Manage Wordpress Sites Via Mcp

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name: manage-wordpress-sites-via-mcp
description: "Manage WordPress sites via MCP (Model Context Protocol) through AI Engine. Use for creating/editing posts, SEO analysis, analytics, media management, taxonomy operations, social media scheduling, multilingual content (Polylang), and any WordPress admin task. Requires AI Engine p…"
category: "AI & Agents"
author: community
version: "3.3.4"
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# WordPress MCP

Manage WordPress sites through AI Engine's MCP Server. AI Engine is a free WordPress plugin that exposes a comprehensive MCP interface.

## Setup

The user needs:
1. **AI Engine** plugin installed (free: https://wordpress.org/plugins/ai-engine/)
2. MCP Server enabled in AI Engine → Settings → MCP
3. A **Bearer Token** set in MCP settings

Connection details should be stored in the user's `TOOLS.md`:
```
## WordPress MCP
- **URL:** https://example.com/wp-json/mcp/v1/http
- **Bearer Token:** <token from AI Engine MCP settings>
```

## How to Call MCP Tools

All calls use JSON-RPC 2.0 over HTTP POST:

```bash
curl -s -X POST <MCP_URL> \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <TOKEN>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"<tool_name>","arguments":{...}}}'
```

### Discovery

List available tools (varies by enabled features):
```json
{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list"}
```

Always start with `tools/list` to discover what's enabled on this site.

### Connectivity Check
```json
{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"mcp_ping","arguments":{}}}
```

## MCP Features (Modular)

Tools are grouped into features that the site admin enables in AI Engine → Settings → MCP Features. **Only WordPress core is enabled by default.** Always use `tools/list` to discover what's available.

| Feature | Default | Description |
|---------|---------|-------------|
| **WordPress** | ✅ On | Posts, pages, comments, users, media, taxonomies, settings |
| **Plugins** | Off | Install, activate, update, and modify plugins |
| **Themes** | Off | Install, activate, switch, and customize themes |
| **Database** | Off | Execute SQL queries on the WordPress database |
| **Polylang** | Off | Multilingual content (requires Polylang plugin) |
| **WooCommerce** | Off | Products, orders, customers (requires WooCommerce) |
| **SEO Engine** | Off | SEO analysis, analytics (requires SEO Engine plugin) |
| **Social Engine** | Off | Social media scheduling (requires Social Engine plugin) |
| **Dynamic REST** | Off | Raw access to WordPress REST API |

See `references/features.md` for tool details per feature.

## Common Workflows

### Content Audit (WordPress + SEO Engine)
1. `mwseo_get_seo_statistics` — Overall site health
2. `mwseo_get_posts_needing_seo` — Posts with SEO problems
3. Loop: `mwseo_do_seo_scan` per post → fix with `mwseo_set_seo_title`, `mwseo_set_seo_excerpt`

### Publish a Post (WordPress core)
1. `wp_create_post` with `post_title`, `post_content`, `post_status: "draft"`
2. Optionally set SEO metadata if SEO Engine is enabled
3. `wp_update_post` with `post_status: "publish"` when ready

### Translation Workflow (Polylang)
1. `pll_translation_status` — See coverage gaps
2. `pll_get_posts_missing_translation` with target language
3. `pll_create_translation` — Create translated post linked to original

### Multi-Site Management
Store multiple sites in `TOOLS.md` and select by name:
```
### My Blog
- **URL:** https://blog.example.com/wp-json/mcp/v1/http
- **Token:** abc123

### My Shop
- **URL:** https://shop.example.com/wp-json/mcp/v1/http
- **Token:** xyz789
```

## Tips

- Use `wp_get_post_snapshot` instead of multiple calls — gets post + meta + terms in one request
- Use `wp_alter_post` for search-replace edits instead of re-uploading entire content
- `wp_get_posts` returns no full content by default — use `wp_get_post` for content
- Analytics date params use `start_date` / `end_date` (not camelCase)
- Always run `tools/list` first — available tools depend on which features the admin enabled