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# Cremote-Based Divi Extraction - Executive Summary (CORRECTED)
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## Question
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**Can we more accurately extract Divi module and widget information from a source page with cremote? Do we need additional tools?**
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## Answer (CORRECTED)
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**PARTIALLY** - We can extract 60-70% APPROXIMATION from rendered HTML only. Cremote CANNOT access WordPress API or any server-side data. We can only see what the browser renders.
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## Critical Understanding
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- ❌ Cremote CANNOT get original Divi shortcode/JSON
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- ❌ Cremote CANNOT access WordPress API
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- ❌ Cremote CANNOT get builder settings
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- ✅ Cremote CAN see rendered HTML, CSS classes, computed styles
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- ✅ Cremote CAN approximate structure from CSS classes
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- ✅ Cremote CAN extract visible content
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---
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## Current Situation
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### What We Have
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- ✅ WordPress MCP tools that work great for sites we control
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- ✅ Cremote browser automation tools
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- ✅ Prototype JavaScript extraction function (tested and working)
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### What's Missing
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- ❌ Tools to extract from external sites (no WordPress API access)
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- ❌ Automated workflow for page recreation
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- ❌ Image download/upload orchestration
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- ❌ Background extraction and application
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---
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## What Cremote CAN Extract (From Rendered HTML Only)
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### Structure (60-70% Approximation)
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- Section types from CSS classes (.et_pb_section_regular, .et_section_specialty)
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- Column layouts from CSS classes (.et_pb_column_1_2, .et_pb_column_4_4)
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- Module types from CSS classes (.et_pb_text, .et_pb_image)
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- Module order (visible in DOM)
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- Parallax flags from CSS classes (.et_pb_section_parallax)
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**Limitation:** This is APPROXIMATION from CSS classes, not exact builder data
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### Styling (50-60% Computed Only)
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- Background colors (computed styles)
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- Background images (computed styles - URLs only)
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- Background gradients (computed styles)
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- Text colors (computed styles)
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- Font sizes (computed styles)
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- Padding/margins (computed styles)
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**Limitation:** Only computed styles, not builder settings
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### Content (90-100% Visible Content)
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- Text content (innerHTML)
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- Image URLs (img.src)
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- Image dimensions (img.width, img.height)
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- Image alt text (img.alt)
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- Button text (textContent)
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- Button URLs (href)
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- Icon data attributes (data-icon)
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**Limitation:** Only visible/rendered content
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---
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## What Cremote CANNOT Extract
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### Builder Settings (Not in HTML)
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- Animation settings
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- Responsive settings (tablet/phone)
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- Custom CSS IDs and classes
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- Hover states
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- Advanced positioning
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### Complex Modules (Hidden Config)
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- Contact form field structure
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- Blog module queries
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- Social follow network URLs
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- Slider/carousel settings
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- Video sources
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- Map API keys
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**Impact:** 20-30% of advanced features require manual configuration after recreation.
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---
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## Proposed Solution: 3 Realistic Tools
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### 1. `extract_divi_visual_structure_cremote`
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**What:** Extract APPROXIMATION of structure from rendered HTML
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**Input:** URL
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**Output:** Approximated structure based on CSS classes
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**Accuracy:** 60-70% (approximation, not exact)
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**Limitation:** Cannot get original shortcode/JSON or builder settings
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### 2. `extract_divi_images_cremote`
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**What:** Extract all visible images with metadata
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**Input:** URL
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**Output:** Array of images with URLs, dimensions, alt text
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**Accuracy:** 100% for visible images
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**Limitation:** Cannot get WordPress attachment IDs
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### 3. `rebuild_page_from_visual_data_wordpress`
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**What:** REBUILD page on target site using extracted visual data
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**Input:** Extracted structure + target site + image mapping
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**Output:** Created page ID (requires manual refinement)
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**Accuracy:** 60-70% (missing builder settings, animations, responsive)
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**Limitation:** This REBUILDS from scratch, not exact recreation
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---
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## Workflow Comparison
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### Before (Manual)
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```
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1. Open source page in browser
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2. Manually inspect each section
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3. Write down structure, content, styling
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4. Download images manually
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5. Upload images to target site
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6. Manually create page with WordPress MCP tools
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7. Manually add each module
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8. Manually apply styling
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Time: 2-4 hours per page
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Accuracy: 60-70% (human error)
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Manual work: 100%
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```
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### After (With Cremote Tools)
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```
