WP Foundry

Changelog

Keep track of changes to WP Foundry

v2.0.13 (current)

  • Packaging and release updates for macOS, Windows, and Linux.

v2.0.0 – major rewrite

  • Rewrote WP Foundry as a Wails (Go) + Quasar desktop app for better performance.
  • Replaced SSH connections with HTTPS REST calls to the WP Foundry Helper plugin on each site.
  • Free tier now allows up to 2 sites; Pro unlocks unlimited sites.
  • Local SQLite storage for sites, caches, queue, and history (no central cloud).
  • Task queue with pause/resume/cancel and cross-site progress.
  • Plugin, theme, core, and user management with local caching.
  • Database dump backups (create/list/delete) and wp-content / plugin / theme backups.
  • Security page with WPVulnerability checks and score display.
  • Command logs, licensing (offline RSA), and in-app app updates.
  • Helper plugin install/update and shared-secret rotation from Site Settings.

Earlier 1.x releases below refer to the previous Electron/SSH-based app and are kept for history.

v1.9.0 (15 July 2025)

  • Add task log tab to queue page
  • Bugfixes

v1.8.0 (6 July 2025)

  • Move misc/site settings to site settings page
  • Display stats on dashboard page instead (more will be added later)
  • Update UI of plugins, themes & database pages

v1.7.2 (3 July 2025)

  • Prevent loading plugins or themes where not necessary for operations on plugins, themes & core pages

v1.7.1 (1 July 2025)

  • Fix issues with parsing some responses from WordPress operations
  • Layout updates

v1.7.0 (11 June 2025)

  • Fix bug with ssh connections closing prematurely – should speed up most remote operations!
  • Fix bug when checking some vulnerability endpoints

v1.6.8 (5 June 2025)

  • Package updates

v1.6.7 (30 April 2025)

  • UI updates

v1.6.6 (29 April 2025)

  • Package updates + compatibility updates
  • Minor bugfixes

v1.6.1 (8 April 2025)

  • Bugfixes

v1.6.0 (7 April 2025)

  • Add ‘Download error log’ function to site dashboard
  • Minor bugfixes

v1.5.1 (3 April 2025)

  • Bugfixes

v1.5.0 (5 March 2025)

  • Add database restore action
  • Add local database file delete action
  • Add ability to select a colour for each site
  • Bugfixes

v1.4.1 (2 March 2025)

  • Hide password in new site form
  • Package updates

v1.4.0 (19 February 2025)

  • Display theme versions for install in separate dropdown.
  • Minor bugfixes

v1.3.1 (14 February 2025)

  • Display plugin versions for install in separate dropdown.
  • Package updates

v1.3.0 (11 February 2025)

  • Bugfix – prevent issues with response when extra text is returned unexpectedly by WordPress.

v1.2.1 (10 February 2025)

  • Package updates

v1.2.0 (12 July 2024)

  • Add security page – enables checking plugins, themes and core for known vulnerabilities.

v1.1.0 (25 June 2024)

  • Add ability to select multiple plugins or themes, and perform action (update or backup) on all selected items
  • Add a task queue for plugin and theme actions
  • Add wp-config.php download function (on site dashboard)
  • Add confirmation modal when toggling maintenance mode
  • Add dashboard button to main layout
  • Bugfixes

v1.0.11 (9 May 2024)

  • Add users page
  • Bugfixes

v1.0.10 (4 May 2024)

  • Provide a build for Intel Mac.
  • Minor bugfix

v1.0.9 (1 May 2024)

  • Fix error preventing initial startup on OSX
  • Fix duplicate license key popup

v1.0.8 (29 April 2024)

  • Enable editing of saved site connection details
  • Bugfixes

v1.0.6 (23 April 2024)

  • Add automatic app updates

v1.0.5 (16 April 2024)

  • Fix database dump function affecting some users
  • Fix core update function

v1.0.4 (3 April 2024)

  • Add maintenance mode toggle to dashboard

v1.0.3 (2 April 2024)

  • Add ‘open database dump directory’ button on database page
  • Add ‘open backups directory’ button on dashboard
  • Add database size to dumps list
  • Bugfixes

v1.0.2 (27 March 2024)

  • Add database page with dump function, display dumps
  • Change local directory structure
  • Various bugfixes

v1.0.1 (18 March 2024)

  • Add log page

v1.0.0 (14 March 2024)

Initial public release. Contains:

  • Plugin & theme management (list, install, delete, update, activate/deactivate, make local backup)
  • Core version display, core update management
  • Ability to run arbitrary commands on server from dashboard page