{"product_id":"ai-agent-skill-master-wordpress-capability-permission-checks","title":"AI Agent Skill: Master WordPress Capability \u0026 Permission Checks","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAI Agent Skill: Master WordPress Capability \u0026amp; Permission Checks\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis AI agent skill assists developers by gating actions in WordPress with capability checks using \u003ccode\u003ecurrent_user_can()\u003c\/code\u003e. It ensures actions are authorized by verifying specific capabilities and pairing them with nonces, preventing privilege escalation and broken access control.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat this skill does\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eImplements capability checks, verifying permissions for actions like adding admin pages, menu items, and AJAX\/REST handlers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003ePairs capability checks with nonces to confirm the request origin.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eUses object-specific capability verification (e.g., \u003ccode\u003eedit_post\u003c\/code\u003e for a particular post) to maintain precision in checks.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eEncourages proactive application of checks to every privileged code path within WordPress.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWho it is for\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis skill is ideal for developers and teams using AI coding agents such as Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex who require enhanced authorization management for WordPress development.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eUse cases\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eDeveloping or maintaining WordPress admin menu\/submenu pages and settings screens that need restricted access.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSecuring AJAX operations (\u003ccode\u003ewp_ajax_*\u003c\/code\u003e) and REST API endpoints through capability checks.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eManaging actions like editing options, users, posts, taxonomies, or plugin states where precise permission checks are necessary.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eEnsuring any code that reads or writes another user's data is appropriately gated and verified.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eTechnical details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eUtilizes AI agent tools such as agent-skills, aiapplication, and capability-permission-checks for implementation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eEstablishes a distinction between authorization checks and nonce verification for secure request validation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eAvoids role-level checks like \u003ccode\u003ecurrent_user_can('administrator')\u003c\/code\u003e in favor of specific capabilities for accuracy and customization.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor authorised security testing, defensive research and educational use only.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- mcpcart:static-blocks:start --\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSource \u0026amp; Licence\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis package is built on open-source work published by \u003cstrong\u003ewpultimatesecurity\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/wpultimatesecurity\/WordPress-Security-Skills\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ewpultimatesecurity\/WordPress-Security-Skills\u003c\/a\u003e) and distributed under \u003cstrong\u003eMIT\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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