Changelog

Latest – 1.6.6

August 24, 2026

This is a small maintenance release focused on builder reliability. It fixes a fatal toSlug crash on hosts without the PHP intl extension, corrects component editing so the builder scrolls to the instance you selected, and makes the unsaved changes warning more dependable.

  • New: Redesigned component editor (work in progress) — opt-in preview available in settings, with updated property panels for text, boolean, loop, media, and group props so far
  • New: Early foundations of Etch Intelligence — the system that will make Etch’s AI meaningfully smarter. First pieces are shipping now, much more coming.
  • New: AI reasoning is now visible in chat responses, with a new setting to toggle the display (on by default)
  • Improvement: AI settings moved to a dedicated tab
Full 1.6.6 changelog

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Fix
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  • 1.6.5

    August 10, 2026

    • Fix: Term loops, the loop manager, and Content Hub now handle very large taxonomies reliably instead of slowing down or failing with errors.
    • Fix: SVG uploads now complete reliably instead of getting stuck when a PHP warning interrupts the upload response.
    • Fix: Metabox fields stored in custom tables no longer show a warning when they return a single-value array.
    Full 1.6.5 changelog

  • 1.6.4

    July 29, 2026

    • New: Custom fields now support an image type.
    • Improvement: Asset manager now uses srcset so image previews stay sharp and preserve their original aspect ratios in the masonry grid.
    • Fix: Asset manager now loads more reliably and avoids showing duplicate media items while you browse.
    • Fix: Bulk uploads now keep every file in the selected collection instead of silently sending some files to Uncategorized.
    • Fix: Dragging images inside the asset grid no longer creates duplicate images in the grid.
    • Fix: Loop blocks now fall back to the loop’s default URL when the url parameter is missing instead of outputting an unresolved value.
    Full 1.6.4 changelog

  • 1.6.3

    July 20, 2026

    • Fix: Templates panel no longer crashes when multiple post types or taxonomies share the same label.
    • Fix: CSS mini GUI icons now correctly show when styles such as grid are already active.
    • Enhancement: Added the ENABLE_METABOX_LEGACY_MODE feature flag to improve Meta Box file field data retrieval. The flag is enabled by default to preserve backward compatibility.
    Full 1.6.3 changelog

  • 1.6.2

    July 08, 2026

    • New: Etch Intelligence can now update existing loop definitions, including patching names and query arguments without overwriting untouched settings.
    • New: Terms in Content Hub now support inline editing, including selecting a parent term.
    • New: Taxonomies in Content Hub now support inline editing.
    • New: Taxonomies in Content Hub now include a settings dialog so you can edit an existing taxonomy from the list or context menu.
    • New: Asset Manager collections now support nesting — organize collections into parent/child groups up to two levels deep, with drag-and-drop reordering across nesting levels.
    • New: Asset Manager now supports compression presets — save, edit, and reuse your compression settings, with the last-used preset auto-applied on load.
    • Improvement: Etch Intelligence can now complete longer multi-step tasks before hitting its tool-use limit.
    • Improvement: Asset Manager drag-and-drop gives better visual feedback when dragging items into collections, and prevents the browser from opening files in new tabs on missed drops.
    • Fix: Content Hub no longer shows an unsaved changes prompt when you switch between posts or pages, which reduces the risk of accidental data loss.
    • Fix: Loops in the builder now render items with falsy values like 0, false, and empty strings instead of skipping them.
    • Fix: Asset Manager now rolls back optimistic UI changes when the server rejects an operation, preventing UI/server divergence until page reload.
    Full 1.6.2 changelog

  • 1.6.1

    July 02, 2026

    • New: AI Assistant permissions now let you allow or block actions by domain, with clearer labels in the toggles UI.
    • New: AI Assistant can now update existing posts in Build mode, including title-only or content-only changes.
    • New: Content Hub now lets you delete taxonomies from both the list view and the right-click menu.
    • New: Uncategorized section for assets that aren’t assigned to a collection.
    • New: Proper upload feedback while collections upload in the asset manager.
    • Improvement: Delete confirmation dialogs now appear before destructive actions, so you can cancel accidental deletions.
    • Fix: Assets now upload to the currently selected collection
    Full 1.6.1 changelog

  • 1.6.0

    July 01, 2026

    • New: Etch-Native Asset Manager (Replaces WordPress Media Library in the Builder)
    • New: Content Hub now lets you create taxonomies and automatically opens the new taxonomy after saving.
    • New: Content Hub now lets you delete taxonomies.
    • New: Content Hub now lets you delete individual terms from a taxonomy.
    • New: AI Assistant can now list the stylesheets available on your site.
    • New: AI Presence Overlay (For AI Harnesses connected via the Etch-Connector).
    • Improvement: Settings dialog now includes a toggle for Asset Manager.
    • Fix: Component content no longer becomes unclickable after you exit the component editor without saving.
    • Fix: Structure panel no longer grows or shows incorrect hover states when a toast notification appears.
    Full 1.6.0 changelog

  • 1.5.4

    June 26, 2026

    • New: AI Assistant can now inspect your project’s components, including listing available components and reading a specific component’s structure.
    • New: The public API now supports copying and pasting blocks.
    • Improvement: blocks.create() now accepts null to insert new blocks at the document root.
    • Fix: The public API now throws a clear error when you create, move, or paste a block into a disallowed location.
    • Fix: Content Hub now shows private Etch post types with special characters in the slug and no longer mixes in non-Etch post types that share a REST base.
    • Fix: “Launch Etch” now works when WordPress is installed in a subdirectory.
    • Fix: Term Loop no longer shows an incorrect error when hide_empty is true.
    • Fix: Builder scrollbars now render more consistently across browsers and no longer leave an invisible strip along the right edge.
    Full 1.5.4 changelog

  • 1.5.3

    June 24, 2026

    • Improvement: Custom post types now enable Featured Image support by default.
    • Improvement: Custom post types now show a Parent selector when you enable the hierarchical toggle.
    • Fix: Custom post types now sanitize slugs and rest_base values consistently, and post types with invalid slug characters can be updated or deleted from Content Hub.
    • Fix: Component instances no longer make the builder unresponsive when a select prop contains duplicate values. (Only the first value is used)
    • Fix: Loop selection dropdowns now render above the Elements bar so every loop stays visible and selectable.
    Full 1.5.3 changelog

  • 1.5.2

    June 19, 2026

    • New: Content Hub now includes a Taxonomies section where you can browse taxonomies and view their terms.
    • New: You can now create new terms directly inside a selected taxonomy in Content Hub, inline editing coming soon.
    • New: Custom Field Groups now support Checkbox, Radio and Select fields.
    • New: AI Assistant can now inspect the current page structure, look up individual blocks, and search for matching blocks.
    • New: Dynamic data now includes htmlEncode and htmlDecode modifiers for converting HTML entities in strings.
    • New: Custom post types now include a with front control so you can remove a slug base such as /blog/ from their permalinks.
    • New: Etch’s public API can now set and remove component props through block attributes.
    • Improvement: The builder context menu now folds Create into Convert to to simplify block conversion actions.
    • Fix: Content Hub now lists non-public Etch custom post types, removes the duplicate custom field group button, and uses the same date format for Last edited as for Created.
    • Fix: The to-rem modifier now converts negative values instead of dropping them.
    Full 1.5.2 changelog