WordPress AI News and Updates February edition

WordPress AI News and Updates February edition 🔗 **Source:** [WordPress AI News and Updates February edition](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOGtHdR8nEw) > [!note]+ Document Notes > tags: [wordpress-ai, core-development, community-updates] > author: [MISSING] > source: YouTube > reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOGtHdR8nEw > date created: 2024-12-19 10:30 > > # 🏷️ Title: WordPress AI News and Updates February Edition >  ## 🧰 Action Inbox - [H1] Test WordPress 7.0 AI client proposal — core merge discussion #wordpress-core - [H2] Explore AI leaders micro credential program — UIC collaboration #education - [H3] Implement agent skills for WordPress development — AI coding assistance #development ## 🧭 Table of Contents - [📝 Summary](#-summary) - [📖 Main Content](#-main-content) - [🗒️ Notes](#️-notes) - [📚 References](#-references) - [🗣️ Paraphrase](#️-paraphrase) - [📰 Newsletter](#-newsletter) - [✅ Action Items](#-action-items) - [🧪 Hypotheses](#-hypotheses) - [📊 Methodology](#-methodology) - [❓ Questions](#-questions) - [🔮 Future Research](#-future-research) - [💡 Implications](#-implications) - [🧠 Learning Styles Assessment](#-learning-styles-assessment) - [📊 Accessibility Assessment](#-accessibility-assessment) - [🌍 DEIB Assessment](#-deib-assessment) - [✅ Logical Validity](#-logical-validity) - [🛡️ DARVO Analysis](#-darvo-analysis) - [🎯 Conclusion](#-conclusion) ### 🔗 References - [WordPress AI Client Demo](https://github.com/[MISSING]/wp-ai-client-demo) - [AI Leaders Program](https://uic.edu/ai-leaders) ## 📝 Summary - WordPress 7.0 may include AI client functionality without shipping providers - University of Illinois Chicago launches AI leaders micro credential program with WordPress collaboration - WordPress establishes AI contribution guidelines emphasizing quality over automation - New agent skills repository helps AI assistants understand WordPress development patterns - AI experiments plugin receives updates with typeahead suggestions and enhanced features ## 📖 Main Content WordPress is advancing its AI integration strategy through multiple initiatives. The core WordPress team is considering merging AI client functionality into version 7.0, which would provide the infrastructure for AI features without automatically enabling them or shipping specific AI providers. This approach maintains flexibility while establishing the foundation for AI-powered WordPress functionality. The community is also addressing AI contribution quality through new guidelines that explicitly permit reviewers to reject low-quality AI-generated content. This represents a balanced approach that doesn't ban AI tools but sets clear expectations for contributions. Educational partnerships are emerging with the University of Illinois Chicago's AI leaders micro credential program, marking WordPress's first formal university collaboration. The program combines AI education with WordPress skills training, advised by WordPress leadership including Mary Hubbard. ## 🗒️ Notes #### ⏱️ [00:00](https://youtu.be/JOGtHdR8nEw?t=0) — [H1] WordPress 7.0 AI Client Proposal - Key idea: Core AI client merge proposed without shipping providers - Evidence: "Merge the WordPress AI client into WordPress 7.0 without shipping any AI providers or automatically enabling AI calls" #### ⏱️ [01:30](https://youtu.be/JOGtHdR8nEw?t=90) — [H2] AI Client Demo Functionality - Key idea: Plugin demonstrates AI integration with WordPress post creation - Evidence: "Creates this little AI client demo form... take the prompt and pass it off to the local model" #### ⏱️ [03:45](https://youtu.be/JOGtHdR8nEw?t=225) — [H1] AI Leaders Micro Credential Launch - Key idea: First WordPress-university collaboration for AI education - Evidence: "University of Illinois Chicago... learn AI, learn WordPress, earn a living wage jobs" #### ⏱️ [04:30](https://youtu.be/JOGtHdR8nEw?t=270) — [H2] WordPress Leadership Advisory Role - Key idea: WordPress executives advising academic AI programs - Evidence: "Mary Hubbed, executive director from WordPress. Blake Barrett Chile Booth" #### ⏱️ [05:15](https://youtu.be/JOGtHdR8nEw?t=315) — [H1] WordPress AI Contribution Guidelines - Key idea: Quality standards established for AI-assisted contributions - Evidence: "Clear expectations for quality, licensing, and transparency. Avoid low signal, unverified AI slop" #### ⏱️ [06:00](https://youtu.be/JOGtHdR8nEw?t=360) — [H2] Reviewer Authority for Quality Control - Key