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The AI Contributor group met on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, to discuss the final push for WordPress 7.0, upcoming pluginPlugin A 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…

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AI Experiments 0.5.0 aligns the plugin with WordPress 7.0’s AI infrastructure, moving AI client functionality into core and integrating with the Connectors screen. This release sets the stage for upcoming experiments in image editing, editorial refinement, and content provenance.

This week’s AI contributor meeting focused on final preparations for WordPress 7.0, specifically addressing critical compatibility issues between the AI Experiments pluginAI Experiments Plugin WordPress’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 coreCore Core is the set…

AI Experiments 0.4.0 introduces new AI-powered workflows in the block editor, including image generation from prompts and Generate Review Notes for AI-assisted editorial feedback. This release also adds support for analyzing both entire posts and individual blocks, along with several UI improvements and refinements to the image generation experience.

This week’s AI contributor meeting reviewed progress across the AI Experiments plugin, provider plugins for the WordPress AI Client ecosystem, and the MCP adapter project as WordPress 7.0 Beta 3 approaches. Contributors also discussed upcoming testing needs for the connectors interface and early feedback on “Try AI” onboarding flows.

The AI Contributor Group met on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, at 23:00 UTC. The meeting focused on the upcoming WordPress 7.0 BetaBeta A 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…

The AI Contributor group met on February 18, 2026, to discuss the upcoming WordPress 7.0 release, the evolution of the AI Client, and architectural decisions regarding Abilities. WordPress 7.0 and the AI Client The meeting opened with a heavy focus on the uncertainty surrounding the inclusion of the AI Client in WordPress 7.0. @isotropic shared…

This week’s AI contributor meeting focused on the proposed WordPress AI Client inclusion for 7.0, including code review expectations, dependency concerns, and the broader core vs. plugin discussion. Contributors also reviewed Abilities progress, naming conventions, and ways to improve AI literacy and shared practices across the project ahead of Beta 1.

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 pluginPlugin A plugin…