I love WordPress. And I also love vibe coding — the ability to turn an idea into something real with a prompt and some iteration.

So when I read WordPress.com’s recent post “AI Website Building: Separating Hype from Reality,” I found myself nodding at parts and frustrated by others.

The post sets up a choice that doesn’t need to exist. It puts vibe coding tools in one box (fun for experiments, dangerous for real work) and WordPress in another (the grown-up choice for serious people). But why? These aren’t competing philosophies. They’re complementary tools in the same toolbox.

I’ve used Cursor to build WordPress blocks. I’ve prototyped ideas in AI tools and then brought them into the WordPress ecosystem. The magic isn’t picking a side — it’s knowing when to use what.

The article warns about hidden complexity, security risks, and things breaking without clear reasons. Fair concerns! But framing them as reasons to avoid new tools entirely is gatekeeping dressed up as wisdom. Every technology has a learning curve. WordPress plugins have caused their share of security nightmares too. The answer isn’t fear — it’s education.

What bothers me most is the underlying message: you’re not ready for this. That’s the same thing people said about WordPress when it launched. It’s what established players always say about tools that democratize access.

The best part of this AI moment is that someone with a vision can actually build something without asking permission first. Some of those builds will live on WordPress. Some won’t. Many will start as vibe-coded prototypes and graduate to more robust platforms when they need to.

That’s not chaos. That’s how the web has always worked.

WordPress is incredible. Vibe coding is incredible. Stop making people choose.