Elementor ops and data

Skill randhoy/agent-skills-pack/skills/wp/elementor-ops-and-data

Run safe Elementor content operations in live or staging environments. Use for backup-first meta changes, scoped WP-CLI edits, template cloning, cache refresh, and verification loops.From its SKILL.md

Install

npx -y skills add randhoy/agent-skills-pack --skill elementor-ops-and-data

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Elementor Ops And Data

Core (Universal)

Trigger Scope

Use this skill when operating on persisted Elementor content:

bulk text/URL edits
_elementor_data and related meta operations
template clone/apply workflows
import/export integrity checks

Workflow

Scope changes.

identify target post IDs and exact keys/tables

Create rollback artifacts.

backup relevant meta before writes

Run controlled mutation.

dry-run first
execute scoped updates

Refresh generated state.

flush Elementor CSS/cache artifacts

Verify outcome.

editor load
frontend render
metadata sanity

Verification Loop

Run this sequence for every non-trivial mutation:

backup snapshot created
dry-run reports expected blast radius
write operation executed with scoped target
cache/CSS regenerated
editor and frontend parity verified

Guardrails

Never run broad replacements without explicit scope.
Never mutate Elementor meta without backup.
Do not treat _elementor_data as unstructured text.
Keep rollback artifacts until acceptance.
Keep data ops and structural widget refactors in separate passes.

Minimal Example

Bash / Linux / macOS:

wp post meta get <id> _elementor_data > backup-<id>.json
wp search-replace "Old" "New" wp_postmeta --include-columns=meta_value --dry-run --precise
wp search-replace "Old" "New" wp_postmeta --include-columns=meta_value --precise
wp elementor flush-css

PowerShell / Windows:

# Backup meta
$backupName = "backup-$(Get-Date -Format 'yyyyMMdd-HHmm')-$id.json"
wp post meta get $id _elementor_data | Out-File -FilePath $backupName -Encoding UTF8

# Dry-run (review what will change)
wp search-replace "Old" "New" wp_postmeta --include-columns=meta_value --dry-run --precise

# Execute (provide explicit yes flag)
wp search-replace "Old" "New" wp_postmeta --include-columns=meta_value --precise

# Refresh cache
wp elementor flush-css

Scope verification (before mutations):

# Count matching rows
$matchCount = wp db query "SELECT COUNT(*) as cnt FROM wp_postmeta WHERE meta_key='_elementor_data' AND meta_value LIKE '%Old%'" --skip-column-names
Write-Host "Will affect ~$matchCount rows. Review backup first."

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Identify target post IDs and exact keys
Backup relevant meta before writes
Execute scoped updates
Flush Elementor CSS and cache artifacts
Verify editor load and frontend render

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