# Centralized AI management improves user experience > [!quote] > "WordPress users can now manage external AI connections in a central place in wp-admin, under Settings > Connectors." Reduces scattered configuration across multiple plugins and themes. Standardizes AI integration patterns. ## Links - [[Lit · MCP protocol enables conversational WordPress publishing]] — companion WordPress-7.0-era surface for wiring external AI into WordPress - [[3. Resources/Permanent Notes/AI Erodes the WordPress Plugin Value Props Pushing Monetization Toward SaaS and Services]] — centralizing AI connectors standardizes the integration layer plugins used to own - [[AI & the Future of Knowledge Work MOC]] — centralized connectors make AI a managed workspace capability rather than a plugin-by-plugin feature ## Source - [[3. Resources/Readwise/Articles/WordPress 7.0 Beta 2]]