Changelog

A Cloud workflow no longer has to be all cloud. The steps that need your site now run on your site as part of the same Cloud run, and everything else runs in the cloud. Workflows that Cloud refused before run in Cloud now, with nothing for you to change.

Hybrid execution

• Site steps run on your site. Creating a post, saving to a table, writing a file, parsing a document, sending an email and fetching an image with your own key run on your WordPress site inside a Cloud run. A step that runs on your site costs no credits.
• You see where each step runs. The builder shows on every node where that step will run and why, and tells you before the run how many steps go each way and roughly what it will cost. The execution view shows where each step ran and how long a step on your site took.
• Loops in Cloud. The Loop node now repeats a fixed number of times, or while a condition holds, in Cloud as well as locally.
• Email is sent by your site. A Send Email step always goes out through your own site’s mail setup, in Cloud runs as well as Local, so your sending domain, From address and deliverability stay yours. It no longer costs a credit.
• Generate PDF saves to your media library. The rendered PDF is now an attachment on your own site, not only a link.

Fixes

• A fatal error that could take a site down when the plugin’s scheduled licence check went missing (after a restored backup, a clone or a security plugin clearing scheduled tasks). A site missing that entry now repairs itself on the next page load.
• A post created by a Cloud run carries the author, categories, featured image, product images and custom fields set on the node, and the Post node keeps your Content and Excerpt when a featured image is set.
• A Cloud run that pauses for a human task or a site step picks up where it left off. Approving a task on the Tasks page resumes its run, and each task is labelled with the step and workflow that asked for it.
• Signing in no longer stores the user’s password hash in the options table.
• A busy site runs at most four cloud steps at once, and a run that was accepted but never started is retried automatically instead of sitting at pending.
• The plugin no longer logs or suppresses other plugins’ warnings, and usage statistics are recorded correctly.

Changed

• A Cloud loop set to accumulate returns every iteration, not only the last one.
• The API Call and Firecrawl nodes no longer reach private network addresses. A site that needs this can opt back in with the wp_ai_workflows_allow_private_network_requests filter.
• Two features that could never be reached from the builder were removed: the MCP stdio transport and the PostgreSQL option for a knowledge base.

The biggest release in the plugin’s history. AI Workflow Automation is now a full agent platform: chatbots that take real action, a one-click way to bring your favorite apps into a workflow, polished PDFs, a private knowledge base for your AI, and a completely redesigned dark builder. Everything below ships in this release.

Your chatbot is now an AI agent

• Agents that act, not just reply. The chat node can reason step by step and take actions on your behalf: run your connected workflows and tools, search your site, do calculations, and more. Simple chatbots keep working exactly as before.
• Live human handoff with an Operator Inbox. Hand any conversation to a real person, through your existing helpdesk or the built-in option, and watch live chats from a new Operator Inbox, where you can reply, approve the agent’s actions before they run, and take over. The visitor’s chat resumes on its own once you step away.
• Interactive, shoppable messages. The chatbot can show product and content cards, carousels, and quick-reply buttons, including a real “Add to cart” for WooCommerce, right inside the conversation.
• File uploads and memory. Visitors and agents can securely share images and documents (off by default), and the chatbot can remember earlier messages across a conversation or a returning visitor.

New nodes and capabilities

• Connect an App. Bring your favorite apps: Google Sheets, Drive, and Docs, Gmail, Slack, Notion, GitHub, and more, into a workflow as action steps. Connect your own account with a secure one-click sign-in, pick an action, and its fields load automatically.
• Generate PDF. Produce polished PDFs from six professional templates: invoice, report, letter, certificate, proposal, and one-pager, or your own HTML, with a free live preview so you see exactly where your data lands before spending anything.
• Structured multi-output from the AI node. Have the AI return named, typed fields that flow straight into later steps, no extra parsing node needed to split the answer.
• Knowledge Base. Give your AI a private knowledge base: paste text, pull in your WordPress content, or upload PDF, DOCX, and TXT documents, then switch it on for the AI Model and Chatbot nodes.
• Loop node. Repeat steps over a list or until a condition is met, with several ways to collect the results.

Build faster

• Interactive workflow generator. Describe your goal and the generator asks a few short clarifying questions, lets you choose the AI model, and builds a noticeably more accurate workflow.
• In-canvas AI assistant. An always-open command bar lets you chat about your workflow or have the assistant edit the canvas directly from a description.
• Live execution panel. A slide-in panel shows each node running in real time, with its inputs and outputs expandable as the run progresses.
• Onboarding and a Usage Center. A short welcome walkthrough and on-canvas coach-marks teach the basics (re-openable any time from Help), and a new Usage Center shows your credit history and daily consumption in Account & Credits.

For agencies

• Multi-site management. Manage every connected WordPress site from one owner-only console: per-site usage, per-site credit caps, renaming, and provisioning. (Business.)