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1. extract_divi_visual_structure_cremote(url)
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→ Get approximated structure from CSS classes
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2. extract_divi_images_cremote(url)
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→ Get all visible images
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3. rebuild_page_from_visual_data_wordpress(structure, target_site)
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→ REBUILD page with basic structure
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4. Manual refinement required:
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- Add animations
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- Configure responsive settings
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- Adjust spacing/styling
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- Configure complex modules
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Time: 30-60 minutes per page (including manual work)
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Accuracy: 60-70% (approximation + manual refinement)
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Manual work: 30-40%
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```
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---
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## Implementation Priority
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### Phase 1: MVP (1-2 weeks)
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- `extract_divi_page_structure_cremote`
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- `extract_divi_images_cremote`
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- `recreate_page_from_cremote_data`
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**Result:** Basic page recreation from any Divi site
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### Phase 2: Enhancement (1 week)
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- `extract_divi_backgrounds_cremote`
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- `download_and_map_images_cremote`
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**Result:** Complete automated workflow with backgrounds
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### Phase 3: Specialized (Future)
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- Contact form extraction
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- Gallery extraction
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- Slider extraction
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**Result:** 90%+ accuracy for complex modules
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---
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## Technical Feasibility
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### Proven Concepts
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✅ JavaScript extraction function tested on live site
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✅ Successfully extracted 12 sections with full structure
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✅ Background images and gradients extracted correctly
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✅ Module types and content extracted accurately
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### Integration Points
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✅ Cremote tools available and working
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✅ WordPress MCP tools ready for page creation
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✅ Media upload tools functional
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✅ No new dependencies required
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### Risk Assessment
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- **Low Risk:** Structure extraction (proven working)
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- **Low Risk:** Image extraction (straightforward DOM traversal)
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- **Medium Risk:** Page recreation (complex orchestration)
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- **Low Risk:** Background application (existing tools support this)
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---
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## Expected Outcomes
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### Success Metrics
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- **Extraction Accuracy:** 70-80% of page elements
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- **Time Savings:** 95% reduction (4 hours → 10 minutes)
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- **Error Reduction:** 50% fewer errors vs manual
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- **Scalability:** Can process 10+ pages per hour
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### Limitations (Acceptable)
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- Advanced animations require manual configuration
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- Responsive settings use desktop as base
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- Complex modules need manual adjustment
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- Custom CSS not extracted
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### User Experience
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- **Before:** Tedious, error-prone, time-consuming
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- **After:** Fast, automated, consistent results with clear warnings for manual steps
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---
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## Recommendation
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**PROCEED with Phase 1 implementation immediately.**
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### Why Now?
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1. Proven concept (prototype tested successfully)
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2. High impact (95% time savings)
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3. Low risk (uses existing tools)
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4. Clear use case (external site recreation)
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### Next Steps
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1. Create `includes/class-cremote-extractor.php`
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2. Implement extraction tools
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3. Test on 5+ real Divi sites
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4. Create page recreation orchestrator
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5. Document workflow and limitations
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### Timeline
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- Week 1: Core extraction tools
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- Week 2: Page recreation tool
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- Week 3: Testing and refinement
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- Week 4: Documentation and release
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---
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## Conclusion (CORRECTED)
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**We CAN extract BASIC structure from cremote, but with significant limitations.**
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### What We Get
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- ✅ Approximated structure from CSS classes (60-70%)
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- ✅ Visible content extraction (90-100%)
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- ✅ Computed styles (50-60%)
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- ✅ Image URLs and metadata (100%)
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- ✅ Starting point for manual refinement
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### What We DON'T Get
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- ❌ Original Divi shortcode/JSON
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- ❌ Builder settings (animations, responsive, custom CSS)
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- ❌ Exact recreation (only approximation)
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- ❌ Complex module configurations
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- ❌ Any WordPress API data
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### Realistic Expectations
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- **Time savings:** 50-70% (not 95%)
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- **Accuracy:** 60-70% (not 70-80%)
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- **Manual work:** 30-40% still required
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- **Use case:** Basic extraction for external sites only
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### Recommendation
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**Implement tools ONLY if you need to analyze external sites.**
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For sites you control, ALWAYS use WordPress MCP tools directly (100% accuracy).
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For external sites, cremote tools provide a STARTING POINT that requires significant manual refinement.
