AI Agent support (MCP) – run searches, change settings, rebuild the index, and read analytics with Claude, Cursor, or any MCP agent. New AI Agent page with one-click Agent Connector setup
Full translation support – every string translatable, Spanish included, WPML and Polylang support for merchant-entered labels
Custom taxonomy indexing – all public taxonomies on your selected post types, not just categories and tags
Changed
PHP requirement raised from 7.4 to 8.0
Fixed
Search modal popping back open on its own right after being closed
Keyboard shortcut opening every search widget on the page instead of one
SQLite index rebuilds failing with an “Unsupported driver” error
Engine switches rebuilding the previous engine instead of the selected one
A failed rebuild no longer takes down the active index: the engine and settings switch only after the new index builds successfully
Password-protected posts appearing in search results
Accessibility improvements: search dialogs now expose modal semantics, label every control, lock background scrolling, trap keyboard focus, and restore focus on close
Security
Stored XSS fix in search results: titles and excerpts are now escaped even when match highlighting is off
Popular searches no longer record queries containing an email address, 5 or more consecutive digits, or a phone-like number
Update downloads restricted to trusted URLs, and cached update responses signed with HMAC-SHA256 and verified before use
