Updated 12 October 2026

The best WordPress MCP plugins and servers in 2026.

13 ways to connect AI to WordPress, from official servers to independent plugins. For each one: what it is best for, how it runs, and what it costs, taken from the vendor’s own documentation.

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Quick picks

Best for your situation.

Page-builder sites and whole-site work

EMCP Tools Elementor’s first-party Atomic workflowElementor MCP Building your own MCP integrationWordPress MCP Adapter Basic store operations, first-partyWooCommerce MCP Sites hosted on WordPress.comWordPress.com MCP Per-token safety profiles and approvalsWPPilot An AI suite with chatbots and formsAI Engine Coding agents on development sitesNovamira One hosted connector for many sitesWPVibe A large free core tool setRoyal MCP A free connector for content and SEOEasy MCP AI Copy-first review across many buildersRespira

At a glance

How each option runs and what it costs.

Type, setup, free edition and paid entry point for each WordPress MCP option
Product	How it runs	Free	Paid
EMCP Tools	Self-hosted plugin, optional hosted Gateway	Yes	Pro from $29.99 a year
Elementor MCP	Built into Elementor 4.3 and later	Basic features	Elementor Pro for Pro elements
WordPress MCP Adapter	Developer package for your own abilities	Yes	None
WooCommerce MCP	Built into WooCommerce (developer preview)	Yes	Included with WooCommerce
WordPress.com MCP	Hosted by WordPress.com	First 30 days on new free sites	WordPress.com paid plan or Jetpack AI or Complete
Automattic wordpress-mcp	Self-hosted plugin (archived)	Yes (no longer maintained)	None
WPPilot	Self-hosted plugin, optional Cloud	Yes	Pro from $39 a year
AI Engine	Self-hosted plugin (AI suite)	Yes, 36 MCP tools	Pro from $79 a year
Novamira	Self-hosted plugin	Yes (core)	Pro from €49 a year
WPVibe	Plugin with a hosted relay	Yes, 100 tool calls a day	From $99 a year
Royal MCP	Self-hosted plugin	Yes	Optional Pro
Easy MCP AI	Self-hosted plugin	Yes	No paid plan
Respira	Plugin with remote or local connection	7-day trial	Plans by sites and seats

Every option

The full list, product by product.