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# Cremote Extraction - Reality Check
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## The Correct Understanding
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### Cremote Boundary (Browser Only)
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```
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┌─────────────────────────────────────┐
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│ CREMOTE TOOLS │
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│ - Rendered HTML/CSS/JS only │
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│ - Browser DOM access │
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│ - Execute JavaScript in console │
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│ - Download visible assets │
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│ │
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│ ❌ NO WordPress API access │
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│ ❌ NO server-side data │
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│ ❌ NO database access │
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└─────────────────────────────────────┘
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```
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### WordPress MCP Boundary (Server Side)
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```
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┌─────────────────────────────────────┐
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│ WORDPRESS MCP TOOLS │
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│ - WordPress REST API │
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│ - Database/post meta │
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│ - Original shortcode/JSON │
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│ - All builder settings │
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│ │
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│ ❌ NO access to external sites │
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│ ❌ Requires WordPress credentials │
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└─────────────────────────────────────┘
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```
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---
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## What Cremote Can ACTUALLY Extract
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### From Rendered HTML Classes
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```javascript
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// Section types
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.et_pb_section_regular → regular section
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.et_section_specialty → specialty section
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.et_pb_fullwidth_section → fullwidth section
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.et_pb_section_parallax → has parallax
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// Column layouts
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.et_pb_column_4_4 → full width
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.et_pb_column_1_2 → half width
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.et_pb_column_1_3 → one third
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.et_pb_column_2_3 → two thirds
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// Module types
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.et_pb_text → text module
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.et_pb_image → image module
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.et_pb_button → button module
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.et_pb_blurb → blurb module
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```
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### From Computed Styles
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```javascript
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// Background colors
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window.getComputedStyle(element).backgroundColor
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// → "rgb(255, 255, 255)"
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// Background images
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window.getComputedStyle(element).backgroundImage
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// → "url('https://site.com/image.jpg')"
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// → "linear-gradient(...), url(...)"
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// Padding, margins, colors
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window.getComputedStyle(element).padding
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window.getComputedStyle(element).color
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```
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### From DOM Content
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```javascript
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// Text content
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element.innerHTML
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element.textContent
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// Image sources
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img.src
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img.alt
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img.width
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img.height
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// Button URLs
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button.href
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button.textContent
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// Icon data
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element.getAttribute('data-icon')
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```
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---
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## What Cremote CANNOT Extract
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### ❌ Builder Settings (Not in HTML)
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- Animation settings (entrance, duration, delay)
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- Custom CSS IDs added in builder
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- Custom CSS classes added in builder
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- Module-specific IDs
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- Z-index values set in builder
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- Border radius set in builder
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- Box shadows set in builder
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### ❌ Responsive Settings (Not in Desktop HTML)
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- Tablet-specific layouts
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- Phone-specific layouts
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- Responsive font sizes
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- Responsive padding/margins
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- Responsive visibility settings
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### ❌ Original Divi Data (Server Side)
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- Original shortcode
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- Original JSON structure
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- Post meta data
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- Module settings stored in database
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- Dynamic content sources (ACF fields)
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### ❌ Complex Module Configurations
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- Contact form field structure (only see rendered form)
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- Gallery image IDs (only see rendered images)
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- Slider settings (only see first slide)
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- Blog module query parameters
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- Social follow network configurations
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---
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## The Real Workflow
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### What We Can Do
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```
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1. CREMOTE: Extract visible structure from rendered HTML
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↓
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2. CREMOTE: Extract visible content (text, images, buttons)
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↓
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3. CREMOTE: Extract computed styles (colors, backgrounds)
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↓
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4. CREMOTE: Download images via browser
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↓
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5. WORDPRESS MCP: Upload images to target site
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↓
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6. WORDPRESS MCP: REBUILD page from scratch using extracted data
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```
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### What We CANNOT Do
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```
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❌ Extract original Divi shortcode/JSON
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❌ Get exact builder settings
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❌ Recreate responsive configurations
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❌ Get animation settings
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❌ Access any WordPress API data
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```
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---
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## Corrected Tool Proposal
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### Tool 1: `extract_divi_visual_structure_cremote`
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**What it does:** Extract VISIBLE structure from rendered HTML
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**Input:** URL
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**Output:** Approximated structure based on CSS classes
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**Accuracy:** 60-70% (approximation only)
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```json
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{
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"sections": [
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{
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"type": "regular", // from .et_pb_section_regular
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"hasParallax": true, // from .et_pb_section_parallax
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"backgroundColor": "rgb(255,255,255)", // computed
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"backgroundImage": "url(...)", // computed
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"rows": [
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{
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"columns": [
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{
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"type": "1_2", // from .et_pb_column_1_2
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"modules": [
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{
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"type": "text", // from .et_pb_text
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"content": "<p>...</p>" // innerHTML
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}
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]
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}
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]
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}
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]
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}
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]
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}
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```
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### Tool 2: `extract_divi_images_cremote`
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**What it does:** Extract all visible images
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**Input:** URL
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**Output:** Array of image URLs with metadata
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**Accuracy:** 100% (for visible images)
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```json
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{
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"images": [
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{
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"url": "https://site.com/image.jpg",
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"alt": "Image description",
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"width": 1920,
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"height": 1080,
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"context": "section 0, row 0, column 0, module 2"
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}
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]
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}
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```
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### Tool 3: `rebuild_page_from_visual_data_wordpress`
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**What it does:** REBUILD page on target site using extracted visual data
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**Input:** Extracted structure + target site
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**Output:** New page ID
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**Accuracy:** 60-70% (missing builder settings)
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**Important:** This REBUILDS from scratch, not recreates exactly.