A fresh look

• Fully redesigned dark builder. A cohesive dark theme now runs across the builder, every node card, the canvas, and all settings and list pages.

Platform and reliability

• Cloud execution with fair, per-action credits. Run workflows in the cloud, metered fairly per action, with top-ups and subscriptions. Existing license holders are automatically moved to monthly credits when they connect, no manual steps.
• Live run status. Cloud runs stream progress as they happen, and manual runs stream per-node results on every server type.
• More reliable, more accurate runs. Corrected credit pricing, solid support for the newest AI reasoning models across every path, and fast, clearly worded failures when a site can’t be reached.
• Cheaper AI generation. Smarter prompt reuse cuts the cost of repeat generator and assistant calls by roughly 90%.

Refinements and hardening

• App connections gained a connected-apps-first view, an “Add app” search, and one-click disconnect to switch accounts.
• Security hardening across sign-in, credit handling, and webhooks, plus UI polish throughout the redesigned builder.

The groundwork that made the relaunch possible: rebuilt nodes, a cleaner writing experience, and a more dependable engine.

Rebuilt and refreshed nodes

• Web scraping and crawling, rebuilt. Cleaner Scrape, Crawl, Map, and Search operations, each with the right options for the job.
• Media generator with a live model catalog. The image, video, and audio generator now loads an up-to-date catalog of models instead of a fixed, aging list.
• Email node redesigned into a proper compose window: To, Cc, Bcc, and Subject fields, a rich or plain toggle, and variable pills everywhere.
• Friendly variable pills. References now read as “input from <node name>” with a “/” picker, instead of raw bracket syntax.

Cleaner, calmer interface

• Redesigned chat widget: sleek and fully isolated from your theme, so it looks the same on any site.
• Sticky notes and canvas annotations redesigned with a readable palette and a fixed, clickable formatting toolbar.
• Settings overhaul: a working diagnostic-log download, per-tab icons, shareable deep-linked tabs, and a decluttered layout.
• Gentle, non-blocking prompts. Nothing free is ever gated, bring your own API keys and it stays free.

Fixes you may have hit

• AI nodes no longer error on newer reasoning models when a custom temperature or token limit is set.
• Local AI content tools (sentiment, summary, article writer, SEO) now respect the AI provider you actually configured, instead of forcing one provider.
• WooCommerce product search now appears on WooCommerce sites.
• The chat widget no longer changes your theme’s fonts and layout.
• Upgrading from the older plugin no longer causes a fatal error when both are briefly present.

• Added Elementor Forms to the supported trigger types.
• Fixed a table creation issue.
• Fixed a shortcode system issue and improved its reliability.
• Improved the chatbot experience and design, including a custom logo setting for chat icons.

• Multiple security improvements.
• Fixed some shortcodes not loading.
• Fixed AI model node handlers not showing when the node was minimized.

• Fixed a critical bug with the Google Sheets and Google Drive output.
• Fixed the webhook test on the Output node.

• Improved Chat Actions so agents run reliably and execute every time.
• Streaming and actions are now supported together.
• Improved the webhook receiver.

• New MCP Client node with support for Notion, Google Sheets, Gmail, Google Drive, Slack, GitHub, and custom MCP servers.
• Enhanced shortcode output tool with custom loading screens, custom messages, history tracking, and content delivery.
• Templates now load from the server for continuous updates.
• New comprehensive onboarding wizard.
• Redesigned workflow builder with a collapsible node menu sidebar and improved controls.
• In-workflow API key setup.
• AI model nodes can now be minimized (beta).
• Added an options table cleanup tool for sites upgrading from before 1.6.0.
• Backend performance and stability improvements.

• Added Author and Categories support to the Post node.
• Fixed a scheduling bug.

• New Workflow Assistant (Beta) with a Chat Mode and an Assistant Mode.
• Edit workflows using natural language, with no technical knowledge required.
• Redesigned workflow creation modal.
• Persistent conversation history for Chat nodes.
• Performance, security, and stability improvements.
• Various bug fixes.

• Several bug fixes and improvements.

• New Multimedia Generator node powered by Fal.ai, with text to image, image to video, and text to video.
• New Create File node supporting TXT, DOCX, and HTML.
• Chatbot improvements: streaming, page context, dynamic initial messages, and image display.
• Customizable send button text.
• Workflow Viewer mobile optimization, plus an optional way to remove the Powered by label.
• New database structure.
• Fixes for workflow connections and error handling.
• WordPress 6.8 and theme compatibility.
• Other fixes.

• Whitelabel customization for agency users.
• Dynamic support for every new AI model (294 models at the time).
• Load vector stores from your own list, even if they are not on the site.
• Workflow embedding to show off workflows on the front end.
• Other fixes.