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Set up WordPress MCP in VS Code

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

1

Locate the config file

VS Code reads MCP server configuration from the following file:

.vscode/settings.json → mcp section

Create this file if it does not already exist. For VS Code, this is inside your workspace .vscode/settings.json file under the mcp section.

2

Add the configuration

Add the following to your VS Code config file:

json
{
  "servers": {
    "wordpress-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "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 VS 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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