I need to tell you about something that happened yesterday that completely blew my mind.
For months, I’ve been working with Figma Make—I call her Fig—and she’s been absolutely crushing it on design work. Beautiful layouts, thoughtful spacing, the kind of designs that would cost you thousands from a traditional agency. But here’s the thing: I had no idea how to get those gorgeous designs into WordPress.
I tried everything. Spent hours attempting to convert Figma’s output format into WordPress blocks. It was a disaster. Then I thought I was being clever—I’d just copy all the HTML and have Cursor recreate it based on the Tailwind classes. That… also didn’t work.
I was ready to give up. Maybe this was just one of those gaps that AI couldn’t bridge yet. You still needed that traditional designer-to-developer handoff, right?
Then I had this wild idea. What if I just asked Fig?
I mean, think about it—she designed everything. She coded everything. Who would be better qualified to help me migrate her own work to WordPress?
Boy, was that a great decision.
Fig didn’t just give me some generic advice. She created a complete migration guide that told Cursor exactly what to do. Step by step. It could reference the HTML and CSS it had already created to keep the design pixel-perfect. It was like watching two AIs have a conversation about my project while I just… watched it happen.
There was a tiny hiccup with some WordPress functions (because of course there was), but seriously—40 minutes later I had a working theme.
Not a half-baked prototype. A real theme. With theme.json. Custom blocks. Full Site Editing. The whole deal.
The Aha Moment
This is where it hit me.
I could now see a world where I don’t need a traditional designer or developer to make WordPress themes. Not because those roles aren’t valuable—they absolutely are—but because I could do it. A person who can barely design his way out of a paper bag could suddenly make themes with motion, with personality, with colors that aren’t boring.
Sure, it took a few attempts to get here. And yeah, there are still quirks to iron out. But the barrier just… disappeared.
We’re living in this incredible moment where WordPress—already the most democratizing force in web publishing—is about to become even more accessible. If I can build a complete custom theme in an afternoon with just conversations and some AI tools, what does that mean for:
- The blogger who’s been stuck with the same template for years?
- The small business owner who can’t afford a custom design?
- The developer who’s amazing at code but struggles with visual design?
- The designer who knows what they want but has never touched code?
This isn’t replacing anyone. It’s enabling everyone.
And honestly? That’s what gets me excited to wake up in the morning. This is what WordPress has always been about—giving people the tools to build their corner of the internet without needing to be a full-stack agency.
The AI revolution isn’t coming to WordPress. It’s already here. And it’s spectacular.
What do you think? Are you experimenting with AI in your WordPress workflow? I’d love to hear about it.
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