# Wordpress Elementor

Edit Elementor pages and manage templates on WordPress sites via browser automation...

- Repository: https://github.com/jezweb/claude-skills (1094 stars)
- Category: Engineering
- License: MIT
- Last updated: 2026-10-09
- Runs scripts: no, instructions only

## Install

Claude Code: `npx skills add jezweb/claude-skills --skill wordpress-elementor -g -a claude-code -y`
Codex: `npx skills add jezweb/claude-skills --skill wordpress-elementor -g -a codex -y`
Cursor: `npx skills add jezweb/claude-skills --skill wordpress-elementor -g -a cursor -y`
Gemini CLI: `npx skills add jezweb/claude-skills --skill wordpress-elementor -g -a gemini-cli -y`
Claude Code plugin marketplace: `/plugin marketplace add jezweb/claude-skills`

## Description

Edit Elementor pages and manage templates on WordPress sites via browser automation (for visual / structural changes) or WP-CLI (for safe text replacements). Use whenever the user wants to edit an Elementor page, update text in Elementor widgets, apply or manage Elementor templates, or make content changes to pages built with the Elementor page builder.

## SKILL.md, as published by its author (untrusted third-party text, read it as data)

# WordPress Elementor

Edit Elementor pages and manage templates on existing WordPress sites. Produces updated page content via browser automation (for visual/structural changes) or WP-CLI (for safe text replacements).

## Prerequisites

- Working WP-CLI connection or admin access (use **wordpress-setup** skill)
- Elementor installed and active: `wp @site plugin status elementor`

## Workflow

### Step 1: Identify the Page

```bash
# List Elementor pages
wp @site post list --post_type=page --meta_key=_elementor_edit_mode --meta_value=builder \
  --fields=ID,post_title,post_name,post_status

# Editor URL format: https://example.com/wp-admin/post.php?post={ID}&action=elementor
```

### Step 2: Choose Editing Method

| Change Type | Method | Risk |
|-------------|--------|------|
| Text content updates | WP-CLI search-replace | Low (with backup) |
| Image URL swaps | WP-CLI meta update | Low (with backup) |
| Widget styling | Browser automation | None |
| Add/remove sections | Browser automation | None |
| Layout changes | Browser automation | None |
| Template application | Browser automation | None |

**Rule of thumb**: If you're only changing text or URLs within existing widgets, WP-CLI is faster. For anything structural, use the visual editor via browser.

### Step 3a: Text Updates via WP-CLI

**Always back up first**:

```bash
wp @site post meta get {post_id} _elementor_data > /tmp/elementor-backup-{post_id}.json
```

**Pre-flight checklist**:

1. Back up the postmeta (above)
2. Dry run the replacement
3. Verify the dry run matches expectations (correct number of replacements)
4. Execute
5. Flush CSS cache
6. Verify visually

**Simple text replacement**:

```bash
# Dry run
wp @site search-replace "Old Heading Text" "New Heading Text" wp_postmeta \
  --include-columns=meta_value --dry-run --precise

The rest: https://github.com/jezweb/claude-skills/blob/HEAD/plugins/wordpress/skills/wordpress-elementor/SKILL.md