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Notes from the NibWP team.

Product updates, engineering deep-dives, and guides for building with WordPress + AI.

How much does AI WordPress automation cost? Real numbers
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How much does AI WordPress automation cost? Real numbers

Direct costs are small and easy to look up. The number that decides it is the comparison: a 400-page meta backfill is ~15 hours by hand and under an hour with an agent.

August 31, 2026 · 5 min read
What happens when AI breaks your site? Snapshots, drafts and undo
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What happens when AI breaks your site? Snapshots, drafts and undo

Four of five failures are human, not model. What each layer prevents, the six-step recovery playbook, and how to handle the client conversation.

August 31, 2026 · 5 min read
Translate a WordPress site with AI: the honest workflow
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Translate a WordPress site with AI: the honest workflow

Translation quality isn't the failure — the plumbing is. Architecture, exclusions before languages, hreflang, linked drafts, glossary enforcement, and what humans keep.

August 31, 2026 · 4 min read
Clean up a WordPress database with AI: revisions, orphans, spam
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Clean up a WordPress database with AI: revisions, orphans, spam

The value is the audit, not the delete: what accumulated, where it came from, how confident the removal is — then a safe order, a verified backup, and a check afterwards.

August 31, 2026 · 4 min read
AI image alt text for WordPress: backfill the whole media library
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AI image alt text for WordPress: backfill the whole media library

The most common accessibility failure and the most boring to fix. A context-aware prompt, per-type handling, batch review — and a monthly habit so it stays fixed.

August 31, 2026 · 4 min read
Bulk edit WordPress posts with AI: categories, meta and content in one pass
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Bulk edit WordPress posts with AI: categories, meta and content in one pass

Between useless bulk actions and unforgiving SQL: express the set in plain English, review old → new, apply in batches — with a snapshot as the undo.

August 31, 2026 · 4 min read
Write blog posts with AI directly in WordPress (no copy-paste)
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Write blog posts with AI directly in WordPress (no copy-paste)

The pasting is the slow part. Drafts created in WordPress with real internal links and meta set, batch prompts for series, and the refresh prompt that beats new posts.

August 31, 2026 · 4 min read
How do AI agents log into WordPress? Tokens, scopes and application passwords
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How do AI agents log into WordPress? Tokens, scopes and application passwords

An agent authenticates as a user and inherits its ceiling. Application passwords, scopes, the four gates before your database, and the leak playbook.

August 31, 2026 · 5 min read
Does WordPress have AI built in? What core gives you, and what it doesn't
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Does WordPress have AI built in? What core gives you, and what it doesn't

Core has no model, no chatbot, no agent — but it does have the plumbing AI needs. What's actually in core, what plugins add, and why core probably won't ship an agent.

August 31, 2026 · 5 min read
Free vs paid WordPress MCP: what you get at each level
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Free vs paid WordPress MCP: what you get at each level

The connection and core tools are usually free; integrations, validated builder output and team features are where paid starts. Four questions that decide which you need.

August 31, 2026 · 5 min read
WP-CLI vs MCP: scripting WordPress in the AI era
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WP-CLI vs MCP: scripting WordPress in the AI era

WP-CLI assumes a trusted operator; MCP assumes the caller might be wrong. Where each wins, and the infrastructure-vs-content split that works in practice.

August 31, 2026 · 5 min read
AI WordPress automation vs Zapier and Make: when typed tools beat webhooks
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AI WordPress automation vs Zapier and Make: when typed tools beat webhooks

Webhooks are deterministic; agents exercise judgement. Which jobs belong to each, how the costs differ, and the one signal that a Zap should become an agent job.

August 31, 2026 · 4 min read
WordPress REST API vs MCP: which should your AI use?
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WordPress REST API vs MCP: which should your AI use?

MCP doesn't replace REST — it calls it. What the extra layer adds (discovery, semantic typing, governance), and the rule for choosing between them.

August 31, 2026 · 5 min read
Best WordPress MCP plugin: the 7 things that actually matter
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Best WordPress MCP plugin: the 7 things that actually matter

A buying guide, not a ranking: seven criteria with a test for each — typed tools, real plugin integrations, approval gate, audit log, scopes, builder-native output, client-agnostic.

August 31, 2026 · 6 min read
Use Cursor to manage a WordPress site (not just its code)
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Use Cursor to manage a WordPress site (not just its code)

Cursor plus MCP turns an editor into a site console: template and data in one prompt, review files for bulk work, rules as procedures, one repo per client.

