// Complete WordPress development workflow covering theme development, plugin creation, WooCommerce integration, performance optimization, and security hardening. Includes WordPress 7.0 features: Real-Time Collaboration, AI Connectors, Abilities API, DataViews, and PHP-only blocks.
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| name | wordpress |
| description | Complete WordPress development workflow covering theme development, plugin creation, WooCommerce integration, performance optimization, and security hardening. Includes WordPress 7.0 features: Real-Time Collaboration, AI Connectors, Abilities API, DataViews, and PHP-only blocks. |
| category | workflow-bundle |
| risk | safe |
| source | personal |
| date_added | 2026-02-27 |
Comprehensive WordPress development workflow covering theme development, plugin creation, WooCommerce integration, performance optimization, and security. This bundle orchestrates skills for building production-ready WordPress sites and applications.
WordPress 7.0 (April 9, 2026) introduces significant features while maintaining backward compatibility:
WP_COLLABORATION_MAX_USERS)sync.providers filterwp_ai_client_prompt())/wp-json/abilities/v1/manifestwatch() replaces effect from @preact/signalsdisableContentOnlyForUnsyncedPatterns settingUse this workflow when:
app-builder - Project scaffoldingenvironment-setup-guide - Development environment// wp-config.php - Collaboration settings
define('WP_COLLABORATION_MAX_USERS', 5);
// AI Connector is enabled by installing a provider plugin
// (e.g., OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, or Google Gemini connector)
// No constant needed - configure via Settings > Connectors in admin
Use @app-builder to scaffold a new WordPress project with modern tooling
frontend-developer - Component developmentfrontend-design - UI implementationtailwind-patterns - Stylingweb-performance-optimization - Performancetheme-name/
āāā style.css
āāā functions.php
āāā index.php
āāā header.php
āāā footer.php
āāā sidebar.php
āāā single.php
āāā page.php
āāā archive.php
āāā search.php
āāā 404.php
āāā template-parts/
āāā inc/
āāā assets/
ā āāā css/
ā āāā js/
ā āāā images/
āāā languages/
Use @frontend-developer to create a custom WordPress theme with React components
Use @tailwind-patterns to style WordPress theme with modern CSS
backend-dev-guidelines - Backend standardsapi-design-principles - API designauth-implementation-patterns - Authenticationshow_in_rest => truewp_ai_client_prompt() for AI featuresregister_post_meta('post', 'custom_field', [
'type' => 'string',
'single' => true,
'show_in_rest' => true, // Required for RTC
'sanitize_callback' => 'sanitize_text_field',
]);
// Using WordPress 7.0 AI Connector
// Note: Requires an AI provider plugin (OpenAI, Claude, or Gemini) to be installed and configured
// Basic text generation
$response = wp_ai_client_prompt('Summarize this content.')
->generate_text();
// With temperature for deterministic output
$response = wp_ai_client_prompt('Summarize this content.')
->using_temperature(0.2)
->generate_text();
// With model preference (tries first available in list)
$response = wp_ai_client_prompt('Summarize this content.')
->using_model_preference('gpt-4', 'claude-3-opus', 'gemini-2-pro')
->generate_text();
// For JSON structured output
$schema = [
'type' => 'object',
'properties' => [
'summary' => ['type' => 'string'],
'keywords' => ['type' => 'array', 'items' => ['type' => 'string']]
],
'required' => ['summary']
];
$response = wp_ai_client_prompt('Analyze this content and return JSON.')
->using_system_instruction('You are a content analyzer.')