idea: Reviewers explicitly empowered to reject poor AI contributions - Evidence: "Reviewers may close or reject work that doesn't meet the bar... Just say no" #### ⏱️ [07:00](https://youtu.be/JOGtHdR8nEw?t=420) — [H1] Agent Skills Repository Launch - Key idea: WordPress-specific AI coding assistance patterns released - Evidence: "Teaches AI coding assistance how to build WordPress the right way" #### ⏱️ [08:15](https://youtu.be/JOGtHdR8nEw?t=495) — [H2] Agent Skills Implementation Details - Key idea: Portable bundles provide WordPress development best practices - Evidence: "Portable bundles and instructions, checklist and scripts that help AI assistants" #### ⏱️ [10:30](https://youtu.be/JOGtHdR8nEw?t=630) — [H2] AI Experiments Plugin Updates - Key idea: New typeahead suggestion functionality added - Evidence: "AI power type A suggestions while writing" #### ⏱️ [12:45](https://youtu.be/JOGtHdR8nEw?t=765) — [H3] Model Training Limitations - Key idea: Current models lack context about newest WordPress features - Evidence: "Model obviously has no context about the abilities API which is normal because the ability API is so new" #### ⏱️ [14:00](https://youtu.be/JOGtHdR8nEw?t=840) — [H2] AI as Assistant Philosophy - Key idea: AI should support rather than replace human expertise - Evidence: "Use it as an assistant. Don't allow it full access to all the things" #### ⏱️ [15:30](https://youtu.be/JOGtHdR8nEw?t=930) — [H3] Writing Tools Integration Approach - Key idea: AI generates starting content that humans refine - Evidence: "Use writing tools to generate paragraphs and then I edit them and rewrite them" ## 📚 References - [WordPress AI Client Demo](https://github.com/[MISSING]/wp-ai-client-demo) - [WordPress Agent Skills Repository](https://github.com/WordPress/agent-skills) - [AI Leaders Program - UIC](https://uic.edu/ai-leaders) - [WordPress AI Experiments Plugin](https://wordpress.org/plugins/ai-experiments) ## 🗣️ Paraphrase - WordPress is integrating AI capabilities into its core platform while maintaining quality standards and avoiding automatic AI provider dependencies - The community is establishing educational partnerships with universities to train developers in AI-powered WordPress development - New tooling and guidelines support AI-assisted development while requiring human oversight and quality control ## 📰 Newsletter WordPress is embracing AI integration thoughtfully with several major announcements. The proposed WordPress 7.0 AI client provides infrastructure for AI features without forcing specific providers on users - giving you flexibility to choose your preferred AI service. For developers, the new Agent Skills repository teaches AI coding assistants WordPress best practices, potentially improving code quality from AI tools. Combined with new contribution guidelines that explicitly allow rejecting poor AI-generated content, WordPress is setting quality standards while embracing helpful automation. The University of Illinois Chicago partnership marks WordPress's first academic collaboration, offering AI-focused micro credentials. This signals growing recognition of WordPress as an enterprise platform requiring formal training pathways. Resources: [Learn WordPress](https://learn.wordpress.org/), [Developer Docs](https://developer.wordpress.org/), [WP-CLI](https://wp-cli.org/) ## ✅ Action Items #### WordPress - Core: Review AI client merge proposal, evaluate provider architecture - Core AI: Implement contribution guidelines, train reviewers on quality standards - Community: Support university partnerships, develop AI curriculum - Training: Create agent skills documentation, best practices guides - Documentation: Update developer guidelines with AI tool expectations - Plugins: Review AI experiments plugin updates, gather feedback ## 🧪 Hypotheses - WordPress AI client in core will increase AI adoption across WordPress sites - Agent skills repository will improve AI-generated WordPress code quality - University partnerships will create pipeline of AI-skilled WordPress developers - Explicit quality standards will reduce low-quality AI contributions ### 📊 Methodology - Monitor WordPress 7.0 development progress and AI client integration - Track AI experiments plugin usage and feedback from WordPress community - Measure quality improvements in contributions after guideline implementation ### ❓ Questions - How will WordPress core team prioritize AI providers for official support? - What metrics will measure success of university partnership programs? - How