v1.6.1

Public release of Ampersand Elementor MCP Orchestrator v1.6.1.

This release improves the WordPress Plugins screen updater UX.

Highlights:

• Added a Check for updates link in the plugin row next to WordPress plugin metadata links such as View details.
• The manual check clears the orchestrator GitHub release cache, clears WordPress plugin update data, and forces a fresh update check.
• Added a Visit site link in the plugin row that opens the GitHub Releases page.
• Added admin notices after manual update checks to report whether GitHub was reachable and whether a newer release was found.

Note:
Sites already on older versions need to receive this version once before the new row links are available. Existing MCP JSON files continue to work while their WordPress Application Password remains valid.

v1.6.0

Public release of Ampersand Elementor MCP Orchestrator v1.6.0.

This release folds production rollout lessons back into the orchestrator prompt and adds a compact helper tool for reusable Elementor template discovery.

Highlights:

• Added ampersand/find-template-usages, a read-only helper ability that scans editable posts/pages/templates for Elementor template widgets and [elementor-template] shortcodes referencing a template ID.
• The curated default core now includes 69 selected tool slots, still below the recommended 80-tool threshold.
• Added prompt guardrails for Elementor flex control gating, row image widths, reusable horizontal/vertical component variants, and two-stop gradient limits.
• Added cache-aware verification guidance: saved API data first, computed DOM styles second, screenshot third, with Elementor CSS/CDN cache checks before rewriting working data.
• Added bulk rollout guidance: pilot one page, classify hits before edits, and prefer reusable template references when future global edits are expected.
• README and changelog updated with the helper tool and troubleshooting guidance for stale rendered output.

Upgrade note:
Existing MCP JSON files continue to work while their WordPress Application Password remains valid. After updating, reload the MCP client so it sees the new helper tool and updated prompt.

v1.5.0

Public release of Ampersand Elementor MCP Orchestrator v1.5.0.

This release fixes oversized Elementor MCP tool registration by replacing the previous namespace-wide exposure with a curated default tool set.

Highlights:

• Default MCP server now exposes a curated 68-tool editor-first core instead of every elementor/... and elementor-mcp/... ability.
• Added admin tool-set controls with opt-in groups for WooCommerce, Elementor v4 atomic widgets, extended widgets, code injection, design QA, form submissions, and site maintenance.
• Added live selected/available tool counts and a warning when the selected set exceeds the recommended client-safe threshold.
• Added resolved tool-list caching keyed by plugin version, settings, and cache salt.
• Code injection tools are disabled by default behind a security-sensitive opt-in group.
• README and changelog updated with troubleshooting guidance for clients that connect but do not surface large MCP tool sets.

Upgrade note:
Existing downloaded MCP JSON files continue to work as long as their WordPress Application Password remains valid. After updating the plugin, the same MCP endpoint will expose the smaller curated tool set unless expansion groups are enabled in Settings -> Elementor MCP.

Ampersand Elementor MCP Orchestrator 1.4.0

Ampersand Elementor MCP Orchestrator 1.4.0 is the first public release of the plugin.

What is included

• WordPress-native GitHub release updater.
• Minimal admin page with a single JSON connection download.
• Plugin/capability status table for the expected Elementor MCP stack.
• One connection bundle for Claude Desktop, Codex, and direct HTTP MCP clients.
• AI-assisted installation guidance so Codex, Claude, or another client can choose the correct JSON section and ask permission before writing local MCP config.
• Explicit User-Agent headers for security plugins, WAFs, and hosting layers that require identifiable REST/MCP clients.
• Editor-first Elementor guardrails for Theme Builder, menus/PDFs, UTF-8 preservation, cache verification, and safe large imports.
• Public README, changelog, security policy, and license.
• Clean public entrypoint: ampersand-elementor-mcp-orchestrator.php.

Required MCP plugin release pages

• Official WordPress MCP Adapter: https://github.com/WordPress/mcp-adapter/releases
• Bjorn MCP abilities / expose abilities: https://github.com/bjornfix/mcp-expose-abilities/releases
• MSRBuilds EMCP Tools / Elementor MCP: https://github.com/msrbuilds/elementor-mcp/releases

Notes

Updating the plugin does not revoke existing WordPress Application Passwords or invalidate already downloaded JSON config files. Download a fresh JSON when you want newer connection defaults.