Connect Claude to WordPress (self-hosted, full write access)
Yes - Claude can connect to your own self-hosted WordPress.org site, and actually write and publish (not just read). Unlike the official WordPress.com connector, this works on any self-hosted site: install a free plugin, paste one URL, done in about two minutes. Free to start.
What your AI can do
Connect Claude to WordPress, step by step
About two minutes, no code - the free plugin handles the app password and encryption for you.
Sign up free and click Add site - no card needed.
The plugin auto-creates an Application Password and encrypts it with AES-256. No copy-pasting secrets, no Node.js, no config file.
Grab your hosted MCP URL from the wptaskify dashboard - one URL works everywhere.
In Claude Desktop: Settings → Connectors → Add. In Claude Code: run claude mcp add --transport http. Approve once.
Say “write and SEO-optimize a post about X.” Risky changes wait in your approval inbox; approve to publish.
https://wptaskify.com/mcphttps://wptaskify.com/mcp/storeA few simple requirements
If your site runs a supported WordPress and PHP, it works. There is nothing to install on your own computer.
How it compares
| wptaskify | Raw MCP plugin | WordPress.com connector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Setup | Free plugin + paste one URL | Node.js + app password + JSON config | Official, but WP.com only |
| Approval before live | Yes - approval inbox | No | Read-only |
| Tools | 587 | ~30 | Read-only |
| WordPress + WooCommerce + Shopify | All three | WP only | WP.com only |
| Write & publish | Full write | Yes | Read-only |
| AI cost | Bring your own - no 2nd bill | Bring your own (never stated) | Same, WP.com plan required |
| Hosting | Hosted MCP, nothing to run | You self-host & maintain | First-party |
You stay in control
The part worth being careful about, said plainly.
New content is saved as a draft unless you ask for it to go live.
Theme switches and plugin deactivations wait for your yes.
The plugin creates an application password - a separate credential, not your login - and it is encrypted before it is stored. You can revoke it from your WordPress dashboard at any time without touching your account.
Delete the connection from your dashboard or deactivate the plugin. Access stops immediately and nothing is left behind on your site.
Choose the plan that fits your workflow
Bring your own Claude or ChatGPT. Pay one flat fee for the tools and MCP server.
Free
Try it on your real site
- 1 site (WordPress or Shopify)
- 500 AI actions / month
- Draft posts and pages, write SEO and AEO fields
- Shopify product SEO, descriptions and audits
- Server access: SFTP and error logs
- Approval inbox
- No card required
MCP Solo
For content sites and small stores
1 month free · $17.42/mo billed yearly
Get MCP Solo- 1 site (WordPress or Shopify)
- 1 Pinterest account
- 1 Google Business Profile
- Full WordPress publishing: schedule, bulk SEO, schema, internal links
- Elementor editing
- WooCommerce store: products, orders, refunds, stock, coupons
- Theme Studio: WordPress PHP and Shopify Liquid editing, plus backups
- Pinterest pins and scheduling, including your own images with AI-written SEO
- Search Console, Analytics and Bing insights
- Amazon affiliate links
- Server access: SFTP and error logs
- 5,000 AI actions / month
- 50 image credits / month
- 1 team member
MCP Pro
For online stores
2 months free · $40.83/mo billed yearly
Get MCP Pro- 5 sites (WordPress + Shopify, shared)
- 5 Pinterest accounts
- 5 Google Business Profiles
- Everything in Solo
- Room for a small portfolio of sites and stores
- 20,000 AI actions / month
- 150 image credits / month
- 5 team members
MCP Agency
For agencies and many clients
3 months free · $74.25/mo billed yearly
Get MCP Agency- Unlimited sites (WordPress + Shopify, shared)
- Unlimited Pinterest accounts
- Unlimited Google Business Profiles
- Everything in Pro
- Unlimited team members
- Unlimited AI actions / month
- 500 image credits / month
Same tools, for Shopify. Plans are billed by Shopify in USD; subscribe from inside the app in your Shopify admin.
Free
Try it on your real site
- 1 site (WordPress or Shopify)
- 500 AI actions / month
- Draft posts and pages, write SEO and AEO fields
- Shopify product SEO, descriptions and audits
- Server access: SFTP and error logs
- Approval inbox
- No card required
MCP Solo
For content sites and small stores
1 month free · $17.42/mo billed yearly
Coming soon on Shopify- 1 site (WordPress or Shopify)
- 1 Pinterest account
- 1 Google Business Profile
- Full WordPress publishing: schedule, bulk SEO, schema, internal links
- Elementor editing
- WooCommerce store: products, orders, refunds, stock, coupons
- Theme Studio: WordPress PHP and Shopify Liquid editing, plus backups
- Pinterest pins and scheduling, including your own images with AI-written SEO
- Search Console, Analytics and Bing insights
- Amazon affiliate links
- Server access: SFTP and error logs
- 5,000 AI actions / month
- 50 image credits / month
- 1 team member
MCP Pro
For online stores
2 months free · $40.83/mo billed yearly
Coming soon on Shopify- 5 sites (WordPress + Shopify, shared)
- 5 Pinterest accounts
- 5 Google Business Profiles
- Everything in Solo
- Room for a small portfolio of sites and stores
- 20,000 AI actions / month
- 150 image credits / month
- 5 team members
MCP Agency
For agencies and many clients
3 months free · $74.25/mo billed yearly
Coming soon on Shopify- Unlimited sites (WordPress + Shopify, shared)
- Unlimited Pinterest accounts
- Unlimited Google Business Profiles
- Everything in Pro
- Unlimited team members
- Unlimited AI actions / month
- 500 image credits / month
Only need Pinterest? These plans need no website and no AI subscription. Upload your pin images, and our AI writes the SEO for each one. Billed once a year.
