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aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Feedback is mixed but curious (“I like this, but…”)</span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br />\n</span></li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Performance is similar, but the show feels better to make</span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br />\n</span></li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You see signs of new engagement from your core audience</span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><b>Fully commit if:</b></p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your audience responds positively and consistently</span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br />\n</span></li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The show feels easier or more fun to produce</span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br />\n</span></li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" 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Shipping a major version of WordPress in real time, on stage, without drama, is something the early contributors could hardly have imagined.</p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https://i0.wp.com/wordpress.org/news/files/2025/12/release-leads.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Photo of WordPress release leads pressing the button to release 6.9\" class=\"wp-image-19457\" srcset=\"https://i0.wp.com/wordpress.org/news/files/2025/12/release-leads-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/wordpress.org/news/files/2025/12/release-leads-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/wordpress.org/news/files/2025/12/release-leads-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/wordpress.org/news/files/2025/12/release-leads-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/wordpress.org/news/files/2025/12/release-leads-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" /></figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That reflection connected back to WordPress’s origin story. Matt talked about discovering the <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WordPress#History\">B2</a> forums, asking questions, and eventually reaching the point where he could answer someone else’s. That transition from learner to contributor remains at the heart of the project today. Two decades later, WordPress has grown from those early interactions into a platform that can ship a major release in front of the world, powered by thousands of contributors building together.</p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WordPress and the Future of AI</h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the keynote shifted toward the future, Matt acknowledged what has become an essential truth of the moment: it would be impossible to talk about the next chapter of WordPress without talking about AI. He reminded the audience that in 2022, long before ChatGPT entered global conversation, he encouraged the community to “learn AI deeply.” The speed of change since then, he said, has exceeded every expectation, and WordPress has been preparing for it in ways both visible and behind the scenes.</p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https://i0.wp.com/wordpress.org/news/files/2025/12/State-of-the-Word-2025-AI.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Timeline of AI: 2022 ChatGPT launches, 2023 GPT-4 and Claude launches, 2024 Multimodel and video generation, 2025 AI everywhere\" class=\"wp-image-19510\" srcset=\"https://i0.wp.com/wordpress.org/news/files/2025/12/State-of-the-Word-2025-AI-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/wordpress.org/news/files/2025/12/State-of-the-Word-2025-AI-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/wordpress.org/news/files/2025/12/State-of-the-Word-2025-AI-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/wordpress.org/news/files/2025/12/State-of-the-Word-2025-AI-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/wordpress.org/news/files/2025/12/State-of-the-Word-2025-AI-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" /></figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Matt introduced one of the most important architectural developments of the year: the Abilities API and the MCP adapter. The Abilities API defines what WordPress can do in a structured way that AI systems can interpret, while the MCP adapter exposes those abilities through a shared protocol. This means AI agents — whether built by individuals, companies, or larger platforms — can understand and interact with WordPress safely and predictably. Instead of relying on one-off integrations or brittle interfaces, WordPress now participates in a broader ecosystem of tools that can query its capabilities and perform tasks using a standard, governed approach.</p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Matt then highlighted how developers are already using AI in their everyday work through tools like Cursor, Claude Code, and next-generation CLIs. These tools can explore entire codebases, generate documentation, produce tests, refactor large components, and even coordinate sequences of WP-CLI commands. For many developers, they expand what a single person can accomplish in an afternoon. They don’t eliminate the need for human judgment — they amplify it.</p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With that foundation laid, Matt turned the audience’s attention to <a href=\"https://telex.automattic.ai/\">Telex</a>, the experimental environment designed to turn natural-language prompts into Gutenberg Blocks. Telex has already moved beyond experimentation and into real use. Matt showed examples from community creator Nick Hamze, who uses Telex to power micro-business tools that represent practical, revenue-generating workflows that previously required custom engineering.</p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"2160\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 3840 / 2160;\" width=\"3840\" controls src=\"https://wordpress.org/news/files/2025/12/Telex-demo-776.mp4\"></video></figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Matt then widened the lens to show what companies across the ecosystem are building with AI. Hostinger’s Kodee can generate a complete WordPress site from a single description. Elementor AI demonstrated similarly rapid creation inside its own editor, producing full sections and layouts in seconds. WordPress.com showcased how its AI tools help users draft, rewrite, and refine content while keeping language aligned with the site’s voice. Yoast demonstrated how AI can support SEO workflows by generating structured suggestions and improving readability. Together, these examples illustrated that AI is not arriving in one place — it is arriving everywhere.