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.
Install
npx skills add WordPress/agent-skills --skill wp-plugin-developmentnpx skills add WordPress/agent-skills --skill wp-plugin-development -a claude-code -gnpx skills add WordPress/agent-skills --skill wp-plugin-development -a codex -ggemini skills install https://github.com/WordPress/agent-skills.git --path skills/wp-plugin-developmentgh skill install WordPress/agent-skills wp-plugin-developmentgit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/WordPress/agent-skills /tmp/WordPress__agent-skills
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills ~/.agents/skills
cp -R /tmp/WordPress__agent-skills/skills/wp-plugin-development ~/.claude/skills/wp-plugin-development # Claude Code
cp -R /tmp/WordPress__agent-skills/skills/wp-plugin-development ~/.agents/skills/wp-plugin-development # Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Copilot, OpenCode