{"id":4075,"date":"2026-11-01T17:48:31","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T12:18:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/?p=4075"},"modified":"2026-11-01T17:48:32","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T12:18:32","slug":"wordpress-and-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/wordpress-and-ai\/","title":{"rendered":"WordPress and AI: five questions to bring to WordCamp Bengaluru"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wcblr-email-only has-text-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-radius:12px;color:#2a1d14;background-color:#fbf8f1;padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>WordPress and AI: five questions.<\/strong> On Sunday 22 November, 17 of the 24 sessions at WordCamp Bengaluru are about WordPress and AI, in two halls running side by side. This post sorts them under five questions, with one thing to try before Sunday for each, and the two clashes worth deciding early.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">01 How does an agent work inside WordPress?<br>02 Can you trust what AI writes, and what it does?<br>03 What will it cost, and what will it earn?<br>04 Is it paying off for teams like yours?<br>05 Will people still find your content?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">General Admission is \u20b9800 for both days, lunch included.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull wcblr-post wcblr-ai has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#f2ece0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wcblr-ai-sec wcblr-ai-hero-sec is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wcblr-ai-hero is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wcblr-ai-hero-main is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-kicker wp-block-paragraph\"><span>Sunday 22 Nov<\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/search\/?api=1&amp;query=St.+Joseph%27s+Boys%27+High+School,+Museum+Road,+Bengaluru\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SJBHS, Museum Road<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-lede wp-block-paragraph\"><em>17<\/em> of 24 sessions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-intro wp-block-paragraph\">This year&#8217;s theme is WordPress and AI, and on Sunday 22 November it takes most of the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-intro wp-block-paragraph\">From 10:00, Xavier Hall and Concert Hall run side by side, and in five slots both have an AI session at once. So start from your question. Here are five that developers, freelancers and agency teams keep asking, the sessions that take each one on, and one thing to try before Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons wcblr-ai-actions is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-primary\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#map\">See the day map<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-ghost\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/2026\/schedule\/\">The full schedule<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wcblr-ai-switch is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-k wp-block-paragraph\">\/\/ pick_your_question<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-switch-list wp-block-paragraph\"><a class=\"is-q1\" href=\"#q1\"><b>01<\/b><strong>How does an agent work inside WordPress?<\/strong><span>10:00 X \u00b7 11:30 C<\/span><\/a><a class=\"is-q2\" href=\"#q2\"><b>02<\/b><strong>Can you trust what AI writes, and what it does?<\/strong><span>10:30 X \u00b7 13:00 C \u00b7 14:30 X \u00b7 15:30 X<\/span><\/a><a class=\"is-q3\" href=\"#q3\"><b>03<\/b><strong>What will it cost, and what will it earn?<\/strong><span>09:15 X \u00b7 15:00 C \u00b7 15:15 C<\/span><\/a><a class=\"is-q4\" href=\"#q4\"><b>04<\/b><strong>Is it paying off for teams like yours?<\/strong><span>10:15 C \u00b7 10:45 C \u00b7 11:30 X<\/span><\/a><a class=\"is-q5\" href=\"#q5\"><b>05<\/b><strong>Will people still find your content?<\/strong><span>12:30 C \u00b7 12:45 C \u00b7 14:30 C \u00b7 15:30 C \u00b7 15:45 C<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-switch-key wp-block-paragraph\"><span><i>X<\/i>Xavier Hall<\/span><span><i>C<\/i>Concert Hall<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wcblr-ai-sec wcblr-ai-mapsec is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" id=\"map\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wcblr-ai-f is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" id=\"m-all\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wcblr-ai-f is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" id=\"m-1\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wcblr-ai-f is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" id=\"m-2\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wcblr-ai-f is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" id=\"m-3\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wcblr-ai-f is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" id=\"m-4\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wcblr-ai-f is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" id=\"m-5\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wcblr-ai-f is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" id=\"m-0\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wcblr-ai-f is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" id=\"m-mine\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wcblr-ai-titles is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading wcblr-ai-bt\">The day<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-sub wp-block-paragraph\">Every Sunday session, coloured by its <em>question<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wcblr-ai-map is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wcblr-ai-map-bar is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-filter wp-block-paragraph\"><span>Show<\/span><a class=\"is-all\" href=\"#m-all\">All<\/a><a class=\"is-1\" href=\"#m-1\">01<\/a><a class=\"is-2\" href=\"#m-2\">02<\/a><a class=\"is-3\" href=\"#m-3\">03<\/a><a class=\"is-4\" href=\"#m-4\">04<\/a><a class=\"is-5\" href=\"#m-5\">05<\/a><a class=\"is-0\" href=\"#m-0\">Not AI<\/a><a class=\"is-mine\" href=\"#m-mine\">\u2605 Starred<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-map-note wp-block-paragraph\">Point at a tile for the full title. Dashed tiles aren&#8217;t about AI. Star sessions further down and they light up here.