WordPress 7.0: The Good, the AI, and the Still Missing

Great breakdown, Adam. I particularly resonated with your point on the 'AI' additions in 7.0.

My theory is that as long as CMSs rely on raw HTML strings for content storage, AI will always feel like a 'bolted-on' chatbot. I’ve been architecting a new system using Next.js 16 and PostgreSQL JSONB specifically because trying to pipe LLM outputs into legacy HTML structures usually leads to sanitization lag and re-render hell.

Do you think WordPress can ever truly solve the performance tax of its legacy core, or is the 'missing' piece actually a fundamental shift in how we store and render blocks? Would love to hear your thoughts on whether 100/100 Lighthouse scores are even possible on a WP 7.0 site without a massive plugin stack.

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Great breakdown, Adam. I particularly resonated with your point on the 'AI' additions in 7.0.

My theory is that as long as CMSs rely on raw HTML strings for content storage, AI will always feel like a 'bolted-on' chatbot. I’ve been architecting a new system using Next.js 16 and PostgreSQL JSONB specifically because trying to pipe LLM outputs into legacy HTML structures usually leads to sanitization lag and re-render hell.

Do you think WordPress can ever truly solve the performance tax of its legacy core, or is the 'missing' piece actually a fundamental shift in how we store and render blocks? Would love to hear your thoughts on whether 100/100 Lighthouse scores are even possible on a WP 7.0 site without a massive plugin stack.

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