claude-wordpress-skills: Instructions file for Claude Code

CLAUDE.md

This file provides guidance to Claude Code (claude.ai/code) when working with code in this repository.

Project Overview

This is a Claude Code plugin that provides WordPress performance review skills. It enables Claude to perform comprehensive code reviews for WordPress themes, plugins, and custom code with a focus on performance optimization.

Repository Structure

.claude-plugin/           # Plugin configuration
  plugin.json             # Plugin metadata (name, version, author)
  marketplace.json        # Marketplace registration

skills/                   # Skill definitions
  wp-performance-review/
    SKILL.md              # Main skill file with YAML frontmatter
    references/           # Supporting documentation
      anti-patterns.md    # PHP code anti-patterns reference
      wp-query-guide.md   # WP_Query optimization reference
      caching-guide.md    # Caching strategies reference
      measurement-guide.md # Performance measurement reference

commands/                 # Slash command definitions
  wp-perf-review.md       # Full performance review command
  wp-perf.md              # Quick triage scan command

Adding New Skills

1. Create directory: skills/wp-your-skill/
2. Create SKILL.md with YAML frontmatter:

   ---
   name: skill-name
   description: Trigger phrases and when to use. Max 1024 chars.
   ---
   

3. Add references in skills/wp-your-skill/references/ if needed
4. Update marketplace.json to include the new skill
5. Update README.md skill table

Adding Slash Commands

Create a markdown file in commands/ with:

---
description: What the command does
argument-hint: [optional-args]
---

Code Standards

PHP examples must follow WordPress PHP Coding Standards:

• Spaces inside parentheses: function_name( $arg )
• Use array() not []
• Yoda conditions: if ( true === $value )
• Snake_case for variables/functions
• Prefix custom functions: prefix_function_name()

Use consistent severity labels in skill content:

• CRITICAL: Will cause failures at scale (OOM, 500 errors)
• WARNING: Degrades performance under load
• INFO: Optimization opportunity