{"id":288528,"date":"2026-02-17T16:57:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T16:57:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/288528\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T16:57:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T16:57:07","slug":"wordpress-com-adds-an-ai-assistant-that-can-edit-adjust-styles-create-images-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/288528\/","title":{"rendered":"WordPress.com adds an AI Assistant that can edit, adjust styles, create images, and more"},"content":{"rendered":"

WordPress.com, the website hosting platform from Automattic, will now include a built-in WordPress AI assistant, the company announced<\/a> on Tuesday. The feature is designed to work inside the website to understand its content and layout, allowing site owners to make changes with natural language commands.<\/p>\n

With the new tool, you can adjust the site\u2019s layout, its style, or other patterns by issuing commands to the AI assistant, and then see the changes reflected on the site as you work. These instructions don\u2019t have to be precisely tailored prompts, either, the company notes. Instead, you can use more general language, like \u201cmake this section feel more modern or spacious,\u201d \u201cchange my site\u2019s colors to be brighter and bolder,\u201d or \u201cgive me more font options that feel clean and professional.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"Image Credits:WordPress.com<\/p>\n

You can also direct the AI to add or adjust your layout, instructing it to do things like \u201cadd a contact page,\u201d or \u201cadd a testimonials section below this section.\u201d However, the company notes that its adjustments work with block themes<\/a>, not classic<\/a> ones. If you\u2019re using the latter, the assistant won\u2019t appear in the editor. <\/p>\n

The WordPress AI assistant can update the site\u2019s content, as well, like asking it to rewrite your bio to sound more confident, or translating a section into another language. <\/p>\n

The AI can also function like an editor, offering headline suggestions, fact checks, and other grammar and editing suggestions. This aspect is available through the block notes editor that arrived in WordPress 6.9, where you\u2019re able to collaborate with teammates in the editor. Now, you can pull the AI into that workflow by typing @ai followed by your requests. The AI will provide its answers here, including relevant links and other information where it cites external sources. <\/p>\n

\"\"Image Credits:WordPress.com<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, for help with visuals, the assistant leverages Google Gemini\u2019s Nano Banana AI models, which can be used to either make new images or edit existing ones. With the AI helper, available as a new \u201cGenerate Image\u201d button in the Media Library, you can specify image requirements like aspect ratios or dictate image styles. <\/p>\n

\"\"Image Credits:WordPress.com<\/p>\n

The company notes the WordPress AI Assistant is an opt-in feature users can enable if they choose. To do so, they will need to visit their Sites list once logged in, click their site name, and then Settings. Under settings, they\u2019ll scroll down to \u201cAI tools\u201d and toggle the \u201cEnable AI assistant\u201d setting on.<\/p>\n

\"\"Image Credits:WordPress.com<\/p>\n

Customers who purchase a website with the AI website builder<\/a> will have the assistant enabled automatically.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WordPress.com, the website hosting platform from Automattic, will now include a built-in WordPress AI assistant, the company announced…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":288529,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[365,111,139,69,145,108745,160342],"class_list":{"0":"post-288528","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-technology","8":"tag-ai","9":"tag-new-zealand","10":"tag-newzealand","11":"tag-nz","12":"tag-technology","13":"tag-wordpress","14":"tag-wordpress-com"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/288528","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=288528"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/288528\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/288529"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=288528"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=288528"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=288528"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}