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-rooms wp-block-paragraph\"><span><\/span><span>Xavier Hall<small>talks, both panels<\/small><\/span><span>Concert Hall<small>lightning talks, the workshop<\/small><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-grid wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"wcblr-ai-hh r-1\">09:15<\/span><span class=\"wcblr-ai-hh r-4\">10:00<\/span><span class=\"wcblr-ai-hh r-6\">10:30<\/span><span class=\"wcblr-ai-hh r-8\">11:00<\/span><span class=\"wcblr-ai-hh r-10\">11:30<\/span><span class=\"wcblr-ai-hh r-12\">12:00<\/span><span class=\"wcblr-ai-hh r-14\">12:30<\/span><span class=\"wcblr-ai-hh r-16\">13:00<\/span><span class=\"wcblr-ai-hh r-17\">13:15<\/span><span class=\"wcblr-ai-hh r-22\">14:30<\/span><span class=\"wcblr-ai-hh r-24\">15:00<\/span><span class=\"wcblr-ai-hh r-26\">15:30<\/span><span class=\"wcblr-ai-hh r-28\">16:00<\/span><span class=\"wcblr-ai-brk r-3 s-1\">Room change<\/span><span class=\"wcblr-ai-brk r-8 s-2\">Coffee<\/span><span class=\"wcblr-ai-brk r-17 s-5\">Group photo, then lunch<\/span><a class=\"wcblr-ai-tile is-q3 is-x r-1 s-2\" href=\"\/2026\/session\/tokens-to-dollars-building-tools-that-autosell\/\" data-session-id=\"2923\"><b>03<\/b><strong>Tokens to Dollars<\/strong><small>09:15<\/small><i class=\"wcblr-ai-tile-star\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"wcblr-ai-pop\"><em>09:15 to 09:45 \u00b7 Xavier Hall \u00b7 Talk, 30 min<\/em><strong>Tokens to Dollars: Building Tools that AutoSell<\/strong><span><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/10\/wcblr-2026-speaker-gulshan-iyer.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><small>Gulshan Iyer<\/small><\/span><\/a><a class=\"wcblr-ai-tile is-q1 is-x r-4 s-2\" href=\"\/2026\/session\/how-an-ai-agent-works-in-wordpress\/\" data-session-id=\"2931\"><b>01<\/b><strong>How an AI agent works<\/strong><small>10:00<\/small><i class=\"wcblr-ai-tile-star\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"wcblr-ai-pop\"><em>10:00 to 10:30 \u00b7 Xavier Hall \u00b7 Talk, 30 min<\/em><strong>How an AI agent works in WordPress<\/strong><span><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/10\/wcblr-2026-speaker-anurag-bhandari.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><small>Anurag Bhandari<\/small><\/span><\/a><a class=\"wcblr-ai-tile is-q0 is-c r-4 s-1\" href=\"\/2026\/session\/wordpress-has-entered-the-chat\/\" data-session-id=\"3193\"><b>\u00b7<\/b><strong>WordPress Has Entered the Chat<\/strong><small>10:00<\/small><i class=\"wcblr-ai-tile-star\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"wcblr-ai-pop\"><em>10:00 to 10:15 \u00b7 Concert Hall \u00b7 Lightning, 15 min<\/em><strong>WordPress Has Entered the Chat<\/strong><span><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/10\/wcblr-2026-speaker-karthik-srinivasan.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><small>Karthik Srinivasan<\/small><\/span><\/a><a class=\"wcblr-ai-tile is-q4 is-c r-5 s-1\" href=\"\/2026\/session\/beyond-traditional-wordpress-building-for-the-modern-web-in-the-age-of-ai\/\" data-session-id=\"3262\"><b>04<\/b><strong>Beyond Traditional WordPress<\/strong><small>10:15<\/small><i class=\"wcblr-ai-tile-star\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"wcblr-ai-pop\"><em>10:15 to 10:30 \u00b7 Concert Hall \u00b7 Lightning, 15 min<\/em><strong>Beyond Traditional WordPress: Building for the Modern Web in the Age of AI<\/strong><span><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/10\/wcblr-2026-speaker-raghunath-j.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><small>Raghunath J<\/small><\/span><\/a><a class=\"wcblr-ai-tile is-q2 is-x r-6 s-2\" href=\"\/2026\/session\/beyond-the-boilerplate-building-high-quality-wordpress-plugins-with-ai\/\" data-session-id=\"3304\"><b>02<\/b><strong>Beyond the Boilerplate<\/strong><small>10:30<\/small><i class=\"wcblr-ai-tile-star\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"wcblr-ai-pop\"><em>10:30 to 11:00 \u00b7 Xavier Hall \u00b7 Talk, 30 min<\/em><strong>Beyond the Boilerplate: Building High-Quality WordPress Plugins with AI<\/strong><span><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/10\/wcblr-2026-speaker-nirbhay-singh-rao.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><small>Nirbhay Singh Rao<\/small><\/span><\/a><a class=\"wcblr-ai-tile is-q0 is-c r-6 s-1\" href=\"\/2026\/session\/the-structural-churn-and-the-walkaway\/\" data-session-id=\"3324\"><b>\u00b7<\/b><strong>Structural Churn<\/strong><small>10:30<\/small><i class=\"wcblr-ai-tile-star\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"wcblr-ai-pop\"><em>10:30 to 10:45 \u00b7 Concert Hall \u00b7 Lightning, 15 min<\/em><strong>The Structural Churn and The Walkaway<\/strong><span><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/10\/wcblr-2026-speaker-raja-mohammed.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><small>Raja Mohammed<\/small><\/span><\/a><a class=\"wcblr-ai-tile is-q4 is-c r-7 s-1\" href=\"\/2026\/session\/from-code-to-boardroom-the-real-business-impact-of-ai-in-wordpress-teams\/\" data-session-id=\"2928\"><b>04<\/b><strong>From Code to Boardroom<\/strong><small>10:45<\/small><i class=\"wcblr-ai-tile-star\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"wcblr-ai-pop\"><em>10:45 to 11:00 \u00b7 Concert Hall \u00b7 Lightning, 15 min<\/em><strong>From Code to Boardroom: The Real Business Impact of AI in WordPress Teams<\/strong><span><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/10\/wcblr-2026-speaker-kakshak-kalaria.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><small>Kakshak Kalaria<\/small><\/span><\/a><a class=\"wcblr-ai-tile is-q4 is-x r-10 s-2\" href=\"\/2026\/session\/operationalising-ai-after-the-easy-gains\/\" data-session-id=\"3291\"><b>04<\/b><strong>Operationalising AI<\/strong><small>11:30<\/small><i class=\"wcblr-ai-tile-star\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"wcblr-ai-pop\"><em>11:30 to 12:00 \u00b7 Xavier Hall \u00b7 Talk, 30 min<\/em><strong>Operationalising AI after the easy gains<\/strong><span><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/10\/wcblr-2026-speaker-joel-abreo.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><small>Joel Abreo<\/small><\/span><\/a><a class=\"wcblr-ai-tile is-q1 is-c r-10 s-4\" href=\"\/2026\/session\/connecting-wordpress-and-mcp\/\" data-session-id=\"2925\"><b>01<\/b><strong>WordPress and MCP<\/strong><small>11:30<\/small><i class=\"wcblr-ai-tile-star\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"wcblr-ai-pop\"><em>11:30 to 12:30 \u00b7 Concert Hall \u00b7 Workshop, 60 min<\/em><strong>Connecting WordPress and MCP<\/strong><span><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/10\/wcblr-2026-speaker-deepak-gupta.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" loading=\"lazy\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/10\/wcblr-2026-speaker-sourabh-matolia.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" loading=\"lazy\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/10\/wcblr-2026-speaker-nagesh-pai.