Edit your site with Claude

Claude is an AI assistant made by Anthropic. You can connect Claude to your WordPress.com account to manage your sites, create content, and monitor your site’s activity using natural language.

Before you connect Claude, enable MCP (Model Context Protocol) access on your WordPress.com account. MCP is the protocol that allows AI assistants to securely interact with your sites.

If you have not enabled MCP access yet, follow the steps in Enable MCP tool access for AI agents to turn it on.

WordPress.com is an official partner in the Claude Connectors Directory. To connect Claude Desktop to your WordPress.com account, follow these steps:

1. Open Claude Desktop.
2. Click Admin in the bottom-left corner, then click Settings.
3. Click the Connectors tab.
4. Click Browse connectors in the top-right corner of the screen.

5. Type “WordPress.com” in the search field and select the official WordPress.com connector.

6. Click the Connect button in the top right and grant Claude access to your WordPress.com account.

After you complete these steps, Claude can access your WordPress.com sites through the MCP tools you enabled.

Once connected, you can ask Claude to read and manage your WordPress.com sites. Claude accesses your sites through the MCP tools you enabled in your account settings.

Claude can retrieve information about your sites, including settings, traffic data, posts, and comments. Here are some prompts to try:

• “Which of my sites gets the most traffic?”
• “Show me my latest posts.”
• “Suggest 10 new blog post topics to write about.”
• “Summarize recent comments on my blog.”

Claude can create, edit, and organize your posts, pages, categories, and tags. Here are some prompts to try:

• “Write and save a draft post about [topic] in my usual style.”
• “Create a new page called ‘About Me’ with a short bio.”
• “Update the title of my most recent post to [new title].”
• “Add a new category called ‘[name]’ to my site.”
• “Add an excerpt to my latest draft post.”
• “Change the status of my draft post ‘[title]’ to published.”

Claude can approve, reply to, and remove comments on your sites. Here are some prompts to try:

• “Approve the pending comments on my blog.”
• “Reply to the latest comment on my post ‘[title].'”
• “Mark the comment from [author] as spam.”
• “Delete the most recent comment on my site.”

Claude can update metadata on images and other media you have uploaded. Here are some prompts to try:

• “Update the alt text on my most recently uploaded image.”
• “Update the caption on the image titled ‘[name].'”

Claude can help you organize and tidy your existing content. Here are some prompts to try:

• “Move my post ‘[title]’ back to draft from published.”
• “Trash all posts that have been in draft for over a year.”

Write operations—including deleting content—require your confirmation before Claude executes them. Deleted posts, pages, and media can be recovered from trash for 30 days. Deleted categories and tags are permanent.

Take a look at more MCP prompt examples. Or, if you’re interested in the full list of tools included in your connection, refer to the comprehensive MCP tools reference.

If Claude stops responding to requests about your WordPress.com sites, the MCP connection may have dropped. To reconnect, follow these steps:

1. Click the tools icon in the Claude Desktop message bar.
2. Click Retry Connection next to the WordPress.com connector.

If the connection still fails, check that MCP access is enabled in your WordPress.com account settings.