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Banner for WordPress March 2026 roundup covering AI agents and WP 7.0

April 14, 2026 • Views: 2

WordPress March 2026 Roundup: AI Agents, WP 7.0 Progress, Community News

The WordPress stories that mattered in March 2026, AI agents writing posts on WordPress.com, WP 7.0 Connectors API and Pattern Overrides, WordCamp Asia fallout, and the plugin ecosystem shifts nobody is talking about.

Banner for AI code review using Claude and Copilot on WordPress plugins

AI in Web Development

April 14, 2026 • Views: 3

AI Code Review for WordPress: Using Claude and Copilot to Audit Plugins

A practical workflow for running AI-assisted code reviews on WordPress plugins using Claude and GitHub Copilot, covering security audits, WPCS compliance, PHPStan integration, prompt patterns that work, and where AI still gets it wrong.

MCP Protocol Explained - How AI agents connect to external tools

AI in Web Development

April 6, 2026 • Views: 10

MCP Protocol Explained: How AI Agents Connect to External Tools

The Model Context Protocol (MCP) defines how AI agents connect to external tools and data sources. This guide covers MCP client-server architecture, stdio vs SSE transport, building MCP servers, and WordPress use cases.

GDPR and WordPress AI plugins legal compliance - data processing agreements, consent, cross-border transfers

AI in Web Development • Security & Performance

March 30, 2026 • Views: 25

GDPR and WordPress AI Plugins: The Legal Minefield Nobody Is Talking About

Most WordPress AI plugins are quietly violating GDPR right now. Missing data processing agreements, impossible erasure requests, unlawful cross-border transfers – here is the full legal picture and what to do about it.

WordPress 7.0 AI Connectors risks - what plugin developers must get right before users get burned

AI in Web Development • Trends & News

March 30, 2026 • Views: 13

WordPress 7.0 AI Connectors: What Plugin Developers Must Get Right Before Users Get Burned

WordPress 7.0 brings the AI Connectors API – a powerful new layer for plugin-to-AI integrations. Here is what plugin developers must get right around data transparency, billing protection, and responsible practices before real users get burned.

AI-generated WordPress tech debt management guide

AI in Web Development • Dev Workflows • WordPress Development

March 22, 2026 • Views: 19

AI Is Creating a New Kind of WordPress Tech Debt — Here’s How to Manage It

AI coding tools are creating a new category of WordPress tech debt — hallucinated hooks, deprecated APIs, copy-paste block markup that breaks on updates. Here is how to identify it, prevent it, and pay it down.

WordPress 7.0 Connectors API guide for plugin developers

AI in Web Development • Dev Workflows • WordPress Development

March 22, 2026 • Views: 4

WordPress 7.0 Connectors API: What Plugin Developers Need to Know

A deep dive into the WordPress 7.0 Connectors API — what it is, how to register connectors, permission design, schema best practices, and a concrete checklist to get your plugin ready before 7.0 ships.

Connect AI coding agents to WordPress Playground with MCP — setup guide for Claude Code and Cursor

AI in Web Development • Dev Workflows • WordPress Development

March 22, 2026 • Views: 55

Connect AI Coding Agents to WordPress Playground with MCP

WordPress just became the first CMS with official MCP server support baked into its core announcements. Two separate tools landed this week...

Developer terminal with colorful code — Claude Code workflow for WordPress development

AI in Web Development • Dev Workflows • WordPress Development

March 22, 2026 • Views: 48

WordPress + Claude Code: A Real Developer’s Workflow (Not a Marketing Post)

Eight months of using Claude Code as the primary development environment for WordPress plugin work. Real setup, real workflows, real limitations — not a marketing post.

Can WordPress Run AI Locally? Self-Hosted AI Options for WordPress Sites

AI in Web Development • API Integrations

March 18, 2026 • Views: 48

WordPress Self-Hosted AI: Running Ollama and LM Studio Locally

A practical guide to running AI models locally with Ollama and LM Studio alongside WordPress. Covers REST API integration, self-hosted chatbots, PHP code patterns, security, and when local AI makes more sense than cloud APIs.