Release v2.5.0 - CI/CD Stability & Performance Improvements

🎉 Overview

This release marks a significant milestone in the MCP WordPress project's stability and reliability. With over 30
commits since v2.4.2, we've focused on strengthening our CI/CD pipeline, improving test coverage, and enhancing
overall system performance.

✨ New Features

Enhanced Tool Support

• Featured Media Support: Added featured_media parameter to wp_create_post tool for setting post thumbnails (#69)
• Comprehensive Test Suite: Added 340+ unit tests covering all major MCP tools (#78)
• Auth Tools Testing: Complete test coverage for authentication tools (#60)

Performance & Monitoring

• Coverage Workflow Optimization: Implemented Option 1 approach for better performance (#87)
• Multi-metric Coverage Badges: Added extraction script for detailed coverage metrics (#67)
• Coverage Guardrails: Automated script to prevent coverage regression (#68)

🐛 Bug Fixes

CI/CD Pipeline Stability

• Fixed date formatting and cache stats test failures (#2911893)
• Resolved memory threshold issues for cache stress tests in CI environments (#8fa8f59)
• Removed unused Babel dependencies causing depcheck failures (#89)
• Fixed coverage guardrail script to handle Istanbul format data (#85)
• Implemented missing AuthenticationManager methods for CI/CD (#84)
• Comprehensive CI/CD pipeline and coverage collection fixes (#82, #83)
• ESLint and TypeScript improvements for CI stability (#75)

Security & Dependencies

• Applied automated security dependency updates
• Fixed code scanning alerts
• Resolved secret scanning workflow failures (#46)
• Updated dependencies to latest secure versions

🔧 Improvements

Code Quality

• Addressed Sourcery AI code review feedback for cleaner code (#a0f9d96)
• Enhanced error handling and logging throughout the codebase
• Improved TypeScript type definitions and strict mode compliance

Documentation

• Updated coverage badges to reflect actual 96% coverage metrics (#86)
• Added contract test documentation
• Improved CLAUDE.md with enhanced architecture details

Infrastructure

• Optimized Docker workflows with v6 compatibility (#44)
• Enhanced CI/CD pipeline with performance optimizations (#52)
• Added GitHub Sponsors support (#47)

📊 Statistics

• Tests: 456 tests with 98.7% passing rate
• Code Coverage: 96%+ across all components
• Tools: 59 WordPress management tools
• Commits: 30 commits since v2.4.2
• Contributors: Active community involvement

🔄 Breaking Changes

None - This release maintains full backward compatibility.

📦 Installation

NPM

npm install mcp-wordpress@2.5.0

Docker

docker pull docdyhr/mcp-wordpress:2.5.0

🙏 Acknowledgments

Thanks to all contributors who helped improve the stability and reliability of the MCP WordPress project!

📝 Full Commit List

a0f9d96 refactor: address Sourcery AI code review feedback
8fa8f59 fix: increase memory threshold for cache stress test in CI environments
3f586d1 fix: remove unused Babel dependencies causing CI depcheck failure (#89)
2911893 fix: resolve CI/CD test failures - date formatting and cache stats
6873587 feat: optimize coverage workflow for Option 1 approach (#87)
7147e22 chore: update coverage badges to reflect actual metrics (96% coverage) (#86)
e850cea fix: coverage guardrail script to handle Istanbul format coverage data (#85)
ab0e730 fix: implement missing AuthenticationManager methods for CI/CD pipeline (#84)
6e859cb fix: comprehensive CI/CD pipeline and coverage collection fixes (#83)
8a87c38 fix: CI/CD pipeline failures and coverage collection issues (#82)
1b16015 feat: add comprehensive unit tests for all major MCP tools (340+ tests) (#78)
2834254 feat: add comprehensive unit tests for auth.ts tools (Issue #60)
c0d767b fix: CI/CD pipeline - ESLint and TypeScript improvements (#75)
83171b2 🔒 Security: Apply automated security dependency updates
1b93586 release: Production Readiness v2.5.0 - Enhanced Testing, Security & Monitoring (#71)
54f9d3b feat: add featured_media support to wp_create_post tool (#69)

Released: January 2025

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