Felix Arntz @flixos90 (co-Team RepTeam RepA Team Rep is a person who represents the Make WordPress team to the rest of the project, make sure issues are raised and addressed as needed, and coordinates cross-team efforts.) – Vercel
James LePage @isotropic (co-Team Rep) – Automattic
The WordPress AI Team is excited to invite the community to test a growing collection of community-built AI connector plugins. These plugins extend WordPress by connecting it to additional AI services through the PHP AI Client — the provider-agnosticProvider-AgnosticSoftware design that works with multiple service providers without being tied to one. Recommended for WordPress AI integrations. SDK that is part of the upcoming WordPress 7.0 release (read more about it here).
WordPress 7.0 will ship with the PHPPHPPHP (recursive acronym for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor) is a widely-used open source general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for web development and can be embedded into HTML. https://www.php.net/manual/en/preface.php AI Client baked into coreCoreCore is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress., and connectors for Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI appear as default options in the connector screen — ready to install with a single click. But the real power of the PHP AI Client’s open architecture is that anyone can build a connector for any AI service. The community has already stepped up — and these plugins are ready for testing.
If you’ve been curious about WordPress’s evolving AI capabilities, this is a great opportunity to try them out firsthand and help shape the experience.
What are AI connector plugins?
AI connector plugins act as bridges between WordPress and external AI services. They implement the PHP AI Client’s providerProviderAn AI service offering models for generation, embeddings, or other capabilities (e.g., Anthropic, Google, OpenAI). interface, allowing any WordPress pluginPluginA plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory https://wordpress.org/plugins/ or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party. or theme to use AI capabilities — text generation, image generation, function calling, and more — through a unified, provider-agnostic APIAPIAn API or Application Programming Interface is a software intermediary that allows programs to interact with each other and share data in limited, clearly defined ways..
Connectors for Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI are featured prominently in the WordPress 7.0 connector screen and can be installed directly from there. The community connector plugins featured in this article expand the ecosystem further, giving users and developers more choice in which AI services power their WordPress sites.
Each connector plugin handles the specifics of communicating with its respective AI service, so developers and users can switch between providers without changing their code or workflow.
Screenshot of the connector screen having a community plugin connected.
Community connector plugins to test
AI Provider for Grok (xAI)
Grok is xAI’s conversational AI, known for its real-time knowledge and distinctive personality.
Capabilities: Text generation, image generation, function calling, vision input, structured output (JSONJSONJSON, or JavaScript Object Notation, is a minimal, readable format for structuring data. It is used primarily to transmit data between a server and web application, as an alternative to XML. schema)
Models: Dynamically discovered from the Mistral API — always up to date with the latest available models, including mistral-medium-2505 for image generation
Ollama lets you run open-source AI models locally on your own hardware — no API key, no cloud, no cost. Perfect for privacy-conscious sites and local development.
Capabilities: Text generation using locally hosted models, automatic model detection, support for both local and Ollama Cloud deployments
Models: Any model available through Ollama’s registry (Llama 3.2, Mistral, Phi, Gemma, and more)
API key: No API key required for local mode — just have Ollama running on your machine. Cloud mode requires an Ollama Cloud API key.
Install: Install from WordPress.org or download from GitHub. For local mode, install Ollama and pull a model (e.g., ollama pull llama3.2).
AI Provider for OpenRouter
OpenRouter is a unified API gateway providing access to 400+ AI models from dozens of providers — including Anthropic, OpenAI, MetaMetaMeta is a term that refers to the inside workings of a group. For us, this is the team that works on internal WordPress sites like WordCamp Central and Make WordPress., Google, Mistral, and many more — through a single API key.
Capabilities: Text generation with access to 400+ models, searchable model selection with provider filtering, free-tier model toggle, context length and pricing display
Models: Full OpenRouter catalog — Claude, GPT-4, Llama 3, Gemini, Mistral, and hundreds more
API key: Create an account at openrouter.ai and retrieve your key from Settings > Keys. Configure under Settings > OpenRouter AI in the WordPress admin.
We encourage testers to use WordPress 7.0 which includes the PHP AI Client as part of core. This is the closest you can get to the final WordPress 7.0 experience and helps us catch integration issues before the stable release.
You will also need the AI Experiments plugin, which provides the user-facing features that leverage the AI capabilities these connectors provide.
Prerequisites
WordPress 7.0 (Beta Tester Plugin recommended ahead of the final 7.0 release)
PHP 7.4 or higher (PHP 8.0+ for OpenRouter and Ollama)
An API key for at least one of the AI providers listed above (not required for Ollama in local mode)
Setup steps
Install WordPress 7.0.
Install and activate the AI Experiments plugin.
Install and activate one or more community connector plugins from the list above.
Navigate to the connector settings in your WordPress dashboard to verify the provider appears and is available.
What to test
1. Provider setup and connectivity
Does the connector plugin activate without errors?
