AutoWP MCP Server - WordPress Automation MCP Server

AutoWP MCP (Model Context Protocol) server connects Claude to WordPress sites and allows users to ask Claude to work on different tasks on their WordPress site like create and post blog posts and other WordPress site management tasks. It acts as a bridge between LLM clients like Claude Desktop and WordPress websites.

Features

It provides a secure, standardized way for AI assistants to interact with WordPress sites through the WordPress REST API, without the need for direct database access.

Key Capabilities

• Authentication & Security

  • Handles secure login using WordPress application passwords
  • Manages authentication sessions safely
  • Test site connectivity before attempting operations

• Content Management

  • Creates and publishes blog posts
  • Formats raw text into WordPress-compatible HTML
  • Manages post metadata (titles, excerpts, status)

• Site Information Access

  • Retrieves available categories and tags
  • Accesses the site structure and permissions
  • Respects user role limitations (like your contributor role)

• Draft Workflow

  • Saves drafts locally for editing
  • Loads previously saved content
  • Enables iterative content development

Installation & Authentication

Setup

1. Install & Build

   npm install
   npm run build
   npm start
   

2. Configure Claude Desktop

Add to your Claude Desktop MCP configuration:

  {
  "mcpServers": {
    "autowp": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/your/autowp-mcp/build/index.js"]
    }
  }
}

Available Tools

Authentication

• authenticate-wp – Connect to your WordPress site
• test-wp-connection – Test if a WordPress site is reachable

Content Management

• create-blog-post – Create new blog posts with categories/tags

• get-wp-categories – List all available categories

• get-wp-tags – List all available tags

• format-wp-content – Convert text to WordPress-ready HTML

  Draft Management

  • save-draft – Save posts locally for later
  • load-draft – Load previously saved drafts

Media Management Tools

Core Media Operations

• upload-media – Upload files from local paths or URLs with metadata
• list-media – Browse media library with pagination and filters
• search-media – Find media by keyword, type, or date range
• get-media-details – Retrieve detailed media information
• delete-media – Remove files from media library
• bulk-delete-media – Delete multiple media files at once

Media Enhancement

• edit-media-metadata – Update title, caption, alt text, description
• set-featured-image – Assign featured images to posts
• optimize-media – Compress images via external APIs (e.g., TinyPNG)

Taxonomy & Classification Tools

Existing Taxonomies

• get-wp-categories – List all WordPress categories
• get-wp-tags – List all WordPress tags

Taxonomy Management

• create-category – Create new categories with hierarchy support
• create-tag – Create new tags with descriptions
• update-category – Rename/edit categories and hierarchy
• update-tag – Rename/edit tag details
• delete-category – Remove categories with force option
• delete-tag – Remove tags with force option

Advanced Taxonomy Operations

• merge-categories – Combine categories (moves posts, optionally deletes source)
• assign-categories-to-posts – Bulk assign categories to multiple posts
• assign-tags-to-posts – Bulk assign tags to multiple posts
• list-taxonomies – View all taxonomies including custom ones

User Management Tools

Core User Operations

• list-users – List WordPress users with filters like role, search, or registration date
• create-user – Create a new user with optional profile and role details
• update-user – Update user profile data including email, name, bio, and password
• disable-user – Temporarily deactivate a user account with an optional reason
• reset-user-password – Generate a password reset link or email it to the user

Role & Permission Management

• set-user-role – Assign a specific role to a user, optionally removing others
• list-user-roles – View all available WordPress user roles and their capabilities

Site Settings Tools

• get-site-settings – View WordPress site configuration and reading settings
• update-site-settings – Update basic site configuration such as title, tagline, timezone, and front page behavior

Plugin Management Tools

• list-plugins – List installed WordPress plugins with activation status

Upcoming Tools

Plugin Management

• install-plugin – Install a plugin from the WordPress.org repository
• toggle-plugin – Activate or deactivate a WordPress plugin
• update-plugin – Update a WordPress plugin to its latest version
• delete-plugin – Permanently delete a WordPress plugin
• rollback-plugin – Rollback a plugin to a previous version

Theme Management

• switch-theme – Change the active WordPress theme
• get-theme-info – Get detailed information about installed themes

Settings Management

• manage-comment-settings – Manage comment-related settings (Planned but not registered)
• export-settings – Export current WordPress site settings (Planned)
• import-settings – Import WordPress site settings from a file (Planned)

Site Health/ Maintenance & Testing / Core Updates

• get-system-info - Get comprehensive WordPress system information
• send-test-email – Send a test email to verify mail server configuration (Planned)
• run-cron-jobs – Manually trigger WordPress cron jobs (Planned)
• log-system-info – Log server and WordPress system info (Planned)
• get-site-health - Check WordPress core health status and identify errors
• check-core-updates - Check for available WordPress core updates
• apply-core-update - Install available WordPress core updates
• scan-for-malware - Scan WordPress site for malware and security threats
• lock-site - Enable maintenance mode to lock the site
• backup-database - Create a database backup

Why It's Useful

Instead of you having to log into WordPress manually, write posts, format content, and manage everything through the web interface, this MCP server helps you create, format, and publish content directly from our conversation. It's a WordPress automation assistant that bridges the gap between AI conversation and WordPress site management.

WordPress-Specific Tools

• authenticate-wp - Connect to WordPress with credentials (which we just used)
• test-wp-connection - Test if a WordPress site is reachable
• create-blog-post - Create new blog posts with title, content, categories, tags, and status
• get-wp-categories - Retrieve all available categories from your WordPress site
• get-wp-tags - Retrieve all available tags from your WordPress site
• format-wp-content - Convert raw text into WordPress-ready HTML format

Draft Management Tools

• save-draft - Save blog post drafts locally for later use
• load-draft - Load previously saved drafts

What You Can Do With These Tools

• Content Creation: Write and format blog posts
• Category Management: View and assign existing categories to posts
• Tag Management: View and assign existing tags to posts
• Draft Workflow: Save drafts locally and work on them over time
• Publishing: Create posts as drafts or publish them directly - depending on your user permissions

Contribution

Contributions, issues, and feature requests are welcome! Feel free to check issues page or open a pull request.

License

This project is licensed under the terms described in the LICENSE file.

Support

If you find this project useful, give it a ⭐ on GitHub! If you have questions, feel free to email me.