One form. Several pages. One shared change.
A quotation form appears on two service pages. Making one field required changes the form on both. MCP Abilities – Formidable helps an authenticated AI client find the shared form, inspect its settings and make the intended change through fifteen WordPress abilities.
Find the form behind the page
Imagine a design business using the same quotation form on its kitchen and bathroom pages. A new project-photo field must make sense in both places. Editing the saved form changes every page that embeds it.
Read the form ID, key and fields, then search its known references. The add-on checks page and post content, Elementor data and Formidable widgets. Search limits and other embedding methods can leave references undiscovered, so use the results as a starting point for checking the site.
Both pages use the same saved form. A field change reaches both without editing either page.
A separate form starts with a copy
If the kitchen service needs different questions, copy the form instead of changing the shared original. Formidable’s own duplication process handles fields, repeating sections and registered action handlers. The response gives the new form ID, field mappings and shortcode.
A copy still needs review. Check its labels, required fields, confirmation text and email or integration settings before placing it on the new page. Copying does not translate the wording or copy submitted entries. Use the returned key because Formidable may adjust it for uniqueness.
The copy has its own fields and actions. Review its destinations as well as the questions visitors see.
Change the part that owns the result
Start with one form and one clear outcome. The add-on exposes configuration tools; Formidable remains responsible for the form itself.
Inspect the saved form
List forms and styles, read one form with its options, or inspect individual fields. Compare the returned ID and key with the form on the page before requesting a change.
Set the field rules
Create or update a field, make it required, or adjust its options. File-upload fields expose limits for minimum and maximum file size in MB and the number of files per entry. Premium fields still require the appropriate Formidable edition or add-on.
Adjust styles and actions
Inspect style-loading settings, update supported properties and request a generated CSS rebuild. Action updates can change future email or integration behaviour. Confirm the exact action and destination before saving its settings.
Test what visitors use
Read the saved result and inspect the affected pages on desktop and mobile. Test required-field validation, confirmation and delivery separately when a test submission is part of the task. A saved configuration does not prove that an email arrived.
Permissions follow the operation
Reading forms, fields, styles and usage requires edit_posts. Form, field and action changes require frm_edit_forms or manage_options. Global settings and CSS cache operations require manage_options. The post-metadata tool also checks permission for the exact post and every requested key before writing.
Writes take effect when called; there is no separate confirmation step or general undo. Formidable-backed calls need the plugin active, and unavailable native APIs or setting properties return an error. Metadata updates can target any permitted WordPress post. These tools do not provide an entry inbox or submission export.
Connect the form tools
Use WordPress 6.9 or later, which includes the Abilities API, and PHP 8.0 or later. Configure the WordPress MCP Adapter and MCP Expose Abilities for the authenticated MCP connection.
Activate Formidable Forms and this add-on on the site that owns the form. Confirm ability discovery and the connected account’s permissions. Start by listing forms and reading the one you intend to improve.
Start with the form your visitors use
Install the add-on, inspect the selected form and find its known page references. Use that evidence to define one change and check its result.