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><small>Deepak Gupta, Sourabh Matolia, Nagesh Pai<\/small><\/span><\/a><a class=\"wcblr-ai-tile is-q0 is-x r-12 s-2\" href=\"\/2026\/session\/same-work-same-quality-different-response\/\" data-session-id=\"2927\"><b>\u00b7<\/b><strong>Same Work, Different Response<\/strong><small>12:00<\/small><i class=\"wcblr-ai-tile-star\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"wcblr-ai-pop\"><em>12:00 to 12:30 \u00b7 Xavier Hall \u00b7 Talk, 30 min<\/em><strong>Same Work, Same Quality, Different Response<\/strong><span><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/10\/wcblr-2026-speaker-ajay-m-aravind.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><small>Ajay M Aravind<\/small><\/span><\/a><a class=\"wcblr-ai-tile is-q0 is-x r-14 s-3\" href=\"\/2026\/session\/what-clients-actually-pay-for-now\/\" data-session-id=\"2930\"><b>\u00b7<\/b><strong>What Clients Pay For<\/strong><small>12:30<\/small><i class=\"wcblr-ai-tile-star\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"wcblr-ai-pop\"><em>12:30 to 13:15 \u00b7 Xavier Hall \u00b7 Panel, 45 min<\/em><strong>What Clients Actually Pay For Now<\/strong><span><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/10\/wcblr-2026-speaker-farhana-parveen.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" loading=\"lazy\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/10\/wcblr-2026-speaker-sahithya-b-a.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" loading=\"lazy\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/10\/wcblr-2026-speaker-anupma-singh.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" loading=\"lazy\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/10\/wcblr-2026-speaker-smriti-mishra.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><small>Farhana Parveen, Sahithya B A, Anupma Singh, Smriti Mishra<\/small><\/span><\/a><a class=\"wcblr-ai-tile is-q5 is-c r-14 s-1\" href=\"\/2026\/session\/from-editorial-workflow-to-ai-discovery-making-wordpress-content-machine-readable-and-findable\/\" data-session-id=\"3194\"><b>05<\/b><strong>Editorial to AI Discovery<\/strong><small>12:30<\/small><i class=\"wcblr-ai-tile-star\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"wcblr-ai-pop\"><em>12:30 to 12:45 \u00b7 Concert Hall \u00b7 Lightning, 15 min<\/em><strong>From Editorial Workflow to AI Discovery: Making WordPress Content Machine-Readable and Findable<\/strong><span><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/10\/wcblr-2026-speaker-preetika-thakur.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><small>Preetika Thakur<\/small><\/span><\/a><a class=\"wcblr-ai-tile is-q5 is-c r-15 s-1\" href=\"\/2026\/session\/ai-agents-to-turn-your-wordpress-blog-into-short-videos\/\" data-session-id=\"3264\"><b>05<\/b><strong>Blog to Short Videos<\/strong><small>12:45<\/small><i class=\"wcblr-ai-tile-star\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"wcblr-ai-pop\"><em>12:45 to 13:00 \u00b7 Concert Hall \u00b7 Lightning, 15 min<\/em><strong>AI Agents to Turn Your WordPress Blog into Short Videos<\/strong><span><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/10\/wcblr-2026-speaker-sudip-bhattacharya.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><small>Sudip Bhattacharya<\/small><\/span><\/a><a class=\"wcblr-ai-tile is-q2 is-c r-16 s-1\" href=\"\/2026\/session\/making-ai-reliable-for-editorial-workflows\/\" data-session-id=\"2933\"><b>02<\/b><strong>Making AI Reliable<\/strong><small>13:00<\/small><i class=\"wcblr-ai-tile-star\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"wcblr-ai-pop\"><em>13:00 to 13:15 \u00b7 Concert Hall \u00b7 Lightning, 15 min<\/em><strong>Making AI Reliable for Editorial Workflows<\/strong><span><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/10\/wcblr-2026-speaker-rishit-gupta.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><small>Rishit Gupta<\/small><\/span><\/a><a class=\"wcblr-ai-tile is-q2 is-x r-22 s-2\" href=\"\/2026\/session\/i-gave-ai-my-wordpress\/\" data-session-id=\"2921\"><b>02<\/b><strong>I Gave AI My WordPress<\/strong><small>14:30<\/small><i class=\"wcblr-ai-tile-star\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"wcblr-ai-pop\"><em>14:30 to 15:00 \u00b7 Xavier Hall \u00b7 Talk, 30 min<\/em><strong>I Gave AI My WordPress<\/strong><span><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/10\/wcblr-2026-speaker-anindo-neel-dutta.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><small>Anindo Neel Dutta<\/small><\/span><\/a><a class=\"wcblr-ai-tile is-q5 is-c r-22 s-1\" href=\"\/2026\/session\/beyond-rankings-making-wordpress-content-discoverable-in-the-ai-search-era\/\" data-session-id=\"3059\"><b>05<\/b><strong>Beyond Rankings<\/strong><small>14:30<\/small><i class=\"wcblr-ai-tile-star\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"wcblr-ai-pop\"><em>14:30 to 14:45 \u00b7 Concert Hall \u00b7 Lightning, 15 min<\/em><strong>Beyond Rankings: Making WordPress Content Discoverable in the AI Search Era<\/strong><span><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/10\/wcblr-2026-speaker-abheesh-dokras.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><small>Abheesh Dokras<\/small><\/span><\/a><a class=\"wcblr-ai-tile is-q0 is-c r-23 s-1\" href=\"\/2026\/schedule\/\"><b>\u00b7<\/b><strong>GST Myth<\/strong><small>14:45<\/small><i class=\"wcblr-ai-tile-star\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"wcblr-ai-pop\"><em>14:45 to 15:00 \u00b7 Concert Hall \u00b7 Lightning, 15 min<\/em><strong>GST Myth<\/strong><span><\/span><small>Prahlad Kulkarni<\/small><\/span><\/a><a class=\"wcblr-ai-tile is-q0 is-x r-24 s-2\" href=\"\/2026\/session\/building-the-plane-while-flying-it-a-zero-downtime-webflow-to-wordpress-migration\/\" data-session-id=\"2920\"><b>\u00b7<\/b><strong>Webflow to WordPress<\/strong><small>15:00<\/small><i class=\"wcblr-ai-tile-star\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"wcblr-ai-pop\"><em>15:00 to 15:30 \u00b7 Xavier Hall \u00b7 Talk, 30 min<\/em><strong>Building the Plane While Flying It: a zero downtime Webflow to WordPress migration<\/strong><span><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/10\/wcblr-2026-speaker-amit-singh.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><small>Amit Singh<\/small><\/span><\/a><a class=\"wcblr-ai-tile is-q3 is-c r-24 s-1\" href=\"\/2026\/session\/our-secret-sauce-for-keeping-24-7-ai-agents-affordable\/\" data-session-id=\"3060\"><b>03<\/b><strong>24\/7 Agents, Affordable<\/strong><small>15:00<\/small><i class=\"wcblr-ai-tile-star\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"wcblr-ai-pop\"><em>15:00 to 15:15 \u00b7 Concert Hall \u00b7 Lightning, 15 min<\/em><strong>Our secret sauce for keeping 24\/7 AI agents affordable<\/strong><span><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/10\/wcblr-2026-speaker-souptik-datta.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><small>Souptik Datta<\/small><\/span><\/a><a class=\"wcblr-ai-tile is-q3 is-c r-25 s-1\" href=\"\/2026\/session\/from-conversation-to-conversion-building-execution-first-ai-for-b2b\/\" data-session-id=\"3263\"><b>03<\/b><strong>Conversation to Conversion<\/strong><small>15:15<\/small><i class=\"wcblr-ai-tile-star\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"wcblr-ai-pop\"><em>15:15 to 15:30 \u00b7 Concert Hall \u00b7 Lightning, 15 min<\/em><strong>From Conversation to Conversion: Building Execution-First AI for B2B<\/strong><span><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/10\/wcblr-2026-speaker-ravi-chillara.