migrate-elementor-to-gutenberg

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Use when the user says 'migrate elementor to gutenberg', 'convert elementor to blocks', 'remove the elementor dependency', or 'go back to native wordpress'. Maps Elementor widgets to core blocks and creates draft duplicates for review.

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# Migrate Elementor to Gutenberg **Version:** 2.0.0 **Updated:** 2026-06-30 **Freshly updated:** v2.0.0 wires in current Respira safety and precision. Pre-migration now inventories source pages with `respira_find_builder_targets`. Every write is preceded by a `respira_get_snapshot`, and the existing draft-duplicate path is kept. After the initial content write, validation issues (block nesting, broken refs) are corrected surgically with `respira_find_element` + `respira_update_element` (and `respira_batch_update` for multi-block or multi-page fixes) instead of rewriting whole pages. Snapshot restore and draft deletion are now explicit rollback paths. Reflects the current 16 supported builders. Converts Elementor-built WordPress pages to native Gutenberg blocks. Reads Elementor's JSON widget tree from post meta, maps each widget to its closest core block equivalent, generates a migration plan for approval, and writes clean block markup to the target pages. Use this skill whenever someone wants to move from Elementor to Gutenberg, eliminate page builder dependencies, go back to native WordPress blocks, or simplify their tech stack by dropping Elementor. ## What This Skill Does Moving from Elementor to Gutenberg is one of the most common — and most complex — builder migrations. Elementor stores content as a deeply nested JSON tree in `_elementor_data`, while Gutenberg uses HTML comments (`<!-- wp:block -->`) inline with content in `post_content`. Every layout decision Elemen...

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respira-press
Repository
respira-press/agent-skills-wordpress
Created
4 months ago
Last Updated
today
Language
JavaScript
License
MIT

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