</p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Experimental browsers can navigate WP Admin autonomously, performing tasks such as clicking buttons, opening menus, changing settings, and performing multi-step tasks without requiring any custom plugins or APIs. This raised a key question that Matt encouraged the community to consider: Which AI capabilities should live inside WordPress itself, and which should remain external, operating through the browser or operating system?</p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Matt closed the section by discussing WordPress-specific AI benchmarks and evaluation suites. These shared tests will measure how well AI systems understand and execute WordPress tasks, from enabling plugins to navigating WP Admin to modifying content and settings. The goal is to create a foundation where future AI tools behave predictably and responsibly across the entire ecosystem, giving creators confidence that intelligent tools understand the platform deeply.</p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Global Community Growing Together</h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mary then returned to the stage to celebrate the ecosystem that supports WordPress&#8217;s growth. Across continents, diverse groups of people have hosted WordPress events, training new contributors and welcoming newcomers into the project. WordCamp growth in 2025 reflected that: more than 81 WordCamps across 39 countries, powered by over 5,000 volunteers and attended by nearly 100,000 people, with sixteen more events still underway.</p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https://i0.wp.com/wordpress.org/news/files/2025/12/State-of-the-Word-2025-wordcamps.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19503\" srcset=\"https://i0.wp.com/wordpress.org/news/files/2025/12/State-of-the-Word-2025-wordcamps-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/wordpress.org/news/files/2025/12/State-of-the-Word-2025-wordcamps-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/wordpress.org/news/files/2025/12/State-of-the-Word-2025-wordcamps-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/wordpress.org/news/files/2025/12/State-of-the-Word-2025-wordcamps-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/wordpress.org/news/files/2025/12/State-of-the-Word-2025-wordcamps-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" /></figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Education played a major role in this community expansion. Learn.WordPress.org served over 1.5 million learners this year, with clearer pathways into more structured programs like <a href=\"https://wordpress.org/education/campus-connect/\">Campus Connect</a> and <a href=\"https://wordpress.org/education/credits/\">WordPress Credits</a>. This bridging was deliberate. Many learners arrive through tutorials or workshops but need clearer guidance on how to deepen their skills. By reshaping navigation and improving wayfinding across WordPress.org, the project began closing that gap.</p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She spotlighted <a href=\"https://make.wordpress.org/community/2025/09/29/wordpress-and-higher-education-an-alliance-that-transforms/\">Costa Rica’s Universidad Fidélitas</a>, where WordPress moved beyond extracurricular interest into formal academic integration. Long before signing an agreement with the WordPress Foundation, their students were hosting WordCamp San José, forming student clubs, and treating WordPress as a crucial part of digital literacy and professional development.</p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https://i0.wp.com/wordpress.org/news/files/2025/12/State-of-the-Word-2025-photo.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19505\" srcset=\"https://i0.wp.com/wordpress.org/news/files/2025/12/State-of-the-Word-2025-photo-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/wordpress.org/news/files/2025/12/State-of-the-Word-2025-photo-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/wordpress.org/news/files/2025/12/State-of-the-Word-2025-photo-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/wordpress.org/news/files/2025/12/State-of-the-Word-2025-photo-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/wordpress.org/news/files/2025/12/State-of-the-Word-2025-photo-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" /><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Students of the WordPress Fidélitas Club</figcaption></figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wapuu appeared across events as a familiar companion and a cultural thread running through contributor tools and community projects. Its presence was a reminder that creativity and playfulness are as essential to open source as documentation or code.</p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https://i0.wp.com/wordpress.org/news/files/2025/12/State-of-the-Word-2025-wapuu.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Various Wapuu artwork examples\" class=\"wp-image-19506\" srcset=\"https://i0.wp.com/wordpress.org/news/files/2025/12/State-of-the-Word-2025-wapuu-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/wordpress.org/news/files/2025/12/State-of-the-Word-2025-wapuu-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/wordpress.org/news/files/2025/12/State-of-the-Word-2025-wapuu-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/wordpress.org/news/files/2025/12/State-of-the-Word-2025-wapuu-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/wordpress.org/news/files/2025/12/State-of-the-Word-2025-wapuu-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" /></figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Matt highlighted the story of <a href=\"https://events.wordpress.org/managua/2025/wordpress-youth-day/\">Youth Day in Managua, Nicaragua</a>. Seventy-five young people spent a full day building their first WordPress sites. Sessions were taught by teenagers, for teenagers. They learned to pick themes, customize layouts, create contact forms, and publish content. Contribution often starts with a simple moment of confidence, and those early sparks can shape entire careers.