Does the provider appear in the connector selection screen alongside the default providers (Anthropic, Google, OpenAI)?
Is the API key configuration straightforward?
Does the availability check succeed when the API key is valid?
2. Text generation
Enable AI experiments in the AI settings.
Open the post editor and and use text generation fetures. Do AI-powered suggestions appear?
Try switching between community connectors and the default providers — does the experience remain consistent?
Screenshot of showing AI Editor Experiments being enabled.
3. Image generation
For connectors that support image generation (currently Mistral):
Can you generate images using “Generate featured imageFeatured imageA featured image is the main image used on your blog archive page and is pulled when the post or page is shared on social media. The image can be used to display in widget areas on your site or in a summary list of posts.”- feature in the editor?
How does the generation speed compare to the default providers?
4. Error handling
What happens when an invalid API key is provided?
For Ollama: what happens when the local Ollama service is not running?
Are error messages clear and actionable?
Known issues
Image generation is currently only available on select providers and models.
Questions to consider
When testing, we’d appreciate your thoughts on:
Setup experience: Was the installation and configuration process clear? What could be improved?
Provider switching: Did switching between community connectors and default providers feel seamless?
Response quality: How did the AI responses compare across different community providers and the defaults?
Performance: Did you notice latency or performance differences between providers?
Local AI (Ollama): If you tested local models, how did the experience compare to cloud providers? Was setup straightforward?
Error messages: When something went wrong, were the error messages helpful?
Documentation: Was there enough information to get started? What was missing?
Testing is open from 25 March2026 through 2 April 20268 April 2026.
Want to build your own connector?
The PHP AI Client makes it straightforward to build a connector for any AI service. If your preferred AI provider isn’t listed above, consider building one! The PHP AI Client documentation and the community connector plugins listed here are great starting points. At a high level, connector plugins need to:
Extend AbstractApiProvider from the PHP AI Client.
Implement model metadata discovery and model classes for supported capabilities.
Register the provider with AiClient::defaultRegistry() on the WordPress init hook.
We welcome new community connectors and would love to include them in future testing rounds.
Thank you for helping test and improve WordPress’s AI capabilities. The more providers the community builds and tests, the more choice WordPress users will have when AI features land in WordPress 7.0.
AI 0.6.0 has been released and is available for download! “What’s new in AI Experiments…” posts (labeled with the #aiex-release tag) are posted following every AI release, showcasing new features included in each release.
What’s New In AI 0.6.0?
We’re pleased to announce the release of AI v0.6.0, the latest update to the canonical pluginPluginA plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory https://wordpress.org/plugins/ or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party. powering experimental AI-powered features in WordPress. This release builds on recent work aligning with WordPress 7.0 by introducing image editing and refinement workflows, along with continued improvements to how AI Features and Experiments are structured and surfaced throughout the plugin.
What’s new in 0.6.0?
Image Editing and Refinement Workflows
Version 0.6.0 introduces the next phase of AI-powered media workflows by expanding beyond image generation into image editing and refinement.
Users can now:
Refine generated images through an iterative prompt-based workflow
Edit existing images directly within the Media Library
Apply preset editing actions, such as expanding or removing backgrounds and removing or replacing elements within an image
Together, these updates begin to establish a more complete AI-assisted image editing experience inside WordPress, allowing authors to not just generate images, but actively refine and adapt them without leaving the editor or admin.
Improvements to AI Feature Structure
This release also includes an important internal shift in how functionality is organized within the plugin.
Experiments have been refactored to be treated as a type of Feature, helping create a clearer structure for how AI capabilities are registered, surfaced, and evolved over time. This lays the groundwork for promoting more mature Experiments into stable Features in future releases.
As part of this evolution, the plugin has also been renamed from AI Experiments to simply AI, reflecting its growing role as the central place for AI-powered functionality in WordPress.
Editor and Workflow Enhancements
Several improvements have been made to the editor experience to make AI features easier to discover and use:
The Generate Alt Text action has been moved to the Content tab for improved visibility
UIUIUI is an acronym for User Interface - the layout of the page the user interacts with. Think ‘how are they doing that’ and less about what they are doing. labels and interactions have been refined for greater consistency
AI abilities, such as title generation, have been standardized for more predictable behavior
These updates continue the effort to make AI features feel like a natural part of the WordPress editing experience, rather than separate or experimental add-ons. The AI plugin continues to serve as a laboratory for exploring how AI can support real publishing workflows, combining capabilities like content generation, editorial review, and media creation into a unified experience.
Stability and Developer Improvements
Version 0.6.0 also includes a number of fixes and developer-focused updates, including:
Improved error handling in the Generate Alt Text workflow
Refactoring of upgrade routines and migrationMigrationMoving the code, database and media files for a website site from one server to another. Most typically done when changing hosting companies. handling
Updates to plugin constants and hook naming conventions
These changes help improve reliability and make it easier for contributors and developers to extend and build on the plugin.
