diff --git a/modules/website/wordpress/wordpress-cron-manager.sh b/modules/website/wordpress/wordpress-cron-manager.sh
index dccb8e4..b845f58 100755
--- a/modules/website/wordpress/wordpress-cron-manager.sh
+++ b/modules/website/wordpress/wordpress-cron-manager.sh
@@ -762,6 +762,35 @@ is_wordpress_directory() {
     [ -d "$path" ] && [ -f "$path/$WP_CRON_FILENAME" ]
 }
 
+# OPTIMIZATION: Regex Pattern Library (OPT-12)
+# Consolidates 3+ repeated grep patterns used throughout script
+# Provides consistent pattern matching and reduces duplication
+grep_wp_config_define() {
+    local wp_config="$1"
+    local define_name="$2"
+    grep -q "define.*$define_name" "$wp_config"
+}
+
+grep_disabled_wp_cron() {
+    local wp_config="$1"
+    grep -q "define.*$WP_CRON_DISABLED_VAR.*true" "$wp_config"
+}
+
+grep_enabled_wp_cron() {
+    local wp_config="$1"
+    grep -q "define.*$WP_CRON_DISABLED_VAR.*false\|^[[:space:]]*#.*$WP_CRON_DISABLED_VAR" "$wp_config"
+}
+
+grep_in_crontab() {
+    local pattern="$1"
+    crontab -l 2>/dev/null | grep -qF "$pattern"
+}
+
+grep_wordpress_path() {
+    local path="$1"
+    [ -d "$path" ] && [ -f "$path/$WP_CRON_FILENAME" ]
+}
+
 # OPTIMIZATION: Build cron command consistently
 # Centralizes cron command format (appears 4 times throughout script)
 # Returns: cron command string for wp-cron.php execution