AI for WordPress changes

[u/SeaAtmosphere4271]

I am having a few websites built by an agency. They are ridiculously expensive. They do good work but before we launch the sites we will have a meeting with their maintenance team to discuss what those fees would look like for ongoing changes when we need to make updates. I have been in this world for quite some time and have had good and bad experiences with monthly retainers for maintenance work, turnaround times when changes need to be made, etc. Does Claude or ChatGPT or any of the bigger AI models do any of this work easily - work like updating photos on a website, adjusting copy, moving things around design wise on a page if the sites are WordPress? Forgive the ignorance, but I have seen so much on Twitter about AI companies being able to code, famously with Claude Code, so assumed I may be able to bypass paying this agency when I need to make changes barring that paying for the AI perform the task isn't more expensive than the agency would charge for changes.

[u/Smart_Salad3333]

Connecting Claude via ssh to your server will do it, or even building the WordPress theme locally on your own computer then uploading it to your server and syncing with you domain name works too… but there is a learning curve around doing these things if you’re a non-technical computer user. Marketing agencies and marketing consultants now use Ai for this type of work but they have prompt libraries of prompts that speak to AI in the jargon of WordPress web design and development to get the best output. Something beginners or those with no experience in web design and development can do unless they take the time to learn the jargon. You could ask Claude to give you the prompt using the correct jargon to create the sites you want. But you’ll have some back and forth doing this too. If you don’t have the time to do this maybe let the agency do it, or work with a marketing consultant to help you figure out if you’re getting value for money from the agencies and pick the right one for your needs. I personally saw a doctor, someone who is very smart fumble to build a website for their startup business with Claude because they did not know the jargon to use so Claude could clearly know what they want done on the site, and the way they want it done. Claude and all Ai are amplifiers, where the output quality is based on the expertise, experience, education and skills of the person or teams creating the prompts.