What’s next in 0.7.0?
Work is already underway on several features and refinements planned for v0.7.0, including:
Onboarding flows as necessary in support of the “Try AI” callout in WordPress 7.0
Contextual Tagging experiment that suggests post tags and categories based on post content, title, and excerptExcerptAn excerpt is the description of the blog post or page that will by default show on the blog archive page, in search results (SERPs), and on social media. With an SEO plugin, the excerpt may also be in that plugin’s metabox., helping authors apply consistent, relevant taxonomyTaxonomyA taxonomy is a way to group things together. In WordPress, some common taxonomies are category, link, tag, or post format. https://codex.wordpress.org/Taxonomies#Default_Taxonomies. directly in the editor
Your help and feedback are what make these experiments possible.
Get involved
As always, we welcome feedback, testing, and contributions from the community. Whether you are interested in editor UXUXUX is an acronym for User Experience - the way the user uses the UI. Think ‘what they are doing’ and less about how they do it., APIs, accessibilityAccessibilityAccessibility (commonly shortened to a11y) refers to the design of products, devices, services, or environments for people with disabilities. The concept of accessible design ensures both “direct access” (i.e. unassisted) and “indirect access” meaning compatibility with a person’s assistive technology (for example, computer screen readers). (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessibility), performance, or AI ethics and policy, there are many ways to participate.
AI Experiments 0.5.0 has been released and is available for download! “What’s new in AI Experiments…” posts (labeled with the #aiex-release tag) are posted following every AI Experiments release, showcasing new features included in each release.
What’s New In AI Experiments 0.5.0?
We’re pleased to announce the release of AI Experiments v0.5.0, the latest update to the canonical pluginPluginA plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory https://wordpress.org/plugins/ or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party. powering experimental AI-powered features in WordPress. This release focuses on preparing the plugin for the upcoming WordPress 7.0 release, simplifying dependencies and aligning the plugin with the AI functionality now landing in coreCoreCore is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. with the Connectors screen.
What’s new in 0.5.0?
Aligning with WordPress 7.0
One of the major goals of this release is aligning the plugin with WordPress 7.0’s built-in AI capabilities, specifically the shift of the WP AI Client from a standalone, canonical Composer package to bundled in WordPress core.
In previous versions, the AI Experiments pluginAI Experiments PluginWordPress's AI laboratory bringing all building blocks together. Serves as both a user tool and developer reference implementation. First release (v0.1.0) includes Title Generation experiment. included its own dependencies for AI client functionality. With 0.5.0, those dependencies have been removed and the plugin now relies on WordPress core’s AI infrastructure instead. This helps ensure the experiments remain compatible with the direction of AI development in core and reduces duplication between the plugin and WordPress itself.
As part of this shift, the plugin now sets WordPress 7.0 as its minimum supported version, reflecting the move toward using the AI features provided directly by WordPress which are only available from WordPress 7.0 onward. If you’re using the plugin with WordPress 6.9, then you’ll need to wait for the release of WordPress 7.0 on April 9th to upgrade the plugin (or alternatively can upgrade to a betaBetaA pre-release of software that is given out to a large group of users to trial under real conditions. Beta versions have gone through alpha testing in-house and are generally fairly close in look, feel and function to the final product; however, design changes often occur as part of the process./RCRelease CandidateA beta version of software with the potential to be a final product, which is ready to release unless significant bugs emerge. version of WordPress 7.0 to continue testing).
Improved Connector Integration
The plugin has also been updated to better align with the connector-based architecture used in WordPress for connecting AI providers.
Credentials previously stored through the plugin’s AI Credentials screen are now migrated to the Connectors screen, ensuring compatibility with the broader ecosystem of AI provider plugins and the connector APIs in core.
This change makes it easier for experiments to interact with whichever AI providers a site has configured, while keeping providerProviderAn AI service offering models for generation, embeddings, or other capabilities (e.g., Anthropic, Google, OpenAI). management centralized in WordPress.
What’s next in 0.6.0?
Work is already underway on several features and refinements planned for v0.6.0, including:
Onboarding flows as necessary in support of the “Try AI” callout in WordPress 7.0
Content Provenance tracking for text and images via C2PA
Contextual Tagging experiment that suggests post tags and categories based on post content, title, and excerptExcerptAn excerpt is the description of the blog post or page that will by default show on the blog archive page, in search results (SERPs), and on social media. With an SEO plugin, the excerpt may also be in that plugin’s metabox., helping authors apply consistent, relevant taxonomyTaxonomyA taxonomy is a way to group things together. In WordPress, some common taxonomies are category, link, tag, or post format. https://codex.wordpress.org/Taxonomies#Default_Taxonomies. directly in the editor
Your help and feedback are what make these experiments possible.
