WordPress Content Manager

Manage WordPress posts via the REST API. Fully configurable via environment variables - no manual file editing required.

Required Environment Variables

Before using this skill, the agent must ensure these environment variables are set. If any are missing, ask the user for the values and set them before proceeding.

Variable	Description	Example
WP_SITE_URL	WordPress site base URL	https://blog.example.com
WP_USERNAME	WordPress username	admin
WP_APP_PASSWORD	WordPress Application Password	xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx

How to get an Application Password:

1. Log in to WordPress admin
2. Go to Users → Profile
3. Scroll to "Application Passwords"
4. Enter a name and click "Add New Application Password"
5. Copy the generated password (spaces are optional)

Optional Environment Variables

Variable	Description	Default
WP_API_URL	REST API base URL	{WP_SITE_URL}/wp-json/wp/v2

First-Time Setup

Run the setup script after setting the required environment variables. It installs Node.js dependencies and validates the connection.

Linux/macOS

export WP_SITE_URL="https://your-site.com"
export WP_USERNAME="your-username"
export WP_APP_PASSWORD="your-app-password"
bash ~/.claude/skills/wordpress-content-manager/scripts/setup.sh

Windows (PowerShell)

$env:WP_SITE_URL = "https://your-site.com"
$env:WP_USERNAME = "your-username"
$env:WP_APP_PASSWORD = "your-app-password"
pwsh ~/.claude/skills/wordpress-content-manager/scripts/setup.ps1

If using Codex CLI, replace ~/.claude/skills with ~/.codex/skills.

If Node.js is missing, the setup script will attempt to install it using common package managers.

Commands

All commands are non-interactive and return JSON when --json is set.

Describe Connection

node ~/.claude/skills/wordpress-content-manager/scripts/wp-content.mjs site info --json

List or Search Posts

node ~/.claude/skills/wordpress-content-manager/scripts/wp-content.mjs posts list --status publish --search "keyword" --per_page 20 --page 1

View a Post

node ~/.claude/skills/wordpress-content-manager/scripts/wp-content.mjs posts get 123 --json

Create a Post (HTML or Markdown)

node ~/.claude/skills/wordpress-content-manager/scripts/wp-content.mjs posts create \
  --title "New Post" \
  --content-file ./post.md \
  --status draft \
  --categories 1,2 \
  --tags 5,7

Schedule a Post

node ~/.claude/skills/wordpress-content-manager/scripts/wp-content.mjs posts create \
  --title "Scheduled Post" \
  --content "<p>HTML body</p>" \
  --status future \
  --date "2025-01-15T15:30:00"

Update a Post

node ~/.claude/skills/wordpress-content-manager/scripts/wp-content.mjs posts update 123 \
  --title "Updated Title" \
  --status publish

Delete a Post

node ~/.claude/skills/wordpress-content-manager/scripts/wp-content.mjs posts delete 123

Bulk Delete (Dry-Run First)

node ~/.claude/skills/wordpress-content-manager/scripts/wp-content.mjs posts delete-many \
  --status draft \
  --search "test" \
  --dry-run

node ~/.claude/skills/wordpress-content-manager/scripts/wp-content.mjs posts delete-many \
  --status draft \
  --search "test" \
  --confirm

Advanced: Profile Files (Optional)

For convenience, you can create profile files in profiles/ to store site configurations. Environment variables always override profile values.

See references/profiles.md for the profile format.

Select a profile with --profile <name> or WP_PROFILE=<name>.