Source: Make WordPress: Core AI

The AI plugin reaches an important milestone with the release of version 1.0.0. This release introduces new governance and observability experiments, expands AI-assisted moderation and media workflows, improves provider onboarding and error handling, and continues evolving AI-powered workflows inside WordPress.

This week’s AI contributor meeting coincided directly with the landmark launch day of WordPress 7.0. The team focused on tracking the coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. release timeline, stabilizing the freshly debuted version 1.0.0 of the AI pluginPlugin A plugin is a piece…

The CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. AI team is transitioning leadership. Felix Arntz (@flixos90) and I have served as co-leads for Core AI over the past year, and we’re both stepping back from our roles. Jason Adams (@jason_the_adams) will take over as Team…

This week’s AI contributor meeting focused on final preparations for the WordPress 7.0 release, the roadmap toward AI Plugin 1.0.0, and key discussions around Connector Approvals and AI Request Logging experiments. Contributors also reviewed field guide progress, discussed WordCamp Europe contributor planning, and aligned on how experimental AI features should evolve within WordPress-style versioning.

AI 0.9.0 introduces two new Experiments for Comment Moderation and Content Resizing, along with new developer tooling like per-feature model controls and WP-CLI bulk alt text generation. This release also includes continued improvements to the AI settings experience, image generation workflows, accessibility, and developer documentation.

This week’s AI contributors meeting focused on the future direction of the Core AI team, WordPress 7.0 preparation work, and ongoing discussions around connector approval and API key security. Contributors also reviewed provider plugin releases, WPBench maintainership, and plans for the upcoming AI 1.0.0 release.

This week’s AI contributors meeting focused on MCP adapter progress, release planning ahead of WordPress 7.0, and increasing testing efforts across the AI plugin ecosystem. Contributors also discussed connector security experiments, provider/model selection improvements, and ongoing ownership discussions around WordPress Agent Skills.

This week’s AI team meeting focused on keeping momentum during a period of reduced contributor availability, making key decisions to unblock WordPress 7.0 work. Highlights include agreement to ship the MCP adapter as a standalone WordPress.org plugin, continue connector flow improvements, and move forward with reversible decisions while leadership availability is limited.

The AI plugin 0.8.0 introduces Refine from Notes, new dashboard widgets, and deeper integration with site Guidelines, while promoting Image Generation to a stable Feature and improving editorial workflows across the board.