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><small>Ravi Chillara<\/small><\/span><\/a><a class=\"wcblr-ai-tile is-q2 is-x r-26 s-3\" href=\"\/2026\/session\/agents-in-production\/\" data-session-id=\"2932\"><b>02<\/b><strong>Agents in Production<\/strong><small>15:30<\/small><i class=\"wcblr-ai-tile-star\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"wcblr-ai-pop\"><em>15:30 to 16:15 \u00b7 Xavier Hall \u00b7 Panel, 45 min<\/em><strong>Agents in Production<\/strong><span><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/10\/wcblr-2026-speaker-dhanendran-rajagopal.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" loading=\"lazy\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/10\/wcblr-2026-speaker-animesh-dutta.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" loading=\"lazy\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/10\/wcblr-2026-speaker-vedanshu-jain.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" loading=\"lazy\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/10\/wcblr-2026-speaker-vikas-singhal.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><small>Dhanendran Rajagopal, Animesh Dutta, Vedanshu Jain, Vikas Singhal<\/small><\/span><\/a><a class=\"wcblr-ai-tile is-q5 is-c r-26 s-1\" href=\"\/2026\/session\/your-website-has-answers-can-a-chatbot-help-people-find-them\/\" data-session-id=\"3814\"><b>05<\/b><strong>Can a Chatbot Help?<\/strong><small>15:30<\/small><i class=\"wcblr-ai-tile-star\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"wcblr-ai-pop\"><em>15:30 to 15:45 \u00b7 Concert Hall \u00b7 Lightning, 15 min<\/em><strong>Your Website Has Answers. Can a Chatbot Help People Find Them?<\/strong><span><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/10\/wcblr-2026-speaker-abhay-kulkarni.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><small>Abhay Kulkarni<\/small><\/span><\/a><a class=\"wcblr-ai-tile is-q5 is-c r-27 s-1\" href=\"\/2026\/session\/ai-as-a-contributor-et-tu-brute\/\" data-session-id=\"2929\"><b>05<\/b><strong>AI as a Contributor<\/strong><small>15:45<\/small><i class=\"wcblr-ai-tile-star\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"wcblr-ai-pop\"><em>15:45 to 16:00 \u00b7 Concert Hall \u00b7 Lightning, 15 min<\/em><strong>AI as a Contributor: Et tu, Brute?<\/strong><span><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/10\/wcblr-2026-speaker-rahul-d-arora.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><small>Dr Rahul D Arora<\/small><\/span><\/a><a class=\"wcblr-ai-tile is-q0 is-c r-28 s-1\" href=\"\/2026\/session\/regional-content-is-the-new-global-content\/\" data-session-id=\"2924\"><b>\u00b7<\/b><strong>Regional Content<\/strong><small>16:00<\/small><i class=\"wcblr-ai-tile-star\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"wcblr-ai-pop\"><em>16:00 to 16:15 \u00b7 Concert Hall \u00b7 Lightning, 15 min<\/em><strong>Regional Content Is the New Global Content<\/strong><span><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/10\/wcblr-2026-speaker-subhasis-chatterjee.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><small>Subhasis Chatterjee<\/small><\/span><\/a><span class=\"wcblr-ai-end r-29\">16:15 \u00b7 Coffee, then quiz, raffle, close<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wcblr-ai-sec is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" id=\"questions\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wcblr-ai-titles is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading wcblr-ai-bt\">Five questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-sub wp-block-paragraph\">And the sessions that take each one <em>on<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wcblr-ai-chapters is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wcblr-ai-ch is-q1 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" id=\"q1\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wcblr-ai-ch-side is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-ch-n wp-block-paragraph\">01<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading wcblr-ai-ch-q\">How does an agent work inside WordPress?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-ch-b wp-block-paragraph\">WordPress has been building the parts. Since 6.9, plugins can describe what they do through the Abilities API, so other software can find those actions and call them. WordPress 7.0 arrived in May with an AI client in core and a Connectors screen for linking AI providers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-ch-b wp-block-paragraph\">What&#8217;s harder to find is a clear picture of how those parts fit together, and that is what these two sessions draw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wcblr-ai-todo is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-todo-k wp-block-paragraph\">\/\/ before_sunday<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-todo-b wp-block-paragraph\">If one of your sites runs 7.0, open <b>Settings \u2192 Connectors<\/b> and see what&#8217;s already there.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wcblr-ai-ch-list is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wcblr-ai-ses is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-ses-when wp-block-paragraph\"><time>10:00<\/time><span>Xavier Hall<\/span><span>Talk, 30 min<\/span><span class=\"wordcamp-schedule__session wcblr-ai-fav\" data-session-id=\"2931\"><a href=\"#\" role=\"button\" class=\"fav-session-button\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Star this session: How an AI agent works in WordPress<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading wcblr-ai-ses-t\"><a href=\"\/2026\/session\/how-an-ai-agent-works-in-wordpress\/\">How an AI agent works in WordPress<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-ses-b wp-block-paragraph\">An agent is a goal, a set of tools and a loop, and the tools are often REST routes and hooks you already wrote. The live demo turns a six-screen WooCommerce refund into one typed sentence. You don&#8217;t need an AI background.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-ses-who wp-block-paragraph\"><span><a href=\"\/2026\/speaker\/anurag-bhandari\/\" title=\"Anurag Bhandari\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/10\/wcblr-2026-speaker-anurag-bhandari.