Get involved
As always, we welcome feedback, testing, and contributions from the community. Whether you are interested in editor UXUXUX is an acronym for User Experience - the way the user uses the UI. Think ‘what they are doing’ and less about how they do it., APIs, accessibilityAccessibilityAccessibility (commonly shortened to a11y) refers to the design of products, devices, services, or environments for people with disabilities. The concept of accessible design ensures both “direct access” (i.e. unassisted) and “indirect access” meaning compatibility with a person’s assistive technology (for example, computer screen readers). (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessibility), performance, or AI ethics and policy, there are many ways to participate.
AI Experiments 0.4.0 has been released and is available for download! “What’s new in AI Experiments…” posts (labeled with the #aiex-release tag) are posted following every AI Experiments release, showcasing new features included in each release.
What’s New In AI Experiments 0.4.0?
We’re pleased to announce the release of AI Experiments v0.4.0, the latest update to the canonical pluginPluginA plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory https://wordpress.org/plugins/ or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party. powering experimental AI-powered features in WordPress. This release introduces new editor and admin capabilities focused on content refinement and media generation, while continuing to improve the developer experience and overall UIUIUI is an acronym for User Interface - the layout of the page the user interacts with. Think ‘how are they doing that’ and less about what they are doing. polish.
What’s new in 0.4.0?
Generate Images in the Editor
Version 0.4.0 introduces a new Generate Image workflow, allowing authors to create images from prompts directly within the editor. The new modal provides a streamlined creative flow where users can:
Generate an image from a prompt
Edit the prompt and try again
Generate alternative variations
Insert the selected image directly into the blockBlockBlock is the abstract term used to describe units of markup that, composed together, form the content or layout of a webpage using the WordPress editor. The idea combines concepts of what in the past may have achieved with shortcodes, custom HTML, and embed discovery into a single consistent API and user experience.
This reduces the friction of sourcing or creating visuals and allows authors to stay focused within the writing experience.
Generate Images in the Media Library
Version 0.4.0 also introduces Generate Image support within the Media Library, enabling prompt-based image creation with the WordPress admin and outside the post editor. Using the new Generate Image modal, users can create images from a text prompt and immediately insert them into their site’s media collection. The workflow allows authors to:
Generate an image from a prompt
Generate additional variations
Save the selected image directly to the Media Library
This makes it easier to create visual assets without leaving WordPress, while keeping generated images available for reuse across posts and pages.
Generate Review Notes
A new Generate Review Notes experiment brings AI-assisted editorial review into the block editor. Authors and editors can ask AI to analyze content and generate Notes-based suggestions for improvements. These suggestions appear directly in the editor and may include:
AccessibilityAccessibilityAccessibility (commonly shortened to a11y) refers to the design of products, devices, services, or environments for people with disabilities. The concept of accessible design ensures both “direct access” (i.e. unassisted) and “indirect access” meaning compatibility with a person’s assistive technology (for example, computer screen readers). (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessibility) improvements (e.g., missing alt text)
Review Notes can be generated for an entire post or individual blocks, making it easier to refine content iteratively during the editorial process.
UI and Editor Improvements
This release also includes improvements and polish across several areas of the plugin, including refinements to the image generation workflow, editor integration, Abilities Explorer, and internal APIs used by the experiments.
What’s next in 0.5.0?
Work is already underway on several features and refinements planned for v0.5.0, including:
Updating the WP AI Client to utilize what’s available in WordPress 7.0
Onboarding flows as necessary in support of the “Try AI” callout in WordPress 7.0
Refining Experiments to potentially elevated to Feature within the plugin, while renaming the plugin from AI Experiments to WordPress AI
Contextual Tagging experiment that suggests post tags and categories based on post content, title, and excerptExcerptAn excerpt is the description of the blog post or page that will by default show on the blog archive page, in search results (SERPs), and on social media. With an SEO plugin, the excerpt may also be in that plugin’s metabox., helping authors apply consistent, relevant taxonomyTaxonomyA taxonomy is a way to group things together. In WordPress, some common taxonomies are category, link, tag, or post format. https://codex.wordpress.org/Taxonomies#Default_Taxonomies. directly in the editor.
Several early prototype experiments are also being explored, including type-ahead suggestions, content moderation assistance, extended providerProviderAn AI service offering models for generation, embeddings, or other capabilities (e.g., Anthropic, Google, OpenAI). support, AI request logging, and tools like the AI Playground and deeper MCP integration. These concepts are still exploratory, but they help test how AI could support real workflows across WordPress. We encourage users and developers to review and test these ideas and share feedback so the most valuable experiments can mature and land in upcoming releases like 0.5.0.
Thanks to contributors!
A big thank you to everyone who contributed to this release, including:
Your help and feedback are what make these experiments possible.
Get involved
As always, we welcome feedback, testing, and contributions from the community. Whether you are interested in editor UXUXUX is an acronym for User Experience - the way the user uses the UI. Think ‘what they are doing’ and less about how they do it., APIs, accessibility, performance, or AI ethics and policy, there are many ways to participate.
