What It Does
This MCP server connects Claude directly to your WordPress site via the WordPress REST API. Once connected, Claude can read and write to your site in real time — publishing posts, updating WooCommerce products, managing media and editing page content — all through natural conversation in Claude Desktop or Claude.ai.
- Claude reads and writes posts, pages, products and media live
- Publish, update or unpublish content via conversation
- Manage WooCommerce products, prices and stock levels
- Upload and attach media files through Claude
- Edit theme and plugin files for design changes — every change is backed up first
- Query and update custom fields and post metadata
- Secure OAuth 2.1 authentication — you control access
- Works with Claude Desktop and Claude.ai
What's New
The connector is now a WordPress plugin you install yourself, with controls over what Claude may do and a log of everything it does.
- Plugin install, no FTP — upload the zip from your Claude CMS account and connect with a one-time code. The code is shown once and works for one site.
- Access controls — everything allowed by default; switch off publishing (drafts only), file edits, plugin changes, database writes or media uploads, and optionally restrict calling addresses. Reading is always allowed.
- Audit log — every call recorded on your site with action, target, result, timing and origin. Kept 24 hours by default, or 3 or 6 months, then cleared automatically.
- Backups on every file change — restore any theme or plugin file Claude touched from the plugin's own backups.
- WordPress core protected — core, wp-config.php and the plugin itself stay read-only whatever the settings.
- Improve tab — send suggestions to us straight from the plugin.
Example Conversations
You: "Write a blog post about our summer sale, optimise it for 'summer dresses UK' and publish it."
Claude: Claude writes, formats and publishes the post directly to WordPress — SEO meta included.
You: "Update all products in the 'Clearance' category to show a 20% discount badge."
Claude: Claude queries your WooCommerce products by category and applies the update across all matching items.
You: "Show me the last 10 comments awaiting moderation and approve the genuine ones."
Claude: Claude retrieves the pending comments, reviews them for spam, and approves the legitimate ones.
How to Connect
1
Subscribe & Install the PluginAfter subscribing, download the Claude CMS Connector plugin from your account's Getting Started page and upload it in WordPress (Plugins → Add New → Upload).
2
Paste Your Connection CodeGenerate a one-time connection code in your account, paste it into Settings → Claude CMS in WordPress and press Connect. The code is shown once and links one site.
3
Add Claude CMS in ClaudeAdd the Claude CMS integration in Claude.ai or Claude Desktop (OAuth, under two minutes). Your WordPress site appears under its nickname, with the access controls you chose.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I connect Claude to WordPress?
Yes. Install the Claude CMS Connector plugin from your account, paste a one-time connection code, then add the Claude CMS integration in Claude.ai or Claude Desktop. Claude then has live access to your posts, pages, media and WooCommerce products, with the access controls you set in the plugin.
What is the WordPress MCP connector?
MCP (Model Context Protocol) is the open standard Claude uses to work with outside systems. The WordPress MCP connector is our plugin plus a hosted server that expose your site to Claude as tools it can call: read and write content, products and media, and, if you allow it, theme and plugin files. Every call is logged on your site.
Does it work with WooCommerce?
Yes. Products, prices, stock levels and orders are available to Claude alongside posts and pages, so you can update a catalogue or answer a stock question in conversation.
Is it safe to give Claude access to my WordPress site?
You decide what Claude may do: publishing, file edits, plugin changes, database writes and media uploads can each be switched off, reading is always allowed, calling addresses can be restricted, and every action is written to an audit log on your site. WordPress core and wp-config.php stay read-only whatever the settings.
