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title	WordPress Release Utilities Agent
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last_updated	2026-08-19

WordPress Release Utilities Agent

Manages version updates across WordPress plugins, themes, and readme files for multi-repo release automation.

Overview

The WordPress Release Utilities Agent provides modular utilities for versioning WordPress plugins and themes. It works in conjunction with the Release Agent and Changelog Agent to enable seamless version management across all repository types.

Key Features:

• 🔌 Plugin versioning — Updates Version: header in main plugin file
• 🎨 Theme versioning — Updates Version: in style.css
• 📖 Readme versioning — Updates Stable tag: in readme.txt
• ✅ Version validation — Ensures SemVer format compliance
• 🔀 Version consistency — Detects and reports mismatches across files
• 📦 Modular design — Use independently or integrated with release agents

Installation

npm install

Usage

As Node Module

import wordpress from './wordpress.agent.js';

// Detect WordPress components in repository
const component = wordpress.detectWordPressComponent('/path/to/repo');
// Returns: { hasPlugin, hasTheme, hasReadme, components }

// Validate version consistency
const validation = wordpress.validateVersionConsistency('/path/to/repo');
// Returns: { isConsistent, baseVersion, versions, mismatches }

// Update all versions
const result = wordpress.updateAllVersions('/path/to/repo', '2.0.0');
// Returns: { updated, failed, success, summary }

// Bump version (major/minor/patch)
const bump = wordpress.bumpAllVersions('/path/to/repo', 'minor');
// Returns: { newVersion, updated, failed, success }

// Get metadata
const metadata = wordpress.getComponentMetadata('/path/to/repo');
// Returns: { hasPlugin, hasTheme, plugin, theme, readme }

Standalone Utilities

Each utility can be used independently:

Plugin Header Utility

const pluginHeader = require('./includes/pluginHeader.cjs');

// Find plugin file
const pluginFile = pluginHeader.findPluginFile('/path/to/repo');

// Read version
const version = pluginHeader.readVersion(pluginFile);

// Update version
pluginHeader.writeVersion(pluginFile, '1.2.0');

// Bump version
const newVersion = pluginHeader.bumpVersion('1.0.0', 'minor'); // '1.1.0'

// Read plugin metadata
const metadata = pluginHeader.readMetadata(pluginFile);
// Returns: { name, description, version, author, license, ... }

Theme CSS Utility

const themeCss = require('./includes/themeCss.cjs');

// Find theme file (style.css)
const themeFile = themeCss.findThemeFile('/path/to/repo');

// Read/write/bump versions (same as plugin utility)
const version = themeCss.readVersion(themeFile);
themeCss.writeVersion(themeFile, '2.0.0');
const newVersion = themeCss.bumpVersion('1.0.0', 'major');

// Read theme metadata
const metadata = themeCss.readMetadata(themeFile);

Readme.txt Utility

const readmeTxt = require('./includes/readmeTxt.cjs');

// Find readme.txt
const readmeFile = readmeTxt.findReadmeFile('/path/to/repo');

// Read/write/bump versions
const version = readmeTxt.readVersion(readmeFile);
readmeTxt.writeVersion(readmeFile, '1.5.0');
const newVersion = readmeTxt.bumpVersion('1.0.0', 'patch');

// Read readme metadata
const metadata = readmeTxt.readMetadata(readmeFile);

API Reference

Main Agent Functions

detectWordPressComponent(repoRoot)

Detects WordPress components in a repository.

Parameters:

• repoRoot (string) — Path to repository root

Returns:

{
  hasPlugin: boolean,
  hasTheme: boolean,
  hasReadme: boolean,
  components: {
    plugins: [{file, version}],
    themes: [{file, version}],
    readmes: [{file, version}]
  },
  primaryComponent: {file, version}
}

validateVersionConsistency(repoRoot)

Checks all version files for consistency.

Parameters:

• repoRoot (string) — Path to repository root

Returns:

{
  isConsistent: boolean,
  baseVersion: string,
  versions: [{file, type, version}],
  mismatches: string[],
  message: string
}

updateAllVersions(repoRoot, newVersion)

Updates version in all detected files.

Parameters:

• repoRoot (string) — Path to repository root
• newVersion (string) — New version (SemVer format)

Returns:

{
  updated: string[],
  failed: string[],
  success: boolean,
  summary: string
}

bumpAllVersions(repoRoot, scope)

Bumps version across all components.

Parameters:

• repoRoot (string) — Path to repository root
• scope (string) — 'major', 'minor', or 'patch' (default: 'patch')

Returns:

{
  currentVersion: string,
  newVersion: string,
  scope: string,
  updated: string[],
  failed: string[],
  success: boolean
}

getComponentMetadata(repoRoot)

Gets metadata for all detected WordPress components.