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Anurag Bhandari\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/span>Anurag Bhandari<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wcblr-ai-ses is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-ses-when wp-block-paragraph\"><time>11:30<\/time><span>Concert Hall<\/span><span>Workshop, 60 min<\/span><span class=\"wordcamp-schedule__session wcblr-ai-fav\" data-session-id=\"2925\"><a href=\"#\" role=\"button\" class=\"fav-session-button\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Star this session: Connecting WordPress and MCP<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading wcblr-ai-ses-t\"><a href=\"\/2026\/session\/connecting-wordpress-and-mcp\/\">Connecting WordPress and MCP<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-ses-b wp-block-paragraph\">The day&#8217;s only hands-on hour. Connect a WordPress site to an AI assistant over MCP, the open standard many AI tools use to reach other software. Give it plain-English jobs, like reading a setting or publishing a post, then switch one ability off and watch it refuse. You leave with a short checklist for your own or a client&#8217;s site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-ses-who wp-block-paragraph\"><span><a href=\"\/2026\/speaker\/deepak-gupta\/\" title=\"Deepak Gupta\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/10\/wcblr-2026-speaker-deepak-gupta.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Deepak Gupta\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><a href=\"\/2026\/speaker\/sourabh-matolia\/\" title=\"Sourabh Matolia\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/10\/wcblr-2026-speaker-sourabh-matolia.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Sourabh Matolia\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><a href=\"\/2026\/speaker\/nagesh-pai\/\" title=\"Nagesh Pai\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/10\/wcblr-2026-speaker-nagesh-pai.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Nagesh Pai\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/span>Deepak Gupta, Sourabh Matolia, Nagesh Pai<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wcblr-ai-ch is-q2 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" id=\"q2\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wcblr-ai-ch-side is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-ch-n wp-block-paragraph\">02<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading wcblr-ai-ch-q\">Can you trust what AI writes, and what it does?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-ch-b wp-block-paragraph\">AI can write a working plugin in seconds, but working is not the same as safe. In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.veracode.com\/resources\/genai-code-security-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Veracode&#8217;s 2025 test<\/a> of more than 100 AI models, the code had a security flaw in 45% of the tasks, and failed to guard against cross-site scripting 86% of the time. In WordPress terms that usually means missing escaping and sanitizing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-ch-b wp-block-paragraph\">With agents the stakes go up: once one can act on a live site, you have to decide which steps it takes alone and which wait for a person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wcblr-ai-todo is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-todo-k wp-block-paragraph\">\/\/ before_sunday<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-todo-b wp-block-paragraph\">Ask your usual AI tool for a small plugin with a settings form. Look for nonces, sanitizing and escaping, and bring what you find.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wcblr-ai-ch-list is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wcblr-ai-ses is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-ses-when wp-block-paragraph\"><time>10:30<\/time><span>Xavier Hall<\/span><span>Talk, 30 min<\/span><span class=\"wordcamp-schedule__session wcblr-ai-fav\" data-session-id=\"3304\"><a href=\"#\" role=\"button\" class=\"fav-session-button\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Star this session: Beyond the Boilerplate: Building High-Quality WordPress Plugins with AI<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading wcblr-ai-ses-t\"><a href=\"\/2026\/session\/beyond-the-boilerplate-building-high-quality-wordpress-plugins-with-ai\/\">Beyond the Boilerplate: Building High-Quality WordPress Plugins with AI<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-ses-b wp-block-paragraph\">The security mistakes AI makes in PHP, and how to make it use nonces, escaping and the WordPress Coding Standards, with a person still doing the review.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-ses-who wp-block-paragraph\"><span><a href=\"\/2026\/speaker\/nirbhay-singh-rao\/\" title=\"Nirbhay Singh Rao\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/10\/wcblr-2026-speaker-nirbhay-singh-rao.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Nirbhay Singh Rao\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/span>Nirbhay Singh Rao<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wcblr-ai-ses is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-ses-when wp-block-paragraph\"><time>13:00<\/time><span>Concert Hall<\/span><span>Lightning, 15 min<\/span><span class=\"wordcamp-schedule__session wcblr-ai-fav\" data-session-id=\"2933\"><a href=\"#\" role=\"button\" class=\"fav-session-button\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Star this session: Making AI Reliable for Editorial Workflows<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading wcblr-ai-ses-t\"><a href=\"\/2026\/session\/making-ai-reliable-for-editorial-workflows\/\">Making AI Reliable for Editorial Workflows<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-ses-b wp-block-paragraph\">The same question for content: guardrails that keep AI close to your brand guidelines, for teams building editorial tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-ses-who wp-block-paragraph\"><span><a href=\"\/2026\/speaker\/rishit-gupta\/\" title=\"Rishit Gupta\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/10\/wcblr-2026-speaker-rishit-gupta.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Rishit Gupta\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/span>Rishit Gupta<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wcblr-ai-ses is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-ses-when wp-block-paragraph\"><time>14:30<\/time><span>Xavier Hall<\/span><span>Talk, 30 min<\/span><span class=\"wordcamp-schedule__session wcblr-ai-fav\" data-session-id=\"2921\"><a href=\"#\" role=\"button\" class=\"fav-session-button\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Star this session: I Gave AI My WordPress<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading wcblr-ai-ses-t\"><a href=\"\/2026\/session\/i-gave-ai-my-wordpress\/\">I Gave AI My WordPress<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-ses-b wp-block-paragraph\">An agent let loose on real content, with permissions, validation and human approval, built and then broken. Worth seeing before you give AI access to a live site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-ses-who wp-block-paragraph\"><span><a href=\"\/2026\/speaker\/anindo-neel-dutta\/\" title=\"Anindo Neel Dutta\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/10\/wcblr-2026-speaker-anindo-neel-dutta.