wp-plugin-directory-guidelines
Use when reviewing WordPress plugins for GPL compliance, checking license headers or compatibility, evaluating upsell/freemium/trialware patterns, validating…
Skill by WordPressOfficial
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Works with Claude Code, Claude apps, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot, VS Code, OpenCode, Goose, Windsurf. Read the repository before you give any tool access to your data.
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Use cases: security, code-review, legal-compliance
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What this skill can do and what it asks for, from its SKILL.md. Checked Oct 25, 2026.
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~/.claude/skills/wp-plugin-directory-guidelines
What's inside
- Skill name
wp-plugin-directory-guidelines- Description
- Use when reviewing WordPress plugins for GPL compliance, checking license headers or compatibility, evaluating upsell/freemium/trialware patterns, validating plugin naming or trademark rules, checking plugin slugs, running Plugin Check (PCP) to validate plugin changes, interpreting its findings, understanding why a plugin was rejected from WordPress.org, or answering questions about the 18 WordPress.org Plugin Directory guidelines.
- License
- NOASSERTION
- Compatibility
- Targets WordPress 7.0+ (PHP 7.4.0+). Automated validation requires a local WordPress environment, WP-CLI, and Plugin Check.
- Instructions
- 148 lines in SKILL.md · view on GitHub
Files (5)
- SKILL.md
- gpl-compliance.md · references/
- guideline-review-checklist.md · references/
- naming-rules.md · references/
- plugin-check.md · references/
The license isn't open source, so the instructions aren't shown here. Read SKILL.md on GitHub
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- Stars
- 2,289
- Forks
- 338
- Open issues
- 28
- Last commit (this folder)
- Oct 12, 2026 (16 days ago)
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Details
- License
- NOASSERTION
- Repository
- github.com/WordPress/agent-skills
- First seen
- Oct 24, 2026
- Last checked
- Oct 24, 2026
- Source
- GitHubgithub-graphql
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wp-plugin-directory-guidelines skill. Agent Mart. https://agentmart.dev/skills/wordpress-wp-plugin-directory-guidelines (last updated 2026-10-24)