April 21, 2026 — AI Orchestration: Learn to connect Gemini CLI and GitHub Copilot with the Playground CLI to automate code execution and verification. Autonomous Sandboxing: Understand why WebAssembly-based environments are the safest and fastest way for AI agents to test changes without infrastructure friction. Agentic Testing: Move beyond static code generation to “agentic” workflows where AI validates its own logic within a live WordPress instance. Self-Healing Pipelines: Insights into building CI/CD systems that use AI to maintain and update testing scripts automatically. Talk description: Discover how WordPress Playground is revolutionizing development by shifting the testing landscape from servers to the browser. This session explores the power of running complete WordPress instances via WebAssembly (Wasm) and how this architecture serves as the perfect sandbox for AI-driven automation. We will begin by establishing the foundation: using Playground for instant PR previews and seamless integration testing across diverse WordPress configurations. From there, we’ll dive into the core of the session—integrating AI agents via GitHub Copilot and the Gemini CLI. You will learn how to connect these AI tools with the Playground CLI to create a closed-loop system where agents don’t just write code, but actively execute and validate their own changes. Finally, we’ll demonstrate how this synergy allows AI to autonomously generate E2E tests and maintain CI/CD pipelines. By the end of this session, you’ll understand how to leverage Playground as a high-speed execution environment that reduces manual overhead and elevates code quality through AI orchestration.

February 14, 2026 — A Inteligência Artificial já deixou de ser uma novidade para se tornar uma ferramenta essencial no dia a dia de quem trabalha com WordPress. Mas o que, de fato, muda no nosso trabalho? A IA é uma ameaça, uma aliada ou uma revolução?

Neste painel de especialistas, vamos mergulhar nas transformações que a IA está provocando nas três principais áreas de um projeto: Código, Design, Estratégias e Conteúdo.

Sob moderação do nosso organizador mais falante, o Guga, e também experiente nesta área, o painel fará um cruzamento de ideias: onde a IA conecta ou separa essas áreas? E qual é o novo diferencial que cada profissional de WordPress precisa ter para se manter relevante no mercado?

Prepare-se para sair com insights práticos, exemplos reais e uma visão clara do futuro do WordPress!

January 28, 2026 — ¿Sin servidor? No hay problema. WordPress Playground te permite ejecutar un sitio WordPress completo directamente en el navegador. Esta charla se centra en los Blueprints, una de las piezas clave de WordPress Playground: los archivos de configuración que hacen posible la magia.

Recorreremos todo el ciclo de vida de un Blueprint, desde la configuración inicial y el uso de la Step Library hasta la creación de demos avanzadas listas para clientes. También veremos las mejoras más recientes de la plataforma, para que estés al día de las últimas novedades en el desarrollo de WordPress basado en el navegador.

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December 9, 2025 — This video demonstrates a method used by the WordPress Playground team to streamline development reviews. This technique addresses the common pain point of needing complex local environments or relying on static screenshots to share work in progress. By leveraging the capabilities of WordPress Playground, developers can generate a unique URL that instantly spins up a temporary, live WordPress environment loaded with specific modifications from plugins, themes, or blueprints.
The video illustrates this process by taking the raw JSON link of a blueprint file—even one residing in an active GitHub Pull Request—and appending it to the WordPress Playground URL. This action automatically initializes WordPress in the browser, complete with the requested configurations and changes. The key benefit is that reviewers, teammates, or clients can test the functionality directly without needing any prior setup or configuration on their local machine, ensuring faster feedback cycles for code contributions related to themes, plugins, and site blueprints.

December 9, 2025 — WordPress has received a new landing page to explain the capabilities of the platform and what is possible with the WordPress Playground.

For whom the Playground is built, and how the users can benefit from it.

December 9, 2025 — In this video, I share how you can use the WordPress Playground to integrate with AI agents. This is an experiment with GitHub Copilot agents.

This flow can be used to execute small tasks for a WordPress Plugin, such as refactoring code or updating documentation. The playground can serve as a base to validate the AI agent’s code changes using E2E tests.

November 24, 2025 — Discover how WordPress Playground is transforming the testing landscape for WordPress development. This session explores the powerful testing capabilities of WordPress Playground, a revolutionary tool that runs complete WordPress instances directly in your browser using WebAssembly.
We’ll journey through the comprehensive testing ecosystem that WordPress Playground enables, starting with simple PR preview implementations that allow instant testing of changes without server setup. From there, we’ll advance to integration testing strategies, demonstrating how to validate plugin and theme compatibility across different WordPress configurations seamlessly.
The session progresses to end-to-end (E2E) testing implementation, showing how WordPress Playground’s browser-based environment creates consistent, reliable testing conditions. Finally, we’ll explore cutting-edge AI integrations that can automatically generate and maintain CI/CD pipelines, reducing manual testing overhead while improving code quality.

November 13, 2025 — WordPress 6.9 is approaching, and we are in a crucial phase of shipping the last major version in 2025. I’m talking about the testing phase, and do you know that you can contribute to WordPress Core without any special setup?

In this video, I demonstrate how WordPress Playground enables you to access the latest beta or RC version via a direct link. You can test the new features scheduled for 6.9, and check if your Plugins and Themes are compatible with the next WordPress release.

You can apply the same process to future WordPress major releases

October 25, 2025 — The misconception that the WordPress Playground is exclusively for experienced developers is common, but it couldn’t be further from the truth! In this video, Developer Advocate Felipe reveals why the WordPress Playground—which is simply WordPress running instantly in your browser—is an essential tool for all types of users.

Think of the WordPress Playground as your personal, risk-free car simulator for WordPress. You can experiment, make mistakes, and learn without ever damaging a live site.
In this video, you will learn:
What is the WordPress Playground? A simple explanation of how this innovative tool works as a safe, temporary WordPress instance in your browser.
Benefits for Learners: Discover how to inspect blocks, edit pages, and understand the structure of a WordPress site without the need for complex local setup.

Benefits for Site Owners: Use the WordPress Playground to safely test new themes, compare different plugins (like SEO tools), and preview major layout changes before deploying them to your live website.

Benefits for Developers/Experts: Learn how to rapidly test new features (like Full Site Editing), instantly spin up specific PHP or WordPress versions, and accelerate your development workflows.
Saving Your Progress: We debunk the myth that the Playground is always temporary! Learn how to save your custom setups and share them via a unique URL or download them as a ZIP file.

Whether you are a complete beginner looking to understand content creation or a seasoned professional testing the limits of the latest features, the WordPress Playground is the fast, accessible solution you need.

October 22, 2025 — This video demonstrates a powerful development feature of the WordPress Playground: the ability to spin up a complete WordPress instance directly within a Node.js/TypeScript environment using the runCli from @wp-playground/cli package.
Fellyph from Automattic shows how developers can leverage this tool not just for simple preview environments, but for advanced automation, particularly End-to-End (E2E) testing.
What You Will Learn:
Programmatic WordPress Instances: How to import and use the @wp-playground/cli package to run a full WordPress server directly from your TypeScript application.
Custom Configuration: Specifying required PHP versions (e.g., 8.3) and WordPress versions.
E2E Testing with Playwright: Setting up a robust testing workflow using the Playground CLI combined with Playwright to ensure your plugins and features work as expected.
The Power of Blueprints: Using blueprints within the runCli method to pre-configure your WordPress environment exactly how you need it for testing (e.g., setting site titles, creating custom files, installing and activating plugins) before test execution begins.
This functionality opens the door for developers to create fast, reliable, and entirely isolated WordPress testing environments that are essential for modern development workflows.