WordPress & AI: Agentic Engineering

AI coding assistants can generate WordPress code in seconds, but building secure, maintainable plugins, themes, and production-ready solutions requires more than great prompts. This session introduces WordPress developers to the fundamentals of Agentic Engineering, a practical approach to working with AI as a development partner rather than just a code generator.

We'll explore how to provide AI with the right project context, write effective prompts, and build repeatable workflows for WordPress development. Through practical examples, you'll learn how to use ChatGPT, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, and other AI coding assistants to develop plugins, customize themes, work with the WordPress REST API, debug issues, refactor legacy code, write tests, and improve documentation.

The session also covers best practices for reviewing AI-generated code, following WordPress Coding Standards, maintaining security, and ensuring compatibility with the WordPress ecosystem. Whether you're new to AI-assisted development or already using AI every day, you'll leave with practical workflows to build better WordPress projects faster while staying in control of every technical decision.