Update general settings is a WordPress ability from CartFlows — usable via Easy MCP AI, which connects Claude, ChatGPT, and any AI assistant to your site.
Install Free Plugin →Update general settings
WriteUpdate CartFlows' global page builder, checkout override, and indexing settings.
Requires the CartFlows plugin on WordPress 6.9+, since abilities only register when WordPress's Abilities API (wp_register_ability / WP_Ability) is available. Every ability additionally requires the current user to hold the 'cartflows_manage_flows_steps' capability. Flow and step lifecycle abilities (publish, unpublish, clone, trash, restore, update, reorder, clone-step, update-step-title) are further gated by the 'cartflows_abilities_api_edit' site option, while settings, checkout, thank-you, optin, email-report, product-mapping, creation, and template-import abilities are gated by the separate 'cartflows_abilities_api_write' option — both default to enabled but let site admins disable write access independently. WooCommerce must also be active for the analytics, checkout, thank-you, optin, and product-flow-mapping abilities, and for importing flow templates.
What it does
This ability updates CartFlows' site-wide settings: the default page builder, the global checkout flow, the override_global_checkout flag, and the disallow_indexing flag. Only the fields you provide are changed; anything omitted keeps its current value. Call get-general-settings first to see the current configuration.
See it in action
You ask your AI assistant
"Set Elementor as the default page builder and enable disallow_indexing for CartFlows steps."
Inputs
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| default_page_builder | string | No | The page builder to set as default: elementor, gutenberg, divi, beaver-builder, or bricks-builder. |
| global_checkout | string | No | Post ID of the global checkout flow, or empty string to unset. |
| override_global_checkout | string | No | enable or disable — whether to override the WooCommerce checkout with the CartFlows global checkout. |
| disallow_indexing | string | No | enable or disable — whether to block search engine indexing of CartFlows steps. |
Returns
An object with a result message and a settings object containing the full merged, updated settings state.
Permission
The current user must have the 'cartflows_manage_flows_steps' capability, and the 'cartflows_abilities_api_write' site option (enabled by default) must not be disabled.
More CartFlows abilities
Clone funnel
Duplicate a CartFlows funnel, including all its steps and settings.
Clone step
Duplicate a CartFlows step within the same funnel.
Create funnel
Create a new, empty CartFlows funnel.
Create step
Create a new step and attach it to an existing CartFlows funnel.
Export funnel data
Export one or more CartFlows funnels as structured JSON, including all steps and settings.
Get checkout form fields
Read the billing and shipping field configuration of a CartFlows checkout step.