Everything people ask before putting Miles to work
New to Miles? Start here. These are the questions people usually ask before putting Miles to work, from how it designs and edits WordPress sites to where it works, what stays under your control, and how to get started.
Understanding Miles
The short version of what Miles is and where it fits.
What is Miles?
Miles is an AI agent built specifically for WordPress. It can design new sites, turn approved designs into editable WordPress block themes, and help improve sites you already run.
What Miles can doWho is Miles for?
Miles is built for people who make and maintain WordPress sites, including freelancers, agencies, designers, developers, and site owners who want a specialist to help with the WordPress work.
See how Miles worksDo I need a coding agent plan to use Miles?
No. Miles works on its own, or alongside a coding agent you already use. You do not need a separate Claude, Codex, Cursor, or other coding agent subscription.
Is Miles a page builder or a collection of templates?
No. Miles works more like a creative WordPress partner. It starts with your brief, explores distinct design directions, and builds in the language of native WordPress blocks, patterns, styles, media, and navigation.
Read about the design workflowCan I use my favourite block theme with Miles?
Miles supports its own themes and a growing set of validated block themes, currently Ollie, Spectra One, Frost, Ona, and Twenty Twenty-Five. Broader theme support is in development.
Start with an existing themeDoes Miles create a real WordPress site or just a mockup?
Miles first gives you a complete static design to review. When you choose Start editing, it converts that approved direction into an editable WordPress homepage and block-theme foundation. The Site Plan then tracks the remaining pages and functionality.
How a design becomes editableWhat Miles can do
New sites, existing sites, ongoing edits, and the current boundaries.
Can Miles design a completely new website?
Yes. Bring a rough idea, client brief, copy, brand material, images, or example sites. Miles can clarify the brief, create genuinely different directions, help you choose one, and build out the site from there.
Follow the new-site workflowCan Miles redesign or edit an existing site?
Miles can make supported edits to compatible sites. For a broader redesign, import an existing site into a private sandbox and create a new editable block-theme design alongside it. Review and activate the new design when you are ready.
Choose an editing starting pointCan I keep refining what Miles makes?
Yes. You can ask Miles to change copy, imagery, spacing, layout, styling, sections, pages, or the overall design direction. You can review the result and keep shaping it through the same conversation.
Ways to refine an existing siteCan Miles add forms, bookings, stores, or other functionality?
Miles can turn supported Site Plan items, starting with contact and inquiry forms, into working plugin-backed functionality. Stores, bookings, memberships, and other advanced functionality still require separate setup and review.
What the Site Plan tracksWhat should I know about Miles' current limits?
AI output still needs human review. The first editable build normally establishes the homepage and design system rather than every page, and some site types or integrations need additional setup. Miles makes those boundaries visible instead of pretending unfinished work is complete.
Review the current limitsWorkflow and control
What you provide, where the work happens, and how changes stay reviewable.
What does Miles need from me to get started?
You can start with as little as an idea or as much as a complete client brief. Copy, brand assets, images, example sites, and notes all help, but Miles can ask focused questions when the direction is not yet clear.
Prepare for your first designWhat is a design sandbox?
A design sandbox is a private place to explore and build without changing a live site. You can develop the direction there, review it, and bring the result to WordPress when it is ready.
Start in a design sandboxWill Miles change my live site without asking?
You control the safety mode and the environment. On protected sites, Miles can plan, inspect, and draft, then asks for approval before publishing or making destructive changes. Development, staging, or a design sandbox is the recommended place for substantial work.
Understand site protectionCan I review changes or undo something I do not like?
Miles creates restore points for supported edits, so you can easily undo the latest change. When working on an existing site, start with a current backup for extra peace of mind.
How approvals workAccess and plans
Where Miles works and how usage is measured.
Where can I use Miles?
You can work with Miles in a design sandbox, directly inside WordPress through the Miles plugin, or alongside a supported coding agent. Choose the route that fits the site and the way you already work.
Choose a WordPress pathCan Miles work with Claude, Codex, Cursor, or another coding agent?
Yes. Your coding agent can handle code, files, research, and project context while Miles takes the WordPress design and site workflow. Miles joins the team as the WordPress specialist rather than replacing your coding agent.
Why add Miles to a coding agentCan I try Miles for free?
Yes. The free plan lets you try the design and editing workflow without a credit card. Paid plans add monthly credits for more new-site work, iteration, and ongoing edits.
Compare plansHow do Miles credits work?
Credits are used for AI work such as design generation, iteration, images, page design, and theme conversion. Monthly credits refresh with your plan. Paid top-up credits are used after monthly credits and do not expire.
Learn about creditsCan I change or cancel my plan?
Yes. Upgrades take effect immediately and are prorated. Downgrades take effect on the next billing date. If you cancel, your plan stays active until the end of the current billing period, and you can reactivate before then.
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