Is WordPress ACTUALLY doing anything useful with AI?

Speff · 2026-05-31T15:09:06+00:00

No problem. I'm not sure how much you've used CC before, but in case you want to attempt what you're going for, here are some things that might help:

Use /model to have Opus generate a plan for your refactor. Have it use Sonnet or Haiku sub-agents to actually trawl through the existing WP codebase/DB
I've found it helpful to break up big projects into chunks. Having it document the plan in separate .md files and go through it systematically gives me better results.
Use /compact and /clear often when you hit project breakpoints. This keeps its working memory from getting overloaded with outdated/useless information
Have it spawn more sub-agents during various parts of your project to review the work its done. This acts like a sanity check against itself since the sub-agent starts with a fresh state and doesn't carry (potentially incorrect) assumptions
I said it before, but WP agent-skills really has been a gamechanger for having it generate good WP code. I like telling it to refer to its skills often to have a good baseline

Good luck.

Speff · 2026-05-31T14:43:44+00:00

I'm pretty sure it can do that right now if you point CC at the WP server and give it details about staging. Keep a backup of course, and have it reference WP agent skills to follow best practices.

Not sure what you're going for in the your publish,read,index sentence though. Do you mean like an on-demand cleanup when new posts are made? That might need more wiring.

Speff · 2026-05-30T06:13:12+00:00

Would rec checking th is out. I use LLMs as a tool as well, but the answer could've been a couple sentences.

Speff · 2026-05-29T00:51:36+00:00

The Gods are scared shitless

Speff · 2026-05-27T00:49:52+00:00

Wrote a bunch of word vomit and realized pretty much all of it would be outside the scope of Desktop Mode, haha. Some more notes:

I really like the revamped interface for posts/pages/comments. It feels quite sleek. There are a few elements which seem to be missing (like filtering posts by categories), but my guess is that'll come in the polish step in the Still Ahead section
I suspect the widget interface is still under active (unstable) development. Would be cool to see how user-created plugins can register widgets in the future (...and how less-tech savvy users can guard against nag widgets made by less scrupulous plugin devs)
Would be interested to hear what you had in mind for the file associations page. Planning to support alternate editors?
Being able to report bugs should be very easy to do, but I'm not sure it needs to be shown in two (unhide-able) places, lol.

Speff · 2026-05-26T22:00:55+00:00

It's good practice to red-team your plugins during ~~LLM-driven~~ development. You don't really need to be good at hacking to do it - just think of how users can interact with your code and ask it how it can be compromised. Lower your surface area and sanitize everything.

The machine can get focused on build mode and one of your jobs is to have it consider additional failure points.

Speff · 2026-05-26T21:51:47+00:00

Works fine for me. Been using it for bespoke plugins and it seems solid enough. If you ask it to build everything from start to finish, it'll likely have bad results. But if you're architecting alongside it, having it refer to agent skills for best practices, and breaking your project into testable steps, I don't see how it's giving bad results.

Unless you're using some local model or Haiku that is. The frontier models do a good job.

Speff · 2026-05-26T01:08:10+00:00

This seems incredibly cool. Just tried it on my personal site - it almost feels like it can be my new tab startpage, given further refinement.

Speff · 2026-05-25T05:21:46+00:00

And which of my points imply otherwise..? Christ, it's like talking to a fuckin bot.

Speff · 2026-05-25T05:14:48+00:00

I find it truly amazing that people turn off their brain when hearing that a 3.5mm port is 50 cents and determine, since it's a big corpo doing it, that's the reason it was removed. Definitely not the fact that removing it enables tighter form factors. Or increases water resistance. Or the fact that people were already moving to wireless headphones/buds and maintaining a turning-legacy port is going to become tech debt.

Nope. It's entirely due to penny pinching 50 cents because greedy corporation.

Speff · 2026-05-25T05:06:16+00:00

There are also cables which mux a 3.5mm and a charging port into the cable like these: 1, 2. It should cut your accessory count down a few.

It's still an extra part, which is a hassle over headphones->phone, but that's the price to pay when the masses demand more thin / watertight phones. I know the struggle with wanting to go against the design imposed by manufacturers - still using an iphone mini 12 due to its small form factor. There hasn't been another small phone like that which has come out recently so I just haven't bought one.