AI Experiments 0.3.0 has been released and is available for download! “What’s new in AI Experiments…” posts (labeled with the #aiex-release tag) are posted following every AI Experiments release, showcasing new features included in each release.
We’re pleased to announce the release of AI Experiments v0.3.0, the latest update to the canonical pluginPluginA plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory https://wordpress.org/plugins/ or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party. powering experimental AI-powered features in WordPress. This release introduces new experiments with real editor UIs, refines settings behavior, and improves documentation and tooling to support both users and developers.
What’s new in 0.3.0?
Content Summarization Experiment
The Content Summarization experiment introduces an editor-integrated way to generate concise summaries of longer posts. Authors can generate a summary directly in the editor and display it via an AI Summary blockBlockBlock is the abstract term used to describe units of markup that, composed together, form the content or layout of a webpage using the WordPress editor. The idea combines concepts of what in the past may have achieved with shortcodes, custom HTML, and embed discovery into a single consistent API and user experience., making it available for use in themes, feeds, and future editorial workflows. This experiment helps explore how AI can assist with content review and clarity without replacing the author’s voice. It also lays groundwork for future features like editorial notes, content quality checks, and automated summaries for distribution channels.
Featured ImageFeatured imageA featured image is the main image used on your blog archive page and is pulled when the post or page is shared on social media. The image can be used to display in widget areas on your site or in a summary list of posts. Generation Experiment
The Featured Image Generation experiment allows authors to generate featured images directly from the post editor sidebarSidebarA sidebar in WordPress is referred to a widget-ready area used by WordPress themes to display information that is not a part of the main content. It is not always a vertical column on the side. It can be a horizontal rectangle below or above the content area, footer, header, or any where in the theme.. Images are created based on prompts derived from post content, with alt text generation (if that experiment is enabled) and clear AI attribution metadata. This experiment explores how AI can assist with visual content creation for sites that may not have dedicated design resources. It also helps test end-to-end workflows that combine multiple abilities, including prompt generation, image generation, and media handling.
Alt Text Generation Experiment
The Alt Text Generation experiment focuses on improving accessibilityAccessibilityAccessibility (commonly shortened to a11y) refers to the design of products, devices, services, or environments for people with disabilities. The concept of accessible design ensures both “direct access” (i.e. unassisted) and “indirect access” meaning compatibility with a person’s assistive technology (for example, computer screen readers). (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessibility) by helping authors generate descriptive alt text for images. AI-generated descriptions are available directly in the Image block and Media Library, making it easier to add meaningful alt text as part of normal editing workflows notably in a human-requested manner and not automated by default. This experiment explores how AI can reduce friction around accessibility best practices while keeping authors in control of final content. It also helps validate how image-related abilities can be reused across multiple features and contexts in WordPress.
Developer-facing improvements
For developers, v0.3.0 improves how the plugin handles missing or invalid asset files, reducing warnings and improving reliability in both the admin and editor. The Abilities Explorer also received missing strict typing for better type safety and consistency.
Quality-of-life and tooling updates
v0.3.0 includes direct action links on the Installed Plugins screen for “Experiments” and “Credentials,” so you can get where you need to go faster. The global “Enable Experiments” checkbox has been replaced with a button that submits automatically, reducing steps when turning experiments on or off.
What’s next in 0.4.0?
Work is already underway on several features and refinements planned for v0.4.0, including:
Additional work on image generation to go beyond the new feature image generation and support image generation elsewhere within the post editor and Media Library
Contextual Tagging experiment that suggests post tags and categories based on post content, title, and excerptExcerptAn excerpt is the description of the blog post or page that will by default show on the blog archive page, in search results (SERPs), and on social media. With an SEO plugin, the excerpt may also be in that plugin’s metabox., helping authors apply consistent, relevant taxonomyTaxonomyA taxonomy is a way to group things together. In WordPress, some common taxonomies are category, link, tag, or post format. https://codex.wordpress.org/Taxonomies#Default_Taxonomies. directly in the editor.
A refactor of the Abilities Explorer to TypeScript, leveraging DataViews and DataForms for a more consistent, scalable, and modern WordPress UIUIUI is an acronym for User Interface - the layout of the page the user interacts with. Think ‘how are they doing that’ and less about what they are doing.
A refactor of the Settings experience to similarly adopt @wordpress/build tooling and DataForms, aligning it more closely with modern WordPress admin patterns
Several early prototype experiments are also being explored, including type-ahead suggestions, content moderation assistance, Markdown feed workflows, extended providerProviderAn AI service offering models for generation, embeddings, or other capabilities (e.g., Anthropic, Google, OpenAI). support, AI request logging, and tools like the AI Playground and deeper MCP integration. These concepts are still exploratory, but they help test how AI could support real workflows across WordPress. We encourage users and developers to review and test these ideas and share feedback so the most valuable experiments can mature and land in upcoming releases like 0.4.0.
