Borrowing it
Nothing to install: this file belongs to bartekmis/wordpress-performance-best-practices. Take a copy, put it at the same path in your own repository, and replace the rules that are about this project with yours.
curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bartekmis/wordpress-performance-best-practices/main/AGENTS.mdgit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/bartekmis/wordpress-performance-best-practicesWrote this? Show the measurements
A badge with what this costs and how it scanned, read live from this page, so it follows the numbers instead of freezing them. Markdown for a README, HTML for a documentation site or a project page.
[](https://agentmods.dev/instructions/bartekmis/wordpress-performance-best-practices/agents-md)<a href="https://agentmods.dev/instructions/bartekmis/wordpress-performance-best-practices/agents-md"><img src="https://agentmods.dev/badge/instructions/bartekmis/wordpress-performance-best-practices/agents-md/github.svg" alt="Measured on agentmods" height="20"></a>Or the 80×15 button, for a site that already has a row of RSS and ATOM ones. Only the verdict fits; the numbers stay here.
<a href="https://agentmods.dev/instructions/bartekmis/wordpress-performance-best-practices/agents-md"><img src="https://agentmods.dev/badge/instructions/bartekmis/wordpress-performance-best-practices/agents-md.svg" alt="Reviewed on agentmods" width="80" height="20"></a>What it costs to keep this loaded
Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.
| Model | Per session | Once invoked |
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| Fable 5.1 | $0.31497 | $0.31497 |
| Opus 5.5 | $0.12599 | $0.12599 |
| Sonnet 5.5 | $0.06299 | $0.06299 |
| Haiku 4.5 | $0.03150 | $0.03150 |
Grade C, and why
wordpress-performance-best-practices AGENTS.md scanned grade C with 2 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 2mo ago.
A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.
Hidden instructionshighPrompt injection
Directives inside HTML comments, invisible characters or bidirectional overrides are read by the model and not by the person reviewing the file.
<!-- render post --> Makes network callslowCapability
Not a fault in itself. Listed so you know the mod talks to something, and to what.
fetch(themeAPI.root + 'posts', { How it starts
The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 4,059 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.
WordPress Performance Best Practices
Version 1.0.0 WordPress Performance Community January 2026
Note: This document is designed for AI agents and LLMs assisting with WordPress development. It provides structured performance guidelines with clear examples of incorrect and correct implementations.
Abstract
Comprehensive performance optimization guide for WordPress development, designed for AI agents and LLMs assisting developers. This document covers database optimization, caching strategies, asset management, theme development, plugin architecture, media handling, API optimization, and advanced performance patterns. Rules are based on WordPress VIP coding standards, 10up engineering best practices, and official WordPress developer documentation. Each rule includes impact assessment, clear explanations, and practical code examples demonstrating both anti-patterns and recommended implementations.
Table of Contents
1. Database Optimization (CRITICAL)
- 1.1 Avoid post__not_in in WP_Query
- 1.2 Request Only Required Fields
- 1.3 Always Limit Query Results
- 1.4 Optimize Meta Queries with Proper Indexing
- 1.5 Use Prepared Statements for Database Queries
- 1.6 Use WP_Query Instead of Direct Database Queries
2. Caching Strategies (CRITICAL)
What this file has done since we first saw it
Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.
- 2mo ago First seen · 4,059 lines · 31,497 tokens per session scan C d0ee20e4a9f5
wordpress-performance-best-practices AGENTS.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository bartekmis/wordpress-performance-best-practices (13 stars, last pushed 6mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 31,497 tokens to every session, about $0.1260 per session on Opus 5.5. A static security scan graded it C with 2 findings (hidden instructions, makes network calls). No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-30.
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