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WordPress Unveils AI Assistant for Effortless Website Editing

2/17/2026

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WordPress.com launched a built-in AI assistant on February 17, 2026, enabling natural-language editing of websites.
The AI can adjust layout, style, and content, and perform tasks such as creating pages or translating text.
It integrates with the WordPress 6.9 block notes feature, enabling collaboration by tagging the AI with @ai.
Users must opt-in via site settings, and sites created with the AI builder will have the feature by default.

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Story summary

WordPress.com launched a built-in AI assistant on February 17, 2026, enabling natural-language editing of websites.
The AI can adjust layout, style, and content, and perform tasks such as creating pages or translating text.
It integrates with the WordPress 6.9 block notes feature, enabling collaboration by tagging the AI with @ai.
Users must opt-in via site settings, and sites created with the AI builder will have the feature by default.