Thanks to contributors!
A big thank you to everyone who contributed to this release, including:
Your help and feedback are what make these experiments possible.
Get involved
As always, we welcome feedback, testing, and contributions from the community. Whether you are interested in editor UXUXUX is an acronym for User Experience - the way the user uses the UI. Think ‘what they are doing’ and less about how they do it., APIs, accessibility, performance, or AI ethics and policy, there are many ways to participate.
Over the past few weeks, we’ve been experimenting with a handful of AI-powered concepts in the AI Experiments pluginAI Experiments PluginWordPress's AI laboratory bringing all building blocks together. Serves as both a user tool and developer reference implementation. First release (v0.1.0) includes Title Generation experiment.. These concepts are intentionally exploratory. Some are rough, some may not stick, and all of them need feedback from folks actually using WordPress in the real world.
This post is a Call for Testing, with less interest in “is this perfect?” and more interested in:
Does this feel useful or confusing?
Would you expect this to exist where it does?
What would you change about the UXUXUX is an acronym for User Experience - the way the user uses the UI. Think ‘what they are doing’ and less about how they do it. or flow?
Does it behave as expected in your testing?
Below you’ll find a set of user-facing experiments, developer-focused tools, and one hybrid feature that cuts across both. Each section includes a short description, steps to test and a screencast example, a WordPress Playground link to utilize for testing, and a link back to the PR for feedback.
Please test what you’re curious about. You don’t need to try everything.
User-Facing Experiments
These experiments focus on AI features that surface directly in the WordPress admin or content workflows.
Type Ahead Suggestions
This experiment explores AI-powered type-ahead suggestions while writing. The goal is to understand whether inline suggestions help with flow and clarity, or whether they feel distracting or overly prescriptive.
We’re especially interested in feedback on:
Does the timing of suggestions feel right?
Do suggestions feel helpful or noisy?
Where would you expect controls or settings for this to live?
Navigate to Settings > AI Credentials and add an APIAPIAn API or Application Programming Interface is a software intermediary that allows programs to interact with each other and share data in limited, clearly defined ways. key to one of the AI clients listed, then click Save Changes
Navigate to Settings > AI Experiments, check Enable Experiments, click Save Changes, check Type-ahead Text, and click Save Changes
Navigate to Posts > All Posts and either edit the Hello world! post or click Add Post to open the post editor
Start typing content and observe type-ahead suggestions
Press Tab to accept or Escape to dismiss suggestions
This experiment explores using AI to assist with comment moderation. Rather than fully automating decisions, the focus is on providing helpful context or signals to moderators.
We’re especially interested in feedback on:
How do you feel about the AI Reply and Analyze with AI functionality?
This experiment looks at consuming and working with Markdown-based feeds using AI. The goal is to explore new content ingestion workflows and how AI might help interpret or transform structured text.
Navigate to Settings > AI Experiments, check Enable Experiments, click Save Changes, check Markdown Feeds, and click Save Changes
Navigate to Posts > All Posts and view the Hello world! post
Change the end of the URLURLA specific web address of a website or web page on the Internet, such as a website’s URL www.wordpress.org to /hello-world.md and confirm text/markdown output
Note additional testing options:
Visit /?feed=markdown and confirm text/markdown output
Request a post with Accept: text/markdown and confirm Markdown output
Optional: use the new section filters to inject custom fields into output: npm run test:php -- --filter Markdown_Feeds
This experiment expands the set of available AI providers, making it easier to test and compare different models and services.
We’re especially interested in feedback on:
Is the providerProviderAn AI service offering models for generation, embeddings, or other capabilities (e.g., Anthropic, Google, OpenAI). selection UX understandable?
Do the abstractions make sense from a user point of view?
What information would help you choose between providers?
Navigate to Settings > AI Experiments, check Enable Experiments, click Save Changes, check MCP, and click Save Changes
Navigate to the top level MCP menu item and view the MCP screen to ensure that Enable MCP and Enable Server are toggled on and that the server shows as 🟢 Running
Toggle the Expose via MCP item for various abilities to test
Use the Test connection feature in the Connection test section to verify endpoint
Copy a Client configuration and test in Claude Desktop or Cursor
This experiment adds logging for AI requests (provider, model, tokens, duration, cost estimate) that can be viewed from the Admin Dashboard as well as configurable retention period and automatic cleanup to help with debugging, cost tracking, and usage analysis.
We’re especially interested in feedback on:
Is the level of detail appropriate?
Who do you think this is for: site owners, developers, or both?
How should this data be surfaced or stored?
How would you want to filterFilterFilters are one of the two types of Hooks https://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API/Hooks. They provide a way for functions to modify data of other functions. They are the counterpart to Actions. Unlike Actions, filters are meant to work in an isolated manner, and should never have side effects such as affecting global variables and output., hide, or export this data?
