As Automattic seems to be going all-in on incorporating LLMs within WordPress, would it be possible for ClassicPress to become a fork that is AI-free?
I appreciate this is a very general question, but my first thought when I read Automattic’s plans was “where do I go for a WordPress alternative?” and the first answer that came to me was ClassicPress.
ClassicPress is already AI-free, and we have no plans to incorporate LLMs.
Thank you. I’m not impressed with WordPress’s embrace of LLMs, and so to hear that there’s no desire for them in ClassicPress is a big plus.
this is great news. I have a general disdain for ai/llms in tech so CP not incorporating is just another reason for me to have my website running on it. ty.
ClassicPress is already clean in that regard. I personally hope it stays that way in core.
At the same time, nothing stops anyone from using AI completely outside the CMS if they want to. A local LLM can generate content and push drafts through the REST API with a simple script, no plugins or core changes needed.
That separation feels healthy to me: stable core, optional tools at the edge.
It is possible to disable the AI features that have now dropped in WordPress 7.0 with e.g. a wp-config.php line like:
define( 'WP_AI_SUPPORT', false );
But it’s still bloat, of course, and so ClassicPress is still a good alternative.
(It blows my mind that WordPress is going in this direction - AI is such a divisive feature! = rather than implementing as a plugin.)
Agreed. I have already disabled it in my theme, and I will also add it to a performance plugin I’m maintaining, as an option (enabled by default).