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Anindo Neel Dutta\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/span>Anindo Neel Dutta<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wcblr-ai-ses is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-ses-when wp-block-paragraph\"><time>15:30<\/time><span>Xavier Hall<\/span><span>Panel, 45 min<\/span><span class=\"wordcamp-schedule__session wcblr-ai-fav\" data-session-id=\"2932\"><a href=\"#\" role=\"button\" class=\"fav-session-button\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Star this session: Agents in Production<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading wcblr-ai-ses-t\"><a href=\"\/2026\/session\/agents-in-production\/\">Agents in Production<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-ses-b wp-block-paragraph\">Agents after the demo. Which user should an agent act as? Which steps does a person have to approve? Can an instruction hidden in a blog comment steer it, and what may it touch on a store&#8217;s biggest sale day? Four people who run agents on real sites, stores and codebases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-ses-who wp-block-paragraph\"><span><a href=\"\/2026\/speaker\/dhanendran-rajagopal\/\" title=\"Dhanendran Rajagopal\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/10\/wcblr-2026-speaker-dhanendran-rajagopal.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Dhanendran Rajagopal\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><a href=\"\/2026\/speaker\/animesh-dutta\/\" title=\"Animesh Dutta\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/10\/wcblr-2026-speaker-animesh-dutta.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Animesh Dutta\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><a href=\"\/2026\/speaker\/vedanshu-jain\/\" title=\"Vedanshu Jain\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/10\/wcblr-2026-speaker-vedanshu-jain.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Vedanshu Jain\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><a href=\"\/2026\/speaker\/vikas-singhal\/\" title=\"Vikas Singhal\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/10\/wcblr-2026-speaker-vikas-singhal.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Vikas Singhal\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/span>Dhanendran Rajagopal, Animesh Dutta, Vedanshu Jain, Vikas Singhal<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wcblr-ai-ch is-q3 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" id=\"q3\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wcblr-ai-ch-side is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-ch-n wp-block-paragraph\">03<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading wcblr-ai-ch-q\">What will it cost, and what will it earn?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-ch-b wp-block-paragraph\">An agent that works around the clock also bills around the clock, and the most capable models cost the most. For a freelancer or an agency, that sum decides whether an AI feature is worth offering a client.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-ch-b wp-block-paragraph\">The other half of the sum is what it earns, and the three talks below cover both sides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wcblr-ai-todo is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-todo-k wp-block-paragraph\">\/\/ before_sunday<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-todo-b wp-block-paragraph\">Note what you spent on AI tools last month, yours or a client&#8217;s. It turns these talks into a comparison.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wcblr-ai-ch-list is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wcblr-ai-ses is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-ses-when wp-block-paragraph\"><time>09:15<\/time><span>Xavier Hall<\/span><span>Talk, 30 min<\/span><span class=\"wordcamp-schedule__session wcblr-ai-fav\" data-session-id=\"2923\"><a href=\"#\" role=\"button\" class=\"fav-session-button\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Star this session: Tokens to Dollars: Building Tools that AutoSell<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading wcblr-ai-ses-t\"><a href=\"\/2026\/session\/tokens-to-dollars-building-tools-that-autosell\/\">Tokens to Dollars: Building Tools that AutoSell<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-ses-b wp-block-paragraph\">One WordPress and AI system that picks up a lead at night, qualifies it, replies, follows up, and calls the owner in only when a person is needed. Built on a real B2B export workflow. First talk of the day, so be in your seat by 09:00.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-ses-who wp-block-paragraph\"><span><a href=\"\/2026\/speaker\/gulshan-iyer\/\" title=\"Gulshan Iyer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/10\/wcblr-2026-speaker-gulshan-iyer.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Gulshan Iyer\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/span>Gulshan Iyer<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wcblr-ai-ses is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-ses-when wp-block-paragraph\"><time>15:00<\/time><span>Concert Hall<\/span><span>Lightning, 15 min<\/span><span class=\"wordcamp-schedule__session wcblr-ai-fav\" data-session-id=\"3060\"><a href=\"#\" role=\"button\" class=\"fav-session-button\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Star this session: Our secret sauce for keeping 24\/7 AI agents affordable<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading wcblr-ai-ses-t\"><a href=\"\/2026\/session\/our-secret-sauce-for-keeping-24-7-ai-agents-affordable\/\">Our secret sauce for keeping 24\/7 AI agents affordable<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-ses-b wp-block-paragraph\">A team running cloud agents nonstop, and the in-house router that sends each request to the right model rather than the priciest one. With their usage numbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-ses-who wp-block-paragraph\"><span><a href=\"\/2026\/speaker\/souptik-datta\/\" title=\"Souptik Datta\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/10\/wcblr-2026-speaker-souptik-datta.