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23 articles · last 60 days
320+ MCP tools · 17 builders
Updated Aug 18, 2026, 15:56 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 105 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 320+ 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 · Aug 14, 2026

a designer hands over a beautiful site. six months later the palette has nine greys in it, three of them off by two hex digits, and nobody can say which one is correct. that used to happen slowly, by way of a dozen small human decisions.…

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LINKEDIN · Aug 12, 2026

I’ve been unusually quiet here for the past nine months because I’ve been unusually busy. I’ve been building Respira for WordPress. Here is what that work now enables for people who own WordPress sites—or make their living building and m…

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LINKEDIN · Aug 11, 2026

Global headers and footers are the hardest part of a Divi site to touch. One change, every page. Respira for WordPress now handles them. An AI assistant like Claude or ChatGPT can open any Divi Theme Builder template, rewrite the global…

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LINKEDIN · Aug 5, 2026

A useful AI security tool should know where its authority ends. Respira can prove WordPress versions, official core checksums, users, plugins, cron and bounded filesystem/database indicators. It can implement supported fixes after approv…

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LINKEDIN · Aug 4, 2026

Managing one WordPress site through an AI assistant is straightforward. Managing twelve is where the setup either holds or falls apart. Respira for WordPress connects each client site once. After that, every AI assistant you use sees all…

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LINKEDIN · Aug 4, 2026

The hardest part of working with an AI assistant on your site isn't the tool. It's knowing what to ask for. Respira for WordPress ships 37 ready-to-run skills to solve exactly that. Each one is a proven workflow your AI assistant can loa…

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