The next WordPress AI Chat will take place on Thursday July 24, 2025 at 16:00 UTC in the #core-ai channel on Make WordPress Slack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/..
The live meeting will focus on discussing the AI Building Blocks roadmap published last week. We’ll dedicate approximately 10 minutes to each of the four projects for focused discussion. The various curated agenda sections below refer to additional items.
Announcements
- AI Building Blocks for WordPress published July 17, 2025
- Repository setup complete
- First Code committed for the PHP PHP (recursive acronym for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor) is a widely-used open source general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for web development and can be embedded into HTML. https://www.php.net/manual/en/preface.php. AI Client SDK!
Pre-meeting preparation: Please review the AI Building Blocks article and individual project documentation before the meeting to maximize discussion time.
Discussions
The discussion section of the agenda is for discussing important topics affecting the AI Building Blocks roadmap. To nominate a topic for discussion, please leave a comment on this agenda with a summary of the topic, any relevant links that will help people get context for the discussion, and what kind of feedback you are looking for from others participating in the discussion.
Roadmap Overview (5 minutes)
Quick recap of the overarching vision, who this work is for, and how the building blocks work together. Overview of repos, and project management.
Project Deep Dives (40 minutes)
We’ll spend ~10 minutes on focused discussion for each project:
- Abilities API An API or Application Programming Interface is a software intermediary that allows programs to interact with each other and share data in limited, clearly defined ways.
- MCP Adapter
- AI Experiments Plugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory https://wordpress.org/plugins/ or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party
- PHP AI Client SDK
Topics may include technical implementation, integration considerations, open questions, and community concerns specific to each project.
Cross-cutting Themes
Several broader questions have emerged that affect multiple projects:
- Distribution and packaging strategies
- Who we’re building for
- Integration with WordPress Core Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. roadmap
- Protocol and standard considerations
- Timeline and milestone planning
Getting Involved
Updates on contribution opportunities and how to participate in the Building Blocks development.
Progress Update
Current state of development across all four projects, including wins and challenges.
Next Steps
Immediate priorities and action items coming out of this discussion.
Open Floor
Any topic can be raised for discussion in the comments, please indicate whether you intend to be available during the meeting for discussion or will be async.
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