AI experiments for WordPress. Modular framework for testing AI capabilities.
The WordPress AI Experiments plugin provides a set of opt-in, experimental AI features for authors, editors, and admins directly inside WordPress. It serves as a reference implementation for developers, agencies, and hosts looking to build or extend AI-powered workflows using the building blocks from the WordPress AI team (as part of the AI Building Blocks for WordPress initiative).
- Purpose: Demonstrate and deliver AI features by combining all AI Building Blocks (PHP AI Client SDK, Abilities API, and MCP Adapter) into a unified WordPress experience.
- Scope: Reference implementations, user-facing AI features, and experimental capabilities for testing and feedback.
- Audience: WordPress users, content creators, site administrators, and developers learning the AI APIs.
This Canonical Plugin is built following the Features as Plugins model. The community will help evaluate which features could evolve toward inclusion in WordPress core based on testing, feedback, and adoption.
Note: This plugin is experimental. Features may change, move, or break. Use on Production sites at your own risk. It is recommended to test in a non-Production environment and follow the plugin’s development closely if adopting early.
- Showcase integration – Demonstrate how all Building Blocks work together (e.g., connects to providers via PHP AI Client integration).
- User-focused – Deliver practical AI features users can use today, integrated seamlessly into Gutenberg (block & site editors) and WordPress admin flows. Minimal setup required prioritizes user control, with manual review defaults before automation.
- Experimentation lab – Test new AI capabilities and gather feedback.
- Path to core – Explore which features should become part of WordPress.
You can view the active plugin roadmap in ROADMAP.md. We are currently working toward a stable, user-friendly release aligned with WordPress 6.9 (targeted for 2 December 2025).
Overview of planned features:
- AI Playground – Experiment with different AI models and providers
- Content Assistant – AI-powered writing and editing in Gutenberg
- Site Agent – Natural language WordPress administration
- Workflow Automation – AI-driven task automation
- Title Generation / Rewriting – Suggests alternative post titles for better clarity, tone, or engagement.
- Excerpt Generation – Creates concise summaries for post excerpts.
- Content Summarization – Summarizes long-form content into digestible overviews.
- Contextual Tagging – Suggests relevant tags and categories to organize content.
- Media Enhancement – Auto-captioning and intelligent organization
- Alt Text Generation – Auto-generates descriptive alt text for images.
- Image Generation – Produces inline or featured images from text prompts.
The AI Experiments plugin is meant to be studied, forked, and extended. If you’re a host or agency, you can configure AI providers on behalf of your users so they don’t need to bring their own API keys.
If you’re a plugin developer, you’ll be able to:
- Read the Contributing Guide for detailed development information.
- Register new AI abilities
- Override default behavior with custom filters
- Reuse the same building blocks in your own plugins
| Milestone | State |
|---|---|
| Placeholder repository | created |
| Feature roadmap | created |
| Initial prototype | in progress |
| Community testing | planned |
We want everyone's input! Whether you're an author, editor, educator, researcher, accessibility expert, user, or just someone with strong feelings about AI, all are welcome.
Anyone contributing to the AI Experiments plugin is expected to conduct themselves in accordance with the WordPress project's Code of Conduct.
- Discuss:
#core-aichannel on WordPress Slack. - Ideate: Propose and comment on GitHub discussions.
- Design:Share feedback on UX flows and accessibility.
- Test: Try features as they're released and report feedback.