How To Use AI Client / Connectors Framework in WordPress: Complete Developer Guide with Real

To use the new AI Client / Connectors framework in WordPress 7.0, the flow is:

1. Install an AI provider connector
2. Add your API key
3. Call the AI client in PHP
4. Build features (chat, summaries, SEO generation, FAQ generation, etc.)

WordPress 7 introduces a unified AI layer so plugins no longer need separate OpenAI/Gemini/Claude implementations. API keys and providers are managed centrally.

Step 1: Install an AI Connector

Go to:

Dashboard → Settings → Connectors

You’ll see connectors such as:

• OpenAI
• Google Gemini
• Anthropic Claude

WordPress discovers compatible providers automatically.

Step 2: Add your API key

Example:

Google

• Install google connector plugin
• Open Settings → Connectors
• Enter API key
• Save

Now WordPress stores credentials centrally. Plugins using the AI Client can reuse them automatically.

Step 3: Generate content from PHP

Example plugin code:

 
<?php

function generate_ai_content() {

    $prompt = wp_ai_client_prompt()
        ->add_message(
            'user',
            'Write a 100-word blog about WordPress SEO'
        );

    $response = $prompt->generate_text();

    if (is_wp_error($response)) {
        return $response->get_error_message();
    }

    return $response->content;
}

echo generate_ai_content();

The AI client normalizes provider communication and handles credentials for you.

Step 4: Real project example — Auto-generate FAQs for your blog CPT

Since you were working on your custom blog post type:

<?php

function generate_blog_faq($post_id){

    $post = get_post($post_id);

    $prompt = wp_ai_client_prompt()
        ->add_message(
            'user',
            'Generate 5 FAQs for this article: '
            . $post->post_content
        );

    $result = $prompt->generate_text();

    if(is_wp_error($result)){
        return;
    }

    update_post_meta(
        $post_id,
        'ai_faq',
        $result->content
    );

}

add_action(
    'publish_blog',
    'generate_blog_faq'
);

This workflow:

• User publishes blog post
• AI reads content
• AI creates FAQs
• FAQs save automatically into post meta

Step 5: Advanced usage (choose model)

<?php

$response = wp_ai_client_prompt()
    ->model('gpt-4o')
    ->add_message(
        'user',
        'Create SEO title and description'
    )
    ->generate_text();

Possible use cases:

✅ Auto SEO title generation
✅ FAQ generation
✅ Product descriptions
✅ AI chatbot
✅ WooCommerce descriptions
✅ Article summarizer
✅ Auto tags/categories
✅ RAG/document search

For WordPress developers, the main advantage is:

Old approach

OpenAI API
↓
Custom API code
↓
Store API key
↓
Handle retries

WordPress 7 approach

AI Client
↓
Connector
↓
Provider (OpenAI/Gemini/Claude)

Much less custom code and easier provider switching.

$response = $client->generate(
    "Create 5 FAQs about WordPress SEO"
);

$client->generate(
    "Write SEO meta description"
);

update_post_meta(
    $post_id,
    'ai_summary',
    $result
);

OpenAI API
↓
Custom authentication
↓
Error handling
↓
Multiple provider code

AI Client
↓
Connector
↓
Provider