Claude Prompts for WordPress and Elementor: 15 Prompts I Use to Build and Fix Sites

Most of my client work happens inside WordPress and Elementor, and Claude has quietly become the most useful tool in that workflow. Not for writing whole websites from scratch, but for the hundred small things that slow a build down: planning a page layout, writing a CSS fix, figuring out why a plugin broke the header, turning a messy client brief into a sitemap.

These are the Claude prompts for WordPress and Elementor I actually use to build and fix sites. My Claude prompts for business post covers content cleanup, Rank Math, and client handoffs, so this one sticks to the building and troubleshooting side.

First, a safety note

Before you paste any code Claude gives you into a live site: back up the site, and test on a staging copy if your host offers one. Claude writes good code, but it can’t see your site, your theme, or your other plugins. Treat every snippet as a draft you test, not a finished fix.

Set up a project for each site

1. The site context prompt

I'm going to give you the technical details of a WordPress site I manage. Save this as the reference for everything we do in this project.

Site: [URL]
Theme: [e.g. Hello Elementor / Kadence]
Page builder: [Elementor Free or Pro, version if known]
Key plugins: [SEO, caching, forms, security, snippets plugin]
Host: [host name]
Brand: [colors with hex codes, fonts, button style]
Notes: [anything unusual about this site]

Summarize it back as a short site profile and tell me if anything important is missing.

Once this lives in the project, every answer is tailored to that site’s actual setup instead of generic WordPress advice.

Planning prompts

2. The sitemap prompt

Here's what my client told me about their business: [paste notes or brief]. Turn it into a sitemap for a small business website. For each page, give the page purpose, the primary keyword it should target, and the 4–6 sections it needs. Flag anything I should ask the client before building.

3. The page layout prompt

Plan an Elementor layout for a [page type, e.g. service page for a bakery]. Use containers (not sections and columns). For each container, tell me: the layout (direction, columns on desktop/tablet/mobile), which widgets go inside, and placeholder copy labeled in brackets like [SERVICE NAME]. Keep it simple enough that the client can edit it later.

4. The template library prompt

I want to build a reusable set of Elementor templates for this site so the client can create new pages without me. Based on the site profile, which templates should I build (page templates, sections, archive and single post templates, CTAs)? List them in the order I should build them, and what each one needs.

Styling and code prompts

5. The custom CSS prompt

In Elementor, I want [describe the effect, e.g. the buttons in this container to lift slightly with a shadow on hover]. Write the CSS to paste into the widget's Custom CSS field using the "selector" keyword. Use the brand colors from the site profile, keep it minimal, and make sure it doesn't affect other widgets.

6. The responsive fix prompt

On mobile, [describe the problem, e.g. the hero heading overflows the screen and the image stacks above the text when I want it below]. Here's how the container is set up: [describe settings]. Tell me which Elementor responsive settings to change first, and only give me CSS if there's no setting that fixes it.

I like this one because it pushes Claude to fix things with Elementor’s built-in settings before reaching for code, which keeps sites easier for clients to maintain.

7. The PHP snippet prompt

I need a small WordPress customization: [describe, e.g. remove the "Uncategorized" category from post meta, or change the excerpt length to 30 words]. Write it as a snippet for the Code Snippets plugin rather than editing functions.php. Explain in one line what it does, note whether it should run everywhere, front end only, or admin only, and tell me how to undo it.

8. The schema prompt

Write JSON-LD schema for [page type] on this site using these details: [paste]. Use the most specific schema type that fits. Tell me where to add it given the plugins in the site profile, so it doesn't duplicate schema the SEO plugin already outputs.

If you’re adding schema to help your business show up in AI search, I explain why it matters in how to get your business recommended by ChatGPT and Claude.

Troubleshooting prompts

9. The error message translator

I got this error on a WordPress site: [paste the full error or debug log lines]. Explain in plain English what's wrong, which plugin or theme file it points to, and give me troubleshooting steps in order from least to most disruptive.

10. The “something broke” prompt

Since [what changed, e.g. I updated plugins this morning], [describe the problem, e.g. the Elementor editor won't load / the header disappeared on mobile]. Using the site profile, give me a step-by-step plan to find the cause, starting with the most likely culprits. Include how to check without taking the live site down.

11. The speed review prompt

Here are the PageSpeed Insights results for [page]: [paste the opportunities and diagnostics]. Translate these into a prioritized fix list for a WordPress and Elementor site with the plugins in the site profile. For each fix, tell me whether it's a settings change, a plugin, an image fix, or something to ask the host about, and the expected impact.

12. The accessibility check prompt

Here's the content and structure of a page: [paste text, headings, button labels, and a description of colors]. Review it for common accessibility problems: heading order, vague link text, missing alt text, low color contrast, and buttons that don't say what they do. Give me specific fixes I can make in Elementor.

Content-in-the-build prompts

13. The placeholder copy prompt

Write realistic placeholder copy for this Elementor page layout: [paste the section plan]. Keep labels in brackets for anything the client must replace, like [PHONE] or [TESTIMONIAL NAME], and keep each section close to the length the final copy should be so the design holds up.

14. The alt text batch prompt

Here's a list of images on this site with a short description of each: [paste]. Write alt text for each one: plain and descriptive, under 125 characters, and include the location or service keyword only where it fits naturally.

15. The redirect map prompt

I'm restructuring this site. Here's the old URL list: [paste] and the new structure: [paste]. Build a 301 redirect map from every old URL to the closest new page. Flag any old URLs with no good match so I can decide whether to keep, merge, or redirect them to a category page.

Building directly in the browser

One more thing that has changed how I work: with Claude in Chrome, Claude can work in the WordPress dashboard in my own browser. For straightforward jobs like adding a section to a page, updating copy across several pages, or setting up drafts, I can describe what I want and review the result instead of clicking through every step myself. I still check everything before anything goes live, but for repetitive build tasks it’s a real time saver.

Start with one

If you only try one prompt from this list, make it the site context prompt. Every other answer gets better once Claude knows exactly what theme, builder, and plugins it’s working with. Then save the error message translator for the next time something breaks. You’ll be glad you have it.

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