Service WordPress + AI
We build AI features that live inside the WordPress admin, respect capabilities, and feel like part of Gutenberg. The team that ships 100+ WordPress plugins also ships the AI integration that fits them.
<?php
// includes/class-ai-summary.php
class AI_Summary {
public function register() {
add_action( 'rest_api_init', [ $this, 'register_rest' ] );
}
public function register_rest() {
register_rest_route( 'mysite/v1', '/summarize', [
'methods' => 'POST',
'permission_callback' => fn() => current_user_can( 'edit_posts' ),
'args' => [
'post_id' => [ 'type' => 'integer', 'required' => true ],
],
'callback' => [ $this, 'summarize' ],
] );
}
}
Why this matters
Most AI plugins for WordPress treat WordPress as a CMS to dump output into. They bypass capabilities, expose API keys to the browser, ignore multisite, and do not work with the block editor. We build AI features the WordPress way: hooks and filters, REST endpoints with nonce checks, WPCS-compliant PHP, block editor integration. AI that fits the platform, not against it.
What we build
Block editor integration, capability-respecting, API-key-safe, multisite-aware, WP-CLI-friendly, WPCS-compliant. Every WordPress engineering rule we apply to plugins, we apply to the AI features too.
01
Custom blocks, sidebar panels, slash commands. Editors invoke AI without leaving Gutenberg. The feature feels like part of WordPress, not a third-party iframe bolted on.
Editorial team uses AI features in week one without training.
02
Editors get editor permissions. Authors get author permissions. The AI never bypasses your existing role and capability rules. Your governance stays intact.
Pass any WordPress security audit cleanly.
03
AI calls proxy through your WordPress REST API with proper nonces and capability checks. The browser never sees your Anthropic or OpenAI key. Your billing is safe.
Zero risk of leaked API keys from the frontend.
04
Per-site or network-wide configuration, per-site usage tracking, per-site cost caps. The AI features work in WordPress multisite the same way your other plugins do.
Network admins get cost control, site admins get features.
05
Bulk summarize old posts, regenerate alt text, translate categories, all via WP-CLI. Cron-friendly. Resumable. The kind of operations your team actually needs to do.
Bulk AI operations runnable from the terminal.
06
Code follows WordPress Coding Standards, escapes everything, sanitizes input, and passes PHPStan level 5. Ready for the WordPress.org repo or a private deploy.
Zero quality gate failures on submission or audit.
100+
WordPress plugins shipped, including AI features used by tens of thousands of sites
Same engineering bar applies to every AI integration we build.
The WordPress way
AI features ship as proper WordPress blocks, not as bolted-on widgets. Capability checks on every render. The feature behaves like every other native block your editors use.
<?php
// includes/class-ai-block.php
add_action( 'init', function() {
register_block_type( __DIR__ . '/build/ai-summary', [
'render_callback' => function( $attrs, $content, $block ) {
$post_id = $block->context['postId'] ?? get_the_ID();
if ( ! $post_id || ! current_user_can( 'read_post', $post_id ) ) {
return '';
}
$summary = get_post_meta( $post_id, '_ai_summary', true );
return sprintf(
'<div class="ai-summary">%s</div>',
wp_kses_post( $summary )
);
},
] );
} );
Process
01
One to two weeks. We audit your WordPress install, identify the editorial workflows that benefit from AI, design the admin UX, and lock the cost ceiling.
Fixed scope, fixed price.
02
Three to five weeks. Plugin ships behind a feature flag on staging. Block editor integration, REST endpoints, capability checks, WP-CLI commands. Your editors test in week three.
Editors using the feature in week three.
03
One to two weeks. Production deploy, admin training, cost dashboard handoff. Plugin shipped with the same care as any other WordPress plugin we build.
Your team owns the plugin at the end.
Common questions
Wherever it makes sense for the workflow. Block editor sidebar panels for content generation. Custom blocks for AI-rendered output. Admin pages for batch operations. WP-CLI for cron jobs. We pick the right surface for the job, not one default for everything.
No. AI calls happen in the admin or in async background jobs, not on the public frontend. Generated output is cached as post meta or in transients. Your visitors never wait for an API call.
Per-user, per-site, and per-month spending caps. Cost dashboard in the admin. Hard cutoff before bills surprise you. We typically keep production cost under tens of dollars per month per active editor.
Yes. We build with WordPress hooks and filters, so the integration sits next to your existing plugins, not on top of them. We have shipped AI features that work with BuddyPress activity feeds, WooCommerce product descriptions, ACF field generation, and Yoast metadata.
Yes. We can ship the AI feature as a stand-alone plugin (private deploy or WordPress.org), as a feature inside an existing custom plugin, or as a must-use plugin. We pick the packaging based on your hosting and update workflow.
WordPress AI integration projects are scope-dependent for a single feature inside an existing plugin. Multi-feature plugins with admin UI, WP-CLI, and multisite support are scoped after discovery. Discovery call is free.
Ready to add AI to WordPress the right way?
Discovery call is free. Fixed-price quote within 48 hours. NDA on request.
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