August 31, 2026 · 4 min read
VS Code + WordPress MCP: your site inside Copilot Chat
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VS Code + WordPress MCP: your site inside Copilot Chat

Site tools next to code tools. The config, the workflows that genuinely belong in an editor, and the one mistake to avoid (committing credentials).

August 31, 2026 · 5 min read
Gemini + WordPress via MCP: setup and first prompts
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Gemini + WordPress via MCP: setup and first prompts

Gemini speaks MCP too. The config block, the verification prompt, the first jobs worth running — and the differences that actually matter in practice.

August 31, 2026 · 4 min read
Claude + WordPress: the complete setup (desktop, claude.ai and Claude Code)
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Claude + WordPress: the complete setup (desktop, claude.ai and Claude Code)

Three Claude surfaces, three configs, one server. How to connect each, how to verify the connection is real, and which one to reach for per job.

August 31, 2026 · 4 min read
How to connect ChatGPT to WordPress with MCP
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How to connect ChatGPT to WordPress with MCP

Five minutes from ChatGPT to real WordPress writes: connector setup, verification prompt, the ChatGPT-specific gotchas, and the safety defaults to keep on.

August 31, 2026 · 5 min read
The WordPress AI glossary: MCP, abilities, agents, skills — every term defined
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The WordPress AI glossary: MCP, abilities, agents, skills — every term defined

Plain-English definitions for every term in the WordPress AI stack, plus the four confusing pairs — Claude Skills vs Pro Skills, REST vs MCP, plugin vs server, automation vs agent.

August 31, 2026 · 5 min read
Agentic WordPress: what changes when your site becomes a set of tools
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Agentic WordPress: what changes when your site becomes a set of tools

Sites are becoming addressable, not just editable. What stops being work, what becomes work, how pricing shifts — and the incremental path to get there.

August 31, 2026 · 5 min read
WordPress AI agent: what it is, what it can do, how to run one safely
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WordPress AI agent: what it is, what it can do, how to run one safely

An agent is a model with tools and boundaries. What it can genuinely do on WordPress, what it can't, the permission model that makes it safe, and the first three jobs to give it.

August 31, 2026 · 5 min read
AI for WordPress in 2026: what actually works (and what's hype)
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AI for WordPress in 2026: what actually works (and what's hype)

Three layers, not one: content AI, builder AI, agent AI. What each actually delivers in 2026, which claims to ignore, and the four-part stack that pays for itself.

August 31, 2026 · 6 min read
What is MCP in WordPress? The Model Context Protocol, explained
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What is MCP in WordPress? The Model Context Protocol, explained

MCP is USB for AI: your site exposes typed tools, any AI client can call them. What that means in WordPress, what it lets you do, and where the safety boundaries sit.

August 31, 2026 · 6 min read
Claude Skills vs MCP tools vs Pro Skills: which one do you need for WordPress?
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Claude Skills vs MCP tools vs Pro Skills: which one do you need for WordPress?

Hands, know-how, specialist machines: how Claude Skills, MCP tools and NibWP Pro Skills differ, how they compose, and which combination each WordPress job actually needs.

August 22, 2026 · 9 min read
10 Claude Skills every WordPress agency should install (and what each one automates)
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10 Claude Skills every WordPress agency should install (and what each one automates)

Ten SKILL.md starters for agency work — audit, fix, SEO backfill, page/content from brief, Woo import, link sweep, migration, handoff doc, house standards — with frontmatter and the NibWP tools each drives.

August 22, 2026 · 7 min read
Write your own Claude Skill for WordPress: a step-by-step SKILL.md tutorial
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Write your own Claude Skill for WordPress: a step-by-step SKILL.md tutorial

From empty folder to hardened, shareable skill: a care-plan audit SKILL.md written line by line — description that fires, read-only procedure, report template, allowed-tools, tests.

August 22, 2026 · 8 min read
How to use Claude Skills with NibWP to build WordPress pages from a brief
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How to use Claude Skills with NibWP to build WordPress pages from a brief

A complete SKILL.md that turns a brief into a native Bricks/Etch page through NibWP: outline first, learn the site, route through the Pro Skill, draft, verify, report.

August 22, 2026 · 8 min read
What are Claude Skills, and how do they work with WordPress?
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What are Claude Skills, and how do they work with WordPress?

