In this presentation, we’ll walk through a couple of practical use cases for the new WordPress Abilities API, which lets AI models discover and run your WordPress functions. This unlocks a new way for plugins to add real, hands-on AI features, allowing the same actions you’d normally perform in the UI to happen through prompts, faster and with far less friction.
Jeff Marx has been a software engineer at People Inc. for more than seven years, with roots in the WordPress community going back to 2006. While he no longer works in WordPress code every day, his experience spans a wide range of projects, from large-scale WordPress VIP media sites to small business and community sites.
Jeff is also a longtime contributor to the [GatherPress project](https://gatherpress.org/) and an organizer of the [WordPress NYC Meetup group](https://www.meetup.com/wordpressnyc/).
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