How to Connect Self-Hosted WordPress to Claude Desktop for Free (MCP Setup Guide)
If you have read anything about WordPress and the Model Context Protocol lately, you have probably hit the same line I did: “Requires a WordPress.com account with a paid plan.” It is enough to make most self-hosted site owners close the tab and assume MCP is locked behind a subscription. It is not. That paid-plan requirement only applies to the MCP server that is built into WordPress.com…