Skills are know-how, MCP is hands. What a Claude Skill actually is, how it loads, where it runs, and how it operates a WordPress site through NibWP with approvals and an audit log.

August 22, 2026 · 11 min read
One person, 100K a year in websites: the AI-era solo agency
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One person, 100K a year in websites: the AI-era solo agency

A menu that adds to 100K, capacity math without fantasy, the operating week, and the three-layer system that makes one disciplined person enough.

August 13, 2026 · 9 min read
The 500-a-month care plan that costs you an hour
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The 500-a-month care plan that costs you an hour

More checks than hand delivery, an hour of human judgment, evidence in every report — the care plan that's honest on both sides of the invoice.

August 13, 2026 · 9 min read
1K vs 5K vs 25K websites: what actually changes at each price
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1K vs 5K vs 25K websites: what actually changes at each price

Presence, persuasion, transformation, operation — the price ladder decoded: real scopes, AI-era delivery hours, and the proof to demand at each tier.

August 13, 2026 · 9 min read
The 8K redesign: rebuild any site from its own screenshots
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The 8K redesign: rebuild any site from its own screenshots

The site is its own spec: rebuild from rendered pages onto a new token system, art-direct the twelve pages that matter, template the rest.

August 13, 2026 · 9 min read
A 3K WooCommerce store in a week, product data included
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A 3K WooCommerce store in a week, product data included

The store setup is easy; the product data was the swamp. Reviewed import batches drain it — 35 hand hours down to 14, one week door to door.

August 13, 2026 · 9 min read
How to build a 20K directory site with Voxel and AI
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How to build a 20K directory site with Voxel and AI

Model, templates, corpus, money loop — the five-system 20K project delivered in three weeks, with the recurring plan directories genuinely need.

August 13, 2026 · 9 min read
The 15K website migration one person can now deliver
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The 15K website migration one person can now deliver

Five stages, each ending in proof: inventory, move, rebuild, redirect map, watch window — the team-month migration as a person-fortnight.

August 13, 2026 · 10 min read
What a 2K landing page looks like when AI builds it in a day
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What a 2K landing page looks like when AI builds it in a day

Hour by hour: brief at 9:00, native sections by lunch, live by 17:00 with a report — the smallest, sharpest ticket on the agency rate card.

August 13, 2026 · 10 min read
How to convert a 10K site template with AI
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How to convert a 10K site template with AI

Tokens first, sections once, pages by composition — the conversion pipeline that turns a shelved 10K template into a library that prints margin.

August 13, 2026 · 9 min read
How to create a 5K website using NibWP
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How to create a 5K website using NibWP

Scope, day-by-day build with real prompts, the hours ledger and the margin math — the bread-and-butter agency project, delivered the NibWP way.

August 13, 2026 · 10 min read
How to bill clients for AI-assisted work (without the discount spiral)
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How to bill clients for AI-assisted work (without the discount spiral)

Price the outcome, not the hours: four billing models, the client script for “but AI did the work”, and the audit log as your accountability proof.

August 7, 2026 · 4 min read
Convert a screenshot to Bricks elements your team can edit
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Convert a screenshot to Bricks elements your team can edit

Real Bricks elements, global classes written the way Bricks stores them, validated nesting, query loops for repeating content — approved before saving.

August 7, 2026 · 3 min read
How to fix 404s and redirects after a WordPress migration
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How to fix 404s and redirects after a WordPress migration

Crawl the dead URLs, map old to new, approve one redirect plan, fix internal links at the source, verify — one session, not a lost week.

August 7, 2026 · 3 min read
Which AI clients work with WordPress MCP? Claude Code, Cursor, ChatGPT and Windsurf
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Which AI clients work with WordPress MCP? Claude Code, Cursor, ChatGPT and Windsurf

Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, ChatGPT — what each client is best at on a WordPress site, and the one-endpoint setup they share.

August 7, 2026 · 3 min read
WordPress MCP not working? Every connection error, decoded
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WordPress MCP not working? Every connection error, decoded

The real troubleshooting map: disabled Application Passwords, missing HTTPS, security-plugin 403s, domain locks, cache poisoning and missing tools.

August 7, 2026 · 3 min read
How to build a Voxel directory site with AI
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How to build a Voxel directory site with AI

Model the listings, generate the templates — cards, archives, wired search with map — and bulk-import the content, approvals throughout.

