WordPress.com has launched a new AI-powered site builder in early access that can construct your WordPress webpage, including fully written text, layout, generated images, and more. WordPress.com says the AI website builder can make “beautiful, functional websites in minutes.” However, it can’t yet do the heavy lifting of creating an ecommerce site or one with “complex integrations,” but the company says to stay tuned for such features.
You’ll need a WordPress.com account to start the free trial for the WordPress AI Site Builder, and while you won’t need a credit card on file to have fun with the tool, you will need to get a WordPress.com hosting plan to actually make the site usable, which starts at $18 per month (less if you pay for a whole year or more).
The builder works by inputting prompts into a chatbot, so you can tell it that you need a personal or business site, describe how you want the header to look, what kind of colors you like, etc. WordPress.com says being as specific as possible in your first prompt will get you better results, but the chatbot can ask you for information like your business name and location. It then makes you a site complete with AI-generated headers, images, and text. You can then continue prompting the chatbot to tweak anything from colors, styles, photos, and information that you want included.
