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Workflow & requirements

BB Skills installed path and bounded native evidence (2026-10-04)

Set BB_SKILL_DIR to the absolute directory containing this installed SKILL.md and supply the actual WordPress root via --path=/absolute/root; on PowerShell use $env:BB_SKILL_DIR in the command. The helper and every reference are bundled. Review WP-CLI on PATH and the target installation before running: commands bootstrap WordPress and may load plugin code. Use an authorized disposable or staging target and an external time limit; the helper has no built-in subprocess timeout.

BB Skills executed native diagnostic helpers against a fresh WordPress 7.1.2 / WP-CLI 2.12.0 installation with synthetic options and file markers. Results, environment versions, image identities and exact source hashes are in examples/native-cli-evidence.json. The example runner and setup are included; its WP-CLI PHAR and Node executable must be obtained and verified separately. This checks selected helper behavior, not an AI client's execution of the complete skill. runtime_tested remains false for that full-skill claim. No performance benchmark, real migration, persistent cache, multisite operation or production site was tested.

Read JSON readiness fields rather than trusting process exit 0: a missing WP-CLI or invalid target still produces a report. An unavailable doctor/profile subcommand is not a clean diagnostic result. File-presence signals do not establish plugin activation, a functioning cache or a speedup. Use the original sources and authoring notices retained under upstream-original and source-context to distinguish upstream instructions from BB Skills additions. All additions follow GPL-2.0-or-later.

This BB Skills revision also changes the diagnostic helper: count the values actually returned by wp_load_alloptions(), and resolve configured content and plugin directories through WP_CONTENT_DIR / WP_PLUGIN_DIR. In our pinned environment, the upstream WP-CLI autoload filter omitted auto/auto-on values and default filesystem assumptions missed custom-directory files. The adapted helper was run against default/custom directories and missing dependency/target cases. Original helper bytes remain under upstream-original/scripts/perf_inspect.mjs. The byte count describes loaded option values; it is not database allocation, PHP memory usage, query time or page speed. WordPress filters or a persistent cache can affect loaded values in other installations.

WP Performance (backend-only)

When to use

Use this skill when:

  • a WordPress site/page/endpoint is slow (frontend TTFB, admin, REST, WP-Cron)
  • you need a profiling plan and tooling recommendations (WP-CLI profile/doctor, Query Monitor, Xdebug/XHProf, APMs)
  • you’re optimizing DB queries, autoloaded options, object caching, cron tasks, or remote HTTP calls

This skill assumes the agent cannot use a browser UI. Prefer WP-CLI, logs, and HTTP requests.

Inputs required

  • Environment and safety: dev/staging/prod, any restrictions (no writes, no plugin installs).
  • How to target the install:
  • WP root --path=<path>
  • (multisite/site targeting) --url=<url>
  • The performance symptom and scope:
  • which URL/REST route/admin screen
  • when it happens (always vs sporadic; logged-in vs logged-out)

Procedure

0) Guardrails: measure first, avoid risky ops

  1. Confirm whether you may run write operations (plugin installs, config changes, cache flush).
  2. Pick a reproducible target (URL or REST route) and capture a baseline:
  3. TTFB/time with curl if possible
  4. WP-CLI profiling if available

Read: - references/measurement.md

1) Generate a backend-only performance report (deterministic)

Run:

  • node "$BB_SKILL_DIR/scripts/perf_inspect.mjs" --path=<path> [--url=<url>]

This detects:

  • WP-CLI availability and core version
  • whether wp doctor / wp profile are available
  • autoloaded options size (if possible)
  • object-cache drop-in presence

2) Fast wins: run diagnostics before deep profiling

If you have WP-CLI access, prefer:

  • wp doctor check

It catches common production foot-guns (autoload bloat, SAVEQUERIES/WP_DEBUG, plugin counts, updates).

Read: - references/wp-cli-doctor.md

3) Deep profiling (no browser required)

Preferred order:

  1. wp profile stage to see where time goes (bootstrap/main_query/template).
  2. wp profile hook (optionally with --url=) to find slow hooks/callbacks.
  3. wp profile eval for targeted code paths.

Read: - references/wp-cli-profile.md

4) Query Monitor (backend-only usage)

Query Monitor is normally UI-driven, but it can be used headlessly via REST API response headers and _envelope responses:

  • Authenticate (nonce or Application Password).
  • Request REST responses and inspect headers (x-qm-*) and/or the qm property when using ?_envelope.

Read: - references/query-monitor-headless.md

5) Fix by category (choose the dominant bottleneck)

Use the profile output to pick one primary bottleneck category:

  • DB queries → reduce query count, fix N+1 patterns, improve indexes, avoid expensive meta queries.
  • references/database.md
  • Autoloaded options → identify the biggest autoloaded options and stop autoloading large blobs.
  • references/autoload-options.md
  • Object cache misses → introduce caching or fix cache key/group usage; add persistent object cache where appropriate.
  • references/object-cache.md
  • Remote HTTP calls → add timeouts, caching, batching; avoid calling remote APIs on every request.
  • references/http-api.md
  • Cron → reduce due-now spikes, de-duplicate events, move heavy tasks out of request paths.
  • references/cron.md

6) Verify (repeat the same measurement)

  • Re-run the same wp profile / wp doctor / REST request.
  • Confirm the performance delta and that behavior is unchanged.
  • If the fix is risky, ship behind a feature flag or staged rollout when possible.

WordPress 6.9 performance improvements

Be aware of these 6.9 changes when profiling:

On-demand CSS for classic themes: - Classic themes now get on-demand CSS loading (previously only block themes had this). - Reduces CSS payload by 30-65% by only loading styles for blocks actually used on the page. - If you're profiling a classic theme, this should already be helping.

