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WP-CLI-first rules for seeding and diagnosing a WordPress site — run WP-CLI instead of generating PHP, the $WP wrapper from .wp-create.json, re-runnable seed scripts in inc/seed/ with ownership markers, ACF field seeding, matching records by slug, always setting post_author, guarding a clone against outbound mail, and shipped scripts that find leftover dev-host rows, orphaned ACF post IDs, broken menu links, missing media files, redeclared functions and internal link targets. Use when seeding…

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# WP-CLI Patterns — Best Practices for All Agents

This skill teaches the **WP-CLI-first principle**: use WP-CLI commands instead of generating PHP code whenever possible. WP-CLI saves tokens, reduces errors, and executes faster than writing throwaway PHP files.

## Reference files

- [references/seeding-recipes.md](references/seeding-recipes.md) — the flags worth knowing, ACF
  and bilingual seeding commands, and the page, menu, media, URL-rewrite, verification and
  cleanup recipes. Read when writing a seed run.
- [references/shipped-scripts.md](references/shipped-scripts.md) — what each shipped script measures, why it is shaped that way and how to read its
  output. Read before acting on a script's findings or writing a sweep that overlaps one.

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## Core Rule: WP-CLI Over PHP Generation

**Always prefer a single WP-CLI command over generating PHP code.**

```
# BAD (costs tokens): Generate PHP file with update_option()
# GOOD (1 line):      $WP option update my_option 'value'

# BAD:  Generate PHP with wp_insert_post()
# GOOD: $WP post create --post_type=page --post_title='About' --post_status=publish --post_author=$AUTHOR

# BAD:  Generate PHP with wp_create_nav_menu()
…

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