Claude Desktop connects to WordPress through the CData MCP Server for WordPress using the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

When you launch Claude, it automatically detects MCP connections registered during setup. These connections are created and saved using the MCP Configuration Tool, which is installed with the MCP Server.

Each saved connection is recognized by Claude and can be referenced by name when asking questions.

Installing Claude

Claude Desktop is a standalone application that enables natural language querying across supported data sources using the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

To connect to WordPress via MCP, you first need to install the Claude Desktop application.

You can download the latest version from the official Claude Download Page.

After installing Claude Desktop, you can configure your MCP connection using the CData MCP Driver for WordPress.

How Claude Uses the Server

When you ask Claude a question, it launches the corresponding MCP Server connection, reads the available tool descriptions provided by the connector, and generates a secure query in the background.

There is no need to write SQL or teach Claude how to query your data. Each tool is self-describing, and Claude consumes those descriptions to determine how to retrieve the right information.

Example Prompts

After setup, you can ask Claude natural-language questions like:

• "Which posts have not received any comments?"
• "Which users have published the most content this year?"
• "Who are the most active commenters in the past 6 months?"
• "List users who have registered but never created a post."
• "Which posts have the most comments in the 'Technology' category?"
• "List all comments marked as spam in the last week."
• "What are the most common meta keywords used in posts?"
• "Which posts are missing meta descriptions or featured images?"
• "Are there any broken internal or external links in published posts?"
• "List all posts scheduled for future publication."

Claude securely executes the query using the MCP Server and responds using the live results from WordPress.