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WordPress

Open source publishing software that powers a large share of the web.

Mostly friendly. Welcome, with extra rules.

Homepage Repository

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.

Policy by area

Code contributionsPatches, pull requests and other changes written with AI tools.
Mostly friendly
  • AI use must be disclosed
  • Contributor takes full responsibility
  • A human must review the output
  • Output must be license-compatible
Issues & bug reportsBug reports, security reports and issues found or written with AI tools.
Friendly
  • A human must review the output
AI-written textPull request descriptions, issue comments and summaries written by AI.
Friendly
  • A human must review the output

In their own words

Code contributions

AI tools can assist, but they are not contributors.

WordPress AI Guidelines

When AI meaningfully contributes to your work (beyond trivial reformatting), clearly mention that in your:

WordPress AI Guidelines

Do not use tools whose terms forbid using their output in GPL-licensed projects or impose additional restrictions on redistribution.

WordPress AI Guidelines

Treat AI output like code from an unknown external contributor: you must review and validate it before sharing it.

WordPress AI Guidelines

Issues & bug reports

You may draft descriptions with AI.

WordPress AI Guidelines

Reproduce the issue on real WordPress installs.

WordPress AI Guidelines

AI-written text

Ask AI to summarize a change, then correct and extend that summary.

WordPress AI Guidelines

Sources