🚨 Automattic just dropped a crazy AI tool for WordPress!
🚀 Is this the end of manual WordPress block coding?
If you build on WordPress, you know that creating custom Gutenberg blocks from scratch can be time-consuming. You have to juggle React, PHP, block.json, and CSS just to get the scaffolding right.
But what if you could just type what you want, and an AI builds a fully functional, installable block in seconds? 🤯
Meet Telex, the latest experimental AI tool by Automattic (the company behind WordPress.com).
I recently took Telex for a spin, and it is genuinely a game-changer for the WP ecosystem. It’s not just another generic AI chatbot—it is a dedicated, AI-assisted authoring environment built specifically for WordPress.
Here is why Telex stands out:
✨ Text-to-Block Magic: Just type a prompt like "Create a pricing table with 3 columns and a 'Recommended' badge in the center," and Telex writes the exact React and PHP code required.
⚡ Live Playground Preview: No need to switch to a local server. Telex runs on WordPress Playground, meaning you get a live, interactive preview of your block right in the browser.
📦 One-Click Export: Love what the AI built? Click download, and it instantly gives you a .zip file that you can install as a standard plugin on ANY live WordPress site.
🛠️ Developer Friendly: Want to tweak the logic? Download the code, open it in VS Code, make your edits, and you can even upload it back to Telex for further AI modifications.
Who is this for?
• For Non-Coders / Marketers: It gives you the power to build custom UI elements without writing a single line of code.
• For Developers: It eliminates the tedious boilerplate setup. Let AI do the heavy lifting of 80% of the scaffolding, and you can focus on refining the complex 20%.
⚠️ Note: It is currently an experimental tool and requires a desktop browser to handle the processing power.
The future of web development is shifting from "Drag-and-Drop" to "Prompt-and-Generate."
🎥 I just published a detailed video tutorial where I test live prompts, generate custom blocks, and install them on a live site.
👇 Watch the full video tutorial here: 🔗
Have you tried Telex yet? Do you think AI will completely replace traditional page builders in the next few years? Let’s discuss! 💬