WordPress’s publishing software now operates entirely within a web browser, as announced by the organization behind the open source software on Wednesday. Via a new service called my.WordPress.net, users can set up a site and publish without signing up, selecting a hosting plan, or registering a domain. This new solution utilizes the same technology used for WordPress demos, making it available as a personal publishing platform.
A significant limitation is that sites set up on my.WordPress.net remain private by default, inaccessible from the public internet.
The blog post introducing the new service states, “They aren’t optimized for traffic, discovery, or presentation, and they don’t need to be. Instead, WordPress becomes a personal environment for ideas that aren’t ready to be shared, or might never be shared at all.”
Sites created through this service are tied to your web browser, with data saved in the browser’s storage, making access from other devices impossible. However, you can move your site to a dedicated WordPress host to make it public.
WordPress positions itself as a personal workspace for private writing, journaling, drafting, research, learning, or creating personal-use tools. my.WordPress.net features an App Catalog offering various tools built with WordPress plugins, including a Personal CRM, Personal RSS Reader, a bookmarking tool, an AI Workspace, and more.
my.WordPress.net is powered by WordPress Playground, an open source project enabling WordPress installation on any device with one click. It integrates with OpenAI and CLI apps to create new tools. Thus, you can use an AI assistant to modify my.WordPress.net, like tweaking a plugin or building a new one.
The AI assistant can also access data stored in WordPress, enabling WordPress to serve as a personal knowledge base accessed by AI.
The service may take longer to launch initially, and regular backups are advised. Storage starts at about 100 MB, suitable for smaller, personal apps and uses.
If you wish to delete your work, you can reset the site with a button click or create new temporary instances that reset when the browser is refreshed.
The launch of this service comes after WordPress formed an AI team last year to develop new AI products for developers. The commercial hosting platform WordPress.com also launched an AI website builder last year, allowing site design with an AI chatbot-style interface.