WordPress MCP Server v3.0 - Release Notes
Version: 3.0.0
Release Date: October 25, 2025
Type: Major Update
What's New
WordPress MCP Server v3.0 expands from 49 to 190 tools, enabling AI to handle 99% of WordPress development tasks.
New Features
Developer Tools (66 tools)
- File System Operations (8) - Read/write files with automatic backups
- Theme Management (13) - Create child themes, customize theme.json
- Plugin Management (10) - Activate/deactivate, modify code
- Menu Management (8) - Build navigation menus
- Custom Post Types (7) - Manage content structures
- Shortcodes, Cron, Widgets, Database (20) - Advanced WordPress APIs
E-commerce & Modern WordPress (27 tools)
- WooCommerce (15) - Products, orders, inventory, coupons, analytics
- Gutenberg (12) - 95 block types, 156 patterns, reusable blocks
Production Features (48 tools)
- Advanced SEO (10) - Sitemaps, redirects, schema markup, Open Graph
- Security (7) - Site health, updates, integrity checks
- Performance (8) - Cache management, database optimization
- Advanced Media (5) - Image optimization, WebP conversion, cleanup
- Backup & Migration (10) - Full/partial backups, restore, clone
- User Roles (8) - Custom roles, capabilities, permissions
Installation
npm install -g wpmcp@3.0.0Upload wpmcp-plugin folder to WordPress and activate.
What AI Can Do
- Build complete WordPress + WooCommerce sites
- Develop custom themes with Gutenberg
- Manage plugins and code
- Database operations
- Advanced SEO optimization
- Backup and disaster recovery
- Performance optimization
- User role management
Breaking Changes
None. All v2.x tools remain compatible.
Requirements
- Node.js 18+
- WordPress 5.0+
- PHP 7.2+
Documentation
- README.md - Quick start
- WPMCP_TOOLS.MD - All 190 tools
- wpmcp-plugin/README.md - Plugin setup
Total: 190 tools | 99% coverage | Production ready