wp-abilities-api
WP Abilities API
When to use
Use this skill when the task involves:
- registering abilities or ability categories in PHP,
- exposing abilities to clients via REST (
wp-abilities/v1), - consuming abilities in JS (notably
@wordpress/abilities), - diagnosing “ability doesn’t show up” / “client can’t see ability” / “REST returns empty”.
Inputs required
- Repo root (run
wp-project-triagefirst if you haven’t). - Target WordPress version(s) and whether this is WP core or a plugin/theme.
- Where the change should live (plugin vs theme vs mu-plugin).
Procedure
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