Wordpress MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 146 installs a week from npm. Last commit 10 Oct 2026.
Lightweight WordPress MCP server - 42 tools, token-optimized (95% smaller responses)
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This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.
claude mcp add wordpress-mcp -e 'WORDPRESS_SITE_URL=<WORDPRESS_SITE_URL>' -e 'WORDPRESS_USERNAME=<WORDPRESS_USERNAME>' -e 'WORDPRESS_PASSWORD=<WORDPRESS_PASSWORD>' -- npx -y @cavort-it-systems/wordpress-mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"wordpress-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@cavort-it-systems/wordpress-mcp"
],
"env": {
"WORDPRESS_PASSWORD": "<WORDPRESS_PASSWORD>",
"WORDPRESS_SITE_URL": "<WORDPRESS_SITE_URL>",
"WORDPRESS_USERNAME": "<WORDPRESS_USERNAME>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.wordpress-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@cavort-it-systems/wordpress-mcp"]
env = { WORDPRESS_SITE_URL = "<WORDPRESS_SITE_URL>", WORDPRESS_USERNAME = "<WORDPRESS_USERNAME>", WORDPRESS_PASSWORD = "<WORDPRESS_PASSWORD>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"wordpress-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@cavort-it-systems/wordpress-mcp"
],
"env": {
"WORDPRESS_PASSWORD": "<WORDPRESS_PASSWORD>",
"WORDPRESS_SITE_URL": "<WORDPRESS_SITE_URL>",
"WORDPRESS_USERNAME": "<WORDPRESS_USERNAME>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"wordpress-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@cavort-it-systems/wordpress-mcp"
],
"env": {
"WORDPRESS_PASSWORD": "<WORDPRESS_PASSWORD>",
"WORDPRESS_SITE_URL": "<WORDPRESS_SITE_URL>",
"WORDPRESS_USERNAME": "<WORDPRESS_USERNAME>"
}
}
}
}Put your own values in place of
<WORDPRESS_SITE_URL> (WordPress site URL (e.g., https://example.com)), <WORDPRESS_USERNAME> (WordPress username), <WORDPRESS_PASSWORD> (WordPress Application Password (Users > Profile > Application Passwords)).
The author’s registry entry marks them as required.
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