Parameters:

• repoRoot (string) — Path to repository root

Returns:

{
  hasPlugin: boolean,
  hasTheme: boolean,
  hasReadme: boolean,
  plugin: {name, description, version, author, ...},
  theme: {name, description, version, author, ...},
  readme: {name, version, author, ...}
}

Utility Functions

All utilities export these standard functions:

readVersion(filePath)

Reads current version from file.

writeVersion(filePath, newVersion)

Updates version in file.

isValidVersion(version)

Validates SemVer format.

bumpVersion(currentVersion, scope)

Calculates next version.

readMetadata(filePath)

Extracts all header metadata.

Examples

Example 1: Release Workflow

import wordpress from './wordpress.agent.js';

// 1. Check current state
const current = wordpress.validateVersionConsistency('./repo');
console.log(`Current version: ${current.baseVersion}`);

// 2. Bump version
const bumped = wordpress.bumpAllVersions('./repo', 'minor');
console.log(`Updated to: ${bumped.newVersion}`);

// 3. Verify consistency
const validated = wordpress.validateVersionConsistency('./repo');
if (!validated.isConsistent) {
  console.error('Version mismatch:', validated.mismatches);
  process.exit(1);
}

console.log('Release ready!');

Example 2: Detect Repository Type

const component = wordpress.detectWordPressComponent('./');

if (component.hasPlugin) {
  console.log('This is a WordPress plugin');
} else if (component.hasTheme) {
  console.log('This is a WordPress theme');
} else {
  console.log('Not a WordPress repository');
}

Example 3: Metadata Inspection

const metadata = wordpress.getComponentMetadata('./');

if (metadata.plugin) {
  console.log(`Plugin: ${metadata.plugin.name}`);
  console.log(`Author: ${metadata.plugin.author}`);
  console.log(`Description: ${metadata.plugin.description}`);
}

Testing

Run test suite:

npm test

Run with coverage:

npm run test:coverage

Watch mode:

npm run test:watch

Test Coverage:

• Plugin header: 25+ tests
• Theme CSS: 20+ tests
• Readme.txt: 20+ tests
• Integration: 15+ tests
• Total: 80+ tests, >85% coverage

Integration with Release Agent

The WordPress utilities integrate seamlessly with the main Release Agent:

import releaseAgent from '../release/release.agent.js';
import wordpressAgent from './wordpress.agent.js';

// Release agent detects WordPress repo type
const repoConfig = releaseAgent.detectRepoType('./');

// WordPress agent provides version management
const validation = wordpressAgent.validateVersionConsistency('./');

// Both work together in release workflow

See Release Agent README for integration details.

File Structure

agents/wordpress/
├── wordpress.agent.js           # Main agent orchestrator
├── includes/
│   ├── pluginHeader.cjs         # Plugin versioning utility
│   ├── themeCss.cjs             # Theme versioning utility
│   ├── readmeTxt.cjs            # Readme.txt versioning utility
│   └── tests/
│       ├── pluginHeader.test.cjs
│       ├── themeCss.test.cjs
│       └── readmeTxt.test.cjs
├── __tests__/                   # Integration tests
├── package.json
└── README.md

Supported Formats

WordPress Plugins

Reads/writes version from plugin header (main PHP file):

<?php
/*
Plugin Name: My Plugin
Description: A test plugin
Version: 1.2.3
Author: Your Name
*/

Also supports readme.txt with:

=== My Plugin ===
Stable tag: 1.2.3

WordPress Themes

Reads/writes version from style.css:

/*
Theme Name: My Theme
Version: 1.2.3
Author: Your Name
*/

Error Handling

All functions validate input and provide clear error messages:

try {
  wordpress.updateAllVersions(repoRoot, 'invalid-version');
} catch (error) {
  console.error('Update failed:', error.message);
  // "Update failed: Invalid SemVer format: invalid-version"
}

Performance

• File operations: O(1) per component
• Metadata parsing: <100ms per file
• Version validation: <1ms

Limitations

• Assumes standard WordPress plugin/theme structure
• Does not validate actual WordPress compatibility
• Version bumping limited to SemVer format

Related Agents

• Release Agent — Multi-repo release orchestration
• Changelog Agent — Automatic changelog generation
• Linting Agent — Code quality validation

License

GPL-2.0+ (same as WordPress)

---

Contributing: See AGENTS.md for contribution guidelines.

Questions? Refer to test files for detailed usage examples.

Repository Flow

graph LR
  accTitle: graph diagram
  accDescr: graph flowchart
    A["Scope"] --> B["Inputs"]
    B --> C["Process"]
    C --> D["Validation"]
    D --> E["Outputs"]

    style A fill:#4a148c,color:#fff
    style B fill:#1b5e20,color:#fff
    style C fill:#bf360c,color:#fff
    style D fill:#f57f17,color:#000
    style E fill:#00695c,color:#fff

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