August 7, 2026 · 3 min read
Build a whole site in EtchWP with AI, from one brief
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Build a whole site in EtchWP with AI, from one brief

Tokens, validated components, pages composed from the library, dynamic loops — the full EtchWP site build, three small approvals at a time.

August 7, 2026 · 3 min read
Can AI build and run a Divi site? What works today
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Can AI build and run a Divi site? What works today

The honest map: what AI runs on Divi today (content, SEO, maintenance, Woo), the native-module limit, and the migration path for pages that matter.

August 7, 2026 · 4 min read
How to build a Kadence site with AI, from brief to launch
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How to build a Kadence site with AI, from brief to launch

The full arc — global styles, pages as real Kadence blocks, Elements for site chrome, content pass and pre-launch checklist, all behind approvals.

August 7, 2026 · 4 min read
How to build Elementor pages with AI — real widgets, not HTML dumps
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How to build Elementor pages with AI — real widgets, not HTML dumps

From a one-line brief to a real Elementor page — flexbox containers, kit-bound widgets, registry validation and an approval before anything is saved.

August 7, 2026 · 4 min read
How to standardize the way your agency builds every client site
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How to standardize the way your agency builds every client site

Move the senior process out of one head and into playbooks the AI must follow — same standard, every build, every teammate, every site.

August 7, 2026 · 3 min read
Every WordPress ability an AI agent can call through MCP (full list)
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Every WordPress ability an AI agent can call through MCP (full list)

The full map of typed MCP tools an AI agent can call on a WordPress site — content, SEO, security, migration, visual checks, integrations and builds.

August 7, 2026 · 4 min read
How to offer white-label WordPress maintenance under your own brand
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How to offer white-label WordPress maintenance under your own brand

Package maintenance under your brand and run delivery on autopilot — jobs and playbooks do the checklist, your team does the approvals.

August 7, 2026 · 3 min read
How to find broken links across every client WordPress site at once
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How to find broken links across every client WordPress site at once

A scheduled crawl on every site, one portfolio-wide sweep, approval-gated fixes, and a report that turns link rot into a billable care-plan line.

August 7, 2026 · 3 min read
How to connect Claude Code to WordPress with an MCP server, step by step
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How to connect Claude Code to WordPress with an MCP server, step by step

The five-minute setup for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, ChatGPT and Windsurf — plus the real failure modes and how Status diagnoses them.

August 7, 2026 · 4 min read
Is it safe to let AI edit a client's WordPress site? Audit logs + approvals
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Is it safe to let AI edit a client's WordPress site? Audit logs + approvals

The answer we give clients: the realiztic failure modes, the five structural controls, and the audit log that turns trust into a record.

August 7, 2026 · 4 min read
How to convert a design into an editable Elementor page — no code
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How to convert a design into an editable Elementor page — no code

Screenshot, Figma, URL or HTML into real Elementor widgets — flexbox containers, global-kit bindings, validated against your live widget registry.

August 7, 2026 · 3 min read
The WordPress plugin that lets Claude, Cursor and ChatGPT build sites
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The WordPress plugin that lets Claude, Cursor and ChatGPT build sites

The plugin to connect AI to WordPress: Claude, Cursor and ChatGPT get 132 typed tools across 35+ integrations — building and managing your site with approvals and logs.

August 6, 2026 · 4 min read
Give your whole team one AI workflow for every client build
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Give your whole team one AI workflow for every client build

An AI WordPress workflow for teams: encode your build process once as a playbook and every request follows it — same standards, same output, junior or founder.

August 6, 2026 · 4 min read
White-label AI WordPress services and charge your own rates
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White-label AI WordPress services and charge your own rates

White-label AI WordPress services: NibWP runs back-office on your clients' sites — your brand on the reports, your rates on the invoice, the AI never in the room.

August 6, 2026 · 4 min read
Bulk-create WooCommerce products from a spreadsheet, automatically
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Bulk-create WooCommerce products from a spreadsheet, automatically

Bulk create WooCommerce products from a spreadsheet, feed or photo folder: real products with prices, images and categories — planned, approved, written to your store.

August 6, 2026 · 4 min read
Turn any screenshot or URL into a WordPress page in minutes
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Turn any screenshot or URL into a WordPress page in minutes

Screenshot to WordPress page in minutes: NibWP turns any screenshot or URL into native, editable pages in Elementor, Bricks, Kadence or Etch — validated, approved by you.