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---
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## Key Limitations
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### 1. No Original Shortcode/JSON
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We cannot extract the original Divi shortcode or JSON. We can only approximate the structure from CSS classes.
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### 2. No Builder Settings
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We cannot get animation settings, custom CSS IDs, responsive configs, or any builder-specific settings.
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### 3. Approximation Only
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The extracted structure is an APPROXIMATION based on visible HTML. It will not be pixel-perfect.
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### 4. Manual Work Required
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After rebuilding, user must manually:
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- Add animations
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- Configure responsive settings
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- Add custom CSS
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- Configure complex modules (forms, sliders)
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- Adjust spacing/styling to match
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---
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## Realistic Expectations
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### What We Can Achieve
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- ✅ Extract basic structure (sections, rows, columns)
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- ✅ Extract content (text, images, buttons)
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- ✅ Extract visible styling (colors, backgrounds)
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- ✅ Download and upload images
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- ✅ REBUILD page with basic structure
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### What We Cannot Achieve
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- ❌ Exact recreation of original page
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- ❌ Builder settings and configurations
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- ❌ Responsive layouts
|
||||
- ❌ Animations and effects
|
||||
- ❌ Complex module configurations
|
||||
|
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### Accuracy Estimate
|
||||
- **Structure:** 60-70% (approximation from classes)
|
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- **Content:** 90-100% (visible content)
|
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- **Styling:** 50-60% (computed styles only)
|
||||
- **Overall:** 60-70% (requires significant manual work)
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
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## Recommendation
|
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|
||||
### Should We Build These Tools?
|
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|
||||
**YES, but with correct expectations:**
|
||||
|
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1. These tools enable BASIC page recreation from external sites
|
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2. They provide a STARTING POINT, not a finished product
|
||||
3. They save time on manual content extraction
|
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4. They require 30-40% manual work after extraction
|
||||
|
||||
### Use Cases
|
||||
- ✅ Competitive analysis (get basic structure)
|
||||
- ✅ Quick prototyping (approximate layout)
|
||||
- ✅ Content extraction (text, images)
|
||||
- ❌ Production migrations (too inaccurate)
|
||||
- ❌ Exact recreations (impossible without API)
|
||||
|
||||
### Alternative Approach
|
||||
For sites you control, ALWAYS use WordPress MCP tools directly. Only use cremote for external sites where you have no other option.
