How do we get Agents to use WordPress

This episode of The WP Minute brings together Alex Panagis, Brian Coords, Andy Peatling, and Mike McAlister to tackle a big question: How do we get AI agents to actually use WordPress? The conversation starts with a problem that could have major implications for WordPress: when people ask AI agents to build a website, WordPress isn't always the recommendation. The group digs into why that is, what agents actually need from WordPress, and whether the platform is moving quickly enough. They explore AI-generated websites, discoverability, public benchmarks, design systems, MCP, the WordPress Abilities API, WP-CLI, Gutenberg, and the growing tension between WordPress's flexibility and the simplicity agents are looking for. The bigger question isn't just whether AI can build a WordPress site. It's whether WordPress can become a platform that AI agents actually want to build with. Chapters 00:00 Welcome to The WP Minute 01:07 Meet the Panel 02:05 Why Aren't AI Agents Recommending WordPress? 04:00 The Search Funnel Is Changing 05:20 Why Build With WordPress? 07:30 Are Static Sites Good Enough? 09:45 What Does WordPress Offer Agents? 11:30 The Future of Agentic Websites 13:30 Is WordPress Still the Default? 14:16 Measuring WordPress's AI Performance 16:30 How WooCommerce Is Thinking About AI 18:00 MCP, AI Products, and Agent Access 20:00 Designing for AI Agents 22:30 WordPress's Visual Editing Advantage 24:00 What Agents Need From the CMS 26:00 Can WordPress Move Fast Enough? 28:00 WordPress Needs an Opinion 30:00 MCP, Abilities API, and WP-CLI 32:00 How Do We Get Agents to Choose WordPress? 34:00 Agents Inside WordPress.com 36:00 WordPress.com vs. WordPress.org 39:00 Open Source in an Agentic World 42:00 What Happens to the WordPress Dashboard? 45:00 Building AI Tools Locally 48:00 The Future of WordPress Development 51:00 AI, Open Source, and the Economics of WordPress 54:00 Where Do We Go From Here? 56:00 Final Thoughts and Where to Find Everyone