Skill · WordPress & Dev

WordPress Update & Rollback Runbook

WordPress Update & Rollback Runbook is a Claude skill for WordPress & Dev. Plans a WordPress update window with the way back written down first: an inventory with compatibility checks, risk-scored batches, a rollback manifest, a smoke test, four rollback paths and a client-ready update report. It costs $8.99 on Agensi. It runs on any Claude plan, including Free. Part of the StrategistKit catalog of 190+ focused Claude skills.

Category: WordPress & Dev
Deliverable: 1 .skill bundle
Outputs: 6
Last updated: 19 Oct 2026

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Overview

What WordPress Update & Rollback Runbook does.

WordPress Update & Rollback Runbook plans an update window so there is a written way back before anything changes. It gives exact WP-CLI commands with shell access and the equivalent click path on managed hosting without it, marks every command that changes the site, and marks its assumptions as (assumed).

A realistic input: "A WooCommerce shop with 7 plugin updates and a pending core update, SSH and WP-CLI, no staging." You get an inventory, a risk-scored plan where Medium and High updates run one at a time, a second database dump right before the WooCommerce update, checkout paused until a checkout test passes, a smoke test for the shop pages and a pre-filled update report.

A trap it checks for: WP-CLI and the website can run different PHP versions. WP-CLI then judges compatibility by the wrong PHP and can install an update the website cannot run, so the site returns 500 while wp eval still reports PHP OK. The plan compares every requires_php against the website's PHP instead.

Who it's for

Agencies and site maintainers who report updates to clients, WooCommerce store owners, and site owners on managed hosting who update without a shell.

What you get

One skill. 6 outputs.

One .skill bundle. Run it on your material and it returns:

Inventory and compatibility check that flags updates needing a newer WordPress core or a newer PHP

Risk score from 0 to 8 per update, with Low, Medium and High batches in the right order

Rollback manifest: database export, wp-content archive, plugin and theme version lists, checksums

Update window step by step, with maintenance mode and checkout protection for WooCommerce stores

Smoke test for your key pages and four rollback paths, from one plugin back to a full restore

Client-ready update report: component, from, to, risk, result and notes

How it works

Three steps. About two minutes.

Install

Add the .skill file to your Claude app. About 10 seconds.

Run it on your work

Invoke the skill and paste in your material.

Apply the output

Review, keep what works, and use it.

In depth

Why a Claude skill beats a prompt template.

A copy-paste prompt runs one static pass and stops. A skill is a bundled program — instructions, examples, and a workflow Claude runs as a unit: it asks for the right input, applies the same pattern every time, and returns the structured outputs above.

FAQ

Common questions.

What do I need to provide?

Nothing to start: with no details it builds a full plan for a demo site and says so. For a tailored plan, say whether you have SSH with WP-CLI or only wp-admin, paste your pending updates, and name the flows that make money or leads and your quiet window.

I have no SSH. Does it still work?

Yes. Without a shell it never tells you to run wp commands. It gives the wp-admin, File Manager and host-backup path for each step, including the rollback.

My site broke after an update. Can it help now?

Yes. If you report a broken site, it leads with the rollback paths for your situation and gives the rest of the plan after that.

Can every update be undone by downgrading the plugin?

No. Database updates (WooCommerce, core) are flagged as one-way unless restored from backup. When a downgrade meets data written by the newer version and the fatal-error count goes up, it goes straight to a full restore of files and database.

Does it audit plugin code or write custom code?

No. It plans updates and rollbacks and gives the commands. Writing plugin or theme code and security audits of code are out of scope.

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