Set up WordPress MCP in Continue

Manage WordPress sites, create and edit posts, pages, and media. Handle themes, plugins, and site settings from your AI editor.

Locate the config file

Continue reads MCP server configuration from the following file:

~/.continue/config.yaml

Create this file if it does not already exist.

Add the configuration

Add the following to your Continue config file:

yaml

mcpServers:
  - name: 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

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

Verify it works

Restart Continue. 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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