</p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"2160\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 3840 / 2160;\" width=\"3840\" controls src=\"https://wordpress.org/news/files/2025/12/wapu-513.mp4\"></video></figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Together, these moments illustrated a project expanding not just in numbers, but in depth, diversity, and global reach. WordPress is growing because communities are finding their own ways to embrace it.</p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What’s New in WordPress 6.9</h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Joining virtually, WordPress Lead Architect, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/matveb/\">Matías Ventura</a>, shifted the keynote from vision to practice. Matías offered a detailed walkthrough of what makes WordPress 6.9 one of the most refined, collaborative, and forward-looking releases the project has shipped in years. He returned to the four familiar lenses of creation — writing, designing, building, and developing — and showed how each evolved in this release cycle.</p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He began with notes in the Block Editor, one of the most anticipated features. Notes allow collaborators to comment directly on individual blocks in a post or page. When a note is selected, the surrounding content subtly fades, helping contributors stay focused on context. Because notes are built on WordPress’s native comment system, they integrate seamlessly with existing communication workflows, including email notifications. Matías highlighted that notes development exemplified collaboration at its best, with contributors from various companies working together to bring the feature to life.</p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WordPress 6.9 Feature Demo\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/vkYulcN0lbc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen></iframe>\n</div></figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From there, he turned to refinements across the writing and design experience. Editor interactions feel smoother and more consistent. Patterns behave more predictably. Spacing and typography controls are clearer, more organized, and more intuitive. Together these capabilioties make the experience of writing and designing inside WordPress calmer, more reliable, and more empowering.</p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Block bindings now provide a more intuitive, visual way to connect blocks to dynamic data sources. Users can switch or remove bindings with a single click, and developers can register additional sources to support custom workflows. This work lays the foundation for a future where dynamic data flows more naturally through blocks, enabling site creators to build richer interfaces without writing code.</p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the developer front, Matías focused on three foundational upgrades that represent major steps forward in how WordPress will evolve over the coming years.</p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The first was the <strong>Abilities API</strong>, a unified registry that describes what WordPress can do — across PHP, REST endpoints, the command palette, and future AI-driven interactions.</li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>HTML API</strong> introduces new ways of working with and modifying HTML server-side. The API ensures safer, more reliable handling, lowering the barrier for theme and block developers who work with dynamic or structured markup.</li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>Interactivity API</strong> delivers smoother, faster interactions without requiring heavy JavaScript frameworks. Improved routing, better state management, and clearer conventions help developers create rich, modern interfaces without leaving the WordPress philosophy of simplicity and flexibility.</li>\n</ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After Matías wrapped his presentation, Matt stepped back in to highlight several developments that build on the foundations of 6.9 and strengthen the overall WordPress ecosystem. He pointed first to the <a href=\"https://wordpress.org/plugins/plugin-check/\">Plugin Check Plugin</a>, a tool designed to help developers align with current WordPress standards and catch common issues early, making plugins more reliable for users and easier to maintain over time. Matt then spoke about ongoing progress in <a href=\"https://wordpress.org/data-liberation/\">Data Liberation</a>, noting improvements to the <a href=\"https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-importer/\">WordPress importer</a> that make it easier for people to bring their content into WordPress without disruption or loss, an important step toward ensuring the open web remains portable and resilient. He also highlighted advances across the <a href=\"https://playground.wordpress.net/\">Playground</a> ecosystem, including <a href=\"https://developer.wordpress.com/studio/\">WordPress Studio</a>, the Playground CLI, and an expanding set of Blueprints. These allow developers and learners to spin up complete WordPress environments in seconds, test ideas, and experiment without servers or configuration. Matt closed this portion by emphasizing work on safer updates, which help WordPress avoid partial installs and ensure that updates complete smoothly even in less predictable hosting conditions, reinforcing WordPress’s commitment to stability as the platform continues to grow.</p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Matt emphasized that WordPress 6.9 is not defined by any single headline feature, but by a broad spectrum of refinements across the entire experience. It is a release that deepens reliability, expands capability, and sets the stage for future innovation.</p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Insights from the AI Panel</h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The keynote transitioned into a live AI panel moderated by Mary Hubbard. The panel brought together four perspectives from across the ecosystem: <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/isotropic/\">James LePage</a> (Automattic), <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/flixos90/\">Felix Arntz</a> (Google), and <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/jeffpaul/\">Jeff Paul</a> (Fueled, FKA 10up), and Matt Mullenweg. Their conversation touched on the philosophy, practice, and future of AI inside WordPress — not as a distant trend, but as an active part of the project’s evolution.