Build safer, structured WordPress plugins.
WordPress plugin development
Guides the creation, refactoring, security hardening, and release packaging of WordPress plugins.
When to use it
Use for WordPress plugin structure, hooks, lifecycle behavior, settings, security, and release packaging.
Give it a plugin project, deployment context, target versions, and the requested plugin work; it updates and verifies the project.
What you provide
This skill
WordPress Plugin Handbook and security guidelines
Reads canonical WordPress guidance
PHP error logs
Reads PHP error logs
Requires node to run the project-triage and plugin-detection scripts.
Targets PHP 7.4.0 or newer.
Targets WordPress 7.0 or newer for plugin operation and verification.
The procedure runs the wp-project-triage detection script before locating plugin entrypoints.