Tools: How WordPress is Preparing for the AI Era

PHP AI Client SDK: ## WordPress AI Client: ## Abilities API: ## MCP Adapter: ## These three AI Building Blocks work together by the following way: ## AI Experiments We know WordPress is powerful, because of its thousands of plugins, APIs & functions but they are scattered. As a human we understand this ecosystem because we read docs to know how they works, features etc. But AI doesn't work on this way. Because its not possible to know all the available WordPress plugins working procedure top to bottom. So the WordPress core AI team is taking a much smarter approach to use AI within the WordPress project. This approach is called AI Building Blocks for WordPress. The goal of the AI Building Blocks is Simple: Give AI a clear, secure, and standardized way to understand what WordPress can do and to do it safely. They are working on the three core technologies that work together: Currently there are many AI providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, etc.) in the market and each has its own API & configurations process. If a developer want to enable AI features to their own plugins they need to implement the API integration from scratch. Also the developers need to implement each providers separately for their plugins. Developers rebuilds the same infrastructure: provider integrations, API key management. Admin enter the same credentials multiple time and multiple places for each separate plugins. On the other hand, the PHP AI Client SDK creates one unified PHP interface that works with multiple AI models. To use the SDK everything will be centralizes, one credentials system for all plugins. The WordPress site admins choose which AI services they want to configure & use from a single place. So, developers can focus on building AI features, not AI infrastructure. Developers don’t lock themselves into a single AI provider. An AI client and API for WordPress to communicate with any generative AI models of various capabilities using a uniform API. Built on top of the PHP AI Client, adapted for the WordPress ecosystem while following WordPress Coding Standards and best practices. Features of the WordPress AI Client: A typical WordPress website might have dozens of plugins, each adding unique functionality. But there’s no standardized way for these components to express their capabilities. An AI assistant has no systematic way to discover that. To solve this problem, the Abilities API establishes a standardized format for registering the capabilities of plugins and themes in a common structure, something like below: This makes it easier for AI to automatically discover WordPress features. It transforms WordPress from an isolated collection of functionalities and plugins into an interconnected, discoverable system. Once WordPress knows its own abilities by Abilities API, the next step is letting AI assistants use them. That’s the job of the MCP Adapter. MCP (Model Context Protocol) is an open standard that defines how applications expose tools to AI models. The MCP Adapter translates WordPress abilities into a format that AI assistants like ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini can understand. AI assistants can discover, understand, and execute actions like creating posts, managing media, and moderating comments, all through the standardized protocol. So, Content creators can manage their WordPress sites conversationally, while developers can automate complex workflows across systems. Agencies can build sophisticated integrations, from content migration to performance optimization. If you want to experiments all the AI Building Blocks in one place then you can try AI Experiments Plugin. It serves as both a powerful tool for users and a reference implementation for developers, demonstrating how the PHP AI Client SDK, Abilities API, and MCP Adapter work together in practice. Templates let you quickly answer FAQs or store snippets for re-use. Are you sure you want to hide this comment? It will become hidden in your post, but will still be visible via the comment's permalink. Hide child comments as well For further actions, you may consider blocking this person and/or reporting abuse - PHP AI Client SDK & WordPress AI Client - Abilities API - MCP Adapter - WP Prompt Builder – A WordPress-friendly way to create and manage AI prompts using PHP, following WordPress coding standards. - Admin Settings Page – A WordPress Admin settings screen to store AI provider API keys. - Auto API Key Setup – Automatically uses API keys saved in WordPress settings. - Standard HTTP Client – Uses the WordPress HTTP API in a PSR-compatible way. - JavaScript API – A frontend JavaScript prompt builder that communicates with the server through REST APIs. - What the plugin or feature does. - What inputs it needs. - What output it returns. - Which permission require to run it. - PHP/WordPress AI Client SDK talks to AI models. - Abilities API defines what WordPress can do. - MCP Adapter exposes those abilities to AI assistants safely.