AI 0.7.0 has been released and is available for download! “What’s new in AI Experiments…” posts (labeled with the #ai-release tag) are posted following every AI release, showcasing new features included in each release.

We’re pleased to announce the release of AI v0.7.0, the latest update to the canonical pluginPlugin 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. powering experimental AI-powered features in WordPress. This release expands AI-assisted editorial workflows by introducing new classification and SEO capabilities, improving bulk media handling, and continuing to refine the reliability and extensibility of AI-powered integrations across the post editor. Together, these updates continue the effort to make AI feel like a natural part of publishing workflows, helping authors organize content, improve discoverability, and streamline repetitive tasks directly within WordPress.

What’s new in 0.7.0?

New Experiment: Content Classification

The new Content Classification experiment helps authors generate suggested taxonomyTaxonomy A taxonomy is a way to group things together. In WordPress, some common taxonomies are category, link, tag, or post format. https://codex.wordpress.org/Taxonomies#Default_Taxonomies. terms based on post content.

With this enabled, users can:

• Generate suggested Categories and Tags based on the post title, excerptExcerpt An excerpt is the description of the blog post or page that will by default show on the blog archive page, in search results (SERPs), and on social media. With an SEO plugin, the excerpt may also be in that plugin’s metabox., and content
• Apply consistent taxonomy terms across content
• Reduce manual tagging effort while maintaining editorial consistency by limiting AI suggestions to preexisting terms on the site

This experiment builds toward more structured content workflows, making it easier to maintain organization across large content libraries.

New Experiment: MetaMeta Meta is a term that refers to the inside workings of a group. For us, this is the team that works on internal WordPress sites like WordCamp Central and Make WordPress. Description Generation

Version 0.7.0 also introduces Meta Description Generation, enabling AI-assisted SEO-friendly generation of meta descriptions.

Users can now:

• Generate suggested meta descriptions directly from post content
• Improve search visibility without leaving the editor
• Maintain consistency across SEO descriptions at scale

Together, Content Classification and Meta Description Generation establish the foundation for richer content metadata workflows powered by AI.

Bulk Alt Text Generation

Users can now generate alt text for multiple images at once directly from the Media Library.

This new bulk workflow:

• Adds a bulk “Generate Alt Text” action in the Media Library
• Enables batch processing of alt text across multiple images
• Helps improve accessibilityAccessibility Accessibility (commonly shortened to a11y) refers to the design of products, devices, services, or environments for people with disabilities. The concept of accessible design ensures both “direct access” (i.e. unassisted) and “indirect access” meaning compatibility with a person’s assistive technology (for example, computer screen readers). (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessibility) across large media libraries

In addition, alt text generation has been refined to better align with the W3CW3C The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is an international community where Member organizations, a full-time staff, and the public work together to develop Web standards.https://www.w3.org/. Alt Text decision tree guidance, improving the quality and relevance of generated descriptions.

These updates make it significantly easier to improve accessibility across existing content without requiring manual updates to individual media items.

Improvements to the Abilities Explorer

Version 0.7.0 also improves the usability of the Abilities Explorer, making it easier to navigate and work with growing sets of AI capabilities.

Enhancements include:

• CategoryCategory The 'category' taxonomy lets you group posts / content together that share a common bond. Categories are pre-defined and broad ranging. filtering support to group related abilities
• Improved organization for environments with many registered abilities

These updates help both users and developers better understand available capabilities and locate the tools they need more quickly.

Editor and Workflow Refinements

Several refinements have been made to improve the overall reliability and usability of AI features inside the editor.

Notable updates include:

• Improved error handling when incompatible providers are used
• Fixes to ensure generated content uses the same language as the source content
• Improvements to post content retrieval to ensure the latest edits are used
• Fixes to ensure AI actions only appear when relevant blocks are selected

These changes help create a more predictable editing experience, reducing confusion and improving trust in AI-assisted workflows.

Extensibility and Developer Enhancements

This release introduces new extensibility hooksHooks In WordPress theme and development, hooks are functions that can be applied to an action or a Filter in WordPress. Actions are functions performed when a certain event occurs in WordPress. Filters allow you to modify certain functions. Arguments used to hook both filters and actions look the same. that make it easier to customize how AI workflows behave.

Developers can now:

• Modify system instructions dynamically
• Adjust abilityAbility A registered, self-documenting unit of WordPress functionality that can be discovered and invoked through multiple contexts (REST API, Command Palette, MCP). Includes authorization and input/output specifications. results before they are returned
• Customize post context used during AI operations

These extensibility improvements provide greater flexibility when integrating AI features into custom workflows, plugins, or editorial environments.

Additional improvements include:

• Updated credential detection to support non-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.-key connectors
• Improved providerProvider An AI service offering models for generation, embeddings, or other capabilities (e.g., Anthropic, Google, OpenAI). compatibility validation
• Updates to preferred models for supported providers

These changes help ensure that AI workflows behave more consistently across different environments and providers.

Stability and Developer Improvements

Version 0.7.0 also includes a number of internal improvements and dependency updates to improve reliability and maintain compatibility with modern tooling.

These include:

• Updates to the AI settings interface using the modern DataForm architecture
• Improvements to test reliability and preview workflows
• Dependency updates across JavaScriptJavaScript JavaScript or JS is an object-oriented computer programming language commonly used to create interactive effects within web browsers. WordPress makes extensive use of JS for a better user experience. While PHP is executed on the server, JS executes within a user’s browser. https://www.javascript.com and Composer packages
• Removal of legacy compatibility checks

Together, these updates help ensure the plugin remains stable and maintainable as the surrounding WordPress AI ecosystem continues to evolve.

What’s next in 0.8.0?

Work is already underway on several features and refinements planned for v0.8.0, including:

• Onboarding flows as necessary in support of the “Try AI” callout in WordPress 7.0
• Promote first round of Features
• New Experiment: Refine from Notes to update post content based on editorial feedback
• New Experiment: Content Resizing
• Ensure plugin respects existing Guidelines for AI-generated content
• New Experiment: AI-specific dashboard widgets
• New Experiment: Content Provenance tracking for text and images via C2PA

Several early prototype experiments are also being explored, including type-ahead suggestions, content moderation assistance, extended provider support, AI request logging, and tools like the AI Playground and deeper MCP integration. These concepts are still exploratory, but they help test how AI could support real workflows across WordPress. We encourage users and developers to review and test these ideas and share feedback so the most valuable experiments can mature and land in upcoming releases like 0.8.0.

Thanks to contributors!

A big thank you to everyone who contributed to this release, including:

@dkotter, @jeffpaul, @tyb, @estelaris, @karmatosed, @philsola, @n1schay, @hilayt24, @ryujiyasu, @gziolo, @raftaar1191, @afercia, @jorgefilipecosta, @justlevine, @laurisaarni, @fellyph, @ocean90, @abdullahramzan, and others involved in review, testing, and 405 commits between 0.6.0 and 0.7.0.

Your help and feedback are what make these experiments possible.

Get involved

As always, we welcome feedback, testing, and contributions from the community. Whether you are interested in editor UXUX UX is an acronym for User Experience - the way the user uses the UI. Think ‘what they are doing’ and less about how they do it., APIs, accessibility, performance, or AI ethics and policy, there are many ways to participate.

You can explore the v0.6.0 release today, review open issues and pull requests, and help shape what comes next.

Props to @laurisaarni for reviewing this post.

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