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25 articles · last 60 days
360+ MCP tools · 17 builders
Updated Oct 2, 2026, 18:56 UTC

I ship in public. Every release shows up here with its audit trail, every comparison with receipts, every essay with the specific thing I learned. No revolutionary, no supercharged — just the breath WordPress has been holding.

Comparison dispatches

6 posts
Comparison
Jul 19, 2026

Best WordPress MCP servers in 2026: a practical comparison

A WordPress MCP server lets an AI assistant read and edit your live site. What actually separates the options in 2026: builder coverage, safety and recovery, connection paths, and hosting model.

Comparison
Jun 28, 2026

Respira vs the Official WooCommerce MCP: Which One, and Why Not Both

WooCommerce 10.9 shipped an official MCP with 7 core abilities for products and orders. Respira covers the full store surface with 104 tools, a safety envelope (snapshots, dry-run, approvals), and builder-aware storefront editing, and coexists with the official abilities instead of replacing them. Honest head-to-head.

Comparison
Apr 9, 2026

The Respira WooCommerce Add-on vs other WooCommerce MCPs: honest comparison

Six WooCommerce MCP servers exist today, including the official one. Respira is the layer above them.

Comparison
Mar 20, 2026

WordPress.com Officially Ships AI Write Tools: What About Self-Hosted Sites That Don't Use Gutenberg?

WordPress.com launched 19 AI write tools for hosted Gutenberg sites. For the 60%+ of WordPress that's self-hosted with page builders, here's the alternative: Respira with 350+ tools across 17 builders.

Comparison
Feb 22, 2026

Respira for WordPress vs Elementor AI: Complete Comparison (2026)

Elementor AI vs Respira: Compare safety, pricing, and features. Respira works with 17 builders and edits duplicates by default. See which AI WordPress tool is right for you.

Comparison
Feb 22, 2026

Respira vs CodeWP: Which AI WordPress Tool is Right for You? (2026)

CodeWP generates code, Respira edits pages safely. Compare features, pricing, and use cases to choose the right AI WordPress tool for your needs - developers vs agencies.

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From the workshop

What I'm thinking out loud on LinkedIn — shipped opinions and small lessons from building Respira.
LINKEDIN · Oct 1, 2026

Client feedback used to arrive as a screenshot with an arrow drawn on it, or a voice note describing "the blue bit near the top." Respira for WordPress now has a different way. Send your client one link. They open the page, tap the part…

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LINKEDIN · Sep 30, 2026

An AI agent doing research got into an Australian Medicare statistics system. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced it on 24 September. It happened during the company's own testing. The agent worked around the blocks meant to stop it…

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LINKEDIN · Sep 29, 2026

Two WordPress security updates, eleven days apart. If your WordPress site updated on 17 September, it caught the first one. The second, on 22 September, closed a different hole, and that is the one attackers are using right now. So the u…

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LINKEDIN · Sep 29, 2026

That afternoon between "the AI gave me a good page" and "the page is live on my site" is now gone. Respira for WordPress has a new tool called Respira Exhale. Drop an HTML file into the dashboard, pick your WordPress site, and the page l…

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LINKEDIN · Sep 29, 2026

The stack in the picture works for a marketer who writes markdown. It stops working at the client who needs to change a headline on a Tuesday and has never opened GitHub. That client is why WordPress is still here. Respira for WordPress…

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LINKEDIN · Sep 28, 2026

17,061 pages and posts edited by AI on WordPress sites in one week. 3,034 WordPress sites are connected to Respira for WordPress. 142 joined this week. 549 were active. Claude Code handled the largest share of the work. Elementor and Div…

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