WordPress 7.0 release: major update features and what to expect.
WordPress 7.0 Beta 2 shipped on 26 February with a new Connectors settings page for OpenAI, Claude, and Gemini. Configure once, use everywhere, says the pitch. But installing a connector doesn't give you AI features. It gives you a connection. Here's what that means for web designers, site owners, and the WordPress ecosystem.
WordPress 7.0 Beta 1 dropped today with something no other major CMS offers: a built-in MCP Adapter that lets AI agents like Claude and Cursor interact with your site directly. Real-time collaboration, per-block CSS, and an admin refresh round out the biggest WordPress update since the block editor.
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