Navigate to Settings > AI Experiments, check Enable Experiments, click Save Changes, check AI Request Logging, and click Save Changes
Enable other Experiments (and necessary, related AI Client Credentials via Settings > AI Credentials) and perform actions that trigger AI requests (e.g. Title Generation, ExcerptExcerptAn excerpt is the description of the blog post or page that will by default show on the blog archive page, in search results (SERPs), and on social media. With an SEO plugin, the excerpt may also be in that plugin’s metabox. Generation)
Navigate to Settings > AI Request Logs and view the AI Request Logs screen showing requests, tokens, and other data
Review logged requests and metadata
Test filtering by provider, status, and date range
Verify “Purge logs” clears all entries
Disable the experiment and confirm no new logs appear
Feedback directly on the PRs is ideal, but broad impressions are also valuable (e.g. as comments on this post, messages in #core-ai). You don’t need to review code to participate, high-level product, UX, and architectural feedback is just as valuable here. If you’re short on time, even answers to one or two of these questions help:
Would you use this if it shipped tomorrow?
What’s the first thing you’d change?
Where does this feel surprising, in a good or bad way?
These experiments are about learning in public. Your perspective can help us decide what to refine, what to pause, and what to drop entirely. Thanks for helping shape what AI in WordPress could become.
Props to @dkotter for helping with content for this post and @justlevine for pre-publish review.
AI Experiments 0.2.0 has been released and is available for download! “What’s new in AI Experiments…” posts (labeled with the #aiex-release tag) are posted following every AI Experiments release, showcasing new features included in each release.
We’re pleased to announce the release of AI Experiments v0.2.0, the latest update to the coreCoreCore is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress.pluginPluginA plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory https://wordpress.org/plugins/ or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party. powering experimental AI-powered features in WordPress. This release focuses on practical editorial improvements and developer tooling that move the plugin closer to a useful, real-world set of experiments for authors, editors, and developers. Where v0.1.0 introduced the initial framework and the first experiments, v0.2.0 prioritizes deeper user-facing features while continuing to lay the groundwork for what comes next.
What’s new in 0.2.0?
AI-powered excerptExcerptAn excerpt is the description of the blog post or page that will by default show on the blog archive page, in search results (SERPs), and on social media. With an SEO plugin, the excerpt may also be in that plugin’s metabox. generation
The most significant user-facing addition in v0.2.0 is AI-powered excerpt generation. This release introduces a dedicated Excerpt Generation experiment, allowing authors to generate concise, neutral excerpts directly from post or page content.
Excerpt generation is a small but meaningful workflow improvement. Excerpts are widely used across archives, feeds, and previews, yet are often skipped or written last. This experiment explores how AI can assist by producing a first draft that is clearly derived from the content and easy for authors to review, edit, or replace as needed.
Abilities Explorer
v0.2.0 also introduces the Abilities Explorer, a new admin screen that surfaces all registered AI Abilities within the plugin. The Explorer provides a clear view into what AI-powered actions are available, how they are defined, and how they are exposed within the system.
This is a key step in making the Abilities framework more understandable and extensibleExtensibleThis is the ability to add additional functionality to the code. Plugins extend the WordPress core software.. As more abilities are added over time, having an inspectable, centralized view helps developers reason about existing capabilities and how new ones should fit in.
Additional user-facing refinements
Alongside excerpt generation, this release includes several refinements to existing editorial interactions. These changes focus on improving how AI output is presented and reviewed, reinforcing patterns around transparency, user control, and iterative editing rather than one-click replacement.
While these updates are less visible than a new feature, they help establish consistent expectations for how AI-assisted workflows should behave inside WordPress.
Developer-facing improvements
For developers, v0.2.0 continues to mature the Abilities system as a core abstraction within the plugin. Abilities are becoming more clearly defined, easier to register, and more consistent in how they are surfaced across the UIUIUI is an acronym for User Interface - the layout of the page the user interacts with. Think ‘how are they doing that’ and less about what they are doing..
This release also includes backend groundwork for future experiments, including content summarization and image-related features. While these capabilities are not yet fully exposed, the underlying support helps ensure upcoming experiments can be built in a more predictable and reusable way.
Quality-of-life and tooling updates
v0.2.0 includes a number of smaller improvements across documentation, demo setups, and tooling. These changes improve onboarding, align demos and Playground blueprints with WordPress.orgWordPress.orgThe community site where WordPress code is created and shared by the users. This is where you can download the source code for WordPress core, plugins and themes as well as the central location for community conversations and organization. https://wordpress.org/ conventions, and make experiments easier to explore even when AI credentials are not yet configured.
What’s next in 0.3.0?
