On Saturday, June 27, 2026, VRDA had the opportunity to attend WPSemarang Meetup #24, which featured the theme “Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) for WordPress Development.” With AI evolving at an incredible pace, the topic felt especially relevant for anyone involved in the WordPress ecosystem, whether you’re a developer, content creator, or website owner.
AI is Becoming a Part of WordPress
The meetup began with a discussion about AI integration in the latest WordPress release, WordPress 7.0. This update allows users to connect their WordPress websites to an AI service provider using their own API key. Once connected, AI can assist with a variety of tasks that were previously performed manually, such as generating article titles, creating excerpts, suggesting taxonomies like categories and tags, and even producing content summaries.
This integration marks an important shift in how AI is used within WordPress. Rather than being just another external tool, AI is gradually becoming part of the native WordPress experience. By bringing AI directly into the platform, users can streamline a number of everyday tasks without leaving the WordPress dashboard.
Looking ahead, this could be just the beginning. As AI capabilities continue to evolve, it’s easy to imagine future WordPress releases supporting even more advanced and business-critical workflows, making AI an increasingly valuable part of the content creation and website management process.
AI as an “Employee” for Your Business
Another interesting topic discussed during the meetup was how AI is no longer viewed solely as an assistant, but increasingly as an AI Agent that can function like a virtual employee within a business. Among the AI agents introduced were Hermes and OpenClaw.
Unlike traditional chatbots that simply respond to prompts, AI agents can be assigned specific goals or tasks and work toward completing them with a greater degree of autonomy. In the context of website development, they can help identify bugs, refactor code, generate documentation, write test cases, and even implement certain features based on the requirements provided.
AI Is Evolving Faster Than Ever
Another key takeaway from the meetup was just how rapidly AI technology is evolving. It seems that every few days there’s a new AI model, a new AI agent, a new protocol, or a new workflow making headlines.
For those who don’t follow AI developments closely, this pace of innovation can be overwhelming. Some people may have only recently become comfortable using ChatGPT, yet new solutions such as Claude, DeepSeek, OpenClaw, Hermes, and many others continue to emerge.
Ultimately, adopting AI should be driven by real needs rather than the desire to keep up with every new trend. Once you clearly understand the problem you’re trying to solve, it becomes much easier to identify which AI tool is best suited for the job.
As AI continues to advance at an incredible pace, the greatest advantage won’t belong to those who try every new tool that appears. Instead, it will belong to those who can identify the right tools and use them effectively to solve the problems they face.
Conclusion
AI is evolving at an incredible pace. Almost every day, new models, tools, and approaches emerge, each offering different capabilities. Because of this, we don’t need to learn or experiment with every new AI solution that comes along. What’s more important is understanding the challenges we’re trying to solve and choosing the tools that can genuinely help us accomplish those tasks more effectively.
