WordPress's AI Roadmap: What the Industry Needs to Know
Two decades of web dominance gave WordPress a training-data moat; the next two years turn on whether it builds for the AI agents handling content discovery and site management. The trajectory from that moat to the Abilities API, MCP adoption, and AI Building Blocks — and what the industry must work out before 7.0.
In two years, the web will look fundamentally different. AI agents will handle significant portions of content discovery, site management, and digital operations. The platforms that prepared for this shift will power the AI-mediated web — and WordPress is building to be that platform. This keynote maps the trajectory: from the training-data moat of two decades of web dominance to the active construction of the Abilities API, MCP adoption, and the AI Building Blocks initiative. With WordPress 7.0 on the horizon, it covers what’s coming next — and what the industry needs to figure out together to ensure WordPress captures the opportunity its position has created.