--- title: WordPress for the Agentic Web | daily.dev description: WordPress aims to make its platform agent-ready by WordPress 7.3, using the 7.2 cycle to lay groundwork. The proposal outlines four workstreams: improving the... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/wordpress-for-the-agentic-web-klg3jo6zz twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: WordPress for the Agentic Web | daily.dev og:description: WordPress aims to make its platform agent-ready by WordPress 7.3, using the 7.2 cycle to lay groundwork. The proposal outlines four workstreams: improving the... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/wordpress-for-the-agentic-web-klg3jo6zz og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/KLg3jo6ZZ.png og:image:alt: WordPress for the Agentic Web og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # WordPress for the Agentic Web **[Make WordPress Core](https://daily.dev/sources/wordpresscore)** · 6 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary WordPress aims to make its platform agent-ready by WordPress 7.3, using the 7.2 cycle to lay groundwork. The proposal outlines four workstreams: improving the MCP Adapter plugin and proposing to bring MCP into core, defining a baseline set of 'Abilities' for site management tasks, mapping out OAuth authentication to replace manual Application Passwords, and designing an end-to-end user experience for connecting agents. It cites Google's over 1 billion AI users and OpenAI's around 1.2 billion, plus Adobe data showing AI traffic converts 60% better and brings 53% more revenue. The project is seeking focus leads for each area. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How is WordPress planning to support AI agents and MCP in upcoming releases? WordPress is targeting native agent connectivity for version 7.3, building on foundational work in the 7.2 release cycle. The plan covers four areas: maturing the existing MCP Adapter plugin toward a core merge, defining a baseline set of 'Abilities' for site management tasks, adding native OAuth authentication to replace manual Application Passwords, and designing an end-to-end connection experience. _Developers building WordPress integrations can follow MCP and agent-connectivity progress on daily.dev._ ### How does WordPress currently let AI agents authenticate to manage a site? Agents currently authenticate to WordPress using manually generated Application Passwords through the REST API or the MCP Adapter plugin, which requires installing and configuring the plugin and manually handling credentials. A proposed OAuth authentication system, targeted for core in WordPress 7.3, would let users securely authorize agents without sharing plaintext passwords. _Teams wiring agents into WordPress sites can track the OAuth rollout on daily.dev before adopting it._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [WordPress.com now lets AI agents write and publish posts, and more](https://daily.dev/posts/wordpress-com-now-lets-ai-agents-write-and-publish-posts-and-more-mlj8daq2v) · TechCrunch · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [From Abilities to AI Agents: Introducing the WordPress MCP Adapter](https://daily.dev/posts/from-abilities-to-ai-agents-introducing-the-wordpress-mcp-adapter-fscy7oxf8) · WordPress Developer · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [AI as a WordPress Fundamental](https://daily.dev/posts/ai-as-a-wordpress-fundamental-umtsh9m2b) · Make WordPress Core · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [How MCP Is Changing WordPress Development](https://daily.dev/posts/how-mcp-is-changing-wordpress-development-lpyhqm7tc) · freeCodeCamp · 13 upvotes · 0 comments - [How to Build a Multi-Agent AI WordPress Publishing Team](https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-build-a-multi-agent-ai-wordpress-publishing-team-mmrajyeec) · WP Mayor · 2 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#ai-agents](https://daily.dev/tags/ai-agents), [#php](https://daily.dev/tags/php), [#wordpress](https://daily.dev/tags/wordpress), [#mcp](https://daily.dev/tags/mcp), [#oauth](https://daily.dev/tags/oauth) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/wordpress-for-the-agentic-web-klg3jo6zz) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"WordPress for the Agentic Web","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/wordpress-for-the-agentic-web-klg3jo6zz","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/wordpress-for-the-agentic-web-klg3jo6zz"},"datePublished":"2026-10-28T15:52:13.166Z","dateModified":"2026-10-28T15:56:49.490Z","description":"WordPress aims to make its platform agent-ready by WordPress 7.3, using the 7.2 cycle to lay groundwork. 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