Version 1.5.0 changelog

Latest – 1.5.0

June 11, 2026

Etch 1.5.0 is finally here, and it’s a big one! We’re shipping the new Public API, which lets you drive blocks, styles, components, loops, and more programmatically. AI Assistant now supports ACSS, reads and writes custom field values, and can search your content across post types. And the Content Hub introduces new Date and Time field types, right-click management for custom fields and groups, and exclusion-based assignment rules.

Public API docs: https://docs.etchwp.com/public-api

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1.5.0 Details

  • New: AI Assistant can now read, set, and update custom field values on a post.
  • New: AI Assistant can now search for posts across your post types.
  • New: Multi-select (MVP) — Currently you can bulk delete or bulk assign elements to AI context. This will be expanded to other actions in the future.
  • New: Public scripting API on window.etch for programmatic control.
  • New: Custom field type Date, accepting calendar-valid YYYY-MM-DD values.
  • New: Custom field type Time, accepting clock-valid HH:MM:SS values.
  • New: Delete Custom Post Types, Custom Field Groups, and Custom Fields directly from a right-click context menu.
  • New: Edit Custom Field Group settings from a context menu.
  • New: Custom Field Groups can be assigned with an exclusion rule (is not in) for post types.
  • New: AI chat now lets you scroll up to pause auto-scroll, and resumes when you return to the bottom.
  • New: AI Assistant now opens new conversations in Build mode by default.
  • New: The Loops panel now shows each loop’s type.
  • Fix: Undo/redo buttons in the action bar stay stable for more reliable history navigation.
  • Fix: The AI readiness check no longer runs when AI Assistant is disabled.
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