---
title: "Connect Claude Code to WordPress"
url: "https://plugpress.co/docs/connect-claude-code-to-wordpress.md"
canonical: "https://plugpress.co/docs/connect-claude-code-to-wordpress/"
published: "2026-07-28"
modified: "2026-08-01"
author: "Fahim"
description: "Connect Claude Code to WordPress with one terminal command. Saddle writes the command for you, so your AI can write posts and edit pages safely."
tags:
  - "Saddle"
---

# Connect Claude Code to WordPress

**Claude Code can manage your WordPress site from your terminal** — writing posts, editing pages, designing layouts with real editor blocks, organising media. Connecting it takes one command, and Saddle writes that command for you.

## What do I need before connecting?

- A WordPress site on **HTTPS** with the [Saddle plugin](/docs/what-is-saddle/) installed and activated.
- [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) installed on your computer.
- An administrator account on the site.

## How do I connect Claude Code to my WordPress site?

### Step 1: Open the connect wizard

In your WordPress dashboard, go to **Saddle → Connections**, click **Connect an app**, and choose **Claude Code**.

![Saddle connect wizard in WordPress showing the Choose app step with Claude, ChatGPT, Claude Code, Cursor, Gemini CLI, VS Code and Any MCP app](https://plugpress.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/saddle-connect-wizard-choose-app.png)

### Step 2: Copy the setup command

Saddle creates a sign-in key for this app alone and builds the whole command — your site address and key already filled in. Click **Copy setup**.

![Saddle setup step for Claude Code showing the one-line terminal command with the WordPress MCP server address and sign-in key](https://plugpress.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/saddle-connect-claude-code-setup.png)

It looks like this — yours has your real address and key:

```
claude mcp add saddle-your-site --scope user --transport http https://your-site.com/wp-json/saddle/v1/mcp 
  --header "Authorization: Basic PASTE-YOUR-KEY-HERE"
```

**Copy it before you close the wizard.** The key is shown this once — Saddle keeps only its name and last four characters — and backing out early revokes it. If you lose it, use **Rotate key** on the app’s row to issue a fresh one.

### Step 3: Paste it into your terminal

Open a terminal, paste, press Enter. That’s the whole setup. It uses `--scope user`, so the connection is saved to your user profile and works from any folder on your computer.

## How do I know it worked?

Run `claude` in any folder and ask:

```
What can you see on my WordPress site?
```

It should report your site name, WordPress version, and content counts. The app also appears in **Saddle → Connections** as soon as its first call arrives.

## What can Claude Code do on my site?

Whatever you allow. Saddle starts every site at **Just reading** — it can look, and change nothing, until you raise the level on the [Permissions](/docs/permissions-access-levels/) screen. Every deletion goes through a [preview-and-confirm approval](/docs/safe-deletions/) at any level.

## It didn’t connect — what now?

Open **Saddle → Connections → Connection details & health** and click **Test the endpoint**. That tells you whether the problem is your site or the app. The two usual causes are a server that strips the `Authorization` header (there’s a one-click fix) and a key that was rotated. Both are covered in [Troubleshooting and FAQ](/docs/troubleshooting/).

## FAQ

### Can I connect several WordPress sites at once?

Yes. Each site’s wizard generates its own server name, so they show up as separate servers rather than overwriting each other.

### How do I disconnect it?

Click **Disconnect** on the app’s row in **Saddle → Connections**. The key stops working immediately, and no other app is affected.

### Does Claude Code need to run in my site’s folder?

No. Because the connection is saved at user scope, it works from any directory.

## Related guides

- [Getting started: connect your first AI app](/docs/getting-started/)
- [Permissions and access levels](/docs/permissions-access-levels/)
- [Editing content and design with AI](/docs/editing-content-and-design/)
- [Troubleshooting and FAQ](/docs/troubleshooting/)