will agent skills evolve with community contributions and feedback? ### 🔮 Future Research - Impact of AI integration on WordPress plugin and theme development - Effectiveness of university partnerships in developer skill building - Long-term sustainability of AI-assisted WordPress contribution workflows ### 💡 Implications - Practice: Developers need to adapt workflows for AI-assisted WordPress development - Policy: Clear contribution standards prevent AI-generated content quality issues - Education: Formal training programs emerging for AI-powered WordPress development - Security: AI integration requires careful provider selection and data handling ### 🧠 Learning Styles Assessment Reading level estimate: 10th grade #### 👀 Visual learners - Present: Video demonstration of AI client functionality, plugin interfaces - Improve: Architecture diagrams showing AI client integration, workflow charts #### 🔊 Aural learners - Present: Full video presentation with spoken explanations - Improve: Audio-only version for podcast consumption #### 🗣️ Verbal learners - Present: Clear definitions of AI client, agent skills, micro credentials - Improve: Glossary of WordPress AI terms, analogies for technical concepts #### 🧩 Kinesthetic learners - Present: Hands-on plugin demonstration, code examples - Improve: Step-by-step tutorials for implementing agent skills #### 🧠 Logical learners - Present: Structured progression from core changes to community impact - Improve: Decision trees for AI tool selection, contribution flowcharts #### 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Social learners - Present: Community collaboration examples, university partnerships - Improve: Discussion forums for AI tool experiences, peer learning groups #### 🧘‍♀️ Solitary learners - Present: Individual experimentation with plugins and tools - Improve: Self-assessment checklists for AI contribution quality #### 🌿 Naturalistic learners - Present: Organic evolution of WordPress AI ecosystem - Improve: Ecosystem mapping showing AI tool relationships ### 📊 Accessibility Assessment #### Screen reader semantics - Present: Clear heading structure, descriptive link text - Improve: Alt text for video demonstrations, ARIA labels for complex interfaces #### Keyboard navigation - Present: Standard video player controls - Improve: Keyboard shortcuts for video sections, focus management #### Contrast and readability - Present: Standard video player with captions - Improve: High contrast mode options, adjustable text size #### Media and captions - Present: Video content with transcript - Improve: Time-synced captions, downloadable transcript with timestamps ### 🌍 DEIB Assessment #### Cultural breadth - Present: Global WordPress community focus - Improve: Multi-language examples, international university partnerships #### Inclusive language - Present: Technical explanations without jargon assumptions - Improve: Define acronyms, provide context for WordPress-specific terms #### Neurodiversity support - Present: Clear section breaks, consistent structure - Improve: Content warnings for rapid interface changes, processing time allowances #### Representation - Present: Community-focused rather than individual-centric - Improve: Diverse contributor examples, varied skill level acknowledgment ### ✅ Logical Validity #### Strong reasoning - Deductive strength: WordPress core changes will enable AI features (strong logical connection) - Inductive strength: Past plugin success suggests core integration value (moderate evidence base) - Causal reasoning: Quality guidelines will improve contributions (reasonable causal link) #### Fallacies - Appeal to novelty: Assumes newer AI features are necessarily better without evidence - False dilemma: Presents AI integration as binary choice rather than spectrum #### Tone of voice - Overall tone: Enthusiastic but measured, technical but accessible, community-focused ### 🛡️ DARVO Analysis - Deny: No denial patterns present - Attack: No attacks on critics or skeptics - Reverse victim/offender: No victim/offender dynamics - Emotional cues: Positive enthusiasm for technical progress, balanced approach to AI concerns ## 🎯 Conclusion WordPress is taking a measured approach to AI integration, balancing innovation with quality control. The WordPress 7.0 AI client proposal, university partnerships, and agent skills repository represent strategic investments in AI-powered development while maintaining community standards. Developers should prepare for AI-assisted workflows while