Again, more AI things for WordPress this week, like Novamira MCP Server, WP DevDocs MCP, Builderius Sense AI, and AI Link Genius. Also, new WordPress 7.0 Beta 2 is now available, the latest Gutenberg update, and new plugins like WP Manager for Raycast, SaveTo Wishlist Pro, and ABC Cron.
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What’s Buzzing in WordPress 💖
- Novamira MCP Server… the team at Dynamic ooo has built Novamira, a free, open-source MCP server that gives AI agents full access to WordPress. With this, you can run a security audit, debug performance issues, fix broken links across thousands of posts, or build an entire site, all from a conversation. It works with any existing plugin (Woo, ACF, Elementor, etc.) and any MCP client: Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, Zed.
- WP DevDocs MCP… Marcel Schmitz has open sourced (LinkedIn) the wp-devdocs-mcp tool (GitHub), which gives your AI coding assistant a verified WordPress hook database instead of letting it guess. It indexes every action, filter, block registration, and JS API call from WordPress, WooCommerce, Gutenberg, or any plugin you work with.
- Builderius Sense AI + One Prompt… promising a full WordPress data workflow in a single AI prompt with Builderius Sense AI. You can configure CPT, taxonomies, fields and pull dummy content, then create a query, build post grid and style it all in one prompt.
- AI Link Genius… the team at RankMath has opened early access to the AI Link Genius, an internal linking solution for WordPress. It promises to optimize your website’s messy internal links, fix broken links, and strengthen site structure for SEO best practices.
New Plugins: WP for Raycast, Wishlist, & Cron Health
WP Manager for Raycast… Gaurav Tiwari has released WordPress Manager for Raycast, enabling you to manage your website without opening a browser. It is a free extension that puts your entire WordPress admin inside Raycast’s command palette. Hit your Raycast hotkey, type ‘posts’, and you’re looking at your content.
Josh Kohlbach shared (Links X) about the launch of the SaveTo Wishlist Pro plugin. He added, “For too long, WooCommerce wishlists have been bloated, slow, and expensive. We decided to fix that”. It has features like: Wishlist analytics, price drop alerts, back-in-stock notifications, automations, and webhooks.
ABC Cron + WP Health… the team at ABC Bits has opened early access for the ABC Cron plugin for monitoring WP-Cron health. The focus in on providing a simple health overview, a configuration summary, visibility into overdue scheduled events, and a recent cron run log.
Updates: Prefmatters, Pods, MainWP, & Featured Image
Perfmatters + Lazyload… 2.5.8v has added a lazyload exclude filter to exclude images from lazy loading that might be harder to access and manipulate directly. Also added nav selector support for functions that target elements inside parent containers.
Pods + Enhancements… 3.3.5v introduced many enhancements like support for showing fields as ‘Read Only’ in forms when a user does not have edit access, detecting malformed shortcodes broken, allow saving conditional field values even when the field is hidden, and more.
MainWP + Faster… 6.0v makes the MainWP theme adapt to your Operating System’s Light or Dark Mode. It also promises faster and more responsive Plugin and Theme management. Plus, new Google Search Console integration.
Auto Featured Image + Redesign… 5.0.0v brings a complete dashboard redesign in Auto Featured Image for improved user experience. Also, automatic thumbnails from YouTube and Vimeo posts. Plus more visual control with Google Fonts and gradient backgrounds.
Extended WordPress Buzz 🔥
- FAIR exists… Joost de Valk and Karim Marucchi are stepping away from their work on the FAIR project. Joost shared on this, “Even when you believe change is necessary, even when you build a credible alternative, you still need a broader ecosystem willing to step up. And that’s where FAIR stops as far as WordPress goes”.
- Developer Documentation Restored… Dennis Snell shared that the documentation at developer.wordpress.org/reference has been updated upto WordPress 6.9.1 version. This hasn’t been updated since WordPress 6.4 version, over two years out of date.
