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Set up WordPress MCP in Claude Code

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1

Locate the config file

Claude Code reads MCP server configuration from the following file:

~/.claude.json

Create this file if it does not already exist.

2

Add the configuration

You can configure WordPress MCP using the CLI command or by editing the config file directly.

Option A: CLI command

bash
claude mcp add wordpress-mcp -e WORDPRESS_URL=YOUR_WORDPRESS_URL -e WORDPRESS_USERNAME=YOUR_WORDPRESS_USERNAME -e WORDPRESS_APP_PASSWORD=YOUR_WORDPRESS_APP_PASSWORD -- npx -y wordpress-mcp

Option B: Config file

json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "wordpress-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "wordpress-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "WORDPRESS_URL": "YOUR_WORDPRESS_URL",
        "WORDPRESS_USERNAME": "YOUR_WORDPRESS_USERNAME",
        "WORDPRESS_APP_PASSWORD": "YOUR_WORDPRESS_APP_PASSWORD"
      }
    }
  }
}
3

Set up environment variables

WordPress MCP requires the following environment variables:

WORDPRESS_URLRequired

WordPress site URL

WORDPRESS_USERNAMERequired

WordPress admin username

WORDPRESS_APP_PASSWORDRequired

WordPress application password

4

Verify it works

Restart Claude Code. WordPress MCP should appear in your MCP server list with 10 tools available.

This server adds approximately 5,150 tokens to your context window for tool definitions.

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