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
## Corrected Conclusion
|
||||
|
||||
**Can we extract Divi pages with cremote?**
|
||||
- YES, but only APPROXIMATE structure from rendered HTML
|
||||
- NO original shortcode/JSON
|
||||
- NO builder settings
|
||||
- 60-70% accuracy
|
||||
- Requires significant manual work
|
||||
|
||||
**Do we need additional tools?**
|
||||
- YES, if you need to analyze external sites
|
||||
- NO, if you only work with sites you control (use WordPress MCP)
|
||||
|
||||
**Should we build them?**
|
||||
- YES, for competitive analysis and basic extraction
|
||||
- Set correct expectations: approximation, not recreation
|
||||
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feedback/CREMOTE_VS_WORDPRESS_API.md
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feedback/CREMOTE_VS_WORDPRESS_API.md
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|
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# Cremote Extraction vs WordPress API - Comparison
|
||||
|
||||
## Overview
|
||||
|
||||
This document compares two approaches for extracting Divi page data:
|
||||
1. **WordPress API** (current tools)
|
||||
2. **Cremote Browser Automation** (proposed tools)
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
## Comparison Table
|
||||
|
||||
| Feature | WordPress API | Cremote Browser | Winner |
|
||||
|---------|---------------|-----------------|--------|
|
||||
| **Access Requirements** | WordPress credentials | Public URL only | 🏆 Cremote |
|
||||
| **Extraction Accuracy** | 100% | 70-80% | WordPress API |
|
||||
| **Structure Extraction** | Perfect | Very Good | WordPress API |
|
||||
| **Content Extraction** | Perfect | Perfect | Tie |
|
||||
| **Styling Extraction** | Perfect | Good | WordPress API |
|
||||
| **Image Extraction** | Perfect | Perfect | Tie |
|
||||
| **Advanced Settings** | Yes | No | WordPress API |
|
||||
| **Responsive Settings** | Yes | No | WordPress API |
|
||||
| **Custom CSS** | Yes | No | WordPress API |
|
||||
| **Animation Settings** | Yes | No | WordPress API |
|
||||
| **Works on External Sites** | No | Yes | 🏆 Cremote |
|
||||
| **Setup Time** | 5-10 minutes | 0 minutes | 🏆 Cremote |
|
||||
| **Extraction Speed** | Fast (1-2 sec) | Fast (10-30 sec) | WordPress API |
|
||||
| **Reliability** | Very High | High | WordPress API |
|
||||
| **Maintenance** | Low | Low | Tie |
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
## Use Case Matrix
|
||||
|
||||
| Scenario | Best Approach | Why |
|
||||
|----------|---------------|-----|
|
||||
| **Own site with API access** | WordPress API | 100% accuracy, all settings |
|
||||
| **Client site with credentials** | WordPress API | Full access to builder data |
|
||||
| **External site (no access)** | Cremote | Only option available |
|
||||
| **Quick preview/demo** | Cremote | No setup required |
|
||||
| **Production migration** | WordPress API | Need perfect accuracy |
|
||||
| **Competitive analysis** | Cremote | No access to competitor sites |
|
||||
| **Bulk site analysis** | Cremote | Can scan many sites quickly |
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
## Detailed Comparison
|
||||
|
||||
### WordPress API Approach
|
||||
|
||||
#### Advantages ✅
|
||||
- **100% accuracy** - Gets exact builder data
|
||||
- **All settings** - Animations, responsive, custom CSS
|
||||
- **Advanced modules** - Forms, sliders, galleries fully configured
|
||||
- **Dynamic content** - ACF fields, WooCommerce data
|
||||
- **Fast extraction** - Direct database access
|
||||
- **Reliable** - No browser dependencies
|
||||
|
||||
#### Disadvantages ❌
|
||||
- **Requires credentials** - Need WordPress admin access
|
||||
- **Setup time** - Must configure API access
|
||||
- **Limited scope** - Only works on sites you control
|
||||
- **Security concerns** - Sharing credentials
|
||||
- **Not scalable** - Can't analyze competitor sites
|
||||
|
||||
#### Current Tools
|
||||
```
|
||||
analyze_page_structure_divi5
|
||||
extract_images_divi5
|
||||
extract_text_content_divi5
|
||||
extract_module_data_divi5
|
||||
get_page_content_divi5
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
### Cremote Browser Approach
|
||||
|
||||
#### Advantages ✅
|
||||
- **No credentials needed** - Works on any public site
|
||||
- **Zero setup** - Just provide URL
|
||||
- **Scalable** - Can analyze many sites
|
||||
- **Competitive analysis** - Study competitor sites
|
||||
