# WordPress: AI-friendly with conditions

> AI tools may assist with code, tests, docs and issues. Contributors must understand and review every line, keep everything GPL-compatible, and disclose meaningful AI help in the PR description or Trac ticket. AI may draft issue and PR descriptions if the details are reviewed and verified.

- What it is: Open source publishing software that powers a large share of the web. (Application)
- Homepage: https://wordpress.org/
- Repository: https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop
- Overall stance: AI-friendly with conditions (Mostly friendly). AI-assisted contributions are accepted with extra rules, such as disclosing AI use, or AI is banned for issues or written text.
- Last classified: 2026-10-09 (manual review, high confidence)
- Policy last changed: 2026-10-09
- Web page: https://areweaifriendly.com/projects/wordpress/

## Policy by area

- **Code contributions**: AI-friendly with conditions (AI use must be disclosed; Contributor takes full responsibility; A human must review the output; Output must be license-compatible)
- **Issues & bug reports**: AI-friendly (A human must review the output)
- **AI-written text**: AI-friendly (A human must review the output)

## In their own words

- Code contributions: "AI tools can assist, but they are not contributors." (https://make.wordpress.org/ai/handbook/ai-guidelines/)
- Code contributions: "When AI meaningfully contributes to your work (beyond trivial reformatting), clearly mention that in your:" (https://make.wordpress.org/ai/handbook/ai-guidelines/)
- Code contributions: "Do not use tools whose terms forbid using their output in GPL-licensed projects or impose additional restrictions on redistribution." (https://make.wordpress.org/ai/handbook/ai-guidelines/)
- Code contributions: "Treat AI output like code from an unknown external contributor: you must review and validate it before sharing it." (https://make.wordpress.org/ai/handbook/ai-guidelines/)
- Issues & bug reports: "You may draft descriptions with AI." (https://make.wordpress.org/ai/handbook/ai-guidelines/)
- Issues & bug reports: "Reproduce the issue on real WordPress installs." (https://make.wordpress.org/ai/handbook/ai-guidelines/)
- AI-written text: "Ask AI to summarize a change, then correct and extend that summary." (https://make.wordpress.org/ai/handbook/ai-guidelines/)

## Sources

- [WordPress AI Guidelines](https://make.wordpress.org/ai/handbook/ai-guidelines/), fetched 2026-10-09