This week’s AI contributor meeting focused on progress toward WordPress 7.0 Beta 3, updates across the AI Experiments plugin, the WordPress AI Client ecosystem, and next steps for the MCP adapter project. Contributors also discussed upcoming testing needs around the connectors interface and early feedback on “Try AI” onboarding flows.
WordPress 7.0 Timeline
WordPress 7.0 Beta 3 is scheduled for release tomorrow. Contributors noted that the upcoming beta milestone continues to shape priorities across several AI-related efforts, particularly testing and stabilization work tied to the AI Client ecosystem and related plugins.
AI Experiments Plugin
@jeffpaul shared updates on the AI Experiments plugin roadmap:
- Version 0.4.0 is nearing release, with only a couple of remaining PRs left to finalize. The goal is to publish the release tomorrow.
- Version 0.5.0 planning has begun and will focus on aligning the plugin with the WordPress AI Client version in core.
- Planned changes for the next milestone include dropping WordPress 6.9 support, introducing an image editing feature, and adding onboarding flows that guide users toward AI connectors and features after installing or upgrading to WordPress 7.0.
These changes aim to help the plugin evolve from experimentation toward practical demonstrations of AI functionality built on the core client architecture.
PHP AI Client and Provider Plugins
@flixos90 shared updates on the broader AI Client ecosystem.
- Three official provider plugins are now available on WordPress.org to enable connections to supported AI providers (Anthropic, Google, OpenAI).
- Work is underway to introduce additional providers beyond the initial set.
- A new provider plugin for Ollama is being prepared for submission to WordPress.org, providing a local-model alternative to the current hosted providers and enabling additional testing scenarios in the Connectors interface.
The goal is to keep WordPress core provider-agnostic while allowing provider support to evolve independently through plugins.
MCP Adapter Progress
@neel33 provided an update on the MCP adapter project. The current focus is restarting progress toward the next milestone by:
- Completing the outstanding pull requests needed for version 0.5.0
- Merging the 0.5.0 milestone into the trunk of the adapter repository
- Conducting a dedicated testing phase
- Continuing with remaining feature and integration work
Contributors were encouraged to review the open MCP PRs to help move the milestone forward.
Documentation and Community Coordination
Two additional coordination topics were raised during the meeting:
- AI documentation tooling: Early exploration is underway around using AI-powered documentation assistance for WordPress core blocks. A draft proposal has been shared for feedback.
- WordCamp Asia Contributor Day: Planning continues for the AI contributor table, with documentation being assembled to help guide participants and identify useful starter tasks.
These efforts aim to broaden participation and make AI-related contribution areas easier for new contributors to engage with.
Next Steps
- Finalize and release AI Experiments 0.4.0.
- Continue development toward AI Experiments 0.5.0, including onboarding and image editing features.
- Advance MCP adapter work toward the 0.5.0 milestone through additional reviews and testing.
- Continue expanding AI provider plugin support on WordPress.org.
- Gather feedback on connectors testing and the “Try AI” onboarding experience.
Upcoming meetings
Folks are welcome to join on Wednesday’s at 1700 UTC via Google Meet with in-meeting notes captured in a Slack Canvas and then paired with Gemini meeting notes to help generate this meeting summary post. All team meetings are published to https://make.wordpress.org/meetings/#ai.
- The next bi-weekly AI Team Office Hours Slack discussion is scheduled for 5 March 2026.
- The next weekly AI Contributor weekly Google Meet video call is scheduled for 11 March 2026.
Props to @neel33 for pre-publish review.