PublishPress Blocks 3.7.7: AI Tools Can Manage Your Blocks
This post is about a release of PublishPress Blocks. This plugin gives you more control over the WordPress block editor. You get a complete set of management tools for your blocks.
PublishPress Blocks 3.7.7 native MCP integration for compatible AI tools. You can use your favorite AI tool to create and manage the blocks on your site.
This update makes it easier to manage editorial feedback. You can see a notes badge in the editor toolbar showing how many Notes are open and need feedback. You can also sort your Posts and Pages lists by the number of notes attached to each item.
Table of Contents
Use your AI tools with Blocks
Here’s a table of all the tasks you can do with your AI tool and PublishPress Blocks. Connected tools do not get extra privileges: actions are allowed only when the WordPress user would be allowed to take the same action in the admin area.
| Ability | What it does |
|---|---|
list-features | Lists Blocks screens, capabilities, edition, and related actions |
get-plugin-settings | Reads Dashboard feature switches and Settings values |
update-plugin-settings | Changes Dashboard feature switches and Settings values |
get-feature-settings | Reads settings for one feature (Extra Blocks, legacy blocks, role Editor Features, form email, reCAPTCHA, thumbnail) |
update-feature-settings | Changes settings for one feature |
bulk-update-feature-settings | Applies the same Editor Features changes to several roles |
get-block-permissions | Reads enabled and disabled blocks for one role |
update-block-permissions | Enables or disables blocks for one role |
bulk-update-block-permissions | Enables or disables blocks for several roles |
get-block-controls | Reads which visibility rule types are enabled globally |
update-block-controls | Enables or disables visibility rule types globally |
get-control-preset-fields | Lists rule types and fields for visibility presets |
list-control-presets | Lists saved visibility presets |
save-control-preset | Creates or edits a visibility preset |
delete-control-preset | Deletes a visibility preset |
get-custom-style-fields | Lists Block Styles fields and choices |
list-custom-styles | Lists saved block styles |
save-custom-style | Creates or edits a block style |
delete-custom-style | Deletes a block style |
assign-block-style | Applies or removes a saved style on one block in a post |
get-block-configuration | Reads default settings for Extra Blocks |
update-block-configuration | Changes defaults for one Extra Blocks type (new blocks only) |
list-block-types | Lists PublishPress block types and attributes |
get-block-type-fields | Reads attributes and defaults for one block type |
list-reusable-blocks | Lists reusable blocks |
save-reusable-block | Creates or edits a reusable block or synced pattern |
delete-reusable-block | Trashes a reusable block |
get-auto-insert-fields | Lists Auto Insert rule fields, positions, post types, taxonomies |
list-auto-insert-rules | Lists Auto Insert rules and targeting |
save-auto-insert-rule | Creates or edits an Auto Insert rule |
delete-auto-insert-rule | Trashes an Auto Insert rule |
get-post-blocks | Reads a post as blocks with paths and content hash |
inspect-post-blocks | Lists blocks in a post, without HTML |
edit-post-block | Replaces, removes, or inserts one block, or sets its visibility |
update-post-editor-settings | Sets editor width or columns guide for one post |
scan-block-usage | Counts block usage across posts |
list-post-notes | Lists notes on a post |
save-post-note | Creates, edits, replies to, resolves, or reopens a note |
delete-post-note | Trashes a note |
get-form-submission-counts | Counts Contact Form and Newsletter submissions |
list-form-submissions | Reads submitted names, emails, and messages |
More feature highlights
- Open notes badge: The editor toolbar can now show how many open notes are waiting, making unresolved feedback easier to spot while you work.
- Sortable Notes column: The Posts and Pages screens now include a Notes column that can be sorted, so teams can quickly find content that needs review.
- Better notes performance: The notes count on list screens has been optimized so large content libraries can show these counts more efficiently.
Accessibility and usability improvements
A major part of this release focuses on making PublishPress Blocks easier to use for visitors and site managers who rely on assistive tools. These updates improve labels, link names, heading structure, block output, admin screens, and editor controls without requiring you to rebuild existing content.
- Clearer labels and links: Form fields, icon only actions, and generated block controls now have more descriptive names for screen readers.
- Improved page structure: Several admin headings were adjusted so settings pages are easier to navigate.
- More accessible block output: Front end block behavior and styling were improved to better align with accessibility standards.
Other improvements and fixes
- Security hardening: Admin screens, saved settings, redirects, excerpts, image captions, and lightbox options now handle data more safely.
- Password protected content: Content Display now respects post passwords, helping protected posts stay protected.
- WPML support: Auto Insert Blocks now follows translations more reliably on multilingual sites.
- Block Controls coverage: Block Controls now apply more consistently to auto generated excerpts and feeds.
- Editor fixes: The Tabs block can be selected more reliably as a whole block in newer WordPress editor versions.
- Recent Posts fixes: Series ordering, thumbnail link labels, featured image captions, and excerpt handling were improved.
- Interface cleanup: Font Styles was moved to Legacy settings, block controls are presented more clearly, and the dashboard matches the updated menu order.
- Faster script loading: The editor and front end now load smaller script files, which can help reduce page weight.
- Additional fixes: Icon styling, Block Styles previews, newer PHP compatibility, and a Spanish translation were also corrected.
Because 3.7.7 includes security related hardening as well as usability improvements, it is a good update to apply promptly after your normal backup process.
This post provides an overview of the new features in this release of the PublishPress Blocks plugin. The complete changelogs for both Free and Pro versions are available in our Docs area.
The complete toolkit for the WordPress block editor
PublishPress Blocks is the plugin that gives you more control over the WordPress block editor. You get a complete set of management tools for your blocks.
