unavailable but design data can be accessed:

1. Analyze design — If screenshot provided, use Read to view image and extract:
   • Colors (hex codes), typography (fonts, sizes, weights), spacing values
   • Layout structure and component hierarchy
   • Responsive behavior requirements
2. Generate block pattern directly using Write:
   • Create wp-content/themes/{theme}/patterns/{pattern-slug}.php with proper WordPress pattern headers
   • Use native WordPress blocks only (Group, Cover, Heading, Paragraph, Buttons, Image, Columns, etc.)
   • Include i18n functions (esc_html_e(), esc_attr_e())
3. Generate SCSS — Create companion stylesheet at wp-content/themes/{theme}/assets/styles/scss/patterns/_{pattern-slug}.scss
   • Mobile-first (base → 768px → 1024px)
   • WCAG AA color contrast (4.5:1 minimum)
   • Touch-friendly (44px minimum targets)
   • Proper focus indicators (2px outline minimum)
   • @prefers-reduced-motion support
4. Generate editor stylesheet — Create _{pattern-slug}-editor.scss for block editor styling
5. Provide instructions — Manual steps for testing and enqueue setup

Note for Tier 1 with Figma: Figma MCP tools are only available in the main Claude Code conversation, not subagents. Fetch design context in the main conversation before activating this skill.

Tier 2 — Claude Code Enhanced

When running in Claude Code with Task() and Figma MCP available:

Step 1: Fetch Design Data in Main Conversation

If design source is a Figma URL:

ToolSearch(query: "select:mcp__plugin_figma_figma__get_design_context")
mcp__plugin_figma_figma__get_design_context(fileKey, nodeId, clientLanguages: "html,css,php", clientFrameworks: "wordpress")
mcp__plugin_figma_figma__get_screenshot(fileKey, nodeId)

Extract: colors (hex), typography, spacing, layout structure, component hierarchy.

Step 2: Spawn design-specialist for code generation

Agent(subagent_type="cms-cultivator:design-specialist:design-specialist",
      prompt="Create a WordPress block pattern from the provided design specifications.

## Design Specifications (Pre-Fetched)
{extracted colors, typography, spacing, layout structure}

## Pattern Details
- Pattern Name: {pattern-name}
- Theme: {theme-namespace or auto-detect}

## Requirements
- Native WordPress blocks only (Group, Cover, Heading, Paragraph, Buttons, Image, Columns)
- Pattern file: wp-content/themes/{theme}/patterns/{pattern-slug}.php
- Mobile-first, WCAG AA, 44px touch targets

## Output Required
Return the structured report including:
- Generated file paths
- SCSS paths section (component name, front-end path, editor path)
- Design specifications section (colors, typography, spacing)
- Test page URL and screenshots directory")

Step 3: Spawn responsive-styling-specialist using the SCSS paths and design specs from Step 2 output:

Agent(subagent_type="cms-cultivator:responsive-styling-specialist:responsive-styling-specialist",
      prompt="Generate mobile-first responsive SCSS for the {pattern-name} WordPress block pattern.

Component: {component from design-specialist output}
File paths:
- Front-end: {front-end SCSS path from design-specialist output}
- Editor: {editor SCSS path from design-specialist output}

Design specifications:
{colors, typography, spacing from design-specialist output}

Requirements:
- Mobile-first (base → 768px → 1024px)
- WCAG AA color contrast (4.5:1 normal text, 3:1 large text)
- Touch-friendly targets (44px minimum)
- Proper focus indicators (2px outline)
- Reduced motion support
- Generate TWO files: front-end SCSS and editor SCSS (prefixed with .editor-styles-wrapper)")

Step 4: Spawn browser-validator-specialist using the test page URL from Step 2 output:

Agent(subagent_type="cms-cultivator:browser-validator-specialist:browser-validator-specialist",
      prompt="Validate the WordPress block pattern implementation.

Test URL: {test page URL from design-specialist output}
Design reference: {original design source}

Validation requirements:
- Test responsive breakpoints: 320px, 768px, 1024px+
- Capture screenshots at each breakpoint
- Check WCAG AA accessibility (contrast, keyboard nav, focus indicators, semantic HTML)
- Validate interactions (hover, click, focus states)
- Check JavaScript console for errors
- Compare with original design reference
- Generate detailed technical report with file paths and remediation steps

Save screenshots to: {screenshots dir from design-specialist output}")

Step 5: Report — present the block pattern file paths, CSS paths, and browser validation results to the user.

What Gets Created

1. Block Pattern PHP File

Path: wp-content/themes/{theme}/patterns/{pattern-slug}.php

<?php
/**
 * Title: Hero CTA
 * Slug: my-theme/hero-cta
 * Categories: features, call-to-action
 * Description: Full-width hero section with heading, text, and CTA
 */
?>
<!-- wp:group {"className":"hero-cta-pattern"} -->
<div class="wp-block-group hero-cta-pattern">
    <!-- wp:heading {"level":1} -->
    <h1><?php esc_html_e( 'Your Heading Here', 'my-theme' ); ?></h1>
    <!-- /wp:heading -->
    ...
</div>
<!-- /wp:group -->

2. Front-End Stylesheet

Path: wp-content/themes/{theme}/assets/styles/scss/patterns/_{pattern-slug}.scss

• Mobile-first responsive (768px tablet, 1024px desktop)
• WCAG AA compliant colors
• Touch targets ≥ 44px on mobile

3. Editor Stylesheet

Path: wp-content/themes/{theme}/assets/styles/scss/patterns/_{pattern-slug}-editor.scss

• All front-end styles wrapped in .editor-styles-wrapper

Pattern Registration

WordPress 6.0+: Patterns in /patterns/ directory auto-discovered — no registration needed.

Auto-enqueue editor styles (add once to functions.php):

function my_theme_setup() {
    add_theme_support( 'editor-styles' );
    $styles = glob( get_template_directory() . '/assets/styles/css/patterns/*-editor.css' );
    foreach ( $styles as $path ) {
        add_editor_style( str_replace( get_template_directory() . '/', '', $path ) );
    }
}
add_action( 'after_setup_theme', 'my_theme_setup' );

Kanopi Projects

ddev theme-build          # Compile SCSS
ddev wp cache flush        # Clear cache
ddev pa11y [test-url]     # Accessibility test

Related Skills

• design-analyzer — Extracts technical specs from designs
• responsive-styling — Generates mobile-first CSS/SCSS
• browser-validator — Validates implementation in browser
• design-to-drupal-paragraph — Drupal equivalent