How to Connect WordPress to Claude Desktop Using MCP

mumcp is the fastest way to connect WordPress to Claude Desktop via MCP. Install the plugin, copy your API key, add three lines to your Claude config file, and you’re managing your entire WordPress site through conversation. No coding required — the whole setup takes under 5 minutes.

What You’ll Need

A WordPress site (5.0 or higher)
Claude Desktop (macOS or Windows) — download here
mumcp plugin (free) — download here

Step 1: Install mumcp

Download mumcp from sitepilotai.mumega.com/download
In WordPress admin, go to Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin
Upload the zip file and click Activate
Go to mumcp → Settings in your admin sidebar
Click Generate API Key and copy it — you’ll need this in the next step

Step 2: Configure Claude Desktop

Open your Claude Desktop MCP configuration file:

macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Windows: %APPDATA%Claudeclaude_desktop_config.json

Add the following to the mcpServers section:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "wordpress": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@anthropic-ai/mcp-remote",
               "https://your-site.com/wp-json/site-pilot-ai/v1/mcp/sse"],
      "env": {
        "API_KEY": "spai_your_api_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Replace your-site.com with your WordPress URL and spai_your_api_key_here with the API key from Step 1.

Step 3: Restart Claude Desktop

Close and reopen Claude Desktop. You should see a hammer icon in the chat input — that means MCP tools are connected. Click it to see all 207 WordPress tools available.

What You Can Do Now

With the connection active, you can manage your entire WordPress site through natural language. Here are some things to try:

Content Management

Prompt	What Happens
“List all my published pages”	Uses `wp_list_pages` to show all pages with status, date, and URL
“Create a new blog post about SEO tips”	Uses `wp_create_post` with AI-generated content
“Update the About page title to ‘About Our Team'”	Uses `wp_update_page` to change the title
“Search for posts mentioning ‘pricing'”	Uses `wp_search` across all content

Elementor Page Building

Prompt	What Happens
“Build a landing page for my new product”	Uses `wp_build_page` to create a full Elementor layout
“Show me the Elementor structure of the homepage”	Uses `wp_get_elementor` to retrieve layout data
“Add a testimonials section to page 95”	Uses `wp_add_section` to insert a new Elementor section
“Change the hero heading to ‘Welcome Home'”	Uses `wp_patch_elementor` for targeted edits

SEO, WooCommerce & More

Prompt	What Happens
“Audit SEO on all my blog posts”	Uses `wp_analyze_seo` to check meta titles, descriptions, keywords
“List WooCommerce products under $50”	Uses `wp_woo_list_products` with price filtering
“Generate a featured image for post 42”	Uses `wp_generate_featured_image` with DALL-E
“Read Contact Form 7 submissions”	Uses `wp_get_form_entries` to retrieve form data

All 207 MCP Tools Available

mumcp gives Claude access to 207 tools across 15 categories:

Content Management — posts, pages, drafts, media, search, bulk operations
Elementor — get/set layouts, build pages, section CRUD, widget schemas
Theme Builder — templates, conditions, headers/footers
WooCommerce — products, orders, customers, coupons, revenue reports
SEO — Yoast, RankMath, AIOSEO support with bulk audit
Forms — CF7, WPForms, Gravity Forms, Ninja Forms
LearnPress LMS — courses, lessons, quizzes, students
Navigation & Menus — create, reorder, assign locations
Widgets & Sidebars — add, update, move, reorder
Gutenberg Blocks — read and write block content
Webhooks — create, test, and monitor webhooks
Multilingual — WPML and Polylang support
AI Media — image generation, alt text, text-to-speech, stock photos
API Keys & Security — key management, rate limiting
Site & Settings — options, health, capabilities, analytics

See the complete tool reference for detailed documentation on every tool.

Troubleshooting

No hammer icon in Claude Desktop?

Make sure you restarted Claude Desktop completely (quit and reopen)
Check that claude_desktop_config.json is valid JSON (no trailing commas)
Verify your WordPress site is accessible from the internet (localhost won’t work with Claude Desktop)

“Authentication failed” errors?

Verify your API key starts with spai_
Check that the API key in Claude config matches exactly what’s shown in WordPress admin
Make sure mumcp plugin is activated

Tools show but calls fail?

Check your WordPress site’s PHP error log
Ensure your hosting allows REST API access (some hosts block it)
Try the connection test: visit https://your-site.com/wp-json/site-pilot-ai/v1/site-info in your browser

Also Works With

mumcp isn’t limited to Claude Desktop. The same MCP endpoint works with:

Claude Code — terminal-based AI coding assistant
ChatGPT — via MCP bridge or API
Google Gemini — via MCP client
Cursor — AI code editor with built-in MCP support
Windsurf — AI coding IDE
Any MCP-compatible client — the protocol is an open standard

See our guides for ChatGPT, Gemini, and all 207 tools.

Get Started

mumcp is free — all 207 tools, no paywalls, no feature gates. Download the plugin and connect your WordPress site to Claude Desktop in under 5 minutes.

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