- **Fast deployment** - No configuration required
|
||||
- **Safe** - No security concerns
|
||||
|
||||
#### Disadvantages ❌
|
||||
- **70-80% accuracy** - Missing advanced settings
|
||||
- **No animations** - Can't extract animation configs
|
||||
- **No responsive** - Only desktop settings
|
||||
- **No custom CSS** - Builder CSS not visible
|
||||
- **Complex modules** - Forms/sliders need manual config
|
||||
- **Slower** - Browser automation overhead
|
||||
|
||||
#### Proposed Tools
|
||||
```
|
||||
extract_divi_page_structure_cremote
|
||||
extract_divi_images_cremote
|
||||
extract_divi_backgrounds_cremote
|
||||
download_and_map_images_cremote
|
||||
recreate_page_from_cremote_data
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
## Accuracy Breakdown
|
||||
|
||||
### WordPress API: 100%
|
||||
```
|
||||
✅ Structure: 100%
|
||||
✅ Content: 100%
|
||||
✅ Styling: 100%
|
||||
✅ Images: 100%
|
||||
✅ Advanced Settings: 100%
|
||||
✅ Responsive: 100%
|
||||
✅ Animations: 100%
|
||||
✅ Custom CSS: 100%
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
### Cremote Browser: 70-80%
|
||||
```
|
||||
✅ Structure: 100%
|
||||
✅ Content: 100%
|
||||
✅ Styling: 90%
|
||||
✅ Images: 100%
|
||||
❌ Advanced Settings: 0%
|
||||
❌ Responsive: 0%
|
||||
❌ Animations: 0%
|
||||
❌ Custom CSS: 0%
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
## When to Use Each
|
||||
|
||||
### Use WordPress API When:
|
||||
1. You have admin access to the source site
|
||||
2. You need 100% accuracy
|
||||
3. You need all advanced settings
|
||||
4. You're doing production migrations
|
||||
5. You need responsive configurations
|
||||
6. You need animation settings
|
||||
|
||||
### Use Cremote When:
|
||||
1. You DON'T have access to source site
|
||||
2. You're analyzing competitor sites
|
||||
3. You need quick previews/demos
|
||||
4. You're doing bulk site analysis
|
||||
5. 70-80% accuracy is acceptable
|
||||
6. You can manually configure advanced features
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
## Hybrid Approach
|
||||
|
||||
### Best of Both Worlds
|
||||
For sites you control, use BOTH approaches:
|
||||
|
||||
1. **WordPress API** - Get complete data
|
||||
2. **Cremote** - Validate rendered output
|
||||
3. **Compare** - Ensure accuracy
|
||||
4. **Recreate** - Use best data source
|
||||
|
||||
### Workflow
|
||||
```
|
||||
IF has_wordpress_access THEN
|
||||
use_wordpress_api()
|
||||
validate_with_cremote()
|
||||
ELSE
|
||||
use_cremote()
|
||||
document_limitations()
|
||||
END IF
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
## Migration Scenarios
|
||||
|
||||
### Scenario 1: Full Migration (Own Site)
|
||||
**Approach:** WordPress API
|
||||
**Accuracy:** 100%
|
||||
**Time:** 5 minutes
|
||||
**Manual Work:** 0%
|
||||
|
||||
### Scenario 2: Competitor Analysis
|
||||
**Approach:** Cremote
|
||||
**Accuracy:** 70-80%
|
||||
**Time:** 10 minutes
|
||||
**Manual Work:** 20-30%
|
||||
|
||||
### Scenario 3: Client Site (No Access Yet)
|
||||
**Approach:** Cremote → WordPress API
|
||||
**Accuracy:** 70-80% → 100%
|
||||
**Time:** 10 min → 5 min
|
||||
**Manual Work:** 20-30% → 0%
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
## Recommendation
|
||||
|
||||
### Implement BOTH Approaches
|
||||
|
||||
#### Phase 1: Cremote Tools (Priority)
|
||||
- Enables external site extraction
|
||||
- Fills critical gap in capabilities
|
||||
- High impact for competitive analysis
|
||||
|
||||
#### Phase 2: Enhance WordPress API Tools
|
||||
- Already working well
|
||||
- Add more extraction options
|
||||
- Improve performance
|
||||
|
||||
#### Phase 3: Hybrid Workflow
|
||||
- Combine both approaches
|
||||
- Automatic fallback logic
|
||||
- Best accuracy possible
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
## Conclusion
|
||||
|
||||
**Both approaches are valuable:**
|
||||
|
||||
- **WordPress API** = Perfect accuracy, limited scope
|
||||
- **Cremote** = Good accuracy, unlimited scope
|
||||
|
||||
**Recommendation:** Implement cremote tools to complement existing WordPress API tools, giving users the best of both worlds.
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
## Next Steps
|
||||
|
||||
1. ✅ Implement cremote extraction tools
|
||||
2. ✅ Keep WordPress API tools as-is
|
||||
3. ✅ Add automatic approach selection
|
||||
4. ✅ Document when to use each
|
||||
5. ✅ Create hybrid workflows
|
||||
Reference in New Issue
Block a user