Pinterest Solo
One brand on Pinterest
About $8.25 a month, billed once a year
Get started- 1 Pinterest account
- 500 pins a month from your own images
- Title, description, alt text and keywords written by our AI for each pin
- 120 credits a month for AI-designed pins (30 at Medium quality)
- Scheduling, boards and drafts, kept to a safe posting pace
- Works from the dashboard, Claude or ChatGPT
- Unused pins and credits carry over
Pinterest Team
Several brands, or a team
About $24.92 a month, billed once a year
Get started- Unlimited Pinterest accounts
- 2,000 pins a month, shared across your accounts
- Title, description, alt text and keywords written by our AI for each pin
- 400 credits a month for AI-designed pins (100 at Medium quality)
- 2 team members on your account
- Works from the dashboard, Claude or ChatGPT
- Unused pins and credits carry over
Only need Google Business Profile? These plans need no website and no AI subscription. Every paid website plan includes it too (1, 5 or unlimited profiles). Billed once a year.
Business Profile Solo
One business
About $8.25 a month, billed once a year
Get started- 1 business profile
- 120 AI credits a month: 120 AI replies or posts, or 30 posts with an AI image
- Reply to reviews, post, add photos and fix hours, services and booking from the dashboard
- Review alerts, automatic replies to 4 and 5 star reviews, a monthly report and a review QR page
- Works from the dashboard, Claude or ChatGPT
- Unused credits carry over to the next month
Business Profile Team
Several locations, or a team
About $24.92 a month, billed once a year
Get started- As many business profiles as you need
- 400 AI credits a month, shared across your profiles
- 2 team members on your account
- Reply to reviews, post, add photos and fix hours, services and booking from the dashboard
- Review alerts, automatic replies to 4 and 5 star reviews, a monthly report and a review QR page
- Works from the dashboard, Claude or ChatGPT
- Unused credits carry over to the next month
You bring your own AI, so there is no second AI subscription.
Connect Claude to WordPress questions, answered
The short answers. Anything else, ask us directly.
01Can Claude connect to WordPress?
Yes. Claude can connect to a self-hosted WordPress site through wptaskify - install the free wptaskify plugin, paste one MCP URL into Claude, and your Claude can read, write, optimize and publish on your site. It works with Claude Desktop, Claude Code and claude.ai.
02How do I connect Claude to a self-hosted WordPress site?
Create a free wptaskify account, install the free wptaskify plugin on your self-hosted WordPress.org site and click Connect (it creates and encrypts the app password for you), then copy your hosted MCP URL and add it to Claude as a custom connector. It takes about two minutes and needs no code.
03Do I need a second AI subscription to connect Claude to WordPress?
No. wptaskify is bring-your-own-AI - it connects the Claude you already use (Desktop, Claude Code, or claude.ai) to your site. Your Claude does the thinking, so there is no second AI bill. wptaskify's own plans (Free, then MCP Solo, Pro, Agency) only pay for the connector and tools, never for AI tokens.
04Do I need Node.js, a config file, or to create an Application Password myself?
No. Manual MCP setups make you install Node.js, generate a WordPress Application Password, and edit a JSON config. wptaskify's free plugin does all of that for you - it creates the app password, encrypts it with AES-256, and gives you a hosted MCP URL to paste. No code, no terminal required (though Claude Code works too).
05Will Claude publish changes to my live site without asking?
No. Risky changes are held in an owner approval inbox and only go live after you approve them with one click. You can revoke the connection at any time, and your credentials stay AES-256 encrypted.
06Can I connect Claude Code to WordPress, not just Claude Desktop?
Yes. wptaskify gives you one hosted MCP URL that works with Claude Desktop, Claude Code (via claude mcp add --transport http), claude.ai, and any other MCP-compatible client.
07Does this work with WooCommerce and Shopify too?
Yes. The same connector exposes store tools - Claude can create and edit WooCommerce and Shopify products, write product AEO/SEO metafields, and bulk-optimize images. WordPress + WooCommerce + Shopify all connect through one wptaskify account.
08How is this different from the official WordPress.com Claude connector?
The WordPress.com connector is read-only and only works on WordPress.com paid plans - it can't publish or edit. wptaskify writes, optimizes, sells and publishes on any self-hosted WordPress site, with 440+ real tools and an approval inbox before anything goes live.
09How many tools does Claude get, and is it just a writer?
You get 440+ real tools, not just a text generator - content and SEO, WooCommerce/Shopify store actions, internal links, redirects, schema, sitemaps, media, menus, backups and Elementor edits.
10How long does it take and how do I disconnect?
Setup takes about two minutes. To disconnect, remove the connector in Claude or revoke the site in your wptaskify dashboard - the encrypted credentials are dropped immediately.