Companion

Optional editorial extras for writers who want a little more. The theme is complete without it — add Fernlight Companion only if you want these.

Native AI details in Companion

Companion is the free, read-only intelligence layer. It helps an owner or AI assistant understand the site, plan changes, and review options without creating, editing, or publishing content.

• Site context pack: exports theme version, active style, design tokens, pattern metadata, starter-site structure, nav, public pages, post types, categories, and safe instructions as Markdown or JSON.
• Readiness and maintenance reports: checks endpoint status, pattern metadata coverage, token availability, privacy posture, stale content, missing CTAs, plugin/theme status, and setup risks.
• Recommendation abilities: pattern recommendations, content inventory, content worklists, placeholder slot-copy scaffolds, page validation, internal-link suggestions, CTA wiring, content-priority signals, and style recommendations.
• Stack discovery: one manifest maps active editions, REST routes, Abilities equivalents, feature ownership, and where Pro write workflows live.
• Hard boundary: Companion recommends and validates. It does not call external AI services and does not create, edit, or publish posts/pages.

What it adds

• Eight editorial blocks: hero, pull-quote, callout, divider, related grid, newsletter, icon (12 inline SVGs), and tabs (accessible tabbed panels).
• A filterable blog grid for archive and journal pages.
• Automatic heading anchors for deep-linking long posts.
• A subtle reading-progress indicator and previous / next post navigation.
• A related-posts grid to keep readers reading.
• An archive layout switcher — readers toggle grid, list, or masonry.
• Per-category accent colors, pinned from the category editor.
• AI Site Intelligence: local context exports, readiness checks, prompt recipes, content inventory, pattern recommendations, validation, internal-link and CTA suggestions, style recommendations, and maintenance reports.
• A canonical stack manifest that maps theme, Companion, and Pro editions, REST routes, Abilities equivalents, active features, and write-workflow locations from one front door.
• Read-only action guidance: Companion recommends and validates; Pro owns draft-first write workflows.

Why a separate plugin

It follows a core WordPress principle: themes handle presentation, plugins handle content and behavior. Keeping the custom blocks in a plugin means switching themes later never deletes the content you built with them — Fernlight renders correctly with the plugin active or inactive.

Install

Plugins › Add New › Upload Plugin, choose the Fernlight Companion zip from this page, and Activate. You can deactivate it at any time without breaking your site.