- Gutenberg Update… 22.6v brings in-editor revisions with color-coded visual difference between the selected revision and its predecessor. Also, brand-new Icon block lets you insert SVG icons from a curated library, and Navigation blocks now have customizable overlays for more control.
- Core Team Reps for 2026… Amy Kamala has agreed to serve as Core Team Reps for 2026, with Jb Audras as a co-lead. “JB proposed himself to help her on the various Team Rep tasks. With him having served multiple times going back to 2020, this structure ensures continuity while also allowing us to welcome new contributors to this role”.
- WP Milestones… Donini shared (Links X) about CardPress, which displays your WP Org profile, clocking over 32,000+ users – and looking forward to your support to keep this project alive, evolving, and independent. Marc Benzakein is celebrating 12 years on MainWP and published a yearly review highlighting key numbers and forward progress.
- More WP Milestones… the ElementsKit plugin from Wpmet has crossed the 2 million active installs milestone. While TableMaster for Elementor has crossed 100+ active installs in just 6 months
- WordCamp Asia… The WP Weekly is proud to be a media partner for WordCamp Asia 2026 event. Also, check the five reasons designers should not miss attending WordCamp Asia 2026.
- WordCamp Europe & Vienna… the call for volunteers is open for WordCamp Europe, until end of March 2026. Sponsor applications are now open for supporting WordCamp Vienna 2026, Austria.
WordPress Core: New Beta & Changes
WordPress Core Update… WordPress 7.0 Beta 2 is now available for download and testing. The next Beta 3 is scheduled for March 05, 2026. The final WordPress 7.0 will be released on April 09, 2026, during the WordCamp Asia 2026 event.
- Few Noticed Changes
- Admin Style Names: Old is Fresh & new is Default, by Jeff (Links X).
- The admin area has higher contrast, fixes by Steve Burge (LinkedIn).
- New WP color scheme does not match the logo, by Ciprian (Link X).
Insights: State of WordPress Security in 2026
Patchstack, in partnership with Monarx, has published analysis from the 2025 WordPress security & vulnerability data. 113% more high priority (easy to exploit) vulnerabilities disclosed compared to previous year. 46% or the new vulnerabilities disclosed in 2025 did not have an official patch at the time of disclosure.
The average time from disclosure to mass exploitation has dropped to just 5 hours. Also, as WordPress is merging with vibe coding, it has significantly increased the attack surface and requires new approaches to secure the entire website.
Quick Bits 👍
- New r/WordPressBlocks on Reddit, shared by Johanne Courtright.
- Pavel noticed few plugins disappeared (Links X) from WP Org results.
- New Modern Clinic Template added to the Gutenlayouts library.
- Check recap of Web.fwrd 2026 event from the Elementor team.
- Fatih share macOS app Deeper, turns Beeper chats into analytics.
- The new #LGBTQ WordPress .org slack channel has been created.
- Mike Little, co-founder of WordPress you’ve probably never heard.
- What Automattic’s AI enablement training means for WordPress!
- Let’s Learn
- Check 14 ways to add Custom CSS in WordPress Block Editor.
- Human decisions behind security failures (YouTube), Kevin Beaver.
- Live website accessibility remediation session with Brian Coords.
- People of WordPress
- David McCan shared, ‘Why I Removed Kadence Blocks’, & journey.
- Elliott Richmond partnering with WordPress .com for video content.
Hosting Buzz: Hostinger Growth & Kinsta Insights
Hostinger… has clocked €275.4 million year-over-year revenue, up 51%. The customer base grew 35% to 4.6 million small businesses and solopreneurs across 150+ countries. Also, agentic AI played a role in operational transformation.
Kinsta… interviewed four WordPress agencies to share real, candid insights on how they’ve scaled and grown their businesses. Like mistakes that shaped their growth, how they found and doubled down on their niche, the systems and strategies that helped them manage client work and scale sustainably.
Have Your Say: The State of the Agency 2026
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