WordPress announced a new service called my.WordPress.net that runs its publishing software entirely in a web browser.
The service allows users to set up a site and publish without signing up, setting up hosting, or registering a domain. This positions the software as a personal workspace for private writing, journaling, drafting, research, and learning.
Sites created on my.WordPress.net are private by default and not accessible from the public internet. The sites are bound to the user’s web browser, with data saved in browser storage, and cannot be accessed from another device. Users can move their site to a dedicated WordPress host to make it public.
my.WordPress.net includes an App Catalog with tools like a Personal CRM, Personal RSS Reader, bookmarking tool, and AI Workspace. The service is powered by the open-source WordPress Playground project, which allows one-click WordPress installation and integration with OpenAI and CLI apps.
An AI assistant can be used to modify my.WordPress.net, such as tweaking or building plugins, and can access stored data to function as a personal knowledge base. The service has a storage limit of roughly 100MB and is recommended for smaller, personal apps and use cases.
Users can reset their site or set up temporary instances that reset when the browser is refreshed. The launch follows the formation of a WordPress AI team last year and the release of WordPress.com’s AI website builder.
