Extendify's Launch AI builds a finished WordPress site before the customer's first login. AutoLaunch delivers it via the hosting provider's own signup flow. Version 3.0 reduces creation to a single prompt.

Automattic launched Studio Code in public beta, a CLI agent built on Anthropic's Claude Sonnet 4.6 that builds, configures, and publishes WordPress sites from natural language commands, running on top of MCP write capabilities launched in March 2026.

Cloudflare released EmDash on April 1, a real open-source CMS built on Workers, D1, and Astro that sandboxes plugins in isolated v8 Workers, directly targeting the plugin security model that underlies most WordPress vulnerabilities.

WordPress.org launched my.WordPress.net - a fully functional WordPress instance running entirely in the browser via WebAssembly. No server, no signup, no cost. It includes a built-in AI assistant and positions WordPress as a zero-friction personal workspace.

WordPress 7.0 introduces AI Connectors - a centralized system for connecting plugins to OpenAI, Gemini, and Claude - alongside real-time collaborative editing and an admin redesign. The release ships infrastructure, not features: AI capabilities come via plugins, not core.

Wix Harmony, announced in January 2026, is Wix’s latest attempt to shorten the path from idea to live website by combining AI-driven generation with manual...

CloudLinux has announced an investment in Seahawk, a company that delivers WordPress support and services for hosting providers under a white-label model. The goal is to help hosters offer help with websites—not just infrastructure—and improve retention among users who rely on WordPress.

adminbolt beta Why we built it For years, hosting control panels have been both the backbone and the bottleneck of the industry. Providers relied on...

Imunify has introduced a new WordPress plugin that allows website owners to monitor the activity of Imunify360 protection directly from the WordPress admin panel. Until now, most users were unaware that their websites were being actively protected, as all security features were only accessible through the hosting control panel.

HostBill has introduced a new integration with Webuzo, aimed at making it easier for hosting companies to sell and manage shared hosting. The update allows providers to bill for disk usage, bandwidth, email accounts, databases, and domains, while automating account setup and management.