Can I use this for Full Site Editing (FSE) themes?

Absolutely. It is designed to work with theme.json and emphasizes the use of WordPress design tokens to ensure compatibility with the Site Editor.

Does it support Docker-based WordPress deployments?

Yes, it includes specific bash workflows for deploying themes and syncing databases with Dockerized WordPress instances on remote VPS servers.

What build tools are included in the configuration?

The skill configures @wordpress/scripts for JS/CSS builds, Stylelint for CSS quality, ESLint for JavaScript, and PHP_CodeSniffer (PHPCS) for WordPress coding standards.

How does this skill handle CSS specificity in WordPress?

It implements a CSS @layer architecture (reset, base, blocks, components, utilities) and provides specific strategies for overriding WordPress defaults that are generated outside of layers.

WordPress Theme Development Tooling

Name: WordPress Theme Development Tooling
Author: theflysurfer

bytheflysurfer

Content Management

Streamlines WordPress theme development with automated build tools, CSS @layer architecture, and Git-to-VPS deployment workflows.

About

This skill provides a comprehensive framework for modern WordPress development, focusing on maintaining clean architecture and reliable deployment cycles. It automates the setup of linting tools for CSS, JS, and PHP, enforces a sophisticated CSS @layer strategy to manage specificity against WordPress defaults, and provides ready-to-use Git workflows for syncing code and content between local environments like Laragon and VPS production servers. It is ideal for developers working on Full Site Editing (FSE) themes who need to maintain design consistency through theme.json tokens and ensure stable deployments using Docker and SSH.

Key Features

Standardized linting setup using @wordpress/scripts and PHPCS
Automated local-to-production deployment via SSH and Docker
Enforcement of theme.json design tokens for visual consistency
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CSS Layer architecture for advanced specificity management
Bidirectional content synchronization between VPS and local environments

Use Cases

Configuring a new WordPress theme project with industry-standard build tools
Synchronizing production database and theme changes with a local development environment
Managing complex CSS specificity issues between custom styles and Gutenberg blocks

About

Key Features

Standardized linting setup using @wordpress/scripts and PHPCS
Automated local-to-production deployment via SSH and Docker
Enforcement of theme.json design tokens for visual consistency
0 GitHub stars
CSS Layer architecture for advanced specificity management
Bidirectional content synchronization between VPS and local environments

Use Cases

Configuring a new WordPress theme project with industry-standard build tools
Synchronizing production database and theme changes with a local development environment
Managing complex CSS specificity issues between custom styles and Gutenberg blocks