wordpress-plugin-development

WordPress Plugin Development Workflow Overview Specialized workflow for creating WordPress plugins with proper architecture, hooks system, admin interfaces, REST API endpoints, and security practices. When to Use This Workflow Use this workflow when: Creating custom WordPress plugins Extending WordPress functionality Building admin interfaces Adding REST API endpoints Integrating third-party services Workflow Phases Phase 1: Plugin Setup Skills to Invoke app-builder - Project scaffolding backend-dev-guidelines - Backend patterns Actions Create plugin directory structure Set up main plugin file with header Implement activation/deactivation hooks Set up autoloading Configure text domain Copy-Paste Prompts Use @app-builder to scaffold a new WordPress plugin Phase 2: Plugin Architecture Skills to Invoke backend-dev-guidelines - Architecture patterns Actions Design plugin class structure Implement singleton pattern Create loader class Set up dependency injection Configure plugin lifecycle Copy-Paste Prompts Use @backend-dev-guidelines to design plugin architecture Phase 3: Hooks Implementation Skills to Invoke wordpress-penetration-testing - WordPress patterns Actions Register action hooks Create filter hooks Implement callback functions Set up hook priorities Add conditional hooks Copy-Paste Prompts Use @wordpress-penetration-testing to understand WordPress hooks Phase 4: Admin Interface Skills to Invoke frontend-developer - Admin UI Actions Create admin menu Build settings pages Implement options registration Add settings sections/fields Create admin notices Copy-Paste Prompts Use @frontend-developer to create WordPress admin interface Phase 5: Database Operations Skills to Invoke database-design - Database design postgresql - Database patterns Actions Create custom tables Implement CRUD operations Add data validation Set up data sanitization Create data upgrade routines Copy-Paste Prompts Use @database-design to design plugin database schema Phase 6: REST API Skills to Invoke api-design-principles - API design api-patterns - API patterns Actions Register REST routes Create endpoint callbacks Implement permission callbacks Add request validation Document API endpoints Copy-Paste Prompts Use @api-design-principles to create WordPress REST API endpoints Phase 7: Security Skills to Invoke wordpress-penetration-testing - WordPress security security-scanning-security-sast - Security scanning Actions Implement nonce verification Add capability checks Sanitize all inputs Escape all outputs Secure database queries Copy-Paste Prompts Use @wordpress-penetration-testing to audit plugin security Phase 8: Testing Skills to Invoke test-automator - Test automation php-pro - PHP testing Actions Set up PHPUnit Create unit tests Write integration tests Test with WordPress test suite Configure CI Copy-Paste Prompts Use @test-automator to set up plugin testing Plugin Structure plugin-name/ ├── plugin-name.php ├── includes/ │ ├── class-plugin.php │ ├── class-loader.php │ ├── class-activator.php │ └── class-deactivator.php ├── admin/ │ ├── class-plugin-admin.php │ ├── css/ │ └── js/ ├── public/ │ ├── class-plugin-public.php │ ├── css/ │ └── js/ ├── languages/ └── vendor/ Quality Gates Plugin activates without errors All hooks working Admin interface functional Security measures implemented Tests passing Documentation complete Related Workflow Bundles wordpress - WordPress development wordpress-theme-development - Theme development wordpress-woocommerce - WooCommerce