maintaining human oversight and quality standards. ## 🧱 Refactor Appendix ### 📚 Literature Split Pad ### [H1] WordPress integrates AI client into core platform > [!quote] WordPress AI News and Updates February Edition by [MISSING] via YouTube. Published 2024. Accessed 2024-12-19. > "Merge the WordPress AI client into WordPress 7.0 without shipping any AI providers" Strategic core platform enhancement enabling AI features without vendor lock-in. [view highlight](https://youtu.be/JOGtHdR8nEw?t=0#H1) #wordpress-core #ai-integration ID:rw_wp_ai_core ### [H2] University partnerships formalize WordPress AI education > [!quote] WordPress AI News and Updates February Edition > "First time that WordPress and universities have started collaborating" Institutional recognition of WordPress as enterprise platform requiring formal training. [view highlight](https://youtu.be/JOGtHdR8nEw?t=225#H2) #education #partnerships ID:rw_wp_edu_ai ### 📖 Atomic Split Pad (Zettel Candidates) #### [Z1] AI contribution quality requires explicit standards - WordPress community establishing reviewer authority for quality control - Pointer to 06:00 timestamp discussion - Links: [[Code-Review]] [[AI-Assistance]] [[Quality-Control]] #### [Z2] Agent skills improve AI coding assistance accuracy - Portable instruction bundles teach WordPress development patterns - Pointer to 07:00 agent skills introduction - Links: [[AI-Training]] [[WordPress-Patterns]] [[Developer-Tools]] ### ✏️ Fleeting Queue - [F1] Test WordPress 7.0 AI client proposal — core merge timeline #fleeting #wordpress-core - [F2] Research UIC AI leaders program — application process #fleeting #education - [F3] Implement agent skills in development workflow — coding assistance #fleeting #development --- ## Full Transcript [00:00] So, I really hadn't planned on doing [00:02] another WordPress AI news and updates [00:06] stream, [00:08] but a whole bunch of stuff just got [00:11] posted and launched and released and [00:13] published and shared over the last sort [00:16] of week and a bit and there's just too [00:20] much fun stuff to not get into. The [00:23] first thing that I want to share is that [00:26] there is a proposal [00:29] to merge the WordPress AI client into [00:32] WordPress 7.0. So, this is this is now [00:35] like older than 6 months. But [00:37] essentially what this does is this [00:39] allows you to add AI functionality [00:41] inside your WordPress site. I have two [00:44] plugins that I developed. [00:46] One is an AI client demo which you can [00:51] find under my GitHub. It's just called [00:53] WP AI client demo. And what it does is [00:57] it creates this little AI client demo [01:00] form. [01:02] And so [01:04] essentially what I can do is I can [01:05] create a post. So let's say a let's say [01:10] a sonnet about WordPress [01:14] and then let's say hawk [01:18] WordPress [01:21] something like that. And so what that'll [01:23] do is it'll take the prompt and it'll [01:25] pass it off to the local model and it'll [01:28] generate the set and then it'll return [01:30] it back. If the model supports image [01:32] generation, it'll generate an image as [01:34] well, which I don't think Kimmy does, [01:36] but if you use like Gemini or Anthropic, [01:38] one of those OpenAI that'll work. So the [01:42] proposal is [01:44] to merge [01:48] the core of the WPAI client without [01:52] shipping any AI providers [01:56] or automatically enabling AI calls. [01:59] The next one is that there's this new AI [02:03] leaders micro credential that's been [02:05] launched. Now [02:08] the program is called AI leaders. It's [02:11] at the University of Illinois Chicago [02:14] starts in March. So you learn AI, you [02:16] learn WordPress, earn a living where [02:19] earn learning wage jobs. The people who [02:21] are advising this is Mary Hubbed, [02:24] executive director from WordPress. [02:27] Blake, I'm going to try and pronounce [02:29] Blake's surname correctly. Barrett Chile [02:32] Booth. So this is the first time that [02:36] WordPress [02:38] and [02:39] universities have started collaborating. [02:42] WordPress [02:44] now has a sort of a first version [02:48] of a set of AI guidelines for WordPress. [02:51] So the goal here is [02:53] if you are wanting to contribute to [02:55] WordPress and you want to use AI to [02:57] support writing code, writing test, [03:00] writing documentation, they don't ban AI [03:02] tooling, but they do set clear [03:04] expectations for quality, licensing, and [03:06] transparency. Avoid