WP Performance

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Backend optimization for WordPress sites via WP-CLI diagnostics and query analysis.

What it does

Wp Performance transforms your assistant into a technical troubleshooter capable of identifying bottlenecks within a WordPress installation. It relies on direct command-line access to parse execution logs, evaluate database health, and measure the impact of site configurations without needing a browser-based user interface.

This skill guides the AI to systematically isolate slow-running processes. It prioritizes methods like WP-CLI profiling and headless header inspection to determine whether issues stem from excessive autoloaded data, inefficient database queries, or bloated background tasks.

When it earns its place

Reach for it when…

Apply this when you need to diagnose latency in site load times, backend REST endpoints, or administrative tasks and have access to the site's command-line interface or server environment.

Look elsewhere when…

Do not attempt to use this for troubleshooting frontend layout shifts, client-side JavaScript execution, or CSS rendering problems, as it strictly handles server-side execution bottlenecks.

What to say to use it

You never invoke a skill directly — the assistant picks it up when your request matches what it covers. These are the kinds of things that do that.

identify why my WordPress site is slow
check for heavy autoloaded options in my database
analyze the output of my WP-CLI profile
find the source of high server response times

Install it

Install for all your projects

Copy the skill directory into your personal skills folder. Claude picks it up on its own the next time your request matches what it does — there is nothing to enable.

bash

git clone --depth 1 --branch trunk https://github.com/WordPress/agent-skills.git /tmp/agent-skills
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r /tmp/agent-skills/skills/wp-performance ~/.claude/skills/wp-performance

Install for one project only

Put it in the project's own skills folder instead, so it can be committed and shared with everyone working on that repository.

bash

cp -r /tmp/agent-skills/skills/wp-performance .claude/skills/wp-performance

If a skill of the same name exists in both places, the personal one wins.

Installing on Claude.ai or through the API instead? The full guide covers every surface.

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What checks out

Original source. Published in the repository of whoever wrote it, rather than copied out of it into a collection.
Adoption. The host repository has 2,018 stars. This counts the whole repository, not this skill alone.
Official author. Published by the organisation that owns the subject it covers.
Recently maintained. The repository was updated 0 days ago.
Spec-compliant. Frontmatter matches the Agent Skills specification, so it loads in any client implementing it.
Substantive instructions. The body carries enough detail to change how a task is actually performed.

What to know

Licensed. A licence is referenced but not in a standard form, so the exact terms have to be read in the repository.

This score describes where the skill came from — its origin, licence, upkeep and conformance to the spec. It is not a security audit, and it says nothing about whether the skill's instructions are correct. How it is calculated.

What it ships

Executable files: 1 JavaScript file that can run on your machine
Files in total: 12, including reference documents loaded on demand
Context cost: about 1,462 tokens once activated (estimated)

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Source

Published in: WordPress/agent-skills
Path in repository: skills/wp-performance/SKILL.md
Licence: Not stated in a standard form

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