August 6, 2026 · 4 min read
The safe way to put AI to work on client WordPress sites
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The safe way to put AI to work on client WordPress sites

Safe AI for client WordPress sites: approval before every write, typed tools instead of arbitrary code, scoped credentials, audit logs — control you can show a client.

August 6, 2026 · 4 min read
Sell WordPress care plans with AI doing the actual work
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Sell WordPress care plans with AI doing the actual work

AI-powered WordPress care plans: the monthly checklist, audits and client report run on jobs and playbooks — you keep the approvals, the margin and the renewals.

August 6, 2026 · 4 min read
Let AI handle WordPress maintenance while you sleep
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Let AI handle WordPress maintenance while you sleep

Automated AI WordPress maintenance: scheduled jobs crawl links, scan security, collect updates and clean the database overnight — and ask before changing anything.

August 6, 2026 · 4 min read
Manage 50 client WordPress sites from one AI command center
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Manage 50 client WordPress sites from one AI command center

Manage multiple WordPress sites with AI: one connected assistant works across your whole portfolio — updates, audits, content and fixes, each site gated by approvals.

August 6, 2026 · 4 min read
The AI website builder agencies use to ship client sites faster
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The AI website builder agencies use to ship client sites faster

NibWP is the AI website builder for agencies: screenshots, Figma files and HTML become editable pages in your client's builder — validated, approved, on your own WordPress.

August 6, 2026 · 4 min read
How to run WordPress maintenance plans on autopilot for client sites
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How to run WordPress maintenance plans on autopilot for client sites

Scheduled jobs, playbook-driven passes and approval gates that run the monthly care-plan checklist for you — and write the client report at the end.

August 6, 2026 · 9 min read
Convert HTML to Kadence Blocks with native attributes, not custom CSS
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Convert HTML to Kadence Blocks with native attributes, not custom CSS

Six step-by-step walkthroughs that turn HTML, URLs, screenshots and even email markup into real, editable Kadence blocks — native attributes, no custom CSS.

August 6, 2026 · 11 min read
What’s new in NibWP — July 2026

What’s new in NibWP — July 2026

July 31, 2026 · 5 min read
Why developers are finally switching to EtchWP

Why developers are finally switching to EtchWP

Etch hit stable 1.0 in 2026 and developers are leaving page builders behind. Real code access, clean semantic HTML, native blocks, no lock-in — here is why, plus the honest caveats.

June 15, 2026 · 11 min read
Site memory for agents
Engineering

Site memory for agents

A built-in key-value store so agents keep project context across sessions.

Jun 4, 2026 · 2 min read
Connecting Cursor and Windsurf
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Connecting Cursor and Windsurf

One endpoint, a 1-click config, and you are querying your site from any editor.

Jun 3, 2026 · 2 min read
Bricks Query Loops, automated
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Bricks Query Loops, automated

Detecting repeating cards in source HTML and turning them into CPT + ACF + Bricks posts element — automatically.

Jun 2, 2026 · 2 min read
ACSS Pro: design systems from screenshots
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ACSS Pro: design systems from screenshots

Why we built a separate skill to generate the palette + type ramp + spacing scale rather than baking it into EtchWP.

Jun 1, 2026 · 2 min read
Why typed tools beat scrapers
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Why typed tools beat scrapers

A stable, schema-typed contract instead of brittle scripts that break on update.

May 30, 2026 · 2 min read
EtchWP Pro: from screenshot to validated component
Pro Skills

EtchWP Pro: from screenshot to validated component

Walking through the 5-step pipeline that turns a Tailwind dump into clean BEM + ACSS tokens.

May 28, 2026 · 2 min read
Inside the PHP sandbox
Engineering

Inside the PHP sandbox

How agents author persistent, auto-loaded PHP isolated from your theme and core.

May 26, 2026 · 2 min read
Skills v2: mandatory routing + preflight tokens
Engineering

Skills v2: mandatory routing + preflight tokens

Why agents kept ignoring our Pro skills, and the 3-layer fix that finally locked them in.

May 22, 2026 · 2 min read
The 1-click MCP config generator
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The 1-click MCP config generator

Generate a ready-to-paste config for 15+ AI clients in a single click.

May 20, 2026 · 2 min read
Introducing NibWP
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Introducing NibWP

How we turned WordPress into a Model Context Protocol server in under 6 months.

May 15, 2026 · 2 min read