# woocommerce-backend-dev

Guides AI coding agents through WooCommerce backend PHP conventions, PSR-4 namespaces, hooks, and unit testing workflows.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 365 installs · ★ 237
- Author: secondsky
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/secondsky/claude-skills/tree/HEAD/plugins/woocommerce-backend-dev/skills/woocommerce-backend-dev/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-20
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/secondsky-woocommerce-backend-dev

## What it does

This skill guides agents editing backend PHP inside WooCommerce codebases. New internal classes land in `src/Internal/` using the `Automattic\WooCommerce` PSR-4 namespace. Standalone functions are replaced by class methods, and WordPress Coding Standards apply throughout.

The instructions enforce conventions for dependency injection, CRUD data integrity, and hook registration. When Node.js package operations are needed, bun takes priority over npm and bunx. Before committing changes, linting and unit tests must run.

Version tagging for `@since` docblocks relies strictly on the trunk branch. The skill reads `$version` in `includes/class-woocommerce.php` and strips the `-dev` suffix. Overlooking the trunk reference leads to mismatched version numbers on PR branches.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add secondsky/claude-skills --skill woocommerce-backend-dev -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/woocommerce-backend-dev/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/woocommerce-backend-dev/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add secondsky/claude-skills --skill woocommerce-backend-dev -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/woocommerce-backend-dev/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add secondsky/claude-skills --skill woocommerce-backend-dev -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/woocommerce-backend-dev/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install secondsky/claude-skills woocommerce-backend-dev
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/woocommerce-backend-dev/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add secondsky/claude-skills --skill woocommerce-backend-dev -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/secondsky/claude-skills --path plugins/woocommerce-backend-dev/skills/woocommerce-backend-dev
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/woocommerce-backend-dev/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add secondsky/claude-skills --skill woocommerce-backend-dev -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/secondsky/claude-skills/tree/HEAD/plugins/woocommerce-backend-dev/skills/woocommerce-backend-dev/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- generate backend PHP classes under `src/Internal/` following PSR-4
- implement WooCommerce hook callbacks according to project conventions
- write unit tests for newly added backend logic
- determine the target version number for `@since` phpdoc annotations

## Example prompts
- Create an internal backend service in `src/Internal/` with dependency injection
- Write a WooCommerce action hook callback and generate its unit test
- Check `includes/class-woocommerce.php` on trunk and update `@since` annotations

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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name: woocommerce-backend-dev
description: Add or modify WooCommerce backend PHP code following project conventions. Use when creating new classes, methods, hooks, or modifying existing backend code in WooCommerce projects.
license: MIT
---

# WooCommerce Backend Development

This skill provides guidance for developing WooCommerce backend PHP code according to project standards and conventions.

## Instructions

Follow WooCommerce project conventions when adding or modifying backend PHP code:

1. **Creating new code structures**: See [file-entities.md](file-entities.md) for conventions on creating classes and organizing files (but for new unit test files see [unit-tests.md](unit-tests.md)).
2. **Naming conventions**: See [code-entities.md](code-entities.md) for naming methods, variables, and parameters
3. **Coding style**: See [coding-conventions.md](coding-conventions.md) for general coding standards and best practices
4. **Working with hooks**: See [hooks.md](hooks.md) for hook callback conventions and documentation
5. **Dependency injection**: See [dependency-injection.md](dependency-injection.md) for DI container usage
6. **Data integrity**: See [data-integrity.md](data-integrity.md) for ensuring data integrity when performing CRUD operations
7. **Writing tests**: See [unit-tests.md](unit-tests.md) for unit testing conventions

## Key Principles

- Always follow WordPress Coding Standards
- Use class methods instead of standalone functions
- Place new internal classes in `src/Internal/` by default
- Use PSR-4 autoloading with `Automattic\WooCommerce` namespace
- Write comprehensive unit tests for new functionality
- Run linting and tests before committing changes
- Prefer bun over npm/bunx for Node.js package management when applicable

## Version Information

To determine the next WooCommerce version number for `@since` annotations:

- Read the `$version` property in `includes/class-woocommerce.php` **on the trunk branch**
- Remove the `-dev` suffix if present
- Example: If trunk shows `10.4.0-dev`, use `@since 10.4.0`
- Note: When reviewing PRs against trunk, the version in trunk is correct even if it seems "future" relative to released versions
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