Block themes with no render-blocking resources: - Block themes that don't define custom stylesheets (like Twenty Twenty-Three/Four) can now load with zero render-blocking CSS. - Styles come from global styles (theme.json) and separate block styles, all inlined. - This significantly improves LCP (Largest Contentful Paint).

Inline CSS limit increased: - The threshold for inlining small stylesheets has been raised, reducing render-blocking resources.

Reference: https://make.wordpress.org/core/2025/11/18/wordpress-6-9-frontend-performance-field-guide/

Verification

  • Baseline vs after numbers are captured (same environment, same URL/route).
  • wp doctor check is clean (or improved) when applicable.
  • No new PHP errors or warnings in logs.
  • No cache flush is required for correctness (cache flush should be last resort).

Failure modes / debugging

  • “No change” after code changes:
  • you measured a different URL/site (--url mismatch), caches masked results, or opcode cache is stale
  • Profiling data is noisy:
  • eliminate background tasks, test with warmed caches, run multiple samples
  • SAVEQUERIES/Query Monitor causes overhead:
  • don’t run in production unless explicitly approved

Escalation

  • If this is production and you don’t have explicit approval, do not:
  • install plugins, enable SAVEQUERIES, run load tests, or flush caches during traffic
  • If you need system-level profiling (APM, PHP profiler extensions), coordinate with ops/hosting.
PACKAGE TRANSPARENCY

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Source: WordPress · GPL-2.0-or-later · SHA-256 shown alongside the download.

27 files46487 ZIP bytes6 script/code files

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CATALOG REVIEW NOTES

Know what you need before installing

Source and packaging checks recorded on 2026-10-04. These notes are not safety certification or measured task performance.

Requirements

Node.js and a reviewed WP-CLI on PATH, PHP, and an authorized WordPress installation with explicit --path/--url targeting. Upstream targets WordPress 7.0+ / PHP 7.4.0+. All skill references and the helper are included; reproduction requires separately verified official runtime binaries.

Costs, access & practical limits

Free source package. Native helper checks used only disposable synthetic data; no AI client, full skill, measured speedup, migration or production operation was tested. Helpers can exit 0 when not ready and have no built-in subprocess timeout. File presence does not establish activation or working cache. CLI operations can write/delete data and need appropriate targeting/backups. Optional profiler purchases are not required; no paid API or external account credential was used.

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  • Every included upstream original matches pinned Git blob and SHA-256
  • All original references included and installed helper path resolves
  • GPL grant, full license text and explicit adaptation attribution preserved
  • Actual native original/adapted helper observations recorded with source hashes
  • No AI-client execution, performance benchmark or production operation claimed

Upstream commit: 34da134e184ef93d6fb8c074fed309e06b964f34

Runtime status: not tested by this catalog. Configure your client and test the skill in your own environment.

LICENSE & ATTRIBUTION

GPL license & upstream grant

This source package retains the upstream copyright and GPLv2-or-later grant alongside the complete GPLv2 text. Read both before adapting or redistributing it. Keep the notices and supply corresponding source as required by the applicable GPL terms.

GPL-2.0-or-later ↗

Original upstream GPLv2-or-later grant covering instructions, references, helper and source context

Attribution: Copyright (C) 2026 WordPress Contributors

Changes: Primary instructions adapted for installed helper path and scope notes. Performance helper adapted for loaded autoload values and configured directories; original retained. BB Skills synthetic fixture and evidence added. Other upstream files unchanged.

Included notice: wp-performance/LICENSE.upstream.txt

Declared source ↗

GPL-2.0-or-later ↗

Complete GPLv2 text accompanying upstream grant and same-license BB Skills additions

Attribution: Free Software Foundation, Inc.; BB Skills additions under same GPLv2-or-later terms

Changes: Full license text unchanged; additions identified in SOURCE.txt

Included notice: wp-performance/GPL-2.0-or-later.txt

Declared source ↗
SCENARIOS

Inputs, criteria and recorded outcomes

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Native performance inspector autoload and configured-directory checks

Reported passed · v34da134e184e.bb2

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Input

Run the exact packaged native helper in a fresh disposable WordPress installation with synthetic options and file markers; review dependency/target failures, recorded output and stated subset scope. No production target or AI client.

Acceptance criteria

Performance inspector: original/adapted dependency/target reports, independently checked autoload bytes, default/custom-directory presence signals and explicit marker limitations. No speed benchmark, functioning persistent cache or AI-client workflow tested.

Recorded outcome

Performance inspector: original/adapted dependency/target reports, independently checked autoload bytes, default/custom-directory presence signals and explicit marker limitations. No speed benchmark, functioning persistent cache or AI-client workflow tested.

Shared fixture: 30 observations across both native helpers; this record covers only the stated subset.

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          "hasPerformanceLabPlugin": null
        },
        "notes": [
          "WordPress not detected at the given --path/--url (check wp-config.php and targeting)."
        ],
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            "error": null
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        },
        "wpCli": {
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          "info": {
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            "status": 0,
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          "coreVersion": null,
          "isMultisite": null,
          "siteurl": null,
          "home": null
        },
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      }
    },
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          "info": {
            "ok": true,
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Environment

WordPress 7.1.2; PHP 8.3.35; MariaDB 11.4.13; WP-CLI 2.12.0; Node.js 22.23.3. Internal disposable Docker network; no published ports or production mounts.

Package SHA-256: c821391626b136a0b0e12b6c7b89416bff57e815b6b83e35ddb988bf6927999a

Outcome recorded: 2026-10-04 10:51 UTC

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