# mcp_reorder_widgets

Set the widget order of a sidebar. Pass the COMPLETE list: widgets of the sidebar left out are removed from it (their settings stay, but they end up in no sidebar, not even Inactive Widgets).

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `mcp_reorder_widgets`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-cvrt-jh-wordpress-mcp/mcp-reorder-widgets

## Facts

- Tool: `mcp_reorder_widgets`
- Server: Wordpress (`@cavort-it-systems/wordpress-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-cvrt-jh-wordpress-mcp.md
- Install: `npx -y @cavort-it-systems/wordpress-mcp`
- Homepage: https://github.com/cvrt-jh/wordpress-mcp
- Risk category: Write (Medium risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "mcp_reorder_widgets",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why mcp_reorder_widgets is rated Medium

Modifies sidebar widget configuration; reversible but causes visible site changes and widget displacement.

From the tool's own definition: "widgets...are removed from it...end up in no sidebar"

## Use case

AI agents use mcp_reorder_widgets to create or update resources in Wordpress, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Wordpress environment.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Rate-limited**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Wordpress:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "mcp_reorder_widgets": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "mcp_reorder_widgets_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

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## For agents

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- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
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- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=io-github-cvrt-jh-wordpress-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/io-github-cvrt-jh-wordpress-mcp