TL;DR An AI agent is a piece of software that reads a site the way a person reads it, then takes actions on the person’s behalf. Browsers like ChatGPT Atlas and Perplexity Comet are the first agents most readers will…
TL;DR AI shopping agents are browsers or background tasks that read product data, compare options, and complete the purchase. ChatGPT Atlas, Perplexity Comet, and Gemini in Chrome are the first three most readers will meet. Agents do not read your…
TL;DR WordPress 7.0 ships the WP AI Client in core. It is a shared plumbing layer that lets WordPress talk to AI services like ChatGPT or Claude through one screen. The Client is off until you add a connection on…
TL;DR WordPress 7.0 "Armstrong" raises the minimum PHP version to 7.4. RC4 landed on May 14 2026 before the May 20 final release. The safe upgrade follows the same shape as any major WordPress release. Backup first. Core first. Themes…
TL;DR WordPress 7.0, code-named Armstrong, shipped on 2026-05-20. The Command Palette now opens on every wp-admin screen with Cmd-K (or Ctrl-K on Windows). The list tables for posts, pages, and media render through the new DataViews interface. The buttons moved….
TL;DR WordPress 7.0 "Armstrong" shipped on May 20 2026. More than 875 people built it. The headline change is the WP AI Client in core, with the Abilities API and a new Command Palette across wp-admin. A small business site…
TL;DR The new WP AI Client in WordPress 7.0 stores API credentials for any AI service you connect. Patchstack flagged this in late May 2026 as a new concentrated attack surface. A single plugin flaw on a site that uses…
TL;DR WordPress troubleshooting feels scarier than it should because the warnings the system sends are loud only when they are unhelpful. A calm starting point fixes that. Four things usually go wrong on a small WordPress site. Plugin conflicts. Theme…
TL;DR WordPress core has no real SEO settings beyond the permalink format. The settings that search and AI engines actually read live inside whichever SEO plugin is installed. Stop searching wp-admin for a "Tools > SEO" screen that does not…