</p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A central theme was AI’s ability to amplify human creativity. James LePage put it plainly:</p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It’s not that we’re going to just add sparkle buttons everywhere. We’re going to do some crazy stuff here — things we’re going to build into the way you interact with creating content, with expressing yourself digitally. We want to give you more power, more control, and make you more effective at creating.</p>\n</blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jeff Paul echoed this sentiment, emphasizing that AI should make developers more productive by handling repetitive work and freeing them to focus on higher-level decisions. Felix Arntz expanded the idea further, describing how Google sees AI as a way to make the web more accessible and intuitive, especially for new creators who may not have formal technical training.</p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"572\" src=\"https://i0.wp.com/wordpress.org/news/files/2025/12/panel.jpg?resize=1024%2C572&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19462\" srcset=\"https://i0.wp.com/wordpress.org/news/files/2025/12/panel-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C572&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/wordpress.org/news/files/2025/12/panel-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/wordpress.org/news/files/2025/12/panel-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C429&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/wordpress.org/news/files/2025/12/panel-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C858&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/wordpress.org/news/files/2025/12/panel-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1144&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" /><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">From left to right: Mary Hubbard, Matt Mullenweg, Jeff Paul, Felix Arntz, James LePage</figcaption></figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Looking ahead, the panelists predicted deeper contextual integrations, AI-assisted debugging and scaffolding for developers, and workflows where agents can take on sequences of tasks while remaining directed by human decisions. They also highlighted the importance of standards, shared protocols, and privacy-focused design as essential components of WordPress’s long-term approach.</p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The next 20 years looks like WordPress remaining what it is today, which is the center of the open web.</p>\n</blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The panel closed on a forward-looking but steady note. AI is accelerating, but WordPress is designing its foundations with flexibility and values that endure. The tools may change, but the commitment to openness, agency, and creative freedom remains the compass.</p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Questions That Push Us Forward</h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Matt introduced the Q&amp;A as one of his favorite parts of State of the Word because it reveals what people are imagining, struggling with, or eager to build.</p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https://i0.wp.com/wordpress.org/news/files/2025/12/State-of-the-Word-2025-QandA.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Q&amp;A\" class=\"wp-image-19512\" srcset=\"https://i0.wp.com/wordpress.org/news/files/2025/12/State-of-the-Word-2025-QandA-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/wordpress.org/news/files/2025/12/State-of-the-Word-2025-QandA-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/wordpress.org/news/files/2025/12/State-of-the-Word-2025-QandA-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/wordpress.org/news/files/2025/12/State-of-the-Word-2025-QandA-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/wordpress.org/news/files/2025/12/State-of-the-Word-2025-QandA-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" /></figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first question addressed the growing interconnectedness of today’s web. What happens, a participant asked, when a major provider like Cloudflare goes down? As tools and agents rely more heavily on external services, failures can cascade. Matt acknowledged that outages are increasingly visible, but also argued that each one strengthens the system.</p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Every failure, every edge case, everything that you never imagined is just another opportunity to find that new edge case,” he said. Resilience is not avoidance of failure, but the ability to grow stronger after it.</p>\n</blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another question focused on the longevity of web content. With platforms shutting down or links breaking over time, how can creators ensure their work endures? Matt pointed to the Internet Archive as one of the great stabilizers of the open web. He highlighted a <a href=\"https://wordpress.org/plugins/internet-archive-wayback-machine-link-fixer/\">new plugin</a> that automatically scans posts and replaces dead links with archived versions, helping preserve the historical fabric of the web even as individual services come and go.</p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The next question turned to real-time collaboration inside WordPress. A participant asked how co-editing fits into the future of WordPress and how these tools might help creators work more confidently. Matt talked about how collaboration tools can support people who are just starting their creative journeys — whether they are entrepreneurs, students, or first-time site builders. He described real-time editing as part of a broader vision of WordPress “just doing the work for you” in high-pressure or early-stage creative moments.</p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The final question considered long-term decision-making. Matt noted that predicting what will change is difficult, but identifying what will remain the same is much easier. For WordPress, he said, the invariant is clear: people will always want agency, openness, and the ability to publish on their own terms. 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