MCP server for WordPress. Manage posts, users, comments, terms, metadata, and settings.
To add WordPress MCP Server to Claude, run the install command below or copy the ready-made config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code further down. Restart your client after adding it and its tools show up in your next conversation. It needs 13 environment variables, listed below.
Install
npx -y @rnaga/wp-mcp@1.0.9Environment variables
LOCAL_USERNAMESet in your MCP configWP_DB_HOSTSet in your MCP configWP_DB_PORTSet in your MCP configWP_DB_NAMESet in your MCP configWP_DB_USERSet in your MCP configWP_DB_PASSWORDSet in your MCP configLOCAL_MULTISITESet in your MCP configLOCAL_DEFAULT_BLOG_IDSet in your MCP configLOCAL_DEFAULT_SITE_IDSet in your MCP configLOCAL_SSL_ENABLEDSet in your MCP configLOCAL_SSL_CA_FILEPATHSet in your MCP configLOCAL_SSL_CERT_FILEPATHSet in your MCP configLOCAL_SSL_KEY_FILEPATHSet in your MCP configInstall with your client
claude mcp add wordpress --env LOCAL_USERNAME=<YOUR_LOCAL_USERNAME> --env WP_DB_HOST=<YOUR_WP_DB_HOST> --env WP_DB_PORT=<YOUR_WP_DB_PORT> --env WP_DB_NAME=<YOUR_WP_DB_NAME> --env WP_DB_USER=<YOUR_WP_DB_USER> --env WP_DB_PASSWORD=<YOUR_WP_DB_PASSWORD> --env LOCAL_MULTISITE=<YOUR_LOCAL_MULTISITE> --env LOCAL_DEFAULT_BLOG_ID=<YOUR_LOCAL_DEFAULT_BLOG_ID> --env LOCAL_DEFAULT_SITE_ID=<YOUR_LOCAL_DEFAULT_SITE_ID> --env LOCAL_SSL_ENABLED=<YOUR_LOCAL_SSL_ENABLED> --env LOCAL_SSL_CA_FILEPATH=<YOUR_LOCAL_SSL_CA_FILEPATH> --env LOCAL_SSL_CERT_FILEPATH=<YOUR_LOCAL_SSL_CERT_FILEPATH> --env LOCAL_SSL_KEY_FILEPATH=<YOUR_LOCAL_SSL_KEY_FILEPATH> -- npx -y @rnaga/wp-mcp@1.0.9
Run this in a terminal to add the server to Claude Code.
What this does
WordPress MCP Server exposes a set of tools to Claude over the Model Context Protocol. After you add it to claude_desktop_config.json (snippet above) and restart Claude Desktop, those tools become callable inside any conversation.
Requirements
This server needs the following environment variables to be set before it can run:
LOCAL_USERNAME WP_DB_HOST WP_DB_PORT WP_DB_NAME WP_DB_USER WP_DB_PASSWORD LOCAL_MULTISITE LOCAL_DEFAULT_BLOG_ID LOCAL_DEFAULT_SITE_ID LOCAL_SSL_ENABLED LOCAL_SSL_CA_FILEPATH LOCAL_SSL_CERT_FILEPATH LOCAL_SSL_KEY_FILEPATH
Set these via the env object in your MCP config (see claude_desktop_config.json snippet above).
Frequently asked questions
How do I install WordPress MCP Server?
Run the Claude Code command in the install section to add WordPress MCP Server to Claude Code, or copy the ready-made config for your client from the install section on this page. Restart your client afterwards and the tools appear in your next conversation.
Which clients work with WordPress MCP Server?
This page carries setup and config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code. Any other MCP client that accepts a standard server config can connect to WordPress MCP Server as well.
Does WordPress MCP Server need an API key?
Yes. Before it can run, set these environment variables: LOCAL_USERNAME, WP_DB_HOST, WP_DB_PORT, WP_DB_NAME, WP_DB_USER, WP_DB_PASSWORD, LOCAL_MULTISITE, LOCAL_DEFAULT_BLOG_ID, LOCAL_DEFAULT_SITE_ID, LOCAL_SSL_ENABLED, LOCAL_SSL_CA_FILEPATH, LOCAL_SSL_CERT_FILEPATH, LOCAL_SSL_KEY_FILEPATH. They go in the env block of your MCP config.
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