{"id":3262,"date":"2026-10-07T10:31:32","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T05:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/session\/beyond-traditional-wordpress-building-for-the-modern-web-in-the-age-of-ai\/"},"modified":"2026-10-07T10:31:32","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T05:01:32","slug":"beyond-traditional-wordpress-building-for-the-modern-web-in-the-age-of-ai","status":"publish","type":"wcb_session","link":"https:\/\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/session\/beyond-traditional-wordpress-building-for-the-modern-web-in-the-age-of-ai\/","title":{"rendered":"Beyond Traditional WordPress: Building for the Modern Web in the Age of AI"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WordPress is no longer limited to traditional themes, templates, and plugins. 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