August 28 – September 14, 2026 Welcome back to the WordPress.com changelog! Much of the engineering effort these past two weeks went into some meaningful rollouts: our AI website builder…

Read on blog or Reader WordPress.com Blog WordPress.com Changelog: Custom AI Themes and A New Video Player By WordPress.com Staff on September 15, 2026 August 28 – September 14, 2026 Welcome back to the WordPress.com changelog! Much of the engineering effort these past two weeks went into some meaningful rollouts: our AI website builder flow got an upgrade and there’s a new VideoPress player. A fully custom, AI-generated theme Our AI website builder for creating new sites just got more capable. On Premium and Business plans, it now generates a fully custom theme built around your goals and brand. Once it’s built, we’ve streamlined the AI Editor, where you can keep refining the design by chatting with the WordPress Agent, so you always have support and can get your site exactly as you want. A helpful new feature is called Annotate, which allows you to send multiple targeted edits to the agent at one time: Try the AI website builder A refreshed video player There’s a redesigned VideoPress player available with some powerful new features for sites on Business and Commerce plans. As a reminder, VideoPress is a lightweight and responsive video player you can use to host and embed videos on your WordPress.com website. The update is built around a cleaner control bar with chapter markers and scrub-preview thumbnails built into the seek bar, an easier way to share a video (with separate handling for private ones), and an end screen that offers options to replay, share, or download once a video finishes. The sharing and downloading is in your control as always. Fixes and improvements We also: Improved messaging when canceling a Google Workspace subscription, so it’s clear exactly when access ends. (Github PR)  Replaced the dead-end empty cart when a domain can’t be renewed with a clear explanation and a one-click way to search for a new domain. (Github PR)  Cleaned up the WordPress Agent’s command menu in Telegram. (Github PR)  Restored the missing Search menu item for Jetpack Search on impacted sites. (GitHub PR) Refreshed the design of the password reset page for a clearer, more guided flow. (GitHub PR) Added a “Retired” badge so you can tell at a glance when a theme in your site’s theme list is no longer receiving updates. (Github PR) Comment Like You can also reply to this email to leave a comment. WordPress.com Blog © 2026. Unsubscribe or manage your email subscriptions. Get the Jetpack app Subscribe, bookmark, and get real-time notifications – all from one app! Automattic, Inc. 60 29th St. #343, San Francisco, CA 94110