Fernlight Companion

Fernlight Companion adds optional editorial blocks, reading enhancements and local Site Intelligence. The Fernlight theme is complete without this plugin. Companion activates on other themes, but its visual design is made for Fernlight. Editorial tools

• Eight blocks: Post Hero, Pull Quote, Post Callout, Divider, Related Grid, Newsletter signup, Icon and Tabs.
• A filterable blog grid using the [fernlight_blog_grid] shortcode.
• Optional archive load-more and grid/list/masonry switching.
• Optional instant search, heading anchors, reading progress, related posts, previous/next navigation and category accents.
• Style and starter-content settings, performance options and generated child themes.

Interactive archive/search enhancements require explicit opt-in. Native links, search submission and readable content remain available without those enhancements. Local Site Intelligence and AI connections Read site context, patterns, style recommendations, validation and maintenance reports; export useful context as Markdown or JSON. Free Site Intelligence does not create drafts, edit live pages or publish. Owner-operated settings and Starter Content are separate explicit actions. Open Tools > Fernlight AI Connections for Connect AI Client, Editing Guidelines and Site Context. Administrators save purpose, audience, voice, protected material, reference pages and environment confirmation in Site Brief. The authenticated Get Agent Brief gives a compatible client a compact orientation and next reads. Authenticated REST works without MCP Adapter. Optional MCP requires a separately installed adapter and administrator-selected exposure. WordPress account permissions apply to every request. Site-wide content analytics requires manage_options; the public performance summary is a separate reference. A successful server-side check does not verify an external AI client connection. Your chosen client supplies its own AI model; no model subscription is included. The plugin does not call an external AI provider. You choose what to share with an outside assistant. Keep credentials and sensitive material out of exports. Free and premium editions This WordPress.org edition includes only free functionality: no licensing SDK, premium implementation or licensing telemetry. Free features need no account or license. Companion Pro is a separately distributed premium edition of the same plugin, not a second plugin to activate alongside Free. Premium customers download their ZIP from Freemius, use Plugins > Add New Plugin > Upload Plugin > Replace current with uploaded, then activate their license under Appearance > Fernlight Companion > License & Pro. The free plugin does not download or install its premium replacement. Source and builds Human-readable PHP, JavaScript and CSS sources are included. JavaScript is loaded as readable source. To rebuild the three generated CSS files from an extracted plugin directory with Node.js and lightningcss-cli 1.33.0: npx --yes --package=lightningcss-cli@1.33.0 lightningcss --minify --bundle assets/css/blocks.css -o assets/css/blocks.min.css npx --yes --package=lightningcss-cli@1.33.0 lightningcss --minify --bundle assets/css/features.css -o assets/css/features.min.css npx --yes --package=lightningcss-cli@1.33.0 lightningcss --minify --bundle assets/css/force-light.css -o assets/css/force-light.min.css Development tools are not required to run the plugin. Source/build and public API reference: https://fernlighttheme.com/companion-reference/ Documentation: https://fernlighttheme.com/docs/ AI workflow guide: https://fernlighttheme.com/support/ai-tools-guide/

1.3.13

• Simplify the category query while preserving filter buttons, colors and pagination.
• Require manage_options for site-wide analytics across REST, Abilities and workers.
• Align AI discovery and guidance with analytics permissions.
• Fix missing premium-ability and duplicate bulk-composer debug notices. See changelog.txt in the plugin download for earlier releases.