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I built my business site on WordPress and often recommend it — along with tools like Jetpack and the new AI website builder — to people in my network.

I’m an experienced website designer, but I’m not a software developer. 

Vibe coding has been a fun, seemingly magical way to turn ideas into working mini-apps, but that “magic” comes with limits. The tools I’ve created work well for my internal team, yet I don’t understand the backend deeply enough to share them publicly or monetize them safely.

After building dozens of prototypes, I’ve learned that AI prototyping tools are great for fast experimentation — but some fall short in powering the backend of long-term business websites.

In this article, I’ll break down what AI site generators can do, where their limitations show up, and why WordPress.com’s AI website builder takes a very different approach.

What are AI website builders?

The term “AI site builder” refers to the use of AI…