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

# Connect Cursor to WordPress

Cursor's AI can work on your WordPress site directly when you connect it through the **Saddle** plugin — reading content, writing posts, and editing pages from the editor's chat. The setup is one MCP server config that Saddle generates for you.

## What do I need before connecting?

- A WordPress site with the [Saddle plugin](/docs/what-is-saddle/) installed and activated.
- The [Cursor](https://cursor.com) editor installed.

## How do I connect Cursor 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 **Cursor**.

![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 setup step for Cursor showing the mcp.json configuration with the WordPress MCP server URL and Authorization header](https://plugpress.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/saddle-connect-cursor-setup.png)

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

```
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "saddle-your-site": {
      "url": "https://your-site.com/wp-json/saddle/v1/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Basic PASTE-YOUR-KEY-HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

### Step 3: Add it to Cursor

In Cursor, open **Settings → MCP → Add new server** and paste the config — or save it as `.cursor/mcp.json` in your project to share the connection with that workspace.

## How do I know the connection works?

Open Cursor's chat and ask:

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

Cursor should report your site name, WordPress version, and content counts, and the app shows as connected in **Saddle → Connections**.

## What can Cursor do on my WordPress site?

Only what you allow on the [Permissions](/docs/permissions-access-levels/) screen — sites start read-only, and deletions always require a [preview-and-confirm approval](/docs/safe-deletions/).

## Something not working?

See [Troubleshooting and FAQ](/docs/troubleshooting/) — a stripped `Authorization` header is the most common cause of a rejected connection.