low signal, [03:08] unverified AI slop. Reviewers may close [03:11] or reject work that doesn't meet the [03:13] bar. I think that is so important to say [03:15] out loud. reviewers, you are allowed to [03:19] close or reject work that doesn't meet [03:20] the bar. So, if you see it and it looks [03:22] like nonsense, just close it. Just say [03:24] no. It's okay. Don't feel like you have [03:26] to spend time reviewing AI slot. Cool. [03:29] The next thing I want to dive into is [03:31] that WordPress now has something called [03:33] agent skills. [03:35] So, I haven't dived into agent skills as [03:38] yet. My understanding is that it's a way [03:40] to provide skills to an agent as the [03:43] name says and [03:48] The WordPress project now has an agent [03:52] skills repository. [03:56] It basically teaches AI coding [03:58] assistance how to build WordPress the [04:00] right way. So our portable bundles and [04:03] instructions, checklist and scripts that [04:04] help AI assistants to understand [04:06] WordPress development patterns, avoid [04:08] common mistakes and follow best [04:10] practices. This is version one and [04:12] skills would improve as the community [04:14] uses them and contributes fixes. Let's [04:17] see if having WordPress skills can fix [04:19] this. If it does, then [04:24] who knows? [04:46] test ran successfully. There are no test [04:48] spells. [04:52] So that is that. [04:56] What I would like to do is see how it [04:58] when it creates a block what it does [05:00] because in the past I've had issues with [05:04] block generation not following block [05:05] generation [05:07] patterns. [05:09] Let's go and test AI experiments. So [05:12] last month I shared that AI experiments [05:14] plugin had released version one. There's [05:17] a new thing bunch of things that people [05:20] have been working on. So there's a type [05:23] ahead suggestion. This experiment [05:25] explores AI power type A suggestions [05:27] while writing. Okay, so I'm going to [05:29] need an API key for this. To do that, [05:32] I'm going to open up [05:35] one password [05:39] in a separate window so that you all [05:41] can't steal my keys. [05:47] Okay, so it doesn't seem to store it. [05:49] That's great. [05:51] So, let's save that. Obviously, it's [05:52] storing it locally. Don't want to save [05:54] it [05:57] before you experiment. I can't spell [05:58] experiments properly the first time. I [06:01] wish node would create a game that plays [06:04] when dependencies [06:07] because it often takes while that's [06:09] doing its thing. It's funny because it [06:11] doesn't the model obviously has no [06:12] context about the abilities API which is [06:15] normal because the ability API is so [06:16] new. It's a powerful tool for developers [06:18] to interact [06:23] with the data stored on websites [06:24] enabling seamless integration and [06:26] flexibility. Custom endpoints can be [06:28] added to extend this functionality [06:29] further. [06:31] Now it is also possible to enable [06:40] it for custom post types and tax. [06:43] Maybe [06:45] I would have assumed that the bot would [06:47] be trained on [06:50] what would be interesting [06:54] is [06:56] to [07:00] to use my local model provider thingy [07:03] and hook it up with a a model that is [07:04] designed for coding [07:06] and see whether that could be do a [07:08] better job. It's a support. it's an [07:09] assistant and that's what how I frame it [07:11] all the time. [07:15] Open claw is a great example is use it [07:17] as an assistant. Don't allow it full [07:19] access to all the things. I keep coming [07:20] around back around to that sort of [07:23] mindset around this is it is something [07:26] that can support your work but you still [07:28] need to have an actor brain that knows [07:31] what's going on to be able to do the [07:33] hard work. It's not as smooth as [07:34] autocomplete I'm used to when going [07:36] exactly. I use writing tools to generate [07:38] paragraphs and then I edit them and [07:40] rewrite them and restructure them. But [07:42] they give me a good place to start. I [07:44] would love to test more of these, but I [07:46] really couldn't be bothered with pulling [07:47] down PR. So, I'm not going to worry [07:48] about that now. So, that's where I'm [07:50] going to call it for today, folks. Thank [07:52] you for engaging, [07:53] and I will see you around social media [07:56] and all those other places. Have a good [07:58] weekend. Bye.