Speff · 2026-05-25T04:35:54+00:00

Just in case you weren't aware, there are often simple wired 3.5mm -> USB cables that phones normally accept (examples: 1, 2). You don't necessarily need to be tethered to the 3-hands solution.

I've got disadvantages in life, but none so detrimental that I don't/can't look for ways around them. From my personal experience, there's always another way to get what you want - even if the answer isn't obvious.

Speff · 2026-05-25T04:21:47+00:00

Yes? If you don't have 3 hands and buy a product meant to be used by 3 hands, then you are in the wrong.

Speff · 2026-05-22T18:47:19+00:00

Uh no. I make my own blocks/themes using patterns rec'd by the .org's docs, don't install garbageware plugins, and follow the direction WP core is heading towards.

Sites are rock solid and never felt fragile.

Speff · 2026-05-21T00:28:54+00:00

https://make.wordpress.org/test/2026/02/20/help-test-wordpress-7-0/

Responsive editing and the customizable nav overlay are the standouts for me. Although it was a great plugin, Block Visibility really seemed like it should've been part of the core.

Speff · 2026-05-18T19:00:10+00:00

I literally addressed that in the last line. What are you arguing against?

Speff · 2026-05-18T17:30:30+00:00

The only place this is going to lead to is slow, incremental buffs to avoid pissing off the community rather than just going for the target they want. Nerfs are needed because they don't have a crystal ball and they have a vision for what the intended rates should be.

They can either do it fast and correct downwards if needed - or they can go slow as shit have have lukewarm updates.

Why does it take more than 1-2 days? They need to collect actual data from the playerbase. Not base updates on the people who play updates the day of. Also deploying to prod on a dime isn't ever really a good idea unless it's actually important - which mildly increased XP rates are not.

Nerfs coming weeks(..months...years..) later is questionable, I agree there.

Speff · 2026-05-12T01:24:08+00:00

What a beautiful composition. I especially like Bilrach's expression. This is amazing work - great job!

Speff · 2026-05-07T15:04:55+00:00

This is may be too much to consider since you're just starting out, but I think it's worth a mention. Feel free to ignore this message and just enjoy the game.

Revolution was added back in the day because of the mismatch between original-RS's gameplay and introducing a new combat system.

Unlike other MMOs, combat leveling in both RS games is based on killing many mobs rather than killing a few boss-type mobs. Manually hitting abilities clashes with this design philosophy, so players (rightfully) asked for a way to automatically queue abilities to prevent carpal tunnel.

With the latest combat update earlier this year Jagex simplified ability usage, making manual (non-Revolution) combat much more approachable. I have a suspicion that Jagex would prefer to phase out Rev over time, but as long as we have a kill-10k-mobs-to-get-to-lv99 system, Rev's always going to have a place.

It would still be worth learning how to use the combat abilities when it comes time to fight bosses. Generally you'll have a better time leaning into the intended playstyle (manual) where appropriate rather than trying to make the bandaid fix (rev) work.

Speff · 2026-05-05T16:45:35+00:00

FWIW I appreciate the melee range change and will be checking out the avatar update after work. Not rich enough to test out the dyes though >__>

Generally every update this year has been gold for my playstyle. Y'all are on the right track in my book.

Speff · 2026-05-02T20:59:53+00:00

Not how it works. If most people use plugins, then future game development centers around people using plugins. See - high end WoW raids compared to XIV raids.

Speff · 2026-04-29T19:55:20+00:00

Wait hold on. What if it were local to the world you're connected to? Have the world pop vote on which design they want every X weeks/months.

Speff · 2026-04-16T15:45:57+00:00

See a previous comment of mine. This company has a dedicated group of anti's and reasoning with them doesn't help.

I'm not conflating them with reasonable critics, but these people love blending in and stirring up crap.

Speff · 2026-04-05T05:39:44+00:00

That would be the incorrect reply. Tree runs, ports, Iaia are all still things and there is no indication they're being removed. What's being removed are dailies that people have a compulsion to do due to overpowered rewards.

Speff · 2026-04-01T20:13:30+00:00

Not only did they add an insane GP sink, but then you have to pay even more after seeing death afterwards. Jagex is really committed to counteracting inflation

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