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By Jameson · Founder & Lead Developer · Updated September 2026

To connect Claude to WordPress, install the free Royal MCP plugin from WordPress.org, copy your MCP endpoint URL from WP Admin → Royal MCP → Settings, and add it as a custom connector in Claude (Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector). Claude opens an OAuth prompt from your WordPress site, you click Authorize once, and Claude can then read, write, and manage your site through 200+ MCP tools. Works in Claude Desktop, Claude.ai web, and Claude Code CLI.

Three steps, five minutes (or less)

1

Install Royal MCP

Install the free Royal MCP plugin from WordPress.org and activate it. In WP Admin → Royal MCP → Settings, confirm the Enable toggle is on and copy your MCP endpoint URL:

https://example.com/wp-json/royal-mcp/v1/mcp
2

Add a custom connector in Claude

In Claude Desktop or Claude.ai web: Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector. Give it a name, paste your MCP endpoint URL, click Add, then click Connect.

Claude runs a quick OAuth discovery, then opens the consent screen from your WordPress site.

3

Authorize once and use

Click Authorize on your WordPress site’s OAuth prompt. The connector goes green. Open a new chat, enable the connector in the + menu, and ask Claude to work on your site.

Every subsequent session skips the consent step. OAuth token is stored for you.

CLI shortcut
Using Claude Code or Claude in the terminal? Skip the UI dance with one command:
claude mcp add --transport http royal-mcp https://example.com/wp-json/royal-mcp/v1/mcp

Full setup in under five minutes

Real-time screen recording. No cuts, no speed-up. Install to first working chat.

What Claude can actually do

Create and edit content

Draft new posts, refresh old ones, add featured images from your Media Library, adjust SEO titles and meta descriptions.

Manage WooCommerce

Bulk-update products, generate coupons, refresh product descriptions, adjust stock, run store queries.

Edit Elementor and Divi

Native authoring inside Elementor and Divi 4 or 5. Bulk-replace text, swap images across a template, add new sections.

Run SEO audits

Fetch schema, run redirect audits, check meta hygiene across posts, sync focus keywords into Yoast or Rank Math.

Site diagnostics

Read the Activity Log, check plugin versions, tail the error log, audit user roles and permissions.

Custom workflows via Royal MCP Pro

Cross-plugin composers, ACF setup suite, SEO agency suite, undo tokens with a 72 to 168 hour rollback window.

Which Claude are you using?

Web

claude.ai

Browser-based Claude. Add custom connectors from Settings. OAuth only.

Desktop

Claude Desktop

Mac or Windows app. Identical connector flow to claude.ai web. OAuth or API-key fallback.

Terminal

Claude Code CLI

Command-line and IDE (VS Code, JetBrains). One command adds Royal MCP. OAuth or header-based auth.

Hit a snag? Full troubleshooting guide

Cloudflare Bot Fight blocking OAuth, cPanel ModSecurity returning 406, API-key fallback for Claude Desktop, the mcp-remote wrapper path, and every known "OAuth wizard timed out" case are covered in the deep support article.

Read the Full Guide

Ready to connect Claude?

Install Royal MCP for free from WordPress.org. Add a custom connector in Claude. Authorize once. That is the whole thing.

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