Reports
Long-form editorial over the directory data. State-of-the-pillar quarterly deep-dives, bridges between developer and end-user audiences, and comparison editorial that names winners with the numbers attached.
- State of June 18, 2026 #ai
MCP Servers for WordPress, 2026
The Model Context Protocol went from an Anthropic spec in late 2024 to an official WordPress AI Building Block in 2026. WordPress.com shipped full write support, the core Abilities API + MCP adapter give self-hosted sites the same path, and Automattic is openly positioning WordPress as 'the operating system of the agentic web.' Here's the landscape and what it means for site owners and developers.
Read the report - State of June 17, 2026 #plugins
WordPress Security & Vulnerabilities, 2026
WordPress core is not the problem — plugins are. Disclosure volume keeps climbing, a large share of vulnerabilities ship public with no patch available, and over half of notified plugin developers don't fix before disclosure. The 2026 picture, and a practical hardening checklist that beats installing one more plugin.
Read the report - State of June 16, 2026 #plugins
State of WordPress Page Builders, 2026
Elementor powers ~13% of all WordPress sites and still leads page builders, but its share has slid from a 2023 peak as Gutenberg becomes the universal default and Bricks takes the performance-minded middle. AI generation is the new battleground. Here's the 2026 leaderboard and the pick for each kind of build.
Read the report - State of June 4, 2026 #themes
State of WordPress Block Themes, Mid-2026
Block themes still account for roughly 8% of the active WordPress install base, but they make up 47% of themes shipped or updated in the last 6 months and outperform classic themes on every benchmark we run. For new builds in 2026, the default smart choice is a block theme. Three reasons, then the call.
Read the report - State of June 3, 2026 #ai
State of WordPress AI Plugins, Mid-2026
The WordPress repository now hosts roughly 212 plugins that mention AI in their description. About 30 are AI-native; the rest bolted on. The natives compete on feature surface and provider breadth. The MCP frontier is one canonical server away from real agentic WordPress. EU AI Act compliance is sitting there waiting for a serious plugin. A mid-2026 look at what's working, what isn't, and what to bet on.
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State of
Quarterly deep-dives. State of block themes, state of AI page builders, state of WordPress + LLM integration. Adoption data, vendor moves, and the editorial call on where each pillar is heading.
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Briefs
Bridge content. The same feature explained two ways, side by side: what this means if you build sites for clients, and what this means if you run your own.
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Compare
Head-to-head comparisons grounded in the directory data. Same brief, multiple builders, graded outputs. Methodology published alongside the conclusion.