# Connect Claude to your WordPress site in 5 minutes

> Connect Claude Desktop, Claude.ai web or Claude Code to WordPress with Royal MCP: OAuth in 5 minutes, no API keys, and access to 250+ WordPress tools.

- Canonical: <https://royalplugins.com/royal-mcp/connect-claude/>
- Last updated: 2026-10-21
- HTML version: <https://royalplugins.com/royal-mcp/connect-claude/>

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- [Overview](https://royalplugins.com/royal-mcp/)
- [Features](https://royalplugins.com/royal-mcp/features/connect/)

  [Ways to connect](https://royalplugins.com/royal-mcp/features/connect/)
  [Works with other MCP plugins NEW](https://royalplugins.com/royal-mcp/features/works-with-other-mcp-plugins/)
  [Agent Ready NEW](https://royalplugins.com/royal-mcp/features/agent-ready/)
  [Safety and Recovery NEW](https://royalplugins.com/support/royal-mcp/safety-and-recovery/)
- [Getting Started](https://royalplugins.com/royal-mcp/connect-claude/)

  [How It Works](https://royalplugins.com/royal-mcp/how-it-works/)
  [WordPress MCP Guide NEW](https://royalplugins.com/royal-mcp/wordpress-mcp/)
  [Connect Claude](https://royalplugins.com/royal-mcp/connect-claude/)
  [Connect ChatGPT](https://royalplugins.com/royal-mcp/connect-chatgpt/)
  [Editing Elementor with Claude](https://royalplugins.com/blog/editing-elementor-with-claude-four-workflows/)
- [Troubleshooting](https://royalplugins.com/support/royal-mcp/troubleshooting-start-here/)

  [Start Here — Quick Checklist](https://royalplugins.com/support/royal-mcp/troubleshooting-start-here/)
  [Diagnose with curl](https://royalplugins.com/support/royal-mcp/diagnose-mcp-with-curl/)
  [Common Patterns](https://royalplugins.com/support/royal-mcp/#troubleshooting)
- [Developers](https://royalplugins.com/support/royal-mcp/add-your-plugin-tools/)

  [Add your plugin’s tools](https://royalplugins.com/support/royal-mcp/add-your-plugin-tools/)
  [Shape replies with filters](https://royalplugins.com/support/royal-mcp/exposing-customer-email-via-filter/)
  [WP-CLI commands](https://royalplugins.com/support/royal-mcp/wp-cli-commands/)
  [Changelog](https://royalplugins.com/royal-mcp/changelog/)
  [GitHub repository](https://github.com/royalplugins/royal-mcp)
- [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/royal-mcp/)
- [All Docs](https://royalplugins.com/support/royal-mcp/)

Overview
Features — Ways to connect
— Works with other MCP plugins (NEW)
— Agent Ready (NEW)
— Safety and Recovery (NEW)
Getting Started — How It Works
Getting Started — Connect Claude
— WordPress MCP Guide (NEW)
— Connect ChatGPT
— Editing Elementor with Claude
Troubleshooting — Start Here
— Diagnose with curl
— Common Patterns
Developers — Add your plugin’s tools
— Shape replies with filters
— WP-CLI commands
— Changelog
— GitHub repository
Support (wp.org Forum)
All Docs

Royal MCP · Connect Claude

Royal MCP is the free WordPress plugin that gives Claude Desktop, Claude.ai web, and Claude Code full stack access to your site. We connect via OAuth directly to your site, 250+ MCP tools available, works on any WordPress host.

Free on WordPress.org

5-minute setup

10,000+ active installs

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 250+ MCP tools. Works in Claude Desktop, Claude.ai web, and Claude Code CLI.

Setup

## 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

Watch It Happen

### Full setup in under five minutes

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

Once Connected

## 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, and undo extended from 72 hours to 7 days on some tools.

Same Steps, Three Surfaces

## 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](https://royalplugins.com/support/royal-mcp/connecting-to-claude/)

## 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.

[Get Royal MCP (Free)](https://royalplugins.com/royal-mcp/)
[See Royal MCP Pro](https://royalplugins.com/royal-mcp-pro/)

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Add Royal MCP to ChatGPT via Plugins (formerly Custom Apps). Developer Mode setup, OAuth flow, and plan-tier notes.

Open guide](https://royalplugins.com/royal-mcp/connect-chatgpt/)
[### Royal MCP overview

The full Royal MCP product page: features, integrations, 250+ MCP tools breakdown, and pricing.

Learn more](https://royalplugins.com/royal-mcp/)
[### Support hub

All Royal MCP support articles: connection issues, hosting-specific fixes, OAuth deep-dives, Cloudflare gotchas.

Browse docs](https://royalplugins.com/support/royal-mcp/)