How to connect WordPress to Claude Code

1. 1. Enable WordPress in Metorial

   In your Metorial portal, enable the WordPress MCP server and sign in with the account that owns the data. Access stays governed by your team policies.

2. 2. Add the server over HTTP

   Add --scope user to use it in every project.

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   claude mcp add --transport http metorial <your-magic-mcp-url>

3. 3. Sign in

   Run /mcp, select Metorial and sign in to load WordPress tools.

• Update Post: Update an existing blog post.
• List Users: Retrieve a list of users on the WordPress site.
• List Pages: Retrieve a list of pages with optional filtering by status, search term, and sorting.
• Create Page: Create a new page on the WordPress site.
• Get Site Stats: Retrieve site traffic statistics including page views, visitors, and top posts.
• Delete Page: Permanently delete a page by its ID.
• Update Media: Update metadata of an existing media item including title, caption, alt text, and description.
• Get Post: Retrieve a single blog post by its ID, including full content, metadata, and comment count.
• Moderate Comment: Moderate a comment by updating its status (approve, hold for moderation, spam, or trash) or editing its content.
• Delete Post: Permanently delete a blog post by its ID.
• List Media: Browse the site's media library.
• List Tags: Retrieve all tags on the site.
• Get Media: Retrieve details of a single media item by its ID, including URL, dimensions, caption, and alt text.
• Update Page: Update an existing page.
• Create Post: Create a new blog post on the WordPress site.
• And 22 more on the WordPress MCP server page.

• WordPress tools appear as mcp__metorial__<tool>. Use that name in permission rules to allow or deny a tool.
• Run /mcp to see whether Metorial is connected and to sign in again.
• Claude Code warns when a tool result passes 10,000 tokens and caps it at 25,000 by default. Raise the cap with MAX_MCP_OUTPUT_TOKENS.
• Pre-approve trusted WordPress tools with allow rules in your settings so Claude Code stops asking each time.

claude mcp list shows "Needs authentication"

Run /mcp, select Metorial, and sign in. If sign-in keeps failing, choose Clear authentication in the same menu and sign in again.

A teammate sees "Pending approval"

Servers shared through a project .mcp.json need approval. Run claude in the project and approve Metorial when asked.

Large tool results are cut off

Claude Code limits MCP tool output to 25,000 tokens by default. Raise it with the MAX_MCP_OUTPUT_TOKENS environment variable.

Based on the Claude Code MCP documentation.