Update Element is a WordPress ability from The Plus Addons for Elementor — usable via Easy MCP AI, which connects Claude, ChatGPT, and any AI assistant to your site.
Install Free Plugin →Update Element
WriteUpdates settings on any element (container or widget) by merging partial settings.
Requires the The Plus Addons for Elementor plugin (which registers under the 'tpae' ability category) on WordPress 6.9+, with Elementor active. Every ability requires the current user to have the 'edit_posts' capability (and 'edit_post' for the specific post being modified); abilities that create or edit content also verify Elementor and, where relevant, the target The Plus widget are available. A subset of abilities (theme templates, template conditions, dynamic tags, popups, and some custom-code abilities) only register when Elementor Pro is active, and many widget abilities load only in the free plugin when the Pro add-on is inactive.
What it does
execute_update_element requires post_id, element_id, and settings, loads page data, finds the target element by ID, merges the new settings into it via data->update_element_settings() regardless of element type, saves the page, and returns success=true along with the element_id and its elType.
See it in action
You ask your AI assistant
"Update the heading widget abc123 on page 42 to change its title text and color."
Inputs
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| post_id | integer | Yes | The post/page ID. |
| element_id | string | Yes | The element ID (container or widget). |
| settings | object | Yes | Partial settings to merge into the element. |
Returns
Returns success (boolean), element_id, and element_type (the element's elType).
Permission
check_edit_permission requires current_user_can('edit_posts') and, when post_id is given, current_user_can('edit_post', post_id).
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Add Custom CSS
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Add Custom JavaScript
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