Changelog

Latest – 1.7.0

October 08, 2026

Etch 1.7.0: Yoast SEO and Rank Math compatibility is here!

You can now optimize your Etch content with two of WordPress’s most popular SEO plugins. Etch gives Yoast SEO and Rank Math the rendered HTML behind your blocks, so their content analysis can see what you’re actually building.

  • New: Wrap in span and wrap in anchor options added to the command palette (CMD-K)
  • Improvement: AI chat responses are now faster thanks to optimized reasoning
  • Improvement: AI chat action buttons polished with distinct icons and clearer layout
  • Fix: Patterns and components using the legacy block format now paste and insert correctly again in the builder (ETC-530)
  • Fix: Copy and paste now works correctly inside input fields — block-level copy/paste no longer hijacks standard text inputs (ETC-525)
  • Fix: Templates can no longer be accidentally wiped when saving
  • Fix: Selector mode no longer opens unexpectedly when using Cmd+Enter in AI chat
Full 1.7.0 changelog

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  • 1.6.8

    October 02, 2026

    • New: Dynamic data now includes isTruthy and isFalsy modifiers.
    • New: Typing tr; now expands to to-rem.
    • Improvement: Builder performance is much faster on large pages, especially when loading the canvas, selecting blocks, and duplicating sections.
    • Improvement: Editors now use updated double-click selection behavior.
    • Fix: Media Library SVGs no longer trigger PHP warnings in dynamic image blocks.
    Full 1.6.8 changelog

  • 1.6.7

    September 03, 2026

    • New: The public API now exposes etch.environment so integrations can adapt to the current environment.
    • Improvement: Activating the AI bridge now copies the connector command to your clipboard.
    • Fix: Textarea custom fields now preserve line breaks when you save a post from the WordPress post editor.
    • Fix: Cross-site paste now remaps component class properties more reliably when the destination already has a component with the same key, and unresolved class IDs show a warning instead of appearing as a raw class name.
    • Fix: Switch fields in the WordPress metabox now correctly handle a saved 0 value.
    Full 1.6.7 changelog

  • 1.6.6

    August 24, 2026

    • Fix: The toSlug modifier no longer crashes pages on hosts where the PHP intl extension is not installed.
    • Fix: When you edit a component instance, the builder now scrolls to the correct instance instead of jumping to the first matching component.
    • Fix: The unsaved changes warning now appears more reliably.
    Full 1.6.6 changelog

  • 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