{"id":8022,"date":"2025-08-21T10:27:23","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T17:27:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2025\/?p=8022"},"modified":"2025-08-21T10:27:23","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T17:27:23","slug":"the-future-of-wordpress-ai-matt-mullenwegs-closing-keynote-at-wordcamp-us-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2025\/the-future-of-wordpress-ai-matt-mullenwegs-closing-keynote-at-wordcamp-us-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"The Future of WordPress &amp; AI: Matt Mullenweg\u2019s Closing Keynote at WordCamp US 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.542), 1.2rem);\"><strong>WordCamp US 2025<\/strong> is culminating in a momentous event: a closing keynote by none other than <a href=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/matt-mullenweg\/\" data-type=\"wcb_speaker\" data-id=\"6795\"><strong>Matt Mullenweg<\/strong><\/a>, co-founder of WordPress and CEO of Automattic. This session promises to be a visionary deep dive into the future of WordPress, the evolving role of AI in web publishing, and what lies ahead for the open web.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What to Expect from the Keynote<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.542), 1.2rem);\"><strong>Matt will take the stage to unveil the latest innovations in WordPress, including:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.542), 1.2rem);\">AI-powered tools for content creation, site management, and accessibility<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.542), 1.2rem);\">New features in the WordPress core and ecosystem<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.542), 1.2rem);\">Insights into the future of open-source collaboration<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.542), 1.2rem);\">A look ahead at how WordPress will evolve to meet the needs of creators, developers, and businesses in a rapidly changing digital landscape<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.542), 1.2rem);\">Q&amp;A Session<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About Matt Mullenweg<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.542), 1.2rem);\"><strong>Matt Mullenweg<\/strong> is the co-founder of WordPress, the open-source publishing platform that powers over 43% of all websites on the internet. He is also the founder and CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2025\/sponsor\/automattic\/\" data-type=\"wcb_sponsor\" data-id=\"22\">Automattic<\/a>, the company behind <a href=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2025\/sponsor\/wordpress-com\/\" data-type=\"wcb_sponsor\" data-id=\"2139\">WordPress.com<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2025\/sponsor\/woocommerce\/\" data-type=\"wcb_sponsor\" data-id=\"2465\">WooCommerce<\/a>, Tumblr, <a href=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2025\/sponsor\/wordpress-vip\/\" data-type=\"wcb_sponsor\" data-id=\"4275\">WPVIP<\/a>, Day One, Beeper, and Pocket Casts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.542), 1.2rem);\">Beyond tech, Matt is a jazz saxophonist, photographer, and investor. His leadership has been recognized by Forbes, Wired, Fast Company, Vanity Fair, and many more respected publications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.542), 1.2rem);\">Whether you&#8217;re a developer, designer, blogger, or entrepreneur, Matt\u2019s keynote is a must attend event that will leave you inspired and equipped for the future of digital publishing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">You&#8217;re Invited: The WordCamp US 2025 Closing Party<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.542), 1.2rem);\">After the keynote, join us for the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2025\/were-bringing-the-wordcamp-us-2025-closing-party-to-the-world-forestry-center\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"7639\">official closing party<\/a>,<\/strong> a celebration of community, creativity, and collaboration. 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Whether you&#8217;re a first-time attendee or a seasoned WordCamper, this is the perfect way to wrap up an unforgettable week!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>If you haven\u2019t already, grab your tickets to the largest WordPress event in the US!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2025\/tickets\/\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.984rem, 0.984rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.86), 1.5rem);\">Get Tickets<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A momentous event: a closing keynote by none other than Matt Mullenweg, co-founder of WordPress and CEO of Automattic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16889932,"featured_media":8023,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[19],"tags":[52,85,123,77,122,48,124],"class_list":["post-8022","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-announcements","tag-ai","tag-automattic","tag-ceo","tag-keynote","tag-matt-mullenweg","tag-speakers","tag-wordpress"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/08\/Matt-Mullenweg-Keynote-Speaker-at-WordCamp-US-Co-Founder-of-WordPress-scaled.png","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pfz0Bf-25o","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8022","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16889932"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8022"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8022\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8049,"href":"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8022\/revisions\/8049"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8023"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8022"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8022"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8022"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}