Building a ChatGPT-WordPress Bridge with MCP

MaxMaley — Thu, 09 Oct 2025 19:15:22 +0000

The Model Context Protocol just changed how we interact with WordPress. Instead of asking ChatGPT for instructions and manually implementing them, you can now tell ChatGPT what to do and it executes directly.

Tell ChatGPT to create a landing page, write a blog post, or add products to your WooCommerce store and it does it. No code, no copy-pasting. Just conversation.

How It Works

MCP creates a secure bridge between ChatGPT and WordPress. The AIWU plugin exposes WordPress functions that ChatGPT can call through natural language.

Setup takes 5 minutes: install plugin, enable MCP, generate token, enable ChatGPT Developer Mode, create connector, start chatting.

Video Tutorial

https://youtu.be/20j8mX7Y4nQ

Requirements

WordPress 5.0+, valid SSL certificate, ChatGPT Pro account, publicly accessible site.

What You Can Do

Create content, build pages, manage WooCommerce products, upload media, handle users, update site settings. Over 40 WordPress functions available through conversation.

Example: "Create a landing page with pricing table and contact form" - ChatGPT builds it instantly.

Get Started

Plugin and documentation: https://aiwuplugin.com/chatgpt-mcp-integration/

MCP integration is completely free. Only cost is ChatGPT Pro subscription for Developer Mode access.

The shift from "AI suggests" to "AI executes" is here. What would you build if AI could directly control your WordPress site?

Claude now manages my WordPress site via MCP (free integration)

MaxMaley — Tue, 05 Aug 2025 12:44:44 +0000

We just released a full Claude MCP integration for WordPress via the AIWU plugin — and it's completely free.

It exposes real-time Claude tool access to WordPress actions like:

Creating/editing posts, pages, products

Managing users, comments, taxonomies, settings

Uploading media and generating AI images

Reading existing layouts with wp_get_post, then recreating them with wp_create_post

You connect Claude using a simple SSE-based endpoint (/wp-json/mcp/v1/sse) with scoped tool permissions.

Why this matters:
Claude goes beyond prompting here — it acts inside WordPress. You chat, it builds.
Example prompt: “Create a new page based on my About page layout, but with updated copy and a new CTA.”

Claude uses wp_get_post to understand structure and wp_create_post to deploy the result — no manual editing required.

Video demo (no signup/paywall):
https://youtu.be/Ap7riU-n1vs?si=dm4hVulY0GlN5kiU

We're the creators of AIWU, happy to answer questions or hear how else you’d use Claude’s tools with WordPress.