The AI Client in WordPress 7.0
WordPress 7.0 introduces a built-in AI Client that allows plugins to interact with AI models through a consistent API. This feature enables developers to send prompts and receive results, enhancing the functionality of WordPress sites. The article provides an overview of the API, including code examples for text and image generation.
- ▪The AI Client is provider-agnostic and works with PHP 7.4 or higher.
- ▪Developers can customize prompts using a fluent builder object.
- ▪The API allows for both text and image generation, with options for structured JSON responses.
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Felix Arntz 9:18 pm on March 24, 2026 Tags: #core-ai ( 3 ), 7-0 ( 67 ), dev-notes ( 618 ), dev-notes-7-0 ( 21 ) Introducing the AI Client in WordPress 7.0 WordPress 7.0 includes a built-in AI Client — a provider-agnostic PHPPHP The web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 7.4 or higher APIAPI 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. that lets plugins send prompts to AI models and receive results through a consistent interface. Your pluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website.
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