Work is already underway on several features and refinements planned for v0.3.0, including:
Alt Text Generation, helping improve accessibilityAccessibilityAccessibility (commonly shortened to a11y) refers to the design of products, devices, services, or environments for people with disabilities. The concept of accessible design ensures both “direct access” (i.e. unassisted) and “indirect access” meaning compatibility with a person’s assistive technology (for example, computer screen readers). (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessibility) workflows through contextual image descriptions
A refactor of the Abilities Explorer to TypeScript, leveraging DataViews and DataForms for a more consistent and scalable UI
A refactor of the Settings experience to similarly adopt @wordpress/build tooling and DataForms, aligning it more closely with modern WordPress admin patterns
Together, these efforts continue to push toward clearer patterns, stronger foundations, and more realistic experiments that can inform future core AI discussions.
Thanks to contributors!
A big thank you to everyone who contributed to this release, including:
Your help and feedback are what make these experiments possible.
Get involved
As always, we welcome feedback, testing, and contributions from the community. Whether you are interested in editor UXUXUX is an acronym for User Experience - the way the user uses the UI. Think ‘what they are doing’ and less about how they do it., APIs, accessibility, performance, or AI ethics and policy, there are many ways to participate.
The WordPress AI team is excited to share the first public release of the AI ExperimentspluginPluginA plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory https://wordpress.org/plugins/ or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party. (version 0.1.0). This new canonical plugin provides a home for exploring experimental AI-powered features and integration patterns. It creates a dedicated space where ideas can mature before they might reach WordPress coreCoreCore is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress., and it lets the community experiment with real AI workflows in a safe and optional way.
This is exciting because it connects directly to the long term goal for AI in WordPress: providing a consistent, open set of building blocks that anyone can extend. By testing features in this plugin, contributors can help shape how Abilities, the WP AI Client, and the Model Context Protocol come together to power smarter authoring, editing, and admin experiences, richer media tools, and more adaptive interfaces. It is the first step toward a future where AI augments writing, editing, and site management in ways that feel native to WordPress, while still giving users full control.
Version 0.1.0 introduces the foundation for future experiments along with the first working example: Title Generation.
Highlights
Experiment: Title Generation Suggests alternative post titles to improve clarity, engagement, or tone directly in the blockBlockBlock is the abstract term used to describe units of markup that, composed together, form the content or layout of a webpage using the WordPress editor. The idea combines concepts of what in the past may have achieved with shortcodes, custom HTML, and embed discovery into a single consistent API and user experience. editor. This serves as an early example of how AI Abilities can enhance the authoring and editing experience.
Experiments Registry and Loader System Provides a consistent structure for registering, loading, and managing multiple experimental features. This framework allows new experiments to be added easily as the plugin evolves.
Abstract Experiment Base Class Defines shared behavior and patterns for all experiments, simplifying setup and encouraging consistency.
Basic Settings Screen Adds an initial admin interface for enabling and disabling experimental features.
Abilities: Utilities Introduces the first set of Abilities available via the WP AI Client SDK, laying the groundwork for feature-level integrations that communicate with AI providers using a standard APIAPIAn API or Application Programming Interface is a software intermediary that allows programs to interact with each other and share data in limited, clearly defined ways..
For testers: Try the Title Generation experiment!
If you’d like to see how AI could help shape content creation in WordPress, activate the AI Experiments pluginAI Experiments PluginWordPress's AI laboratory bringing all building blocks together. Serves as both a user tool and developer reference implementation. First release (v0.1.0) includes Title Generation experiment. and enable the Title Generation experiment.
You can:
Generate suggested titles while editing a post or page.
Review and refine suggestions for clarity or tone.
Share feedback on where the feature feels helpful or not quite right yet.
For developers: Explore Abilities, MCP, and the WP AI Client SDK!
Developers can use this release to see how Abilities, the Model Context Protocol (MCP), and the WP AI Client SDK connect AI providers to WordPress features.
This first release aims to demonstrate:
How Abilities standardize interactions with multiple providers.
How the plugin structure makes it easy to register new experiments.
How developers can extend or extract specific components, such as the experiment base class or connection logic, for use in their own projects.
If you build or maintain AI-powered WordPress plugins, we’d love your feedback on the integration model, extensibility, and naming patterns.
Introducing the Abilities Explorer to view available Abilities on your site and test their inputs and outputs.
Introducing the AI Playground for prompt testing and debugging.
Finalizing the UXUXUX is an acronym for User Experience - the way the user uses the UI. Think ‘what they are doing’ and less about how they do it. and editorial flow for core experiments.
Adding filters, hooksHooksIn WordPress theme and development, hooks are functions that can be applied to an action or a Filter in WordPress. Actions are functions performed when a certain event occurs in WordPress. Filters allow you to modify certain functions. Arguments used to hook both filters and actions look the same., and documentation for developers to customize providerProviderAn AI service offering models for generation, embeddings, or other capabilities (e.g., Anthropic, Google, OpenAI). setup and behavior.
Thank you to everyone who has helped shape this early release from contributors testing ideas to developers refining the WP AI Client SDK and Abilities APIs.
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