---
title: "Connect Claude to WordPress"
url: "https://plugpress.co/docs/connect-claude-to-wordpress.md"
canonical: "https://plugpress.co/docs/connect-claude-to-wordpress/"
published: "2026-07-28"
modified: "2026-07-28"
author: "Fahim"
tags:
  - "Saddle"
---

# Connect Claude to WordPress

With the **Saddle** plugin, the Claude desktop app can read and manage your WordPress content in plain conversation — draft posts, edit pages, organize media. The setup is one config block that Saddle generates for you, pasted into Claude's settings.

## What do I need before connecting?

- A WordPress site with the [Saddle plugin](/docs/what-is-saddle/) installed and activated.
- The [Claude desktop app](https://claude.ai/download) installed.
- [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/) installed — Claude's config uses it to reach your site.

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

### Step 1: Open the connect wizard in Saddle

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

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

### Step 2: Copy the generated config

Saddle creates a sign-in key for this app and builds the full config — site address and key already filled in. Click **Copy setup**.

![Saddle setup step for the Claude desktop app showing the mcpServers JSON configuration](https://plugpress.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/saddle-connect-claude-setup.png)

It looks like this (yours contains your real site address and key):

```
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "saddle-your-site": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://your-site.com/wp-json/saddle/v1/mcp",
        "--header",
        "Authorization: Basic PASTE-YOUR-KEY-HERE"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### Step 3: Paste it into Claude's config

1. In Claude, open **Settings → Developer → Edit Config**.
2. Paste the config inside, save the file.
3. Restart the Claude app.

## How do I know the connection works?

After restarting, ask Claude:

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

Claude should report your site name, WordPress version, and content counts. The connection also shows up in **Saddle → Connections**.

## What can Claude do on my WordPress site?

Only what you allow. Sites start at the **Just reading** level; raise it on the [Permissions](/docs/permissions-access-levels/) screen when you're ready. Deletions always go through a [preview-and-confirm approval](/docs/safe-deletions/) first.

## Something not working?

If Claude doesn't list your site's tools after a restart, check that Node.js is installed and see [Troubleshooting and FAQ](/docs/troubleshooting/) for the most common connection fixes.