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Souptik Datta\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/span>Souptik Datta<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wcblr-ai-ses is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-ses-when wp-block-paragraph\"><time>15:15<\/time><span>Concert Hall<\/span><span>Lightning, 15 min<\/span><span class=\"wordcamp-schedule__session wcblr-ai-fav\" data-session-id=\"3263\"><a href=\"#\" role=\"button\" class=\"fav-session-button\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Star this session: From Conversation to Conversion: Building Execution-First AI for B2B<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading wcblr-ai-ses-t\"><a href=\"\/2026\/session\/from-conversation-to-conversion-building-execution-first-ai-for-b2b\/\">From Conversation to Conversion: Building Execution-First AI for B2B<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-ses-b wp-block-paragraph\">For B2B commerce: a buyer asking about stock, pricing or an order wants the thing done rather than a conversation about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-ses-who wp-block-paragraph\"><span><a href=\"\/2026\/speaker\/ravi-chillara\/\" title=\"Ravi Chillara\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/10\/wcblr-2026-speaker-ravi-chillara.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Ravi Chillara\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/span>Ravi Chillara<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wcblr-ai-ch is-q4 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" id=\"q4\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wcblr-ai-ch-side is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-ch-n wp-block-paragraph\">04<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading wcblr-ai-ch-q\">Is it paying off for teams like yours?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-ch-b wp-block-paragraph\">Plenty of people say AI makes them faster at their own work. Fewer companies see it in the numbers. In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mckinsey.com\/capabilities\/quantumblack\/our-insights\/the-state-of-ai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">McKinsey&#8217;s 2025 survey<\/a>, 39% of respondents said AI had made any difference to their company&#8217;s profit, and most of those put it under 5%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-ch-b wp-block-paragraph\">If you run an agency or lead a team, these three talks come at that gap from the architecture, from two years inside one team, and from where the work waits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wcblr-ai-todo is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-todo-k wp-block-paragraph\">\/\/ before_sunday<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-todo-b wp-block-paragraph\">Pick one task AI made faster for your team, then note where the work waits after it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wcblr-ai-ch-list is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wcblr-ai-ses is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-ses-when wp-block-paragraph\"><time>10:15<\/time><span>Concert Hall<\/span><span>Lightning, 15 min<\/span><span class=\"wordcamp-schedule__session wcblr-ai-fav\" data-session-id=\"3262\"><a href=\"#\" role=\"button\" class=\"fav-session-button\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Star this session: Beyond Traditional WordPress: Building for the Modern Web in the Age of AI<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading wcblr-ai-ses-t\"><a href=\"\/2026\/session\/beyond-traditional-wordpress-building-for-the-modern-web-in-the-age-of-ai\/\">Beyond Traditional WordPress: Building for the Modern Web in the Age of AI<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-ses-b wp-block-paragraph\">WordPress as a content platform behind APIs and custom front ends, and where AI fits in that architecture. For agencies and tech leads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-ses-who wp-block-paragraph\"><span><a href=\"\/2026\/speaker\/raghunath-j\/\" title=\"Raghunath J\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/10\/wcblr-2026-speaker-raghunath-j.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Raghunath J\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/span>Raghunath J<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wcblr-ai-ses is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-ses-when wp-block-paragraph\"><time>10:45<\/time><span>Concert Hall<\/span><span>Lightning, 15 min<\/span><span class=\"wordcamp-schedule__session wcblr-ai-fav\" data-session-id=\"2928\"><a href=\"#\" role=\"button\" class=\"fav-session-button\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Star this session: From Code to Boardroom: The Real Business Impact of AI in WordPress Teams<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading wcblr-ai-ses-t\"><a href=\"\/2026\/session\/from-code-to-boardroom-the-real-business-impact-of-ai-in-wordpress-teams\/\">From Code to Boardroom: The Real Business Impact of AI in WordPress Teams<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-ses-b wp-block-paragraph\">Two years of AI in one WordPress engineering team, from developer to director: where the gains were real, where they were overstated, and three checks before you scale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-ses-who wp-block-paragraph\"><span><a href=\"\/2026\/speaker\/kakshak-kalaria\/\" title=\"Kakshak Kalaria\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/10\/wcblr-2026-speaker-kakshak-kalaria.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Kakshak Kalaria\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/span>Kakshak Kalaria<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wcblr-ai-ses is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-ses-when wp-block-paragraph\"><time>11:30<\/time><span>Xavier Hall<\/span><span>Talk, 30 min<\/span><span class=\"wordcamp-schedule__session wcblr-ai-fav\" data-session-id=\"3291\"><a href=\"#\" role=\"button\" class=\"fav-session-button\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Star this session: Operationalising AI after the easy gains<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading wcblr-ai-ses-t\"><a href=\"\/2026\/session\/operationalising-ai-after-the-easy-gains\/\">Operationalising AI after the easy gains<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-ses-b wp-block-paragraph\">Why faster people don&#8217;t add up to a faster team, using an old idea from manufacturing, and how to find your own bottleneck. For managers, leads and founders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-ses-who wp-block-paragraph\"><span><a href=\"\/2026\/speaker\/joel-abreo\/\" title=\"Joel Abreo\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/10\/wcblr-2026-speaker-joel-abreo.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Joel Abreo\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/span>Joel Abreo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wcblr-ai-ch is-q5 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" id=\"q5\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wcblr-ai-ch-side is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-ch-n wp-block-paragraph\">05<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading wcblr-ai-ch-q\">Will people still find your content?