aThemes Starter Sites abilities, governed through the Bridge

Once enabled, an agent can list the starter/demo sites bundled for the active aThemes theme and, with a further write flag on, trigger a one-click import of a chosen demo that overwrites the site's content, widgets, and customizer settings.

Abilities
21 read1 destructive
Active installs
40K+
Rating
40% (2 ratings)
Version
1.4.2
Requires
WP 4.0+, PHP 5.4+
Last updated
2026-08-06

What has to be true first

Needs an active aThemes theme that turns on the plugin's abilities filters, and WordPress 6.9 or later for the Abilities API. Listing starter sites requires edit_theme_options; importing one additionally requires install_plugins, since the import can install the theme's bundled plugins.

  • The atss_abilities_enabled filter must be set to true (default false) for list-sites to register at all.
  • The atss_abilities_allow_writes filter must additionally be true (default false) for import-site to register.

The 2 aThemes Starter Sites abilities

Grouped by what each one can change. Every one starts off until you enable it.

Read 1

  • Read

    List starter sites

    Lists the demo/starter sites available for the active aThemes theme.

    Permission
    edit_theme_optionsAdministrators
    MCP tool
    aafm-bridge-athemes-starter-sites-list-sites

Destructive 1

  • Destructive

    Import starter site

    Imports a full demo site (content, widgets, customizer settings, required plugins), overwriting current content.

    Permission
    Custom checkedit_theme_options and install_plugins
    MCP tool
    aafm-bridge-athemes-starter-sites-import-site

How to switch these on

Four steps from two active plugins to a governed connection.

  1. Install aThemes Starter Sites and Agent Abilities for MCP

    Both plugins need to be active on the same WordPress site. aThemes Starter Sites registers its own abilities; this plugin discovers and governs them.

  2. Open the Other plugins screen

    In Agent Abilities for MCP, open the Bridge tab (labeled "Other plugins" in the admin). Abilities from every registered plugin appear there, grouped by the plugin that registered them.

  3. Enable one ability at a time

    Every ability from aThemes Starter Sites starts off. Turn on only the ones you want an agent to reach, or enable the whole set in one click.

  4. Connect as a least-privilege user

    Approve the connection as a WordPress account scoped to what you actually want the agent to do. Each call still re-checks that account’s capability before it runs.

Read more in how bridging works or the full documentation.

Frequently asked questions

Does aThemes Starter Sites work with the Bridge?

Conditionally. Both abilities register into the core Abilities API with explicit readonly/destructive annotations, but registration itself is gated behind two filters that default to false, so the Bridge only sees them once the active aThemes theme turns that filter on.

What has to be true for aThemes Starter Sites's abilities to register?

The atss_abilities_enabled filter must be set to true (default false) for list-sites to register at all.. The atss_abilities_allow_writes filter must additionally be true (default false) for import-site to register..

Does aThemes Starter Sites need anything special to work with the Bridge?

Needs an active aThemes theme that turns on the plugin's abilities filters, and WordPress 6.9 or later for the Abilities API. Listing starter sites requires edit_theme_options; importing one additionally requires install_plugins, since the import can install the theme's bundled plugins.

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Verified from aThemes Starter Sites's own free wordpress.org code on 28 September 2026, not from its marketing claims. Not every ability listed here has been run end to end against a live site. Plugin authors change their code, so a name, a capability, or a condition can be different in a later release. This site is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, Syed Balkhi or aThemes Starter Sites. Back to the full directory.

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Bridge aThemes Starter Sites, keep the same control.

Every ability starts off, is scoped to the user you connect, and is written to the same audit log as core. Turn on only what you need.

Off by default. Capability checked on every call.