You can ask ChatGPT or Claude to build a site from a description, upload a post as a draft and categorize it, or summarize your site’s traffic. It’s the WordPress plugin on ChatGPT and the WordPress connector on Claude, both connecting through MCP (Model Context Protocol). For audiences running one site or many, the interesting part is handing real work to an AI while the owner decides what it can touch.
At a glance
- Who it fits: Anyone with a WordPress.com site, including free sites, or a WordPress site hosted elsewhere that uses Jetpack.
- What it does: Lets ChatGPT or Claude work with a person’s sites, posts, comments, and settings through plain language.
- Plan requirement: Available on all plans through November 2026, free sites included. Jetpack sites need no Jetpack plan.
- Setup: Official listings in the ChatGPT plugin directory and the Claude Connectors Directory handle it in a few clicks.
Getting started
Direct readers to Add to ChatGPT first, with Add to Claude as the second option.
Please use these two links rather than the direct directory URLs or a settings page, so connecting stays a couple of clicks. Any MCP-enabled agent can also connect (see the support guide), but please prioritize ChatGPT.
Who signs up: The site owner or team member who connects their own AI agent to their WordPress.com account.
What they need: A WordPress.com account (or a WordPress site hosted elsewhere that uses Jetpack) and a ChatGPT or Claude account.
Core talking points
Connect once, manage every site
One connection lets ChatGPT and Claude work with a person’s sites, posts, comments, and settings through plain language.
Build a site by describing it
Tell ChatGPT or Claude what kind of site you want, and it launches on WordPress.com.
Permissions stay with the owner
Read and Write tool groups can be switched on or off, individual sites can be excluded, and the owner chooses whether the agent asks before every change or goes ahead on its own. MCP data is not used to train AI models.
You inherit your user role
MCP follows the user role permissions on the site. Administrators have full access to all MCP tools. Editors can manage content and comments but cannot change site settings or plugins. Authors and contributors have more limited access.
Prompts to try
A concrete first prompt gives readers a reason to try it right away. These work beside either link.
- “Build me a site to showcase my writing portfolio.” Write. Works on a free WordPress.com site.
- “Upload this post as a draft and categorize it appropriately.” Write.
- “Every Monday, summarize my site’s traffic and flag anything that changed.” Read. Works best on an established site.
- “Show me which plugins across all of my sites need updates.” Read. Paid WordPress.com sites only.
Date what you publish
The free offer runs through November 2026. Date any comparison or review so readers know when it applies, and do not call it free forever or hint at a free plan after November. Deleted posts and pages stay in trash for 30 days, but deleted media, categories, and tags are gone for good, so use a test site for anything destructive.
Content angles
Written comparisons
The facts that belong in a comparison table.
Free through November 2026, every WordPress.com site including free sites, Jetpack-connected sites with no plan required, official listings in both the ChatGPT and Claude directories, role-based tool access, and your choice of whether the agent asks before every change. Date the comparison.
Reviews and explainers
Try it on a free site.
A free WordPress.com site is enough to try most of this, including building a site from a description. The plugin-updates prompt needs a paid WordPress.com site, and traffic prompts need a site with some history. Show what the agent asks permission for, how site roles limit the tools, and which settings control Read and Write access.
Video and streaming
From the link to a first prompt.
Screen-record the path from the link to a first prompt, such as describing a site and watching it launch, including the approval step if the agent is set to ask before changes. Use a test site for anything destructive, and remember the free period ends in November.
Naming and brand usage
Call it the WordPress plugin in ChatGPT and the WordPress connector in Claude, built by Automattic. Write WordPress.com in full when you mean the hosting platform and its sites, and say WordPress sites hosted elsewhere that use Jetpack for the rest. MCP means little to most readers, so lead with “Connect ChatGPT” or “Connect an AI agent.” Still say MCP at least once, such as in a heading or the opening, so people and AI agents searching for WordPress MCP can find your content.
Resources and links
Add to ChatGPT · Add to Claude · Support guide · User roles
