Word on the Future
Where enterprise WordPress is heading, and what to do about it. Every 2 weeks, from Noel Tock, CGO at Human Made.
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One essay and one roundup, every month.
Your WordPress site has a shadow audience
AI agents need more than your homepage. What the Abilities API, MCP and machine-readable tools mean for the next version of your WordPress site.
Claude or Codex? WordPress doesn’t care
What an AI agent can access, change and prove matters more than which model you choose. Block Runner shows what that means for WordPress.
Self-optimising WordPress is here
We connected AI agents to WordPress blocks and ran repeated tests with Accelerate. Here’s how the experiment worked, and what we’re still testing.
OpenClaw + WordPress: what actually happens
We connected OpenClaw to WordPress through Accelerate. It found missing donation tracking and audience gaps using the site’s own analytics.
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Claude or Codex? WordPress doesn’t care
What an AI agent can access, change and prove matters more than which model you choose. Block Runner shows what that means for WordPress.
A great pitch isn’t always a great WordPress agency
A good pitch only tells you so much. August’s roundup brings together our agency evaluation guide, questions to ask and the cost of a poor choice.
AI is changing enterprise WordPress
July’s roundup covers our Enterprise WordPress Playbook, AI security, CMS ownership costs and the procurement questions worth asking.
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Self-optimising WordPress is here
We connected AI agents to WordPress blocks and ran repeated tests with Accelerate. Here’s how the experiment worked, and what we’re still testing.
Everything enterprise teams wish they’d known sooner
June’s reading: our Enterprise WordPress Playbook, AI coding workflows, alternatives to Claude Code and the platform weaknesses AI exposes.
WordPress + GA4 + AI = fewer posts, more performance
We combined WordPress content, analytics and AI to test what drives engagement. The results pointed to better topics, not a busier publishing calendar.
From AI workflows to WordPress 7.0: what matters now
May’s roundup brings together WordPress 7.0, AI publishing, agency evaluation and the case for improving a platform before replacing it.
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Your WordPress site has a shadow audience
AI agents need more than your homepage. What the Abilities API, MCP and machine-readable tools mean for the next version of your WordPress site.
WordPress is changing fast. Are you ready?
March’s reading covers WP:26 replays, agentic WordPress, AI search visibility, performance checks and Yoast’s Schema Aggregation feature.
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OpenClaw + WordPress: what actually happens
We connected OpenClaw to WordPress through Accelerate. It found missing donation tracking and audience gaps using the site’s own analytics.
WordPress in 2026: what’s next
February’s roundup brings together our WordPress market report, WP:26, agentic workflows and why a clean exit matters when choosing a CMS.
I ghosted WordPress, yet we’re still a thing
What if WordPress monitored problems, proposed fixes and asked for approval? A look at the proactive CMS, and the foundations already taking shape.
WordPress is changing again. Here’s what’s coming next
December’s reading: WordPress 6.9, enterprise research, the AI readiness webinar and a look ahead to our WordPress in 2026 report.
WordPress just killed manual data entry
Still copying business data into WordPress? Block Bindings connect blocks to a source of truth, cutting duplicate entry and keeping content in sync.
AI readiness, smarter workflows and the latest accessibility guide
November’s roundup covers our AI readiness research, Accelerate, Full Site Editing, digital fragmentation and the WordPress accessibility guide.
The 1956 secret of WordPress
Shipping containers changed global trade through a shared standard. WordPress blocks and Full Site Editing offer a similar argument for the open web.
How accessible is your WordPress site, really?
October’s accessibility edition brings together WordPress testing tools, design workflows, accessible design systems and Rian Rietveld’s work.
Top 5 WordPress Guides of 2025
Our five most popular guides so far in 2025 cover WordPress trends, Full Site Editing, multisite, digital publishing and higher education.
Higher ed research report, a VIP event & more
July’s roundup features our higher education research with WPCampus, the webinar replay, Green Street News and a preview of our migrations guide.
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About Word on the Future
What is Word on the Future?
Human Made’s newsletter on enterprise WordPress in the agentic era: where the platform is heading, and what to do about it.
How often does it arrive?
Every two weeks. One issue is an essay from Noel Tock, CGO at Human Made. The next is a roundup of what moved in WordPress.
Who is it for?
Digital leaders, engineering teams and content strategists running WordPress at scale.
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Can I read past issues?
Yes. Published issues are listed in the archive above.