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-ch-b wp-block-paragraph\">More people now ask an AI tool instead of scrolling a page of links, and those tools lean on structure: headings, schema, entities, internal links.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-ch-b wp-block-paragraph\">Concert Hall takes it on in 15-minute talks, midday and afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wcblr-ai-todo is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-todo-k wp-block-paragraph\">\/\/ before_sunday<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-todo-b wp-block-paragraph\">Ask an AI assistant a question your best page answers, and see whether it cites you.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wcblr-ai-ch-list is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wcblr-ai-ses is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-ses-when wp-block-paragraph\"><time>12:30<\/time><span>Concert Hall<\/span><span>Lightning, 15 min<\/span><span class=\"wordcamp-schedule__session wcblr-ai-fav\" data-session-id=\"3194\"><a href=\"#\" role=\"button\" class=\"fav-session-button\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Star this session: From Editorial Workflow to AI Discovery: Making WordPress Content Machine-Readable and Findable<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading wcblr-ai-ses-t\"><a href=\"\/2026\/session\/from-editorial-workflow-to-ai-discovery-making-wordpress-content-machine-readable-and-findable\/\">From Editorial Workflow to AI Discovery: Making WordPress Content Machine-Readable and Findable<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-ses-b wp-block-paragraph\">Schema, entities, headings and internal links used on purpose, without the writing going generic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-ses-who wp-block-paragraph\"><span><a href=\"\/2026\/speaker\/preetika-thakur\/\" title=\"Preetika Thakur\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/10\/wcblr-2026-speaker-preetika-thakur.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Preetika Thakur\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/span>Preetika Thakur<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wcblr-ai-ses is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-ses-when wp-block-paragraph\"><time>12:45<\/time><span>Concert Hall<\/span><span>Lightning, 15 min<\/span><span class=\"wordcamp-schedule__session wcblr-ai-fav\" data-session-id=\"3264\"><a href=\"#\" role=\"button\" class=\"fav-session-button\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Star this session: AI Agents to Turn Your WordPress Blog into Short Videos<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading wcblr-ai-ses-t\"><a href=\"\/2026\/session\/ai-agents-to-turn-your-wordpress-blog-into-short-videos\/\">AI Agents to Turn Your WordPress Blog into Short Videos<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-ses-b wp-block-paragraph\">A chain of agents that turns an old post into a short video, script to publish. For sites with years of posts that got read once.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-ses-who wp-block-paragraph\"><span><a href=\"\/2026\/speaker\/sudip-bhattacharya\/\" title=\"Sudip Bhattacharya\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/10\/wcblr-2026-speaker-sudip-bhattacharya.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Sudip Bhattacharya\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/span>Sudip Bhattacharya<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wcblr-ai-ses is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-ses-when wp-block-paragraph\"><time>14:30<\/time><span>Concert Hall<\/span><span>Lightning, 15 min<\/span><span class=\"wordcamp-schedule__session wcblr-ai-fav\" data-session-id=\"3059\"><a href=\"#\" role=\"button\" class=\"fav-session-button\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Star this session: Beyond Rankings: Making WordPress Content Discoverable in the AI Search Era<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading wcblr-ai-ses-t\"><a href=\"\/2026\/session\/beyond-rankings-making-wordpress-content-discoverable-in-the-ai-search-era\/\">Beyond Rankings: Making WordPress Content Discoverable in the AI Search Era<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-ses-b wp-block-paragraph\">Search intent, topical authority and structured data, for classic search and AI search together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-ses-who wp-block-paragraph\"><span><a href=\"\/2026\/speaker\/abheesh-dokras\/\" title=\"Abheesh Dokras\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/10\/wcblr-2026-speaker-abheesh-dokras.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Abheesh Dokras\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/span>Abheesh Dokras<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wcblr-ai-ses is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-ses-when wp-block-paragraph\"><time>15:30<\/time><span>Concert Hall<\/span><span>Lightning, 15 min<\/span><span class=\"wordcamp-schedule__session wcblr-ai-fav\" data-session-id=\"3814\"><a href=\"#\" role=\"button\" class=\"fav-session-button\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Star this session: Your Website Has Answers. Can a Chatbot Help People Find Them?<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading wcblr-ai-ses-t\"><a href=\"\/2026\/session\/your-website-has-answers-can-a-chatbot-help-people-find-them\/\">Your Website Has Answers. Can a Chatbot Help People Find Them?<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-ses-b wp-block-paragraph\">A website chatbot that asks follow-up questions and walks visitors to the next step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-ses-who wp-block-paragraph\"><span><a href=\"\/2026\/speaker\/abhay-kulkarni\/\" title=\"Abhay Kulkarni\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/10\/wcblr-2026-speaker-abhay-kulkarni.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Abhay Kulkarni\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/span>Abhay Kulkarni<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wcblr-ai-ses is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-ses-when wp-block-paragraph\"><time>15:45<\/time><span>Concert Hall<\/span><span>Lightning, 15 min<\/span><span class=\"wordcamp-schedule__session wcblr-ai-fav\" data-session-id=\"2929\"><a href=\"#\" role=\"button\" class=\"fav-session-button\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Star this session: AI as a Contributor: Et tu, Brute?<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading wcblr-ai-ses-t\"><a href=\"\/2026\/session\/ai-as-a-contributor-et-tu-brute\/\">AI as a Contributor: Et tu, Brute?<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wcblr-ai-ses-b wp-block-paragraph\">A palliative medicine doctor&#8217;s WordPress blog, with AI as a partner that questions the argument rather than a writer. 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