Wordpress MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 50 installs a week from npm. Last commit 27 Mar 2026.
Lightweight WordPress MCP server - 42 tools, token-optimized (95% smaller responses)
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Today is the operative word: we check Wordpress MCP every 15 minutes and re-read its code on every release. Watch it and you find out the day that stops being true.
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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 -- npx -y @cavort-it-systems/wordpress-mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"wordpress-mcp": {
"args": [
"-y",
"@cavort-it-systems/wordpress-mcp"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}[mcp_servers.wordpress-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@cavort-it-systems/wordpress-mcp"]{
"mcpServers": {
"wordpress-mcp": {
"args": [
"-y",
"@cavort-it-systems/wordpress-mcp"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"wordpress-mcp": {
"args": [
"-y",
"@cavort-it-systems/wordpress-mcp"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}This one needs environment variables set before it will start:
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 declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.
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