WP MCP Control — MCP Server

TypeScript MCP server that connects Cursor, Claude Desktop, and other MCP clients to the WP MCP Control WordPress plugin.

Current version: 2.2.0 (119+ tools)

Quick Install (new computer)

git clone https://github.com/mpierre135/wp-mcp-control-server.git
cd wp-mcp-control-server
npm install
npm run build
cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env with your site URL and token

Then add to Claude Desktop or Cursor (see below).

Setup

npm install
cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env with your credentials
npm run build
npm start

Environment Variables

Variable	Required	Default	Description
WP_MCP_SITE_URL	Yes	—	WordPress site URL (no trailing slash)
WP_MCP_TOKEN	Yes	—	API token from plugin settings
WP_MCP_SAFE_MODE	No	true	Block destructive operations
WP_MCP_DRY_RUN	No	false	Validate without making changes

Claude Desktop Config

macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "wp-mcp-control": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/wp-mcp-control-server/dist/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "WP_MCP_SITE_URL": "https://example.com",
        "WP_MCP_TOKEN": "your-token",
        "WP_MCP_SAFE_MODE": "true",
        "WP_MCP_DRY_RUN": "false"
      }
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop after saving.

Cursor Config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "wp-mcp-control": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/mcp-server/dist/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "WP_MCP_SITE_URL": "https://example.com",
        "WP_MCP_TOKEN": "your-token",
        "WP_MCP_SAFE_MODE": "true",
        "WP_MCP_DRY_RUN": "false"
      }
    }
  }
}

Development

npm run dev    # Watch mode
npm run build  # Compile to dist/

Tool Catalog

Site

• wp_health_check — Health and status
• wp_get_site_info — Site metadata
• wp_list_themes / wp_list_plugins — Read-only inventory
• wp_get_settings / wp_update_settings — Safe settings

Pages

• wp_list_pages, wp_get_page, wp_create_page, wp_update_page, wp_delete_page
• wp_create_landing_page — Structured landing page builder

Posts

• wp_list_posts, wp_get_post, wp_create_post, wp_update_post, wp_delete_post

Media

• wp_list_media, wp_get_media
• wp_upload_media_from_url, wp_upload_media_from_base64
• wp_update_media_metadata, wp_delete_media

Taxonomies

• wp_list_categories, wp_create_category, wp_update_category, wp_delete_category
• wp_list_tags, wp_create_tag, wp_update_tag, wp_delete_tag

Menus

• wp_list_menus, wp_get_menu_items
• wp_create_menu_item, wp_update_menu_item, wp_delete_menu_item
• wp_assign_menu_location

Other

• wp_search_content — Unified search
• wp_batch_operations — Batch API calls
• wp_get_activity_log, wp_restore_snapshot
• wp_list_redirects, wp_create_redirect, wp_update_redirect, wp_delete_redirect
• wp_export_site_structure, wp_generate_sitemap

Elementor (Phase 1–3)

• wp_elementor_get_widget_catalog — Widget catalog with editable settings
• wp_elementor_get_structure — Full Elementor element tree
• wp_elementor_list_elements — Flat list of widgets with text previews
• wp_elementor_find_widgets — Filter by widget_type
• wp_elementor_update_element — Update catalog-editable widget by element ID
• wp_elementor_update_text — Find widget by text and replace
• wp_elementor_update_button — Update button text/URL by match_text
• wp_elementor_update_image — Update image by element_id or match_url
• wp_elementor_insert_widget — Add widget to column/container
• wp_elementor_insert_section — Add section (hero/cta/features presets)
• wp_elementor_remove_element — Delete element by ID
• wp_elementor_clone_element — Clone subtree with new IDs
• wp_elementor_duplicate_page — Clone Elementor page as draft
• wp_elementor_find_parent — Find column/container for insert
• wp_elementor_regenerate_css — Regenerate Elementor CSS cache

v2.0 — Discovery and diagnostics

• wp_get_site_blueprint, wp_site_audit, wp_security_posture, wp_purge_cache

v2.0 — Gutenberg, CPT, meta

• wp_get_block_structure, wp_list_blocks, wp_update_block, wp_insert_block_pattern
• wp_list_post_types, wp_list_cpt_items, wp_get_cpt_item, wp_create_cpt_item, wp_update_cpt_item, wp_delete_cpt_item
• wp_list_taxonomies, wp_list_taxonomy_terms, wp_create_taxonomy_term
• wp_get_meta_catalog, wp_get_acf_fields, wp_update_acf_fields

v2.0 — SEO and WooCommerce

• wp_get_page_seo, wp_update_page_seo, wp_audit_seo
• wp_list_products, wp_get_product, wp_create_product, wp_update_product, wp_delete_product, wp_update_product_price
• wp_list_orders, wp_get_order, wp_update_order, wp_add_order_note, wp_refund_order
• wp_list_booking_products, wp_get_booking

v2.0 — Forms, users, comments, widgets

• wp_list_forms, wp_get_form, wp_update_form_notifications, wp_list_form_submissions
• wp_list_users, wp_get_user, wp_list_roles, wp_create_user
• wp_list_comments, wp_moderate_comment, wp_reply_to_comment
• wp_list_sidebars, wp_list_widget_instances, wp_update_widget_instance

v2.0 — Revisions, plugins, cron

• wp_list_revisions, wp_get_revision, wp_get_revision_diff, wp_restore_revision, wp_get_snapshot_diff
• wp_get_plugin_conflicts, wp_get_plugin_updates, wp_activate_plugin, wp_deactivate_plugin
• wp_list_cron_events

v2.1 — Webhooks

• wp_list_webhook_topics, wp_list_custom_webhooks, wp_create_custom_webhook, wp_test_custom_webhook
• wp_list_woocommerce_webhooks, wp_create_woocommerce_webhook, wp_delete_woocommerce_webhook
• wp_list_form_webhooks, wp_create_form_webhook, wp_update_form_webhook, wp_delete_form_webhook

Server version: 2.2.0 — 119+ tools total

Headers Sent to WordPress

Every request includes:

• Authorization: Bearer <token>
• X-WP-MCP-Dry-Run: true|false
• X-WP-MCP-Safe-Mode: true|false

These override plugin defaults when set in MCP env vars.