Point Copilot Actions at a folder and it works through it, file by file, while you watch. Your WordPress archive is the folder you wish you had. Instead it is a live database a bulk-edit plugin writes to with no diff, so the cleanup you want, add the missing meta descriptions, fix the titles, retire an old product name, is one careless pass away from a restore from backup.
Scratch pulls posts, pages, and custom types into a folder Copilot can open. It edits; you review every diff back in Scratch; Scratch writes back only what you approve, over the REST API. The last 1%, what goes live, stays yours, and the templates and plugin-owned fields you cannot afford to break stay out of reach.
How it works
- Scratch pulls your content into files. Posts, pages, and any custom post types land in a folder on your laptop, auto-discovered, one file each.
- Copilot edits the content. Open the Copilot app on Windows and attach your Scratch folder to Copilot Actions. Describe the change in plain English and it works through the archive in its own agent workspace while you watch. Add a meta description under 158 characters to every post that is missing one. Copilot works the files, never the live site.
- You review every diff and publish. Back in the Scratch app, each change sits next to the original, word by word. Approve what ships, and Scratch writes only those posts over the REST API.
What people use it for
The archive work that never starts because the editor is one post at a time:
- Give every post that is missing a meta description one, inside the limit.
- Fix inconsistent title case and formatting across the whole archive.
- Refresh old posts that still name a product, price, or policy you have moved on from.
- Write alt text across the media library.
- Tidy excerpts, categories, and tags so archives and feeds read clean.
Run it on 50 posts to feel the loop, then let it take the archive.
Why not a plugin?
A bulk-edit plugin, like an MCP server, writes straight to your live database. One bad pass and you are restoring from a backup, hoping the backup is recent.
Scratch gives Copilot the same reach against a local copy instead. The publish step is lifted out and handed to you. Copilot can change anything in the folder; only you can ship it. On a site with real traffic, that gap is the whole point.
What Copilot edits in WordPress
- Post and page bodies, with block content preserved
- Titles, slugs, excerpts, and publication status
- Custom post types and taxonomies, auto-discovered
- Advanced Custom Fields and image alt text across the media library
Templates and template parts are excluded, and post meta is hidden by default so plugin-owned SEO fields stay safe. Validators check length, required fields, and any rule you set. The full picture lives on Scratch for WordPress.
Questions people ask
Is this a Copilot plugin or an MCP server?
Neither. A plugin or an MCP would hand the agent the publish button. Scratch keeps it. Copilot Actions only ever sees files in the Scratch folder, and publishing is a separate step you approve, one post at a time.
Will it touch my theme or plugin settings?
No. Templates and template parts are excluded, and post meta is hidden by default, so plugin-owned SEO fields are not edited by accident.
Can I roll a change back after it publishes?
Yes. Scratch keeps the original beside the rewrite, so every published post reverts per row. You decide which version stays.
How is this different from a bulk-edit plugin or a script?
A plugin and a script both write straight to the live database with no word-level diff and no per-post approval, and a find-and-replace does only what you spelled out. Copilot handles the posts a rule cannot, and Scratch still holds every change for review before it goes live.
Can it run across the whole archive from one brief?
Yes, that is the use case. Run it on 50 posts to feel the flow, then describe the change for the whole archive.
Do I need to be technical?
No. Copilot Actions takes a plain-English instruction, so there is no terminal and no editor. You attach the Scratch folder, describe the change, and approve the diffs in the Scratch app. You do need the Copilot app on Windows.
See it on your own archive
The fastest way to trust it is to watch it run on your posts. See it run on your WordPress site →, or download Scratch free and take the first pass yourself.