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v1.9.0 — AI Widget Builder + free Brand Kits

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@wpacademy wpacademy released this 02 Jun 11:40
· 898 commits to main since this release

Highlights

  • AI Widget Builder (Pro). Eight MCP tools let an AI agent design custom Elementor widgets from a structured spec — no hand-written PHP. The plugin compiles the spec + an HTML template into a sandboxed Widget_Base class (35 control types, optional per-widget CSS/JS) that appears under a "Custom (EMCP)" category in the editor. A runtime safety net keeps a malformed widget from breaking the editor. Off-by-default; managed on the new Widget Builder admin tab.
  • 10 free brand kits. The Brand Kits tab now ships 10 curated color + typography kits anyone can apply for free — one click re-skins your site's global palette and fonts, with backup-before-apply and restore. The full 50-kit library stays Pro.
  • Get Support button in the admin header, on every tab, linking to the new support portal at support.msrbuilds.com.
  • Pagination on the Prompts, Templates, Brand Kits, and Changelog admin pages (filter-aware).

Fixes

  • Prompts page freeze — off-screen 1px-wide copy textareas forced a pathological reflow with 50+ prompts; they're now display:none.
  • Atomic (V4) detection (#47, thanks @BenKalsky) — atomic tools register based on whether the atomic element types are registered (or the e_atomic_elements/atomic_widgets experiment is on), not the ELEMENTOR_VERSION constant, and not on the page-editor opt-in alone.

Install: download elementor-mcp-1.9.0.zip below and upload via Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin. Requires WordPress 6.9+, Elementor 3.20+, PHP 8.0+.