wp-plugin-development — Skills

What it does

creating or refactoring plugin structure (bootstrap, includes, namespaces/classes)

adding hooks/actions/filters

activation/deactivation/uninstall behavior and migrations

adding settings pages / options / admin UI (Settings API)

security fixes (nonces, capabilities, sanitization/escaping, SQL safety)

packaging a release (build artifacts, readme, assets)

Repo root + target plugin(s) (path to plugin main file if known).

Handles the full WordPress plugin development cycle: structure, activation hooks, Settings API, security hardening, and release prep.

Source

Repository: https://github.com/wordpress/agent-skills

wp-plugin-development FAQ

What does the wp-plugin-development skill do?

Use when developing WordPress plugins: architecture and hooks, activation/deactivation/uninstall, admin UI and Settings API, data storage, cron/tasks, security (nonces/capabilities/sanitization/escaping), and release packaging. creating or refactoring plugin structure (bootstrap, includes, namespaces/classes) adding hooks/actions/filters

How do I install wp-plugin-development?

Run: npx -y skills add https://github.com/wordpress/agent-skills --skill wp-plugin-development --agent claude-code — the source lives at github.com/wordpress/agent-skills.

Maintain wp-plugin-development?

Let people know it's listed here — add the badge (live metrics, light/dark aware) or a plain link to your README or docs.

[wp-plugin-development on getagentictools](https://getagentictools.com/skills/wordpress-agent-skills-wp-plugin-development?ref=badge)

npx agentictools info skills/wordpress-agent-skills-wp-plugin-development

The second line is the CLI lookup for this page — handy in READMEs and docs.