Automattic Plugin Creator
Use this skill when the user needs custom WordPress functionality that should survive theme changes.
Ownership
This skill owns:
- minimal plugin scaffolding inside the selected Studio site
- plugin-specific implementation guardrails
Use studio for site selection, activation, wp_cli, and review.
Workflow
- Use
studioto resolve the target site. - Create the plugin under
<site-path>/wp-content/plugins/<slug>/. - Start with the smallest viable structure:
- a main plugin file with the header
- only add extra files, classes, or build tooling when the request needs them
- Keep load-time side effects light. Register hooks predictably and add activation, deactivation, or uninstall behavior only when the request actually needs lifecycle work.
- If the plugin accepts input or exposes admin actions, enforce capability checks and nonces, sanitize on input, and escape on output.
- If the plugin needs JS or CSS assets, add the minimal build setup required for those assets instead of scaffolding a large default toolchain.
- Activate and verify through
studio.
Guardrails
- Do not create a plugin for pure styling or template work.
- Keep the plugin editable and easy to reason about.
- Prefer the smallest viable file set and dependency footprint.