->as_json_response($schema)
->generate_text();
plugin-name/
āāā plugin-name.php
āāā includes/
ā āāā class-plugin-activator.php
ā āāā class-plugin-deactivator.php
ā āāā class-plugin-loader.php
ā āāā class-plugin.php
āāā admin/
ā āāā class-plugin-admin.php
ā āāā css/
ā āāā js/
āāā public/
ā āāā class-plugin-public.php
ā āāā css/
ā āāā js/
āāā languages/
Use @backend-dev-guidelines to create a WordPress plugin with proper architecture
payment-integration - Payment processingstripe-integration - Stripe paymentsbilling-automation - Billing workflowsUse @payment-integration to set up WooCommerce with Stripe
Use @billing-automation to create subscription products in WooCommerce
web-performance-optimization - Performance optimizationdatabase-optimizer - Database optimizationUse @web-performance-optimization to audit and improve WordPress performance
security-auditor - Security auditwordpress-penetration-testing - WordPress security testingsast-configuration - Static analysisUse @wordpress-penetration-testing to audit WordPress security
Use @security-auditor to perform comprehensive security review
test-automator - Test automationplaywright-skill - E2E testingwebapp-testing - Web app testingUse @playwright-skill to create E2E tests for WordPress site
deployment-engineer - Deploymentcicd-automation-workflow-automate - CI/CDgithub-actions-templates - GitHub ActionsUse @deployment-engineer to set up WordPress deployment pipeline
register_post_type('book', [
'labels' => [...],
'public' => true,
'has_archive' => true,
'supports' => ['title', 'editor', 'thumbnail', 'excerpt'],
'menu_icon' => 'dashicons-book',
'show_in_rest' => true, // Enable for RTC
]);
// Register meta with REST API for collaboration
register_post_meta('book', 'isbn', [
'type' => 'string',
'single' => true,
'show_in_rest' => true,
'sanitize_callback' => 'sanitize_text_field',
]);
add_action('rest_api_init', function() {
register_rest_route('myplugin/v1', '/books', [
'methods' => 'GET',
'callback' => 'get_books',
'permission_callback' => '__return_true',
]);
});
// Auto-generate post excerpt with AI
add_action('save_post', function($post_id, $post) {
if (wp_is_post_autosave($post_id) || wp_is_post_revision($post_id)) {
return;
}
// Skip if excerpt already exists
if (!empty($post->post_excerpt)) {
return;
}
$content = strip_tags($post->post_content);
if (empty($content)) {
return;
}
// Check if AI client is available
if (!function_exists('wp_ai_client_prompt')) {
return;
}
// Build prompt with input
$result = wp_ai_client_prompt(
'Create a brief 2-sentence summary of this content: ' . substr($content, 0, 1000)
);
if (is_wp_error($result)) {
return; // Silently fail - don't block post saving
}
// Use temperature for consistent output
$result->using_temperature(0.3);
$summary = $result->generate_text();
if ($summary && !is_wp_error($summary)) {
wp_update_post([
'ID' => $post_id,
'post_excerpt' => sanitize_textarea_field($summary)
]);
}
}, 10, 2);
// Register block entirely in PHP
register_block_type('my-plugin/hello-world', [
'render_callback' => function($attributes, $content) {
return '<p class="hello-world">Hello, World!</p>';
},
'attributes' => [
'message' => ['type' => 'string', 'default' => 'Hello!']
],
]);
// Register ability category on correct hook
add_action('wp_abilities_api_categories_init', function() {
wp_register_ability_category('content-creation', [
'label' => __('Content Creation', 'my-plugin'),
'description' => __('Abilities for generating and managing content', 'my-plugin'),
]);
});
// Register abilities on correct hook
add_action('wp_abilities_api_init', function() {
wp_register_ability('my-plugin/generate-summary', [
'label' => __('Generate Post Summary', 'my-plugin'),
'description' => __('Creates an AI-powered summary of a post', 'my-plugin'),
'category' => 'content-creation',
'input_schema' => [
'type' => 'object',
'properties' => [
'post_id' => ['type' => 'integer', 'description' => 'The post ID to summarize']
],
'required' => ['post_id']
],
'output_schema' => [
'type' => 'object',
'properties' => [
'summary' => ['type' => 'string', 'description' => 'The generated summary']
]
],
'execute_callback' => 'my_plugin_generate_summary_handler',
'permission_callback' => function() {
return current_user_can('edit_posts');
}
]);
});
// Handler function for the ability
function my_plugin_generate_summary_handler($input) {
$post_id = isset($input['post_id']) ? absint($input['post_id']) : 0;
$post = get_post($post_id);
if (!$post) {
return new WP_Error('invalid_post', 'Post not found');
}
$content = strip_tags($post->post_content);
if (empty($content)) {
return ['summary' => ''];
}
if (!function_exists('wp_ai_client_prompt')) {
return new WP_Error('ai_unavailable', 'AI client not available');
}
$result = wp_ai_client_prompt('Summarize in 2 sentences: ' . substr($content, 0, 1000))
->using_temperature(0.3)
->generate_text();
if (is_wp_error($result)) {
return $result;
}
return ['summary' => sanitize_textarea_field($result)];
}
add_action('init', function() {
class WC_Product_Custom extends WC_Product {
// Custom product implementation
}
});
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development - General web developmentsecurity-audit - Security testingtesting-qa - Testing workflowecommerce - E-commerce development(End of file - total 440 lines)