EMCP Tools Our product
Best for: Page-builder sites and whole-site work
A self-hosted WordPress plugin with dedicated tools for 12 page builders, plus content, media, users, SEO and store integrations. History records every change with an Undo. EMCP Pro adds backups, migration and more integrations, and EMCP Cloud adds one Gateway connection for many sites.
How it runs
Self-hosted plugin, optional hosted Gateway
Free
Yes
Paid
Pro from $29.99 a year
Compare Free and Pro
Elementor MCP Built in
Best for: Elementor’s first-party Atomic workflow
Choose it if you want Elementor’s first-party Atomic workflow and design-system abilities. Both can run on the same site.
How it runs
Built into Elementor 4.3 and later
Free
Basic features
Paid
Elementor Pro for Pro elements
Full comparison with EMCP Built into Elementor 4.3 and later
WordPress MCP Adapter Developer package
Best for: Building your own MCP integration
Choose it if you have your own plugin or application logic to expose over MCP, and a developer to own the implementation.
How it runs
Developer package for your own abilities
Free
Yes
Paid
None
Full comparison with EMCP The official WordPress package for MCP
WooCommerce MCP Built in
Best for: Basic store operations, first-party
Choose it if you only need basic product and order operations, prefer a free first-party feature and are comfortable with a developer preview.
How it runs
Built into WooCommerce (developer preview)
Free
Yes
Paid
Included with WooCommerce
Full comparison with EMCP Reviewed 12 October 2026 · WooCommerce’s current developer documentation
WordPress.com MCP Hosted
Best for: Sites hosted on WordPress.com
Choose it if your site is on WordPress.com, or you already pay for Jetpack AI or Jetpack Complete, and you want a hosted connection with no plugin to manage.
How it runs
Hosted by WordPress.com
Free
First 30 days on new free sites
Paid
WordPress.com paid plan or Jetpack AI or Complete
Full comparison with EMCP Reviewed 12 October 2026 · WordPress.com’s current MCP documentation
Automattic wordpress-mcp Archived
Archived: plan your move
Automattic’s wordpress-mcp plugin is archived. Its repository points users to the official WordPress MCP Adapter, and its last release was 0.2.5 in July 2025. EMCP bundles the MCP Adapter and adds ready-made tools on top, so it is a direct path for sites that still run wordpress-mcp.
How it runs
Self-hosted plugin (archived)
Free
Yes (no longer maintained)
Paid
None
Full comparison with EMCP Reviewed 12 October 2026 · wordpress-mcp 0.2.5 (archived)
WPPilot Plugin
Best for: Per-token safety profiles and approvals
Choose it if you need per-token safety profiles, a human approval queue for agent writes, or its documented coverage of cache and performance plugins.
How it runs
Self-hosted plugin, optional Cloud
Free
Yes
Paid
Pro from $39 a year
Full comparison with EMCP Reviewed 12 October 2026 · WPPilot Free 1.18.5 and Pro 1.12.3
AI Engine Plugin
Best for: An AI suite with chatbots and forms
Choose it if you also want chatbots, AI forms and content generation inside WordPress, with an MCP server included in the same plugin.
How it runs
Self-hosted plugin (AI suite)
Free
Yes, 36 MCP tools
Paid
Pro from $79 a year
Full comparison with EMCP Reviewed 12 October 2026 · AI Engine 3.8.4
Novamira Plugin
Best for: Coding agents on development sites
Choose it if your agent works on development or staging through PHP and filesystem access, and you want memory across sessions.
How it runs
Self-hosted plugin
Free
Yes (core)
Paid
Pro from €49 a year
Full comparison with EMCP Reviewed 12 October 2026 · Novamira’s current documentation
WPVibe Hosted
Best for: One hosted connector for many sites
Choose it if you prefer one hosted connector for many sites under a single account and are comfortable with a shared daily allowance.
How it runs
Plugin with a hosted relay
Free
Yes, 100 tool calls a day
Paid
From $99 a year
Full comparison with EMCP Reviewed 12 October 2026 · WPVibe’s current plans and documentation
Royal MCP Plugin
Best for: A large free core tool set
Choose it if you want a free plugin with a large core tool set, with Pro undo tokens and integrations for security and cache plugins.
How it runs
Self-hosted plugin
Free
Yes
Paid
Optional Pro
Full comparison with EMCP Reviewed 12 October 2026 · Royal MCP 1.5.8
Easy MCP AI Plugin
Best for: A free connector for content and SEO
Choose it if you want a completely free connector focused on content, SEO and analytics, with access levels set per token.
How it runs
Self-hosted plugin
Free
Yes
Paid
No paid plan
Full comparison with EMCP Reviewed 12 October 2026 · Easy MCP AI 2.1.1
Respira Plugin
Best for: Copy-first review across many builders
Choose it if you want copy-first review across 16 builders and plan pricing based on sites and team seats.
How it runs
Plugin with remote or local connection
Free
7-day trial
Paid
Plans by sites and seats
Full comparison with EMCP Reviewed 12 October 2026 · Respira 9.1.32

How to choose

Four questions before you install.

Where does your site run?

Self-hosted sites can use any plugin here. A site on WordPress.com uses its hosted MCP; an archived plugin needs a replacement.

Which builder do you use?

Builder support varies most between products. Check that your page builder has dedicated tools, not only generic post editing.

How will you review changes?

Look for drafts, per-tool switches, approval steps and an undo history before you let an agent write on a live site.

What will it cost at your scale?

Compare the free edition, per-site licences and any hosted service, for the number of sites you actually run.

Then try one representative task on a staging site with your shortlist. Our guide to WordPress MCP setup models explains the differences between an adapter, a plugin and a hosted server.

Frequently asked

Questions, answered.

Still stuck? Drop a line at [email protected] or open an issue on GitHub. Most replies are under one business day; Pro tiers go to the front of the queue.

Open the full docs

A plugin that lets AI clients such as ChatGPT, Claude or Cursor work with your WordPress site through the Model Context Protocol. The plugin decides which operations exist, from editing posts to building pages, and checks the connected user’s permissions.

We make EMCP, so no vendor list is fully impartial, including this one. Every other product is described from its vendor’s own documentation, pricing and changelog, and each comparison page links to those sources.

Often, yes. EMCP bundles the WordPress MCP Adapter and runs alongside Elementor MCP on the same site, for example. Check each product’s documentation before combining servers on one site.

Each product is rechecked against its vendor’s documentation and changelog, and every comparison shows its review date. The latest review was on 12 October 2026.

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Best for your situation.

How each option runs and what it costs.

The full list, product by product.

EMCP Tools Our product

Elementor MCP Built in

WordPress MCP Adapter Developer package

WooCommerce MCP Built in

WordPress.com MCP Hosted

Automattic wordpress-mcp Archived

WPPilot Plugin

AI Engine Plugin

Novamira Plugin

WPVibe Hosted

Royal MCP Plugin

Easy MCP AI Plugin

Respira Plugin