Now WordPress.com Is Letting AI Agents Write And Post With Ease

Sarah Perez, in a recent TechCrunch article, reports that WordPress.com, the hosted version of the WordPress ecosystem announced that AI agents can now do most of the work for the site owners.

Sarah writes that even though WordPress.com only represents a fraction of the WordPress sites out there, WordPress as a whole powers 43% of all websites on the Web.

With these new capabilities, websites could be almost entirely created and run via AI agents controlled by humans. This lowers the barrier to setting up and maintaining websites; it may also help fill the web with content no longer written by people, but by machines.

Honestly, just don't do this. There's enough Artificial Intelligence slop out there we don't need one more spot lost to people not using their brain to be creative.

Look, I use AI as a tool to iterate and get ideas. But I don't let it write the final drafts or design the final sites.

Just because it's quick, doesn't mean it's better and will provide the same results of having a human more in the loop.

At launch, the AI agents will also be able to approve, reply to, and clean up comments; create, rename, and restructure categories and tags across the site; and fix alt text, captions, and titles to improve the site’s SEO. These changes and others are all tracked through the site’s Activity Log, the company notes.

Some of these use cases could be useful, especially when cleaning up from a comment spam attack – it happens more than you think.

But don't give up the reigns completely. The joy of the Web and what makes the Web so unique is the creativity that goes into the site and the writing.

Am I off-base? What do you think? Post your thoughts in the comments.

Announcing The Marketing Podcast Awards!

The Marketing Podcast Network is a not-for-profit community of marketers who podcast.We have more than 80 marketing podcasts in our network, and we thought it was time to recognize the podcasts we love - marketing podcasts.But these awards aren’t just about the shows on our network.

The MPN Awards are open to all marketing podcasts.We want to celebrate the podcasts YOU love too — the marketing peers, mentors, and heroes who keep us entertained, informed, and inspired.This is our chance to shine a light on the voices across the entire marketing podcast community.

Nomination submissions end April 30th.

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I Was On The GoalChat Podcast Talking About Podcasting!

Podcasting for Podcasthon with Seth Goldstein, Shel Holtz & Kandas Rodarte

On this week’s GoalChat, we talked about Podcasting in celebration of Podcasthon with fellow Marketing Podcast Network podcasters Seth Goldstein, Entrepreneur’s Enigma; Shel Holtz, SCMP, For Immediate Release; and Kandas Nesbitt-Rodarte, Gratitude Geek Podcast. This is Podcasthon week (March 14 - 20

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Bluesky announces $100M Series B after CEO transition | TechCrunch

The additional funds have been used to scale Bluesky’s team, while the company continues to develop Bluesky’s app and the underlying ATProto that powers it.

TechCrunchSarah Perez

Not sure how I feel about this. Especially since the AT Protocol is only now being more distributed. VC money always seems to mess stuff up.

RIP Metaverse, an $80 Billion Dumpster Fire Nobody Wanted

Who could have possibly predicted this, besides everyone?

404 MediaJason Koebler

What a waste of money. No one wanted it, but Zuck is a... never mind. It's only $80 Billion! 🤦‍♂️

Amazon working on new smartphone with Alexa at its core, report says | TechCrunch

The device is being developed by the company’s Devices and Services division, and it would feature personalized features aimed at making it easier to use Amazon’s suite of apps, including Amazon shopping, Prime Video, and Prime Music, according to Reuters.

TechCrunchRam Iyer

Remember the Fire Phone? Didn't it suck? 🤣

CBS News Radio To Shutter Amid News Division Cuts

The closure of CBS News Radio ends nearly 100 years of radio programming from CBS.

DeadlineTed Johnson

End of an era! Geez, what a blow to radio! 😔😢

TrueFans Launches Streaming Video Hosting for Podcasters, Expanding Podcasting 2.0 Capabilities

The new offering enables podcasters to seamlessly upload and distribute video content without relying on proprietary platforms or APIs.

PodnewsJames Cridland

This is HUGE! Such a great company. 🎉

US Podcast and Online Audio Consumption Reach Record Highs; Generative AI Being Adopted in Massive Numbers

The Infinite Dial® 2026 from Edison Research at SSRS Reveals Milestone Numbers Across Digital Media

PodnewsJames Cridland

Podcasting FTW!

Gartner suggests Friday afternoon Copilot ban

: Admins may be even more exhausted by then, because securing Microsoft’s AI helper is not a trivial job

The RegisterSimon Sharwood

I kind of agree. 😂🫠

Anthropic hires explosives expert to prevent misuse

The new hire will help the company train its Claude AI tool amid rising fears over the technology’s use in making weapons.

Semafor LogoTom Chivers

Not sure if I should be glad that this is a position or if I should be worried? 🤨

Elon Musk found liable for defrauding Twitter investors

Musk’s misleading tweets about Twitter bots could cost him billions.

MashableChance Townsend

Shocker! 🙄🤬 Make him lose money. How about jail time?

Gen Z May Be ‘Over’ TikTok, Report Finds

A Harris Poll report reveals that an increase in advertising, influencer culture and privacy concerns are beginning to diminish loyalty among Gen Z TikTok users.

Colin Kirkland

Not surprised. They should try the Fediverse.

Why LinkedIn Might Have Two Algorithms — and Why Marketers Should Care - SparkToro

We marketers talk about the LinkedIn algorithm as though it’s a single behemoth. But a recent analysis from Christopher Penn suggests the platform may be

SparkToroAmanda Natividad

No surprise here. I've seen it in action.

Google Search referrals to the web have plummeted, AI links are ‘less than 1%’ of traffic

New data shows just how impactful AI has been to the web, with Google Search referrals falling off of a…

9to5GoogleBen Schoon

Zero Click Marketing is the way. Fortunately and unfortunately.

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Podcast — Zero Click Marketing (ZCM)

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What a great podcast. Amanda knows her stuff! She works for Sparktoro and has been at the forefront of Zero Click Marketing for a while now.

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-Seth

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