[AMPLIFY]: What’s new for developers? (April 2026)

[eidolonnight]

New Developer Blog post at https://developer.wordpress.org/news/2026/04/whats-new-for-developers-april-2026/ . Please amplify across WordPress social accounts.

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WordPress Playground now has an official MCP server. 1 command connects Claude Code or Gemini CLI to a local Playground instance, letting AI agents read and write files, execute PHP, and manage sites without touching the admin. https://developer.wordpress.org/news/?p=6028

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WordPress Playground now has an official MCP server via the new @wp-playground/mcp package. One command connects Claude Code or Gemini CLI to a local Playground instance for file access, PHP execution, and site management. https://developer.wordpress.org/news/?p=6028

#WPPlayground

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WordPress Playground now has an official MCP server. The new @wp-playground/mcp package lets you connect AI coding agents like Claude Code or Gemini CLI to a local Playground instance with a single command. From there, agents can read and write files, execute PHP, and manage sites, all without touching the WordPress admin. The April 2026 developer roundup has the full details. https://developer.wordpress.org/news/?p=6028

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WordPress Playground now has an official MCP server. One command connects AI coding agents like Claude Code or Gemini CLI to a local Playground instance for file access, PHP execution, and site management. The April 2026 developer roundup covers this and much more. Link in bio. 🔧

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WordPress Playground now has an official MCP server via the new @wp-playground/mcp package. A single command connects Claude Code or Gemini CLI to a browser-based Playground instance over WebSocket, enabling AI agents to read and write files, execute PHP, manage sites, and navigate pages, all locally and without touching the WordPress admin. The April 2026 developer roundup also covers the WP AI Client, Connectors API, Client-Side Abilities API, pattern overrides for custom blocks, and updates to the Interactivity API ahead of WordPress 7.0. https://developer.wordpress.org/news/?p=6028

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WordPress Playground now has an official MCP server via the @wp-playground/mcp package. A single command connects Claude Code or Gemini CLI to a local Playground instance over WebSocket. From there, AI agents can read and write files, execute PHP, manage sites, and navigate pages, without touching the WordPress admin. The April 2026 developer roundup also covers the WP AI Client, Connectors API, Client-Side Abilities API, and more. https://developer.wordpress.org/news/?p=6028

#WPPlayground

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WordPress Playground now has an official MCP server. The new @wp-playground/mcp package lets you wire up Claude Code or Gemini CLI to a browser-based Playground instance over WebSocket, giving AI agents the ability to read and write files, execute PHP, manage sites, and navigate pages, all locally. https://developer.wordpress.org/news/?p=6028

#WPPlayground

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WordPress Playground now has an official MCP server. The @wp-playground/mcp package wires up Claude Code or Gemini CLI to a local Playground instance over WebSocket, so AI agents can read and write files, execute PHP, and manage sites without ever touching the admin. The April 2026 developer roundup has this and a lot more worth reading. https://developer.wordpress.org/news/?p=6028

#WPPlayground

[bjmcsherry]

This campaign has been scheduled. I will go ahead and close this ticket with this comment.