How do I make an ability visible in the Block Editor?

During PHP registration, you must set the 'show_in_rest' meta attribute to true so it can be consumed by the @wordpress/abilities JS package.

What is the WordPress Abilities API?

It is a framework for registering and managing granular feature flags or permissions that are shared between the PHP backend and the JavaScript frontend.

Can Claude help debug missing abilities in the REST API?

Yes, this skill includes procedures to verify registration hooks, check for ID mismatches, and confirm that the correct REST namespaces are being queried.

Which WordPress versions are supported by this skill?

This skill targets WordPress 6.9 and higher, utilizing core functionality or the standalone Abilities API plugin for older environments.

WordPress Abilities API

Name: WordPress Abilities API
Author: javiercasares

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内容管理

Registers and manages WordPress abilities and categories to control feature visibility and permissions across PHP and JavaScript.

This skill empowers Claude to implement and manage the WordPress Abilities API, a framework designed to sync feature permissions between server-side PHP and client-side JavaScript. It provides structured workflows for registering abilities and categories, configuring REST API exposure via the wp-abilities/v1 namespace, and consuming those permissions within React-based interfaces using @wordpress/abilities. Whether you are building complex plugin settings or Gutenberg blocks, this skill ensures that permission logic is consistent, secure, and properly exposed to the frontend.

主要功能

01Permission Meta and Read-only Logic

02REST API Exposure Configuration

0334 GitHub stars

04JavaScript Integration with @wordpress/abilities

05Automated Triage and Diagnostic Checks

06PHP Ability and Category Registration

使用场景

01Defining custom permissions for a new WordPress plugin feature.

02Debugging why specific user abilities are missing from REST API responses.

03Synchronizing server-side capability logic with a React-based block editor UI.

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add javiercasares/wpvulnerability wp-abilities-api

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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