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Wordpress Handbook by hideokamoto — Agent Skill

Name: Wordpress Handbook
Author: hideokamoto

Wordpress Handbook

Search WordPress official handbooks for development guidelines, coding standards, and best practices. Use when users ask about WordPress plugin development, theme development, REST API usage, block editor (Gutenberg), coding standards, or advanced administration. Triggers on questions like "How do I create a custom post type?", "What are WordPress coding standards?", "How does the block editor work?", or any WordPress development concept questions.

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WordPress Handbook Search

Search the official WordPress Developer Handbooks at developer.wordpress.org.

Available Handbooks

Shortname	Subtype	Description
`plugin`	`plugin-handbook`	Plugin development guide
`theme`	`theme-handbook`	Theme development guide
`block`	`blocks-handbook`	Block Editor (Gutenberg)
`rest-api`	`rest-api-handbook`	REST API usage
`apis`	`apis-handbook`	Common APIs (Settings, Options, etc.)
`coding`	`wpcs-handbook`	WordPress Coding Standards
`admin`	`adv-admin-handbook`	Advanced Administration

Tools

1. Search Handbooks

python3 scripts/search.py "<query>" [handbook|all] [limit]

Arguments:

query (required): Search keywords
handbook (optional): Shortname from table above, or all. Omit to search all handbooks.
limit (optional): Number of results (default: 5, max: 20)

Output: JSON array of {id, title, url, handbook, subtype}

Examples:

# Search all handbooks
python3 scripts/search.py "custom post type"

# Search only plugin handbook
python3 scripts/search.py "register_post_type" plugin

# Search coding standards with limit
python3 scripts/search.py "naming conventions" coding 10

2. Fetch Content

After finding a relevant result, fetch its full content:

python3 scripts/fetch_content.py "<subtype>" <id>

Arguments:

subtype (required): Full subtype from search results (e.g., plugin-handbook)
id (required): Article ID from search results

Output: JSON with {id, title, url, excerpt, content}

Example:

python3 scripts/fetch_content.py plugin-handbook 11070

Workflow

Run search.py to find relevant articles
Present titles and URLs to user
If detailed content needed, use id and subtype from search results to run fetch_content.py
Extract key information from HTML content

Notes

Search API returns titles and URLs only; use fetch_content.py for full text
Content is returned as HTML; parse as needed
Cross-handbook search (omitting handbook parameter) is useful for broad topics

---name: wordpress-handbookdescription: Search WordPress official handbooks for development guidelines, coding standards, and best practices. Use when users ask about WordPress plugin development, theme development, REST API usage, block editor (Gutenberg), coding standards, or advanced administration. Triggers on questions like "How do I create a custom post type?", "What are WordPress coding standards?", "How does the block editor work?", or any WordPress development concept questions.license: Apache-2.0---# WordPress Handbook SearchSearch the official WordPress Developer Handbooks at developer.wordpress.org.## Available Handbooks| Shortname | Subtype | Description ||-----------|---------|-------------|| `plugin` | `plugin-handbook` | Plugin development guide || `theme` | `theme-handbook` | Theme development guide || `block` | `blocks-handbook` | Block Editor (Gutenberg) || `rest-api` | `rest-api-handbook` | REST API usage || `apis` | `apis-handbook` | Common APIs (Settings, Options, etc.) || `coding` | `wpcs-handbook` | WordPress Coding Standards || `admin` | `adv-admin-handbook` | Advanced Administration |## Tools### 1. Search Handbooks```bashpython3 scripts/search.py "<query>" [handbook|all] [limit]```**Arguments:**- `query` (required): Search keywords- `handbook` (optional): Shortname from table above, or `all`. Omit to search all handbooks.- `limit` (optional): Number of results (default: 5, max: 20)**Output:** JSON array of `{id, title, url, handbook, subtype}`**Examples:**```bash# Search all handbookspython3 scripts/search.py "custom post type"# Search only plugin handbookpython3 scripts/search.py "register_post_type" plugin# Search coding standards with limitpython3 scripts/search.py "naming conventions" coding 10```### 2. Fetch ContentAfter finding a relevant result, fetch its full content:```bashpython3 scripts/fetch_content.py "<subtype>" <id>```**Arguments:**- `subtype` (required): Full subtype from search results (e.g., `plugin-handbook`)- `id` (required): Article ID from search results**Output:** JSON with `{id, title, url, excerpt, content}`**Example:**```bashpython3 scripts/fetch_content.py plugin-handbook 11070```## Workflow1. Run `search.py` to find relevant articles2. Present titles and URLs to user3. If detailed content needed, use `id` and `subtype` from search results to run `fetch_content.py`4. Extract key information from HTML content## Notes- Search API returns titles and URLs only; use `fetch_content.py` for full text- Content is returned as HTML; parse as needed- Cross-handbook search (omitting handbook parameter) is useful for broad topics

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